Dodgers fall to Reds as Gullett shines in Cincinnati
Don Gullett at 20 stifled the Dodgers, earning a 9-3 Reds win as Lee May powered a four run fifth and sixth. Pete Rose added four hits, Johnny Bench homered, and Claude Osteen took the loss. Dodgers face Bill Singer against Gary Nolan next.
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Doyie Alexander
Mike Strahler
Pete Mikkelsen
Bill Singer
Gary Nolan
May Help Dodgers Lose Ground as Reds Rally 9-3
Lee May drives in five with a double and homer as Cincinnati defeats Los Angeles 9-3. Willie McCovey aids Giants’ 3-1 loss to Houston. St Louis tops Pittsburgh as Jose Cruz homers to spark a clinch bid.
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Jack Billingham
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McNally's 20th win makes history in AL race
Dave McNally became the first American League pitcher to post four consecutive 20-win seasons as he blanked the Yankees 5-0. The Orioles moved within three games of clinching the East as Detroit and other rivals faltered. Nearby, Senators owner Bob Short won AL approval to move the club to Texas amid a day of league play across both leagues.
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East Rutherford’s Rise From Meadowlands to Pro Football Dream
A long nostalgia driven piece laments East Rutherford New Jersey’s shift from a gritty river town to a sports crossroads. It recalls local high school Wildcat football, muskrat trapping childhoods, and a planned $300 million Meadowlands complex promising a future where thoroughbreds give way to professional football. The author notes Mezzanine style changes and shifts in local identity as Sonny Werblin and state leaders back the venture.
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Senators Texas bound
The Washington Senators won league approval for a move to Texas with owner Bob Short delivering a financially troubled club to the Dallas-Ft. Worth-Arlington area. The AL vote was 10-2 with conditions, while Arlington officials pledged to meet them. bids to keep the team in Washington were rejected.
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Bob Short
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Huskies Air Attack Tops Nation Led by Sonny Sixkiller
New York UPI reports University of Washington football star Sonny Sixkiller quarterbacks a high scoring Huskies team. Washington averages 301.0 passing yards per game to lead Stanford and the nation, with Don Bunce keying Stanford’s 269.0 yards.
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Jim Plunkett
Ralston defends McClure cited drug article
Stanford coach John Ralston dismisses Tim McClure’s magazine piece as misquoted. He says McClure attacked broader college football issues, not just him, and notes coaches face harsh scrutiny while acknowledging past insults from alumni.
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UPI
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John Ralston
Tim McClure
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Ralston
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McClure
Lompoc Youth Babe Ruth Team Receives Lovell Message
Astronaut James Lovell, chairman of the Presidents Council on Physical Fitness and Sports, sends a congratulations letter to Lompoc Valley 14 15 year old Babe Ruth team publicity chair Barbara A Cox for their California Western Regional titles and third place in the World Series. The note commends the players and coaches and praises community support for youth athletics.
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Council On Physical Fitness and Sports
Barbara A. Cox
Lompoc Valley
California
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Punt Pass and Kick Entries Open in Lompoc District
Registrations for the 1971 Punt Pass and Kick contest are rolling in, co sponsored by Lompoc Valley Football League and Beattie Motors. The event targets boys ages eight to 13 with eliminations leading to the NFL Super Bowl in New Orleans on January 16, 1972.
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Beattie Motors
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