Falcons Prove They'll Be No Easy Pickings
ATLANTA AP The Falcons won 9-7 over the Philadelphia Eagles in the opening exhibition as Sam Baker booted three field goals. Coach Nort Hecker hailed a stout defense while noting no TD allowed despite the loss. Dennis Claridge led a late scoring drive with a one-yard TD pass to Tom Wilson. Justin Smith and Sam Smith shone on defense with timely plays.
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Philadelphia
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Eagles
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Bears
Dennis Claridge
Green Bay
Claridge
Tom Wilson
Smith
British Empire Games Open in Kingston Jamaica
AP reports the 36 nation teams face 100 degree heat and broiling humidity as Kingston prepares to open the British Empire Games. Prince Phillip will inaugurate the event while Kenyan runners Kiprugut and Kelo and Australian Ron Clarke draw focus for possible records in middle-distance events.
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Elizabeth II
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Joseph Bionstein
Judge Not In Emile's Corner
NEW YORK AP Supreme Court Justice Samuel M Gold upheld the New York Athletic Commission rule that Emile Griffith may not hold both world welterweight and middleweight titles simultaneously. The ruling followed Griffiths attack on the commission.
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Supreme Court
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Baseball scores from Associated Press leagues
In the International League Rochester defeated Columbus 2 to 0 while Buffalo crushed Richmond 12 to 3. Toronto topped Jacksonville 4 to 0 after one game, and Denver beat Spokane 12 to 6 in the Pacific Coast League Oklahoma City edged Vancouver 5 to 0.
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Spokane
Oklahoma City
Vancouver
Emporia Golfer Wins At Garnett Championship Flight
Ted Kline of Emporia won the championship flight of the Men s Invitational golf tournament at Garnett with rounds of 33 33 66 He and other golfers from Baldwin Paola Osawatomie Chanute Lawrence Iola Ottawa and Emporia competed across five flights in this Sunday event.
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Rookie Johnstone Drives Angels Past Yankees In Oakland
Angels call up 20-year-old Jay Johnstone after Rick Reichardt’s kidney trouble. He collects three hits including a go ahead RBI single in the seventh as California defeats New York 4-3. Burdette and Sanford combine on relief to earn the win.
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Gilchrist
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Powell
Honolulu
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New York Jets
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Washington
Kansas City
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Jack Sanford
Jimmie Hall
Earl Battey
Long Illness Claims Top NE Oldtimer
Hank Gowdy, famed 1914 World Series catcher for Boston, dies at 76 in Columbus after a lengthy illness. The veteran, who batted .270 over 1,048 games and played for the Braves, Giants, and Reds, also served in World War I with the Rainbow Division. He left behind wife Pauline and sister Irene Gowdy of Hollywood.
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Pop) Gowdy
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Rochester
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New York Giants
Columbus Jets
International League
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Osawatomie In LL Meet in Kansas Sectional
Four teams compete in a sectional Little League baseball tournament in Baxter Springs Kansas Friday and Saturday Osawatomie Scott City Duluth Minn and the North Dakota South Dakota champion enter the field Oregon? (Note: corrected entity list to match readable names)
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Kan
Kansas
Osawatomie
Scott City
Duluth
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