Trevino Leads Open Field as Houston Hosts First Round
Lee Trevino headlines a 150-player field at Champions Golf Club seeking a back-to-back U S Open title. favorites include Nicklaus Weiskopf Sikes Yancey Palmer and Boros with heavy rough and fairways shaping scoring chances as 3- to 4-inch Bermuda growth threatens later rounds.
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U S Golf Association overhauls Open exemptions in 1970 rule
The USGA adopts a new points system to award Open berths replacing money winnings. Top players in events over 100000 dollars earn points with 10 for a win and 1 for fifth, plus bonus points for PGA British Open and Masters results. Palmer would not have benefited this year under the new scheme.
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Trevino Picks Bill Casper For Open Favorite
Lee Trevino, the defending US Open champion, names Billy Casper as his pick to win this year’s Open at Champions Golf Club. Trevino calls Casper the greatest on the tour and notes Casper’s composure and accuracy with irons. He adds he isn’t hitting as well as last year and cites his own weakness with long irons and fairway woods.
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Mets Standings Report From National League Night Games
United Press International provides updated National League standings with Mets at the top of the table after latest results. Night games are excluded from this snapshot, focusing on day results and overall positioning among NL teams.
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County Proxy Pro Tourney Friday At GGC
The Proxy Pro Tourney will be Friday at the Grandview Golf Course. Tee times begin 8 a.m. with players from Anderson, New Castle, Noblesville, Alexandria, Elwood, and other area towns.
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New Castle
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Eads Pendleton and Culligan win in Commercial B softball
Eads Typewriter Repair split a pair in Commercial B League at Shadyside Park. Eads beat Edge 14 6 then lost 11 7 to Culligan Water Conditioner. Pendleton beat Guide 12 2 with Johnson hitting a grand slam in the fifth and Miller homering for Guide Lamp in the fourth.
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Connie Mack Tuesday Games Delco-Remy Pepsi-Cola
Penn State next fall will have the same two defensive captains as 1968. Mike Reid of Altoona and Steve Smear of Johnstown will lead the Nittany Lions on defense.
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Hot Time Expected In Early Rounds In U S Open Golf
UPI reports competitors in the U S Open will face hot conditions in the opening rounds with partly cloudy skies. Temperatures forecast in the low 90s and humidity in the low 40s are expected to keep the heat bearable.
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Alcindor Sued for 750000 Over OnCourt Blow
Los Angeles Bucks rookie Lew Alcindor faces a 750000 lawsuit from Dennis Gray of the Los Angeles Stars alleging a malicious jaw blow during a Saturday pickup game. Grey claims injury and diminished earning power, naming the NBA and Bucks as co defendants.
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Sportsmen Open Season With 3-2 Win At Muncie
The Anderson Sportsmen opened their Stan Musial League season Tuesday at Muncie with a 3-2 victory over the local team. Lacey Daley and Wood led the offense with two hits apiece and one RBI each. Norris and Byers limited the Muncie lineup to two runs as Anderson hosts New Castle Saturday at Memorial Field.
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USAC to Consider Stock Block Engine Size Rise
USAC rules committee will meet next month to discuss increasing stock block engine displacement from 320 to 366 cubic inches for championship races. Dan Gurney and others say 320 is uncompetitive with turbocharged power, and the change would align USAC with NASCAR for next year.
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Rangers Sign Ab DeMarco Jr To Pro Contract
Ab DeMarco Jr son of a former Ranger signed a professional contract with the New York Rangers on Tuesday in Montreal.
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Pitcock Team Rout Chesterfield With Big 19 Run Win
Babe Ruth Pitcock Construction belted Chesterfield Lumber 19 to 4 as Layne Scott hit a grand slam in the fifth and Neal Dugger doubled twice in the first inning. Courter and Dugger, Gray and Haney contributed for Pitcock. Bill Mathis of the New York Jets has 33 AFL touchdowns over nine seasons.
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Auto Fan Belt Breaks On Country Trip Repair Trick
A traveler reports a broken fan belt on a back country trip. Without an exact replacement nearby a country store offers coil springs made for screen doors as substitutes for the water pump and generator to reach town. Springs are linked with baling wire and stretched to fit with minimal tension.
Harold Bateman Jr. Named S I D at Air Force Academy
Harold C Bateman Jr. is appointed sports information director at the U S Air Force Academy in Colorado. He previously held the same role at Western Michigan University.
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Weekend double header set for Sun Valley Speedway
Late-model and Figure 8 racing return to Sun Valley this weekend for a two night program. Ray Wright of Elkhart seeks another 40-lap late model win on Friday with time trials at 7 p.m. and heats at 8:30 p.m. Saturday features four defending Figure 8 winners John Cook Marion Jay Glover and Bill Lemon Anderson and Jim Brewer Noblesville plus modified and other classes. Nine races are planned for Saturday night starting with trials at 6:50 p.m. and heats at 8:30 p.m.
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Baseball scores by league and city results
National League games show Los Angeles 2 Philadelphia 1 and New York 9 San Francisco 4. St Louis 5 Cincinnati 4 and Houston 7 Pittsburgh 4. Montreal 7 San Diego 4 and Chicago 3. Atlanta and others listed. American League games Minnesota 6 Boston 2 and Chicago 9 Cleveland 5. Detroit 5 Seattle 0. Baltimore 11 California 4 and Kansas City 7 New York 6. Oakland 6 Washington 4. American Association Indianapolis 15 Oklahoma City 4 and Omaha 17 Denver 4. Tulsa 7 Iowa 3.
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Baseball scores and slate of Thursday games
Scores feature wins for San Francisco over New York and St. Louis over Cincinnati while several night matchups appear on the schedule. Probable pitchers list Hunter Hannan Niebauer Wise Singer Briles Culver Stoneman Niekro and Kelley for Oakland Chicago Pittsburgh Philadelphia St Louis Montreal and others.
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Oklahoma City at Indianapolis N Iowa at Tulsa N
Oklahoma City faces Indianapolis in a Norman era N game while Iowa travels to Tulsa for a nonconference matchup. Omaha visits Denver as the schedule thread highlights regional clashes and travel notes.
Casper Climbs to Fourth in PGA Money Rankings
New York AP reports Billy Casper, winner of the Western Open, moved to fourth on the PGA money list with $78,259 earned in 19 tournaments. Casper rose from 12th after the latest figures released by the PGA’s Tournament Players Division, behind Littler Trevino and Player.
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