Canadian Open field gathers elite for upcoming event
Starts tomorrow in Montreal as top players including Jim Ferrier and Billy Casper prepare for a strong international field. The article notes late arrivals, past U S Open champions, and foreign competitors shaping the Canadian Open run.
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Urse
Allmape
Jim Ferrier
Fer
Praca
Oak Park Baptist topples Fairview in Decatur Church Softball
Oak Park Baptist wins 20 hits to beat Fairview Baptist in the Decatur Church Softball League. Sixteenth Ave Baptist trims Ninth Street Methodist, Fifth Ave Baptist over Brookhaven Baptist, Oak Park to 3-5, with standout hits by Moore Tate and Hargrove. Standings show Oak Park Baptist near mid pack as league resumes after July 7 break.
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Oak Park Baptist
Fairview Baptist
Decatur Church
16Th Ave. Baptist
Ninth Street
Methodist
5Th Ave. Baptist
Brookhaven Baptist
Oak Park
Fairview
Buddy Moore
Oak
Ray Lee
Ee Harold Simmons
Ron Tate
Winford Turner
Junior Jones
Larry Lewis
Roy McAllister
Eugene Esterling
Hafford Hester
Jim Sparks
Lee Evans
Jim Strickland
Charlie Stewart
Lee Smith
Barry Johnson
Jerry Mates
Sixteenth Ave
Cle
Tser
Jim Knight
Larry McNabb
Jimmy Davis
Bill Terry
Fifth Ave
James Wade
Wilburn Smallwood
Mark Hargrove
Brookhaven
Jerry Lett
Maurice McGuire
Austin
Central
Oak Ridge
Ann‘s
Carolina Driver Cup Dominates
Petty led qualifying with a 23.25 second lap and about 77 mph average speed as the front runners held their positions through the race.
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Carolina Driver Cup
Petty
Dodgers Hope For Big Outfield Duo In 1969
Angels manager Bill Ridney compares Johnstone and Cardenal to past stars Matty Alou and Manny Mota. The Pirates platooned outfielders last season and Mota averaged strong numbers while the duo shape a potential NL power pair.
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Jay) Johnstone
Jose) Cardenal
Angels
Bill Ridney
Matty Alou
Anny Mota
Pirates
Mota
Pasarell Aims for Wimbledon Title After Upset
American Charlie Pasarell, 23, from Santurce Puerto Rico, upset defending champion Manuel Santana in the first round and advances to face Bob Hewitt of Australia. Hewitt, unseeded but favored, joins South Africa’s Davis Cup squad, as Roy Emerson looms as the favorite with a favorable draw and a potential third Wimbledon title in four years.
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Geoffrey Miller
Associated Press
Wimbledon
England
Charlie Pasarell
America
Santurce
P.R
Manuel Santana
Spain
Bob Hewitt
South Africa
Hewitt
France
Cliff Drysdale
Cliff Richey
San Angelo
Tex
Marty Riessen
Evanston
Ill
United States
Ecuador
Richey
Tony Roche
Riessen
Jan Leschly
Denmark
Santana
Roy Emerson
Austra
Lian
Emerson
Peter Curtis
Wright Favored to win fifth Women's Open title
Mickey Wright, at 41, plays less yet loves golf more as she aims for a record fifth Women's National Open. The Dallas veteran, recording a 72.4 scoring average, competes among 99 players at the Cascade course in Hot Springs Virginia, with Sandra Spuzich defending. Wright seeks to equal or surpass Golf Association records once held by Bobby Jones.
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Will Grimsley
Associated Press
Hot Springs, Va
Mickey ‘Wright
Dallas
Tex
Mickey
Babe Didrikson Zaharias
Miss Wright
Bobby Jones
Jones
Sandra Spuzich
Carol Mann
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