U S Open Stars Duel Headlines Palmer Nicklaus Feud
Gaffer Bob Erickson and Jim Colbert share the lead after the third round of the 71st U S Open at Merion. Palmer and Nicklaus trade barbs and challenge, while the field is cut to 65 survivors. Erickson and Colbert pursue a breakthrough as controversy swirls around course difficulty and slow play.
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Gaffer Erickson
Colbert
Ardmore
Arnold Palmer
Jack Nicklaus
Gaffer
Bob Erickson
Old
Fla
Jim Colbert
Overland Park
Kan
Jerry McGee
Gay Brewer
Palmer
Nicklaus
Merion
George Archer
Chi Chi Rodriguez
Bobby Nichols
Bruce Devlin
Tony Jacklin
Jacklin
Billy Casper
Tom Weiskopf
Tom Shaw
J.C. Snead
Bud Allin
Frank Bear
Dave
Jack
Bob Howser
USGA
Erickson
Stubby
Morrison Drops Chadwick but Mt Morris Gains Ground
Morrison defeats Chadwick 6 1 to keep at least a share of first in the Southern Division standings while Mt Morris rallies to beat Morrison 8 7. Bush fans three for Morrison as Rod Bush hits for the cycle, lifting Morrison to a 20 season total in pitching duels. Morrison hosts Betendorf Sunday at 4 p.m. and Rock Falls next at 2 p.m.
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Morrison Paul Prestos
Legion
Chadwick
Mt. Morris
Shank
Morrison
Rod Bush
Bush
Saunday
Bettendorf
Morrison Diamond
Rock Falls
Morrison Morrison
Abrh Farrell
Ae Paul
Sturtevant
Butch
Lowe
Popkin
Stralow
Wieneke
Crete
Alongi
Wylder
Sterling Falls 6-4 to Mt Morris in seventh inning
Sterling led 3-1, then the Mt Morris nine rallied to win 6-4 as Sterling made four errors and mental miscues while Mt Morris strained ahead. Leseman and Stockwell sparkled at bat for Sterling but pitcher Fisher took the loss.
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Sterling
Mt. Morris
YMCA Softball Action at New Sheid Park Diamonds Shaped Season Debut
Four Thursday games opened the YMCA Slow Pitch League at the new Sheid Park diamonds. Harvey Farms surged to a 6th inning win over National Mfg after a late rally, BB&W crushed Pepper Conoco 16 4, Sterling Firemen overwhelmed Rock Falls Eagles 15 3, and Wahl Clipper dominated Assembly of God 35 2 in five innings. Standings show RB&W 40 Polo 2.0 and Harvey Farms leading with 22 wins.
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YMCA
Diamonds
Sheid Park
Harvey Farms
Bb&w
Pepper Conoco
Sterling Firemen
Rock Falls Eagles
Firemen
Wahl Clipper
Assembly of God
Wahl
Assembly
Rb&w
Polo
National Mfg
Journal Gazette
R.F. Independents
R.F. Eagle
DeKalb
Ohio Races Feature Asphalt And Dirt
Rossburg Ohio hosts USAC late model stock car racing on Eldora dirt and New Bremen asphalt half mile tracks. Twenty drivers race 100 laps for 7500 each over two 50 mile events with a 1000 dollar bonus for overall leader and 2000 dollars for winning both days. Dave Whitcomb leads with 541.5 points driving a 1969 Dodge Charger. Norm Nelson is second with 505 points in a 1969 Plymouth Roadrunner. Nelson also owns a 1970 Roadrunner. Roger McCluskey drives it in seventh with 328.5 points.
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Rossburg
Dave Whitcomb
Valparaiso
Ind
Whitcomb
Norm Nelson
Racine
Wis
Nelson
Roger McCluskey
Tucson
Ariz
McCluskey
Valuable export: Micronesia ships scrap metal ahead of copra
In Micronesia the region bears heavy World War II debris, making scrap metal the territory’s most valuable export after copra as locals salvage relics and industrial debris.
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Micronesia
U.S. Trust Territory
Five Ejected In Cleveland Tigers Brawl During 7-0 loss
baseball fight erupts in eighth as Cleveland Indians beat Detroit Tigers 7-0 after Ray Fosse is hit by a pitch. Fosse Hodge and Denehy, plus Horton and Ike Brown, are ejected. Fosse required stitches. Oakland tops Milwaukee 6-2 as 10 cent beer night ends in A's win.
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Milwaukee
Cleveland
Detroit Tigers
Cleveland Indians
Jim Honochick
Ray Fosse
Tiger
Bill Denehy
Fosse
Gomer Hodge
Detroit
Denehy
Willie Horton
Ike Brown
Oakland
Baltimore
New York Yankees
Mike Cuellar
Washington
Boston
Kansas City
California
Minnesota
Chicago White Sox
Pitts
Hurdler And Miler Vie For Third Straight NCAA Titles
Ralph Mann of BYU and Marty Liquori of Villanova chase their third consecutive NCAA titles as an elite field competes for team honors in Seattle. Mann easily qualified in the 440 hurdles, Salb of Kansas set a shot put mark, and UCLA suffered a baton pass setback while still contending for the team crown alongside Oregon and USC.
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Associated Press
Seattle
Ralph Mann
Marty Liquori
Mann
Brigham Young
BYU
Oregon
Kansas
Liquori
Villanova
Karl Salb
Sam Walker
Southern Methodist
Fred DeBernardi
Texas-El Paso
UTEP
Wayne Vandenberg
Paul Gibson
Gibson
Rodney Milburn
Southern University
Ucla Bruins
Ronnie Welch
Wanye Collett
Bruin
Jim Bush
Colorado
Bush
Bruins
California
Ducks
Bouncy Moore
Henry Hines
USC
Jacques Accambray
Kent State
al Schoterman
Ken State
Garry Bjorklund
Minnesota
Ray Hupp
Ohio State
European title retained as Hernandez defeats Tiberia
In Barcelona Jose Hernandez of Spain wins a decision over Domonico Tiberia to retain the European title. In Texas Masao Ohba stops Con stancio Garcia in Santonio. Jerry Quarry of Los Angeles outpoints Dick Gosha of San Francisco. Larry Buc of Seattle outpoints Gorilla Lopez of San Diego. Johnny Featherman of Mesa defeats Larry Duncan of Carson City in Reno.
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Associated Press
Barcelona
Spain
Jose Hernandez
Domonico Tiberia
Italy
Hernandez
Ocean Shores
Wash
Jerry Quarry
Los Angeles
Dick Gosha
San Francisco
Larry Buc
Seattle
Gorilla Lopez
San Diego
Reno
Nev
Johnny Featherman
Mesa
Ariz
Larry ‘Irish
Pat’ Duncan
Carson City
Sailboats total 93 enter Annapolis to Newport race
A field of 93 sailboats has signed up for the biannual Annapolis to Newport race starting today, with the 1969 winner American Eagle among entrants.
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Associated Press
Annapolis
Mid
Newport
American Eagle
Cubs explode for 19 hits to rout Cardinals
Chicago Cubs crush St. Louis 15 to 5 in frenzied game as Pappas returns to action amid an inside pitch dispute. Jim Hickman and Ron Santo homer, Joe Hague and Bob Burda chipped in for the Cardinals. Durocher dismisses the so-called beaning as a laugher while Schoendienst laments the slump and lack of clutch hits for St. Louis. Pepitone extends hitting streak to 17 games with three singles.
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New York Mets
Philadelphia
Chicago Cubs
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Atlanta
Los Angeles
Houston
San Francisco
San Diego
Cleveland
Tigers
Denehy
Fosse
Rich
Bill Freehan
Ed Farmer
Jim Northrup
Vince Colbert
Eddie Brinkman
Chris Chambliss
Jerry Liska
Associated Press
Chicago
St. Louis Cardinals
Milt Pappas
Pappas
Card Hurler
Jerry Ss
Cubs
Jose Cardenal
Reuss
Don Kessinger
Brock Davis
Cub
Doug Harvey
Billy Williams
Red Schoendienst
Leo Durocher
Cardenal
Kessinger
Davis
Schoendienst
Steve Carlson
Joe Pepitone
Pepe
Durocher
Bill Hands
Reggie Cleveland
Rocket Lanes Summer Scratch League Sparks High Scores At Rocket Lanes
In the Rocket Lanes Summer Scratch League Tom Hay led with 239 616 while Steve Scammahorn hit 247 608. Cruz Rivera 220 606 Ralph Baughman 213 602 and Ken Hay 659 in combined games marked a strong showing. Several leagues across the Twin Cities reported high team games and series, including Road Runners 881 and Team 14 2443, with standout women and men adding many notable scratch totals.
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Rocket Lanes
Tom Hay
Steve Scammahorn
Cruz Rivera
Ralph Baughman
Bill Call
Ken Mills
Neal Hinrichs
al Hunsberger
John Frickleton
Rico Veracini
Mike Terveer
Ken Hay
Blackhawk
Gladys Stern
Shirley Ennis
Jenny Terveer
Jean Stern
Madelyn Licocci
Marilyn Kitzmiller
John Meyer
Bob Gaumer
Bruno Wolfe
Vern Kitzmiller
Dick DeFoe
Loren Ekquist
Lanry Stern
Buzz Roush
Don Licocci
Kenny Stern
Mark Terveer
Sad Sax
Crazy
Hank Wolker
Gail Terveer
Sandy DeFoe
Larry Stern
Joe McDonald
Marv Smith
Peggy Arthurs
WIBC
Alice Heinze
Caroline Gardner
Judy O'Malley
Helen McNitt
Dolly St. Clair
Theresa Rank
Sally Meisel
Dixie Foshee
Ollie Hinrichs
George Thomas
Kip Todd
Don Franks
Keith Real
Dennis Thomas
Ron Erickson
Jack Gardner
Lil Burtlow
Betty Meyer
Mae Woodin
Linda Baughman
Fayette MeeKee
Lana Olsen
Lori McNitt
Lorrie Leppard
Jana Hart
Pat Keenan
Gerald Steagall
Jess Vasquez
Ed Johnston
Vern Myers
Nazarene Triumph in Church League and Nets Rookie Camp
The Sterling Nazarene beat Immanuel Lutheran 13 to 4, building a big early lead with six runs and adding seven more for insurance. Sacred Heart lost 6 to 5 after a late rally by Free Methodist, while Lutheran squads dominated in the even section with Rock Falls Christians crushed 18 to 7 and Jordan Lutheran routing Jordan Trinity Methodist 16 to 0. In New York, Johnny Roche leads 17 first-year players at the Nets rookie camp as teams report results across Major League action with several games decided in extra innings.
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Chambliss
Milwaukee
A’s
Catfish Hunter
Hunter
Jank Tepedino
Brewers
Baltimore
Cuellar
New York
Horace Clarke
Bobby Murcer
Yankee
Thurman Munson
Andy Etchebarren
Orioles
Ron Woods
Roy White
Chuck Harrison
Cookie Rojas
Minnesota
Jim Perry
Chicago
Lee May
Ronn Perranoski
Leo Cardenas
Twins
Perry
Cesar Tovar
Rod Carew
Sterling Nazarene
Immanuel Lutheran
Sacred Heart
Free Methodist
Rock Falls
NETS
Johnny Roche
South Carolina
New York Nets
Baseball Standings and Schedule for American League East
American League East standings show Baltimore 39 21 leading, with Detroit and Boston close. Schedule notes Detroit at Cleveland and New York at Baltimore among Sunday games. night games include Boston at Washington and New York at Baltimore.
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G.B. Baltimore
Detroit
Boston
Cleveland
New York
Washa
Oakland
Kansas City
Minnesota
California
Milwaukee
Chicago
Washington
Baltimore
Chance
Foster
Wood
Blyleven
Murphy
Hedline
Odom
Parsons
Culp
Brown
Kekich
Palmer
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Merton
Latrobe
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P Appler
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Lb Bush
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Mt Morris
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Stewart
Fullmer
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Fisher
A. Bromely
B. Welch
Mt. Morris A.L
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Appler
Coffman Ls
Macklinp Blankard
Austin Chevrolet Company
Ohio
Daily Gazette
Daryl Arenstein
University of Southern Ilinois
Southern Illinois
Dick Cross
University of Southern California
Redskins-Tigers
Oakland A's
Herschel Nissenson
Billy Martin
Alvin Dark
Indians
Horton
Joe Cronin
Ray Lamb
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By Charles Baroch
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Tex
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Japan
Constancio Garcia
Mexico
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Nazarene Free Methodist
Sacred Heart Science Ridge No. 2
Church of Christ Come Baptist
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R. F. Immanuel Luth
Church League Even
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St. Johns Luth
St. Pauls Luth
Jordan
Good Shepherd
Science Ridge No
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R. F. Christian
W. L. Pet. G.B. Pittsburgh
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Seaver
Morton
Moose
Hands
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Niekro
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Billingham
Sutton
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