Traded Retired Unretired By Murray Chass AP Sports Writer
A season of trades retirements and unretirements unfolds as Maury Wills returns to the Dodgers after a 48 hour retirement, aided by trades with Montreal Expos and injuries to several other teams. The Dodgers beat Philadelphia 3-0, while Giants, Braves, Cardinals, Pirates, and Padres post key wins across the league. Wills, 36, started strong with a base steal but finished grounded out as Philadelphia pitcher Billy Champion held them to five hits.
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Archer Seeks Grand Slam in Open Golf Quest
Houston AP George Archer, Masters champion, aims for the impossible dream the career grand slam of golf in the U S Open. He notes the feat has never been done in a single season and names Bert Yancey, Billy Casper, and Gary Player as potential winners among 150 in the field.
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Roswell Coach Dewey Johnson to Receive HS Coaches Award
Roswell Coyotes longtime coach Dewey Johnson will be honored in San Francisco on June 20 with the Distinguished Service Award from the National High School Coaches Association for district six covering New Mexico Utah Arizona and Colorado. Johnson led Roswell High from 1952 to 1961 posting 76 wins 29 losses and four ties.
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Miami-Dade
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President Nixon Attends Senators Acknowledges Comeback
President Nixon watched Washington rally from a 4-0 deficit to force extra innings against Oakland. Reggie Jackson belted a 13th inning homer and an insurance hit as the A’s won 7-5. Nixon later praised Jackson and declared himself a Kennedy man while expressing respect for the President.
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Maury Wills Returns Home To Dodgers
Dodgers acquire Maury Wills from Montreal Expos and send Ron Fairly Paul Popovich to the Expos. Wills key figure in Dodgers resurgence with a history of high stolen base totals from 1960 onward.
Annual Rack A Fratz Golf Tourney Underway
The Seventh Annual Rack A Fratz Golf Tournament sponsored by Roswell Country Club opened with 128 golfers across four days. Match play begins today with four finalists in each flight slated for medal play Sunday, featuring players such as Col. E R Wyles Roswell, Terry Jennings Roswell, Don Bilbrey Roswell, and Teddy White Roswell among others from Roswell Albuquerque Lubbock and beyond.
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Albuquerque
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Lubbock
Teddy White
St Petersburg Clings To One Point Lead In NJCAA Golf
St Petersburg Florida holds a one point edge over Odessa Texas after day two of the NJCAA Golf Championship. Florida posted 585 to Odessa 586 as Chipola and Chowan moved up with solid 597 and 596 totals. Jim Barber led St Petersburg with 70s while Doug Ballenger and Joe Stencik carded 69s to share high finish potential.
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Oakland
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Mickey Lolich Advises Youth on Pitching Control
Hall of Fame Dodgers star? No. The Detroit pitcher stresses being oneself not mimicking stars. He urges young players to practice control over velocity, using sideline tosses and stepwise distances to build automatic focus and reliable grip across the seams for better control.
Gulfstream Park Trainers Lead 1969 Meet with 22 Wins
Lepman tops Gulfstream Park trainers at the 1969 meeting with 22 victories. Names such as Budd Lepman and Goodpasture appear among a list of participants including Carter Garvey and Shoger. The excerpt references Babe Ruth League and various sponsors or participants like Hess Talbott Builders and Honda Cup.
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Major League Standings From Associated Press Recap
National League East teams and current records headline a Friday slate with Chicago at Atlanta, St Louis at Cincinnati, Montreal at San Diego, Philadelphia at Los Angeles, Pittsburgh at Houston, and other matchups. Results from Wednesday include Oakland beating Washington in 13 innings and Boston routing Minnesota.
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Little League highlights from Hondo Sertoma event
A compact report lists teams and players such as Marco, Hudry, Whitmore, Wiggens, Moran, Patterson, and Vernon. Other clubs include Kiwanis, Mack Collins Plumbing, Levi Strauss, Jefferson and Matta, with multiple HRs and standout performances across fixtures.
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Joe Azcue Is Missing From Red Sox Camp
Boston officials planned a meeting with manager Rick Williams to discuss the fate of AWOL catcher Joe Azcue who left Boston after requesting a trade. He flew to Kansas City four hours before a game against Minnesota after a 13-5 loss, amid moodiness and a demand to play more.
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Major Stars Highlight Wednesday Performances Across Leagues
Joe Lahoud of the Red Sox slugged three homers and drove in four in a 13-5 victory over Minnesota. Billy Champion of the Phillies pitched five shutout innings to earn his first major league win in a 3-0 win over Los Angeles. John Bridgers, former Baylor football coach, will join the Pittsburgh Steelers as an assistant coach next season.
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