Olympic Equestrian Teams Prep For Munich Event
US riders prepare for the XX Olympiad equestrian events near Munich with Jumping Dressage and Three Day Event teams. Key members include Billy Steindr aus, Frank Chapet, Kathy Kusner, Mike Plumb, and Jimmy Wofford. horses span Thoroughbred lines from multiple nations.
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Munich
Germany
Billy Steindraus
Connecticut
Frank Chapet
New Jersey
Kathy Kusner
Maryland
Nirvana
Duke
Neil Shapiro
New York
Mike Plumb
Johnny O
Kevin Freeman
Oregon
Foster
Jimmy Wofford
Kansas
Kilkenny
Bruce Davidson
Fasching
Sovereign
Helios
Scandinavia
Great Britain
Europe
Michael Plumb
Johansson Advances To Quarterfinals In Grass Court
Torsten Johansson of Sweden defeats Leon Wilson of Jacksonville Florida 6 2 6 3 at the Philadelphia Cricket Club to reach the quarterfinal round of the U S Senior Grass Court Tennis championship.
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Philadelphia
Torsten Johansson
Sweden
U.S
Leon Wilson
Jacksonville
Fla
Philadelphia Cricket Club
Aiken County Teams Open Football Season
Aiken County launches the 1972-73 high school football season with six games. Aiken High faces Richmond Academy away with coach John Socha unsure what to expect. Graniteville hosts L-B-C as coach Charlie Reames aims to improve on a 3-6-1 record.
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Aiken County
Aiken High School
Green Hornets
Richmond Academy
Richmond
Aiken
John Socha
Socha
Graniteville
Charlie Reames
Reames
Graniteville Rocks
Coaches Predict Tight Openers As Rivals Face Tough Tests
Coach Duke Kight plans to start veterans against rival L-B-C while Wagner-Salley coach Lyn don Carey expects a solid opener for the War Eagles. St. Angela Academy moves to 5-A as coach Hank Caver fears St. Matthews speed. Jackson High faces Ridge Spring Monetta eligibility disputes over birth certificates. Injuries and dropouts shape Ridge Spring Monetta and Strom Thurmond games for North Augusta.
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Duke Kight
Kight
L-B-C
St. Angela Academy Saints
Saints
Hank Caver
St. Matthews
Caver
State Department of Health
Watkins
Georgia
Ridge
Winter Wins Gold as U S Takes Second Shooting Medal
John Winter of Chicago wins gold in three position small bore to give the United States its second shooting medal at the 20th Summer Games with a world and Olympic record 1166 points. Lanny Bassham of Texas earns silver with 1157 points. Vic Auer earlier took the first shooting medal with silver in small bore prone.
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Chicago
United States
Winter
Lanny Bassham
Comanche
Tex
Ft. Benning
Vic Auer
North Hollywood
Calif
America
U.S
Hank Iba
Brazil
Racing Roundup from AP Dated Hambletonian Win
Racing roundup highlights Super Bow winning the Hambletonian in straight heats at Du Quoin. Numbered Account captures $27,700 Maskette Handicap by three quarters length over Manta. Fast Driver wins Sportsman's Purse at Atlantic City by a length over Yorkville. Moonsplash edges Spunsilver and Feloniously in a photo finish for the Jukebox Purse at Sportsman's Park.
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Associated Press
DU Quoin
Ill
Super Bow
New York
Manta
Atlantic City
N. J
Yorkville
Chicago
Sportsman's Park
Stan Smith Edges Billy Martin In Open Thriller
No. 1 seed Stan Smith of Sea Pines overcame a 5-7 first set to beat 15 year old Billy Martin of Palo Verdes 5-7, 6-1, 7-5, 6-3 in the U S Open at Forest Hills New York. The match thrilled spectators as Martin surged early before Smith rallied. Billie Jean King meets Patti Hogan in a key women’s match as defending champion King seeks another title.
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Forest Hills
N.Y
Stan Smith
Sea Pines
S.C
Billy Martin
Palo Verdes
Calif
Smith
Young Martin
Billie Jean King
Palm Aire
Fla
Patti Hogan
la Jolla
Dancer’s Super Bowl Wins Hambletonian in Heats
Stanley Dancer driven Super Bowl wins the Hambletonian in straight heats setting records with a combined 3:53 4 5. The colt, bought for 20000 as a yearling, earns 385k career ontrack and sells to Hanover Shoe Farms for 1 million. Delmonica Hanover takes second with Flash third. Spartan Hanover places fourth in the event.
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Dancer
John Simpson
Hanover Shoe Farms
Delmonica Hanover
del Miller
Ayres
Simpson
Spartan Hanover
Billy Haughton
Flash
Spartan
Fischer Spassky Draw 20th World Chess Match
In Reykjavik Bobby Fischer and Boris Spassky played the 20th game with a draw. Fischer stands at 11 1/2 points to Spassky 8 1/2, needing 12 1/2 points to win while Spassky needs 12 to retain the title. An American victory would end the Soviet stranglehold since 1946.
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Reykjavik
Iceland
Bobby Fischer
Fischer
Boris Spassky
Spassky
Er. Fischer
Soviet Union
Bobby
Miguel Quinteros
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North Augusta
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John Winter
Bob Seagren
International Amateur Athletic Federation
Seagren
IAAF
Monterey Park
Vladimir Vasin
Moscow University Economics
Craig Lincoln
Hopkins, Minn
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Marlon Brande
Hi Pacino
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Richard Castellana
Robert As
Merny
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Richard Cane
Cane Kean
Chapir Theatre
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Orr
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Brotherhood of Satan
Wow
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Aik
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Barbra Streisand Orel
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