Unitas Signs Two Year Pact with San Diego Chargers
John Unitas arrives in San Diego to join the Chargers in a two year deal worth undisclosed salary. Owner Eugene Klein calls him Mr Great while public stats sheets praise his passing records. Unitas says he plans to play on and help San Diego go all the way amid lingering questions about his aging arm.
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Amateur Jim Barber Takes 2 Round Lead In Philadelphia Classic
Jim Barber leads the Philadelphia Golf Classic after 36 holes with a 132 12 under par at Whitmarsh Valley. He sits three strokes ahead of Tom Jenkins Forrest Fezler, while Jack Nicklaus Lee Trevino and Tom Weiskopf trail the leaders.
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Eagles Trade for Gabriel Ends Rams Era
Los Angeles Rams quarterback Roman Gabriel ends a 11 year stint with a bitter note and heads to the Philadelphia Eagles in exchange for two players and three draft choices.
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Montreal Bombs San Francisco in 17-3 rout and NFL trade fallout
The Montreal Expos routed the San Francisco Giants 17-3 as 28 baserunners and 12 walks overwhelmed the Giants. Dodgers beat the Mets as Willie Davis homered, while trades sent Harold Jackson and Tony Baker to the Rams for two Eagles picks. Also details on Gabe
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Secretariat Seeks 25th Year Triple Crown in Belmont Stakes
New York AP reports jockey Ron Turcotte rides Secretariat in the Belmont hoping to end a 25 year drought since Citation first earned the Triple Crown in 1948. Jimmy Jones recalls past champions as he reflects on the long quest and near misses including Tim Tam Majestic Prince and Canonero II.
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Wesley Methodists defeat Grace Lutheran in church league game
Wesley Methodists topped Grace Lutheran 9 to 5 in the lone Church League softball game. Bob Brooks had three hits including a triple, Lamm added two doubles, and Cave and Patton also contributed for Wesley. Olinger hit a Lutheran homer, while R Sonafelt added a three bagger. Wesley improved to 3-4, Lutheran fell to 3-5. WP Clark LP Hiatt.
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Tortuga and Breeden Tie for First in Business A League
In last night’s play Tortuga Restaurant and Breeden Plumbing both remained in first place in the Business A League. Tortuga won 9-4 over Ritters with N Gower homer and five players doubled, while Breeden blasted five home runs in a 17-6 win over Trus Joist. Keith Lupton took the losses for Ritters and Trus Joist respectively.
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Wilbur Wood Wins 14th By Ken Rappoport
Dick Allen heated exchange with Milt Wilcox as Chicago defeats Cleveland 5-2 for Wilbur Wood's 14th victory. Allen stepped from the box to complain about near ribs pitches, prompting onfield confrontation with Cleveland coach Dick Lutz and ejection of Lutz. Chuck Tanner intervened to calm Allen.
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West shines in Henkel Harris win over O Sullivan
Chuck West limited O Sullivan to three hits as Henkel-Harris hammered 23 runs in a high scoring Industrial League game. West and Williams homered, with multiple HH players adding big nights to lift them to 5-1 while O Sullivan dropped to 1-6. Abex Grove also produced a 14-4 win over Alex.
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Bob Miller
Joe Kenney
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Swadley
Shackleford
Abex
Grove
Eagles win third straight in Winchester Pony League
The Eagles defeated the Jaycees 6 to 0 to extend their season streak. J Triplett powered the win with a home run and two hits, while Clayton Hartman earned the pitching win limiting the Jaycees to three hits.
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Coaching Changes at Handley High School
Handley athletic director Jimmy Omps announced multiple coaching changes for the next school year. New roles include Gary McEldowney moving to sophomore football head coach and assisting wrestling, Bill Chichirichi to freshman football, Aaron Mitchell as his assistant, Bob Quin moving to Daniel Morgan Middle, Dennis Haston head freshman basketball coach, Terry Shickle to Daniel Morgan Middle School, and Ronnie Frye leading freshman track under Stuart Allen.
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Daniel Morgan Middle School
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Randolph-Macon College
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