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Show i Lillis? E3acE: s Wm, Alaska's I - Hirov Bv ED SHEARER AP Sports Writer New Top Dog it ATLANTA - imiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimmmiisiiiiiiiiiiiiimmiiiiiiuimmmiiiiniiiimiiit Division championship. The Braves, who streaked to 17 victories in their last 20 games including 10 in a row, killed San Frat ciscos slim chances of tyiti" for the title with a victory over Cincinnati Tuesday night. Atlanta ends its regular season against the Reds Thursday night and opens the best-of-series with the East Division champion New York Mets here Saturday with the National League pennant at It felt like snow up north in Canada country the other day. It was that time of the year when once they would start to check the harnesses on d the y teams or get the skis burned smooth on the bottom and waxed. But our times have turned. Rather, they are servicing their snow machines. The sled dogs, in most parts of Canada and Alaska have been retired. There is no feed pans around the kennels, n kj ' whale bones around the igloos. There are usually two gas machines in every . dog port, though. Lowell Thomas, in a flight over the arctic country last winter, during a trip he and Lowell Jr., (who lives in Anchorage) took into the Land of the Midnight Sun, reported to this writer that it was alarming how the fabled old Alaskan Husky ' had been retired in favor of the modem snowmo-- ; biles. Lowell saw trappers who once would be gone for days with his dogs, shoot out from one base camp to check his trap lines. He could now go 100 miles a day, if his lines would let him and be back in time for sourdough scones with beans be- fore bedtime. dog-sle- cross-countr- 2 5 Atlanta Brave fans stream onto field following Brave that cinched division title. n He can take his furs to the trading posts in a lot less time than he ever could before. His hunting has been made easier because he can, in his native way, better pursue the animals he intends to kill for food. Dogs cannot outrun always the caribou or the moose, but the snowmobile can. That the articians should update their way of can- - Twenty-fiv- good. However, the relief honors Tuesday night went to the old Wilveteran, the helm, who retired the final six Beds to protect Phil Niekros 23rd victory. In a game like that, youve got to be tensed up, said Wilhelm. Asked if he planned to play again next year, Wilhelm, who isnt eligible for the playoffs, replied, Your darn right. Im going to take them year by year. Youve got to work until you can draw your not clack onr tongues and wail about the ways .that are now used for survival of these people. So it is, if the snowmobile makes their life a ; little simpler, permits them to come and go at a more modern pace in their society, then blessed be the little bug that roars at the pull of the starter String. It also shows the signs of the times when we I come to realize that the snowmobile is now Alaskas top dog. pension. e guys , Ingo (265) Plans Return To Boxing -- -- STOCKHOLM New Northland Industry (AP) ngemar Johansson, den, former world heavyweight boxing champion, has to knock ' gone- into training off 50 pounds overweight and. perhaps talk about a comeback. The Johansson, who won the crown from Floyd Patterson and then lost it .again to him, weighs 265 ' There is another side to it. One company, Snow Jet, has 41 retail outlets for its machine in Alaska. Others may have more or less, but this is pretty big business. And how are they delivered to u buyers? Some Are delivered on the surface. - Others are flown into the remote areas.' - ice-bou- One of the largest dealers, for instance, is at Bethel, 600 miles into the roadless Interior. Even in all of this, the Husky remains the Alaskan mans best friend. Many times he goes but now just for , along on the trapping sortie -I- of Swe- pounds. It is not exactly an ideal fighting weight,- Ingo admit. t - ) ted. He added. Its all because I lived a happy playboy ridel life too long. Drinks and dinners, but thats all over three weeks Ill be shape again. Ingemar, who lives a millionaires life in Switzerland , with occasional pleasure trips to his homeland, is not impressed by the present standard of boxing in Europe. Look, Henry Cooper is European champion and that's nearly a scandal. I swept the floor with him long ago. And I can do it again, Ingemar said. He has talked with promot- er Bertil Knutson about a comeback in the ijng, but no plans have been made as yet. ( Sam Wrestles For Carnes By HARVEY SHAPIRO COLUMBUS,. OHIO (UPI) Dr. Sam Sheppard says he is deeply concerned with cancer research. In 1956 as a convict serving a life sentence at the Ohio Penitentiary for second degree muider, SLcppaiJ said he became the first person in the world ever to submit to live cancer cells. Now, almost three years since his acquittal, Sheppard is earning money for cancer research in the fastest and most lucrative way he know how as a professional wrestler. Ultimately I want to get involved In cancer research, he said. The life of a surgeon Is limited. The proceeds from Sheppards wrestling appearances will be donated to the Sloan Kettering Foundation for .career resarch at Daytun, Strickland, Sheppards tag team partner estimated Sheppaids earning capacity could be at least $100,000 a year. Hes the hottest thing in in a quarter of a wresting Ohio-Georg- Strickland said. Hotter; than Gorgeous George, hotter than Antonio Rocea." Thirteen years ago prisoners at Ohio Penitentiary were asked to volunteer in an experimental cancer research project. The fnen came to me for . advice. I believed they should submit to this .test, and in prison, if they say yes, you go . first Sheppard recalled. Sam Sheppard said he went first and 200 of his fellow inmates followed. Now Sheppard is developing another kind of following. all Wrestling promoters over the country want to book Dr.1 Sheppard to see him use his paralyzing mandipular which has ncrye press century, forced eight consecutive opponents into submission. Strick- land said. Weve had offers for matches in Los Angeles, New York, Salt Lake City, Tulsa. When we're ready, well Strickland them, accept said, ' Sheppard, now 45, is a muswith powerful cular arms and shoulders. Veteran promoter Chris Cline, who Recently booked the tag team in Columbus, calls Sheppard dynamic. Sure, there are those curious people who buy a ticket to see Sam Sheppard, but I think the average person comes out to admire a man who went through what he has and still smiles, Cline said. Sheppard spent 10 years in prison lor the July, 1954 , six-foot- . Soccer Summary SECTION C High school soccer Est No. 1 5 results: East Nc. 1 5, East Olympus Nc. 1 5, Layton 0 Skyline No. 1 6. East No. I 0. Bountiful 4 , Olympus No 2 2. Highland No 2 2 Skyline No. No. 2 Thursday schedule; East vs. Skyline at Sunnyslde Park. Highland vs. Olympus at Sugarhou&e Park. Layton vs. St. Marks at Lavton. Bountiful vs. West at Bounty. h Sports Financial Obituaries Weather Map Action Ads 5 6, 7 8, 9 10 9-l- f -- m. contrib- uted to it, said Clete Boyer, a veteran of five World Series when he was with the New York Yankees. These guys hustled their rears off all year. At no time did we think we were out of it. and Beautiful, beautiful shouted Orlando beautiful, Cepeda, who came to the Braves from St. Louis in a base-ma- n trade for catcher-firs- t Joe Torre. Cepeda played for the Cardinals when they won the last two National League pennants and the World Series in 1967. This is the happiest moment of my 32 years in baseball, Harris said. Harris said the playoffs with the Mets opening here Saturday should prove to be interesting. Reminded that New York whipped the Braves in eight of 12 regular season games, Harris said, They may find us a little tougher hitting. Im encouraged by the way my team has been hitting. 3-- 2 Replacement for the Alaskan Husky. until said Hank Aaron, who starred on the Milwaukee Braves pennant winners in 1957 and 1958. "This is the best thing that ever happened to me," said Bob Didier, the rookie catcher. He said he wasn't worrying about the Mets because right now, we'll do a little celebrating. Rico Carty, whose sacrifice fly in the seventh drove in the Everywinning run, said, things lovely. This is one of my happiest days. slaying of his wife, Marilyn, who was found in the bedroom of their fashionable Bay Vil- -, lage, Ohio home. r 1 6-- 3 National Tommy Davis tagged his first home run since returning to the Naiionai League and helped Houston knock orf his old the Los teammates, Ange'es Dodgers. IV. my Lemaster pitched a r and the Astros moved to within one game oi the slumping Dodgers to1' fourth place m the West Division. Norm Miller also for the Astros and Andy Kosco connected for the Dodg ers. Gaylord Perry scattered nine hits and struck out 14 San Diego batters pitching the Giants past the Padres. It was Perry's 19th victory of the season. The Detroit Tigers peppered Dive McNally for three runs in the seventh inning and stretchedged Baltimore. ing the East Division champions losing stung to five their longest skid of games the season. Minnesota's West Division kings, who take on the Orioles at Baltimore Saturday in the penopener of the best-of-nant playoff, nipped the Chiin an afcago White Sox, ternoon game. winner McNally, a for the Orioles who will pitch in Sundays second playoff game against the Twins, led with two out in Detroit, the seventh, then walked Jim Non. .nip and Willie Hoi ton. Bill Freehan then knotted the game with a double and Don Wert knocked in two more inns with a single. The Tigers clinched the second spot in the East before a four-hitte- hom-ere- d 5 Bob Didier, the Atlanta Braves candidate for Rookie of the Year e Baltimore slim han-ge- ts in cel- soaking ebration. ors, 2-- turnout of 4,877, The Orioles must draw finale 3.411 for tonight's against Detroit to reach the one million mark for the season. They are assured of the lowest attendance of any first place club since World War II. DESERET 7-- 3 Phil Niekro celebrotes Atlanta winning the National League's Western Division with his 23rd 23-1- Scores best-of-fiv- 524-444- 8 Atlanta. victory. Joe May Retire Alter Season Wednesday, October Cl 1, 1969 Ashe, Osborne Nab Coast Wins By Combined Wire Services - New York Jet quarterback Joe Namath formally opened his newest in saloon, Bachelors III Boston Tuesday night and said he anticipated none of the problems which prompted football ' commissioner pro Pete Rozelle to force him out of his New York City bar. Namath, who said he would be a commuting quarterback to get business rolling in the hub, said he had discussed opening the new Boston restaurant with Rozelle before going ahead with his plans. Namath said he and the other owners, which include former Jet player Ray Abruz-z- i and former Boston Patriot receiver Jim Colclough, had discussed the Boston bar with the citys police department and did not anticipate any of the difficulties, including visits by known gamblers, which forced the New York shutdown. Namath, who is scheduled to play the Patriots here on Sunday, said his present plans opening similar saloons in Miami and possibly Los Angeles. He added he the New hoped to York business after his retirement from pro football, BOSTON included BULLETIN BERKELEY, A TEMPE, ARJZ. (UH) black student group plans r .boycott of Saturday nights football game between Arizona State University and Brigham Young University. John Mask, president of the Black liberation Organization Committee, said about 80 per cent oi Arizona State's black students ami some white students would support the boycott. Mask saiu the protest was against Brigham Young Universitys allegedly racist policies. He added, We went to make some changes in Brigham YoungV. program toward recruiting black athletes." 6-- Belvedere, Calif., for a victory in Tuesdays opening round of the $20,000 Pacific Coast International Tennis Tournament. Machette, who had trouble returning service, was meeting Ashe for the second time this year and improved on his loss in the first round of the Western championships at Cincinnati. New Zealander Ony Parum pulled the first upset by oust 6-- 1 0 Joe Namath announces retirement saying he hoped that wouldn't be for another 10 years. Namath, later that evening, said in a television interview that he expects to retire from professional football at the end of the 1969 season. Namath, interviewed by Pat Collins on WBZ TVs 11 p.m. Eyewitness News show, said his problems with knee injuries have grown and this season theyre the worst theyve ever been. Elinor Says: Walton hospitality CIAL ing 10th seeded Dick Crealey of Australia, CALIF. (AP) Arthur Ashe of Gum Springs, Va., swept over teenager Mike Machette of d adult ontortainmant Black players on Arizona not askea to participate in the boycott. Mask said. we Actually, hope they beat BYU at BYU 100 to 0, he said. knuckle-baile- Hoyt Wilhelm, who retired six Reds in a row, three by strikeouts. It was Niehro's sixth straight victory over the Reds this season. Wilhelm the said after game that he was a little when he began nervous warming up. In a game like that, youve got to he." 46, logged Ins Wilhelm, fourth save hes won two since the Braves picked him up on waivers last month. It will he the vagabond Braves against the Cinderella New York Mets in the National championship Leagues playoff series. The Giants beat San Diego and Los Angeles bowed to in the only other Houston League games played Tuesday night. In the American League, New York rapped Cleveland Washington downed Boston Detroit shaded BaltKansas imore City Minnedowned California sota defeated Chicago and Oakland beat Seattle The Braves will send Phil Niekro. against the Mets Tom Seaver, 25-- in the e opening game of the playoff Saturday in Friday, Manager Harris was scrambling away from a mob of fans, Cecil Upshaw was passing out gifts and the Atlanta Braves were celebrating with anyone in sight as they savored winning the National League West Division title Tuesday night. Youre danged right it was said dangerous out there, Harris in the jubilant Braves quarters after dressing threading his way through the crowd that swarmed on the field following Atlanta's title clinching victory .over Cincinnati. I lost my glasses, my cap and everything else, Harris said. That was the worst mistake I made all night, trying to get to Hoyt Wilhelm and congratulate him. Upshaw, the Braves leading relief pitcher .with 27 saves, shouted, Man, its too bv veteran innir-g- about New York ATLANTA , I the Rico Carty. who hit .387 during the Braves surge that began Sept. 9, drove home the winning run with a sacrifice fly in the seventh inning, caprally. ping a two-ruAce knuckleballer Tlul Niekro gained his 23id victory, relieved over the final two I'm not going to worry By ED SHEARER AP Sports Writer Luman far-wa- y, stake. win over Cincinnati Whoop If Up! Hunting Made Easier we here in the crowded cities 3-- 2 Happy Braves - life is natural It took Atlan- ta's longest winning streak to do it, but the Braves have won the National League West Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful," sang Orlando Cepeda, who made it to the World Series with St. Louis in each of the last two seasons before being traded in the spring and now has another shot at the classic. 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