Alabama Skeet Championship Set For July Weekend
Morgan County Gun Club of Decatur will host the Alabama Skeet Championship Shoot from Friday to Sunday at Burleson Mountain on Ala. 67. Top state shooters and world champions will attend. Registration Friday 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. with two events that day, three Saturday, five Sunday. Banquet planned at Holiday Inn Downtown Saturday night. Contact George Shehan for details.
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Morgan County
Decatur
Alabama
Charles G. Hardwick
Hardwick
Burleson Mountain
Here
Ala
Holiday Inn
George Shehan
Buena Vista Circle
Graebner Leads Clear Win In Clay Courts Opener
Clark Graebner of Beechwood Ohio defeated Gary Hockey 6-3 6-1 in the opening round as heat heavy play began at the 1966 National Clay Courts Tennis Championships in Milwaukee. Top seed Dennis Ralston and others started their campaigns with mixed results amid stubbornly slow clay conditions.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Clark Graebner
Beechwood
Ohio
Australia
Gary Hockey
Graebner
Northwestern
Dennis Ralston
Cliff Richey
Ralston
Charles Parassell
Martin Riessen
Peter Fishbach
Great Neck
Stan Smith
Pasadena
Calif
Fishbach
Smith
Tony Roche
Roy Barth
San Diego
Mike Belkin
Jaime Subirats
Mexico
Frank Froehling
Coral Gables
Fla
Jorge Mendoza
Nancy Richey
Stephanie de Fina
Hollywood
Ellen Friedlander
Badgers Add 13,000 Seats at Camp Randall
The University of Wisconsin expands Camp Randall field by 13,000 seats, boosting capacity to 77,280 for the fall home football opener. The stadium becomes the fifth largest college owned venue behind Michigan Ohio State Stanford and Tulsa.
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Badgers
Madison
Wis
University of Wisconsin
Camp Randall
Michigan
Ohio State
Stanford
Tulane
Grimm Watches His Weight On Falcons Camp
Grimms notes age twenty five and a half but says weight loss is not happening his rise to 303 pounds last season fell to 305 this year he aims to maintain peak for 1966. Dan Grimm a Packers veteran now with Atlanta, discusses workouts and plans during camp as NFL teams evaluate injuries and rookies like Randy Johnson and Steve Sloan.
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Black Mountain
N.C
Dan Grimm
Green Bay Packers
National Football League
Atlanta Falcons
Falcons
NFL
Randy Johnson
Texas A&i
Johnson
Nort Hecker
Chicago
Hecker
Steve Sloan
Alabama
Sloan
Amateur Golf Meet Underway
Jim Wiechers and Ron Cerrudo drove two Californians to Minneapolis and spent seven hours talking about girls before a Monday qualifying round at Edina Country Club. Wiechers shot a five under 67 to lead Marty Fleckman by one and several players tied for third with 69s as humid 98 degree weather preceded the final 18 holes.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Jim Wiechers
Ron Cerrudo
California
Atherton
Calif
Santa Clara
Marty Fleckman
Houston
Tex
Fleckman
Edina Country Club
Cerrudo
San Rafael
Dave Haberle
Edina
Wiechers
Bob Dixon
Muskogee
Okla
Hale Irwin
Colorado
Bill Brask
University of Minnesota
San Diego
Ralph
Heat Pros To Take It Easy In Football
NFL and AFL camps open as heat slows pace with veterans and rookies. Raiders coach John Rauch limits signal callers Davidson Flores and Green in red jerseys after injuries. Dolphins QB Rick Norton recuperates from knee surgery and may miss two weeks. Falcons rookie Randy Johnson impresses but recovering from back injury. Redskins coach Otto Graham greets 42 rookies and 15 veterans in Carlisle. Giants bring in three rookie tackles Peay Davis Harper for All-Star workouts amid weight concerns.
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Hal Bock
Associated Press
John Rauch
Oakland Raiders
Cotton Davidson
Tom Flores
Charlie Green
Davidson
Norton
Randy Johnson
Atlanta Falcons
Johnson
Atlanta
Otto Graham
Washington
Carlisle
Graham
Redskins
Chicago
Green Bay Packers
New York Giants
Francis Peay
Missouri
Don Davis
Los Angeles State
Charley Harper
Oklahoma State
Giants
Fairfield
Fairfield, Conn
Davis
Allie Sherman
O Mok See Debuts Nationally At Billings Fairgrounds
In Billings Montana the first national o mok see runs Wednesday to Saturday at the fairgrounds. The sport known as Riding Big derives from Blackfeet terms and features 37 events where riders must dress and undress on a galloping horse. It remains amateur with ribbons and trophies instead of cash prizes.
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Billings
Mont
Rocky Mountains
Billings Fairgrounds
Wisconsin champion Schlicht leads with 71s as match play nears
Madison player Schlicht, the 1965 state champion, posted a 71 to set the pace into Wednesday. James Andrews of Stillwater Oklahoma and Sherman Finger III from Chicago area each shot under par 71s as the field narrows to 64 for Thursday's match play. Defending champ George Boutell of Phoenix shot 66 in practice, then 73 to hold seventh place with ten others. ten golfers were at par.
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Schlicht
Madison
Wis
Wisconsin
James Andrews
Stillwater
Okla
Sherman Finger III
Southern California
Chicago
George Boutell
Phoenix
Ariz
Boutell
Mobile Opens Up 3 Game Lead in Southern League Race
Mobile Athletics pull three games ahead of Asheville in the Southern League after Stan Wojcik flip flops a home run in a 5-1 win over Evansville. Macon pitchers Larry Colton and Larry Loughlin dominate Asheville in 9-2 and 2-1 victories. Knoxville routs Montgomery 18-4. Charlotte and Columbus idle.
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Associated Press
Mobile Athletics
Stan Wojcik
Macon
Asheville
Wojcik
A’s
Evansville
Larry Colton
Larry Loughlin
Tourists
Mobile
Knoxville
Sylvano Quezada
Quinton Willingham
Bob Oliver
Rich Barry
Peaches
Charlie Shoemaker
LeRoy Reams
Jim Campbell
Barry
Warren Halverson
John Fenderson
Smokies
Montgomery
Smokie
Ken Widman
Southern League
Macon Montgomery
Columbus
Charlotte
Koufax Starts All Star Game In 37th Classic
Lou Alston and Sam Mele clash over starting roles as Sandy Koufax receives the first All-Star start. Koufax faces Denny McLain in a star packed lineup at Busch Memorial Stadium with NBC televising. Mays, Aaron, Clemente power NL lineup while Kaline, Robinson, Oliva pace AL in the midseason showcase.
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Mele
Koufax
Dodgers
New Busch Memorial Stadium
Alston
San Francisco
Juan Marichal
Denny McLain
Detroit Tigers
NBC
McLain
Mays
Roberto Clemente
Pittsburgh
Hank Aaron
Atlanta
Willie McCovey
Giants
Ron Santo
Chicago
Joe Torre
Braves
Jim Lefebvre
Leo Cardenas
Cincinnati
Aaron
Torre
Santo
McCovey
Lefevbre
Willie Stargell
Riche Allen
Philadelphia
Jim Ray Hart
Homer Hammerers
al Kaline
Detroit
Frank Robinson
Baltimore
George Scott
Boston
Brooks Robinson
Tony Oliva
Minnesota
Dick McAuliffe
Tigers
Kaline
Oliva
Scott
Bill Freehan
Bobby Knoop
California
ST. Louis
McAuliffe
Sskaline
F. Robinson
B. Robinson
Freehan
Knoop
Clemente
Lefebvre
Los Angeles
Cardenas
Barlick
National
Honochick
Vargo
Amont
Neudecker
Engel
All-Star Game and minor league results with schedule notes
Monday shows no games. Today's fixtures include an All-Star Game in St Louis. Wednesday lists several matchups in multiple leagues including Knoxville Montgomery and Columbus Charlotte. International and Pacific Coast scores cover Columbus Jacksonville Richmond Toledo Rochester Buffalo Syracuse Vancouver Tulsa Denver Oklahoma City San Diego Seattle Hawaii. A 1941 Britain Soviet mutual assistance treaty is noted.
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Associated Press
St. Louis
Columbus
Jacksonville
Richmond
Toledo
Rochester
Toronto
Buffalo
Syracuse
Albuquerque
Arkansas
Amarillo
el Paso
Dallas-Fort Worth
Austin
Vancouver
Tulsa
Denver
Oklahoma City
Tacoma
Indianapolis
San Diego
Seattle
Phoenix
Hawaii
College sports fear pro encroachment on schedules
The Conference Commissioners Association meeting urged the NCAA to act amid growth of professional sports and expanded pro football TV coverage. They oppose plans to televise Friday and Saturday night pro games, fearing clashes with college and high school schedules.
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Colorado Springs
Colo
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Patsy Rippy
Shawnee
Lulu Gongora
St. Petersburg
George Wilson
Miami Dolphins
Rick Norton
University of Kentucky
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Loughlin
Sam Mele
Mike Rathet
Walt Alston
Sandy Koufax
Los Angeles Dodgers
Twins
Willie Mays
San Francisco Giants
Marichal
Jim Bunning
Gaylord Perry
Bob Veale
Billy McCool
Claude Raymond
Phil Regan
Cleveland
Sonny Siebert
Gary Bell
Steve Barber
Jim Kaat
Jim Hunter
Kansas City
Pete Richert
Mel Stottlemyre
New York
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Soviet Union
Conference Commissioners Association
National Collegiate Athletic Association
Volkswagen
ROY Payne Motors, Inc
Highway
Aswagen
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