Littler Wins World Series of Golf In One Hole Playoff
Gene Littler edged Jack Nicklaus and Al Geiberger in a dramatic playoff at Firestone to claim the World Series of Golf and a $50,000 prize. Littler, after a late bogey, matched pars on the first playoff hole and sank a 22-foot birdie to win as Nicklaus and Geiberger failed to force a two-hole playoff.
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Nichols' Team Wins Pro-Am in Cincinnati
Bobby Nichols of Louisville and Jim Schloss of Cincinnati won the U S Pro Am Golf Tournament by one stroke at Losantiville CC. The pair shot 69 69 for 36 holes totaling 138 to finish 128 after a final round 62. Schloss, 20, became the first Cincinnatian on a winning team in seven years.
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Louisville
Jim Schloss
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Joe Taylor
Robert Johnson
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Menominee
Wis
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Gay Brewer
Dallas
Tex
Dale Morey
Hich Point
N.C
Morey
Walker Conner
Sam Snead
Ed Tutwiler
Indianapolis
Mike Souchak
Jack Lewis Jr
Browns Defeat Redskins 38-14 Without Jim Brown
Cleveland overcome a 14-7 halftime deficit to beat Washington 38-14 as Frank Ryan throws three TD passes and Ernie Green scores on a one yard run. Interceptions by the Browns secondary fuel the rally while Paul Warfield sprains an ankle but targets remain set on Green Bay.
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Washington Redskins
Blanton Collier
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Redskins
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Frank Ryan
Ernie Green
Skins
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Charley Taylor
Jurgensen
John Brewer
Leroy Kelly
Carpenter
Preston Carpenter
Graham
Ryan
Gary Collins
Walter Beach
Lou Groza
Ross Fichtner
Paul Warfield
Green Bay Packers
Cleveland
Erich Barnes
Green
Interceptions Give Colts 24-3 Victory
Green Bay linebacker Lee Roy Caffey starred with a 52 yard interception return for a touchdown and two more picks as the Packers defeated the Baltimore Colts 24-3 in the NFL opener. Unitas, hampered by knee trouble, threw three interceptions, while the Rams and others claimed early-season wins in Sunday openers.
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Hide ‘N’ Seek
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Caffey
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Unitas
Rutland Rolls Past Middleport 14 8 in Season Opener
Rutland defeated Middleport 14 8 Saturday night to open their 1966 football season. Joe Hawkins threw a 33 yard TD to Roger Davis and a PAT pass to Davis, plus a five yard scoring pass to Gary Denner. Middleport scored on a 15 yard completed pass from Asa Bradbury to Mark Tannehill with a PAT pass to Dennis Ault.
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Drenner
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Ault
Controversial Coan Shines With 101 Yards In Chiefs Win
Bert Coan, a polarizing figure in Kansas City football, rushed 101 yards on 11 carries and scored twice as the Chiefs defeated the Bills 42-20 in their season opener. Coach Hank Stram praised his resurgence, noting Coan’s long road back from past controversies and injuries.
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Unclear Sports Standings and Schedule Fragments
Fragmented National League and American League standings with teams like Cleveland St Louis Los Angeles Atlanta Minnesota San Francisco Chicago and New York. next weekend games include Atlanta at Philadelphia Baltimore at Minnesota Detroit at Pittsburgh Green Bay at Cleveland New York at Dallas St Louis at Philadelphia and other results listed without clear structure.
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Skyline Speedway season finale produced tight finishes
Wayne McGuire led 35 laps to win the Super Modified Feature and $500 prize with Jim Fizer and Del Schmidlin finishing second and third. Frank Burris dominated the stock feature for a second straight week, Ron Harshbarger second and Mike Headly third. Clingan won the Helmet Dash while McGuire finished third in the Australian Pursuit. The first and second Modified Heats were won by George Harbour and Rollie Rivers respectively.
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Skyline Speedway
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Burris
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Schmidlin
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Bob Morgan
George Harbour
Dave Humpe
Bob Morton
Rollie Rivers
Bill Cassella
York Bruins blank Marietta Reserves 14 0 in opener
York Bruins upset opener win 14 to 0 over Marietta Reserves at home with Ron Lauderback scoring from six and Roger Wright adding a four yard run. Jeff Kennison caught a two point conversion pass from Mike Sullivan as York outgained Marietta 240 to 80 and earned 12 first downs to three. The Plains visit next Friday.
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Kennison
Sullivan
Dodgers Sweep Astros To Take NL Lead
Sandy Koufax and three relievers shut out Houston in both games 4-0 and 1-0 as Los Angeles moved one game ahead of the Pirates and two in front of the Giants in the NL pennant chase. Koufax improved to 23-8 with a six hitter. Joe Moeller, Bob Miller and Phil Regan aided with four straight shutouts. The Dodgers posted 18 shutouts this season, led by Koufax 23-8 and Regan 13-15.
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Houston
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Joe Moeller
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Atlanta Braves
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Reds Drop To 7th St Louis
Cincinnati rested after a day off as Philadelphia routed the Reds 9-3. Maloney struggled in the fourth, and errors let the Phils pull away. May and Cardenas drove in Cincinnati’s lone runs while Pinson added a ninth inning RBI. Also notes on Toronto over Columbus to win series.
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Leo Cardenas
Pete Rose
Vada Pinson
Don Pavletich
Browns Get Loudest Cheer At Indians Game
Cleveland fans cheered the Browns in the eighth inning of a Cleveland Indians game with the Fan-A-Gram predicting a 38-14 NFL win over the Redskins. The Indians lost 8-2 and fell to sixth in the American League with a 73-73 record and 16 games left. Norm Siebern hit a two run homer for the Angels in a game where Paul Schaal doubled and errors helped produce offense.
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Gary Bell
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Paul Schaal
Leon Wagner
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Jack Kralick
George Culver
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John O'Donoghue
Major League Leaders Summary of Batting and Pitching Stats
A condensed list shows leaders in batting, runs, RBIs, hits, doubles, triples, home runs, stolen bases and pitching. Notable names include Oliva, F Robinson, Killebrew, Aaron, Clemente, Alou, Rose, Koufax, Bunning, Regan, Marichal, and Koufax leading strikeouts Josse.
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Minnesota
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Boston
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Knoop
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Washington
Alou
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Aaron
Rose
Cincinnati
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Callison
Philadelphia
McCarver
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Alley
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Houston
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Los Angeles
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San Francisco
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Bunning
Baseball Scores and Standings From Weekend Games
Saturday and Sunday results list wins for Minnesota Baltimore Detroit New York Boston Chicago Washington California and more. Standings show Baltimore Minnesota Kansas City and Chicago atop varying division tallies with multiple games noted and upcoming fixtures listed.
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