Cubs Rally to Sweep Astros in Twin Bill
Chicago moved within four games of first place after sweeping Houston 4-1 and 8-0 as Banks hit two homers and Niekro and Hands pitched complete games. Philadelphia toppled St Louis 6-4 and 10-4 while Los Angeles beat San Francisco 2-1. Clete Boyer drove in all Braves runs in a 4-2 win over the Mets. Don Lock powered Phillies with six RBIs in the two games.
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Associated Press
Joey Niekro
Randy Hundley
Ron Santo
Ernie Banks
Dick Radaiz
Banks
Chicago Cubs
Houston
Cubs
St. Louis
Philadelphia
Chicago
Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
Reds
Clete Boyer
Atlanta
Braves
New York Mets
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Lon Gabrielson
Cub
Leo Durocher
Bill Hands
Niekro
Ken Holtzman
Army
Hands
Cubs Ride Hot Streak Amid High Hopes In Daytime Ball
Cubs sweep a doubleheader from the Astros 4-1 and 8-0 to stretch a six game win streak and draw 31,733 at Wrigley. Manager Leo Durocher praises Holtzman, Hundley shines .306 with eight homers, while Cubs hover four games from first and four from last.
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Sandy Koufax
Durocher
Johnny Vander Merr
Don Wilson
Houston Astro
Cubs
Wilson
Astros
Mets
Cub
Wrigley Field
Randy Hundley
Tim McCarver
Cards
Pacers Trim Pilot Camp to 15 Players for 1970s ABA Debut
Indiana Pacers finish a five day tryout at Camp Atterbury narrowing from 48 to 15. Notable selections include Jim Dawson Illinois captain and former Big Ten MVP, Matt Aitch from Michigan State, Bob Netolicky of Drake, and Larry Humes of Evansville.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Mike Storen
Indiana Pacers
American Basketball Association
Pacers
Camp Atterbury
Storen
Jim Dawson
Illinois
Big Ten
Michigan State
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Drake
Bob Netolicky
Larry Humes
Evansville
Walt Sahm
Notre Dame
George Peeples
Iowa
Dick Russell
Butler
Hubs Marshall
LaSalle
Gerry Jones
Bob Purkhiser
Purdue
Roger Brown
Dayton
Bobby Edmonds
Tennessee State
Ron Korlick
Northwestern
Larry Harkness
Loyola
Craig Dill
Michigan
Dawson
Humes
Aitch
Netrolicky
Coner
Donohue wins Watkins Glen grand prix in record pace
Mark Donohue, 29, from Stony Brook N Y, wins the 20th Watkins Glen Sports Car Grand Prix after 200 miles over 87 laps at 105.87 mph, setting a new circuit speed record and expanding his lead in the S C C A U S Road Racing Championship with 40 points. Sam Posey and Skip Barber finish second and third as Don Morin completes the top four.
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Stony Brook
N.Y
Donohue
Sports Car Club of America
U.S
Lothar Mostschenbacher
Beverly Hills
Calif
National League Daily Schedule Brief
National League games today include Philadelphia at Chicago, Pittsburgh at New York, Los Angeles at Cincinnati, and San Francisco at St. Louis with no specified game times or results.
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Philadelphia
Chicago
Pittsburgh
New York
Los Angeles
Cincinnati
San Francisco
St. Louis
Atlanta
Houston
Rindt Surges to Reims Grand Prix F2 Victory
Jochen Rindt of Austria edged Graham Hill by less than a yard to win the Reims Grand Prix for Formula 2 cars in a Brabham Cosworth Ford at an average speed of 134 mph.
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Jochen Rindt
Austria
Britain
Graham Hill
Red Sox face 13 game road trip as stretch test begins
The Boston Red Sox head on a 13 game road swing through Detroit and Chicago after an 8 3 win over Cleveland lifts them within one game of Detroit and five of Chicago. Manager Dick Williams stresses every game matters as Gary Bell earns his 100th win in the series windup with Cleveland. Minnesota, Baltimore, and New York results mix in as the pennant race tightens. Don White wins the Hoosier Classic stock car race at the Indiana Fairgrounds.
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Rick Reichardt
California Angels
New York Yankees
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Minnesota Twins
Gary Bell
Indians
Bell
Twins
Earl Battey
Jim Merritt
White
Indianapolis
Don White
Keokuk
Iowa
Indiana Fairgrounds
Fleckman Captures Northeast Amateur Golf Title
Marty Fleckman, the amateur sensation from last weekend's U S Open, won the sixth Northeast Amateur Golf Tournament in East Providence R I with a record tying 209 after 54 holes. The 23 year old Walker Copper of Port Arthur Texas shot a final round 68 to beat 1963 winner Gene Francis of Wheatley Hills New York by two strokes.
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East Providence
R.I
Marty Fleckman
Walker Copper
Port Arthur
Tex
Gene Francis
Wheatley Hills
N.Y
Oilers Post Softball Win Over Menard Eagles
The Martin Oilers defeated the Menard Eagles 42 Sunday at the penitentiary in Chester. Pitcher Gary Endres allowed four hits and fanned 14 as Lindell Martie and Jack Herring each had two hits. Rich Spiller and Chink Farley contributed home runs, lifting the Oilers to 14-2 while the prison team fell to 18-1. The Oilers host Carbondale at 8 15 p m in Riverside Park Murphysboro in a Traveling League game. Zeigler game was rained out.
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Menard Eagles
Chester
Gary Endres
Oilers
Lindell Martie
Jack Herring
Rich Spiller
Chink Farley
Oiler
Riverside Park
Murphysboro
Southern Illinois
Carbondale
Zeigler
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