Pirates Open Two-Game Lead In NL East Chase
Pirates beat Philadelphia 5-3 as Manny Sanguillen and Richie Hebner led the attack. Bob Moose earned the win with five innings, while Mudcat Grant and pitchers Giusti Gibbon Lamb closed out the rally. Expos trumped Mets 4-2 and Gibson 22nd victory paced St. Louis over Chicago 8-1. Cincinnati edged Houston 3-2 to tighten West race.
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Hal Bork
Associated Press
Montreal Expos
Bob Gibson
Pittsburgh
Pirates
Chicago
New York
Philadelphia
Montreal
Gibson
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Houston
San
Dave Giusti
Joe Gibbon
John Lamb
Phillie
Lth
Ted Simmons
Cardinal
Joe Torre
Ron Santo
Expos
Mets
Steve Renko
Art Shamsky
Tom Seaver
RBI
Marv Staehle
Jim Gosger
Donn Clendenon
Seaver Wild
Cubs
Cardinals
Phillies
Reds
Dodgers
Gary Nolan
Clay Carroll
Nolan
Bobby Tolan
Jimmy Wynn
Astros
Clarence Gaston
Ivan Murrell
Davey Roberts
San Diego
Murrell
Jim Lefebvre
Roberts
Rico Carty
Atlanta
Braves
Giants
Carty
Mercedes 6.3 luxury sedan sparks dream of race fame
In Wilmington Vermont a Mercedes 300 SEL 6.3 with a 6.3 liter V8 roars against a glowing green American sports car. The car weighs about 4000 pounds and reaches 0 to 60 in 5.7 seconds and a 14.4 second quarter mile. The engineer notes a top speed near 140 mph and limited US sales.
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Detroit
Stuttgart
Mercedes
United States
Fort Marcy Favored In UN Cup Race
Fort Marcy, the East’s representative, defeated Fiddle Isle by five lengths in the United Nations Handicap at Atlantic City. Ridden by Jorge Velasquez and trained by Elliott Burch for Paul Mellon’s Rokeby Stables, the 6-year-old gelding strengthens its claim to the national grass course championship.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Fort Marcy
Fiddle Isle
Califronia
Paul Mellon
Rokeby Stabies
Virginia
Jorge Velasquez
Elliott Burch
Dumas Tops AP Football Poll After Key Victory
The AP Schoolboy poll shows Dumas moving to first in Class AAA after beating Amarillo Palo Duro 25 7, ahead of Ennis. Wichita Falls, Iowa Park and Seagraves hold leads in AA, AAAA and A respectively, with several shuffles in lower ranks and notable jumps in AAA and A.
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Associated Press
Dumas Demons
Demons
Amarillo Palo Duro
Seagraves
Coyotes
Austin Reagan
Abilene Cooper
Galena Park
Seguin
Houston Kashmere
Eileen
Port Arthur Jefferson
Odessa Permian
Houston Spring Woods
Reagan
Brenham
Benham
Dumas
Ennis
Jasper
Brownwood
Cooper
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Hirschi
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Refugio
Iowa Park
Reagan County
Eunice
N.M
Path
Barbers Hill
Magnolia
White Oak
Killeen
Galveston
Azle
Graham
Sinton
Two Rodeo Pros Post Weekend Double Wins
Denver reports two professional rodeo contestants notching double victories over the weekend per the Rodeo Cowboys Association. Ronnye Sewall of Chico Texas won calf roping at Fort Madison Iowa and St. Louis Missouri, earning 1710 dollars, boosting to second in calf roping standings. Shawn Davis of Whitehall Montana captured saddle bronc riding at the same two events for 1539 dollars, amid his comeback after a 1969 back injury.
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Denver
Colo
Rodeo Cowboys Association
Ronnye Sewall
Chico
Tex
Fort Madison
Iowa
St. Louis
Shawn Davis
Whitehall
Mont
Sewall
Oklahoma
Barry Burk
Junior Garrison
Marlow
Okla
Burk
Davis
Intrepid Declared Winner In 1970 Americas Cup Race
The 1970 America's Cup series resumed after a long protest review. Intrepid from the United States was declared the winner of Tuesday's first race over Gretel II after a 22 hour decision period by the New York Yacht Club race committee.
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Newport
Sea Lawyers
Intrepid
New York Yacht Club
United States
Gretel II
B. Evereux Barker III
Gretel 0
Offense structure refined as Cards rebuild under new trades
The roster shifts reveal Jim Hart and Charley Johnson duel for quarterback status after Hart trades to the Oilers. Pete Beathard added, Dave Williams and John Gilliam remain deep threats with Jackie Smith at tight end. Running backs face early injuries. MacArthur Lane develops behind Larry Stegent. Linemen and linebackers reshaped. Miller Farr arrives in secondary. Larry Wilson and Jerry Stovall anchor the defense. kicking units adjust with Chuck Latourette absent.
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Dave Williams
John Gilliam
Jackie Smith
Fred Hyatt
Larry Stegent
Johnny Roland
MacArthur Lane
Cid Edwards
Penn State
Charley Pittman
Miller Farr
Houston
Miller
Roger Webb
Nate Wright
Larry Wilson
Jerry Stovall
Baltimore Clinches Tie For AL East Pennant
Orioles fall to Washington 2-0 as Boston beats New York 3-1 to keep the AL East race tight. Blyleven matches a major league strikeout mark in a loss for Minnesota while Wright posts a 20 win season for the Angels. Detroit defeats Cleveland 6-3 and Chicago Kansas City rain out.
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Fingers
Don Mincher
Bill Gogolewski
Darold Knowles
Orioles
Jim Palmer
Mike Cuellar
Dave McNally
George Scott
Boston
Red Sox
Yankees
Sox
Alkaline
Detroit
Cleveland
Landry benches veterans in Cowboys season reshuffle
Dallas coach Tom Landry shifts strategy by starting Roger Staubach over veteran Craig Morton and benching wideout Bob Hayes. He cites performance level and a drive toward a championship, insisting the experiment ends when the team proves itself.
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Dallas
Tex
Tom Landry
Cowboys
Don Meredith
Landry
Meredith
Jerry Rhome
Craig Morton
Roger Staubach
Morton
Hayes
Baseball Standings And Results From The Major Leagues
In the American League East Baltimore leads with 96 wins and 52 losses, New York 76-72, Boston 16 73, Cleveland 72-77, Washington 69-78. Minnesota tops the West at 88-60, Oakland 83-68, California 79-69, Kansas City 58-88, Milwaukee 56-92, Chicago 53-93. Washington beat Baltimore 2-0. Boston edged New York 3-1. Detroit defeated Cleveland 6-3. In the National League Pittsburgh leads with 79-68, Chicago 77-70, New York 78-71, St. Louis 71-48, Montreal 66-82, Philadelphia 66-83. Recent scores include Cincinnati 3, Houston 2. St. Louis 8, Chicago 1. Atlanta 10, San Francisco 7. Upcoming games include California at Oakland and Kansas City at Milwaukee.
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Pirates
Bob Moose
Mudcat Grant
Ken Rappoport
Associated Press
Bert Blyleven
Ronnie Fingers
Clyde Wright
Blyleven
Minnesota Twins
California
Fingers
Oakland
Milwaukee
Wright
Angel
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Boston
New York
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Chicago
Atlanta
San Francisco
Montreal
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
Cincinnati
Houston
San Diego
Los Angeles
Sandy Alomar
Jim Fregosi
Alex Johnson
Ken McMullen
Tony Gonzales
Jay Johnstone
John Hiller
Ray Culp
Dean Chance
Rick Renick
Cesar Tovar
George Mitterwald
Angels
Ww. L. Pet
Wash
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Kan
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W. L. Pe
Kansas City
Bunker
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Murphy
Perry
Nkiekro
McDowell
Peters
Kekich
Veale
Ellis
Reuss
Jenkins
Houston Billingham
Foster
Robertson
Dobson
San Fran
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Newspaper Enterprise Assn
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NEW York Yankees
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Paul Mayo
Clyde Vamvoras
Burkburnett
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Jim Hart
Charley Johnson
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Ken Gray
Bob DeMarco
Ernie McMillan
Bob Reynolds
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Mike Lahood
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Don Brumm
Chuck Walker
Fred Heron
Bob Rowe
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Jamie Rivers
Chip Healy
Larry Stallings
Dave Meggyesy
Rocky Rosema
Chuck Latourette
Jim Bokken
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