McCovey Tops NL All Star Balloting for Bench Honor
Willie McCovey of San Francisco led NL voting for the starting lineup with 296 votes, narrowly edging Hank Aaron of Atlanta. Felix Millan and Cleon Jones earned starting spots, while Don Kessinger and Johnny Bench were repeaters from 1968 among the selections for the July 22 game in Washington.
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Jack Hand
NEW York
Willie McCovey
San Francisco
Felix Millan
Atlanta
Cleon Jones
New York Mets
McCovey
Giants
Hank Aaron
Bowie Kuhn
Santo
Denis Menke
Houston
Johnny Bench
Cincinnati
Randy Hundley
Cubs
Jerry Grote
Mets
Matty Alou
Pittsburgh
Aaron
Jones
Lee May
Alou
Roberto Clemente
Pete Rose
Bench's Parting Shot Secures Reds Win Over Astros
Johnny Bench drove in the decisive run with a two run single in the 10th inning as Cincinnati defeated Houston 5-4. The 21 year old rookie of the year recipient begins a two week military duty this weekend after the game. Bench now has 47 RBIs and 12 homers.
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Cincinnati
Johnny Bench
Houston
Bench
Tony Perez
Lee May
Fred Gladding
Reds
Astros
Jim Wynn
Clay Carroll
Wayne Granger
Carroll
Granger
Marichal Shuts Dodgers as Giants Clinch Sweep in NL
Juan Marichal's right thumb hampered him but he still beat Los Angeles 3-0 on three hits. He earned his 12th win with an eighth straight complete game, lifting San Francisco within 2 1/2 games of the Dodgers in the NL West.
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W. L. Pet
Chicago
New York
Pittsburgh
St. Louis
Philaphia
Montreal
Los Angeles
Atlanta
Cincinnati
San Fran
Houston
San Diego
Philadelphia
San Francisco
Los Anges
Stoneman
McAndrew
Selma
Walker
Carton
Culver
Wilson
Jarvis
Kelley
Perry
Drysdale
Los Angles
Herschel Nissenson
Juan Marichal
Los Angeles Dodgers
Walter Alston
Dodgers
Marichal
Giants
Maury Wills
Tom Haller
Wills
Bengals Begin Second Season Camp Under Brown
The Bengals open rookie camp with Paul Brown guiding a smaller but steadier group than 1968. He aims to strengthen key positions and build on a veteran core, aided by better early draft choices and 32 of 50 players reporting as free agents or recent alumni.
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Cincinnati Bengals
Paul Brown
New York Jets
Baltimore Colts
Bengals
Brown
Wilmington
Capozzi Seeded Leader In Junior Clay Court Quarterfinals
Rain delayed the National Junior Clay Court Championships quarterfinals in Louisville. Middletown’s Connie Capozzi, the top seed, remains among eight quarterfinalists and is set to pair with Jean Shapiro of New Orleans in doubles once play resumes.
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Connie Capozzi
Louisville
Middletown
Miss Capozzi
Jean Shapiro
New Orleans
Seedings Hold Up As Westerns Tennis Finals Near
The Western Boys and Girls Tennis Tournament reaches finals at Middletown Tennis Club with top seeds advancing. Notably, No 2 seed Howard Schoenfield falls in 14 and under, while Bill Martin faces Ward Snyder in the Boys 14 final after Snyder upset Nos 2 and 3 seeds.
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Middletown
Howard Schoenfield
River Forest
Ill
Bill Martin
Ward Snyder
Ae Springs
Meadows- Alsup
Eisenbrand-Hadley
Schoenfield- Guerry
Bowes-Thomas
Shauffer-Nichols
Meadows-Alsup
Carsdh Thompson
Alvarado-Cosby
Stop-Guerry
Hawk Harrelson and Harmon Killebrew Spark Slugging Spree
Hawk Harrelson of Cleveland and Harmon Killebrew of Minnesota powered big wins with multi homer bursts as Cleveland beat Detroit 7 5 in 11 innings and Minnesota defeated Kansas City 6 5. The pair boosted season totals with Harrelson hitting his 14th and Killebrew his 25th homers as the major league pace quickened.
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Associated Press
Hawk Harrelson
Harmon Killebrew
Harrelson
Killebrew
Cleveland
Minnesota
Indians
Detroit
Kansas City
Baltimore
Boston
Oakland
Chicago
California
Seattle
New York
Washington
Gil Hodges
Tigers
Norm Cash
Tony Horton
Twins
RBI
Amateurs Lead After Round Three in Ohio and Other Golf News
Gary Artz stretched his Ohio Amateur lead to four strokes with a 213 after three rounds in Toledo. Bob Charles shot 135 to top the British Open by one over Christy O Conner, who fired a 65 to move into second. John Lively and Mac McLendon shared the Minnesota Golf Classic first round lead with 66, while Steve Cook led the U S Amateur Public Links in Erie with 142 after two rounds.
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Gary Artz
Ohio
Toledo
Artz
Bob Charles
Ireland
Christy O’conner
O’connor
Charles
John Lively
Mac McLendon
Champian Sikes
Steve Cook
Long Beach
Calif
Erie
Cook
Tennis results from Western junior championships semifinals
In the Western results many divisions reached semifinals with players from Illinois Maryland Puerto Rico and Michigan advancing. Notable pairs include Martin and Rath in boys doubles and Alvarado and Landman in girls doubles while singles semifinalists include Bill Martin Ned Bacon Mary Romeau Gina Alvarado and Janet Landman.
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Stap
Chappell Guerry
Chattanooga
Leslie Carson
Middletown
Jocelyn Thompson
Springfield
Gina Alvarado
Janet Landman
Cindy Kincaid
Laura Schubert
San Antonio
Tex
Shannon Rush
Hamtramck
Mich
Martin Rath
Burns-Dowling
Snyder-Barth
Plock. Thomas
Silverthorn- Taxman
Etterback-Shauffer
Blankshain- Bacon
Barr-Powell
Martin-Rath
Silverthorn-Taxman
Blankshain-Bacon
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Mayor Smith
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Minn
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Gary Taxman
Milwaukee
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Schoenfield and Guerry
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Kenosha
Wis
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Hawk
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Tenn
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