Drysdale returns to form as Dodgers beat Mets in opener
Don Drysdale, back from eight weeks on the injured list, earns his first win of the season for the Dodgers in a 3-2 victory over the Mets. He declares readiness to reclaim a regular rotation spot and notes improved control after the layoff. Other NL results include Cubs, Giants, Cardinals, and Phillies wins. AL scores feature Baltimore, New York, Detroit, Minnesota, and Oakland.
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Chicago
St. Louis
Houston
San Francisco
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Atlanta
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Philadelphia
San Diego
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New York
Seattle
Detoit
Kansas City
Minnesota
Cleveland
Oakland
Boston
California
Washington
Namath hires GX agent to screen bar patrons
New York Jets star Joe Namath taps former FBI agent James Lynch to screen gamblers and racketeers at his Manhattan Bachelors III bar. Namath’s associate Bobby Van says Lynch will liaison with police and identify customers with police records, amid ongoing NFL and Life magazine scrutiny of Namath’s nightlife.
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UPI
Joe Namath
Manhattan
Bobby van
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James L. Lynch
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New York Jets
Pete Rozelle
NFL
Rozelle
Joe
Jets
East Side
Life Magazine
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Robert Vannuchi
Miami
John William DiGiovanni
Brooklyn
Life
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Ray Oyler’s new tune revives Seattle fans
Seattle fans grow eager as Ray Oyler gains a growing fan club after a Seattle DJ promotes his name. Oyler, a Pilots shortstop, jokes about fans, his hitting, and a bonus car deal tied to home runs while reflecting on his career.
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Seattle
Richard L. Shook
Detroit
UPI
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Tigers
Pilots
Marvin) Milkes
Moody wins U.S. Open in second year on tour
Orville James Moody of Killeen Texas, a 35 year old ex Army sergeant and Choctaw, won the U S Open with a 281 total after a final round 72. He sunk a 14 inch putt on the last green and joked with President Nixon about his Army background.
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John G. Griffin
UPI
Houston
Clevey
Orville James Moody
Killeen
Texas
Moody
Nixon
Prep stars highlight spike meet at Golden West Invitational
High school athletes gathered in Sacramento for the Golden West Invitational. Casey Carrigan set a national high school pole vault record at 17-4 3 4. Willie McGee tied the national 100 yard record with 9.3 seconds. Other standouts include Prefontaine in the mile and multiple event bests across sprints, throws, and hurdles.
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Calif
UPI
United States
Casey Carrigan
Orting
Wash
Willie McGee
Hattiesburg
Miss
Steve Prefontain
Coos Bay
Ore
George Amundson
Aberdeen
S.C
Jerry Wilson
Fresno
Rick Flecher
Mike Cranholm
Dallas
Gerald Tinker
Dundine
Fla
Zack Gillon
Peekskill
N.J
Jim Pearce
Shawnee Mission
Kans
Rodney Milburn
Opelousa
Don Randall
Fred Ritcherson
Salisian
Miss Budweiser wins Kentucky Governor's Cup hydro race
Miss Budweiser piloted by Bill Sterrett of Owensboro won the first Kentucky Governor's Cup on the Ohio River, boosting its season points to 2,225. Notre Dame and Miss U.S. followed with 1,000 and 619 points respectively as Miss Budweiser set pace in three 15 mile heats over a 45 mile course. Skies were cloudy, temperatures in the 60s, with Miss U.S. posting the day’s fastest lap and Miss Budweiser achieving the fastest heat clocking.
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Owensboro, Ky
UPI
St. Petersburg
Fla
Bill Sterrett
Owensboro
Ohio River
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Notre Dame
Leif Borgerson
Seattle
Wash
Bill Muncey
U.S
Lake Guntersville
Ala
Penn Crew Wins Third IRA Crown at Onondaga Lake
Pennsylvania's varsity eight won the Intercollegiate Rowing Association championship at Onondaga Lake, finishing 6 minutes 30.4 seconds in a close 2 000 meter race over Dartmouth. Penn also captured the overall trophy for the fourth straight year, with Cornell, Washington, Wisconsin, Navy, and Dartmouth following. The freshmen and junior varsity races produced a Penn Washington dead heat and other event winners as the Quakers prepare for Henley.
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N. Y
UPI
Pennsylvania
Onondaga Lake
Joe Burke
England
Quaker
Dartmouth
Burke
Cornell
Washington
Wisconsin
Navy
Quakers
Penn
IRA
Howell Thomas blank Toes in Legion tilts
Lompoc Post 211 Junior Legion pitchers Bobby Howell and Roy Thomas earned wins two and three in league play over the weekend. Howell pitched a 13 0 win over Paso Robles with 15 K and 2 walks, while Thomas fired a two hitter in a 2 0 victory over Atascadero with 19 strikeouts. Neal Porter hit a solo homer for Lompoc, which stole nine bases in the Paso Robles game and 17 in three games, as Lompoc hosts San Luis Obispo then Arroyo Grande.
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Jack Bald
Schun
Clay Kirby
Joseph
Mike Ryan
Woody Fryman
Bobby Howell
Roy Thomas
Lompoc Post 211 Junior Legion
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Paso Robles
Thomas
Joe Barthel
Bobby Grossini
Lompoc
Robians
Atascadero
Lew McDaniel
Cuesta College
McDaniel
Neal Porter
Monte Bolinger
San Luis Obispo
Arroyo Grande
B. Howell & Harmon
Martinson
West
Osman
Staltenberg
Thomas & Harmon
Crispin
Greenway
Iverson
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Jackson proves power as A's roll over Red Sox on wild day
Reggie Jackson slugged a 23rd homer and four extra base hits in Boston as Oakland swept the Red Sox. A thrown bat and a hit by pitch followed by Jim Landis. The day also featured a St. Louis win, Orioles sweep, and an overloaded Yankee Stadium rain delay protest by Joe Schultz.
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Reggie Jackson
Oakland Athletics
Russ Nixon
Red Sox
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Oakland
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Landis
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Jim Northrup
Tigers
Earl Wilson
Jimmie Hall
Stan Bahnsen
Yankees
Joe Schultz
The
Pilots
Yankee Stadium
Village Post 211 Juniors dominating Santa Ynez and Santa Maria
Led by Mac Fisher and Tony Mason, Village Post 211 Junior Legion swept a weekend doubleheader at home. Fisher struck out 14 in six innings of the 6-2 Saturday win over Santa Ynez, Dampier and Moore each drove in three, Hunt sparked the offense. Sunday Mason and Martinich powered an 11-2 victory over Santa Maria, with Mason fanning 14 and Martinich driving in four, including a homer.
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Mac Fisher
Tony Mason
Village Post 211 Junior Legion
Village
Santa Ynez
Fisher
Dampier
Moore
John Asselstone
Rick Martinich
Mason
Santa Maria
Martinich
Legion
Dean Texeirs
Lee Davis
the Village
Dave Dunn
Wes Forman
Dunn
Mark Ervin
Ervin
Terry Leone
Hunt
Jim Dracamone
Ickx Wins Le Mans After Marathon Race
Jackie Ickx kept composure to win the Le Mans 24 hour race in France. The Belgian, 24, drove a Ford to victory over Hans Herrmann and a Porsche field in a dramatic endurance event marked by an early fatal crash of amateur driver John Woolfe in a private Porsche 917.
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LE Mans
France
UPI
Jackie Ickx
Hans Herrmann
John Woolfe
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