Crampton Extends Open Lead At Houston
Bruce Crampton stretched his advantage to four strokes with a five under par 67 in the Houston Open third round. He rescued his round on No. 17 after a tee shot out of bounds and kept a margin over Lanny Wadkins while Dave Stockton and others trailed. Crampton's putter also aided a steady, off the green scoring run as he neared the 54 hole mark at Quail Valley Golf Club.
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Quail Valley Golf Club
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Chicago
Tim Foli
Montreal
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Burt Hooton
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Jon Bryant
Randy Hundley
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Joe Coleman
John Hiller
Detroit
Texas
Bob Veale
Bill Lee
Boston
Minnesota
John Mayberry
Kansas City
Milwaukee
War Hawks claim sixth AJCC State Track title at Calhoun
Calhoun Junior College dominated the AJCC State Track Meet at Calhoun, winning its sixth straight title with 118 points. Jeff State placed second with 86, while Lurleen B, Wallace, Marion Institute, Northwest, Gadsden, Faulkner, and Bishop State trailed. Lucius Carter set the 440-yard dash record, and Theo Hamilton led Jeff State in jumps as Calhoun claimed 11 first places.
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Marvin
Jones
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Wallace
Marion Institute
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Faulkner
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Theo
Hamilton
Kansas
James Fuqua
Outlin
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Cunningham
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McKinnon
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Carger
Pickett
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C.T
Watts
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Fennell
Armstead
N.W
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Gay
Rookis
Garrett
McAlpine
Pope
Morgan
Barron
H.H
C. Lytle
Jackson
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Parr
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Broon
Marion
Kruse
Gouner
Call Tech
Cabbil
Kask
Eugud
Wright
Walles
J. St
L.B. Wallace
Billington
Koski
Bailey
L.B
Madison
Bishop
Calhoun Junior College
Kenny Cabbil
Tony Estes
Astros Roll Over Mets to Set Hot Pace in NL
The Houston Astros won 9-2 over the New York Mets for their 13th win in 15 games. Don Wilson pitched four hits allowed and added a three run double, with Cesar Cedeno and Johnny Edwards homering.
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New York Mets
Don Wilson
Ed Kranepool
Cesar Cedeno
New York
Johnny Edwards
Astros
Montreal Expos
Cincinnnati Reds
Chicago Cubs
San Francisco Giants
Mrs Court Match For Bob Riggs
In San Diego next Sunday the top ranked woman Margaret Court faces 55 year old ex champ Bobby Riggs in a dramatic challenge match. The $10,000 winner take all purse is augmented by TV rights of at least $10,000 each for Court and Riggs, with satellite coverage in multiple countries.
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NYT
Sea Pines
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Margaret Court
Bobby Riggs
San Diego
Riggs
Billie Jean King
King
DiGregorio Leads U S Past Russia 83 75 in Indy
Providence guard Ernie DiGregorio scored 20 points to power the United States to an 83 75 victory over Russia in Indianapolis. The win gives the U S a 3 1 edge in the seven game series.
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Indianapolis
Ernie DiGregorio
Providence
United States
Georgia Beats Auburn in SEC Track Duel
The University of Georgia track team defeated Auburn 80 to 65 in Athens in a Southeastern Conference dual meet. Georgia improves its season dual record to 3-1 with only a loss to Georgia Tech this season.
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University of Georgia
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Athens
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Georgia Tech
Slaton East High S Lands at Air Force Prep School
Lee Slaton of Lawrence County High School in Moulton has been accepted to the U S Air Force Academy Prep School in Colorado Springs. The 18 year old quarterback and multi sport letterman will join the program after July reporting and remains eligible for transfer to the Academy the following year.
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Moulton
Lee Slaton
Lawrence County High School
U.S. Air Force Academy Prep School
Colorado Springs
Colo
Arthur Slaton
LCHS
Air Force
Colorado
Academy
Holder
Sherwood Stewart
Decatur
Air Force Academy
Bob Jones
Lee
Wilt Keyed For Offensive Show
Wilt Chamberlain warned he would be more aggressive after scoring five points as the Lakers lost 99 to 95 to the Knicks. The setback evened the NBA championship series at one game apiece and Chamberlain hinted at increasing his offensive effort for the remainder of the series.
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Knicks
Hartselle Babe Ruth 16-18 League Sign-Up Open
Hartselle Babe Ruth 16-18 registration set for Tuesday 7 to 10 p.m. at the American Bank and Trust Co. community room. Open to players 16 to 18 with August 1 as the cut date. includes Hartselle Falkville Danville West Morgan Austin and Decatur districts.
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Hartselle
American Bank and Trust Co
Falkville
Danville
West Morgan
Austin
Decatur
Harald Lambert
Trevino Wins Jackie Gleason and Doral by One Stroke
Golfer Lee Trevino captures both Jackie Gleason and Doral events with a one stroke margin in each, totaling a $64,000 purse across the two tournaments this winter.
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Lee Trevino
Jackie Gleason
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