Pearson Wins Pole For World 600 In Hot Charlotte
David Pearson tops the first day of time trials at Charlotte Motor Speedway with a speed of 159.359 mph to take the pole for Sundays World 600. Lennie Pond is second, Donnie Allison’s 156.296 mph mark from 1969 noted as a prior standard. The race offers 176,530 dollars in purse and spans 1.5 miles with 15 starters listed among qualifiers.
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David Pearson
Wood Brothers Mercury
Recretmyme
Spartanburg
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Charlotte Motor Speedway
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Allison
Lennie Pond
Chevrolet
Richard Petty
Buddy Baker
Bud Moore
Petty
Cale Yarborough
Johnson
Pearson
Dover
Del
Cap
Mercury
Eft
D.C
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Petersburg
Pond
Mahaffey Leads Memphis Golf After Nine-Birdie Burst
John Mahaffey fired a seven under 65 at Colonial Country Club, holing a 30 foot putt and rattling eight birdies in 10 holes to grip a first round share of the Danny Thomas Memphis Classic lead with Tom Weiskopf and Andy North. Nicklaus shot 66 to sit one back, while Trevino struggled to a 74.
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Memphis
John Mahaffey
Tom Weiskopf
Andy North
Danny Thomas
Mahaffey
Colonial Country Club
Jack Nicklaus
Andy Sorth
Tom Weiskopt
Larry Fimsan
Tom Kite
Gene Liiter Tay
Mark Hayes
Gary Player
Gil Morgan
John Lister
Terry Diehl
Lyn Lott
Ah Ray Floyd
Dave Stockton
Simons
Tom Watson
Bug Leonard Thompson
Hob Wallace
Frank Conner
H Stone
Dan Bier
Mac McLendon
Bert Weaver
Bruce Fleisher
Dan Sikes
Mike Shea
Bob E. Smith
Bill Rogers
Curtis Silford
Billy Capser
Kem Boh Wynn
Lee Trevino
Johnny Miller
Arnold Palmer
North
Stratford Courts Invitational Opens With Heald Defending Title
Bobby Heald of Lynchburg defends his sixth Dr. Pepper Invitational tennis title at Stratford courts as the tournament begins today at 4 p.m. Heald, a two time winner and ranked third in the MATTA, is top seed. Semifinals and doubles set for tomorrow, with singles and doubles finals on Sunday. Paul Calwell advanced to the eighth seed after outlasting Ron Charity and Ben Kendall.
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Middle Atlantic Tennis Association
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Ron Charity
Ben Kendall
Billy Brock
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ACC
Malta
Tom Dixon
Southern Lawn Tennis Association
North Carolina
Jim Corn
Shelby
Country Club
Virginia
John Sadii
Charlotte
NCSU
Chuck Straley
Woodberry Forest
Wake Forest
Straley
John Lucas
University of Maryland
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Chess Tourney Set Tomorrow At Tunstall
Tunstall High School hosts a five round modified Swiss scholastic chess tournament in the school cafeteria for middle school to college age players. Registration begins 8:45 a.m. with rounds at 9:45 a.m. The event is open to the public with no charge.
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Dan River High School Honors Banquet Awards
Larry Chaney and Linda Burns lead as Outstanding Male and Female Athletes at Dan River High School banquet. Chaney earned leadership honors amid three sport senior years. Burns claimed MVP in girls volleyball and basketball. Multiple sport awardees include Kerry McVay, Kenny Rhone, Gary Pritchett, and Arvin Hood. track, wrestling, football, and cheerleading honors detailed with school records and season highlights.
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Dan River High School
Chaney
Dave Foster
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Miss Burns
Algo
Kerry McVay
David Finney
John Ball
Dan River
Kenny Rhone
Rhone
Gary Pritchett
Ryland Wilson
Jack Ryland
John Matley
Ricky Terry
Ronnie Walker
Wildcats
Walker
Robert Moore
Clarence Dickerson
Pritchett
Curtis Terry
Arvin Hood
Danny Myers
Bassett
Hood
Arvin
Myers
Robert Hendrix
Gregory Robinson
George Allen
Randolph Stephens
Ronnie
Farmer
Ernest Howard
Charlie Jefferson
Jefferson
Elbert Hamlett
Jackie Scearce
Connie Watkins
Phyllis Ferguson
Vickie Howerton
Frank Scott
Jayvee
Eagles, George Washington Face Gar-Field In Regional Play
George Washington High School meets Gar-Field at 1 p.m. in the Northwest Region baseball tournament at Friend Field in South Boston. Halifax County plays Stonewall Jackson in the opener as Commonwealth District action opens. Winners meet at 7 p.m. for a finals berth and a spot in the Group AAA state semifinals.
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South Boston
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Halifax County
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Tlayn
Colonels End Frustration In ABA Title Quest
Louisville scene as Kentucky Colonels defeat Indiana 110 to 105 to clinch the ABA championship in four games to one. Artis Gilmore earns MVP honors and a new car after key 238 points in the series. Indiana's Billy Knight tops with 40 points. George McGinnis adds 31 despite earlier ankle trouble.
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George McGinnis
Kentucky
Dan Tisell
Louisville
Colonels
Artis Gilmore
Kentucky Colonels
Indiana
Gilmore
Billy Knight
McGinnis
Unlmana
Hillman
Elmore
Knight
Joyce
Brown
Buce
Keller
Jones
Issel
Dampier
McClain
Averitt
Roberts
Thomax
Hall of Fame Pitcher Lefty Grove Found Dead at 75
Hall of Fame pitcher Robert Moses Lefty Grove was found dead at his Norwalk Ohio home at age 75. The 17 year major league star who won 300 games for the Boston Red Sox and Philadelphia Athletics had an undetermined cause of death. AP wirephoto.
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Robert Moses
Lefty” Grove
Norwalk
Ohio
Boston Red Sox
Philadelphia Athletics
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