Houston routs Cardinals on Morgan four for four
Joe Morgan went 4 for 4 and hit his eighth homer as the Houston Astros beat the St. Louis Cardinals 11 6 to extend their home winning streak to 11. Womack improved to 2 1 in 3 decisions while Torrez dropped to 1 3. Tim McCarver drove in two for the Cards and Mike Shannon homered for St. Louis. Morgan departs for Army Reserve duty after Saturday.
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Army Reserve
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Ft. Sam Houston
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Texas
Huston
St. Louis Cardinals
Jim Wynn
Norm Miller
St. Louis
Houston
Dooley Womack
Mike Torrez
Tim McCarver
Big Gun
Mike Shannon
Morgan
NBA to expand to 16 clubs for 1970 71 season
Detroit report notes NBA owners voted to add two teams for the 1970 71 season. Commissioner J Walter Kennedy said expansion follows a five year program and will likely trigger realignment into four four team groups. A second change allows clubs to farm out two players while preserving recall rights and a five game minimum with the parent club.
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Detroit
UPI
J. Walter Kennedy
National Basketball Association
Kennedy
NBA
Tight race in Western golf at Midlothian
Frank Beard and Billy Maxwell led the first round of the Western Open as a crowded leaderboard bunched the field at par and just four strokes separated the top 29 players. Weather favorable, the field chased a possible low-scoring second round with $26,000 to the winner and a 27-hole playoff in case of a tie.
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UPI
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Billy Maxwell
Midlothian Country Club
Rocky Thompson
Dick Rhyan
Jack Ewing
Bob Goalby
Bob Murphy
Gary Player
Mike Hill
Chi Chi Rodriguez
Gay Brewer
Bob Stanton
Joel Goldstrand
Bobby Greenwood
Ray Floyd
Bert Greene
David Shuster
Maury Wills to rejoin Expos after retirement
Maury Wills, 36, ends three day retirement and agrees to rejoin the Montreal Expos. General Manager Jim Fanning announced the move as the Expos prepared for an exhibition against the Vancouver Mounties in Vancouver. Wills, who stole a record 104 bases in 1964, had been hitting .198.
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B.C
UPI
Maury Willis
Montreal Expos
Jim Fanning
Expos
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Dodgers
Washington Receives Heavy Shower Adds to Daily Rainfall
Ten years ago a heavy shower drenched Washington Thursday night dropping about .70 inch of moisture, raising the 24 hour total to roughly one inch in the area.
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Washington
Major League Baseball Tonight Schedule and Standings
Major Leagues games listed for today and tonight with matchups in the National and American Leagues. Probable pitchers include Moeller Moore Woodson Lazarique Wilson McGlothlin Brabender McNally Burlach Hedlund Culp and teams Baltimore Boston Detroit New York Cleveland Seattle Kansas City Oakland California Chicago Minnesota and more. Standings show Baltimore atop the AL East with a .712 pace, while California trails in the AL West and Chicago leads the NL.
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Namath retires after club buyout ultimatum
Joe Namath, Jets quarterback and star, announced retirement rather than sell his one third stake in a night club after pro football commissioner Rozelle ordered him to relinquish it over FBI surveillance and alleged associations. Namath cried as reporters packed the night club, saying football is what he loves but he cannot betray his wishes.
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UPI
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Pro Football Today
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Sonny’’ Werblin
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Shea Stadium
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YMCA Juniors Lifesaving Class At Y Pool
The YMCA offers a summer Junior Lifesaving course for ages 12 to 15 starting Saturday June 7 from 9 30 to 11 30 am. Led by Miss Karla Kneen, it covers four lifesaving strokes endurance swims and a final exam for National YMCA Jr Lifesaving certification. Fees are 175 for members and 525 for non members with eight to sixteen spots available.
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YMCA
Karla Kneen
Gillesby
Couples Two Ball Tournament At Washington Country Club
A couples two ball golf event is set for Wednesday June 11 at Washington Country Club with golf at 5 p.m. and dinner afterward. Reservations are requested by Monday evening. Sign up at the pro shop or call 653 2612 to reserve.
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Washington Country Club
Brindley and Doak tied for lead in women's golf
At Washington Country Club two teams Brindley and Doak share 4 points each atop the women's golf league standings with two teams close behind on half points. Wednesday results list Doak 4 Day 2 Brindley 4 Lloyd 2 Haberman 3 Nemmers 22 and others with varied low scores.
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Doak
Wasington Country Club
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Lloyd
Haberman
Hohl
Levy
Nemmers
A — Nemmers
B — Hillman
Cox
C Stewart
Berns
Tschantz
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McFarland
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Thatcher
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Lucia
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