Post 26 Defeats Newberry in Ninth Inning Scare
Post 26 beat Newberry 6 1 in American Legion action at Citizens Field after leading 9 1 in the ninth. Jeff Roberts fanned 13 as Aiken overcame eighth inning errors and Jerome Bell and Chip Livingston paced the offense with key hits.
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Citizens Field
Newberry
Aiken
Jeff Roberts
Buster Smith
Roberts
Lexington
American Legion
Chip Livingston
Mackie Bedenbaugh
Kim Gunter
American Legion Post
John Livingston
Greg Barrs
John Harrison
Paul Martin
Jerome Bell
Russell Lee
Russell Paulk
John Boyle
Willie Bell
Phil Luton
Peter Sampson
al Lown
Charlie Smith
Chuck
Mike Boyle
Cam Perkins
GT Datsun, Inc
Aiken Women Reach Finals In Augusta Tennis Meet
In Augusta City Tennis Tournament action Aiken players posted strong showings. Wren Peterson defeated Mary Honeck in the Women’s singles final while Glenda Dunham and Jane Hawkins won the Women’s junior vet doubles title and Virginia Tillson with Jane Freedman captured the Women’s doubles crown.
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Virginia Tillison
Janie Freedman
Mary Honeck
Mary Ardiff
Marie Smith
Ann Kyser
Glenda Dunham
Jane Hwkins
Lois Ellison
Ann Gallaway
Wren Peterson
Jane Freedman
Virginia Tillson
Nina Inman
Jackie Bray
Rick Owings
Don Feezer
Murray Freedman
David Hall
Janie
Don Freedman
Jane Hawkins
Jane
Florida and Crenshaw win NCAA golf titles in Stillwater
Florida defeats Oklahoma State by 10 strokes to claim the NCAA golf championship and Greg Crenshaw becomes the first to win three consecutive national titles, despite a 76 on Saturday wind gusts up to 40 mph. Texas finishes third, New Mexico and San Jose State tie for fourth. Houston ends sixth.
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Stillwater
Okla
Stillwater County Club
Florida Gators
Texas
Ben Crenshaw
Florida
Oklahoma
Oklahoma State
Gators
Crenshaw
Cowboys
New Mexico
San Jose State
Houston
Georgia
Bill Kratzert
Gary Koch
Seventeen Year Old Borg Opens Wimbledon On Centre Court
London AP reports Bjorn Borg just after his seventeenth birthday is slated to play on Wimbledon Centre Court. Borg, seeded sixth after a strong French Championships showing, faces Premjit Lall as walkout woes shake the ATP. Stan Smith boycotts, clearing the slot for Ilie Nastase who lost to Smith in last year’s final.
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London
Bjorn Borg
Association of Tennis Professionals
Borg
Premjit Lall
India
Stan Smith
Sea Pines
D.C
Smith
Nikki Pilic
Bennett Wins South Carolina Match Play Title
Florence AP David Bennett 27 calls his triumph in the first SC Golf Association Match Play the biggest win of his career after defeating Marion Moore of Orangeburg 9 and 8 in the 36 hole final. Bennett led early with a front nine birdie burst, Moore rallied to win holes in the second 18 but Bennett sealed victory with a par on the 10th.
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Florence
David Bennett
Grant Bennett
Marion Moore
Orangeburg
Bennett
Moore
Bruce Crampton Wins American Golf Classic in Akron
Bruce Crampton captured the $32,000 first prize at the American Golf Classic in Akron. The Australian totaled 273 to win by three strokes, boosting his season earnings to $204,209 and moving him past $200,000 for the year while closing the gap toward the all-time $1 million career mark. The victory came with a 68 final round at Firestone Country Club.
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Akron, Ohio
Bruce Crampton
Crampton
Jack Nicklaus
Nicklaus
Arnold Palmer
Billy Casper
Lee Trevino
Joan
Jay
Firestone Country Club
Gay Brewer
Lanny Wadkins
Bob Murphy
Murphy
Wadkins
Brewer
Tom Weiskopf
Forrest Fezler
Weiskopf
Fezler
Metcalf stars as West tops East in All-America clash
West coach John McKay replaces Johnny Rodgers with Terry Metcalf after Rodgers opts out of the Coaches All-America Game. Metcalf, Long Beach State product, rushed 18 times for 135 yards and a touchdown, earning MVP honors as the West defeated the East 20-6 in the nationally televised game.
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Lubbock
Tex
Johnny Rodgers
West
John McKay
McKay
Southern California
Terry Metcalf
Metcalf
Long Beach State
Painting Classes Offered by Aiken Recreation Department
The Aiken Recreation Department announces China Painting classes at Virginia Acres Park with openings. Sessions run Tuesday and Thursday mornings 9 30 to 11 30 and Thursday evenings 7 to 9. For information and registration call 648 0151 or contact instructor Mrs Grace Sawyer at 649 6319.
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Aiken
Virginia Acres Park
Grace Sawyer
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