Rik Massengale Wins Hartford Open Tourney
Rik Massengale won the Sammy Davis Jr Greater Hartford Open in Wethersfield Conn with a final round 66 286 total and a two stroke victory in brutal heat Massengale tied or broke seasonal records for the year and led late after holing a 35 foot putt on the 17th to take the lead massengale earned 42000 from a 210000 purse with J C Snead and Al Geiberger finishing strong and Lee Trevino close behind in fourth
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Motel Toons
Syraney
Parison
Pearson Wins 135,000 Grand National at Michigan
David Pearson held off Cale Yarborough and Richard Petty in a near replica of a recent Michigan race. A late caution and chassis tweaks helped Pearson pull away for a 1.2 second victory before 30,000 fans at the 1 mile oval. Marlin crashed on lap 184, ending the battle among the top contenders.
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Wheat First Securities Tennis Tourney Yields Multiple Winners
Ben Kendall captured the men open singles with a straight two set win over Bob Cage in Danville. Para Reynolds won the women apex singles, earning her second Wheat Tourney title. Millner and Snead won the men open doubles, while Carndiff and Barksdale topped Reynolds and Woods in women open doubles. Kendall and Woods teamed for a three set mixed doubles win.
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Darlene Shaw
Glenn Yeatts
Barbara Manheim
Mike Greenberg
Robin
Bob Barksdale
Hampton Thomasson
Carl Willis
Tim Kilgore
Mark Mantiply
Wilson Rankin
Heafner Wins Eastern Amateur Golf Title in Portsmouth
Vance Heafner of Cary North Carolina captured the Eastern Amateur with a 72 hole total of 233 four over par. Scott Hoch of Raleigh finished second at 237 while Craig Carson of Columbus led the final round with a 68. Heafner’s win ends a four year drought and marks his first major amateur triumph.
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Eiserat Green
Vikings Triumph Over Bengals In Exhibition Clash
In Bloomington Minnesota Fran Tarkenton threw a late 2 yard TD pass to rookie Sam Wyche White to lift the Vikings to a 23-17 win over the previously undefeated Bengals. Cincinnati had tied late on a John Reaves 1 yard TD pass to Billy Brooks, but Tarkenton answered with a decisive drive capped by a 2 yard TD to Brent McClanahan.
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Fred Cox
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Norris Weese
Louis Wright
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Seattle
NFL Weekend Roundup Brisk Preseason Surprises In Hawaii
The 49ers, trailing in stats, edged San Diego 47-16 in Hawaii driven by a late 3-yard field goal. Norm Snead directed the decisive drive after a Chargers late field goal, while Don Woods and Rickey Young produced key scores. Multiple Saturday results featured Miami, New England, and Dallas winning. Giants upset Pittsburgh. Rams beat Chicago. Jets defeated Houston. Denver crushed Seattle.
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Vilas Reaches Canadian Open Final After Victory
Guillermo Vilas of Argentina advances to the Canadian Open final by defeating Chile's Fillol in straight sets 6 3, 7 4. Vilas will face Wojtek Fibak or Brian Fairlie in Monday's final as a bomb threat prompted police protection for Fillol and his family at York University.
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