National and AFL NFL merger ties dominate notes
The News outlines the AFL NFL merger as the season’s key topic and projects a 1970 alignment with 26 to 28 teams, four divisions, and two playoffs plus a championship. It notes the AFL’s credibility rise and examines pro football money and player bonuses. The page also covers track meet planning, ticket sales, fireworks clash with finals, and several local sports notes from Frederick and surrounding areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
AFL
NFL
Mike Cooney
Shipley
Sporting Goods
Farmers Mechanics National Bank
Dick Brady
Frederick Shopping Center
Thomas Johnson High School
Arbitration Fails In Dispute Between AAU And NCAA
In Terre Haute Indiana an arbitration attempt between the Amateur Athletic Union and the US Track and Field Federation failed amid a dispute over sanctioning a national meet. AAU representatives and federation officials spoke and pressed for a resolution as NY panel chairman Theodore W. Kheel expressed concern at the flare up. The conflict centers on which group governs open athletes and the recent plan to sanction unattached runners in a federation meet.
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Terre Haute
Ind
Redhot
Amateur Athletic Union
Us, Track and Field Federation
AAU
New York
Theodore W. Kheel
National Collegiate Athletic Association
USTFF
Hubert H. Humphrey
Kheel
Fred Schwartz
Paul Markie
Federation
Chic Werner
Schwartz
Markle
Werner
Don Hull
Hull
NCAA
United States
Bill McClure
Abilene Christian
Carl Cooper
University of Arizona
Jim Ryan
University of Kansas
Jayhawk
Mie Irelay
Orioles pound Red Sox as Bunker no-hit bid ends early
Baltimore overwhelms Boston 9-2 behind Wally Bunker who holds a no-hitter six innings before a seventh inning drag bunt by Jim Gosger breaks the bid. Bunker suffers four hits and a two-run double in a seven infield bid that collapses late. Sonny Siebert no-hits Washington 2-0 in Cleveland, first MLB no-hitter this season, two base-runners. Indians win 2-0 as Leon Wagner hits a first-inning homer and Casanova errors don’t cost. Siebert earns fifth victory as complete game shutout.
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Baltimore
Wally Bunker
Orioles
Boston Red Sox
Jim Gosger
Boston
Bunker
Red Sox
George Smith
Joe Foy
Gosger
Mike Ryan
Lee Stange
Andy Etchebarren
Russ Snyder
Carl Yastrzmski
Cleveland
Sonny Siebert
Cleveland Indians
Indians
Washington Senators
Sandy Koufax
Los Angeles
Chicago Cubs
Bob Feller
Detroit
Dick Nen
Paul Casanova
Casanova
Chico Salmon
Senators
Siebert
Don Lock
Washington
Ortega
Jim King
Wagner
Frank Howard
Vic Davalillo
St. Louis
Azcue
W — Shiebert
L—Ortega
Ryun Breaks World Half Mile Record at National Meet
Jim Ryun of Kansas shattered the world two lap mark with a 1 44.9 in the national track meet tying the world record and American mark. Von Ruden, Lowell Paul, and Charles Christmas followed with fast times as Oregon State’s Morgan Groth previously held the American and collegiate records.
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Terre Haute
Ind
Jim Ryun
University of Kansas
U.S
Track and Field Federation
Ryun
Indiana State University
New Zealand
Peter Snell
Ryan
von Ruden
Lowell Paul
Jayhawk
Jayhawk Track Club
Charles Christmas
Abilene Christian
Oregon State
Morgan Groth
Groth
Americans Trail Britain In Wightman Cup Opener
The U S tennis girls trailed Britain 2-1 after Friday play at Wimbledon. Ann Haydon Jones and Virginia Wade won doubles 7-5 6-2 over Billie Jean King and Janie Albert. Jones also beat Nancy Richey 2-6 6-4 6-3, while King beat Wade 6-2 6-3. Americans must win three of four Saturday to retain the cup.
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Wimbledon
England
United States
Britain
Ann Haydon Jones
Virginia Wade
Billie Jean Moffit King
Long Beach
Calif
Janie Albert
Pebble Beach
Miss Albert
Jones
Nancy Richey
Dallas
Tex
Mrs. King
Miss Wade
NFL Plans 16th Team in 1967 From Initial Outlined Ideas
New Orleans Cincinnati Seattle Portland and Phoenix are top 1967 expansion contenders with Boston and Houston also pushing. The NFL aims to 16 clubs by 1967, possibly two eight-team conferences then two seven-team groups in a 28 club structure. AFL may add a 10th in 1968 and interleague play begins in 1970 with a neutral-site championship.
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New York
National Football League
New Orleans
Cincinnati
Seattle
Portland
Ore
Phoenix
Boston
Houston
NFL
Washington
Houston Oilers
Roy Hofheinz
Astrodome
Rice Stadium
Bud Adams
Oilers
Hofheinz
Patriots
N&i
American Football League
AFL
Rusteck Debut Leads Mets To 5-0 Win Over Reds
New York pitcher Dick Rusteck, 24, made his major league debut with a 5-0 victory for the Mets over Cincinnati. He allowed four hits, struck out four, and did not yield a hit until Tony Perez’s leadoff single in the fifth inning. Maloney took the loss as Rusteck earned his first pro win.
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NEW York
Dick Rusteck
Cincinnati
New York Mets
Rusteck
Jacksonville
Jim Maloney
Tony Perez
Maloney
Baldschun
Coker
Stephenson
W—Rusteck
L—Maloney
Bressoud
Frederick Mets Hart and Cook Bet Schooling Over Baseball
Hart and Cook, two Frederick athletes drafted by major clubs, plan to pursue college. Hart, a Frederick High graduate and key player for Francis Scott Key Post, will attend the University of Maryland on a baseball scholarship. Cook, a Bridgewater College junior and versatile player, aims to finish college and pursue graduate studies in electrical engineering, with plans to play in amateur leagues.
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Western Maryland
West Virginia Panhandle
Ron Hart
Frederick
Cleveland Indians
Ed Cook
Walkersville
Bridgewater College
Washington Senators
Denny Kerns
Hancock
University of Maryland
Baltimore
Junior Smallwood
West
Senators
Kerns
Cook
Hart
Maryland
Howard (Peck) Strine Sr
Waynesboro, Pa
Nancy Boller
Thurmont High School
Clifton Park
Nancy
Graceham
Fort Cumberland
Westernport
American Legion
Westminster
Brunswick
Chestertown
Bill Wade
Chicago Bears
Martinsburg
West Virginia
Shenandoah Downs
Frederick High School
Walkersville High School
Francis Scott Key
American Legion Post
Hearst
Cleveland
Virginia
Penn State University
Braves Romp Pirates 8-2 Behind Aaron and Woodward
The Atlanta Braves defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates 8-2 for their seventh straight win. Hank Aaron doubled and drove in three runs while Woody Woodward added a triple and two singles with two RBIs. Ken Johnson held Pittsburgh hitless until the fourth inning.
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Pittsburgh
Atlanta Braves
Hank Aaron
Woody Woodward
Pittsburgh Pirates
Aaron
Woodward
Braves
Ken Johnson
Willie Stargell
Sunday Baseball Matches In Maryland Leagues
In the Maryland St. League Yellow Springs visits Creagers Town and Lake Frederick plays New Market. Repp Germantown faces Walkersville. In the Heart of MD League Mt. Airy meets Locketts and Mt. Leno plays Todd Steel. Grabbs Pleasant Walk hosts Frederick at McCurdy Field.
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Maryland
ST. League
Yellow Springs
Creagerstown
C. Lake Frederick
New Market
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