Fight at Astrodome Sparks NL Brawls and Suspensions
Tempers flared at the Astrodome as the Astros and Dodgers and a Phillies Pirates game produced two major on field melees. Crawford and Hiatt were ejected after the first inning fight, while Billy Wilson of Pittsburgh faced possible suspension after a sixth inning incident in Philadelphia.
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Willie Stargell
Mel Steiner
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Major League Standings and Probable Pitchers
Complex daily standings and proposed matchups feature both American and National League teams. Oakland Murphy and others listed shoulder upcoming night games with detailed pitchers records. Pittsburgh, St Louis, Chicago, New York, Philadelphia, Montreal, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Houston, Cincinnati, Atlanta, and San Diego appear across a slate of Monday results and Wednesday schedules.
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Jets suffer key injury as Snell hobbles off in loss to Chiefs
Jets suffer a severe setback as fullback Matt Snell limps off with a swollen knee after a hard hit in a 21 16 preseason defeat to the Kansas City Chiefs. Namath leaves with possible hand fracture while Chiefs players Warren McVea Otis Taylor also leave with injuries.
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Matt Snell
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Caesar Belser
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Warren McVea
Otis Taylor
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al Woodall
Woodall
Bob Davis
Kansas City
Len Dawson
Flag football league seeks players for YMCA program
The men’s flag football league sponsored by the YMCA plans Sunday afternoon games and aims to form a fourth team. Duane Miller was named chairman at a Monday night meeting, and interested players should contact him at Falk Clothiers. In a separate note, the Pentagon created a specialized medical office to handle drug and alcohol abuse in the military and will appoint a deputy assistant secretary to lead it.
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Prize Parachute Lesson Sparks Jump Challenge
Postmaster Bremer Ehrler hesitates over a door prize from the Louisville Rotary Club offering non-refundable parachute lessons and one free jump from the Green County Sports Parachute Club. He jokes that if she jumps with him, he will. Miss Ronnie Mashburn, the instructor, responds she has made 400 jumps.
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Northwestern Wildcats Face Tough Big Ten Preview
Northwestern coach Alex Agase projects a strong season with a 9 or 10 game slate, returning defense, and star backfield. He stresses a green but skilled offensive line, and a schedule including Michigan Notre Dame and Syracuse that could still yield a conference title and Rose Bowl bid.
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Steve Craig
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Notre Dame
Syracuse
Hughes Overhauls Oilers In High Stakes Trade Rush
Ed Hughes, 43, the rookie Houston Oilers coach, has reshaped the roster with nine trades netting 11 players since January. Key moves include sending Jerry Levins to the Chargers for two starting tackles Ron Billingsley and Gene Ferguson and trading for Ken Burrough and Dave Rowe from New Orleans. Charley Johnson appears set to start the season opener with Cleveland.
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OPI
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Houston Oilers
Hughes
Bud Adams
San Francisco
Jerry Levins
Levins
San Diego Chargers
Ron Billingsley
Gene Ferguson
Oilers
Charlie Joiner
Ken Burrough
Burrough
New Orleans Saints
Dave Rowe
Saints
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Mike Tilleman
Glen Ray Hines
Charley Johnson
Cleveland
Tadlock wins Lagos Acres golf title at KEOTA
John Tadlock captured the Lagos Acres Men’s Championship with a total 76 after two 38s on August 29. Wayne Olson finished second with 78, and five flight winners included LaVon Altenhofen, Joe Geil, Don Fagen, Dave Sieren, Hank Riegnolbaie, and Roger Richardson among others.
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John Tadlock
Lagos Acres
Wayne Olson
Eees LaVon Altenhofen
Joe Geil
Muller Loss Looms Over Iowa Hawkeyes For Season
Iowa coach Frank Lauterbur indicated senior tackle John Muller could miss the season after knee surgery at University Hospitals. Muller, an all-Big Ten pick last year, has practiced poorly due to knee problems, while Frank Sunderman led the first-team at quarterback amid competition from Rob Fick and Kyle Skogman.
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Agase
Jack Voorhees
Mike Markin
Jack Derning
Wil Hemby
George Keports
Pat Kershaw
Jim Anderson
Big Ten
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al Robinson
Maury Daigneau
Barry Pear
Iowa City
UPI
Iowa
Hawks
Frank Lauterbur
John Muller
Muller
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Lauterbur
Frank Sunderman
Rob Fick
Kyle Skogman
Sunderman
Frank
Hal Emalsard
Highland Park
Letterman Wendell Bell
Dean Drenzrek
al Matthews
Levi Mitchell
Jim Kaiser
Karl Hiles
Phillips Golf Meet Returns Labor Day At Washington CC
The sixth annual T. R. Phillips memorial golf tournament will be held on Labor Day September 6 at Washington Country Club. The event is a two man team handicap format with a breakfast served from 7 30 a m prepared by chef Pierre Whittaker.
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Labor Day
Washington Country Club
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