Curry earns Nebraska medal play crown in dramatic finish
Cathy Curry wins the Nebraska Women's Amateur Golf Association medal play championship with a two under par 149, defeating Valerie Skinner and Nanette Circo by one stroke. The Columbus golfer also claimed the state Junior Girls title last week, as field includes Lynne Merwald and multiple flight winners across divisions.
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Cathy Curry
Columbus
Miss Curry
Valerie Skinner
North Platte
Nanette Circo
Omaha
Lynne Merwald
Miss Corry
Hastings
Shin
SemiPro Meet At Buckley Park In Stromsburg July 7 25
NBC semi pro baseball tournament set for Buckley Park Stromsburg July 7 25 with Columbus Merchants likely in field. American Legion sponsors with Papillion Fricke's defending champions. Stromsburg winner advances to regional in Clarinda Iowa.
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Stromsburg
Columbus Merchants
American Legion
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Juniors Triumph 3-2 With Seventh Inning Stopper
Columbus Juniors edged Central City 3-2 after two early runs and a late seventh inning rally. Braithwait pitched six solid frames, Cave finished, Becher threw out a runner at home to end it. Peterson and Jackson drove early runs, while Ziola Ryba and Becher contributed across the lineup. Columbus improves to 6-? and hosts Yankton in a doubleheader Saturday with starters named for the first game.
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Columbus
Mike Zastera
Bob Braithwait
Tin Cave
Mark Brandt
Travis Jackson
Gary Becher
Branwall
John Peterson
Jackson
Peterson
Brandt
Steve Ziola
Ken Ryba
Braithwait
Becher
Ryba
Cave
Yankton
Grand Island
An & Pan
Zastera
Joe Dahlkoetter
Scott Foutch
Islanders
Blues rally past Central City in seven inning thriller
Ken Arment sparked the Columbus Blues to a 7 6 non league win at Central City. Arment drove in two via a double and scored the decisive run on Joe Aclt s sacrifice fly as Mike Cleludia earned the win in relief. Central City led 6 3 in the sixth before Columbus erupted in the seventh.
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Gree
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Joe Lahoud
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Joe Aclt
Arment
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Pat Novicki
al Brandt
Roger Bullington
Arit
Bullington
Art
Curt Peterson
Peterson
Cielecha
Casals and May reach Wimbledon fourth round in tight matches
Sixth seed Rosie Casals and twelfth seed Kathy May advanced to the Wimbledon women's singles fourth round with easy wins. May beat Cynthia Doemer 6-0 6-2 in 39 minutes, while Casals defeated JoAnne Russell 6-1 6-1 after a slow start.
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Kathy May
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Beverly Hills
Calif
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Australia
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Sausalito
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Waples
Fla
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Yvonne Vermaak
South Africa
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Holland
Renata Tomanova
Czechoslovakia
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France
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Mima Jansovec
Yugoslavia
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Kruger
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Russell
Roshoff
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Romania
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Rayni Fox
North Miami Beach
Jane Stratton
Helon Gourlay
Evans sidelined two to three weeks with leg tear
Boston Red Sox outfielder Dwight Evans will miss two to three weeks due to a slight cartilage tear in his right leg. The team's physician said surgery is unlikely, keeping him from action through the period.
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Boston
Boston Red Sox
Dwight Evans
Western Open field foils myth of Butler ease
In Oak Brook, Illinois, Bruce Lietzke and Gary McCord led Western Open after a first round 67, with Bill Mallon at 68. The field of 154 saw 20 players below 71 as par rose to 72, contrasting with last year. Defending champion Geiberger and names like Chi Chi Rodriguez and Tom Watson posted 69 or 70 amid notes on course difficulty.
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Ill
UPI
Butler National Golf Club
Bruce Letzke
Gary McCord
Bill Mallon
Geiberger
Chi Chi Rodriguez
Frank Beard
Andy North
Bob Murphy
Tom Watson
Butler
Watson
Lietzke
Hubert Green
Green
al Tucson
Brandt ERA Revolves Around Columbus Pitcher Mike Brandt
The Telegram reports Mike Brandt of Columbus Merchant posted a 4 earned runs in 23 1 3 innings for a 1.54 ERA, best on the club, while Bruce Busse trimmed his ERA to 2.84 and closed in on Doug Wurdinger’s strikeout mark. The text also covers Hubert Green’s U S Open remarks and other golf notes from Tucson and Butler, plus round projections and field cuts.
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Columbus Merchant
Mike Brandt
Bruce Busse
Doug Wurdinger
Wurdinger
Midget Blues Doubleheader Moved to July 18
The Yankton migration to Columbus was altered by local American Legion officials. The Midget Blues doubleheader, now moved to Monday July 18 at 5 30 and 8 p m, remains part of the schedule. Yankton juniors will still play here Saturday with four games starting at 5 30 at Pawnee Park.
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Yankton, S.D
Columbus
American Legion
Yankton
Pawnee Park
Cauthen Returns to Winner's Circle at Belmont
Steve Cauthen, top jockey with 275 winners and earnings of 2.98 million this year, returned to racing at Belmont aboard Little Miracle in the second race. It was his first ride since May 2 after Bay Streak broke a leg and collapsed during a race.
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UPL
Steve Cauthen
Cauthen
Little Miracle
Belmont
Bay
Streak
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