Stockton Wins Pleasant Valley Thriller In One Stroke Victory
Stockton edges Ray Floyd by one stroke at Pleasant Valley Country Club to claim his first win since the PGA Championship. He finishes 13 under par at 275, sets a tournament record, and earns over 425000 in career earnings as Floyd, Funseth, and Crampton chase closely.
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Dave O'Hara
Associated Press
Sutton
Mass
Stockton
Ray Floyd
Pleasant Valley Country Club
Southern California
Floyd
Rod Funseth
Bruce Crampton
Funseth
Pleasant Valley
Arnold Palmer
Allison Beats Petty By Three Lengths In Yankee 400
Bobby Allison edged Richard Petty by three car lengths to win the Yankee 400 at Michigan International Speedway. Allison led 156 of 197 laps, averaged 149.799 mph, earning $15,695 and pushing season earnings to $130,480. Petty neared $200,000 in his first season past the milestone. Buddy Baker finished third and Maynard Troyer fourth. Unser beat A J Foyt by 12 seconds in the Tony Bettenhausen Classic in Milwaukee.
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Bloys Brittap
Allison
Atlanta
Petty
Winston-Salem
N.C
Ona
W.va
Cambridge
Junction
Mich
Buddy Baker
Maynard Troyer
Spencerport
N.Y
Daytona Beach
Joe Frasson
Golden Valley
Minn
Unser
A. J. Foyt
Tony Bettenhausen
Milwaukee
Waterfowl Regulations Set for 1971 72 Seasons Across Flyways
Interior Department sets framework for 1971 72 waterfowl hunting seasons across Central Pacific and other flyways. Most ducks expected to move down flyways with good habitat in prairie potholes. States receive open season dates, bag limits, and special provisions. some restrictions apply to canvasbacks redheads wood ducks and black ducks. goose protections noted. specifics to be announced by state agencies.
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John Kamps
Associated Press
Washington
Interior Department
Interior
Fish and Wildlife Service
Canada
United States
Fish and Game
High Plains
Atlantic
Florida
Georgia
North Carolina
South Carolina
Virginia Back Bay Area
Mississippi
Louisiana
Hope star rider Nichols wins big at county horse show
Mike Nichols, defense of breeding life and film career, roams the Orange County Fairgrounds as his Arabian horses push for success. Nichols, a prominent director, collects first place ribbons and contemplates a horse movie while eyeing future breeding prospects in Connecticut and Poland. The piece blends sport and showmanship with Nichols’s reflections on time, gestation, and the thrill of breeding.
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Middletown
INEA
Mike Nichols
Mike Nikols
Nichols
Burton and Taylor
Virginia Wolff
Dustin Hoffman
Mrs. Robinson
Ann-Margret
Jack Nicholson
Orange County Fairgrounds
Connecticut
Arizona
Talagato
Poland
Sophia Loren
Allahabad
Paris
Maya
Shaw Wins Senior Champion Golf Medalist Title
Cliff Shaw of Little Rock shot 73 to finish with 218 and win the medalist competition in the state Seniors Champion Golf Tournament in Hot Springs Arkansas. W A Dowell of Walnut Ridge also carded 73 for 219 to place second as the event split into medalist and four ball contests. Jim Porter and Bill Fletcher of Little Rock won the four ball with 212 while Hugh Williams and Henry Wilkerson, also of Little Rock, were second with 215. The article also notes Cincinnati hosted the first Ladies Day in baseball.
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Hot Springs
Ark
Cliff Shaw
Little Rock
W. A. Dowell
Walnut Ridge
Jim Porter
Bill Fletcher
Hugh Williams
Henry Wilkerson
Chargers Prospective Western Division preview
FAO charts assess the San Diego Chargers with Sid Gillman returning to the sideline. The piece notes five years of Raiders Chiefs dominance, hints at Broncos threat, and predicts the Chargers will finish third in the division. It covers offense prospects, passing, running, receiving, line, defense, kicking, and a cautious rating of future scoring.
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FAO
SAN Diego Chargers
Sid Gillman
Chargers
Raiders
Chiefs
Broncos
John Hadi
Marty Domies
Mike Garrett
Dickie Pope
Leon Burns
Lance Alworth
Teff
Gary Garrison
Walker Gillette
Jerry LeVins
Pettis Norman
Cowboys
Alworth
Walt Sweeney
Huss Washington
Bill Lenkuitis
Tony Liscio
Ron Bast
Dallas
Tom Williams
Steve Pehong
Huw Billingsley
Gene Ferguson
Houston
Jerry LeVias
Pete Barnes
Bob Babich
Rick Redman
Phil Astick Tay
Jan Beanchamp
Fin Tolbert
Julien
Dave Grayson
Pattee
Mike Mireec
Franlovic Upsets Richey For Clay Courts Crown
Yugoslav star Franlovic defeats Richey in a gripping final to win the National Clay Courts Open singles. Billie Jean King wins the women's singles, defeating Linda Tuero to collect $5,000. Franlovic and Kodes capture the men's doubles. King and Dalton win the women's doubles. Total prize pool reaches $58,000 across seven days.
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Mike Harris
Associated Press
Indianapolis
Zljko Franlovic
Chap Siehey
Franiovic
Hea Vietory
United States Lawn Tennis Association
Fusstal
Paris
Framulovic
Richey
Sarasota
Bly
Franulogic
Zeisky
USLTA
Billie Jean King
Jan Beach
Calif
Linda Tuero
Ex Boxer Spalla Dies in Rome at 74
Ex boxing star Erminio Spalla known as The Gentle Giant and European heavyweight champion from 1923 to 1926 died Saturday in Rome at age 74. He fought Gene Tunney in New York on June 26, 1924, losing in the seventh round. After quitting boxing he worked as a painter sculptor musician and actor, even singing bass in the opera.
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AQOME
Erminio Spalla
Spalla
Gentle Giant
Gene Tunney
New York
Kayo
Tunney Hain
Jack Dempsey
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