All-Star Game Lags as AL Fails to Top .300 in Week
The American League, mired in six straight All-Star losses, posted no .300 hitters as Ken Harrelson and Carl Yastrzemski slipped from the top ranks. Pete Rose led NL batters at .329 while Richie Allen surged to .308 with 12 hits in 26 trips. Rod Carew was the lone AL bright spot at .293 as NL power continued.
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Spears Win 4-2 as Tribe Halts Twins Rally
Duke Sims hit a two run homer to start Cleveland's 4-0 lead and Sonny Siebert held the Minnesota rally at bay for a 4-2 victory. Mike Paul and Stan Williams combined to finish the game as Cleveland improved to 10-5 with Siebert earning the win.
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Athletics Crush Red Sox 12-5 on 17-Hit Night
Reggie Jackson belts a three run homer as Oakland rips Boston for 12 runs and 17 hits. Joe Rudi adds a homer and key runs while Ken Harrelson and the Red Sox suffer in a 12-5 loss.
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Oregon Twins Draw Huge Crowd In Japan Wrestling Tour
Mark and Murray Booth of Eugene Oregon drew large crowds in Japan where most lightweights predominate. The twins wrestled exhibition matches as eight of nine Japanese teams lacked heavyweights. Murray weighed 240 pounds and Mark 200 pounds on tour. Both expect to wrestle in college at Oregon and consider 1972 Olympic prospects.
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Brownfield Junior High Seeks Two Football Coaches
Brownfield Junior High School seeks two coaches to lead the eighth grade program and to handle seventh or eighth grade duties. Interested parties should contact Charlie Reese at 637-4432 or 637-6548 for details.
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YANK NOW The Rock Changes Uniforms
Rocky Colavito signed with the New York Yankees as a free agent after being released by the Dodgers. The 34 year old slugger, who has played for four AL teams and in the NL, will back up the bullpen as a part time pitcher and outfielder while continuing to hit. He lives in Temple Pennsylvania with family in New York.
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Packers Sign Pacts With Dowler Wilst Mercein
Green Bay announced that three NFL veterans have signed 1968 contracts. The players are split end Boyd Dowler and fullbacks Ben Wilst and Chuck Mercein.
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Ramsay Tops List as Philly Rehires Coach
Philadelphia owner Irv Kosloff assigns Jack Ramsay as coach and general manager while Ramay handles player personnel after Wilt Chamberlain trade. Ramsay, 43, former St Joseph’s coach, replaces Alex Hannum who resigned after winning the NBA title.
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Unitas Leads Veterans Into Colts Camp Early
Johnny Unitas headed a group of veterans arriving two days early at the Baltimore Colts training camp in Westminster Maryland. He worked out but did not join drills. Terry Southall and rookie Jeff Beaver shared quarterbacking duties while Henry Carr joined the group after being traded from the Giants. A total of 56 players are in camp.
Wilt Exempt Ulcers Blooming In Sports World
1968 emerges as a banner year with boycotts strikes disqualifications and schedule disruptions. Wilt Chamberlain moves from Lakers to 76ers amid pay disputes while Olympic South Africa sparks boycott talk. Other events include Goalby winning the Masters after De Vicenzo signs wrong scorecard, Derby disqualification Dancer's Image, and shifts in baseball football and tennis open era money.
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Chamberlain Hits New Heights In Pro Basketball Contract
The piece notes Wilt Chamberlain as a towering figure in basketball whose new contract appears to push the sport toward higher salaries and larger expectations, reflecting a shift in the professional scene.
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NASL Proxy Slaps Fine On Players
Eleven players from the North American Soccer League were fined a total of 625 dollars by league president Dick Walsh. George Kirby of New York Generals received the heaviest fine at 200 dollars for rough play in a June 26 game in Cleveland. Peter Dinsdale of Vancouver Royals was fined 75 dollars for a June 29 incident with Los Angeles. Branko Kraljevic Houston Tom Fotladis Chicago Jose Ponce Toronto Ilja Mille and Milan Cop Baltimore each drew 50 dollar penalties for ungentlemanly conduct or rough play. Tibor Szalay Houston Dan Stojovic Chicago Gerald Lightowler Los Angeles and Gus Jimenez Toronto received 25 dollar fines for first or second cautions.
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Defender Takes Medalist Honor In Junior Meet
Nancy Hager of Dallas captured medalist honors with a five over par 79 at Canyon Creek Country Club in the Texas State Junior Girls golf championship. Susie Long was second in qualifying with 81, Cynthis LaRochelle 86, and Janie Mayfield 87. Sherry Sellers led the 13 and under with 40, while Marcia Kay LaRochelle and Suzanne Norton followed. Match play starts Tuesday as tournaments proceed under Dallas Times Herald sponsorship.
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Kramer Plans Open Tournament of Champions in London
Promoter Jack Kramer announces a $48,000 Jack Kramer Tournament of Champions at Wembley Indoor Stadium next November in collaboration with BBC. He aims to include top amateurs and pros under ILTF rules with four Australians already qualified Rod Laver Ken Rosewall John Newcombe and Tony Roche. First prize would be $12,000 as formal pushback continues over open events.
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Rookies Walk Away From Steeler Camp
Two rookies left the Pittsburgh Steelers training camp in Latrobe Pennsylvania without explanation Dan Holman from San Jose State and Wilt from Michigan departed the camp an aide said they apparently found the going tough even before the first workout.
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White Sox Top Senators 3-2 for Third Straight Win
Tommy Davis drove in two runs with a third inning single to lift Chicago to a 3-2 victory over Washington. Al Lopez, back as manager, steered the club through a tight one as Cisco Carlos allowed six hits before a sixth inning pinch hitter. Wilbur Wood and Hoyt Wilhelm pitched in relief after Frank Howard’s single sparked a late Washington threat.
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Three Teams Tie At 63 In Floydada Pro Am
Floydada special report shows three teams tying for tow-ball honors at 63 led by Glen Day Raby Garrett and Karne Hayden of Plainview with R L Knox of Lockney. Court ney White Donald Aycock of Lorenzo plus Floydada’s Robert Stovall T M Whitley also 62. Larry Simmons Skip Martz Plainview and T L Holland Orville Newberry Floydada also 62. Low amateur Jim Fullingim Petersburg 71. Low pro Bill Wilson Slaton 72.
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Laver and King to headline Colonial National Invitation Tennis
Wimbledon champions Rod Laver and Billie Jean King will compete at Fort Worth in the seventh Colonial National Invitation, August 12 to 18. Tournament chairman Dick Osburn calls their appearance an unprecedented event in this area as tickets approach 24 000 dollars in sales.
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Victor Hyndman Released After Heat Exhaustion Accident
Bill Hyndman winner of the 65th Trans Miss Amateur Golf Tournament was released from a Tulsa hospital to return to Philadelphia. The 52 year old had heat exhaustion with fibrillation of the heart after a minor traffic accident following his victory.
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