Spirit of America Golf Classic Faces Tough Par Challenge
Barnhart Bodin and Derrick report from Beautiful Burningtree Country Club where 72 scratch and handicap golfers competed in the fourth Spirit of America Golf Classic. Despite pristine greens and favorable tee placements, only three of the 72 qualified golfers in the championship flight managed to break par.
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Billy Mitchell
Beautiful Burningtree Country Club
Billy Ray Roberson
Florence
Country Club
Roberson
Tony Estes
Albert Elmore
Huntsville
al Jones
Burningtree Country Club
Burningtree
Elmore
Jimmy Mitchell
Twins blank KC as Corbin nets fourth win
In Minneapolis, Ray Corbin pitched a six hitter for his fourth win and Bobby Darwin and Eric Soderholm delivered run scoring singles in the seventh inning, lifting the Minnesota Twins to a 2-0 victory over the Kansas City Royals.
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Minneapolis-St. Paul
Ray Corbin
Bobby Darwin
Eric Soderholm
Minnesota Twins
Kansas City Royals
Killebrew and Scheinblum spark seventh inning rally
Harmon Killebrew and Jim Mettles opened the seventh with singles, driving in runs as Darwin pinch hit and Scheinblum mishandled a ball for an error. Soderholm followed with another single, scoring Nettles and giving the Kansas City lineup a late push in a high scoring game.
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Harmon Killebrew
Jim Mettles
Kansas City
Roger Nelson
Darwin
Tom Burgmeier
Killebrew
Richie Scheinblum
Soderholm
Tigers Reach DVB Playoff After 60 Win Over Braves
Tigers defeat Braves 60 at Pt. Mallard to reach the DVB Championship against Redlegs Tuesday at 4 p.m. If Redlegs lose a second game would be played at 6. Tommy Bolan allowed four hits with eight strikeouts for the win. Tony Bowers gave up six runs in four and two thirds innings for the loss.
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Tigers
Braves
Pt. Mallard
Decatur Dixie
Redlegs
Tommy Bolan
Tony Bowers
Giants
Yankees
Jimmy Watts
John Sherrill
Steve Sorrell
Hank Little
NYITAL Classic Results CHAMPIONSHIP FLIGHT
Results show Bodin Derrick Barnhart Wheeler Stewart leading a tight field with scores ranging 71 to 75. Notable names include Babb Krenkel Lum Neims Wittenberg Reed Buchanan Wheeler Atkinson Elmore Stockard Jones Johnson Haggard Garman Houston McGill and Campbell. First Flight features Woodall Sirmon Wyker Perry Easter Beard Estes Collier Tr Wiley Crowe Luker Smith Reynolds Camp with high 79s and 80s. Second and third flight portions list players with partial names and scores, and note continues on Page 8.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Bodin
Howard Derrick
Norm. Barnhart
Wheeler Stewart
Gary Babb
Charlie Krenkel
Wren Lum
Mike Neims
Jimmy Wittenberg
Ed Reed
Bill Buchanan
Stewart Wheeler
Jack Atkinson
Albert Elmore
Judd Stockard
Joe Jones
Boyd Johnson
Lamar Haggard
Brian Garman
Shelby Houston
McGill
Rank Campbell
Lynn Fowler
Bryan Bergeron
Jim Hatl
Tommy Burns
al Jones
Doug Nunn
Billy Eyster
Randy Emens
Chuck Pogh
Randy Loftin
First Flight
John Woodall
Rick Sirmon
Bill Wyker
Wayne Perry
Billy Easter
David Beard
Eddie Estes
Joe Collier
Frank Tr
Jim Mitchell
Tom Edgil
Art Licchillo
Jim Wiley
Jack Crowe
Red Goode
John Luker
Dr. Fred Smith
Ron Glass
Bob Stansel
Tim Reynolds
Bob Camp
Mp T. MA. Jones
Barry Loveman
Shear
Largest Massachu setts Handicap field may race at Suffolk Downs
Calumet Farm's Eastern Fleet drew the extreme outside post as 15 horses entered the 38th Massachusetts Handicap at Suffolk Downs. If all start, the field would be the largest in race history, surpassing 13 in 1937 when Seabiscuit won. Rockem Back drew post position No. 1, Kennedy Road was withdrawn, and trainer Jim Bentley faced travel issues amid heavy rain with clearing weather forecast for Sunday race day.
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Boston
Calumet Farm
Massachusetts
Suffolks Downs
Seabiscuit
New England
Droll Rose
Rockem Back
Monmouth Park
Rockem
Kennedy Road
Jim Bentley
Toronto
Bostom
Suffolk Downs
Hinson leads Cleveland Open with 65 in rain delay
Larry Hinson fired a six under par 65 to take the first round lead at the rain-delayed Cleveland Open. John Jacobs shot 66 to sit one stroke back. Knudson Spang Lewis tied for third with 67 as the tour braced for soggy greens and tricky conditions.
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Hinson
Cleveland
Larry Hinson
John Jacobs
Hinsen
George Knudson
Mike Spang
Bob Lewis
Jacobs
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Barnhart, Bodin, Derrick
Charley Krenkel
Twins
Corbin
Jose Cruz
Phils
Philadelphia
Scipio Spinks
Lou Brock
St. Louis Cardinals
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St. Louis
Joe Lis
Cruz
Billy Champion
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Indians
NEW York
Roy White
New York Yankees
Steve Kline
Gaylord Perry
Perry
Horace Clarke
Rusty Torres
Clarke
Bobby Murcer
White
Kline
Alex Johnson
Atlanta
Norm Barnhart
University of Kentucky
Huntsville Country Club
Birmingham
Krenkel
Jones
Barry Devine
Jack Fite
Brad Robertson
Pat Nelson
Terry Gardner
DeWayne Rains
David Holmes
Nyital
Lanny Wadkins
Miller Barber
Buddy Allin
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Nde
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Moultes Speedway
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Mle
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Emu Purchase
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