Marciano Mourned by Boxing World Burial in Florida
The boxing icon Rocky Marciano was mourned in Brockton after dying in a plane crash near Newton Iowa. Funeral masses are planned in Massachusetts and Florida with burial in Fort Lauderdale Queen of Heaven Cemetery. Survivors include widow Barbara a daughter Mary Ann 16 and infant Rocky Kevin 17 months.
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Marciano
Boxing World
Florida
Brockton
Mass
Rocky Marciano
Jersey Joe Walcott
Newton
Iowa
Holyoke
Lee Epperson
New York
Archie Moore
Walcott
Sonny Liston
Cassius Clay
St. Coleman’s Church
St. Pius Church
Fort Lauderdale
Fla
Queen of Heaven
Barbara
Mary Ann
Rocky Kevin
Barbara Marciano
Joe Walcott
Philadelphia
Ezzard Charles
Des Moines
Ashe Faces Pros in Open Quarterfinals at Forest Hills
Arthur Ashe and Rod Laver advanced to the U S Open men's quarterfinals as the era of contract pros nears for the tournament. Emerson Rosewall Newcombe and Roche Gonzales also reached the quarterfinals while Court dominates the women's side advancing toward the final rounds.
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Forest Hills
N.Y
Arthur Ashe
Rod Laver
Ashe
Laver
Roy Emerson
Ken Rosewall
Emerson
Australia
Queensland
Brisbane
John Newcombe
Marty Riessen
Evanston
Tony Roche
Pancho Gonzales
Manuel Santana
Spain
Dennis Ralston
Bakersfield
Calif
Rosewall
Ilie Nastase
Roy Barth
Santa Monica
Margaret Court
Karen Krantzcke
Billie Jean King
Long Beach
Lunn Wins Hartford Open In Four Hole Playoff
Bob Lunn defeated Dave Hill in a four hole playoff to win the Greater Hartford Open at Wethersfield Country Club. They tied at 268 after 72 holes, then Lunn made a 22-foot putt on the fourth playoff hole for the title and $20,000.
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Wethersfield
Hill
Dave
Lunn
Bobcats Begin Full Pads Practice After Conditioning
Ohio University football players moved into pads on Tuesday for full workouts after three days of conditioning and light learning. Coach Bill Hess will decide on the first scrimmage Wednesday based on today’s progress. Injured spring participants Todd Snyder Dave LeVeck Harvey Mitchell Cleve Bryant and Fred Lewis show movement in drills but their durability to contact remains under watch.
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Ohio University
Bill Hess
Todd Snyder
Dave LeVeck
Harvey Mitchell
Cleve Bryant
Fred Lewis
In The Majors Baseball Scores and Schedule Compendium
A dense summary of major league results standings and upcoming games. Includes scores for Pittsburgh St Louis Chicago Atlanta Houston Cincinnati Los Angeles New York and others, with listed pitchers and schedule notes. Multiple date references and city abbreviations indicate a periodical standings roundup.
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Chicago
New York
Pittsburgh
St. Louis
Philadelphia
Montreal
San Francisco
Cincinnati
Los Angeles
Atlanta
Houston
San Diego
St. Louie
Sin Biase
An Diego
Arrigo
Ion
Boston Pet GB
Baltimore
Detroit
Boston
Washington Si
Cleveland
Minnesota
Oakland
California
Kansas City
Wundey
Ohio
Newark
Seattle
Washington
Yarbrough Captures Southern 500 and Triple Crown
Lee Roy Yarbrough won his sixth major race of 1969 at Darlington beating David Pearson by a car length in the rain shortened Southern 500 to join the Daytona 500 and the Charlotte World 600 as stock car racing's first season triple crown winner. The win earned $21,850 and boosted his season total to a record $164,915 while Pearson collected $12,250. Al Unser then won the 100 mile feature at Du Quoin in a Ford.
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Darlington, S. C
Lee Roy Yarbrough
Nascar
David Pearson
Yarbrough
Ford
Cale Yarborough
Pearson
Darlington International Raceway
al Unser
du Quoin
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Will Grimsley
Associated Press
Dave Stockton
Bert Greene
Gay Brewer
Howie Johnson
Jack Nicklaus
Billy Casper
Bobcats
Totay
Lolich
Nelson
McNally
Peters
Trent
Hull
Messersmith
MacGlothlin
Hannan
Carlos
Twilight
Barber
Downing
Talbot
Lonborn
Bloys Britt
AP Auto
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