Griffith Beats Tiger in Rough Madison Square Garden Bout
Emile Griffith outboxed Dick Tiger in a hard fought 15 round welterweight clash. Griffith showed the edge with the judges scoring 8-2 and a closer seven rounds to Tiger, who fought back with upswing rights and rugged pressure. Tiger, 41 fights deep, lamented the outcome while Griffith enjoyed a blithe mood and talked about future big-money matches.
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Dick Tiger
Emile Griffith
Griffith
Tiger
Petey Della
Queensberry
Emile
Della
al Bert
Harold Lederman
Nigeria
Lagos
Biafra
Gill Clancy
Gil
Sandro Mazinghi
Carmelo Bossi
Benvenuti
Clancy
Commonwealth Games Continue Amid Melodrama Hint
Edinburgh Scotland AP reports the Commonwealth Games proceed despite a hint of melodrama as athletes compete across venues. Officials emphasize safety and steady progression of events.
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Edinburgh
Scotland
Sunset handicap winner One For All tops Hollywood Park meet
In California racing wrap the Sunset handicap at Hollywood Park goes to One For All by two lengths over Onondaga, with $4.80 payoff. Other tracks report Baitman, Well Man nered, Obeah, Rol licking, Lucrative Lady, Road to Rock, Lu O'Teel, Quiet Scholar and Kip Keino noted among results and headlines. A separate note mentions Keino winning the 1500 meters amid anonymous death threats investigated by police.
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Associated Press
Inglewood
Calif
Onondaga
New York
Baitman
Long Beach
Aqueduct
Philadelphia
Doylestown
Liberty Bell
Stanton
Obeah
Delaware Park
Oceanport
N. J
Monmouth Park
Hagley
Chicago
Arlington Park
Pretty Note
Salem
N. H
Road To Rock
Dartmouth
Rockingham Park
Lincoln
R. I
Lu O'Teel
Timon
Olneyville
Lincoln Downs
Miami
Lee
Commando
Tropical Park
Kip Keino
Keino
Meadowbank Stadium
Wednes
Winston-Salem Breaks Tie with Doubleheader Sweep
Winston-Salem swept a doubleheader from Lynchburg 1-0 and 3-1 to move into the Carolina League lead. The wins ended a three way tie with Raleigh-Durham and Burlington as Rocky Mount at Burlington and Kilnst on Ralegh-Durham rainouts altered the schedule.
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Associated Press
Winston-Salem
Lynchburg
Red Sox
Raleigh-Durham
Burlington
Rocky Mount
Kinston
Ralegh-Durham
Rebels Grab League Lead With Narrow 1 0 Wins
Montgomery Rebels seized first place in the Southern League after a doubleheader sweep over Mobile 1-0 and a Birmingham 1-0 win over Columbus. The Rebels moved two points ahead of the Astros as Birmingham narrowed the gap. Jacksonville beat Savannah 3-2 to snap a seven game skid. Marty Barski scored for Montgomery on a wild pitch. Tommy Smith of Birmingham tossed a two hitter with 13 strikeouts.
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Associated Press
Montgomery Rebels
Columbus Astros
Columbus
Birmingham
Montgomery
Mobile
Rebels
Astros
Jacksonville
Savannah
Asheville
Jim Foot
Jim MacDonnell
Marty Barski
Steve Cashmore
John Young
Tommy Smith
Buddy Harris
Tom Cook
Fishing Slow At Clark Hill
The U S Engineer weekly report highlights Clark Hill Reservoir catches including a 24 pound rock fish and a 6 pound striped bass at Savannah Lock and Dam. Water at 80.6 degrees at 20 feet prompts deeper daytime fishing. dawn and dusk see bass feeding in shallows. Two drownings reported last week, urging life jacket use.
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U. S
Clark Hill
Savannah
Georgia Fish and Game Commission
Brunswick
Laney
Aiken
Fishing Village
Little River
Aiken Golfer Enters Hole-In-One Sweepstakes
William Grayson of 121 Chesterfield Street North Aiken South Carolina made a hole in one at Highland Park and is entered in the Rusty Nail Hole-In-One Sweepstakes. He is eligible to win 1000 dollars and a Scotland trip with the winner to be announced early next year.
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New York
N.Y
William Grayson
Chesterfield St. N
Aiken
S.C
Scotland
Highland Park
Grayson
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UPI
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Wizard Metropolitan
Frost
Tate
Ile of Totte
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Ford
Mercury
Wearwell Motor Oil
F.E.T
Rez
Kalmia Plaza Shopping
Aiken, S.C
Duke Power Company
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