Melnyk Presses Toward Golf Classic Lead
Steve Melnyk shares the 36 hole lead in the American Golf Classic after tying fellow players Bert Yancey and Ray Floyd at 137. He shot a hot 68 with six birdies as Arnold Palmer and Jim Wiechers sit one stroke back amid a crowded field of contenders.
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Pros Exempted From Wage Controls for Pro Athletes
Washington officials exempt professional football baseball basketball and hockey players managers and coaches from wage controls citing short earning lives. Admission prices remain under controls. The Cost of Living Council noted athletes face contract restrictions that limit job changes and potential foreign ownership complicates negotiations.
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Tribe Spanks Sox 8-2 Behind Tidrow Seven-Hitter
Cleveland rookie Dick Tidrow held Chicago to seven hits in an 8-2 victory. Jack Brohamer and Tom McGraw drove in three runs each as Tidrow pitched into the ninth with a shutout bid, lowering his record to 7-9. Chicago’s slide extended to seven losses in eight games.
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Indians Rally With Batting Spurt To Beat Opponents
Cleveland tallies twice in the third as Frank Duffy and Del Unser drive runs. Unser later drives in two more in the fourth with a bases loaded single. The Indians add two in the eighth on a sequence of singles by Unser McGraw Bell and Chamblis.
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Browns Hold First Scrimmage At Hiram College Camp
Nick Skorich leads the Cleveland Browns in their inaugural scrimmage at Hiram College as he evaluates rookies in game action. Veterans will have a chance to prove themselves in a second scrimmage next weekend.
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Willie Mays Hits 650th Homer in Mets Comeback at Candlestick
Willie Mays homered for the 650th time in his Mets return at Candlestick Park, a go-ahead two-run shot in the fifth helped New York beat San Francisco 3-1. The 41-year-old star also delivered a game-winning homer in his first Mets game at Shea, a dramatic echo of his New York debut. The crowd turnout at Candlestick was 18,117 despite expectations of a sellout. Other NL results included Cincinnati 11 Pittsburgh 5 and St Louis 2 Atlanta 1.
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Tigers Beat Rangers as Lolich Notches 17th Win
Detroit lefty Mickey Lolich earned his 17th win and completed 17 games this season in a 3-1 victory over the Texas Rangers behind Norm Cash's two run homer. The game highlighted Lolich as the majors workhorse of 1969. Other AL results featured Baltimore over Kansas City 7-6, Boston over Oakland 5-4 in 14 innings, New York sweeping California, and Milwaukee over Minnesota 2-0.
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All-Star votes stir for Lee May as stand-in for McCovey
Houston’s Lee May, leading NL first baseman in All-Star voting, says he remains a stand-in for Willie McCovey. May notes McCovey would have been the people's choice if not injured and out for part of the season.
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Medina Ponytail action yields 9-6 knockout
In Medina, Crum and Chester defeated National Disposer 9-6 with Linda Kubis earning the win. Carrie Scheck took the loss after a double and two singles, while Diane Philpot and Lou Kubis led the winners with multiple hits.
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Gallucci Harco Net Wins Abbeyville Baseball Night
Gallucci edged Harbaugh 7 6 in the opener as Leuschell drove in the winning run in the seventh. Lanning pitched for Gallucci with Hoover Terhart and Vermillion aiding. Harbaugh’s Harold Thompson hit a three run inside the park homer and two singles. Second game Harco beat Abbeyville 9 1 as O Hearn and Sermulis led 12 hit attack with Pope on mound. Dieter and Husman led Abbeyville with two and a loss.
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