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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Jun 30, 1969

Page

13

Caponi Wins U S Women's Open In Rain Soaked Duel

Donna Caponi surged from five back to win the U S Women's Open at Scenic Hills Country Club in Pensacola Florida finishing 69 . She claimed a 5000 first prize and total earnings over the past five years topped 60000 dollars Peggy Wilson finished second with 295 Kathy Whitworth 296 took third band Jo Ann Prentice Ruth Jessen Sybil Griffin tied for fourth.

Pensacola Fla Donna Caponi Donna Scenic Hills Country Club Peggy Wilson Kathy Whitworth Jo Ann Prentice Ruth Jessen Sybil Griffin

Non-Stop Cubs Sweep Cardinals to Open Lead

Billy Williams set a National League ironman record with 895 consecutive games as the Cubs swept the Cardinals 3-1 and 12-1 at Wrigley, boosting the East Division lead to eight games. Ron Santo drove in five runs in the nightcap, while Red Schoendienst lamented the damage to St Louis pennant chances.

St. Louis Cardinals Williams Stan Musial Cubs St. Louis New York Cardinals Wth Wrigley Field Musial Ron Santo Cards Red Schoendienst

Coody Edges To Win Cleveland Open In Sparkling Finish

Charles Coody fired a 271 nine under par at Aurora Country Club to win by two strokes over Bruce Crampton who shot 273. Murphy closed with 65 for third as Bert Yancey and Frank Beard posted 65 and 66, while Nicklaus and Trevino trailed with 289 and 290 after a turbulent final round.

Cleveland Charles Coody Aurora Country Club Bruce Crampton Dallas Crampton Fom Crompton Murphy Bert Yancey Frank Beard John Schlee

Baseball Standings and Tonight's Games

The schedule lists games: Chicago at Montreal, Philadelphia at Pittsburgh, New York at St. Louis, Cincinnati at Atlanta, San Francisco at San Diego, and Houston at Los Angeles. It notes pitchers and records for each side, with night games across multiple venues.

Chicago Mets Pittsburgh Philadelphia Montreal Los Angeles San Diego Atlanta Houston Cincinnati San Fran Nye Lemonds Reed Jackson Ellis New York McAndrew St. Louis Briles Cloninger Niekro San Francisco McCormick Kirby Griffin Singer

Ryun Drops Out In Big Rematch At AAU Meet

World champion miler Jim Ryun quit the mile race after a poor start at the National AAU meet in Miami. Marty Liquori won in 3 59.5, while Lee Evans set an AAU 440 yard dash record of 45.6. John Carlos shaved two tenths from the 220 yard dash AAU mark with 20.2.

Miami Jim Ryun Ryun Marty Liquori Liquori Lee Evans John Carlos Miami-Dade Junior College North Stadium Ron Laird Laird New York Athletic Club Pacific Coast’Club John Cole Cole Jay Silvester Provo Utah Silvester Gary Carlson

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