Willie Mays Belts 650th Home Run at Candlestick Park
Willie Mays belted his 650th career homer, a two run shot in the fifth, as the Mets beat the Giants 3-1 at Candlestick Park. The 41-year-old legend, back in New York for his first Candlestick appearance, drew crowd interest with a dramatic return performance and a fifth inning rally that sealed the win.
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Ben Crenshaw Heads College Golf Squad
Ben Crenshaw of Texas and Jim Simons of Wake Forest named to the All-American College Golf team for a second year. Also honored are Howard Twitty Arizona State Danny Edwards Oklahoma State Kraig Griswold Oregon Steve Groves Ohio State Tom Kite Texas Gary Koch Florida. The group will be honored at the Aug. 8 dinner for Cancer Research and the Tony Lema Memorial Scholarship Fund.
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Starr Quits Active Play End of Packers Star Era
Bart Starr, the quarterback who led the Green Bay Packers to a 1960s dynasty, announces retirement from active play at 38 after persistent shoulder pain. He left the St Norbert College training camp and drove home following sleepless nights and continued arm trouble.
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Solomon Leads U S in Chile Davis Cup Narrow Victory
Harold Solomon the 19 year old from Silver Spring Maryland split sets with Patricio Cornejo 9 7 4 6 in a 117 minute test before darkness halted play in Santiago Chile The match drew about 6000 spectators a Chilean record Smith and Van Dillen prepared for doubles against Fillol and Pinto with the final singles due Sunday Smith had earlier defeated Pinto to give the U S a 1 0 series lead
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Melnyk, Yancey and Floyd Share Lead In American Classic
Steve Melnyk shared the 36 hole lead at 137 after a two under par 68 in the second round of the American Golf Classic in Akron Ohio. Bert Yancey and Ray Floyd equaled him, with Arnold Palmer and Jim Wischere a stroke back. Dave Eichelberger shot 65 to lead a pack at 139.
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All Star Baseball Game to Be Televised Tuesday
The 43rd Major League All-Star Baseball Game will be telecast at 7 p.m. Tuesday on TV 4 Nutmeg, the midsummer showcase of stars.
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