Bears Triumph 20-19 Over Browns In Notre Dame Stadium Debut
Chicago Bears win 20-19 as Don Shy caps 8-yard TD after Jerry Moore and Doug Buffone key plays. Browns score late to close. Jim Grabowski adds 47-yard TD. safety and field goals boost Chicago. Crowd 43,468 at historic Notre Dame Stadium.
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Eagles stay in control win over winless Giants in exhibition
Lee Bougess spearheaded the ground game as Philadelphia Eagles beat the New York Giants 26 to 14 at Palmer Stadium. Rick Arrington directed the offense, with Bougess scoring on a 1 yard run and a 52 yard dash, while Feller added field goals and Trapp caught a 1 yard pass. The Giants endured penalties and mistakes, dropping to 0-4 in the preseason as 44,569 watched.
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Big Red rally edges Cardinals 22 21 in exhibition
Cincinnati Bengals defeat St Louis 22 21 as Virgil Carter connects with Eric Crabtree for an 11 yard TD with two minutes left. Horst Muhlmann kicks five field goals 41 18 9 32 24 helping Cincinnati extend preseason winning streak to four. Cardinals suffer 1 2 start.
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Daugherty Praises Spartans Kickers and QBs
Michigan State coach Duffy Daugherty commended the team's quarterbacks and kickers after a Saturday scrimmage in East Lansing. Senior Mike Rasmussen and junior George Mihaiu led the green unit while junior Frank Koleh led the white unit, with Bill Simpson handling punting and Borys Shlapak excelling in place kicks and field goals.
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Gophers Scrimmage Battles Through Dinner Hour In Minnesota
Coach Murray Warmath led Minnesota through a tough scrimmage in Minneapolis that ran past mealtime and featured heavy hitting. JT expected more from the session as players pushed through fatigue and contact.
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Colts Hold Off Redskins In Exhibition Thriller
Baltimore Colts topple Washington 20 14 as Earl Morrall connects with Tom Mitchell for 36 yards and Tom Matte scores on a five yard run. Sonny Jurgensen hits Dave Kopay for 15 yards in late surge. no major injuries reported.
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Jones's 13th homer seals Mets sweep of Dodgers
Cleon Jones hit his 13th home run in the bottom of the ninth off Jim Brewer to lift the New York Mets to a 2-1 win and complete a doubleheader sweep of the Los Angeles Dodgers. Earlier, the Mets built a 9-2 opener with six first inning runs as Tom Seaver earned his 15th victory.
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Giants split with Phillies as Wise powers two games
In the nightcap, Rick Wise drove in five runs with two homers including a seventh inning grand slam to lead Philadelphia past San Francisco 7-3, securing a split after a 5-2 opener where Willie Mays hit his 645th career homer and Alan Gallagher added two RBIs.
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Cubs fall to Braves as Perez singles for deciding run
In Chicago, Marty Perez lined a two-out single in the ninth to score Earl Williams and give Atlanta a 4-3 win over the Cubs. Ferguson Jenkins lost a chance at his 21st victory as the Braves tallied two homers, while the Cubs had two runs in the second and one in the eighth.
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National League Standings Highlight
National League standings update shows Sullett 14 5 at St Louis and Cleveland 11 10. Moose 9 7 visits Houston where Blasingame 9 9 is listed.
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Du Quoin Opens Softball Tournament Run in Danville
Du Quoin Merchants start Class B state softball play at Danville today with an 11 15 a m game against Edinburg Merchants. Other results include Carbondale beating Coal City 6 5 before losing 6 5 to Eliott Avenue Baptist Church Springfield, and Mt. Vernon and Royalton losses.
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Cardinals Stop Reds as Gibson Dominates With 13 Ks
Bob Gibson fired a three hitter with 13 strikeouts to lead the St. Louis Cardinals to a 4-0 victory over the Cincinnati Reds. The win snapped Cincinnati's three game winning streak and gave Gibson his 13th win and fourth shutout. Lou Brock stole second and scored in the first, with Ted Sizemore and Matty Alou driving in runs. Ted Simmons added another run on a fielder's choice. In Houston, Don Wilson allowed five hits as the Astros beat the Pirates 4-0, trimming Pittsburgh's NL East lead to five games.
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Pyle leads Hambo field in final holes of Hambletonian
Bill Pyle of Johnston City holds a slim two stroke advantage entering the final 18 holes of the Hambletonian golf tournament after a 69 on Saturday. Steve Sims of Du Quoin and Steve Hancock of Pinckneyville are chasing, with multiple players tied in each class. Ray Christoffel of Du Quoin tops the seniors at 72 while other leaders and scores are listed for Class A B and C divisions.
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Bando drives in five as A's beat Senators in return
Sal Bando drove in five runs with a grand slam and a single to lead the Oakland A's past the Washington Senators 10 to 6. Chuck Dobson improved to 14-3 with nine strikeouts in seven innings before Rollie Fingers and Darold Knowles finished. Bando's fourth career grand slam capped a five run burst in the second and came after a four day illness absence.
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Tigers Rally Past White Sox 5-4 on Penalized Seventh
Detroit plates two runs in the seventh inning after four walks and an error by Chicago first baseman Mike Andrews. Lescai n earned the win with help from Tom Timmerman and Fred Sherman. Cain hit a two run homer earlier in the game as Detroit beat Chicago 5 to 4.
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