Pinch-hit homer gives Cincinnati another win
Hal King, Reds reserve catcher, delivered a leadoff homer in the 10th to beat the Mets 2-1, lifting Cincinnati within 1½ games of the NL West lead. Hank Aaron hit his 703rd, but Atlanta fell 8-7 to Montreal as Expos rallied in the ninth. Other NL and AL results noted.
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Fred McMane
UPI
Hank Aaron
Hal King
King
Cincinnati Reds
Reds
Cincinnati
New York Mets
Los Angeles
Indianapolis
Willie Mays
Mets
Dan Driessen
Tony Perez
Johnny Bench
Bill Plummer
Harry Parker
Aaron
Babe Ruth
Atlanta Braves
Montreal Expos
Ruth
Stan Musial
Montreal
Expos
Bernie Allen
Braves
Chicago
San Francisco
Pittsburgh
San Diego
St. Louis
Philadelphia
Houston
Minnesota
Cleveland
Texas
New York
Boston
Kansas City
Baltimore
Oakland
Milwaukee
California
Detroit
Williams
Billy Williams
Cubs
Dodgers
Bob Locker
Steve Garvey
Bill Bonham
Colbert
Padres
Cardinals
Mike Corkins
Diego Segui
Steve Carlton
Phillies
Astros
Willie Montanez
Carlton
Bob Watson
Brown wins sportsman feature at Oskaloosa speedway
Kenny Fenn of Washington loses a close duel to Jim Brown of Martinsburg in the sportsman feature at Southern Iowa Speedway Oskaloosa. Brown earns his 11th win of the season. Stan Stover of Reinbeck leads the superstocks feature for his second victory, followed by Lem Blankenship of Keokuk and Ed Sanger of Waterloo. Pokey West of West Chester places eighth in the feature and fourth in heat three.
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Kenny Fenn
Washington
Jim Brown
Martinsburg
Southern Iowa Speedway
Oskaloosa
Brown
Stan Stover
Reinbeck
Lem Blankenship
Keokuk
Ed Sanger
Waterloo
Pokey West
West Chester
Gibron Sees Bright Season Ahead for Bears
Abe Gibron, Chicago Bears coach, projects a promising 1970 season. He cites a physical roster, a deeper running back corps with 12 options, improved offensive and defensive lines, and new additions Carl Garrett and Craig Cotton boosting offense.
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ED Sainsbury
UPI
Rensselaer, Ind
Abe Gibron
Chicago Bears
NFL
Bears
Carl Garrett
New England
Gibron
Craig Cotton
Detroit
Bobby Douglass
Gary Huff
Douglass
Cotton
Earl Thomas
George Farmer
Jim Seymour Spelling Thomas
Garrett
Joe Moore
Jim Harrison
Don Shy
Lions meet Colts in Memphis preseason clash
Detroit Lions host the Baltimore Colts in Memphis as Don McCafferty returns to face his former team. Detroit won both warmups while the Colts struggle, allowing a league high 68 points in losses to Pittsburgh and Atlanta.
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Joe Carnicelli
UPI
Don McCafferty
Baltimore
Detroit Lions
Colts
Memphis
McCafferty
Detroit
Howard Schnellenberger
Lions
Kansas City
Chicago
Miami
New England
Atlanta
New Orleans
Dallas
Cleveland
Cincinnati
Columbus
Ohio
New York Jets
New York Giants
New Haven
New York State
Mulkey
Bills
John Leypoldt
Redskins
Curt Knight
Billy Kilmer
Charley Taylor
Charley Harraway
Duane Thomas
Washington
Joe Ferguson
John Mosier
J. D. Hill
Dwight Harrison
Buffalo
Lou Saban
Ferguson
Saban
U S Cagers Dominate In Moscow World Games
The United States basketball team crushed Portugal 140 to 34 and beat Sweden 120 to 31 as eight players scored in double figures led by Tom Burleson with 24 points. Meanwhile the Soviet Union swept nine golds in track and field and other events, reinforcing overall dominance.
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Moscow
UPI
U.S
Portugal
Soviet Union
Britain
Sweden
Tom Burleson
North Carolina State
Cuba
Silviano Leonard
Nadezhda Tkachenko
Faina Melnik
France
Italy
Finland
Yugoslavia
Ed Badgers
Lenin Stadium
Francois Tracanelli
UCLA
Yuri Isakov
U.S.S.R
Terry Porter
United States
Miss Melnik
Miss Tkachenko
Paola Pigoi
Mona-Lisa Pursiainen
West Germany
Elgard Seznittedheim
Miss Pursiainen
Mike Curleys move to Tennessee home
Riverside community news recounts Mike Curley moving with Patti Kiefer to Memphis Tennessee this past week. The column also notes anniversaries birthdays travel, and local social events including a wedding shower for Andrea Duna and Charles L. Watkinson with community hosting at Riverside.
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Mike Curleys
Tennessee
Wilbur Kiene Riverside
Mike Curley
Memphis
Tenn
Curley
Patti Kiefer
Ralph Klein
Randy
Mike Colbert
Clear Lake
Carl Kallaus
Iowa City
Carl
Norma Droll Kallaus
Linda Ruch
Davenport
Janet Frank
Riverside
Eugene
U.S. Air Force
Louisiana
Jerry
Riverside V.F.W. Post
Eugene Kallaus
Edward Dann
Lori
Carl Mencel
Idaho
Charles Kiene
Craig
Colorado
Elmer Kiene
Matt
Crawfordsville
Henry Kiene
Washington
Steve
Kathy Kiene
Joe Kiene
Shawn
Mount Pleasant
Loren Moore
Kalvin
Wilbur Kiene
Michelle
Doug
Donna Carr
Bess Burich
John Patterson
Keota
Don Swailes
Todd Fountain
Pat Fountain
Mt Pleasant
Daryl Hirt
Darcy Jo
Lone Tree
Marge Luckey
Pat Strickland
Baxter
Jim Luckey
Newton
Robert Wieland
Ronnie Wieland
Amelia Meacham
Chicago
Bill Meacham
Julia Luther
Darcy
Lois Strabala
Andrea Duna
Charles L. Watkinson
United Presbyterian Church
Miss Duwa
Carol Swailes
Glennda Wieland
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Jimmy Gunn
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Joe Taylor
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Alan Ellis
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C. L. Jennings
New London
Iowa
Washington County Fairgrounds
Washington, Iowa
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Lauren Christian
Ames
Emmett Stevemer
Marion Fitzgerald
Marian Owens
Bill Whittenberg
Gipple
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Marlan Owens
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