Slow Play on Putting Green Prompts Golf Rule Debate
Fred Corcoran, Westchester Classic head, argues marking and replacing the ball before every putt drags out rounds to five hours. He cites 1960 rule changes and calls for ending the practice to restore pace and spectator appeal.
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Harrison
N.Y
Fred Corcoran
Corcoran
PGA Tour
Dey
USGA
Craig Wood
Ed Dudley
Ouimet
P.J. Boatwright
Boatwright
Braves extend win streak with 5 straight in Mets sweep
Atlanta wins two games to sweep New York, taking game one 4-3 in 10 innings and game two 6-0. Lew Krausse pitched six strong innings before leaving with a blister, while Tom House finished the three-hit shutout. Johnny Bench powered Cincinnati past Montreal 10-7 with four RBIs and his 26th homer.
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Atlanta Braves
New York Mets
Braves
Mets
Dave Johnson
George Theodore
Paul Casanova
Marty Perez
Mike Lum
Lew Krausse
Krausse
Tom House
Cincinnati
Montreal
Houston
St. Louis
Los Angeles
Chicago
San Francisco
Pittsburgh
San Diego
Reds
Expos
Johnny Bench
Bench
Willie Davis
Barry Foote
Douglass Recalls Slump That Half Ended Westchester Lead
Harrison New York AP reports Dale Douglass discusses a career threatening slump over two seasons. Once a $90 000 a year winner he describes theLow period and the impact on his confidence while reflecting on recent struggles and a possible comeback.
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Douglass
Colorado
Westchester Country Club
Larry Ziegler
Don Bies
Tom Weiskopf
Bruce Crampton
Jerry McGee
Weiskopf
Crampton
McGee
Jack Nicklaus
Johnny Miller
Jerry Heard
Nicklaus
Heard
Miller
Arnold Palmer
Gary Player
Hubert Green
ECC Net Play In Semifinals At Emerywood Tourney
Three of the top five seeds reach semifinal in ECC Net Play at Emerywood with semifinals today and finals Sunday. Keller Andrews Norfleet and Eller advance in men's. Morris loses upset but Keller Clarke win in women's singles as doubles action continues.
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Emerywood Country Club
Rick Keller
Bobby Andrews
Tom Norfleet
Doug Eller
Keller
John Ward
Andrews
Norman Jarrard
Norfleet
ECC
Herb Bolick
Eller
Paul Willett
Lou Morris
Ellen Adelman
Barbara Keller
Martha Clarke
Patty Wilson
Clarke
Kathy Mayberry
Bolick
Sc Caing
Gary Bartlett
Tom Settlemyre
Doug
Gary Wingo
Lindsay Odom
Jim Ratliff
Porky Byrd
Mike Cortham
Ray Alley
Tom Alexander
Bill Utley
Royster Tucker, Jr
Lee Simon
How Ward
Jordan Washburn
Fred Wood
Joe Capowski
Paul Finger
Brooks Reitzel
Robert Davis
Anna Bolick
Cynthia Hendrix
Sylvia Lee
Barbara Spencer
Kay Bridges
Beth Harrison
Nancy Beaver
Mary
Doby Returns to Central Davidson With Big but Shallow Spartans
Central Davidson coach John Doby brings a large roster and a return to CCC play after a year away. He cites limited depth and durability concerns but praises two veteran linemen Mark Klass and Mark Hedrick and fullback Mike Palmer. The Spartans open against 3 A Lexington and face a balanced league including East and West Davidson, Southern Guilford, Ledford, and Randleman.
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Carol Wilson Enterprise
Lexington
John Doby
Central Carolina
Central Davidson
Trinity
Spartan
Doby
Central
Spartans
Mark Klass
Mark Hedrick
Mike Palmer
Eric Varnadore
Dale Greenwood
Terry Hodge
Scotty Curry
Davidson
Klass
Hedrick
Robert Callicutt
Ricky Waddle
Richard Hanes
Jack Spears
Donald Green
Hanes
Danny Warner
Tom Nelson
Bobby Mayhew
Robert Bruff
Spears
Greenwood
Callicutt Hanes
Nelson
Palmer
Varnadore
Hodge
Gary Koontz
Curry
Keith Johnson
Guilford
Indians
West
C. K. Siler
Southern Guilford
Ledford
Randleman
Lexi
Southern Geenee Way
Central Cabarrus Tree
Southwest Randolph
Allen Joy Cove
East Davidson
Forest Hills
West Davidson
Rancheman
Cccceere
Taiwan Team Aims For Fourth Straight World Series Title
In Williamsport Kao Hsiung Taiwan reached the finals of the 28th Little League World Series facing Red Bluff, California. They beat New Haven Connecticut and Tallmadge Ohio while scoring 27 runs and allowing two hits in preliminaries.
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Williamsport
Taiwan
United States
Kao Hsiung
Red Bluff
Calif
Pennsylvania
New Haven
Conn
Tallmadge
Ohio
U.S
Alfredo Urdaneta
Maracaibo
Venezuela
Jackson
Tenn
Stan Weaver
Yarborough Eyes First Grand National Title Amid Petty Lead
Cale Yarborough, 35, from Timmonsville, faces a tough race for his first Grand National stock car championship as Richard Petty holds a commanding 2,751 to 2,261 point lead. Yarborough has eight wins and top-five finishes at 16 of 21 starts, but must win more races to overtake Petty. He also manages a 1000 acre farm and serves as a county commissioner.
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Richard Petty
Yarborough
Timmonsville
S.C
Petty
Randleman
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