Graebner and Ashe Win to Face Next US Opponent
Graebner and Ashe gave the United States a 50 sweep over Mexico in the Davis Cup semifinal in Berkeley. They await whether Chile or Ecuador advances to meet them in the final rounds in Charlotte June 7-9 after Ecuador led Chile 2-1 in Guayaquil with Guzman and Olvera winning the doubles.
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Associated Press
Clark Graebner
Art Ashe
United States
Mexico
Chile
Ecuador
Francisco Guzman
Miguel Olvera
Patricio Rodriguez
Patricio Cornejo
Jaime Pinto
Guzman
Cornejo
Olivera
Guayaquil
Olvera
Australia
Graebner
New York
Rafael Osuna
Ashe
Richmond
Joaquin Loyo-Mayo
Berkeley
Calif
U.S
Charlotte
N.C
Hill Wins Monaco Grand Prix in Record Time
Briton Graham Hill driving a Lotus won the Monaco Grand Prix with a new course mark. Richard Atwood finished second in a BRM, followed by Lucien Bianchi Cooper driver Cooper third, Ludovico Scarfiotti fourth in a Cooper, and Denis Hulme fifth in a McLaren. Eleven of the original 16 starters retired, including John Surtees and Jack Brabham.
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Monte Carlo
Graham Hill
Lotus
Monaco
Richard Atwood
B.R.M
Lucien Bianchi
Belgium
Cooper
Ludovico Scarfiotti
Denis Hulme
New Zealand
McLaren
John Surtees
Jack Brabham
Comets and Internationals Tie 3 3 in Hockey Like Clash
Cedar Rapids Comets and Quad Cities Internationales battled to a 3 3 draw on Robbins Lake pitch after a late equalizer. Raul Echeverry misfortune helped Quad Cities as Geshner's shot deflected in. Tama Toledo Kickers beat CR junior team 1 0 in prelim.
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Cedar Rapids Comets
Quad Cities
Alliance
Robbins Lake
Raul Echeverry
The
Internationale
Comets
Geshner
Francis Broh
Internationals
Jose Ortega
Bill Hovenden
Tama-Toledo Kickers
C.R
Big Business Expands With New Sports Gear Advances
Princeton report notes sport equipment growth driven by tech. Hollow metal golf club woods and aluminum tennis rackets appear, along with new baseball bats and gloves. A solid molded golf ball, Tehball, claims durability and 180 hole playability.
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Princeton, N. J
UPI
Eagle Putt Wins It as Lunn Leads by Two
Bob Lunn held a two stroke edge after Angie Lunn spotted him an eagle putt on the 16th hole. Luoma surged to victory with a final 268 after a 65 67 268 total to win $20,000 first prize. Monty Kaser came second at 269 earning $12,000 as golf giants drew 80,000 fans over four days.
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Bob Lunn
Sacramento
Calif
Angie
Lisa
Lunn
Memphis, Tenn
Angie Lunn
Bob
Rain Postpones Memorial Day Tennis Tourney
Rain washed out most of the Memorial Day tennis tournament at Veterans Memorial Tennis Center in 1968. Play resumes Thursday through next weekend with events in women's and men's divisions and doubles. Entries accepted through Tuesday night via Gene Whiteman or Darrel Bogner, Cedar Rapids Tennis Assn sponsors.
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Gene Whiteman
Whiteman
Taft Junior High
Darrel Bogner
Prairie High
Bogner
The
Cedar Rapids Tennis Assn
Sonics Sign Utah Center Jeff Ockel To Two Year Deal
The Seattle SuperSonics announce the signing of University of Utah center Jeff Ockel, the team’s No. 3 draft choice, to a two year contract. He joins No. 1 and No. 2 picks already on the roster.
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Seattle
Seattle SuperSonics
University of Utah
Jeff Ockel
Banks and Drysdale Reach Milestones in Big League Wins
Don Drysdale tied the NL record with four straight shutouts and hit a single as the Dodgers beat the Astros 5-0. Ernie Banks joined the 450-homer club with a 4-2 Cubs win over the Giants, adding two homers. Phillies rout Cardinals 9-3, Braves top Mets 2-1, Pirates and Reds tie 8-8 in a rain-affected day of NL games.
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Drysdale
Houston Astros
Banks
San Francisco Giants
Dodgers
Philadelphia Phillies
St. Louis Cardinals
Atlanta Braves
New York Mets
Pittsburgh Pirates
Cincinnati Reds
Richie Allen
Phillies
Cardinals
Rainy Showdown Ends Early In Braves Mets Game
Frisetta of the Mets performed a rain dance in Atlanta on Sunday but rain washed out the Braves Mets game after six innings. The Braves won 2 to 1 as the contest was halted by showers.
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Phil Niekro
Braves
Atlanta
Hank Aaron
Pirates
Gene Alley
Vada Pinson
Fred Whitfield
Reds
Dan. Frisetta
New York Mets
Mets
Fahy Wins West Liberty Spring Golf Tourney
Tom Fahy of Muscatine shot a one over par 73 to win the West Liberty Spring golf tournament. Dale Plunkett of West Liberty and Jim Kachelek with Walter Walsh of Dubuque tied for second at 74. Mike Hogan of Dubuque and Dennis Meinert of Durant shot 75. The 27 hole event was halted after 18 holes due to rain.
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Fahy
Muscatine
West Liberty
Dale Plunkett
Jim Kachelek
Walter Walsh
Dubuque
Mike Hogan
Dennis Meinert
Durant
Roosevelt Hits Taft in Finale Ninth-Grade Baseball
Roosevelt and Taft clash for the Cedar Rapids ninth grade baseball title on Saturday morning at Roosevelt. Roosevelt carries a 5-1 record while Taft stands 4-2, with Harding and Wilson finishing their schedules against Franklin and McKinley.
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Roosevelt
Taft
Cedar Rapids
Roughriders
Harding
Wilson
Franklin
McKinley
Busson First in Little 500 as Kern Dies From Pileup
Karl Busson of Toledo won the rain interrupted Little 500 after a crash killed Harry Kern of St. Paul minutes before the halt. Busson led by three laps over Jerry Richert. Lynch’s car hit Kern, causing a fire. Kern entered World 100 Memorial in Cedar Rapids. Lynch was treated and discharged. Ray Wright finished third, Carl Harrison fourth, Jim Maugham fifth.
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Busson
Jerry Richert
Forest Lake, Minn
Kern
Charles Lynch
Springfield
Cedar Rapids
Lynch
Ray Wright
Elkhart
Carl Harrison
Tiffin
Ohio
Jim Maugham
Milan bout ends in decision loss for Mazzinghi
In Glasgow Italy’s Kim Mazzinghi loses a close decision to Rene Bedford of Massachusetts in a fluid welterweight exchange. The outcome highlights a disputed scoring moment as Duarte remains unmentioned.
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Milan
Kim Mazzinghi
Italy
Glasgow
N.B
Rene Bedford
Mass
Nada
al Duarte
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