Western Open feud looms as Casper faces Palmer for title
In Chicago the Western Open opens with 131 players including defending champ Casper and rival Palmer. Casper seeks revenge after edging Palmer in the U S Open final rounds, while Palmer aims to add a third Western Open crown as Nicklaus and other stars skip the event.
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Casper
Palmer
Jerry Liska
Associated Press
Chicago
Billy Casper
Arnold Palmer
Nicklaus
Oakmont
San Francisco
Belmont
Mich
Jack Nicklaus
Julius Boros
Beverly Country Club
Jacky Cupit
Brookline
Mass
Medinah
Gary Player
Boros
Daytona Race Cars Built To Withstand Blistering Daytona Speed
In a Petty Engineering profile, Dale Inman discusses building bull-strong race cars for Daytona. Cars receive heavier springs and shocks, reinforced front ends, and sealed windows to endure speeds above 175 mph. The Plymouth for Firecracker 400 will be a completely rebuilt chassis from the Daytona 500 winning car.
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Daytona
Petty Engineering
Othe
Plymouth
Dale Inman
Courtland Grand Prix hype rises over 1966 show
The Confederate Grand Prix in Courtland, Alabama, builds toward a 1966 edition with over 85 cars and a shorter course. Drivers include Jim Baker and Dave Pallaksen and top southerners chasing Southeastern District championship points toward national finals at Riverside California. Qualifying begins July 2 with 50 mile point races on July 3.
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Courtland
Alabama
Tommy Charles
Sports Car Club of America
South
Charles
Atlanta
Jim Baker
Riverside
Calif
Walt Hane
Maitland
Fla
George Avant
Kingstree
D.C
Lotus
Don Kearney
Clearwater
Gene Parsons
Chattanooga
New Courtland
Irwin Slams Braves Past Tigers In 6-0 Win
Jerry Irwin hit a grand slam and Ray Scott pitched two hits allowed as the Braves shut out the Tigers 6-0 in Babe Ruth League action. In the other game, the White Sox defeated the Red Sox 2-0 to hand them their third loss of the season.
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Jerry Irwin
Ray Scott
Braves
Faraight Hartselle
Tigers
White Sox
Red Sox
Sox
Irwin
Shanglett
Wayne Scott
B. Bryant
Campbell
Scott
Thompson
Jim Grammar
Johnny Chandler
Don Sims
James Terry
B. Owens
Billy Don Sharps
Allen Ends 0-for-16 Slump With Key Phillies Wins
Richie Allen powered Philadelphia past Atlanta 7-3 with a run-scoring double, a solo homer, and a two run shot to snap an 0-for-16 drought. The outfielder attributed no slump, saying he would hit as long as he stays confident, while his 15th homer of the season boosted his average to .311 and tied the team RBI lead with Bill White.
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Atlanta
Richie’ Allen
Philadelphia
Phillies
Allen
Braves
Hank Aaron
Bill White
White
Joey Jay
Jay
Cincinnati
Bob Buhl
Buhl
Aly
Mack
Dog Fight Set Friday At DCC
The Decatur Country Club Women's Golf Assn sponsors a Twilight Mixed Dog Fight at the DCC course with a 4 p.m. start Friday. Entry is 1 dollar for nine holes and awards follow at the Holiday Inn South. Contact the DCC pro shop at 353-3039 to register.
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Decatur Country Club
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Cary Middlecoff
Doug Ford
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Seber
Rent-All, Inc
Huntsville
Reme
NATIO
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Rich Allen
Jones
Chevyland
U. S. Highway 31
Alabama Highway 67
DCC
Kwik
Kleen
Westwood Shopping Center
Danville Rd. & St. St., S.W
General Electric
UTS
Buschs
Humtsvale
Washington ST
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Cae
Concord
Bell-Howell
Concord Sound Camera
Camera Dept
SUN Gun
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W.T. Grant CO
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Decatur Shopping Center
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