Ashe Laver Win Openers At Wimbledon In Rainy Start
Arthur Ashe of Richmond Virginia defeated Marty Riessen in four sets to open the 83rd Wimbledon Championships as Rod Laver dominated Nicola Pietrangeli. Fourteen American players advanced or uncompleted matches left many noontime crowds in darkness and chill winds.
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England
UPI
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Richmond
Marty Riessen
Evanston
Ashe
Leeds
Tom Okker
Netherlands
Andres Gimeno
Spain
Stanley Smith
Pasadena
Calif
Rod Laver
Australia
Nicola Pietrangeli
Italy
Laver
Pietrangeli
Laverso
United States
Riessen
Tony Roche
Jean Claude Barclay
France
Ken Rosewall
Wieslaw Gasiorek
Poland
Jan Leschly
Denmark
Ken Fletcher
Mike Gibson
Gibson
Funeral Services For Little Mo Tuesday
Funeral services were held for Maureen Connolly Brinker known as Little Mo who died of cancer at 34 in Dallas. The tennis great won three US Nationals titles and three consecutive Wimbledon crowns before retiring in 1955 after a horseback riding accident.
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Dallas
UPI
Maureen Connolly Brinker
Maureen
Robert N. Watkin Jr
Norman Brinker
Brinker
U.S
Koosman Emerges as Mets Koufax Contender
Mets rookie Koosman recalls Koufax comparisons during spring and his rise after a May 2 shoulder return. He pitched through 60 innings since returning, notching a club record 23 straight scoreless frames with four earned runs.
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NEW York
Jerry Koosman
New York Mets
Sandy Koufax
Koosman
Taylor's Mohler earns NAIA All-America honor
Randy Mohler of Taylor University was named to the NAIA All-American team. The Taylor infielder batted .389 with 14 homers and 61 RBIs in a 40 game season to lead his squad.
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Kansas City
Randy Mohler
Taylor
Ind
Dropping Knot Tricks Improve Fly Fishing Lure Alignment
The passage describes a blood knot extension for droppers used with flies or bait. It explains tying the hook or fly with a hook or fly on the tip A and using a spin fishing bubble on the tip. The dropper stays straight from the line to reduce lure twist and reduce visibility to fish.
Sun Valley Hosts Two Double Bills This Weekend
Sun Valley Speedway presents sprint cars and late models Friday with two 30 lap features and time trials at 7 p.m. Heats begin at 8:30. Saturday offers Figure 8s, convertibles and modified hardtops in a nine race card with 6:50 time trials and 8:30 heats. Notable entrants include Jim Blount in a winged six cylinder and a field of wings expected back.
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Sun Valley Speedway
Anderson
Jim Blount
LaPaz
John Keller
Elwood
Pete Hutchinson
Warren Howard
Fort Wayne
Mexico Davis Cup Team Confident Of Victory In Brazil Match
Mexico's Davis Cup captain Yves Lemaitre says he expects his team to beat Brazil in Sao Paulo July 19 20 and 21 aided by college championship results. Joaquin Loyo Mayo and Marcello Lara starred at Princeton lifting singles and doubles titles while Osuna's death looms over plans and lineup choices.
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Mexico City
UPI
Princeton
Brazil
United States
Sao Paulo
Yves Lemaitre
Rafael Osuna
Monterrey
Osuna
Australia
Joaquin Loyo Mayo
Marcello Lara
Lara
Luis Garcia
Love Mayo
University of Southern California
Lemaitre
Mexico
Loyo Mayo
Vicente Zarazua
Garcia
Braulio Baeza Triumphs in Belmont Wins
Braulio Baeza captures the Belmont Stakes aboard Arts and Letters marking his third win in the mile and a half classic after earlier victories with Sherlock in 1961 and Chateaugay in 1963.
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Braulio Baeza
Arts and Letters
Sherlock
Chateaugay
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Peru
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