Petty Wins Firecracker 400 at Daytona Beach
Richard Petty passed Buddy Baker on lap 148 and held on to win the Firecracker 400 Stock Car Classic at Daytona Beach. Baker led 119 laps but finished 2.35 seconds back as Petty claimed his first Firecracker victory amid engine failures for David Pearson and strong runs by Allison, Marcis, Waltrip and others.
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Wall Leads Milwaukee Open With Third Straight 66
Art Wall Jr, 51, fired his third consecutive five under par 66 to lead by three at the Greater Milwaukee Open. After three rounds he stands 20 under par on the 7010 yard Tuckaway Country Club course as Gibby Gilbert and a pack at 205 chase.
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Wal
Sennecker Wins Liberty Bell 100 at Winchester
Bob Sennecker, the pre race favorite, won the shortened Carling Liberty Bell 100 feature for ASA Late Model Rock Division at Winchester driving Howe Racing Enterprises 75 Camaro. Don Higgins crashed hard on lap 51 but survived with bruised ankle while Sennecker led from lap 23 and finished ahead of Higgins, Wesner, Sorg, and Terry Sennecker.
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Michigan
Dave Sorg
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Terry Sennecker
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Ray Fullen
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Major League Standings And Results Roundup THURSDAY
Major and American League standings and scattered game results from Thursday show teams like New York Chicago Pittsburgh and Philadelphia posting various scores. The roundup lists multiple cities including San Diego Cincinnati San Francisco and Montreal with partial daily outcomes and pipeline results.
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Billie Jean King Wins Wimbledon Crown Again
Billie Jean King routed Eyonne Goolagong Cawley 6 0 6 4 in a one sided final to equal a Wimbledon record with her 14th title. The 31 year old said she will skip singles at Forest Hills and focus on doubles and World Team Tennis while fans packed streets hoping for more moments in her farewell year.
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Australia
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Forest Hills
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Willie Again and Farwayn Win at Anderson Free Fair Final
Report of the Anderson Free Fair closing day features Willie Again driven by Reed Remley and Farwayn owned by Vaughn Shaw winning in non winners of 5,000 pace. Ding Bat with Larry Ingels wins free for all pace and Wareld Barnes earns the Ke oho VanMpire Memorial Award with 69 points for top driver.
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Anderson Teams Win In Varsity BA Tourney
Anderson Nationals overpower District 12 in Crawford Yield play winning 21 to 1 behind Jim Hazen nine innings with 12 strikeouts. Nason Rick George and Phil Archey spark the offense as Anderson American also wins 4 3 to set up a title contest with potential Sunday tiebreaker.
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Nationals advance in Babe Ruth district tourney
The Anderson Nationals moved in the losers bracket with a no hitter by Joe Friecend in a 4-1 win over the Americans after erasing the Internationals 10-8. Marion East and West meet in the winner’s bracket with a 1 pm game as the Nats face the loser at 4:20 and a potential Sunday tiebreaker looms.
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Clinton Wins Over Hackett in Brazil Holiday Tourney
Clinton toppled Anderson Hackett 3-2 as Stacey Spencer slugged a two run homer in the first inning. Mark Clark Chuck Decker and Randy Bathing added runs with singles in the second. LeMond Branton and Tweed produced key moments as Hockett fell short and were eliminated.
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Soviets Lead Track Meet in Kiev Showdown
In Kiev on opening day of a two day track meet the Soviet men led by Valery Borzov won six of nine events to post 55 39 advantage over the US and Bulgarian challengers while Soviet women swept seven events and held a 49 24 edge over the Americans The meet which had been canceled and rescheduled after a TV rights dispute was hastily organized with late arrivals such as Bi Shull of Lafayette California.
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Local Skaters Place In State
Shawna Sumner eight finished second in Tiny Tot girls at the State Roller Skating Championships in Indianapolis and qualifies for Akron regional. Brian Denny won boys Tiny Tot in figure and freestyle and also advances. Both skaters train at Melody Skate Land and Idyl Wyle Skate Rink in Marion.
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Steve Summer
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Jordan Signs With Pacers
Indiana Pacers announce the signing of Charles Jordan a 6-foots 8 forward from Canisius College and their second round ABA draft pick. A former Shortridge High School star and 1972 Indiana all star, he averaged near 16 points and 11 rebounds at Canisius despite disciplinary ineligibility. Jordan joins Mike Figny as the team’s latest signees from Kentucky and local connections.
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ECC Ladies Tournament Results At Edgewood Club Golf
The Edgewood Country Club ladies finish a 48-hole event with Rita Forrest tied for first with Donna Rector, and Betty Connell tied with Katie O Heron and Virginia Spannoth tied with Cindy Blowers. Gin Thompson and Diane Harris share fourth. In the Shuttle Pro Am team event, the first team is Virginia Spanath Ginny Vaught Mary Jo Collins and Grace Corbin, with a second team of Ramona Gibson Cindy Blowers Penny Wadley Lou Ann Krall and a tied group including Margaret Mavis Bert Slone Jan Miler and Pat Moore. Next week features match play with handicap.
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Betty Connell
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Bert Slone
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Sun Valley Hosts Big Double Header Tonight
A $3 500 prize fund stands at stake as Sun Valley Speedway presents a double header with 70 plus cars. The card includes two heats a trophy dash and a 25 lap Super Sixes feature plus three heats two 15 lap features of Figure cars. Gates open at 6 pm and preliminaries start at 8 pm with an expected turnout near 10 000 capacity.
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