Carlos Leads Sprint Upset At NCAA Track Meet
San Jose State sprinter John Carlos defeats defending champion Lennox Miller in the 100-yard dash final with a 9.2 clocking as Kansas climbs in the team race. Carlos eyes the 9-second barrier while anchoring SJSU’s 440 relay and Kansas players push for a title with Jim Ryun hoped to sweep the mile and three mile.
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Byron Speer
Associated Press
Knoxville, Tenn
San Jose State
John Carlos
Lennox Miller
Kansas
Carlos
Olympic Village
San Jose
Karl Salb
Steven Wilhelm
Stan Whitley
Jim Ryun
Ryun
Villanova
Erv Hall
Tennessee
Bill High
Richmond Flowers
Pertyi Pousi
Brigham
Young
Steve Marcus
UCLA
Steve DeAutremont
Oregon State
Richard Narcessian
Rhode Island
Lee Evans
Melvin
Rheingold seeks Mets immortals in fan tribute
Rheingold Beer sponsors a contest to name the 25 greatest Met fans with plaques dinners and tickets at a Shea Stadium ceremony on Aug. 22. The piece recalls famous Met fans and moments from Polo Grounds to Yankee Stadium as part of a New York Times feature.
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Robert Lipsyte
New York Times
NEW York
Rheingold Beer
Rheingold
Met
Mets
Vancouver
Yogi Berra
Pittsburgh Pirates
Plant
Polo Grounds
Shea Stadium
Queens
New York City
Beth Page
L. I
Shea
Heavy Rains Cancel First Round Action
Intermittent downpours delayed traffic and forced the cancellation of the qualifying round in the 10th annual Decatur Country Club Invitational. Officials shifted to medal play for today with low two round scores determining flight winners. Tee times listed for Sixth Fifth and Fourth flights the morning rounds.
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Decatur
Roy Williams
C. H. Shairet
Claude Lavender
Don Dickinson
Jim Hendrick
L. Jackson
Bill Coles
Joe McCales
B. F. Chenault
Dick Bryson
Vince Katola
Joe Corbin
Herman Casey
H. L. Michelson
Jim Dockery
Tony Hammett
George Elms
R. Mackievity, Jr
Joe Baugh
Dwight Tucker
Griff Hart
D. E. Thomas
Ed _ Foxworthy
Floyd Lewis
H. M. Lockwell
Archie Wilson
H. L Hennessey
Russell Croft
Ray Sundback
Jack Reardon
Jim Sherrar
Frank Campbell
Huntsville
Jim Mitchell
Decatur Country Club
No Date Set For Joe No Date Set For Joe Pete Rozelle Meeting
Pete Rozelle spokesman says no date yet for a meeting with Joe Namath though such a meeting could occur next week when both return to the city. Namath had said he wants to meet Rozelle after being ordered to sell an East Side nightclub interest or face suspension. Namath announced retirement but says he has no plans to sell the nightclub, a point central to their dispute.
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New York
Pete Rozelle
Joe Namath
Namath
Seattle
Rozelle
East Side
Wrec
Joe ‘Namath
Lefty Charles Leads Kemper Open Title Race
Bob Charles shot a two under 70 to reach 138 and take a second round lead at the Kemper Open in Charlotte. Sam Snead and a cluster of players were within two strokes at 139 and 140 as the field tightened ahead of Saturday’s third round.
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Charlotte
N. C
Bob Charles
Sam Snead
Snead
Quail Hollow Country Club
Bob Payne
Dan Sikes
Bruce Devlin
England
Tony Jacklin
Mason Rudolph
Slim Dale Douglass
Lee Trevino
George Archer
George Knudson
Tom Weiskopf
Bruce Crampton
Doug Sanders
Sam
Baseball ends Las Vegas gambling ties in multi million shuffle
Commissioner Bowie Kuhn announced a settlement after a month long probe into gambling links. Braves president William C. Bartholomay and Oakland owner Charles Finley will sell or sever Las Vegas stock while Delbert W. Coleman steps down from the Braves board. Finley will keep Braves stock. Bartholomay and Louis resign from Parvin-Dohrmann board.
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New York
Las Vegas
Atlanta Braves
Bowie Kuhn
Braves
William C. Bartholomay
Oakland Athletics
Charles O. Finley
Delbert W. Coleman
Kuhn
Bartholomay
Coleman
Finley
Parvin- Dohrmann Co
John J. Louis Jr
Parvin-Dohrmann
del E. Webb Corp
Nevada Gambling Control Board
del E. Webb
Baseball
Associated Press
Pete Rozelle
Joe Na
New York Jets
Namath
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Redlands
Jo Jo White
Rheingold Beer Holding
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Joe
Pete
Lefty Charles
Kemper
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