Cagle Aims for Repeat Celebration at Decatur Raceway
Cagle drives Gold 98 to heat win and 35 lap limited late models feature at Decatur International Raceway. He seeks another victory tonight amid rivalries with Bill King and many others as cadets, modified specials race. gates open 5 p.m. races 8:30 p.m.
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Greer Cagle
Decatur International Raceway
Cagle
Bill King
B. C. Terry
Harold Hill
A. D. Hargrove
Pop Brown
Hoyt Alexander
Memphis
Earl Roden
Florence
Alexander
Muscle Shoals
Roden
Hooker Hood
Southland
Gibson Named Player Of Month For June
Fireballing Bob Gibson was chosen as Player Of The Month for June with 43 of 50 votes from writers and broadcasters. He pitched six starts with five straight shutouts and a 0.50 ERA, totaling 43 strikeouts and 28 hits allowed while walking eight.
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Bob Gibson
St. Louis
Pittsburgh
Maury Wills
Feliz Millan
Atlanta
Willie McCovey
San Francisco
Tom Seaver
Ed Charles
New York Mets
Gibson
Don Drysdale
Jap Firm Offers Smoke Trail Golf Balls
In Tokyo an inventor releases golf balls that emit red blue or yellow smoke when struck to help players track drives and out of bounds shots. The device aims to improve accuracy and sight of ball flight for golfers.
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Tokyo
Laver Wins Wimbledon Open Singles Title Over Roche
Rod Laver defeats Tony Roche 6 3 6 4 6 2 to claim Wimbledon open era singles crown. The Australian claim nets 4800 for first prize while Roche earns 3120. Billie Jean King seeks third straight women’s title with Judy Tegart in the final.
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Associated Press
Wimbledon
England
Rod Laver
Tony Roche
Laver
Hander
Roche
Billie Jean King
Long Beach
Calif
Judy Tegart
King
Maureen “Little Mo” Connally
Vidson
Miss Casals
Miss Tegart
Lesley Bowrey
Australia
California
Francoise Durr
France
Ann Haydon Jones
Britain
Ken Fletcher
Margaret Court
Roy Emerson
John Newcombe
Newcombe
Bengals Begin AFL Camp as Brown Leads New Rookies
Cincinnati Bengals head coach Paul Brown watches about 50 rookies sign in at Wilmington College as the AFL club opens its first camp. Brown aims to cut 25 rookies by next Wednesday and plans two-week rookie evaluation before scrimmages begin. Notables include Bob Johnson, Bill Staley, Gary Davis, Howard Fest, and Dewey Warren.
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Hal Pari
Associated Press
Wilmington
Ohio
Paul Brown
Cincinnati Bengals
Bengals
Brown
Cleveland Browns
Wilmington College
Tennessee
Bob Johnson
Bill Staley
Utah State
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Townsend Field
Gary Davis
Vanderbilt
Texas
Howard Fest
Harry Gunner
Oregon State
Bill Kindricks
Alabama A & M
Dale Livingston
Western Michigan
Warren McVea
Houston
Paul Robinson
Wally Scott
Arizona
Dewey Warren
Former Auburn Star Traded Between Saints and 49ers
New Orleans Saints announce the trade of defensive back George Rolet to the San Francisco 49ers for end Monty Stickles. San Francisco denies negotiating for Dave Parks, who is a free agent, with reports the 49ers seek a No 1 draft pick for Parks.
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New Orleans
New Orleans Saints
George Rose
San Francisco 49Ers
Monty Stickles
San Francisco
Bill Kilmer
Dave Parks
49Ers
Duke football cheating scandal prompts appeals and suspensions
Duke University faces a cheating scandal involving 13 students, likely athletes, who submitted term papers written by tutors. Most have appeals pending after hearings that led to punishments from probation to suspension. two named players are Pete Schafer and Jay Calabrese.
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Durham
N.C
Duke University
Raleigh News and Observer
Pete Schafer
Jay Calabrese
Schafer
Ramsey
N.J
Pete
Calabrese
College Park
Susie Berning Extends Lead At U S Women's Open
Susie Berning Benning stretched her margin to four strokes after 36 holes at Moselem Springs Golf Club. She posted a two round total of 142 while Cathy LaCoste and Mickey Wright trailed, as several contenders faltered on a tough 6232 yard course in Reading Pennsylvania.
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Ralph Bernstein
Associated Press
Reading
Susie Maxwell Benning
Benning
Marle Lindstrom
Berning
Moselem — Springs Golf Club
Cathy LaCoste
France
LaCoste
Kosse
Mickey Wright
Lindstron
Fort Wayne
Ind
Carol Mann
Towson
Gerda Whalen
Miss Mann
Miss Whalen
Kathy Whitworth
Marilynn Smith
Jupiter
Fla
Sandra Post
Canada
Phyllis Preuss
Ruth
U.S. Favored to Win Davis Cup, Australia Varied View
Bill Edwards of the Australian Lawn Tennis Association predicted the United States likely wins back the Davis Cup at Wimbledon as the ILTF opened the event to money-earning amateurs. He noted Australia’s recent loss of top players to professionalism and urged collaboration after opposing open tennis. The Davis Cup committee decided not to admit professional players, but to allow registered amateurs to compete for prize money.
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Geoffrey Miller
Wimbledon
England
Bill Edwards
Australian Lawn Tennis Association
United States
Edwards
International Lawn Tennis Federation
ILTF
Yanks Edge Orioles 2-1 On Peterson Winning Ninth
Fritz Peterson pitched a three hitter and scored the winning run as the New York Yankees beat the Baltimore Orioles 2-1. Peterson opened the ninth with a single, moved to second on Mantle, and Andy Kosco delivered the game winning hit with two outs. Tom Tresh homered earlier for the Yankees while the Orioles tied it in the sixth on Etchebarren’s triple and Belanger’s sacrifice fly.
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NEW York
Fritz Peterson
Andy Kosco
New York Yankees
Baltimore
Peterson
Dave McNally
Horace Clarke
Mickey Mantle
Roy White
Kosco
Tom Tresh
Tresh
Orioles
Andy Etchebarren
Mark Belanger
Phils Edge Mets 3-1 Behind Short Five-Hitter
Philadelphia pitcher Chris Short threw a five hitter with 11 strikeouts to lift the Phillies past the New York Mets 3-1. Richie Allen opened the fifth with a triple and scored on Tony Taylor’s sac fly, then Short lined a run-producing single in the sixth as Philadelphia broke through. Seaver yielded only two runs through six before Gonzalez and Pena added insurance in the late frame.
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Philadelphia
Chris Short
Philadelphia Phillies
New York Mets
Phils
Tom Seaver
Mets
Richie Allen
Tony Taylor
Short
Roberto Pena
Tony Gonzalez
Pena
Seaver
New York Philadelphia
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Kounce
Crones
Gonzalez
Swoboda
Rallen
Charlies
Callison
Grote
Claylor
Goossen
Briggs
Agee
Ryan
Weisss
C Short
Buchek
New York
R.allen
Sb— Weis
S—Rojas
C.short
T.taylor
Koonce
Brookhaven Open Golf Tournament Opens With Late Entries
First round play begins in the second Brookhaven Open. The 36 hole event invites late entrants with a $10 entry fee payable at the clubhouse. Tee times are by convenience for today while Sunday final holes use assigned times. Winners receive merchandise such as golfing bags. Rain earlier in the week improved greens conditions.
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Decatur
Hurtubise Sets Speed Record at Daytona
Jim Hurtubise, from North Tonawanda New York, set a world speed record of 191.938 mph on a 2.5 mile Daytona closed course driving a front engined Indianapolis type roadster with a four cylinder turbocharged Offenhauser. The previous mark was 189.222 mph. The event followed the Firecracker 400.
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Baytona Beach
Jim Hurtubise
Daytona
International Speedway
Hurtubise
North Tonawanda
N.Y
Bills Sign Mike McBath From Penn State for 1968
The Buffalo Bills announced the signing of tackle Mike McBath from Penn State for the 1968 American Football League season. Co captains of the 1968 U S Olympic hockey team were Herb Brooks of St Paul Minnesota and Louis Nanne of Minneapolis both Minnesota graduates.
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Buffalo
N&y
Buffalo Bills
Mike McBath
Penn State
U.S
Herb Brooks
St. Paul, Minn
Louis Nanne
Minneapolis
University of Minnesota
Drag race cards set at Courtland and Jake's Drag Strip
Tonight at Courtland features Larry Coleman in a Torino versus Sheryl in a Barracuda in a top fuel style match race. Both drivers boast quarter mile times around 8.2 seconds and speeds near 180 mph. The event runs 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at Gateway Shopping Center with street and stock eliminator and continues at Jake's Drag Strip Sunday with all classes racing starting 2:20 p.m.
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Courtland
Larry Coleman
Torino
Sheryl
Greer
Atlanta
Decatur
Gateway Shopping Center
Moulton
Jake
Jake's
Liston Clark Meet Tonight in San Francisco Bout
Sonny Liston 36 and Henry Clark 23 weighed 219 and 200 pounds on Friday for a 10 round fight in San Francisco. Liston seeks a quick win after losing his title to Cassius Clay, while Clark, a local, predicts a kayo and could move up in the World Boxing Association rankings with a victory.
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San Francisco
Sonny Liston
Henry Lark
Liston
Cassius Clay
Clark
San Franciscan
World Boxing Association
Golfer Lou Graham Registers 170-Hole Streak in 1967
Lou Graham accomplished a remarkable 170-hole stretch in 1967 without a single three-putt, highlighting precision on greens and consistency across rounds.
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Lou Graham
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