Chiefs Meet Bears in Exhibition Clash at Municipal Stadium
Kansas City Chiefs, riding nine straight AFL exhibition wins, face NFL Chicago Bears led by coach George Halas in a sellout 32 000 crowd test at Municipal Stadium. Gale Sayers starts at running back as Stram and Halas shuffle lineups amid injuries. Len Dawson to start for Chiefs as Bears evaluate backs and quarterbacks.
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McAuliffe Sparks Detroit Past Twins in Twin Victory
Dick McAuliffe provided the spark as Detroit beat Minnesota 7-2 and 2-1 to pull within one game of the AL lead. Willie Horton drove in the winning runs and McAuliffe hit a two run homer and later scored on Kaline’s double. Mickey Lolich fanned 13 in the second game. Ted Uhlaender and Cesar Tovar homered for Minnesota.
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National Doubles Champs Open With Crowd Favorites At Longwood
At Longwood Cricket Club the 87th National Doubles Championships began as UCLA duo Roy Barth and Steve Tidball drew crowd cheers by knocking off US Davis Cup pair Cliff Richey and Chuck Pasarell. Top seeds Roche and Newcombe overwhelmed Pasarell and Carrero before Graebner Riessen swept Darley Neeley. Billie Jean King and Rosemary Casals beat Amanuel and Godwin.
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Unexpected Help Gives Assassins Edge In Ring
The Assassins beat European champions from Japan after outside interference. Nikita Malkivich, not scheduled to appear, jumped in as the referee ruled for Japan, reversing to the Assassins. Eddie Sullivan defeated Poncho Rosario in the semi final after Seandar Akbar won the preliminary over Roberto Pico.
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Durkee Beats Out Cothren To Earn Spot With Saints
New Orleans Saints cut roster to 60 during West Coast camp. Kicker Paige Cothren, defensive back Bobby Lee Smith, and tight end Mike Lind along with rookies Earl Mayo Rhome Nixon and Doug McPaul were waived. Durkee edged Cothren for future exhibition impact.
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Alphonse Dotson
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Houston
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DeSiard Club Championship Set For Weekend Golf Tourney
DeSiard Country Club hosts its annual Club Championship this weekend with a 36 hole format. Clayton Cole defends his title as Bayou DeStard crowns its Cotton State Invitational chief color bearer. Earl Harter Memorial Trophy honors the winner with engraving. Previous champs include Jones Rivers Turpin Bancroft Harper and others from 1950 to 1969.
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Recreation Softball Memorial Methodist Wins Church DO Title
Memorial Methodist defeats Good Here Baptist 9 to 8 to clinch the league crown. Winning battery Watson and Booth. Johnson and Joneson contribute for the losers. Booth drives in the winning run in the eighth. Faith Baptist rallies to beat Southside Baptist for a separate church title.
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U S Junior Davis Cup Trio Reach Canadian Open Quarters
Three members of the U S Junior Davis Cup team advanced to the quarter-finals Tuesday at the Canadian Junior Open Tennis Championships. Steve Cornell of Oakland California Mace Claflin of Coral Gables Florida and Butch Palmer of Phoenix Arizona moved up. Defending champion Richard Stockton of Garden City New York also progressed while Jim Pritula of Detroit dropped a match.
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Phoenix, Ariz
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Detroit
NBA Meeting Set for New York August Session
The annual summer Board of Governors meeting of the National Basketball Association will convene in New York on August 29. Officials will discuss rule changes for 1967 68 season the All Star game at the new Madison Square Garden and additions of officials due to two new franchises.
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Boston wins long jump in Sweden with record jump
Ralph Boston of Nashville leaps 24 feet 2 inches to win the long jump at an international track meet in Sweden on an injured leg, beating Christer Jonsson. Randy Matson of Pampa wins the shot put at 64 feet 2 inches.
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Louisiana Lending Life To Baseball In 1972 Plans
Louisianians push baseball revival as Major League expansion looms. Wayne Causey of Monroe drove in three for Chicago 3 2 over the Yankees, Dalton Jones of Baton Rouge had a two run pinch triple in Boston 2 1 over Washington, and Earl Wilson from Ponchatoula won his 17th for Detroit in a 7 3 win over Minnesota. Mayor Victor Schiro of New Orleans projects a Triple A team next year and a 1972 major league club, stressing early talks with the Braves to ensure local depth for expansion.
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Sneed and Sifford Lead Western Amateur Qualifiers
Ed Sneed of Columbus and Curtis Sifford of Los Angeles shot 69 to grab a one stroke lead in the Western Amateur at Milburn Country Club Kansas City. Dokka Parry tied for second. Schmedemann and Hirsch close behind as 180 entrants seek match play after four qualifying rounds. Marty Fleckman posted 74 amid mixed holes.
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Burke Places Second in Hammer Throw Edge in Sweden
Ed Burke of the United States finished second at an international track meet in Haelsingborg Sweden with a hammer throw of 213 feet 104 inches Tuesday night. He trailed the winner by a clear margin and earned podium honors for Team USA.
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