Ryun Sets New World Mile Record in Berkeley
Kansas freshman Jim Ryun thrilled a national audience by breaking the mile world record with 3 51.3 in Terre Haute Indiana, the first American to hold the mile mark in 29 years. He also clocked 3 36.1 for 1500 meters, an American record at the time, and plans to race the half mile next weekend in Los Angeles before a fall cross country season.
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Jack Stevenson
Associated Press
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Calif
Kansas
Jim Ryun
United States
Poland
Russia
USA
U.S
Viet Nam
Ryan
Michel Jazy
University of Kansas
Terre Haute
Ind
Los Angeles
Wichita
Britain
Sydney Wooderson
Glenn Cunningham
Cunningham
Herb Elliott
Australia
New Zealand
Jazy
Native Diver Makes History In Hollywood Gold Cup Win
Native Diver, the 7 year old gelding owned by Mr. and Mrs. L K Shapiro, won the Hollywood Gold Cup at Hollywood Park for the second straight year to extend his stakes record entirely on California tracks. The horse has 31 career wins in 69 starts, with 28 stakes victories, highlighting a remarkable career largely confined to California circuits.
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Orlo Robertson
Associated Press
California
Diver
Chicago
Fights Last Night Draws In Halifax And New York
Halifax Ontario Blair Richardson 160 and Isaac Logart 157 New York fought to a draw in a weekend boxing card. In Stockholm Ron Clarke 28-year-old distance star challenged for two world records as he ran 5,000 meters in 13 16.6 and split 12 40.4 for three miles. Clarke holds seven outdoor world marks. Pittsburgh executives at Rockwell Manufacturing debate keeping or destroying records amid a paper jam of forms and retention policy, noting percent retention trends from 15 years ago.
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Halifax
N.S
Blair Richardson
Nova Scotia
Isaac Logart
New York
Drew
NEA Telephoto
Australia
Ron Clarke
Stockholm
Clarke
Pittsburgh AP
Rockwell
Clendenon Keeps Torrid Pace for Pirates in Win Streak
Donn Clendenon surged with four hits as the Pittsburgh Pirates swept a doubleheader from the San Francisco Giants 7-4 and 7-1, moving one game ahead of the Giants in the NL pennant race. The 30-year-old first baseman lifted his average near .300, boosting his homer and RBI totals during a 17 of 23 Pirates stretch. leaders from the game include Manny Mota, Bill Mazeroski, Roberto Clemente, and Willie McCovey. The Pirates pulled ahead in a three-city race with Philadelphia, Chicago, and New York also active in the league slate. Clendenon, pursued by multiple teams earlier in his career, helped cement Pittsburgh’s rise atop the standings.
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Associated Press
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Dodgers
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Jim Gilliam
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Hank Aaron
Pete Rose
Don Pavletich
Nichols wins Minnesota Classic with Branding Iron putter
Bobby Nichols, at 14 under 270, edges rivals to win the Minnesota Golf Classic at Keller Golf Course. He credits a putter dubbed Branding Iron, saying he will contact the Chicago maker to identify its origin. The AP listing notes surrounding baseball and minor league results.
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Lew Ferguson
Associated Press
St, Paul, Minn
Bobby Nichols
Minnesota
Nichols
Chicago
Professional Golfers Association
Odessa
Tex
Keller Golf Course
Cleansing effect of pro merger on senior college players
The piece quotes Nebraskan coach Bob Devaney on a cleansing effect from a professional merger, arguing big pro offers fed false values to seniors. It notes Sam McDowell's All Star cast, Siebert replacing him, and mentions arm trouble influencing the roster. Also covered are Olympic era notes on Soviet relations, Cassel and Arkipchuk, and reactions from Steve Trimillen and John Pennel on athletics tech and protests.
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Nebraska
Washington Senators
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Cleveland Iidians
Sam McDowell
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Viet Nam
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Kiev
Arkipehuck
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New York Yankee
Morehead
Kentucky
John Pennel
Quauliers
Rob Seagren
Paul Wilson
University of Southern California
Pennel
Youn
Viet Naan
Annal
Miascaw
Ameed
Orioles Split and Yankees Take a Pair
Hinton flashes hot bat as Cleveland routs Detroit 14 to 3. He belts three homers, adds a triple and five runs, lifting his season surge to .333 over the last month. Yankees sweep Minnesota 4-2 and 9-6 to climb toward the top half. other AL results include Chicago and Baltimore split, California bodying Washington then losing, and Kansas City again splitting with Boston. In NL, Pittsburgh seizes first with two wins over San Francisco. New York racps Houston in a pair. St Louis edges Chicago in 11 innings before a 7-2 Knicks?
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Lou Clinton
Bob Rodgers
Fred Valentine
Jim Hannan
Angels
Mike Hershberger
Joe Foy
Loth
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