Staub, Sutherland pace Expos to 6-5 win over Mets
Montreal jumps to a 2-0 lead on Rusty Staub’s two run homer off Jim McAndrew and Gary Sutherland’s wind affected shot to left. The Mets cut the margin, but Staub preserves the lead with a seventh inning plate-out as Eric Laboy adds an eighth inning solo shot to seal a 6-5 Expos victory.
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Arena Park Flips Mark Debut Night At Raceways
Arena Park at Lubbock hosted a volatile night as Bobby Ward of Conway Ark butts into a rough first heat with Charles Bolton and Don Zahn causing Zahn to flip and damage his sprinter. Rudy Walden suffered a first turn flip while Sleepy Nelson won the modified race and Bill Byers took the sportsman division. Other cars and drivers are set to race again tonight.
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Charles Bolton
Don Zahn
Zahn
Sportsman
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Sleepy Nelson
Bill Byers
Hereford
Furrs bats explode as Furrs 12 Brown-Griffin Texaco 0
Furrs erupts for eight runs in the seventh inning to hand Brown-Griffin Texaco its first league loss 12-0 at Lowery Field. Joe Byrne pitches all nine for the win to improve to 4-1. Chad Utley takes the loss. Wayne Williams drives in three runs for Furrs as Kerry Bailey adds two RBIs.
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Former Champion Johnny Famechon Injured in Rally Crash
In a Round Australia rally near the east coast, former featherweight champ Johnny Famechon was taken to Mareeba Hospital with four fractured ribs after the car ran off a gravel road. Two other crew members sustained minor injuries.
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Helms Delivers Ninth Inning RBI For Reds Victory
Tommy Helms lined a run scoring single in the ninth to lift the Cincinnati Reds to a 3-2 win over the Houston Astros. Lee May opened the inning with a single and scored after a sacrifice and passed ball before Helms delivered the decisive hit off Jim Bouton. Wayne Simpson earned his 11th win as Cincinnati snapped a 2-2 tie.
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Wayne Grang
Lee May
Reds
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Ex Players To Honor Coach Henry Frnka At Lubbock Luncheon
Henry Frnka former Tulsa and Tulane coach and Lubbock High grid mentor attends in Lubbock for the Coaches All America game. About 20 players from Frnka's 1928 and 1929 LHS teams will join a noon luncheon and reception honoring him at the Lubbock Club.
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Clay denied boxing license in Washington
Cas sius Clay's bid for a Washington boxing license to fight Joe Frazier failed after a 2-1 Washington State Athletic Commission vote in Tacoma. Michigan officials denied any renewal or new application, while Detroit promoters pushed to host the bout.
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Red” Reese
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