Palmer Moody In Spotlight As Casper Winnings Dip
The 1969 golf season saw Billy Casper drop to 10th with $104 689 46 while Arnold Palmer earned $105 128 42 in ninth place. Orville Moody rose on the comeback trail after a strong year, winning the World Open and the World Series of Golf amid a shift in the top money list. Trevino, Littler, Jacklin, Sifford, Elder and Jacklin are noted among the era’s notable performers as the sport eyes a new era and a first $6 million tour purse in 1970.
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Billy Casper
Arnold Palmer
Lee Trevino
Casper
Frankard
Billy
PGA
Orville Moody
Trevino Moody
Trevino
Singapore
Moody
George Archer
Ray Floyd
Tony Jacklin
Gene Littler
Tommy Bolt
Sam Snead
Bolt
Snead
Charlie Sifford
Lee Elder
Sifford
Britain
U.S
Tony
Royal Birkdale
England
Professional Golfers’ Association
Palmer
Pro Golf
Ing
Jack Nicklaus
Nicklaus
Gary Player
Kennedy Cage Teams Take Two Victories
Kennedy Junior High boys edged Williston 33 30 in overtime after tying 28 28 in regulation. The Kennedy girls defeated Williston 21 18. Kennedy teams secured two wins Monday night.
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Kennedy
Williston
Kennedy Boys
Kennedy Girls
Williston Girls
Steeplechase Rider to Represent Colonial Cup in Australia
David K. Thomas, an Australian native and veteran rider, will represent the Colonial Cup Racing Association in Australia and New Zealand. The Colonial Cup, a $100,000 international steeplechase, will be held at the Springdale Course next November 14 as part of the state's tricentennial celebrations. Two imported runners from Australia and New Zealand had recent success in U S jumping events, including Seolvin and Te Rua, who raced for the Rock Stable of Alfred M. Hunt and Richard M. Scaife.
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Camden
David K. Thomas
Australia
New Zealand
Raymond G. Woolfe
Thomas
Springdale
United States
Seolvin
Te Rua
Conventry Rock
Alfred M. Hunt
Richard M. Scaife
Monmouth Park
George Strawbridge, Jr
Scolvin
Glenview
Oxmoor
Carolina Swimmers Behind Secretive Tide at Meet Prep
Carolina's men's swimming team, described as secretive, trains for meets with quirks and intense routines. Co captains Trond Williams and Mike Fox, assisted by George Fairey, discuss intense workouts, attendance issues, and hopes for a strong home bout versus Florida State on January 28.
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Columbia
Carolina
USC
Mike Fox
George Fairey
Fairey
Trond Williams Fox
Oak Ridge
Tenn
Fox
Mike
Pete Combes
A.C. Flora
Gamecock
Florida State
West Retains Scoring Lead in NBA Season
New York AP reports Jerry West of the Los Angeles Lakers remains the top scorer with 1,340 points in 43 games this season, averaging 31.2. Billy Cunningham is second at 28.1, Elvin Hayes third at 26.6, Lew Alcindor fourth at 26.5, and Oscar Robertson fifth at 25.5. Flynn Robinson leads free throw percentage at .901 with Nate Thurmond also noted.
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NEW York
Jerry West
Los Angeles Lakers
National Basketball Association
West
NBA
Billy Cunningham
Elvin Hayes
San Diego
Milwaukee
Lew Alcindor
Cincinnati
Oscar Robertson
Flynn Robinson
Nate Thurmond
San Francisco
Course Superintendent Wins 1970 Green Section Award
Eberhard R. Steiniger of Laurel Springs New Jersey is named recipient of the 1970 USGA Green Section Award for distinguished service to golf turfgrass. Steiniger, head of Pine Valley Golf Club in Clementon, will receive the honor in New York City from USGA officials, after a long career starting in 1926 and including early turfgrass experiments and Creeping bentgrass work.
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Eberhard R. Steiniger
Laurel Springs
N.J
United States Golf Association
Steiniger
Pine Valley Golf Club
Clementon
Association
New York City
Hord W. Hardin
St. Louis
USGA
Pine Valley
Pennsylvania Turfgrass Council
Joseph Valentine
Philadelphia Golf Course Superintendents Association
Rutgers University Turfgrass Advisory
Laurel Springs Building and Loan Association
Laurel Springs Presbyterian Church
John Monteith, Jr
Colorado Springs, Colo
Yankees Schedule 27 Spring Exhibition Games
The New York Yankees will play 27 exhibition games next spring with 16 at Fort Lauderdale. They start March 5 against the Washington Senators at Pompano Beach and end their Fort Lauderdale slate on April 1.
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YANKS
NEW York
New York Yankees
Fort Lauderdale
Fla
Washington Senators
Pompano Beach
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Palmer, Moody
Frank Macomber
Copley News Service
Colonial Cup
Maryland
North Carolina State
Rence S. Dickinson
Amherst
Mass
O.J. Noel
Wis
Ardmore
Glenn W. Burton
Tifton
H Burton Musser
State College
Elmer J. Michael
Rochester
N.Y
James L. Haines
Denver
Fred V. Gray
College Park
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America
Eres
Deed Oenienet Ovis
Lincoln
Mercury
Whittle Brothers, Inc
Richland Avenue
Aiken, S.C
Buick
Hiteor
L.T. Redd
Park Ave. S.E
Neal Armstrong
Cuyahoga River
Ohio
AP Wire Service
South Carolina
BASF
CABC
P. O
Beaufort
S. C
Citizens Association OF
Beaufort County
Rufus Taylor
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