Devlin Wins Colonial National Invitation Golf Meet
Bruce Devlin of Australia captured the $110 000 Colonial National Invitation with an even par 280 for 72 holes in Fort Worth Texas. R H Sikes and Gene Littler contended but fell short, with Sikes finishing two behind after a late stretch and Littler bogeying the ninth.
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Bruce Devlin
Devlin
Oklahoma City
Australia
Colonial
R. H. Sikes
Sikes
Reds Rally Ends in Ninth as Cards Edge Reds
Cincinnati led 3-2 after Vada Pinson homer and a seventh inning run. In the ninth Billy McCool allowed singles to Shannon and Flood before Cepeda delivered a go ahead hit and a throw mishap scored two for St Louis in a 4-3 comeback at Crosley Field.
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Cincinnati Reds
St. Louis
Billy McCool
Orlando Cepeda
Reds
Cepeda
Johnny Edwards
Red
Vada Pinson
Gibson
Frank Secory
Red Schoendienst
Leo Cardenas
Art Shamsky
Jerry Buchek
Deron Johnson
Crosley Field
McCool
Julian Javier
Mike Shannon
Curt Flood
Torres Seeks Cassius Clay Challenge After Title Win
Jose Torres, 30, defeated Wayne Thornton at Shea Stadium in a title defense and teased a move to light heavyweights. He watched Clay stop Henry Cooper and said he would face the champion if Clay stays active, claiming he’d have less trouble than with Thornton.
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Cassius Clay
Jose Torres
Torres
Wayne Thornton
Shea Stadium
Clay
Britain
Henry Cooper
London
Cooper
Thornton
Fresno
Calif
Torre
Ricketts Named Coach At Columbus South High
Columbus South High School names Dick Ricketts as head basketball coach replacing John Colmery. Ricketts, who joined OSU as a faculty member, was previously OSU basketball captain a year earlier while Colmery led South to the Class AA state championship.
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Columbus South High School
John Colmery
Ohio State University
Ricketts
OSU
Colmery
Willet Murphy Head District Four All Stars
Big Ten colleges dominated the NCAA District Four All-Star baseball selections announced in Fort Wayne Indiana. Ohio State Minnesota and Michigan State each placed players on the first team with Willet and Murphy highlighting Ohio University Western Michigan Ball State and Kent State also represented. Ohio State hosts the District Four playoffs June 2 3 and 4 with two at large teams to be announced. Willet hit .472 this season and Murphy went 6-1 with 94 strikeouts and a 2.34 ERA.
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Ind
Marty Karow
Ohio State
Minnesota
Frank Brosseau
Bob Fenwick
Chuck Brinkman
Steve Arlin
Indiana
Jim DeNeff
Bob Speer
Michigan State
Charles Coselke
Western Michigan
Homer Jackson
Ball State
Bob Willet
Ohio University
Dave Gartha
Bob Baker
Tom Murphy
Ohio U
Bill Lane
Kent State
Bowling Green
Ted Rose
Willet
Murphy
Sports Results and Schedules From A Crowded Card
Sunday results listed include St Louis 4 Cincinnati 3 Philadelphia 6 Houston 1 Pittsburgh 4 Los Angeles 0 San Francisco 5 2 New York 0 Atlanta 6 3 Chicago 2 4 Upcoming games feature Pittsburgh at Los Angeles Atlanta at Cincinnati Philadelphia at Houston with note only games scheduled Tuesday Chicago at St Louis New York at Houston Philadelphia at Los Angeles Pittsburgh at San Francisco and more.
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Houston
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Boston
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AOL
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Weeeses
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York
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Inn Inks
Area Athletes Compete In Regional Track Meets
Several area athletes took part in regional track events but none advanced to the state meet. Class AA at Worthington saw Todd Snyder of Athens reach 21 feet 1 inch in the broad jump and 60 inches in the high jump while Jeff Dixon of Athens ran the two mile. Bruce Smith of Gallipolis was slated for the one mile but did not participate. In Class A action at Dayton area runners included Ron Orr of Eastern Meigs County who did not qualify. Street-by-street scores list participants from Athens Mes senger area towns and various schools with final marks across multiple events.
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Todd Snyder
Athens
Jeff Dixon
Bruce Smith
Gallipolis
Messenger
Ron Orr
Eastern
Meigs County
Dayton
District Golf Tournament Winners Crown Jackson Marietta Team
Jackson Marietta won the district golf title at Fair Greens Country Club with Chris Roderick of Gallipolis as individual medalist. They advance to the state meet in Columbus next weekend. Team scores: Gallipolis 325 led by Roderick 69, Jones 85, Folden 88, McCarty 83. Logan 329.
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Marietta
Chris Roderick
Gallipolis
Fairgreens Country Club
Columbus
Messenger
Chip Jones
Tom Folden
Tom McCarty
Logan
Rick Engle
Greg Poston
Chuck Keller
Minor League Standings and Weekend Results
Standings show teams with win percentages and games played. Rochester leads with strong results as Buffalo Syracuse and Toronto follow. weekend scores include Rochester 8 Toronto 4 and Buffalo 6 Syracuse 2 with Toledo 2 Richmond 1 and Columbus 8 Jacksonville 6. Ppd rain postponed Columbus Jacksonville matchup.
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Columbus
Jacksonville
Toledo
Rochester
Buffalo
Toronto
Syracuse
Richmond
Athens Wins SEOAL Championship In Nine Inning Thriller
Athens clinched the SEOAL title with a 4 to 3 nine inning victory over Middleport in the league championship game.
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Athens
Middleport
Bob Willet Receives Bobcat Of The Year Honors
Ohio University honors four spring sports teams at Baker Center with Rowland Congdon and Jim Morris leading awards. Bob Willet, baseball third baseman and senior captain, wins the Bobcat of the Year, MVP of the baseball team, and captains the 1967 squad announcement. Berke Reichenbach named 1967 captain. Bill Murphy claims the Adams Memorial trophy for outstanding baseball sophomore.
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Baker Center
Ohio University Athletic Department
Bob Willet
Ohio University Post
Post
Jim Morris
Willet
Doug Voelz
Ken Fowlkes
Rick Martin
Elmore Banton
Sam Bogan
Curtis Todt
Dan Denune
Woub Radio
Fred Swearingen
Messenger
Berke Reichenbach
Euclid
Bob Adams
Generals Win Title In MOVE Mid Ohio Valley Conference
McArthur Generals sweep doubleheader against Eastern 11-2 and 4-0 in five innings to clinch 1966 MOVE championship. Rick Calvin allows two hits in opener, Marvin Hale limits Eastern to one hit in second game. McArthur ends league play 7-1 with 11-2 overall. runs produced in first inning for the clincher.
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McArthur
McArthur Generals
Eastern
Rick Calvin
Calvin
Marvin Hale
Indians sweep White Sox in twin bill to stretch lead
Cleveland adds two wins over Chicago as Sonny Siebert and John O Donoghue post decisive victories. A 21 game gap opens on Detroit as the Indians head to Detroit for a four game set. Injury updates include Howser thumb and Martinez bruised. Azcue involved in a slide play.
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Cleveland Indians
Chicago
Detroit Tigers
Tribe
Chicago White Sox
Sonny Siebert
John O'Donoghue
Siebert
Sam McDowell
Sox
O'Donoghue
Gerry McNertney
Indians
Baltimore Orioles
Tiger Stadium
Rocky Colavito
Fred Whitfield
Dick Howser
Tony Martinez
Joe Azcue
Don Buford
Martinez
Birdie Tebbetts
White Sox
Eddie Stanky
Arcue
OSU Clinches Big Ten Titles in Rain-Soaked Season
Ohio State wins baseball title despite rainouts and a 6-0 league mark. Minnesota finishes runner up at 11-2-1 in league play while OSU claimed the title on percentage. In golf, Western shoots 286 to lead Buckeyes and Alex Antonio of OSU in second. defending champ Bill Newton of Michigan third. Michigan dominates tennis, capturing its 12th Big Ten title with 138 points, followed by Michigan State and Indiana.
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Alex Antonio
Bill Newton
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Mich
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Purdue
Ohio State Wins Big Ten Golf Title After Dominant Sweep
Ohio State captured the Big Ten golf championship at Iowa City on the South Finkbine course. The Buckeyes finished 1,480 strokes to beat Michigan by 22 and claim their first title since Jack Nicklaus era. Purdue ended seventh with 1,526 while Michigan trailed. John Seehausen led North?
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Ohio State
Michigan
Jack Nicklaus
Buckeyes
University of Iowa
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Purdue
John Seehausen
North
Michigan State Sweeps Big Ten Outdoor Title in Bloomington
Michigan State stormed to 5244 points to win the Big Ten outdoor track and field championship at Bloomington. The Spartans set four meet records, two by Spar tans, and topped Iowa by 43 points with Minnesota third and Michigan fourth.
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Spartans
Iowa
Minnesota
Michigan
Wisconsin
Northwestern
Illinois
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Ene
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Sam Clatworthy
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Charles Townsend
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Pat Story
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Don Swisher
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Bob McCutcheon
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Tom Cranston
John Eastman
John Andrews
Eastman
Pete Witt
Dave Troutman
Ray Randall
Bill Rohr
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Mike L’heureux
Ted Martin
Frank Myers
Doug White
Rhor
Nancy Greer
Florida
Rohr
Vinnie Jukes
Jukes
University of Dayton
Generals
Knight
Spencer
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Hale
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George Haney
Dan Simons
W. Washington Street
Kent Craver
Athens, Ohio
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