Reds Face Impressive Attendance Push Amid Season Stretch
National Football League talks threaten a shutdown but Bengals vs Redskins exhibition at Riverfront Stadium could deliver over 300000 in ticket sales. Reds target a club record by drawing around 12 million in attendance across a 10 day home stand and west coast trip, blending park revenue with costs from the All Star game.
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Bengals Cut Eight Rookies After NFL Benefit Plan
The Cincinnati Bengals waived eight rookies including Bill Bolden and Roger Gann amid NFLPA benefit disclosures. Coach Paul Brown said a $12 daily allowance to all players forces lean rosters, leaving 17 rookies on the squad with top draft picks Mike Reid and Ron Carpenter still in camp.
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Forest Hills Swim Team Edges Eaton 279 275 in Pool Meet
Forest Hills Country Club hosts Eaton Municipal in a tight dual meet with Forest Hills winning 279 to 275. Local swimmers set three pool records including J. Faris's Boys eight and under 25 yard freestyle at 19.4 seconds and new marks in the Boys 17 and under medley and freestyle relays.
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Jockey Rotz Wins At Aqueduct's Final Spring Day
New York AP reports on the 65th and final day of the Aqueduct spring meeting jockey John L. Rotz, highly regarded at Seton, winning the third race aboard Verbatim. He is noted to have ridden two winners on the day.
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McDowell Reaches 200 Strikeouts Again in Indians Win
Cleveland Indians defeat Chicago White Sox 5-2 as Sam McDowell fans nine to push season total to 206 and extend his win streak to seven. The major league record stands at seven 200 strikeout seasons, held by Waddell and Johnson.
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National League Thursday results and upcoming games
The National League results show Pittsburgh defeating Atlanta 6 to 5 and Chicago beating Cincinnati 1 to 0, with Houston over St. Louis 3 to 2. Today's and Saturday's schedule includes intercity matchups featuring Montreal, San Francisco, Los Angeles, New York, Philadelphia, Chicago, Pittsburgh, St. Louis, Cincinnati, and San Diego with various starting pitchers listed.
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Baseball scores from a windy slate with multiple games
A jumble of scores and matchups shows Baltimore 5 Kansas City 4 and Minnesota 2 Detroit 1 among others. Several pitchers are listed with records, including Kline and Dobson, Brunet Messersmith Krausse Phoebus Cuellar and Kilkenny. The schedule indicates several twin bill night games and postponed pairings across Oakland Milwaukee Chicago and Cleveland.
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Pepitone Sings On TV While In Houston Suspension
Joe Pepitone performed on the Merv Griffin Show amid suspension from the Astros after leaving the team. He spoke of preferring New York for baseball, hinted at Yankees or Mets, and recalled prior releases and fines, noting elbow trouble and money lost since the suspension.
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Royals Fall to Orioles as Historic Slump Deepens
Baltimore extended its 20 straight wins over Kansas City with a 5-4 victory in Kansas City. The Royals, who previously beat the Orioles on May 9, 1969, left runners in scoring position multiple times including bases loaded with none out in the fourth and two on with two out in the ninth. Orioles pitchers silenced Kansas City late as Eddie Watt finished the win.
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Cubs blank Reds 1 0 as Pappas fires four hitter
Pappas of the Cubs tossed a four hit shutout over Cincinnati, the Reds first blanking this season, in a 1-0 Chicago victory. Frank Robinson slugged a two run homer and added an RBI on a sacrifice fly as Baltimore beat Kansas City 5-4.
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Pappas Shuts Out Reds For Cubs Fourth Straight Victory
Pappas a 31 year old right hander scattered four hits to blank the Cincinnati Reds 1-0 as the Chicago Cubs extended their winning streak to three. He improved to 6-3 with four complete games since joining the Cubs on June 25. The only run came on Woody Woodward error in the eighth after walks issued by Clay Carroll.
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Houk Defends Firing of Umpires Salerno and Valentine
New York Yankees manager Ralph Houk testified at a National Labor Relations Board hearing that umpires Al Salerno and Bill Valentine deserved firing. He said Cronin acted for the league's good, citing temper trouble and incompetence as reasons while noting Salerno and Valentine sought to unionize.
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Cal Hubbard
Spence Stops Riccitelli in Portland Bout
Eddie Spence of Pittsfield Massachusetts stops Pete Riccitelli of Portland in four rounds. Henry Clark of San Francisco outpoints Jimmy King Fletcher in Los Angeles over one round.
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Jimmy “King” Fletcher
Knicks Acquire Heyward Dotson From Suns
The New York Knicks announced they obtained the rights to Heyward Dotson from the Phoenix Suns for a future draft pick. Dotson, a former Columbia star, was selected by the Suns in the recent NBA draft.
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