Rogers Leads British Open As Nicklaus Surges To 66
Bill Rogers holds the British Open lead after a 66 that ties the Royal St George course record, while Jack Nicklaus fires a 66 to climb to within 11 of the pace set by Rogers and Watson contends. G.J. Brand breaks the record with a 65, including a hole in one on 16. Ben Crenshaw shares lodging with Rogers as the event narrows to the weekend.
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Sandwich
England
Bill Rogers
Tom Watson
Jack Nicklaus
Nicklaus
Royal St. George’s Golf Club
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Watson
G.J. Brand
Mark
Buck
Nick Job
Crenshaw
Job
Bernhard Langer
West Germany
Sam Torrance
Britain
Tony Jacklin
David Graham
Australia
Mark James
James
Jacklin
Graham
Arnold Palmer
U.S
Lee Trevino
Johnny Miller
Ray Floyd
Bruce Lietzke
Jerry Pate
Hubert Green
Hal Sutton
Ron Streck
Craig Stadler
Vicente Fernandez
Argentina
Gary Player
Steve
Columbus
Ohio
Texas
Bruce Leitzke
United States
Rodger Davis
Royal St. George's
Nick Price
South Africa
Simon Owen
New Zealand
Nick Faldo
David Thorp
Geoffrey Godwin
Ben Crenshaw
Sandy Lyle
Wst Grmny
Ken Brown
Graham Marsh
Florentino Molina
David Jagger
Terry Gale
Jaime Gonzalez
Brazil
G. J. Brand
Brian Barnes
E. W. Dunk
Trevor Powll
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Peter Townsend
Tobago
Manuel Pinero
Spain
Isao Aoki
Japan
Mar
John O'Leary
Raymond Floyd
United Stats
Masashi Ozaki
Brian Waites
Neil Coles
Des Sm
Noel Hunt
Mark O'Meara
North South All Stars Clash At Laidley Field
In Charleston West Virginia the North-South all star game features a wary clash as Norths defense faces the Souths big line. Kamensky eyes a defensive win with a wishbone twist while Miller bets on scoring and a wide open game at Laidley Field.
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Laidley Field
Charleston
W.va
Bob Kamensky
Kamensky
Martinsburg
Alan Huff
Oak Glen
Lee Brown
North Marion
Ernie Anderson
Brooke
Rob Lockhart
Parkersburg
Rich Rodriguez
Brown
Anderson
Lockhart
Hunt
Jeff Wooster
South
Claude Miller
Huntington High School
Miller
Mike Hanlin
St. Marys
Cam Zopp
Buckhannon- Upshur
Mike Copenhaver
Paul Szolis
Philip Barbour
Zopp
Hanlin
Rodriguez
Eddie Coleman
Keyser Kamensky
53 Candidates So Far For Mountaineer AD Post
Morgantown WV AP Fifty three persons have applied for the athletic director post at West Virginia University after Dick Martin resigned amid financial troubles. The five member search committee led by John W Fisher will study applications and pick who to interview. Names already listed include Fred Schaus, Frank Cignetti and Paul Miller. The process aims for speed and thoroughness without a set deadline.
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W.va
West Virginia University
Dick Martin
John W. Fisher
WVU
Fred Schaus
Purdue
Mountaineer
Frank Cignetti
Paul Miller
Schaus
West Virginia
University of Wyoming
Fisher
Harry Heflin
Tech Aims For Open Mind on New Eastern Conference
Virginia Tech athletic director Bill Dooley says he is open to joining a proposed conference being discussed by Eastern schools. Tech will not attend the Cape Cod meeting next week, but Dooley says the school remains interested. He joked he cannot afford to go to Cape Cod and noted a recent talk with Penn State coach Joe Paterno.
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Virginia Tech
Bill Dooley
Tech
Cape Cod
Dooley
Penn State AC
Joe Paterno
Philadelphia
Penn State
Temple
Syracuse
West Virginia
Boston College
Rutgers
Pitt
Navy
Army
Washington
Cassell Coliseum
Western Athletic Conference
Walther Leads Michigan Indy Car Qualifiers At 193.876
Salt Walther paced second day time trials for the Michigan International Speedway event posting a 193.876 mph lap in a Cosworth Phoenix. He starts 28th but believes the car and crew can rise into the top three if the race runs Sunday. Chip Mead was second fastest at 187.734 mph as 33 drivers qualified for the Sunday race. Cliff Hucul survived practice crashes to make the lineup with 180.995 mph. Penske announced a 10 lap promoter’s qualifying race Saturday to boost pace and interest.
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Brooklyn
Mich
Salt Walther
Michigan International Speedway
Phoenix
Walther
Tom Sneva
George Bignotti
Dan Cotter
Chip Mead
Cliff Hucul
Roger Penske
Michigan
Negotiations Stalemate Persists In Baseball Strike Efforts
Labor secretary Raymond Donovan pressed to end the 36 day old strike by urging round the clock talks and a news blackout with Marvin Miller and Ray Grebey. He warned the stalemate risks canceling remaining games and angering millions of fans while the parties weigh arbitration and government involvement.
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Raymond Donovan
Donovan
Marvin Miller
Striking Players Association
Ray Grebey
Miller
Department of Labor
Grebey
New York
Major League Players Association
Reagan
Earl Cox
Kenneth Moffett
Federal Mediation and Conciliation
Cleveland
Players Association
Player Relations Committee
Cox
Muhammad Faces Spinks In Vegas Title Bout
Eddie Mustafa Muhammad defends the WBA light heavyweight title today against Michael Spinks in Las Vegas. He hints at moving to heavyweight or retiring, cites plans outside boxing, and says a unification bout or fight with Larry Holmes could follow. Spinks is the top contender and the bout is ABC televised.
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Eddie Mustafa Muhammad
World Boxing Association
Michael Spinks
World Boxing Council
Matthew Saad Muhammad
WBA
Renaldo Snips
Atlantic City
N.J
Mustafa Muhammad
Muhammad
Marvin Johnson
Knoxville
Larry Holmes
Holmes
Easton
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