Hornets 2-1 Over Travelers
In Little Rock Arkansas, the Charlotte Hornets defeated the Arkansas Travelers 2-1 to complete a four game sweep in the Dixie Association. Arkansas scored in the eighth on Jorge Roque's single driving Jack Stripling home. Hornets two runs came in the second inning. Vic Albury earned the win, Steve Evans took the loss. Hornets manager Harry Warner was ejected in the eighth after a dispute with the umpire at third base. Arkansas set to play Shreveport in Little Rock Monday. Other Sunday scores included Shreveport over Montgomery 8-5 Amarillo doubleheader wins 3-0 and 1-0, San Antonio over Albuquerque 3-2, Birmingham over Savannah 5-2, and Asheville splitting a doubleheader with Jacksonville 5-2 and 1-5.
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Little Rock
Arkansas Travelers
Charlotte Hornets
Hornets
Arkansas
Jorge Roque
Jack Stripling
Hornet
Steve Evans
Vic Albury
Harry Warner
Charlotte
Bob Rainey
Shreveport
Montgomery
Amarillo
Dallas-Fort Worth
San Antonio
Albuquerque
Birmingham
Savannah
Asheville
Jacksonville
West Has Choice Team This Year
Nebraska coach Bob Devaney faces a dilemma in selecting quarterbacks for the All American game. Heisman winner Jim Plunkett and SMU’s Chuck Hixson are both options, with a corps of receivers led by J D Hill Chuck Dicus Ernie Jennings Bob Moore and Otto Stowe. Hixon praised the targets as fast elusive and surehanded making it a quarterback’s dream.
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Mike Cochran
Lubbock
Tex
Nebraska
Bob Devaney
Jim Plunkett
Stanford
Southern Methodist
Chuck Hixson
Devaney
J.D. Hill
Arizona State
Chuck Dicus
Arkansas
Ernie Jennings
Air Force
Bob Moore
Otto Stowe
Iowa State
Louisiana State
Charley McClendon
Bo Cornell
Washington
Dan Schniess
Hixon
Cornell Upsets Washington In IRA Rowing Final
Cornell defeats Washington by a few feet to win the Intercollegiate Rowing Association title on Onondaga Lake in Syracuse before 12 000 fans. The Ivy Leaguers clock 6 minutes 4 seconds, narrowly beating the Huskies who had been favored to win. Penn takes freshman eight and Navy wins varsity fours. close margins mark other races.
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N.Y
Big Red
Cornell
University of Washington
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U.S
Onondaga Lake
Washington
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Navy
Northeastern
MIT
Pocono Roller Coaster Tests Cars in Early Practice
Al Unser calls Pocono International Raceway a roller coaster as only three drivers reached track readiness in the first two days of practice for the Schaefer 500, a $400,000 race mid-point in the triple crown. Unser, Indy 500 winner and USAC leader by 1,180 points, noted the surface ripples in turn three and suggested suspension tweaks. In rowing, Kansas State lost to California as Cornell dominated the regatta, claiming the Jim Ten Eyck Memorial Trophy at the new facility. Weekend boxing results followed with Moyer defeating Chirino and Licata beating Adkins in separate middleweight bouts.
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al Unser
Pocono International Raceway
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Midshipmen
California
Kansas State
Cornell
Jim Ten Eyck
Barber Wins $850 in U S Open Championship
Miller Barber of Texarkana Texas won $850 with a 296 total Sunday in the U S Open Golf Championship at Ardmore PA. He shot an eight over par 78 on Sunday to finish his final round.
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Ardmore, Pa
Miller Barber
Texarkana
Tex
Favorite Wins at Detroit Race Course Upset
Native Royalty pulls a big upset by winning the Michigan Mile and One-Eighth at Detroit Race Course. The race total purse reached $132,200 as Our Cheri Amour claims the Coaching Club American Oaks at Belmont Park and Son Ange wins the Pontiac Grand Prix at Arlington Park. Deceit finishes seventh in the Coach Club Oaks, attempting to Triple Crown for 3-year-old fillies.
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ED Schuyler JR
Associated Press
Detroit Race Course
Michigan
Arlington Park
Cheri Amour
Deceit
New York Racing Association
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Robert Vandivere
Calvin Caldwell
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Portland
Ore
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Buenos Aires
New Orleans
Tony Licata
Dave Adkins
Boston
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Detroit
Southwest Branch Experiment Station
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Boston Roll
Begdorant
35 CT
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PUREX
U.S. Choice
Waar
Aeae
Geruiah
Kroger Catsup
Puffin Butterm Biscuits
Eatmore Pattie
Margarine
Morton
Avondale
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