Simpson Not Sayers Yet But Has Rough Talent
Fran Tarkenton argues O J Simpson shows the potential of Gale Sayers after watching the Bills rookie in a pre season and season opener. He notes Simpson inside outside running, receiving, kickoff returns and blocking plus a 50 yard screen and a 20 yard end run while Buffalo builds experience.
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NEW York
NBA
Pittsburgh
Jets
Buffalo
Joe Namath
Sonny Werblin
Namath
O. J. Simpson
Gale Sayers
Simpson
Sayers
O.J
Bears
Jim Brown
Bills
Pirates sweep Mets in doubleheader to pressure NL East rivals
The Pittsburgh Pirates swept a Friday night doubleheader from the New York Mets 8-2 and 8-0 at Shea Stadium, boosting their bid to chase the Cubs and close in on second place. Bob Veale and Luke Walker pitched strong games while Mets pitching struggled. Hodges remained calm amid the losses as pressure around the division tightens.
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Vitostellino
UPI
Larry Shepard
Gil Hodges
Shepard
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New York Mets
Shea Stadium
Hank Bauer
Oakland A’s
Pirates
Cubs
Hodges
Mets
St. Louis
Ken Boswell
Met
Montreal
Philadelphia
Hoston
Cincinnati
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Atlanta
San Diego
Bob Veale
Matty Alou
Luke Walker
Walker
Jim Hickman
Grand Prix Moto-Cross Opens Santa Maria Speedway
Santa Maria hosts the AMA sanctioned Grand Prix Moto-Cross with action starting 10 a.m. Sunday and races at noon on the Santa Maria course. Lompoc Slo-Pokes Motorcycle Club runs the event with 200 riders expected and a $1.50 entry for riders and spectators. Chuck Strohmenger leads the club into the day as top California riders vie for points toward the 1969 championship.
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Santa Maria — Central Coast
Santa Maria
Slo-Pokes
Chuck Strohmenger
California
NASCAR stockers prepare for 150 lap Si Speedway feature
A 22 car field will open the Santa Maria track tonight for a 150 lap feature race with a $4 200 purse the largest on the central coast. Don Simkins and Frank James debut in late model stock cars while Ray Elder leads the points and Jack McCoy seeks a NASCAR mark.
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San Luis Obispo
Santa Barbara
Santa Maria
Don Simkins
Bakersfield
Frank James
Simkins
Cos Cancilla
Concord
James
Bakersfield Speedway
Ray Elder
Carruthers
Jaycees shut out Calvary in heavy sluggers display
Jaycees defeated Calvary Baptist 10-0 in an Organizational League slo-pitch game at Thompson Park. Dick Madison hit a homer while Bill Keefe Gil Valenza and Al Walker each had triples and two hits. Bill Degenhart earned the win on five hits. Earlier LDS beat Four Square 8-1 and City Employer blanked Calvary Baptist 8-0.
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Jaycees
Calvary Baptist
Thompson Park
Dick Madison
Bill Keefe
Gil Valenzona
al Walker
Bill Degenhart
Latter Day Saints
Jim Brightwell
Larry Jacinto
Taylor Peterson
LDS
Greg Laffoon
Wy Johns Manville
Noll Era Brings Steelers Hope With New Offense
Pro Charts AMAN notes Chuck Noll as incoming coach boosting offense after a solid draft. Nell guides QB roles with Hanratty likely to rise. Roy Jefferson leads receiving with Elkins and Cropper adding depth. Joe Greene joins line to anchor defense, Ray May improves linebacker play, and secondary sees rookie Chuck Beatty stepping in. Kicking uneven with Gene Mingo. predicted third in Century Division under Noll regime.
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Chuck Noll
Chargers
Colts
Steelers
Giants offer mail orders for 1969 NLCS games
The San Francisco Giants announce mail orders will be accepted for the first two games of the 1969 National League championship series if they win the NL West. Games, if played at Candlestick Park, would be Oct 4 and Oct 5 against the NL East winner. Prices range from 7 dollars for box seats to 1 dollar for bleachers with refunds if venue changes.
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UPI
San Francisco Giants
Giants
Candlestick Park
P.O
Calif
Baseball Standings and Results From Lompoc Record
The Lompoc Record lists the baseball standings for the week with Sunday's matchups including Pittsburgh at New York Philadelphia at Montreal St Louis at Chicago Cincinnati at Houston Atlanta at San Diego Los Angeles at San Francisco. Friday results show Baltimore 4 New York 2 Chicago 7 Kansas City 0 Minnesota 2 Seattle 1 Boston 3 Detroit 1 and several California games: Oakland at California Chicago at Kansas City Seattle at Minnesota Boston at Detroit Washington at Cleveland.
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United Press International National League East
Weby. Pet
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Ek Pet
GE San Fran
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Houston Oe Ne
St Louis
Pitts
Phila
Los
Wa. L. Pet
Kans City
Village CC Hosts Annual Men’s Championship Prep
Entry blanks for the Village Country Club Men’s Association club golf championship are available at the pro shop. Defending champion Frank Murray returns as the title on line with first round matches set for October 4 to 10. Pairings and flights will be determined soon before competition begins.
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Village Country Club
Barry to miss Warrior opener amid contract dispute
Barry will miss the San Francisco Warriors opening practice at San Jose City College as he and his attorneys head to court Tuesday to fight an injunction from the Washington Capitols claiming Barry remains under contract. The Capitols allege Barry is bound to Oaks ownership, while Barry argues the Oaks contract only stands if the ABA team stayed in the Bay Area. Coach George Lee plans a full, healthy camp with Thurmond, King and Mullins despite last season injuries.
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Tom von Ins
Chuck Ward
von Ins
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Ward
Lompoc
Hancock
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Dave Boyd
Santa Maria
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UPI
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Barry
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Jim King
Jeff Mullins
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Village CC
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