Lone Black golfer Pete Brown enters PGA Championship
Pete Brown the sole Black player among 146 pros starts the PGA Championship in Palm Beach Gardens. He discusses barriers in golf, potential peers like Jim Dent and Curtis Sifford, and his journey from Mississippi sharecropper roots through polio recovery to a pro tour career with notable wins and support from legends Arnold Palmer and Gary Player.
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Gary Player
Jack Nicklaus
UPI
Bucks Claim Best Record In League
The Bucks secured their 13th straight win and 18th in 69 games with a 139-104 victory over San Diego. They earned the league’s best record with 13 games left in the regular season. Knicks, Celtics, Hawks, and others posted wins. Bob Dandridge scored 33 for Milwaukee as Lew Alcindor and Elvin Hayes split the top scoring battle.
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Women’s Bowling City Tournament Opens In Barnwell
The 18th annual Aiken Women’s Bowling Association City Tournament begins at Barnwell Lanes in Barnwell this Saturday and Sunday. Twenty eight five member teams plus 53 doubles, 106 singles, 105 all events handicap and 18 all events scratch entries. Defending team champions are Flower Power led by Megs Ryan and teammates.
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Vargene Burleson
Pat Chapman
Peg Bethmann
Ruth Dugas
Mildred Murray
Mary Konwinski
Dot Golden
Racing Roundup from Tracks Across the Nation
In HOT SPRINGS Blonde Lady won the Oak Lawn Park feature by two lengths over Majestic Queen. At MIAMI Swoon's Flower led late to beat Golder Or in the Black Helen Handicap. In BOWIE Sense A Fear rallied from 12 lengths back to defeat Panthers Request by a half length in the Waldorf Purse. In ARCADIA Generous Portion surged to win the headliner by a length. In ALBANY Damage Centre edged Northern Rebel by a length at Golden Gate Fields.
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Icap
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Arcadia
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Albany
Golden Gate Fields
Reds ignore Rose as pay talks stall for two-year deal
Pete Rose asks for 250000 over two years after a 316 season with 205 hits 15 homers 52 RBIs and a .316 average Shel don Bender Reds personnel director says the numbers don't justify a raise while Rose's agent argues for captain's pay The article notes other players like Sam McDowell Dave McNally and Cuellar seeking higher salaries and lists several signings across teams.
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College Scores Across Regions Reported
East Seton Hall tops Wagner 97 75 and Pitt defeats Westminster 63. Delaware beats Bucknell 79 69. Assumption 99 Clark 69. Holy Cross 109 Georgetown 72. Boston College 67 Duquesne 52. Colgate 89 Hobart 71. Vermont 104 Norwich 77. Fairleigh Dickinson 78 Bridgeport 49. St Bonaventure 105 St Francis N Y 65. South Carolina 84 Wake Forest 64. Stetson 66 Biscayne 56. West Virginia 101 Penn State 89. Duke 82 NC State 78. Davidson 109 VMI 64. LaSalle 62 American U 54. Kentucky State 132 Shaw Mich 71. Ky Wesleyan 79 So Ill 69. Bluefield St 98 Davis Elkins 72. Miami Ohio 86 Xavier Ohio. Air Force 74 Aegis 70. Cincinnati 79 Louisville 78. Dayton 90 Tampa Fla 65. Bowling Green Ohio 70 Kent St 69. Missouri 69 Okla St 67 OT. Illinois State 99 Akron 68. Toledo 81 Western Michigan 66.
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Joya G wins at Aqueduct setting new exacta record
Joya G ridden by Ron Turcotte and trained by Pete Gaciia upset at Aqueduct with Bridgehead second to set a new exacta record. The $2 win wager paid $138.40 and the exacta returned $1,869.20 in a 68 to 1 and 7 to 1 finish.
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Birds Finish Home Season Undefeated
South Carolina completes an 11-0 home season with an 84-64 win over Wake Forest as Tom Owens scores 25 and 18 rebounds. LaSalle beats American University 62-54 while Cincinnati slips past Duke’s 79-78. Miami of Ohio, Xavier, St Bona, and Toledo also win in a busy slate.
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Carolettes Bowling League High Scores
Edwards leads with 599 high team game and 1701 team series. Evelyn Windham posts 218 for high individual game and 512 for high individual series.
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Gwyen Larson
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Mildred Hosang
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