Secretariat Easy 75 000 Winner at Arlington Invitational
Secretariat won the Arlington Invitational by nine lengths over My Gallant and Our Native. The victory earned $75,000 and brought his earnings to $970,242. trainer Lucien Laurin and jockey Ron Turcotte praised the performance. The horse, close to a million in earnings, had a slow first quarter but rolled to the win after a gate brush and a relaxed backstretch. Secretariat will likely race next in the Whitney or the Jim Dandy at Saratoga.
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Four Horseman Layden Dies at 70 in Chicago
AP reports Elmer Layden, member of Notre Dame’s famed Four Horsemen, died in Chicago at 70 after a lengthy illness. The former coach and NFL commissioner headed Notre Dame football from 1933 to 1940 and later led the NFL during wartime. Layden’s death followed that of Frank Leahy by nine days. Layden played key roles on the 1924 Notre Dame team that went 9-0-1, including Rose Bowl success.
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Burns Stewart College Leaders in Spirit of America Golf
Alabama pair Stewart and Burns led the Spirit of America Golf Classic College Division after 36 holes with 290 total. Dickie Park and Frank Gusmus of LSU trailed by one stroke at 291, while Georgia State’s Bodin and Robb sat third at 292 as team scores list Alabama 290 and Auburn 295 among others.
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Tommy Burns
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Dickie Park
Frank Gusmus
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Georgia State
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Robert Robb
Billy Easter
John Woodall
Alan Pate
Billy Brown
Auburn
Jim Mason
Eddie Estes
Bob Howerter
Walt
Turner Leaves Lions Camp in Penticton
Former Long Beach State player John Turner left the British Columbia Lions preseason camp in Penticton after voluntary talks with head coach Eagle Keys. The CFL club will provide legal counsel for Turner's July 16 court appearance on marijuana possession charges.
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LPGA Results Atlanta After Second Round
Atlanta hosts the PGA tour event as players move into the weekend with leaders after the second round. Top finishers from the ATL course include several notable LPGA names contending for the title.
Evert Reaches Southern Net Finals in Raleigh
Top seed Edlefsen of Los Angeles and 15 year old Jeanne Evert advanced to Sunday’s finals at the Southern Championships in Raleigh. Edlefsen defeated Belus Prajoux of Santiago while Evert beat Carrie Fleming 6-3 6-0, both cleanly.
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Miss Fleming
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Chevy Chase
Donna Ganz
Maimi_ Beach
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A's move to first with 3-2 win over White Sox
Reggie Jackson and Sal Bando powered the Oakland A's to a 3-2 victory over Chicago, lifting them to first in the AL West as Bando and Jackson homered off Wilbur Wood. Dave Hamilton earned the win as Oakland stretched their division lead amid other AL and NL results.
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Austin High Coach to Speak at Montevallo Clinic
Joe Jones of Austin High School will join the ninth annual University of Montevallo Basketball Coaches Clinic in Montevallo from July 12 to 14. He guided Austin to the 4A state title last year and will present Man-To-Man Defense on Friday July 13 and Tournament Play on July 14.
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Dixie Boys All Stars Selected for District Tournament
Dixie Boys Baseball announces American and National League All-Stars chosen to play in District Tournament starting July 12 at 2 p.m. in Cullman. AL roster lists 18 players with two alternates. NL roster lists 17 players with two alternates. Managers are Bull Terry for AL and Joe Borer for NL, with respective coaches.
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Richard Seymour
Paul Stackhouse
Preston Sullivan
Mike Sears
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Joe Borer
Noel McInnis
Richard Parr
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