Hitters emerge as rookies fuel late-season surge
Keough of Oakland and Campbell of Detroit both hit first major league homers in their initial at bats. Keough, a former Arizona State standout, homered in Oakland 4-3 win over the Yankees as Campbell later joined with Detroit in a 6-1 victory over Cleveland. The day also featured several other AL and NL results, including Harrelson’s 12th homer for Boston and Baltimore’s doubleheader wins over Minnesota.
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Arizona State Campus
Birmingham
Quakland
Floyd Robinson
Boston
Keough
Oakland
Lindy McDaniel
Yankee Stadium
Jackson
Mel Stottlemyre
Joe Pepitone
Campbell
Tigers
Detroit
Bill Freehan
Earl Wilson
Daryl Patterson
Willie Horton
John
Wyatt
Indians
Ken Harrelson
Chicago
Red Sox
Dick Ellsworth
Harrelson
Washington
Frank Howard
Howard
California
Chuck
Bengtson Plans To Keep GB On Top
GREEN BAY AP Phil Bengtson faces the Packers job with a focus on maintaining the team’s dominant defense and never settling for less than a fourth straight NFL title. The article highlights Bengtson’s Lombardi-era influence, key players like Willie Davis and Ray Nitschke, and Bart Starr’s steady quarterback play.
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Bengtson
Green Bay
Wis
Phil Bengtson
Green Bay Packers
Packers
Bengtsons
Vince Lombardi
Lombardi
Pack
NFL
Ottawa Junior Golf Final at Country Club
The Ottawa Junior Golf Program holds its final session on Friday August 16 at the Country Club. The rain plagued handicap tournament is set for 8 a.m. All junior golfers are urged to attend rain or shine.
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Ottawa
Palmer Seeks Break in Firestone Classic Slump
Arnold Palmer opens the $125,000 American Golf Classic at Firestone Country Club in Akron to shake a long drought. The event features 128 pros and three amateurs on a 7,180 yard par-70 course. Palmer, the career money leader, seeks a first win this season after a modest year and a recent tepid practice round.
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Akron, Ohio
Arnold Palmer
Pennsylvanian
Firestone Country Club
Firestone
Palmer
Bookers Near Shot At Title In District Softball
Ottawa's World Bookers topped Easton 15-5 and Ballard 10-0 to reach the losers bracket finals against Lawrence Education Association in Lawrence Wednesday night. A win puts them in a final with KUCD, who are undefeated, and the Bookers would need two wins tonight to claim the title.
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Ottawa
Easton
Ballard
Lawrence
Lawrence Education Association
KUCD
Keratolytic Foot Treatment Ad Promises Fast Relief
An advertisement urges readers to use T-4-L as a keratolytic for athlete's foot, claiming it sloughs off infected skin and exposes it to the medicine’s action. It promotes quick drying and a money back guarantee at Raney Reynolds Rexall Drug.
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Raney-Reynolds
Rexall
Baseball Scoreboard Associated Press AL NL standings and results
Baseball scoreboard from The Associated Press shows American League and National League standings, results, and upcoming games. Teams like Detroit Baltimore Boston Cleveland Oakland New York Minnesota California Chicago Washington St Louis Atlanta Cincinnati San Francisco Pittsburgh Philadelphia Houston Los Angeles are listed with records and games. Schedule notes include recent results and planned games for today and Friday with several doubleheaders and suspended games.
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Hal Rock
Associated Press
Joe Keough
Dave Campbell
Keough
Oakland
Campbell
Detroit
Tiger
Arizona State Alumni Association
New York Yankees
New York
Tigers
Cleveland
Boston
Chicago
California
Washington
Baltimore
Minnesota
San Francisco
Philadelphia
Houston
Atlanta
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Los Angeles
Pittsburgh
Rick Monday
Sal Bando
Reggie Jackson
W. L. Pet
Yaukee
W. L. Pet. G.B. St. Louis
San Fran
Threat Of Pro Golf Strike Off For This Year
New York AP reports there will be no boycott by touring pros of the PGA this year. Sam Gates says players will play through while seeking constitution amendments and potential commissioner control. A prior 11 hour meeting with the PGA left no agreement on a separate sectional tour. Gates planned talks with PGA counsel Bill Rogers.
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NEW York
Professional Golfers Association
Sam Gates
Gates
Akron
Ohio
Gardner Dickinson
PGA
Bill Rogers
PGA Committee
Dickinson
Leo Fraser
Atlantic City
N.J
Max Elbin
Washington, D.C
Montreal Baseball Franchises Hit by Backer Pullouts
Montreal's National League bid faces cash strain after Robert Irsay withdraws, leaving Bronfman and other sponsors to shore up funds. A 5 pm meeting in Mayor Drapeau's office focused on stadium leases at Autostade and potential roof plans as Aug. 15 payment looms.
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Montreal
Robert Iysay
Chicago
Montreal Gazette
Charles Bronfman
Irsay
Bronfman
J. Louis Levesque
March Bougie
Jean Drapeau
Warren Giles
League
Lorne Webster
Sidney Maislin
John Newman
Maislin
Newman
Giles
Drapeau
Autostade
New York
Montreal Alouettes
Canada
San Diego
Buffalo
Milwaukee
Dallas-Fort Worth
Jets Cut Sherman Plunkett After Diet Failure
New York Jets released offensive tackle Sherman Plunkett after a dramatic weight loss attempt failed to save his starting job. Plunkett, who played in 70 AFL games for the team, reported to camp at 300 pounds but arrived at 337, shedding seven pounds to finish 6-2 and 337 pounds before being waived. Rookie Sam Walton seized the left tackle spot.
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Mike Becht
Associated Press
New York Jets
Sherman Plunkett
Jets
Weeb Eubank
Sherman
Eubank
Plunkett
Balti
Jim Parker
Lou Rymkus
Winston Hill
Sam Walton
East Texas State
Walt Rock
San Francisco
NFL
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Elbow
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Lawrence Speedway
L N Highway 40
Let Boy Architectural Finishes
Walker’s Wallpaper and Paint Shop
First National Bank OF Ottawa
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