Secretariat wins triple crown in Belmont Stakes record
Secretariat dominates the Belmont Stakes to complete racing's Triple Crown, clocking a record 2:24 4/5 for the 1 1/2 mile race. Jockey Ron Turcotte and trainer Lucien Laurin oversee a performance hailed as legendary, with Meadow Stable expressing awe at the horse's power and charisma.
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Secretariat
Jack Dempsey
Jess Willard
Babe Ruth
Jim Thorpe
John Tweedy
Meadow Stable
Tam
Ron Turcotte
J den Laurin
Laurin
Turcotte
Belmont Park
Ron
City Scores Baseball Ladder of Local League
Babe Ruth Auxiliary 10, Albertsons 6. Reuben Johnson won on the mound. Karl Lopez led batting for Babe Ruth. Producers 6, Hibbs 4. Moorehead the winning pitcher. Villa de laser took the loss. Morehead had two RBI and two hits. Wheeler 10, K-Mart 9. Doering led Wheeler. Rosenquist led K Mart. Block the winner. Jorgensen the loser. Bartels and Noe 7, Martin Mobile Homer i. Boyer won. dekien led Bartels. Hibbs 4, Weld County Lumber 3. Mesa the winning pitcher. Kitashima the loser. Mesa also drove Hibbs in. Weld County Lumber 22, Buetger King 4. Brett Weber. Mark Rudnicki the loser. Bret Weber led Weld Co Lumber in hitting. Barrell topped Burger King in hitting. Babe Ruth Auxiliary 22, K Mario. Lopez won. Jaramilla lost. Brewer led the winning team in hitting.
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Babe Ruth
Albertsons
Reuben Johnson
Karl Lopez
Phil Cotner
Producers
Hibbs
Moorehead
Villa de Laser
Morehead
RBI
Wheeler
K-Mart
Doering
Rosenquist
Kmart
Block
Jorgensen
Bart
Greg
Barrell
Burger King
Mills Wins LPGA Title In Tight Finish At Pleasant Valley
Mary Mills captured the LPGA championship with a final 70, tying Betty Burfeindt at three under par. Mills earned $5,230 for an 288 total, as Burfeindt fell one stroke short while Kathy Whitworth, Jane Blalock, and Chako Higuchi contended near the top. A crowd of 17,775 witnessed the windup, boosting the event’s season tally.
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Pleasant Valley Country Club
Sutton
Mass
Miss Mills
Dave
Whara Associates
Sutton, Mass
Mary Mills
Hur
Ladies Professional Golf Association
Betty Burfevndt
Pleasant Valley Court Cub
Miss Burfeindt
Miss Hurfeind
Kathy Whitworth
Jane Blalock
Japan
Chako Higuchi
Miss Whitworth
Blalock
Higuchi
Miss Blalock
Donna Caponi Young
Miss Higuchi
Nastase jeers mark turmoil at Italian Open in Rome
In Rome the Italian Open nears its end amid crowd chaos and controversial incidents. Ilie Nastase clashed with spectators including spitting at the stands during a semifinal with Paolo Bertolucci, while Bertolucci shattered a racquet in anger as darkness halted the match. The outcome sets up a final against Manuel Orantes.
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Rome
Iie
Wastase
Romania
Nastase
Paolo Bertolucci
Bertolucci
Manuel Orantes
Spain
Mahan tops cowboys at Tibbs Rodeo in Pueblo
Larry Mahan of Dallas won all-round cowboy honors at the Casey Tibbs rodeo in Pueblo California, placing in all three riding events and winning the bull ride for 1,318.29 dollars as he pursues a record sixth all-round championship. Gerald Echelbarger earned 622 dollars with a saddle bronc win. Chris LeDoux took bareback bronc at 613 dollars. Hol Rhodes won calf roping at 1,023 dollars. Bobby Dean claimed steer wrestling 829 dollars.
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Chelberger
Chris LeDoux
Kayeno
Wye
Hol Rhodes
Kenyon
Bobby Dean
Okemaha
Okla
Soviet Officials Warn Women Playing Soccer Is Harmful
The State Committee for Physical Culture and Sport in Moscow warned that women who play football display harmful social tendencies and that doctors deem soccer harmful to the female organism. It also condemns games and exercises such as bridge karate judo bodybuilding and certain yoga styles as incompatible with Soviet physical education.
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State Committee For Physical Culture and Sport
Moscow
Elks roll to 13 0 win over Keenesburg
Greeley Legion Elks drilled Keenesburg 13 0 on Sunday as Talmadge and Tennesson collected two hits apiece and drove in five runs. The Elks improve to 2 4 on the season and set to face Longmont Sports Center Monday night.
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Keenesburg
Willard ‘Talmadge
Don Tennesserr
Greeley Legion Elks Baseball
Ter
Talmadge
Tennesson
Legion Elks
Longmont Sports Center
Legion Eiks
Keenesbury Ov
Jansen
Hadeli
Butherus
Jordan and
Reckard
Yank wins British amateur golf title
Dick Sidereow, 23, from Syston Cann, won the British Amateur at Royal Porthcawl after a grueling 16 hole final over Peter Moody. Sidereow urged that match play remain a royal test of skill for amateurs, insisting the aim is to win and not merely amass shots.
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Yank
Porthcawl
Wales
Dick Siderew
Britain
Siderow
Stockbroke
Syston
Cann
Maglind
Peter Moody
Amd
Royal Porthcawl
Doe
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Mrs. 'Cweedy
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Billings, Montana
Stimes National Legion
Butch Butler Field
H&p
Longs Peak
Himalaya
Mt, Whitney
Douglas
Dupont
Virgin Dacron Uo
Miss Burfeindlt
Yyhiel
Internation Lawn Tennis Federation
Bard
Miss Goolagong
Tom Fort Lauderdale
Fla
Virginia Wade
Olga Morogova
Mel Waneen
Victury
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Czechoslovakia
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O'Brien
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