Brooks Realty Mites Top Wright TV In Tight Battle
Brooks Realty Mitey Mites defeated Wright TV 7-4 as Big Stan Justice and John Voss excelled on the mound with 2 hitters and 11 strikeouts respectively. Donald Cisson Lloyd Trench and Bruce G leneck contributed hits for Brooks while Wright TV’s John Voss fanned 11 in a losing effort.
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Harrell Rebels Top YMCA 17 15 In Slow Pitch Tilt
Harrell built a 17 6 lead in the fifth inning and held off a YMCA rally to win 17 15 at Ferry Park. Don Brewer blasted two homers in the fourth. Benny Gabbard Frank Robins Bill Tolbert and Mal Johnson added one each. Richard Walker Joe Neely and Winnie Nolan led YMCA with 3 4s and Walker homered. Johnson earned the win. Tommy Staggs absorbed the loss. Tonight at Ferry Park SE Telephone West Florida Auto Parts 6 15 Long Insurance Kahuna Dairy Queen 7 30 Smith Plumbing Surplus and Salvage 8 45.
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McCord Announces Retirement From Lions After 13 NFL Seasons
Darris McCord, 35, defensive end for the Detroit Lions, said Tuesday he is retiring after 13 NFL seasons. He spent the majority of his career with Detroit and played in the league for over a decade.
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Niceville High Wrestling Card Set for Thursday Night
The Niceville Senior High Gym hosts a full wrestling card on Thursday. Bob Eisenburg faces Hell Angel in the prelim, with a feature tag match pitting Rocket Monroe and Dale Jones against Billy and Bad Boy Hines starting at 8 15.
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Bad Boy Hines
Probable Pitchers National League Showdowns Across League
A slate of probable starters features Wilson for Houston at New York Koosman and McCool at Atlanta Kelley in Chicago and St. Louis matchups. Los Angeles Singer faces Pittsburgh Veale, Marichal leads San Francisco at Philadelphia, Nye opposed by Carlton. In the American League Bunker hosts Oakland Hunter, Barber visits California Brunet, Coleman at Minnesota Chance, Tiant meets John in Chicago, Bell faces Sparma in Detroit.
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Graebner Dominates London as American Davis Cup Hope Rises
Clark Graebner powered through the London grass court as he defeated Fred Stolle 6 4 1 9 in the third round. His 14 aces and clean winners boosted the United States Davis Cup chances before the inter zone final. Rod Laver arrived late and reached the last 16.
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Miller Throws No Hitter as Jimmy's Remains Undefeated
Jim Miller of Niceville pitched a no hitter for Jimmy's Mens Store in a 2 0 victory over Okaloosa Asphalt at Jet Stadium. The win keeps Jimmy's undefeated at 2 0 in Dixie Senior League and extends their winning streak to five while Okaloosa Asphalt drops to 3 2.
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Howell
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Jim Vanderford
Okaloosa Asphalt
Wilson Dobson Top Boston 2 1
Earl Wilson silenced his former Boston teammates as the Detroit Tigers beat the Red Sox 2-1. Pat Dobson relieved in the ninth for the save, marking Wilson’s seventh victory in eight decisions over Boston since a 1966 trade, as Detroit improved to 12-3 in his 15 starts.
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Boston
Pat Dobson
Red Sox
Tigers
Wilson
Carl Yastrzemski
Aild
Ken Harrelson
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Soviet Runner Sets 80 Meter Hurdles World Record
Vera Korsakova of the Soviet Union set a world record in the women's 80 meter hurdles at the Riga Cup track meet, clocking 10.2 seconds. The 26 year old student from Frunze beat Irina Press’s previous mark by one tenth of a second.
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Walker Promises No Miracles As Astros Name New Manager
Harry Walker, former Pirates hitting tutor, takes over the Houston Astros replacing Grady Hatton as the league’s weakest hitting team. The Astros, batting .222 with 174 runs, aim to shake up a club mired in the cellar 14 games back. Walker vows to let the hitters find their form and says results won’t come overnight. Hatton remains with the club in a special assignment after 20 years as manager.
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Bucs Trade Two Players in Major ABA Move
New Orleans traded scoring leader Doug Moe and guard Larry Brown to Oakland for three young players. Oakland sent Ron Franz Steve Jones and Barry Leibowitz. Moe led ABA scorers last season with 24.2 points per game and 1,884 total. Brown topped assists at 206 and was All Star MVP.
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Homer Lifts Cincinnati Past Atlanta in Ninth
Mack Jones hit a two run homer in the ninth to lift the Cincinnati Reds to a 7-5 victory over the Atlanta Braves. Traded from Atlanta last winter, Jones broke a 5-5 tie off Claude Raymond after Hever walked Ted Abernathy with one out. The win snapped Cincinnati’s three game skid and ended Atlanta’s three game win streak. The Braves tied it in the seventh on Felipe Alou’s two out double and Hank Aaron’s RBI single.
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Reds Executive Seghi Resigns for A's Farm Post
Phil Seghi resigned Tuesday as assistant general manager of the Cincinnati Reds to become farm club director for the Oakland Athletics, the Reds announced.
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20-Game Winners To Double In '68
The 1968 season shows 14 pitchers with seven or more wins at the halfway point, led by Juan Marichal with 12. Denny McLain and Jerry Koosman trail with 11 and 10 victories respectively, while several others sit at eight or seven wins, making a record pace unlikely but possible.
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New York Yankees
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St Louis
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Jose Santiago
Boston
Ed Charles Shines For Mets In Veteran Leadership
Mets manager Gil Hodges relies on versatile veteran Ed Charles who, despite age near 35, has anchored the club with strong defense at third and first base. Charles surged in June with a .429 pace over 14 games, lifting his season average to .280 and leading the team with nine homers as fans cheered his unifying presence.
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Associated Press
NEW York (Ap
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J. C. Martin
Danny Frisella
Don Shaw
Jacksonville
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Gil Hodges
New York Mets
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Chicago
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