Braves fire Harris appoint Eddie Mathews as manager
Braves owner Bartholomay announced Eddie Mathews will replace Lyman Harris as manager. Mathews, 40, in his second season as Braves coach, takes over immediately with a contract through next season. The club sits 16 games behind the Reds in the NL West after a 47 57 start.
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New York Mets
Skein
Cincinnati
Bartholomay
Robinson
Player Recoups Prestige Captures Second PGA Win
Gary Player won the PGA Championship in Birmingham Michigan earning $45,000 for his second PGA title and cementing status among golf's Big Three with Nicklaus and Trevino. He had been humiliated four months earlier after disqualification for not signing his Greensboro Open scorecard.
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Gary Player
Professional Golf Association
Jack Nicklaus
Lee Trevino
Player Edges Jamieson At Oakland Hills In Monster Course
Aiken Standard Player battled a bulky putter to chase par on the Monster layout at Oakland Hills. He finished 72 with a 281 total for 72 holes to win by two over Jimmy Jamieson who closed with 70 and 213 total. Tommy Aaron tied Jamieson for second at 213. Sam Snead carded 69 for fourth with Ray Floyd and Billy Casper at 284.
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Ray Floyd
Billy Casper
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Jerry Heard
Doug Sanders
Gay Brewer
Phil Rodgers
Trevino
Senior League All Stars Prepare For World Series
The South Carolina Dixie Senior All-Star team arrived in Hattiesburg Mississippi for the World Series after a 12 hour drive from Aiken. Coach Wes Hussey noted a flat tire on the trip. Aiken moved dorms due to discomfort and will open against Myrtle Grove Florida at 1 p.m. CDT with other games scheduled. The event was rescheduled after a host team withdrew. Radio coverage is planned from 2 p.m. EDT on WLOU and WHSY Hattiesburg will provide play by play. Pete Sampson will start for Aiken with a no hit state tournament performance two weeks earlier.
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Ala
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Selma
South Wins All Star Grid Contest
Mike O Cain Orangeburg Wilkinson quarterback led the South to a 34 7 victory in the 25th Annual North South All Star game Friday night Wilkinson ran for two touchdowns and passed for two more Willie Henry Hill McCormick scored the North s only touchdown on a one yard plunge in the first quarter Rondol Shelley and Ronald Rayzor represented Aiken in the game
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Wilkinson
Willie Henry Hill
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Aiken
Rondol Shelley
Ronald Rayzor
Hall of Fame Inducts Eight Including Koufax Wynn Berra
Baseball's Hall of Fame welcomed eight new inductees in Cooperstown including Sandy Koufax Early Wynn and Yogi Berra during a ceremonial ceremony at the shrine near the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum.
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Hylton Wins Stock Car Event at Talladega Speed Way
James Hylton of Inman won his first super stock car event at Talladega International Speedway driving a 1971 Ford. He secured the victory with an average speed of 14.4 mph yesterday in the ASA race.
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Holmes Places In U S Junior Golf Tournament Dallas
Jim Holmes of Aiken finished among the top 32 juniors at the U S Junior Golf Championship in Dallas Texas. He qualified with an 82 73 155 and defeated Carl Ho of Hawaii 2 1 before Lindy Miller of Fort Worth eliminated him 2 1 in the second round.
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Jim Holmes
United States
Dallas
Tex
Holmes
Carl Ho
Hawaii
Lindy Miller
Ft. Worth
Jack Walters
Florence
Robert Wansker
Charlotte
Wansker
Walters
Spassky Beats Fischer to Narrow World Chess Lead
In Reykjavik Spassky defeats Fischer for the first time since July as the world championship tilt tightens. Spassky trails 6 4 after 11 games and needs 12 points to retain the title while Fischer needs 12½ to win. They’ll play again Tuesday.
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