Racing Notes From Benny Phillips Circuit Preview
Benny Phillips discusses Speed Weeks plans with Junior Johnson entering two cars for Daytona and possible driver pairings including LeeRoy Yarbrough and A J Foyt. He notes NASCAR rule changes reducing high winged cars and the push to trim pre race costs and shift qualifying to Fridays at superspeedways.
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Junior Johnson
Daytona
Banjo Matthews
Donnie Allison
LeeRoy Yarbrough
Johnson
Pender Coleman Win In Philadelphia Track Meet
In Philadelphia at the fourth annual Track Classic, Pender and Coleman won sprint events. Meriwether and Greene set fast times in the 60 and 50 yard dashes, while Coleman tied the old one mile walk record at 6:21.7 and Duke’s Howser, Navy’s Kennard, and others placed in multi events.
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Philadelphia
Pender
Char
Lie Greene
Meriwether
Boston School Teachers Medical
Leon Coleman
Nev- Pender
Greene
Maryland
Gerald Greene
Ben Waugh- Tinker
Memphis State
Ron Shaw
Dave Ro
Texas Christian
Dr. Mansky
Delaware
E. Delano Meriwether
Club
Coleman
Winston Sameet
Jem
Duke
Jeff Howser
Ron Daniel
New York A.C
Wayne
Kennard
Navy
Penn
Bruce Collins
Greg Terry Hill Crawford
the Magee
Coast Guard
A.A
Knoxville
Tenn
Cheryl Toussaint
Meri Brooklyn
Atom
A.C
Caldwell shines in all star loss for East in ABA game
Carolina Cougar forward Joe Caldwell scored 21 points and played 32 minutes to spark the East to a 126-122 win over the West in Greensboro. Mel Daniels won MVP honors while Caldwell praised teammates and lamented a late miscue by Rick Barry noted as a key moment in the game.
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Greensboro
Carolina Cougar
Joe Caldwell
Mel Daniels
Caldwell
National Basketball Association
Allstar
Dan Issel
Daniels
John Brisker
Pittsburgh Condors
Joe
Brisker
UNC
Charlie Scott
Virginia Squires
Carolina Flash
Scott
New York
Rick Barry
Barry
Mel
Cincy Powell
Cincy
Zelma Beaty
Ryun Aims To Meet Top Mile Runners After Comeback
Jim Ryun celebrated a 4 04.4 victory in his first competitive mile in 19 months at San Francisco. He said he wants to race the best milers, acknowledging the mental challenge after his Miami AAU setback last June. Ryun, 1969 record holder, described the win as emotional and easy physically, but hard to prepare for mentally.
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San Francisco
Jim Ryun
Ryun
the Examiner
Kansas
Miami
Denton High Split Pair in Tough Wentworth Night
Denton High girls defeated Wentworth 33 to 30 for their sixth straight win as Phyllis Tysinger scored 17 and Becky Barksdale 8. The Raider boys fell 62 to 52 while Reid Crouser led Denton with 11 points and Davis and Warner added 10 each, but Wentworth proved too strong.
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Denton
High’spirls
Raider
Wentworth
Lady Raiders
Phyllis ‘Tysinger
Becky Barksdale
Reid Crouser
David Davis
John Warner
Catamounts Triumph Over Mars Hill in Tight Battle
Western Carolina beat Mars Hill 60 to 55 to raise its record to 14-3. Paul Litz scored 21 points and Mike Manis added 15 as Catamounts build half time edge and fend off late Mars Hill surge. Rodney Johnson led Mars Hill with 21, Jerry Hayes tallied 11.
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Mars
Erskine Tops Presbyterian in NAIA District 6 Clash
Erskine jumped to a 17 point lead to defeat Presbyterian 78 70 in a NAIA District 6 game at Due West South Carolina. Fred Melson led Presbyterians scorers with 29 points and eight rebounds while Skip Goley had 25 points for Erskine and Vollie McKenzie led the Eagles with eight rebounds. Erskine hit 87 percent of its free throws and posted a 47 5 percent field goal average while Presbyterian shot 63 2 percent from the line and 41 7 percent from the field. Both teams record and standings reflected a rough night with inconsistent shooting.
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Due West
S.C
Erskine
Presbyterian
Fred Melson
Skip Goley
Vollie
McKenzie
Presbytterian
Harney Leads Phoenix Open to Stay 19 Under Par
Paul Harney shot a six under par 45 in the final round to post a 19 under total 194 at the Phoenix Open at Arizona Country Club. Miller Barber and Hale Irwin shared second as Harney won over a crowded leaderboard including Jack Nicklaus? Notable players like George Reader, Bob Dickson and Tony Jacklin battled for the title in sunny conditions.
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Phoenix
Arla
Paul ‘Harney Harney
Harney
Arizona Country Club
Mike Sotchak
Warhay
Paul Harney
Miller Barber
Sutton
Mass
Mere Blangas
Bps
Tittles
Werry Abbait
Har. Hale “Irwin
Ney
Littler
Geo Masongate
Frank Beard
Tam’ Aaron Kasse
Homero Blaticas
Parry Hinson
Estas
Dave
Hill
Kermit Zarley
Howie Johnson
Bobby ‘Wichals
Casper
Apeld Falmes
Arnold Palmer
Billy Casper
Tony Jacklin
Tony Jackson
Murphy
Lin
Dave Don January Stockton
Palmer
Casper Poul Penning
Jacklin
Bob Dickson
Powell
Stockton
Orator Dickinson
al George Nnudsen
John Millers
Ee' Gil Jist
Herb Hooper i
Randy Eit
H Royer
Hubert Green Sebali i
Jack Lewis
Borah
Dick Crawford
al Mengert
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Goodyear
English Road
High Point, N.C
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Airport
N.C
Robertson
Thonet Industries
York, Pennsylvania
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Simmons Company
Arnold Craven Clothier
Arnold Craven
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