Cincinnati Beats Braves as Bench Dominates
Johnny Bench led Cincinnati with a five RBI performance including a homer and two singles, stamping a 12-2 win over Atlanta. The night also featured Bench the Basepath Beauty sweeping the bases and kissing the home plate umpire. Houston beat San Francisco 7-5, Oakland topped Baltimore 5-2, and Kansas City shut out the Yankees 3-0.
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Officials Attend Austin Football Clinic Last Week
Wendell Taylor Tom McKeown and Marvin Salyer attended the annual school for football officials held in Austin last week.
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OJ Simpson among eight named to Helms Hall of Fame
Los Angeles AP reports OJ Simpson and seven other former college stars plus Ed Meador and Tobin Rote were named to the Helms Football Hall of Fame. Heisman winner Bruce Smith of Minnesota, and players Cody Drakos McPhee Parker Sprague Stephenson from various schools also honored.
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Baseball Standings From Associated Press
West Cincinnati 66 42 .611 Houston 62 49 .559 51/2 L A 57 50 .511 81/2 Atlanta 51 51 .455 17 San Fran 49 63 .438 19 San Diego 42 66 .389 24 Monday Results Cincinnati 12 Atlanta 2 Houston 7 San Francisco 5 Tuesday Games Cincinnati at Philadelphia Houston at Montreal Atlanta at New York St Louis at San Diego Pittsburgh at Los Angeles Chicago at San Francisco Wednesday Games Houston at Montreal Atlanta at New York Cincinnati at Philadelphia Pittsburgh at Los Angeles St Louis at San Diego Chicago at San Francisco
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Raiders halt Wishbone debut in 16 0 preseason win
Oakland Raiders defeated Baltimore Colts 16 to 0 as the Wishbone offense failed to click for Baltimore. George Blanda kicked three field goals and added an extra point after Daryle Lamonica’s 8 yard TD pass to Fred Biletnikoff. Johnny Unitas left at halftime. Other notes: Dan Reeves to backup QB, Staubach sidelined, Noonan shoulder injury, Yochum ends holdout with Eagles, Barkum to sign with Jets.
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Richard's fast ball awe inspires Astros win over Giants
Houston pitcher James Rodney Richard, 6 feet 8 inches, earned his first win of the season as the Astros rallied from a 5-0 deficit to beat San Francisco 7-5. Reliever Fred Gladding earned his 12th save, praising Richard's unbelievable fastball and slider while Cincinnati held a slim NL West lead.
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Charlie Fox
Blind bowler founds league for the blind in Florida
Bob Corbett a 52 year old former Syracuse salesman who is now organizing a blind bowling league in West Palm Beach Florida and averages in the 170s with a high game of 262 He uses a portable wooden fence to guide his approach and has started with ten players including men women and youths He hopes to create organized competition and believes it could take years to establish a steady league while aiming to win every game possible.
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Barbara White opens second round in lead
Barbara White Boddie, from Shreveport Louisiana, led the U S Women’s Amateur Golf qualifying second round at St Louis Country Club with a 75 on 6138 yards. She faced three chasers with 76 as Laney Smith Martha Kirouac and Janet Webber contended for match play spots amid treacherous greens and hot humid weather. Defending champion Laura Baugh and Hollis Stacy posted 77 while John Stapp was disqualified for red ball use and Judy Bell left course from heat.
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