Namath quits pro football over cafe ties after Super Bowl fame
Jets quarterback Joe Namath tears up while announcing retirement over his stake in a East Side cafe popular with gamblers. Commissioner Rozelle cites concerns over ties to Bachelors III and urges Namath to sell. Namath defers, citing loyalty to teammates Sauer Sammons and Hudson who threaten retirement.
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Pete Rozelle
National Football League
Joe Namath
Namath
New York Jets
East Side
Donn Clendenon
Ken Harrelson
Maury Wills
Jets
George Sauer Jr
Pete Sammons
Jim Hudson
Baltimore Colts
Colts
Rozelle
Bachelors III
Brewer Seeks Relief as Putting Clears Path to Lead
Gay Brewer, after a 136 in Western II Tournament second round, holds a one stroke lead over Frank Beard and Dick Rhyan. Brewer credits a corrected putting stroke learned from reviewing the 1967 Masters home movie, saying his improved focus and iron play have renewed his form. Others in contention include Ken Still 138 and Bob Charles 139, with defending champ Jack Nicklaus at 143.
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Midlothian
Iil
Gay Brewer
Frank Beard
Dick Rhyan
Dantes
PMA
Alu Tvwcry
Alcan
Beard
Rhyan
Thompson
Ken
New Zealand
Bob Charles
Big Bob Lunn
Gary Player
Lee Trevino
Jack Nicklaus
Billy Casper Tag
Julius Boros
George Archer
Roc Thompson
Fra Beard
Ken Suill
Curtis Sifford
Howie Johnson
Bill Maxwell
Greenwood Doug Sanders
Bob Charits
Rt Greene
Bobby Cole
Mike Hill
Hale Irwin
Bob Lynn
Gibby ‘Gilbert
Dale Douglass
Billy Casper
Bruce Leisher
Ray Floyd
Randy Petri
Dave
Fred Haas
Ron Cerrudo
Chi Chi Rodriguez
Joel Goldstrand
Jackne
Labron
Harris
David Shuster
Peter Townsend
Homero Blancas
Bob Stanton
No-hitter headlines Terre Haute Little League action
Jim Robinson pitched a no hit game for Cottage Inn as they beat Great Scott 6 1 at Terre Haute Park. Kevin Higgins and Jeff Hall doubled for Cottage Inn while Tim Mundy tripled and Gene Crowthers added a double and single for Coca Cola in a 10 4 win over Medi Tech. WBOW shut out the Hawks 9 0 with Matt Stoehr five hit shutout, Randy Starbuck 2 3, Marc Rogers 3 3 leading WBOW. Pfizer’s 11 0 over Teamsters featured Brian Grove two hit shutout. Vigo IGA defeated Rotary 8 5 in West Terre Haute with Steve Clark and Jody Stafford two hits each including a Stafford home run.
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Jim Robinson
Terre Haute Park
Chase
Robinson
Cottage Inn
Great Scott
Kevin Higgins
Jeff Hall
Coca Cola
Medi-Tech
Tim Mundy
Gene Crowthers
Mike Cross
WBOW
Hawks
Matt Stoehr
Randy Starbuck
Marc Rogers
Pfizer
Teamsters
Brian
Grove
Matt Schwantz
Randy Cuttliff
Bill Fogel
John Vukusich
John Moulton
West Terre Haute
Vigo Iga
Rotary
Steve Clark
Jody Stafford
Stafford
Mike Blunk
Baseball league leaders and standings from multiple circuits
National and American League star lists show players like McCovey Banks Santo Murcer and Yastrzemski with high totals. Evening Optimist League featuresHoltzman Seaver and Niekro atop charts. Minor notes include team names, scores, and a few local sponsorships and league items.
Pineda Wins Four At Hollywood Park Including Daily Double
In Inglewood California Alvaro Pineda rode four winners at Hollywood Park Race Track on Friday including both ends of a 172 dollar daily double.
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Inglewood
Calif
Alvaro Pineda
Hollywood Park
Montreal Expos and Mets Struggle in Lengthy Baseball Night
The Expos lose 4-2 to the Dodgers as Montreal extended its losing streak while the Mets win their eighth in a row by beating San Diego 5-3. Cubs and Giants also win, with Banks and Williams homering for Chicago and McCovey leading San Francisco.
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Montreal
Mets
Philadelphia
San Diego
Expos
Chicago Cubs
Cincinnati
San Francisco
Atlanta
Pittsburgh
St. Louis
Houston
Dan McGinn
Tech Clinton Meet at Noon in Brazil Regional Baseball
The Brazil regional IHSAA baseball tourney opened at Forest Park. Red Devils vs North Central and Gerstmeyer Black Cats versus Clinton were slated for noon with Gerstmeyer favored and North Central defending champion.
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Tech
Clinton
Brazil
Indiana High School Athletic Association
Forest Park
Red Devils
North Central
Black Cats
Terre Haute
Gerstmeyer
Clay, U S Attorneys File Briefs in Case
Government and defense lawyers prepared briefs for a federal judge after a week of wiretap hearings in Cassius Clay’s case. Judge Joe Ingraham ordered written arguments within two weeks. a ruling or re opening the hearing could follow.
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Houston
Cassius Clay
Joe Ingraham
Supreme Court
Idown
Martin Luther King Jr
Clay
Elijah Muhammad
Ingraham
Charles Morgan Jr
Atlanta
John §. Martin
Justice Department
Morgan
Selective Service Board
FBI
Dr. King
Muhammad Ali
McNally Wins Eighth as Orioles Top Seattle
Baltimore ace Dave McNally pitched a four-hitter for his eighth win of the season and first complete game in three weeks, defeating the Seattle Pilots 5-1. Frank Robinson and Paul Blair drove in two runs each as Baltimore extended its lead in the AL East.
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Dave McNally
Barry Moore
Darold Knowles
McNally
Baltimore
Seattle
Orioles
Moore
Knowles
Washington
Minnesota
Senators
Oakland
Detroit
Boston
Kansas City
Cleveland
California
New York Yankees
Chicago White Sox
Pilots
Cesar Tovar
Frank Robinson
Paul Blair
The
Holtzman Struggles Through Ninth Win
Ken Holtzman earned his ninth win and became the NL’s first lefty to beat the Reds as the Cubs built a 10 1 lead then held on for a 9 8 victory. He left after six with the Cubs ahead but the club lost Glenn Beckett to a fractured right thumb.
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Chicago
Ken Holtzman
Holtzman
Cincinnati Reds
Chicago Cubs
Reds
Kenny
Cubs
San Francisco
Atlanta
Ken
Leo Durocher
Durocher
Randy Hundley
Joe Becker
Glenn Beckett
NFL Owners Adjourn Without 1970 Realignment Plan
New York AP report says NFL club owners closed their spring meeting without agreement on realignment. They did preserve a 40 man player limit and agreed interleague trading will run from the day after the last post season game until March 1 for the 1970 season.
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New York
National Football League
Draft Falls Short of Mark
New York United Press International reports the two day baseball free agent draft ended Friday with 1,147 players chosen, 32 fewer than the all time record two years ago. The 24 major league teams drafted 1,042 players in the regular phase and 105 in the secondary phase. A three hour Friday session yielded 457 picks after six hours on Thursday to select 690 players.
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New York
UPI
Three Winners for Walter Blum at Garden State Park
Walter Blum rode three winners at Garden State Park Race Track in Cherry Hill New Jersey on Friday. He secured victories across pivotal races enhancing his season tally at the track.
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Cherry Hill
N.J
Walter Blum
Garden State Park
Expos suffer 19th straight defeat as Dodgers win 4-2
Montreal theExpos extended their losing streak to 19 with a 4-2 defeat in Los Angeles. Gene Mauch bemoaned hitters trying too hard and pitchers overfining as Bill Stoneman prepares to face Claude Osteen in the series second game. Willie Davis suffered a fractured cheekbone after a McGinn pitch, and Don Sutton earned his eighth win with a two run effort.
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LOS Angeles
Montreal Expos
Montrealers
Los Angeles Dodgers
Gene Mauch
Expo
Phillies
The
Expos
No. 20
Bill Stoneman
Claude Osteen
Stoneman
Philadelphia
Osteen
Montreal
Mauch
Dan McGinn
McGinn
Willie
Dodger
Don Sutton
Jim Brewer
Dodgers
Sutton
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Wills
By Mike Rathet
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Allen
Phil
Petrocelli
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Santo
Tolan
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Murcer
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Niekro
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John Miller
Willie Davis
Wes Parker
Art Shamsky
Tommie Agee
Gary Gentry
Ed Spiezio
Ed Kranepool
Ernie Banks
Billy Williams
Don Young
Phil Regan
Willie McCovey
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Gaylord Perry
Mays
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Mike Lum
Phil Niekro
Tim McCarver
Lou Brock
Mike Shannon
Nelson Briles
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