Ladies take Wimbledon spotlight with Jones opting out
At Wimbledon the 84th All England championships opened without title defender Ann Jones as Billie Jean King and Margaret Court sat out the day. Debutantes and seeded players filled center court while King and Court were expected to win second round matches. In the featured men’s action Arthur Ashe defeated Nikki Pilic in a long match, while Jan Kodes and Tom Okker dropped early.
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Wimbledon
England
Mrs. King
Mrs. Court
Billie Jean
Court
F. Bonicelli
Peru
Suzanne Alexander
Jan Kodes
Czechoslovakia
Tom Okker
Netherlands
America
Arthur Ashe
Nikki Pilic
Yugoslavia
Hawk's homer lifts Chemical Kids to 1-0 win
Tim Hawk delivered a fourth inning home run to power the Chemical Kids over the Miners 1-0 in Babe Ruth action aided by Kevin Drake's 12 strikeouts. Sam Collier, Dave Moser, and Dan Guerra had hits for the Miners.
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Tim Hawk
Chemical Kids
Miners
Kevin Drake
Miner
Hawk
Sam Collier
Dave Moser
Dan Guerra
Elks
Collier
Rod Townes
Jim Torres
Glen Arnold
Diatoms
American Legion
W&js
K.C. Kids
P.D. Pals
Joe Barthel
Paul Lewis
Kit Hubbard
Tom Dutra
Gil delivers for Brewers in ninth to beat Twins
Milwaukee nips Minnesota 4-3 as Gus Gil pinch hits for Dave Baldwin and lines a two run double with two on and two out in the ninth. The rally follows a 3-1 Twins lead after George Mitterwald’s homer in the sixth, with Phil Root also homering for Milwaukee.
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American Legion
Mat Knickerehm
Topper Richardson
Robert Aguilar
W&js
Mitch Gullickson
Barthel
Steve Hooker
K.C
Ted Heath
Steve MacNamee
Hooker
Jules Hain
Dennis Pacheco
P.D. Pals
Greg Long
Mike Bratz
Terry Williams
Dan Nunnelee
Buck Brockett
Knickerehm
Brockett
Ralph Ochoa
Elks
Dave Bristol
Milwaukee Brewers
Gus Gil
Brewers
Minnesota Twins
Bristol
Dave Baldwin
Gil
Milwaukee
Twins
George Mitterwald
Phil Root
Cubs
Ken Boswell
Dutty Dyer
Weak Singer just misses no hit game
Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Bill Singer, returning from hepatitis recovery, throws seven perfect innings before giving up a single hit in a 7 0 win over the Braves. Pete Mikkelsen finishes with a two hitter as Mets, Expos, Pirates, and Astros win elsewhere.
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United Press International
Los Angeles Dodgers
Bill Singer
Los Angeles Dodger
Singer
Atlanta Braves
Walt Alston
Clete Boyer
Alston
Dodgers
Pete Mikkelsen
New York Mets
Chicago
Montreal
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
St. Louis
Houston
San Diego
Ron Swoboda
Mets
Ed Kranepool
Ken Singleton
Tidewater
Tony Perez
Hal McRae
Lee May
Reds
Giants
Perez
Gary Nolan
Bob Robertson
Bob Moose
Jim Wynn
Jack Billingham
Wynn
Ron Slocum
Astros
Marv Staehle
Dan McGinn
McGinn
Claude Raymond
Falcons Sign Six More Free Agents for Camp
The Atlanta Falcons added six players to report to training camp in Johnson City Tennessee bringing the total to 99. New signings include defensive backs Robert Eskew and Gartha Morgan center Dean Lotz linebacker Rod Verkey running back Stan Hearn and linebacker John Walker, all cut from the 1969 squad.
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UPI
Atlanta Falcons
Johnson City
Tenn
Robert Eskew
Tennessee State
Dean Lotz
Memphis State
Gartha Morgan
Montana
Rod Verkey
Cortland
N.Y
Stan Hearn
Oregon
John Walker
Jackson State
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Tony Conigliaro
Rico Petrocelli
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Wayne Comer
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Mike Epstein
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Mickey Lolich
Lou Piniella
Joe Keough
Royals
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Reggie Jackson
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Charter Oaks
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Aviation High
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Randy Foster
All-Southern California Board of Baseball
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Anaheim Stadium
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Philip Olds
Carpenteria
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Santa Maria
Darryl Eisner
Mel Queen
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Santa Clara
Recreation Department
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Bill Keefe
Jones
Lompoc Braves
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Stimac
Cal-Am
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Tom Smith
San Francisco
Steve Stimac
Walnut Creek
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Sam Reeves
Fresno
Bill Feil
Los Angeles
Vic Loustalot
Sacramento
John Brodie
Dick Runkle
Ray Arrino
Earnest Pieper Jr
San Juan Bautista
Stockton
Eddie Monaghan
Mat Palacio
Cypress Point
Cypress
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Medalist Smith
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