Lunn Wins Golf Crown In Playoff At Hartford Open
Bob Lunn won the Greater Hartford Open in a playoff against Dave Hill after both finished 72 holes at 268. Lunn followed with a 20-foot winning putt on the first playoff hole, securing a $20,000 top prize at Wethersfield Country Club. Dave Hill had a final round 66 to tie, with Dave Stockton third at 269 and Bert Greene and Gay Brewer close behind. Defending champ Billy Casper finished well back at 278.
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Perranoski Can Tie Record With 63rd Appearance In A Season
In a Labor Day MLB recap Roy Perranoski of the Minnesota Twins logged his 63rd appearance, inching toward a club mark and tying the AL save record with 28. The win widened the Twins’ lead as Oakland fell and other AL games mixed in. Also noted were Olson, McDowell, and McMullen homers, and Detroit and Washington cup up strong with late rallies.
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Rohde Wins Bow Event at Iowa Archery Meet
Ed Rohde of Muscatine topped the Open Tree style with 1646 in Cedar Rapids, beating Hugh Shaw of North English. Kathryn Jennings of Keokuk won Open Barebow with 1481, while Earl Price and Maxine McGrew won Barebow titles. Amateurs saw Max Sheeler and Dorothy win, Allen Walkner took Free Style, and Rose Allen led Women’s Free Style. Young and youth divisions crowned Bo Hall, Ken ny Woody, and Sondra Butler as top finishers.
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Fight results by The Associated Press and Carter
Frame by frame recap shows George Carter winning in a tight bout. details of rounds and judges not fully legible. The report notes a T37 classification and an inlay operation reference, with Veit as a sponsor or participant unclear from the fragments.
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Brockton Mourns Rocky Marciano In Saddest News
The city of Brockton mourns Rocky Marciano, the former world heavyweight champion, described as a unifying figure by locals. Louis recalled the 1951 bout in Madison Square Garden and Marciano’s postfight message, while peers like Walcott and Liston remembered his generosity and grit.
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Marchegiano Expects Masses In Des Moines Brockton Fort Lauderdale
The body of Marchegiano will be moved from a Des Moines funeral home to Brockton for a 10 a.m. Thursday mass at St. Colman's Roman Catholic Church. It will then be sent to Fort Lauderdale for a mass at St. Pius Church, with burial tentatively planned for Fort Lauderdale Saturday. The second mass time is not yet arranged.
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Peoria's Proffitt Wins in Golf
Craig Proffitt of Peoria NL won the Geneva Amateur golf title with a one under par 107 Mon day. Art Miller of Muscatine was runner up at LS. Bob Mathisson of Iowa City and Jim Cook of Houston, Texas, finished next at 110.
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Final Standings Across Leagues From Pacific Coast To Indiana
Informal league records show Portland 3 7 Vancouver 10 Tecomt 2 Hawa Spokane 4 Eastern League Manchester 15 Elmire 1 Bitty Reedinn 4 and Indiana standings with Indianapolis 7. The text lists teams and scores in a compact scoreboard style from the Pacific Coast to the Midwest.
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Engine Explosions Force Reforms At Drag Racing Meet
INDIANAPOLIS AP Five people were injured as a four day NHRA national championship meet saw a spate of engine explosions and wrecks. Don Prudhomme won despite track rain delays and a shower that closed the track for 90 minutes. Prudhomme, from Granada Hills, Calif, piloted a top fuel dragster to a 6.515 second quarter mile at 223.34 mph after a new engine was installed by his crew led by Roland Leong.
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Smith Hines Dropped By Pro Grid Teams
Olympic sprint standout Smith and Hines were waived as NFL camps cut rosters. Miami Dolphins dropped Jimmy Nlines while Cincinnati Bengals released Tommie Smith and other veterans amid league-wide roster reductions.
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Lee Wright Captures Cedar Rapids City Net Crown
Lee Wright, a 19 year old college sophomore, defeated John Van Deest 6 2 6 3 at Memorial Tennis Center to win the Cedar Rapids city championship. Wright, ex Washington high, is expected to join the University of Iowa team next spring and showed sharper accuracy and aggressive play. Van Deest, a former Jefferson player who reached UNI as a freshman, upset former city champion Bob Boysen en route to the final. Wright also beat former city champ and Hawkeye coach Denny Ellertson. Larry Borthwick, 14, won the novice singles title 6 2 6 1. Ellerson teamed with Ivith el Nassif to win the city men’s doubles crown over Rud Praiskoyee and Van Deest 6 4 6 }. Final and senior events remain to be decided.
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Hawks name Culver director for Saturday game
The Atlanta Hawks announced John P. Culver as director for Saturday night’s game. Jefferson and Regis school officials, along with Hawks President James A. Calhoun, confirmed the appointment.
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C R Golfers Finish Third in Belle Plaine Best Ball
Rich Van Horbene and Charles Swalpe of Cedar Rapids shot 71 to take third place in the Belle Plaine Best Ball tournament. Winners were Stan McCormick and Bill Weln er of Des Moines who won a playoff over Harold Crayford and Bob Long of Tami.
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