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Newspaper

Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Apr 26, 1969

Page

6

Celtics Trail Lakers 0-2 In NBA Finals After Bay’s Charge

Boston falls 118-112 as Elgin Baylor leads Los Angeles with 32 points in the fourth quarter and 53 overall. Jerry West scores 41 while John Havlicek ties a career high with 43 for the Celtics who must win four of five to claim the title. Van Breda Kilff praises Bay’s late surge and notes Boston’s late rally. Game 3 heads to Boston Garden for national TV audience.

Jack Stevenson LOS Angeles Boston Celtics National Basketball Association Capt Elgin Bay Los Angeles Lakers Baylor Forum Utes Ing Lakers Tory Elgin Bill van Breda Kilff Boston Garden Jerry West John Havlicek van Breda iKorff Bill Russell Big Bill

Oaks Will Have To Wait in Miami Delays Playoff Drive

Miami Floridians beat the Pacers 110 to 114 to force a fifth game in Indiana. Oakland Oaks routed New Orleans 98 to 114 as Don Freeman and Maurice McHartley made key plays. Roger Brown led Indiana with 44 points while Warren Armstrong scored 27 for Oakland.

Miami Floridians Oakland Oaks Indiana Pacers American Basketball Association Floridians Bucs Oaks Éou Miami Don Freeman Maurice McHartley Pacers Indiana Jimmy Jones New Orleans Roger Brown Miami Surge Don Sidle Oakland Warren Armstrong

Devlin Emerges as Rival Prophet in Nelson Tourney

Bruce Devlin carded 66 to share lead at 137 after 36 holes at the Byron Nelson Golf Classic at Preston Trail. Jean Bert Greene and Frank Beard both shot 71 and 67 to also reach 137, with Bob Charles Julius Boros Bruce Crampton and Lee Trevino at 139. Windy conditions kept scoring high as weather influenced play.

Dallas Bruce Devlin Devlin Byron Nelson Jean Bert Greene Frank Beard Preston Trail Golf Club Bob Charles New Zealand Julius Boros Bruce Crampton Lee Trevino Beard Bob Menne Andoiver Mass Chris Blocker

Reggie Jackson Keeps Temper And His Hot Bat

Reggie Jackson hit two home runs and drove in three as the Oakland Athletics crushed Seattle 14-2. He stayed cool after a prior incident and added a single and another homer in the rout, part of a day of multiple MLB results including Boston and New York wins.

Reggie Jackson Seattle Pilots Jackson Oakland Athletics Seattle Minnesota Twins Reggie Dick Woodson Woodson Boston Detroit Washington Cleveland New York Yankees Baltimore Mel Lettlemyre Chicago White Sox Minnesota California Kansas City Jim Fregosi Lefty Jackson Gary Bell No. 6 Dick Green Jim Nash Nash Rich Rollins Billy Conigliaro Mike Andrews Rico Petrocelli Frank Howard Brant Alyea Senators Ken Harrelson Indians

National League East Friday results recount

National League East games produced wins for Chicago over New York for three to one Philadelphia defeated St Louis five to one Pittsburgh routed Montreal eight to two Los Angeles beat Atlanta three to one Cincinnati won against San Diego four to one San Francisco toppled Houston twelve to eight Extra innings listed include Chicago at New York and St Louis at Philadelphia among others Sunday matchups set Chicago at New York Cincinnati at San Diego Houston at San Francisco St Louis at Philadelphia Montreal at Pittsburgh Atlanta at Los Angeles

Chicago New York Philadelphia St. Louis Pittsburgh Montreal Los Angeles Atlanta Cincinnati San Diego Houston San Francisco Pet G.B Pittsburgh Philaphia San Fran

Baseball Scores and Schedule for Today's Games

Washington 10 Cleveland 3 New York 7 Baltimore 2 Boston 5 Detroit 4 California 6 Kansas City 3 Chicago 6 Minnesota 5 Oakland 14 Seattle 2 Oakland at Seattle N California at Kan City N Minnesota at Chicago Boston at Detroit New York at Baltimore Washington at Cleveland Oakland at Seattle California at Kansas City New York at Baltimore

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Dodgers C Haller Tops NL In Double Plays

Tom Hailer of the Los Angeles Dodgers led National League catchers last season in double plays with 23 assists.

Tom Hailer Los Angeles Dodgers

Reds edge Padres as Bench powers season start

Padres manager Preston Gomez says Cincinnati holds NL’s best catcher and eight top regulars. Johnny Bench hits a three run homer helping the Reds beat San Diego 4 to 1 in the series opener. Bench reaches 16 RBIs in 14 games as he begins to find his swing after an early slow start.

SAN Diego Cincinnati Reds Preston Gomez Padres Gomer Jim Maloney Pittsburgh Tommie Sisk Pete Rose Bench Tolan Perez

Hiatt Wins Second Chance as Giants Edge Cubs

Hiatt rescues the game with a ninth inning homer following a rough outing by the Astros. The Giants rally past the Cubs 12-8 with Don Kessinger and Ron Santo providing early power and Willie Mays keying late offense. Seaver-Oh Seaver? Swoboda adds insurance with a sixth homer as Los Angeles stays atop the division.

Smith in Net Semifinals at Dallas Invitational

No. 1 seed Stan Smith of Pasadena defeated Ray Raffles 6-3 8-6 to reach the Dallas Invitational semifinals. Other results include Bengtsen over Dent 6-4 1-6 6-3 and Koch over McManus 14-6 3-6 6-4, with Edefsen beating Guzman 4-6 6-0 6-4.

Dallas Stan Smith Pasadena Calif Ray Raffles Australia Ove Bengtsen Sweden Phillip Dent Tomas Koch Brazil Jim McManus California Tom Edefsen Fort Walston Beach Fla Pancho Guzman Ecuador

Pro Stars At Hamilton Today

At Garfield High School in Hamilton a star studded sports benefit starts at 7 p.m. to aid Robert Pap Henderson with his illness. Oscar Robertson Gayle Sayers Curt Gentry Gloster Richardson will attend to field questions and meet fans. A Middletown Hamilton alumni team faces an all star Lincoln Heights squad in a charity basketball game. Tickets are sold at the door.

Hamilton Garfield High School Hamilton Big Blue Robert “Pap” Henderson Oscar Robertson Cincinnati Royals Gayle Sayers Curt Gentry Chicago ‘Bears Gloster Richardson F Kansas City Chiefs Middletown Hamilton High School Lincoln Heights Hamilton Garfield High School

Giants Beat Astros 12-8 Behind Hiatt Grand Slam

Yesterday Jack Hiatt drove in seven for the Giants with a first inning homer an eighth inning single and a 13th inning grand slam to cap a 12-8 win over Houston. Bill Singer pitched a four hitter struck out nine and became the NL's first four game winner as the Dodgers defeated Atlanta 3-1.

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