Graham and Mahaffey Force Open Playoff at Medinah
Graham and Mahaffey tied for first after 72 holes at the 75th U S Open in Medinah Illinois with a 287 total three over par. The playoff will decide the $40 000 prize and air Monday at 1 30 p m CDT on ABC TV.
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Graham
ABC. TV
Lee Trevino
Jack Nicklaus
Merion
Ardmore
Mahaffey
Mahafffey
Irwin
Winged Foot
Frank Beard
Ben Crenshaw
Bob Murphy
Nicklaus
England
Peter Oosterhuis
Palmer
Pat Fitzsimons
Tom Watson
Open title slips away as Graham Mahaffey in playoff
Lou Graham and John Mahaffey force a playoff for the U S Open after a frantic final round at Medinah. Graham and Mahaffey, both bound for the Amana VIP in Iowa City, battle for $40 000 first prize while others stumble. Rod Wellington faces drug arrest as Iowa football coach Bob Cummings comments on the case. VIP festivities feature Flip Wilson and Stars as Golf drama and personal stories unfold.
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Medinah
Ill
Lou Graham
John Mahaffey
Graham
Medinah Club
Mahaffey
Houston
George Foerstner
George
Iowa City
Mrs. Graham
Medinah Country Club
Lou
Patsy
Iona
Des Moines
Wakonda Club
Amana
Iowa
Finkbine
Rod Wellington
Rod
Kokomo Wellington
Koko
Ozzie Simmons
Hawkeye
Ozzie
Hawks
Bob Cummings
Bob
Stover Wins Hawkeye Downs Race Despite Radioator Fail
Stan Stover of Reinbeck won the 25 lap late model stock car feature at Hawkeye Downs finishing first with his 1972 Chevelle though the radiator failed on the final lap. Don White of Keokuk finished second with Fed Horn, Darrell Dake and Ed Sanger completing the top five. Attendance was 3 842.
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Stan Stover
Reinbeck
Hawkeye Downs
Stover
Stan
Don White
Keokuk
U.S
Auto Club
White
Fed Horn
Marion
Darrell Dake
Cedar Rapids
Ed Sanger
Waterloo
Sanger
Fred Horn
Phil Reece
Des Moines
Bill Zwanziger
Lem Blankenship
Bill Beckman
Martelie
Tim McDonough
C.R
Mike Fried Fairtax
Blanken
Downs
Waterloo Royals Set Pro Mark with Doubleheader Wins
Waterloo Royals swept Wausau 6-0 and 5-3 to set an all time professional baseball winning percentage record. The Royals captured the Northern division title and posted 49 wins against 13 losses for a .791 mark, breaking the 41 year old .786 record by Los Angeles of the Pacific Coast league in 1934.
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Waterloo
Waterloo Royals
Wausau
Royals
Los Angeles
Welty Way Wins Pikes Peak Softball Title
Welty Way of Cedar Rapids captured the 16 team Pikes Peak tournament title in Colorado Springs finishing with a 5 game win streak and a 35-5 season mark. Cliff Rice Steve Andrew and Al Rausch starred with Andrew homering to seal the final 7-6 over Valley Bank. Max Elliott was named tournament MVP with Andrew Rice and Elliott earning all tournament honors.
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Colorado Springs
Colo
Welty Way
Cedar Rapids
Pikes Peak
C.R
Mike Pallesen
Colorado Blues
Denver
Rich Stephens
Valley Bank
Salt Lake City
Utah
Greg Bosch
Stephens
Cliff Rice
Steve Andrew
Andrew
Valley
Shorstop
Max Elliott
Rice
al Rausch
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Graham Battles Mahaffey
Trevino
Hale Irwin
Johnny Miller
Pacific Coast
Long Tom Weiskopf
Arnold Pal
Mer
South Africa
Gary Player
Boris Karloff
Red Peppers
By Gus Schrader
Poor Lou
Rod Wellington Case
Beard
Louisville
Philadelphia
Paul Runyan
Mrs. Lou
Tion
Duke
Martello
Kenny Fenn
Washington
Cal Steverson
Mytty
Wall's CO
6Th Street
Clanry’s, Ltd
Clanry's, Ltd
Roosevelt Royale
By Hathaway
Dionne
Warwicke
Lauder
Lauder's
Dionne Warwicke
the Riviera Hotel
Las Vegas
Bill Osborne
Bill
Millhiser Smith Agency. Inc
2Nd Ave
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