Billingham’s Bench support powers 12-2 rout
Cincinnati pitcher Billingham earned his 15th win as Johnny Bench slugged two homers and drove in six in a 12-2 victory over the Atlanta Braves. Bench’s contributions boost his RBIs and home runs in Billingham starts while Billingham tied for the league lead in wins. Other NL and AL games noted include Mets over Cardinals and Pirates over Cubs as the season progresses.
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Herschel Nissenson
Associated Press
Cincinnati
Jack Billingham
Johnny Bench
Billingham
Bench
Reds
Atlanta Braves
San Francisco
Ron Bryant
Vee
al Keppy
Rick Snyder
Dollie
RBI
Mike Shay
Doug Calkins
American League East Weekend Baseball Standings and Schedule
Saturday games feature New York Milwaukee California Kansas City Texas Detroit Baltimore Chicago Minnesota and more. Sunday's slate includes Boston at Cleveland New York at Milwaukee California at Kansas City Chicago at Minnesota Texas at Oakland Detroit at Baltimore. Standings show New York 59-44, Baltimore 54-42, Chicago 52-48, Milwaukee 47-51, Montreal 47-51, Cleveland 36-66 among others. Friday results include New York 7 Milwaukee 6 and Texas California 2.
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New York
Medich
Milwaukee
Lockwood
California
Sas City
K. Wright
Texas
Dunning
A Land
Odom
Boston
Curtis
Kekich
Detroit
Coleman
Baltimore
Hood
Chicago
Johnson
Nesota
Decker
Cleveland
Kansas City
Minnesota
Oakland
St. Louis
Pittsburgh
Montreal
Philadelphia
Los Angeles
Cincinnati
San Francisco
Houston
Atlanta
San Ding
Clevland
Chica
San Diego
Twitchell
Rooker
Cicago
Jenkins
Dollies regains Open League top spot
Dollies moved into first place by beating HyVee while Jody's kept Keithsburg in a chase with a late rally. Friday results also showed Safley's edging Keithsburg 3-2 with a three frame scoring pattern and Tom Stonebarger and John Robinson starred for Lafley and Dollies respectively. Monday features Dollies vs Safley and HyVee vs Jody's at Kent Stein Park.
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Dollie
HyVee
Sal Jey
Keithsburg
Kent Stein Park
Safley
Tom Stonebarger
Lafley
Park Kellman
John Robinson
Roger Cress
Lease of land for ISU stadium okayed by state
The State Board of Regents approved leasing state land to the Iowa State University Foundation to build a $6 million football stadium. ISU will lease land to the foundation, which will invite bids in September and aim to complete the stadium by 1875, then donate it to TSU. Plans call for a 40 000 seat facility, potentially expanding to 50 000. Clyde Williams Field now seats 32 000 and is the smallest in the Big Eight Conference.
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Ames
Iowa
Iowa State University Foundation
State Board of Regents
ISU
Foundation
TSU
Clyde Williams
Pro-Junior golf tourney set for Muny August 6
Muscatine Municipal Golf Course hosts the Iowa Western Illinois Pro Junior event Monday August 6 with local pro Jim Craig teaming with Evie Peters Mark Barrington and Dan Smith. The field was cut to four after 54 holes of qualifying and the course will close to the public from 8 to 2.
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Muny
Muscatine Municipal
Jim Craig
Evie Peters
Mark Barrington
Dan Smith
Craig
All-Stars fall to Dolphins in Chicago clash
Miami Dolphins beat the College All-Stars 14-3 as Larry Csonka and a solid special teams game helped offset a strong All-Stars rally. Ray Guy pinned Miami back with nine punts, while Earl Morrall led a fourth quarter scoring drive. Players praised the pros’ preparation and execution despite the loss.
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Seattle
Southern California
John McKay
Miami Dolphins
Dolphin
Don Shula
Collegians
Dolphins
Larry Csonka
All-Stars
Ray Guy
Mississippi
Miami
Paul Howard
Brigham Young
Earl Morrall
Bob Griese
Csonka
Shula
Guy
Bert Jones
Louisiana State
Charles Young
USC
Philadelphia Eagles
Eagles
John Matuszak
Tampa
Rich Glover
Nebraska
Otis Armstrong
Purdue
Matheson
Bill Stanfill
Nick
Buoniconti
Chicago
Soldier Field
Bob
Palmer Nears 2nd Career No-Hitter in Orioles Win
Orioles ace Jim Palmer carried Baltimore to a 9-0 win over Cleveland in the opener of a doubleheader, pulling within 1 1/2 games of the Yankees in the AL East. The Royals also won, Kansas City tying Chicago 2-1 in 10 innings as Carl Taylor delivered the decisive hit. Other results included the Yankees rallying past Milwaukee 7-6, Minnesota over Oakland 8-2, Texas beating California 5-2, and Detroit topping Boston 4-2. Palmer’s 51 2/3 inning scoreless streak ended earlier in the season. Tommy Davis drove in five runs in the opener, while Buehhbaren added a three-run double in the nightcap.
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Bench
Billingham
New York Mets
St. Louis Cardinals
Tom Seaver
Pittsburgh Pirates
Chicago Cubs
Houston Astros
Los Angeles Dodgers
San Diego Padres
San Francisco Giants
Montreal Expos
Philadelphia Phillies
Minnesota
Oakland
Kansas City
Chicago
New York
Milwaukee
Baltimore
Cleveland
Detroit
Boston
Texas
California
Rusty Staub
Reds
Dave Roberts
Juan Marichal
Padres
Giants
Bill Greif
Roberts
Mike Jorgensen
Montreal
Hal Bock
Associated Press
Jim Palmer
Kansas City Royals
Palmer
George Hendrick
Orioles
Birds
New York Yankees
Carl Taylor
Royals
Yankees
Tommy Davis
Andy Buehebarren
Jerry Johnson
al Kaline
Tom Grieve
Tanner Defends Decisions After Holcomb Resigns
Kansas City AP Chicago White Sox manager Chuck Tanner said he has “nothing but the best” to say about Stu Holcomb after Holcomb cited differences with Tanner over personnel and resigned as general manager. Tanner noted he chose the best 25 players after spring training for the roster.
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Kansas City
Chicago White Sox
Chuck Tanner
Stu Holcomb
Tanner
Holcomb
Canadian Open long shots lead amid wind and rain
Hubert Green and Forrest Fezler, two long shots, share the second round lead at 138, six under par, as gusty winds soggy fairways and a waterlogged Richelieu Valley course challenge the field. Hale Irwin slips to 140 after a 78. Tom Weiskopf ties with 140 after a 73. Mitch may fall after triple bogey on 18.
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Hale Irwin
Green
Hil Fezler
Richelieu Valley
Irwin
Tom Weiskopf
Weiskopf
Forrest Ferler
Hubert Green
Bobby Mitchell
Jim Ferrell
Bob Lunn
Paul Moran
Chuck Courtney
John Schlee
Bruce Crampton
Lee Trevino
Reed Named Stokes Memorial Award Winner
Willis Reed, Knicks captain and MVP of the 1973 NBA Championship playoffs, is named the Maurice Stokes Memorial award winner. The honor honors courage and determination, with the presentation set for Tuesday August 14 at Kutsher's Country Club, in memory of Stokes. Reed led the Knicks to a second world title in four years after overcoming injuries. Previous recipients include Dave Stallworth Kevin Loughery and Wilt Chamberlain.
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Monticello
N.Y
Willis Reed
New York Knicks
National Basketball Association
Maurice Stokes
NBA
Stokes
Reed
Kutsher
Knicks
Dave Stallworth
Capital Bullets
Kevin Loughery
New York Nets
Wilt Chamberlin
Los Angeles Lakers
Lowan Nielsen misses cut in Western Amateur golf
Lowan Nielsen of Iowa City posted rounds of 75 and 78 to finish 306 and miss the cut by five shots at the Western Amateur in Benton Harbor. The last Lowan still in action had earlier rounds of 75 and 78.
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Benton Harbor
Mich
AP — Lon Neilsen
Iowa City
Iowa
Neilsen
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