Americans Face Russians In Berkeley Decathlon Start
In Berkeley California the United States opens a two day track meet against Russia and a world all stars squad. The program includes 11 men's decathlon finals and seven women’s events on day one with more events on day two. Americans hold a 7-2 lead over the Soviet men and an 8-1 edge over Soviet women in head to head results.
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Berkeley
Calif
Kiev
John Craft
Dave Smith
Saneyev
George Frenn
America
AAU
al Hall
al Schoterman
Anatoliy Bondarchuk
John Smith
Marty Liquori
United States
Jim Crawford
John Baker
Wes Williams
Jim Seymour
Goolagong Faces Court In Wimbledon Women's Final
At Wimbledon 19 year old Evonne Goolagong challenges veteran Margaret Court in the first All Australian women's final in 85 years. Goolagong upset Billie Jean King to reach the final while Court adds a fifth bid at the crown. Court and Goolagong also team up in doubles, facing King and Casals.
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Wimbledon
Evonne Goolagong Shy Champion Becomes Aboriginal Icon
Sydney reports on Evonne Goolagong, a 19 year old tennis prodigy who won the French Open singles and reaches Wimbledon final against Margaret Court. The piece notes her status as a pioneering aboriginal figure, her upbringing in Barelian, training under Vic Edwards, and rising recognition alongside other notable aborigines in arts sport and public life.
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Althea
Sydney
Australia
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Evonne Gollagong
Margaret Court
Southeast Asia
Sydney Cove
Great Outback
Barelian
Evonne
Vic Edwards
Edwards
Shirley Temple
Albert Namatjira
Lional Rose
Rose
Charles Perkins
Neville Bonner
CYO Beat Kiwanis 17 6 In High Scoring Hoosick Falls Game
Hoosick Falls New York CYO baseball team CYO defeated Kiwanis 17 to 6 in a high scoring Inter State league contest. Barry LeBarron led with a double and a triple to drive in two runs while Jim Maguire added a double and a strong .600 batting average through two games. Russ Pembroke contributed two hits as CYO pushed four runs in the second third and sixth innings amid twelve walks five wild pitches and one hit batsman.
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Hoosick Falls
N.Y. Bennington
CYO
Kiwanis
Barry LeBarron
RBI
LeBarron
Jim Maguire
Russ Pembroke
H.falls
Pembrokes
Mike Maguire
Steve L’hereux
L’hereux
Pirates defeat Mets 3 0 as Dock Ellis nears All Star bid
Dock Ellis won his 13th game of the season as the Pirates beat the Mets 3-0 in a rain delayed game. Ellis worked five innings with five strikeouts, two hits allowed, and Gene Clines Manny Sanguillen and Willie Stargell contributing key RBI. Pittsburgh moved three games ahead of New York in the NL East while other NL games saw San Francisco, Los Angeles, Cincinnati and Atlanta win.
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Ellis
Pittsburgh Pirates
New York Mets
Jim Nelson
Nelson Briles
Dave Giusti
Pirates
Gene Clines
Pittsburgh
Manny Sanguillen
Clines
Roberto Clemente
Willie Stargell
New York
San Francisco
St. Louis
Los Angeles
San Diego
Cincinnati
Philadelphia
Atlanta
Montreal
Knudson leads Canadian Open with unique potato masher putter
Four players share the opening round lead at 67 while George Knudson uses a plastic pie-shaped putter dubbed a potato masher to post a 68 tied with Rod Curl. Phil Rodgers Rod Funseth Lou Graham and Rolf Deming pace the field on the Richelieu Valley course as Arnold Palmer and Lee Trevino trail.
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Montreal
UPI
George Knudson
Knudson
Chunky
Phil Rodgers
Rod Curl
Don Bies
Ralph Johnston
Hal Underwood
Lionel Hebert
DeWitt Weaver
Herb
Arnold Palmer
Lee Trevino
Gary Player
Funseth
Rodgers
Graham
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Ussr
Rod Milburn
Little Southern University
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Milburn
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Kansas
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Meriwether
Green
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Bobby Turner
Warren Edmonson
Tommie Turner
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Darwin Bond
Fred Newhouse
Frank Shorter
Gerry Lindgren
Yuriy Isakov
Jan Johnson
Dave Roberts
Johnson
Chris Papanicalaou
San Jose State
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Tom Dooley
Goetz Klopfer
Viktor Saneyev
Chris Ogden
England
Rock Hard
Wily
Billie Jean King
Long Beach
Mrs. Court
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Judy
Rod Laver
Roy Emerson
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Gum Springs
Dennis Ralston
Bakersfield Calif
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Stan Smith
Pasadena Calif
Robert Trumbull
New York Times
Devil’s Bowl Speedway
West Haven
Geen Mountain
James ‘‘Dash
Gibney
Green Mountain Park
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Adams Clothes Shop
Wash & Wear
N.Y. Mets
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Concord
N.H
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Henley
Hooper and
Ben Kern
Toronto
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New York, WY
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