Rankin wins Raleigh LPGA Classic in steady final round
Judy Rankin posted a one over par 217 to win the Raleigh Golf Classic at Raleigh Country Club. She shot an even 72 after starting tied with Jo Ann Prentice who finished tied for fifth. Chako Higuchi carded 70 to take second at 219 earning $3,400 while Gale Denenberg and Kathy Whitworth tied for third at 221 and 223 respectively.
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Danville Nine Stranded by Flat and Rainout in Clinton
The Danville Illinois baseball team traveling to Clinton for a 200 mile Midwest League game suffered a flat tire, a blown spare, and a two-hour delay before umpires halted play due to rain, leaving the squad unable to bat.
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Feuerbach Breaks World Shot Put Record at San Jose
Al Feuerbach, 25, US Olympian, set a world record of 71 feet 7 inches at the San Jose Invitational. He opened with 70-10, then fired the winning 71-7 on his second of six attempts amid a 3,000-strong crowd, surpassing Randy Matson’s 1967 mark.
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Rosemary Casals Wins Family Circle Tennis Championship
Rosemary Casals defeated Nancy Gunter 3-6 6-1 7-5 at Sea Pines Racquet Club to win the Family Circle Professional Women's Tennis Tournament the largest purse in a women's match. The $100000 prize money was split with $30000 to the winner, $12200 for second place. Casals called the win one of her career’s most satisfying and credited drop shots and smashes for the victory with key overheads in the second set.
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DiGregorio Leads U S Past Russia in Tough Win
Ernie DiGregorio of Providence sparked the United States to an 83-75 victory over Russia on Saturday night in Indianapolis. He scored 20 points and handed out eight assists as the U S team, in its third win in four games on the American tour, fought through rough play under international rules.
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Crampton Seals One Stroke Houston Open Victory
Bruce Crampton clinched a one stroke win at the Houston Open, his third pro victory of the year. He led by three to five strokes for most of the final round, with the drama sparking at the end. He echoed earlier comments that the best is yet to come for him.
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Aikenites Hit Net In City Tennis Tourney
More than 100 entries in the Aiken Closed Tennis Championships as draws were drawn by City Councilman Robert S. Perry Jr. The event runs all week with eight categories and finals planned for the weekend. Matches fill venues at Virginia Acres Aiken Prep School Eustis Park and the Fermata Club with observers welcome and schedules posted at Virginia Acres.
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Marge Ewing
Peggy Schulhoffer
Barbara Beyers
Henry Moore
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Nancy Urlston
Rachel Smith
Ruby DeVore
Connie Bailey
Doris Osborn
Betty Thompson
Evie Vought
Betty McKellar
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Virginia Teague
Jane Hawkins
Charles Oxner
Steve Morgan
Walter Guy
al McKay
Eric Berry
Brian Marx
Scott Reyner
Emil Studinka
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Randy Shelly
Dick Ewing
Pete Bostwick
David Williamson
Niles Borop
Shay Renger
Paul Williams
John Gray
Gary Bray
Wesley Constable
Wade Smith
Edwin Platt
Pax Gillingham
Delano Knight
Ted Giard
Allan Redd
Richard Stewart
Hank Honeck
Rob Harrington
Rick Veasy
Pearson wins Winston 500 as 19-car crash rocks Talladega
David Pearson won the Winston 500 at Talladega after a 19-car pile up that became NASCAR's worst crash. Ramo Stott survived, finished second after his Mercury cracked, while 18 other cars crashed chasing the oil-triggered melee. Stott led USAC standings after Talladega, and Pearson earned 26,095 this race plus 61,735 season total.
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Baseball Standings and Schedule From Weekend MLB
National League standings show Pittsburgh atop with 11 9 record, Chicago 14 12, New York 12 13, Montreal 11 12, Philadelphia 10 13, St. Louis 5 19. Western leaders San Francisco 22 9, Houston 19 10, Cincinnati 16 10, Los Angeles 15 13, Atlanta 9 16, San Diego 10 18. Weekend results include Montreal 8 Cincinnati 6 and Houston 14 New York 8, plus San Francisco 11 Chicago 9 in 12 innings.
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Secretariat Heads Toward a Triple Crown Bid
Secretariat moves toward the 3 crown bid after a dominant Kentucky Derby victory over Sham in 1 59 2 5. Jockey Ron Turcotte said the horse ran well despite past knee rumors. Pimlico contenders include Sham Knightly Dawn and Beautiful Music with others named for the Preakness field.
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Hawks fall to Montreal in fourth Stanley Cup game
Chicago fans watched the Black Hawks lose 4-0 to Montreal as Ken Dryden posted a shutout. Yvan Cournoyer scored his 13th playoff goal, and Chuck Lesley added another in a defensive contest that gave the Canadiens a 3-1 series lead.
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Derby Record Fame for Secretariat at Churchill Downs
Secretariat, $5.20, set a Kentucky Derby record as he moved past Sham in the final sixteenth of a mile to win the 99th running of the Derby at Churchill Downs. Also racing notes from Suffolk Downs and Aqueduct report Twist, $4.60, winning the My Fair Lady handicap, and Jockey Jacinto Vaquez guiding Summer Guest to victory in the Grey Lag Handicap.
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