Legend of Texas trap shooter Gravestock fuels fame at tourney
Larry Gravestock, president of the Texas Trap Shooter's Association and famed marksman, heads to Amarillo for the 39th Texas Trapshooting Tournament with a string of titles and a brace of adventures. He plans a December safari to Uganda with partner Jim Peeples to hunt lion and leopard while pursuing world championship glory.
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Claude Johnson
Harris wins Walker Cup star leads in British Amateur first round
Labron Harris the 21 year old U S amateur champion won a one hole decision over Paul Coste at St Andrews as American challengers dominated opening round play in the British Amateur Championship. Richard Davies impressed with a 6 5 win while other Walker Cup teammates posted victories and advances.
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New York
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Monterey
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Fort Lauderdale
John Vivian
Phoenix, Ariz
Boyd O'Donnell
William Castleman Jr
White Sulphur Springs
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Houston Scores Win on Farrell's 1-Hitter
Houston Colts beat the Dodgers 2-1 as Dick Farrell allows one hit through eight innings with Rusty Staub homering for Houston. Don Drysdale takes the loss despite a late rally by Los Angeles. Tracewski delivers the Dodgers' first hit.
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Fisher Shuts Out Los Angeles 4-0 on White Sox Win
Eddie Fisher blanked the Angels over four hits to lift Chicago to a 4-0 victory. Chicago’s Joe Cunningham left with a fractured collarbone after tripping at first, sideline for at least two months. Fisher improved to 4-1 lifetime against Los Angeles, while the White Sox closed within five percentage points of the AL lead.
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Dietz Delivers Seventh Inning Blast For Sun Kings
Amarillo Gold Sox trailed 4-3 before Dick Dietz hit a seventh inning homer his 15th of the year. The Sun Kings pulled ahead 6-3 at Dudley Field to beat Amarillo 6-5 in El Paso as Edgar Feldman earned the early win before Dietz and the Sun Kings sealed the series opener. The crowd exceeded 1,600 for Vacation Night.
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Joe Macko
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Navy honors two top athletes Staubach and MacLaughlin
Roger Staubach quarterback and multi sport star from Cincinnati is the first sophomore to win the Thompson Trophy for athletic promotion. Don MacLaughlin of Baltimore, senior lacrosse and soccer standout, earns the Naval Academy Athletic Association Sword for four years of athletic excellence.
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Finsterwald Wins Speedway Festival With 268 Shot
Don Finsterwald closed with a 68 to finish 16 under par at 268 and win $10,000 in Indianapolis. Rex Baxter faltered on the back nine to finish 275, leaving him in a four way tie for seventh. A four way tie for second at 270 included Bobby Nichols and others.
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Kel Nagle
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al Geiberger
Don Fairfield
Ken Still
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