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San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jul 08, 1969

Page

7

Williams Asks for Perfection And Casey Cox Comes Through

Casey Cox delivered relief for the Washington Senators in a 7-2 win over Cleveland, supporting Ted Williams’s call for hustle. Frank Howard hit two homers, one a long measure shot, and Mike Epstein added his 20th homer to lift the Senators to their 10th victory in 13 games as Cox posted six wins in seven decisions with a sparkling ERA.

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Rose Braves Reds with Late Rally and Homers

Rose opened with a single and scored the go ahead run after an intentional walk to Pete Rose. Bol Toland drove in two more for the Reds, Padres tie late, Rose homered, Van Kelly also connected, Blefary and Wyn added homers in a noted game with several late scoring plays.

Suburban Little League Scores and Roadrunner Results

Summary of scattered scores from Little League and minor leagues. Roadrunners defeated Kelly Calre 73 to 51 while other games include Spokane in Eugene 24 Triuma 4 and Portland 0 Vancouver 2 in the Pacific Coast League. International League results show Richmond 7 Toledo 2 and Rochester 4 Buffalo 4 with rain delays.

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Scribes Pick Steers Hogs In Southwest Conference

Dallas based writers predict Texas and Arkansas to lead the 1968 Southwest Conference race with Texas favored. SMU and Texas Tech follow as top contenders. Arkansas' Bill Montgomery named top back. Texas Worster tops rasherback signal caller. Texas tackle eres named top lineman.

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Pentathion Team 2nd at National Fencing Championship

The U S Mader Pentathalon team from Ft Sam Houston finished second in the men's team epee event at the National Fencing Championships in Van Nuys California. The New York Athletic Club dominated the meet and captured its third Martini Rossi Trophy for overall performance. Pan Pesthy, formerly with the Modern Pentathalon team, now competes for NYAC and placed second in men's epee.

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Major Boxscores Navigate a Fragmented MLB Night

A dense roster of players and teams from Houston to Boston appears in a chaotic OCR. Despite unreadable segments, the page documents box scores and names across the National and American Leagues, referencing players like Killebrew and McCovey and teams such as Houston, Cleveland, Kansas City, and Minnesota.

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YMCA Baseball League Results and Local Standings

Local youth baseball scene shows teams Sunshine and Sunrise fielding strong rosters. Rea Nelms leads hitters with solid at bats while Sunrise Bank and Angles Sunrise post notable scores. Juniors and town leagues report mixed results at Keppan Field and MiteboL Park with emphasis on development and community participation.

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All-SWC Gridders Named by Writers for All-Conference

A long OCR fragment lists players and coaches including Ballas Texas and San Francisco tied to the All-SWC selections. It names multiple schools and figures under 1955 to 1963 era, mentioning players like Rickert Lilly, Harlon Kuch, and Tommy Nobly, alongside teams and positions. The text references Texas, TCU, Rice, and Arkansas with various abbreviations and draft-like notes, reflecting a vintage all-star collage.

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Red Rolfe Dies at 60 Former Yankee Star and Coach

Hanover New York AP Robert A Red Rolfe longtime Yankee star and three time world champion died at 60 after a lingering illness. He led Dartmouth to an Eastern League title as a player before joining the Yankees where he played third base from 1934 to 1942. Rolfe coached at Yale and later with the Tigers and White Sox earning Manager of the Year in 1980. He retired as Dartmouth athletic director in 1967 after surgery for an intestinal disorder.

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Perkins May Add 2nd Shock In Dallas Cowboys Talks

Dallas Cowboys veteran Dan Perkins hints at retirement as Don Meredith's departure shakes the team. Perkins said he is unsigned and will decide by July 18 after conversations with Albuquerque sources and Tex Schramm. No contract issues currently block negotiations.

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Best SWC Gridders Are Picked

Doak Walker Sanny Baugh John Kimbrough and Joel Hunt named to all Southwest Conference backfield by FWAA panel for all time All-America College team centennial celebration. Four from TCU and Texas lead selections. SMU and A&M trace strong showings. notable names include Lilly Nobis and Kroeger.

Dallas Tex Doak Walker Sanny Baugh John Kimbrough Joel Hunt Football Writers’ Association of America FAA Southwest FWAA Walker Aldrich Pace Walker Southern Methodist Texas Christian Charles “Kim Aldrich Temple Walker, & Manufacturers Detroit Baugh TCU Kim Chris Gilbert Bob Lilly Dallas’ Cowboys Tommy Nabis Charley Kroeger Texas Arm SMU Treman Spain Ximrough Nobis

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