Dodgers Hope to Overcome Giants With Late Rally
Willie Davis said the Dodgers would rather lead than trail as San Francisco holds a 17 game NL West edge with nine games left. Cal Osteen faces Don Gullett in Cincinnati as Los Angeles searches for a comeback after a four game skid and a 1965 style rally in a season finale stretch.
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Dobson tops Yankees as Orioles pull ahead in pennant race
Pat Dobson improved to 19-8 this season with eight innings of four-run ball helping the Orioles beat the Yankees 8-4. Boog Powell’s leadoff ninth-inning double sparked the rally, Don Buford’s infield out tied the game, and Bobby Grich delivered a two-run single as Baltimore widened its lead in the AL East to 6 4 games while inching closer to a third straight division title.
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Moody wins top fuel at Orange County Raceway in record time
Don Moody of Santa Monica clocks a 6.37 second elapsed time for top fuel, speeds 231.36 mph, and sets the fastest run of the two day NHRA World Points Final at OCIR with 14,200 fans watching. Gerry Glenn finishes in 6.55 seconds at 221.36 mph. Dave Beebe wins fourth funny car title as Jim Dunn cannot run. Beebe posts 6.92 seconds at 194.81 mph. Other results include Butch Leaf and Kenny Ellis champions in pro stock and top gas respectively.
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Senators fate in question as owners meet over Washington bid
UPI reports that AL club owners, Baseball Commissioner Bowie Kuhn, and potential buyers convene to decide whether the financially troubled Washington Senators remain in the capital. A $9 million to $12 million asking price and a $3.5 million funding gap loom, with President Nixon urging a non shift to Dallas Fort Worth.
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Vikings edge Lions 16 13 for seventh straight win
In a nationally televised Monday night bout in Detroit, the Minnesota Vikings defeated the Lions 16-13 to extend their series win streak to seven. Fred Cox nailed a 42 yard field goal with 5:18 remaining after Minnesota tied it, while Detroit’s Errol Mann missed four of six kicks including a late 33 yard attempt.
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Gibbs Leaves Yankees for Ole Miss Chief Football Recruiter
Jake Gibbs, 32, longtime Yankees backup catcher and ex Mississippi All American quarterback, will retire next week to take a job as Ole Miss chief football recruiter and head baseball coach. He reflects on his career, his best season his loyalty to Ralph Houk, and Ole Miss football prospects as he departs for the Rebels.
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