Mets Sweep Cardinals to Boost NL Pennant Hopes
The Mets beat the Cardinals 5-1 and 1-0 in a doubleheader, moving within 4 1/2 games of the Cubs as Koosman outpitched Torrez in the nightcap. Hodges lauded a revived Mets mindset while Cardinal scrambles left them 10 behind. Swoboda tied a major league record with five strikeouts in the opener.
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Postponed Rain Forces Sunday USAC Stock Car Race
Postponed rain forced the Sunday USAC stock car race here to be postponed with no makeup date set immediately.
Alcindor Excites Bucks Intra-squad With 35 Points
Lew Alcindor unofficially debuted as a pro in Milwaukee, scoring 35 points with 23 rebounds and eight blocks for the Bucks in an intrasquad game before 10,482 fans. He received a 40-second ovation, dunked again, and praised the city’s reception while acknowledging a need to refine team play.
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Bury Tennis Queen Tuesday
Maureen Connolly Brinker known as Little Mo, 34, dies after a three year battle with cancer and will be buried Tuesday in Dallas with a 1 p.m. service at Sparkman Hillcrest Chapel. She won Wimbledon and U S titles three times and completed a Grand Slam in 1953 before a riding accident ended her career.
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