Masters to feature one fewer foreign pro in field
Augusta prepares for the 1970 Masters with 15 foreign professionals and one amateur expected to compete, down from 16 pros and two amateurs in 1969. Roberto de Vicenzo heads the list along with Bruce Devlin, Bruce Crampton, Gary Player, Tony Jacklin, and Sukree Onsham among others as first-time Augusta entrants and returning veterans vie for the green jacket.
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Augusta
Roberto de Vicenzo
Buenos Aires
Argentina
Golf Writers’ Association of America
Harold R. Henning
Johannesburg
South Africa
Tony Jacklin
Middlesex
England
Bernard Gallacher
Scotland
Dietzel Believes USC Gamecocks Face Best Year Yet
South Carolina football coach Paul Dietzel told Aiken Rotary the 1970 USC squad could be its strongest yet with 30 of 32 original recruits still on hand. He noted key departures to professional football and recalled LSU and West Point stints as he outlined the team’s rebuilding and a large Fellowship of Christian Athletes rally planned in Columbia this weekend.
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University of South Carolina Gamecock
Paul Dietzel
Aiken Rotary Club
Dietzel
USC
West Point
Warren Muir
Pat Watson
Fred Zeigler
LSU
Atlanta
Fellowship of Christian Athletes
Columbia
United States
South Africa's Gary Player tops money list with early net
Gary Player's golf spending spree on U S courses earned him 43 371 in four weeks. The pint sized pro from South Africa won 36 000 for the Greater Greensboro Open title Sunday and rose to fifth on the PGA Tour money list as reported by the Tournament Player Division on Monday.
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Bob Jones
U.S.G.A
Greater Greensboro
New York
Gary Player
South Africa
PGA
Two Emerging Golf Stars Ready to Chase Masters Title
Augusta reports Frank Beard and Dave Hill, both in their early 30s, emerge as top contenders to win the Masters green jacket. Beard, smooth and steady, seeks a major after two wins in 1969 and a strong money list showing. Hill, a former caddie ranks standout, eyes majors and the Vardon Trophy as he sharpens his game ahead of the 72 hole test at Augusta National.
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Knudson
Brian Huggett
Essex
England
Bob Charles
New Zealand
Jack Nicklaus
Arnold Palmer
United States
P.G.A. Cham
Augusta
Frank Beard
Dave Hill
Billy Casper
Casper
Hill
Augusta National Golf Club
Beard
Louisville
Ol’ Davy
Buccaneers Stay Hot in Crucial West Road Run
New Orleans, jockeying for a playoff spot, wins 111 106 over California to hold fourth in the West. The victory gives the Bucs a half game edge over cellar-dwelling Los Angeles with six games left. McCarthy calls Thursday with LA pivotal for their fate.
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NEW Orleans
New Orleans Buccaneers
American Basketball Association
Bucs
California
Los Angeles
McCarthy
Roundup Racing Roundup of Victorys Across U S Tracks
New York Peace Movement won the Mad Maid Purse at Aqueduct by a length over Luci Tee. Baltimore Tatoi captured the Swaps Purse by half a length over Sallys Truce at Pimlico. Miami Coup Landing scored by three lengths over Gadget Man at Gulfstream. Boston Iron Line won the Suffolk Downs headliner by a length over Slightly Misty. Arcadia Bought O Holly easily won the Santa Anita Handicap by two lengths over Luz Del Sol. Pawtucket Pescado Rey defeated Slicker Man at Narragansett.
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New York
Peace Movement
Aqueduct
Luci Tee
Baltimore
Tatoi
Sally’s Truce
Pimlico
Miami
Gadget Man
Gulfstream
Boston
Iron Line
Suffolk Downs
Slightly Misty
Arcadia
Calif
O’holly
Santa Anita
Luz del Sol
Pawtucket
R. I
Pescado Rey
Slicker Man
Narragansett
Action Taken To Change Hockey Playoff System
Montreal and New York clashed over playoff tiebreakers as the NHL faces possible rule changes. Clarence Campbell said governors will likely act at June’s meeting after Sunday’s games left Montreal and the Rangers tied for the final Eastern spot. He floated CFL style tiebreaks using head to head results, then scoring offense and defense, as possible solutions.
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Montreal
Clarence Campbell
National Hockey League
Campbell
New York
Rangers
Ed Giacomin
Detroit
Red Wings
NHL
CFL
Hornets avenge earlier loss to Butler Bulldogs
Augusta Aiken defeats Butler High of Augusta 8 to 6 in a Monay game to avenge an early season setback. Willie Bell pitched in relief and Ted Cain homered to tie the score. Gary Kendrick had two singles and Spence Allen added a double as Aiken improves to 2-0 in Region 1-AAAA and prepares to host North Augusta at 4 p.m.
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Augusta
Aiken
Butler
Bulldogs
Green Hornets
Willie Bell
Ted Cain
Bell
Cain
Gary Kendrick
Spence Allen
North Augusta
Aiken High
Hagood Stadium
Hawks Eye Stanley Cup Race After Prince of Wales Trophy
Chicago Black Hawks clinched the Prince of Wales trophy by routing Montreal 10 to 2, aiming to translate Eastern Division glory into a Stanley Cup run as they join the Western Division. Stan Mikita and Bobby Hull praised the team’s mental and physical readiness for the playoffs against Detroit.
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Chicago
Chicago Black Hawks
Tommy Ivan
Hawks
Montreal
Detroit
Stan Mikita
Mikita
Toronto
Bobby Hull
Golden Jet
Barnett Finishes Strong as Knicks Edge Orioles in Game Seven
Dick Barnett, nearly 34, scores 29 points to lift the New York Knicks 127-114 over Baltimore. The win seals the Eastern Division semifinal series four games to three and sends New York to face Milwaukee in the Eastern finals, starting Saturday at Madison Square Garden.
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Gazelle
New York
Baltimore
Knicks
Madison Square Garden
Milwaukee
Willis Reed
Knickerbockers
Wes
Bullets
UPI
Players Caddie Leaves Amid Masters Demonstration Rumors
At Augusta a nine year caddie Ernest Nipper switched bags amid threats against Gary Player over apartheid. Player confirms new caddie Carl Jackson while Pinkerton security surrounds him during Masters practice.
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Gary Player
Augusta
Ernest Nipper
Nipper
Player
Banks Faces Ragged Rainy Workout in Scottsdale
Ernie Banks, preparing for his 18th NL season, speaks of challenges and optimism despite a threatening call and intermittent rain. The Cubs star, a 39 year old veteran, promises better hitting as he works in the batting cage under Leo Durocher’s view of retirement near.
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Scottsdale
Ariz
Ernie Banks
Chicago Cub
Norman Vincent Peale
Cub
Sayer
Ernie
Cubs
Banks
Leo Durocher
Phil Reagan
Cougars Near Unhappy Playoff Prospect in East
The Carolina Cougars, in third place, face the league leading Indiana in the Eastern Division playoffs after a 111-106 loss to the New Orleans Buccaneers in New Orleans. They sit four games behind Kentucky with a handful of games left, Indiana 56 23, Kentucky 43 36, Carolina 39 40.
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Carolina Cougars
Indiana
American Basketball Association
Cougars
New Orleans Buccaneers
New Orleans
Kentucky
Carolina
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