Mets End Skid With Shamsky Homer In 2-0 Win Over Astros
Art Shamsky belted a two run homer to break Jack Billingham’s 25 inning shutout streak and lift the New York Mets to a 2 0 victory over the Houston Astros in the Astrodome. Jim McAndrew improved to 2 4 with the win as Billingham fell to 3 1. Milwaukee beat Chicago 5 2 as Tommy Harper hit a first pitch homer and Lew Krausse won his fourth for the Brewers. Ed Herrmann homered for the White Sox.
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Art Shamsky
Mets
Astros
Shamsky
Billingham
New York
Houston
Astrodome
McAndrew
Jimmy Wynn
Milwaukee
Chicago White Sox
Tommy Harper
Lew Krausse
Brewers
Inn- Ed Herrmann
White Sox
Flood Antitrust Suit With Baseball May End Wednesday
In New York the Curt Flood antitrust case faces a close with rebuttal testimony from the players association leader Marvin Miller and counsel Dick Moss, followed by Bill Veeck as the final witness. Dr. John Clark earlier analyzed salaries pension costs and the sport payrolls, while the judge considers if the suit proceeds to appeal.
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New York
Curt Flood
Players’ Association
Bill Veeck
John Clark
Arthur Little Firm
Cambridge
Mass
Jay Topkis
Flood
Flood’s Lawyers, Finishes Cross Examination of Dr. Clark
Marvin Miller
Major League Baseball Players Association
Dick Moss
Veeck
Irving Ben Cooper
Clark
Dodgers Defeat Cardinals In Little League Action
Dodgers win 8-2 as Randell Johnson earns the mound win and Douglas Bailey takes the loss. Indians and Red Sox tie 6-6 but protest a home plate call and may replay later in the season.
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Dodgers
Cardinals
Randell Johnson
Douglas Bailey
Indians
Red Sox
Qualifying Opened Across U S Open Sites With Surprises
The U S Open golf qualifying continued at seven sites with Tom Kite Jr winning Dallas ahead of Ken Venturi who failed to qualify in Charlotte. A total of 116 players qualified with 34 exempt, vying for spots at Chaska Minnesota in June.
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Associated Press
Dallas
Tom Kite Jr
University of Texas
Kite
Ken Venturi
Charlotte
N.C
Venturi
Chaska
Minn
Chicago
Tommy Bolt
Jack Fleck
Gary Brewer
Bob Goal
Lou Graham
Kel Nagle
Bert Greene
Bobby Mitchell
Bob Lunn
Don Finsterwald
Denver
David Graham
Cincinnati
Sam Snead
Jess
Vic Loustalo
Sacramento
Baseball Standings and Schedule Highlights
Major league standings for the American and National Leagues with team records, games behind, and upcoming games. Notable items include Milwaukee beating Chicago 5-2, and a New York 2 Houston 0 result in the National League.
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Baltimore
New York
Boston
Detroit
Wash'n
Cleveland
Minnesota
California
Oakland
Chicago
Kansas City
Milwaukee
Minneston Kaat
York
Bahnsen
Murphy
A Timore McNally
Hunter
Land Moore
Peters
Cain
N. Boston
Siebert
Janeski
N. Washington
Brunet
Drago
Washington
Kansas C
Pet
G.B. Chicago
Pittsburgh
St. Louis
Philaphia
Montreal
Cincinnati
Atlanta
Los Angeles
San Fran
Houston
San Diego
Jarvis
Delphia
N. New York
Seaver
Houston Griffin
N. St. Louis
Taylor
Angeles Osteen
N. Cincinnati
Nolan
Ai Treat Moore
N. Jenkins
Clay Declines Frazier Fight After Appeal Stirs Court Question
Cassius Clay says he is not interested in fighting Joe Frazier in Canada while his draft appeal remains unresolved. His attorney filed with Supreme Court Justice Black seeking travel for the 18 hour bout, noting financial strain and Canadian sanction. Clay, living in Philadelphia, insists he is retired and focuses on the draft evasion case rather than a title fight.
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Cassius Clay
U. S. Supreme Court
Canada
Joe Frazier
Clay
Supreme Court
Frazier
Chauncey Eskridge
Chicago
Hugo L. Black
Eskridge
Muhammand Ali
NHL Meet Under Way
Montreal AP The NHL annual meeting opens with the intra league draft and a richer amateur hockey deal. Each of 12 clubs may protect 18 players, goaltenders and first year pros exempt. Draft price is 30 000 per player and each club may lose only one. Rangers leave three stars unprotected including Ron Stewart Don Marshall and Tim Horton. Hagley wins Withers Mile at Aqueduct and sets 573.5 seconds track mark in 1969 Rancocas Stakes at Garden State Park.
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Montreal
National Hockey League
New York Rangers
Rangers
Ron Stewart
Don Marshall
Tim Horton
Hagley
Aqueduct
Garden State Park
Bouton defends Ball Four amid Kuhn critique and player reaction
Jim Bouton says his Ball Four offers a sociological view of baseball and entertainment value. He cites support from the Astros and argues the book could curb hero worship while exposing player and management dynamics amid Kuhn’s reprimand.
Koosman Warns on Curve Ball For Young Pitchers
Mets star Jerry Koosman explains that leg strength drives pitching durability and warns that throwing curves before age 16 risks a lifelong elbow injury. He cites doctors on the elbow bone and recalls training in Minnesota with his brother in a hayloft before spring training.
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Jerry Koosman
New York Mets
AP News
Mets
Appleton
Minn
Minnesota
Bouton Assails False Images In Baseball Culture
Jim Bouton publisher of Ball Four critiques idol worship in American sports. He targets Mickey Mantle and other Yankee icons for slick public images, while praising Joe Namath and Steve Hovley as genuine figures. Bouton argues truth about public figures guides better judgments beyond hero worship.
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NEW York
NEA
Jim Bouton
Houston Astros
Baseball
Look Magazine
Bouton
Mickey Mantle
Mantle
Stan Musial
Arthur Miller
Biff
Steve Hovley
Hovley
Milwaukee
Seattle
Horley
Paul Weiss
Catholic University
Weiss
Leonard Schecter
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NHL
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Galveston Daily News
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Chicago Cub
Leo Durocher
Leo
Kuhn
Harry Walker
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Buddy McClinton
Auburn
National Football League
Sonny Campbell
Northern Arizona
Mike White
New England
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Ore
Steve Tomasetti
North Quincy
Mike Pstragowski
Manchester
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