Littler Wins Colonial in Windy Final Round
Gene Littler birdied three of the last six holes to edge Bert Yancey by one stroke and win the Colonial National Invitation in Fort Worth Texas. Littler finished 283 after a 69 final round while Yancey shot 284 and Moody Boros Knudson and Marti trailed by one stroke.
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Fort Worth
Tex
Gene Littler
Littler
Bert Yancey
Julius Boros
Boros
George
Knudson
Homero Blancas
Dave Stockton
Yancey
Orville Moody
Fred Marti
Blancas
Gary Player
UPI
Californian golfer claws back lead with birdies in front nine
The 40 year old Californian began with a slow start at the first hole and parred the back nine. He birdied the 13th from six to seven feet, sank a 35 foot putt at the 15th, and birdied the 16th from eight feet to seize the lead before a challenging finish at the final hole.
Silvester Wins Discus at El Paso Invite in Wind
Jay Silvester reached El Paso after a weather delay and captured the discus title with a 211-10 throw despite a 40 mile per hour wind. He also finished second in the shot put behind Randy Matson and was named the meet outstanding athlete for his efforts.
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EL Paso
Tex
Jay Silvester
Provo
Utah
Silvester
Randy Matson
Brigham Young University
Cohn Wins Regular Singles and All Events at Bowling Tourney
Al Cohn a 43 year old Chicago furniture salesman won the regular singles and all events titles at the 68th American Bowling Congress tournament concluding after a 79 day run. He rolled 226 245 267 738 for the singles and 2063 in all events with team 639 and doubles 686.
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Detroit
al Cohn
Chicago
Cohn
Utah Stars Thank Fans With Full Page Ad
The American Basketball Association champion Utah Stars bought a full page color ad in the Salt Lake Tribune to thank fans in Salt Lake City. They claimed to be the greatest in the world after last week’s title clinching win over the Kentucky Colonels in seven games.
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Salt Lake City
American Basketball Association
Utah Stars
Salt Lake
Tribune
the Stars
Kentucky Colonels
Don McCauley Wins UNC Patterson Award
All-American fullback Don McCauley was named UNC’s Patterson Award winner for sports ability sportsmanship moral leadership and conduct. The Garden City New York native led last season in rushing yardage among college players and has signed to play for the Baltimore Colts. The annual senior award was established in 1924.
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Chapel Hill
University of North Carolina
Don McCauley
McCauley
Patterson
Eral
Garden City
N. Y
Baltimore Colts
Youngsters Defeat Veterans In 4 Ball Championship
In Columbia, two 17 year olds Gus Sylvan III and Chip Prezioso won the South Carolina Golf Association 4 Ball Championship by defeating defending champions Dick Horne and Howard Wills 2 and 1. Horne opened with birdies on the first two holes as the young pair rallied with late birdies to pull ahead.
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Columbia
South Carolina Golf Association
Gus Sylvan III
Chip Prezioso
Horne
Sylvan
Spartanburg Rises in Western Carolinas League Standings
Spartanburg won two Western Carolinas League games over the weekend to extend its lead. The Phillies beat Anderson 5-0 and Monroe 10-6, reaching 22 wins and 11 losses, while Greenville dropped to second after a 9-5 loss to Sumter following wins over Monroe.
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Associated Press
Spartanburg
Greenville
Phillies
Red Sox
Anderson
Monroe
Sumter
Shuvee Prevails In Top Flight And Cougar II Triumphs
In Hollywood California, Shuvee wins the Top Flight Handicap for fillies and mares at Aqueduct, earning $32,340 to push career earnings to $768,098. Cougar II, a Chilean bred, takes the Californian on dirt at Hollywood Park in 1:41 1 5, defeating Master Hand and Fleet Surprise as he adds $81,000 to his $306,470 haul.
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Charlie Whittingham
L.A. French Jr
P.L. C.T. Grissom
Fleet Surprise
Hollywood Park
Cougar II
Aque
Duct
Whitney Stone
Indy 500 time trials set record pace for 55th race
A field of 33 drivers completed qualifying for the Indianapolis 500 with an average speed of 171.665 mph, a 4.5 mph rise from last year. Pete Revson won the pole with 178.696 mph on four laps, while Mark Donohue and Denis Hulme joined him on the front row as McLarens led the speed rush.
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Indianapolis
al Unser
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Johnny Lightning
Jimmy Clark
Pete Revson
New York City
McLaren
England
Unser
Revson
Johnny Rutherford
Bruce McLaren
Mark Donahue
Roger Penske
Bobby Unser
Donohue
Dan Gurney
A.J. Foyt Jr
Hulme
Mario Andretti
Lloyd Ruby
Gasoline Alley
Joe Leonard
Parnelli Jones
Andretti
McNamara-Ford
Germany
STP
Andy Granatelli
Baseball Standings and Scores From Weekend Schedule
Standings and results show Cleveland defeating New York 2-1, Baltimore sweeping Boston 5-2, Detroit 3-1 over Washington, Milwaukee 12-0 over Kansas City, Oakland 5-1 over Minnesota, Chicago 13-0 over California, with Baltimore 12-1 Boston 3-2 and New York 6-1 Cleveland on Sunday. Monday and Tuesday games list matchups across the league including intercity and division games.
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Cleveland
New York
Baltimore
Boston
Detroit
Washington
Milwaukee
Kansas City
Oakland
Minnesota
Chicago
California
Montreal
Pittsburgh
Atlanta
Cincinnati
Philadelphia
Los Angeles
St. Louis
San Diego
San Francisco
Houston
Nolan
Wise
Kirby
Gibson
Niekro
Renko
Philadel
San Fran
Als
New York Mets
Atlanta Braves
Los Angeles Dodgers
Chicago Cubs
St. Louis Cardinals
San Diego Padres
San Francisco Giants
Houston Astros
Montreal Dials M For Marshall In MLB Rescue
Ernie McAnally faced a life or death moment as Mike Marshall entered to save McAnally's first major league win in a 4-2 Sunday victory over Pittsburgh. Marshall stranded a late rally, while other NL teams won and Expos rookie McAnally, in his fourth pro year, later endured a 1-0 loss in his first start after expansion-draft selection.
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Ernie McAnally
Montreal
Marshall
Mike Marshall
McAnally
Pittsburgh
Pirates
Boston
Baltimore
New York
Cleveland
Expos
Philadelphia
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Aiken, S.C
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Bill Haley
Mesa, Ariz
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Cancer Care Coverage
America
Lanny Turner
Georgia Ave
N. Augusta
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Shuvee
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Whittingham
Mary F. Jones
Ron Turcotte
Dansar Stable
Cathy Honey
Stephen A. Calder
Office Queen
Indy
Cox
Lee
Charlie Sands
Gene Mauch
Sands
Manny Sanguillen
Vic Davalillo
Cincinnati Reds
Philadelphia Phillies
Volkswagen
Aiken
Mike Grady
Volkswagen, Inc
Augusta Road
Alta
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