Dan Sikes Wins in St Paul Showdown
Huntington reporter notes Bill Whittenburg stops Gene Young in a heatweights bout at St Paul while Pete Hayles from Kingston wins a Commonwealth lightweight title by stopping Pat McManus in Toronto. Cadence and partial standings are recorded as weekend fight notes.
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Fits For Hope AF Star Ports
Associated Dress
Huntington
W.va
Bill Whittenburg
Gene Young
Monfidseville
Kingston
Jamaica
Pete Cy Hayles
Love Attorney
Ghana
Hayles
Coaticoore
Que
Colin Fraser
Toronto
Pat McManus
Bloomington
Del
Sikes wins Minnesota Golf Classic by one stroke
Dan Sikes, from Jacksonville, Florida, captured the $20,000 top prize in the Minnesota Golf Classic with a final round 64 to finish at 271, edging Ken Still by one stroke. Pete Brown and Lou Graham tied for fourth at 275, while Tom Weiskopf matched 64 to take third at 274 as the PGA money rankings remained led by Weiskopf and Casper after the event.
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Lew Ferguson
Associated Press
ST. Paul
Mint
Dan Sikes
Minnesota
Sikes
Ack Nicklaus
Arnold Palmer
Frank Beard
Jacksonville
Fla
Peat Young
Ken Still
Keller
Shi
Tacoma
Wash
E Sikes
Pete Brown
Lou Graham
Still
Tim
Tom Weiskopf
Billy Casper
Weiskopf
Casper
Brown
Graham
Bob Dickson
Dickson
Tommy Aaron
Steve Oppermann
Billy Maxwell
Phil Rodgers
Bob Stanton
Dale Douglass
Travelers Win Behind Shreveport Errors in Texas League
Arkansas Travelers beat Shreveport Braves 6 5 aided by six errors as Knuckles, Christine and Dews each had three hits. Arkansas led 5 0 after four frames, Braves rallied with runs in the fourth sixth and ninth. Pacheco homered for Shreveport and a Dallas Fort Worth Spurs 3-0 Memphis score noted among Texas League results.
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Ishreveport
Arkansas Travelers
Shreveport
Braves
Travelers
Arkansas
Bobs
Dews
Mike Christine
Phil Knuckles
Travs
Eg Pacheco
Paul Doyle
Dallass
Fort Worth Spurs
Memphis
Upington
Tex
Albuquerque
Amari
el Paso
San Antonio
Knuckles
Dowling
Cosman
Hamende
Rueberto
Roberts
Sharp
Pachesco
Breeden
Nhis
Amarillo
Dallas-Fort Worth
Associated Press
Larry Jackson
Phillies
Atlanta
Philadelphia
Lee May
Reds
Cincinnati
New York Mets
Injuries Crop Up in Pro Football
Pro football sees injuries and roster moves across teams. Hillebrand fails to pass a physical and returns to the Cardinals from the Vikings, Nunson faces surgery for a bone growth and misses at least two weeks for the Lions, Hardy remains with Saints amid Rozelle’s payment order, and other signings and cuts occur with Falcons, Steelers, Dolphins, and Patriots in camp.
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Bob Green
Associated Press
Jerry Hillebrand
St. Louis
Munson
Lions
Karl Swestan
Greg Barton
Andy Hardy
Pete Rozelle
San Francisco 49Ers
Saints
Dave Parks
New Orleans Saints
San Diego
Calif
Parks
49Ers
Rozelle
Hardy
Atlanta Falcons
Junior Coffey
Perry Lee Dunn
Pittsburgh Steelers
Bob Wade
Miami
Paul Paxton
George Wilson
Dolphins
Boston Patriots
Ron Persutte
Jon Morris
Karl Singer
Bob Cappadona
Frenchman Drives Ford to Victory in F2 Race
At Zandvoort Netherlands AP Jean Pierre Beltoise in a Matra Case Ford won the Grand Prix Formula 2 race. The event was marred by the death of Christ Lambert a 24 year old British chemistry graduate from Birmingham University whose Brabham Cosworth Ford crashed after contact and rolled over. The second driver escaped unharmed. It noted this was the third British death of the year after Jim Clark perished at Hockenheim in Germany.
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Zandvoort
Netherlands
France
Jean Pierre Beltoise
Matra Caseworth Ford
Christ Lambert
Lambert
Birmingham University
Jim Clark
Scotland
Geremany
Hockenheim
Grand Slam by Hurler Beats Cards
Hurler Al McBean hits a grand slam as Pittsburgh defeats St. Louis 13s in a tense NL game. McBean says he would have leaped if he’d known the bases were loaded. Cubs sweep Dodgers as Chicago trails for fourth. Phillies top Atlanta behind Larry Jackson. Marichal wins in 11 as Giants beat Mets. Pirates, Cubs, Phillies push standings.
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Herschel Nissenson
Associated Press
St. Louis Cardinals
Heand
Pittsburgh
al McBean
McBean
Chicago Cubs
Los Angeles Dodgers
Philadelphia
Atlanta
Larry Jackson
Jim Maroney
Clay Carroll
Cincinnati
New York Mets
Juan Marichal
San Francisco
Houston
Baltimore
Detroit
Cleveland
New York Yankees
Boston
Washington
Oakland
Minnesota
Chicago White Sox
California
Roberto Clemente
Manny Mota
Jerry May
Larry Jaster
Pirates
Clemente
Donn Clendenon
Mota
Maury Wills
Cubs
Los Angeles
Drysdale
Ken Holtzman
al Spangler
Randy Hundley
Dodgers
Jackson
Phillies
Tony Taylor
Maloney
Mets
Larry Stahl
Cleon Jones
Cinccinnati
Tom Seaver
Tony Perez
Tommy Helms
Woody Woodward
Pets Rose
Ty Cline
Davenport
Bob Bateton
Willie Mays
Astros
Julio Goray
Baseball roundup with standings and results across leagues
National and American League action summary with dates results from Saturday and Sunday. Highlights include Harrelson driving in 74 RBIs and a 10-8 Red Sox win, McNally’s shutout bid derailed by Willie Horton, and Cleveland twin bills over the Yankees. Also notes leaders in batting, pitching, and minor league results across leagues and cities.
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Detroit
Baltimore
Cleveland
Boston Li
Oakland
Minnesota
New York
California
Chicago
Washington
Boston
Associated Press
Oak
Harrelson
Bost
Oliva
Minn
Uhlaender
McAuliffe
Det
White
N.Y
Eens
F. Howard
Wash
Doert
Red Sox
Dave McNally
New York Yankees
Chicago White Sox
Chicago Cubs
Los Angeles
Pittsburgh
St. Louis
Cincinnati
New York Mets
San Francisco
Houston
Philadelphia
Atlanta
Bob Humphreys
Doerr
Bobby
Hawk
Carl Yastrzemski
Humphreys
McNally
Tigers
Willie Horton
Frank Robinson
Orioles
Indians
Luis Tiant
Stan Williams
Arthur Ashe Wins at Haverford in Penns Tennis Title
Arthur Ashe, ranked No. 2 in the nation and a U.S. Davis Cup member, defeated Marty Riessen 6-2 6-3 6-3 to win the men's singles in the 69th Pennsylvania Lawn Tennis Championship at Merion Cricket Club. Riessen, 26, turning pro, signed with World Championship Tennis.
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Haverford
Marty
Riessen
Arthur Ashe
Ashe
Merion Cricket Club
Evanston
World Championship Tennis, Inc
Lamar Hunt
Handsome Eight
Mary Ann Elsel
St. Louis
Valerie Ziegenfuss
San Diego
Unser wins Langhorne double with gas leak finish
Al Unser, from Albuquerque, won a Langhorne Speedway double in a U S Auto Club championship car event. He clocked a world record 100 miles on a one mile track at 48 minutes 2.89 seconds despite a leaking fuel tank near the end, finishing with an average speed of 122 328. Bud Tingelstad Jim Malloy Bill Vukovich Jr Wally Palonee were among the runners up.
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Langhorne, Pa
al Unser
Unser
Albuquerque
N.M
Ford
U.S
Auto Club
Langhorne Speedway
Lloyd Ruby
Bud Tingelstad
Hawthorne
Calif
Jim Malloy
Denver
Colo
Bill Vukovich, Jr
Perry's Truck Stop Wins tenth game before Wednesday game
Perry's Truck Stop defeated Liberty Eyleau 7 to 3 after a layoff for Babe Ruth tournament. Buddy Jordan earned his sixth win. Delton Hatfield led with three hits as Jim Jordan Rudy Jordan Bill Lawrence Brint Odom and Gaylord Solomon each had two. Perry's now stands ten wins two losses and will play Wednesday at Legion Field.
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Perry's
FCS
Liberty Eyleau
Hope
Buddy Jordan
Delton Hatfield
Jim Jordan
Rudy Jordan
Bill Lawrence
Brint Odom
Gaylord Solomon
Legion Field
Single Handed Yacht Wins Final Leg After Long Voyage
A 25-foot Jester sailed by Michael W. Richey of Sussex England finished 57 days 10 hours 13 minutes after the start becoming the 19th and last to cross the line in the Plymouth England to Newport Rhode Island single handed yacht race. The first to finish was Sir Thomas Sidpton reaching Newport in 25 days 20 hours 35 minutes.
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Plymouth
England
New England
Jester
Michael W. Richey
Sussex
Richey
Institute of Navigation
London
Sir Thomas Sidpton
Newport
Jeep Wagoneer and Jeepster Commando Ad Still Sell Family Civic Utility
Leave the crowds behind with a 4 wheel drive Jeep Wagoneer and Jeepster Commando. The ad touts traction safety and back country capability with features like Y-8 automatic transmission Power steering and air conditioning. It urges families to visit Jeep dealers and check Yellow Pages for details.
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Wagoneer
Jeep
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