Nicklaus Wins Open With 275 Record Breaker
Jack Nicklaus shot a final round 65 to finish 275 at Baltusrol, breaking Ben Hogan’s Open scoring record by one stroke. He led with three straight birdies, then faced Arnold Palmer who tied for second at 279 as Nicklaus claimed his second Open title alongside his Masters and PGA wins.
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Ben Hogan
Baltusrol
Helen
Nicklaus
Arnold) Palmer
Arnie
Hogan
San Francisco
Dick Mayer
Palmer
Casper
Don January
Marty Fleckman
Port Arthur
Tex
Savings and Loan Legion Sweeps Twin Bill At Home
The Savings and Loan Legion split with Albion 24 in the opener then swept Lawrence Park 3-1 and 5-2 at Loveland Field. Wetmore earned a win in the first game, improving to 4-0, while Chase evened his weekend mark at 2-2 with the late relief win in the second. Swanson belted an inside the park homer in the nightcap as Legion improves to 10-2 overall and 3-1 in league play. They travel to Girard for a must win against the undefeated Girard-Fairview squad, departing 4:45 pm Wednesday.
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Savings and Loan Legion
Albion
Lawrence Park
Mark Chase
Jack Hammond
Davey Wetmore
Roy Swanson
Legion
Savings and Loan
Girard
Girard-Fairview Legion
Loveland Field
Savings & Loan
Hawarin
Chase
Lawrence Park Savings & Loan
Hammond
Linden
Wetmore
Lytle
Knapp
Rafalski
Swanson
Dunford
Gurney Wins Belgium Grand Prix
Dan Gurney drove his American made Eagle to victory in the Belgium Grand Prix at Francorchamps. He led from the first lap and set a lap record on the 20th, finishing in one hour 40 minutes 40.4 seconds at an average speed of 145.665 mph. Jackie Stewart finished second, Chris Amon third, John Rindt fourth, Mike Spencer fifth, and Jim Clark sixth.
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Gurney
Francorchamps
Jackie Stewart
Britain
Ad. Poyt
Houston
Stewart
BRM
Chris Amon
New Zealand
Ferrari
Australia
Johen Rindt
Mike Spencer
Jim Clark
Scotland
Brothers Dominate Legion Golf Tourney in SX Va
AP reports the Garrison brothers swept the State American Legion Golf Tournament over the weekend at Hershey Park Golf Club. Paul Garrison of Fest 1001 Harrisburg shot 75 to win with 822 total. Art Garrison Palmyra finished second at 224. Others included Gene Paloletti Palmyra 230 Elwood Landis Palmyra 281 Ronnie Lee Harrisburg 291 Vasil Daniel Monaco 24.
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Garrison Brothers
American Legion
Paul Garrison
Fest
Harrisburg
Art Garrison
Palmyra
Gene Palolett
Elwood Landis
Ronnie Lee
Post
Vasil Daniel
Monaco
Hershey Park Golf Club Cours
Twins Edge Indians 4-2 in late inning drama
In Cleveland, Larry Brown nearly hit a grand slam as Sandy Valdespino leapt at the fence to rob him in the eighth. Minnesota pushed four runs across after Harmon Killebrew drew a bases loaded walk off Sam McDowell, with Tony Oliva driving in three. Indians tally two on singles by Joe Azcue and Tony Horton.
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Cleveland
Larry Brown
Cleveland Indians
Minnesota Twins
Brown
Indians
Sandy Valdespina
Indiana
Twins
Valdespina
Rick
Valdespino
Harmon Kilebrew
Sam McDowell
Tony Oliva
Joe Azcue
Tony Horton
Hunter
Pierce
Tigers
White Sox
Chicago
Sox
Gary Peters
Yank
Baltimore
Hogels
The
Birds
Held
Angels
Orioles
Oliva
Steve Bailey
Harmon Killebrew
Cassius Clay Heads Into Draft Trial in Houston
World heavyweight champion Cassius Clay faces a jury trial for draft refusal in Houston. If convicted he could face up to 10,000 dollars fine and up to five years in prison. The case centers on exemption claims and alleged racial discrimination in draft boards.
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Ingraham
U. S
Marton L. Susman
Selective Service System
Susman
Alfred T. Ghiozzi
Justice Department
Criminal Division
Robert Todd Hays
Selective Service
Hayden Covington
New York City
Clay
Quinnan Hodges
Houston
Covington
Muhammad Ali
Louisville
Army
Keystones Beat Jamestown for First Local League Win
Corry Keystones defeated Jamestown 5 to 2 in Chautauqua County League play as pitcher Tom Morton allowed three hits and struck out eight. Key second inning rally produced five runs with Hammond, Greer, Persing, and Anderson contributing RBIs. Hammond and Persing added two hits each. Anderson made a running catch in the eighth. Next home game is Sunday versus Sherman with midweek practice at Love Land Field.
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Tom Morton
Keystones
Terry Williams
John Linden
Linden
Dave Beal
Rick Hammond
Hammond
Corry
Larry Greer
Larry Persing
Pat Anderson
Gill
Persing
Anderson
Frank Smreker
Sherman
N.Y
Loveland Field
Tigers Fall To A's Chisox Take Two From Yanks To Build AS Lead
Associated Press reports a chaotic ninth inning as Detroit falls to the Athletics, edging closer to an American League lead. The game features erratic manager moves and a surprising late swing as Kansas City’s Dark contends with on-field shifts.
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Associated Press
Alvin
Dark
Kansas City
Jin Hunter
Himgelf
Kansas City J
Dim Hunter
Athletics
Detroit
Baseball scores and results from weekend games
Saturday and Sunday MLB results mix wins by New York Chicago Boston Detroit Minnesota and others with detailed box scores of extra innings. Highlights include Chicago sweeping New York, Washington beating Boston in 10, and California, Minnesota, Baltimore, Detroit, and Cleveland securing various wins and late-inning drama.
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Chicago
New York
Atlanta
Houston
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
San Francisco
St. Louis
Los Angeles
Cincinnati
Boston
Cleveland
Kansas City
Baltimore
California
Washington
Detroit
Minnesota
Hunter
Tigers
Dark
Tony Pierce
Pierce
Gates Brown
Kaline
Ramon Webster
Petty Wins Carolina 500 Miler at Rockingham
Richard Petty, 29, won the Carolina 500 mile race at Rockingham, extending his all time Grand National win record to 59. He has victories across five South venues, only Charlotte remaining for a sweep. Petty earned $16,195 for the victory as he continues to pile up career earnings above $300,000.
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Rockingham
N.C
Richard Patty
Petty
Lee Petty
Carolina
South
Charlotte
Dodge
Buddy Baker
Thank Top
North Carolina Motor Speedway
Buckpasser loses as top horse in upset on grass
Buckpasser suffers his first racing loss on Aqueduct grass as Poker ridden by Bill Boland wins the Bowling Green Handicap. Assagai takes second with Buckpasser third, owner Ogden Phipps calls it a misstep, trainer Neloy cites slipping and being off form. The upset halts Buckpasser's overseas Grand Prix plan and shifts focus to other major races.
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Astoriates Pres
Eddie Neley
Buckpasser
Aqueduct
Paris
Poker
Assagai
Dr. Fager
Chicago
Fort Sail
New York
Bill Boland
Ogden Phipps
Braulio Baeza
Neloy
Baeza
Damascus
Frank Whiteley
Leonard Richards
Delaware Park
Furlow Leads Eriez Stateline Feature Event
E-Skip Furlow won the top feature at Eriez Speedway with Gary Coon second and Lyle Brown third. In the 2 lap feature Fred Knapp won in a 1957 Chevelle, with Bob Schnars and Squirt Johns in second and third. Wimberley wins Navajo Trail Golf with a 189 score on 26 holes, by three strokes.
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Skip Furlow
Eriez Speedway
Gary Coon
Lyle Brown
Fred Knapp
Jamestown
Bob Schnars
Busti, N.Y
Squirt Johns
Brockway
Durango
Colo
Guy Wimberley
Albuquerque
N.M
Rookie Hurls First No-Hitter Of Season
Houston rookie Don Wilson pitched the first no hitter in the National League since 1965 defeating the Atlanta Braves. He walked three, struck out 16, and achieved the feat in the Astrodome on an empty stomach, joking that breakfast was skipped because his wife wasn’t feeling well.
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Associated Press
Don Wilson
Wilson
Houston
Atlanta Braves
Braves
Astrodome
Astros
St. Louis
San Francisco
Cincinnati
Los
Aaron
Phil Niekro
Sonny Jackson
Jim Wynn
Rusty Staub
Sandy Koufax
Cubs
Baltimore
Steve Barber
Stu Miller
Detroit
Tigers
Orioles
Dick Hughes
Orlando Cepeda
Cardinals
Matty Alou
Pirates
Philadelphia
Tommie Sisk
Phillies
Tom Reynolds
Mets
Chicago
Lee Thomas
Glenn Beckert
Billy Williams
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N.J
Jack Nicklaus
Golden Bear
Legion Boys
Jerry Mick
Jim Rafalski
Marty Yucha
Ron Knapp
Lawrence Parr
Gurnney
Belgium
Grand Prix
Tribe
Cassius
Corry Keystones
Cincinnatat
Fred Pipin
Hinsdale
Road America
Newton
Mass
Ted Hoehn
Winchester
North Carolina
Larry Lewis
W. L. Pet
Dan Ewing
Alounge
John
P Preston
Ric ' Smreker
Larson
If Lombardo
den Ewing
Rf Kihle
Greer
Morton
A 'T. Williams
Mitchell
Acon
G. Swackhamer
Beal
J. Williams
K D. Persing
Marsala
Peabody
Bob Church
North Center St
Florida
IGA
Furlow
Eriez
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