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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1969
Page
6
In Cincinnati Phil Niekro pitched a brilliant one hitter guiding Atlanta to an 11-2 win Friday night. He earned his fifth straight victory against the Reds, a feat not achieved since 1958.
Niekro struck out in a one hitter as Atlanta pounded Cincinnati through six and eight innings. Tony Perez homered. Alex Johnson and Tim Merritt led Reds with five losses and timing issues. Dave Bristol lamented the Reds’ fate while catcher Bobby Didier noted the knuckleball count.
Oakland trailed Minnesota 4-2 entering the eighth but tied the game on Bert Campaneris a grounder mishandled by Perranoski and Tom Reynolds’ pinch hit. Cardenas’ RBI single in the ninth gave the A’s a 5-4 victory and kept their pennant hopes alive.
OJ Simpson returns to LA for a pre season spotlight with Buffalo as coach John Rauch may start his Heisman winner in an all rookies backfield. Bills seek win before hosting Jets while Rams push toward 3-2 in exhibition play.
In SAN CARLOS California Rober ito Amaya aged 145 from SAN Jose California defeated Gilberto De Los Santos aged 147 from Corpus Christi Texas by technical knockout in a boxing match.
Cincinnati seeks a third straight win as coach Paul Brown praises Greg Cook's progress after a 23-13 victory over Pittsburgh. Denver, 1-3, returns with Steve Tensi and Pete Liske sharing quarterback duties, while Lou Saban emphasizes competitiveness and peak return duties from Floyd Little and Bill Thompson ahead of week four action.
Valley View High and Franklin battled to a 6-6 season opener deadlock in Germantown. Franklin took a 6-0 lead on a Doug Robinson plunge with Partin passing on the failed conversion, while Valley View answered in the fourth with a Ray Poorman 4 yard run after Ed Michaels led a drive and capped it with a 12 yard keeper. The game featured strong defensive stands and limited big plays as both teams totaled 12 first downs.
Arthur Ashe banked on strong serves to counter Rod Laver as the two top players faced off in the U S Open semifinals. Ashe defeated Ken Rosewall in straight sets and eyed a chance to end Australia’s long pro dominance, with third seed Tony Roche and Butch Buchholz nudging into late rounds. Nancy Richey advanced to a Sunday final against Margaret Court in the women’s singles.
Area teams posted varied results with Madison 32 over Kings 6 and Centerville 21 over Piqua 6. Notable others include Massillon 60 over Trotwood Madison 6 and Canton McKinley 34 over Barberton 10 as week’s action wraps.
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