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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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