Tolan fuels Reds bid with sore leg clutch performance
Bobby Tolan battled a sore right leg yet delivered three hits including a homer and a double in the first game and a two run single in the second as the Reds swept a doubleheader 6-5 in 11 innings and 3-2 over the Braves. He has 59 RBIs this season and a .324 average. Manager Sparky Anderson praised his comeback impact.
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Spitz Sets Fourth World Mark At Trials For Munich
Mark Spitz led the U S swim team at the Olympic trials in Chicago by breaking his fourth world mark in three days and qualifying for his third Munich event. He clocked 54.56 in the 100 meter butterfly and previously posted a pending 54.68. Shirley Babashoff and Deena Deardorff also set records in the women's and men's butterfly events respectively as the U S team moved toward Munich. Cowboys face Oilers in Texas grudge game as Staubach returns from injury with Dallas set to open NFL play.
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Munich bound Wottle mediocre in high school
In Bowling Green Ohio local sports profile recounts Dave Wottle’s modest high school career as he prepared for northern Ohio college life and future running fame. The feature hints at street and alley routes that shaped his early steps toward national attention.
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Bengals Kick Off Exhibition With Packers in Green Bay
Cincinnati opens preseason against the Green Bay Packers as Virgil Carter and challenger Ken Anderson vie for the quarterback job. Carter insists he will not ease up, while Anderson presses for the starting role amid critiques of Carter’s arm.
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Celtics to meet Pistons in Hall of Fame Game in Springfield
The Celtics will face the Pistons on November 13 in the first NBA Game for the National Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield Massachusetts. The game at the Civic Center marks a rotating schedule with other NBA teams and tickets range from 2.00 to 6.00 dollars with VIP seating available. Bud Harrelson was placed on the 15 day DL for the Mets and Lute Barnes was promoted from Tidewater.
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Durocher Firing Ends Turbulent Cubs Era
Chicago manager Leo Durocher is dismissed by Philip Wrigley amid long-standing press friction and a volatile relationship with players. Durocher’s insistence on control and the team’s contention status led to growing media criticism and internal turmoil before the All-Star break.
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Murcer Delivers Grand Slam Lifting Yankees Over Brewers
Bobby Murcer cleared the bases with a seventh inning grand slam powering New York to a 9-4 win over Milwaukee. Fritz Petersson earned the victory as Thurman Munson and Roy White had key hits earlier. In the AL action, Minnesota beat Oakland 5-4 and Boston edged Baltimore 2-1 with Fisk scoring in the fifth.
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Hopalong Cassady declines acting role as Woody Hayes
former Heisman winner Howard Cassady turned down a three week summer stock part portraying Woody Hayes in Good News. Cassady, marketing manager in Columbus, said he could not take three weeks off work and did not want to miss rehearsals. Kenley Players offered the role in Warren Columbus and Dayton.
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