Casper Watches Wind and Rain at Portmarnock Golf
Masters winner Billy Casper prepares to defend his Alcan Golfer of the Year title at Portmarnock. The 7,117 yard par 72 course hosts the event with a $55,000 prize. Casper faces wind and rain as contenders from the United States include Miller Barber, Bob Murphy, Charles Coody, Bob Rosburg, Trevino, Bob Yancey and Dave Hill, along with international players Bob Charles, Bruce Crampton and Bruce Devlin.
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Portmarnock
Ireland
Billy Casper
Bonita
Calif
Star
Casper
Cleveland
Lee Trevino
el Paso
Tex
Trevino
Miller Barber
Bob Murphy
Charles Coody
Bob Rosburg
Bob Yancey
Dave Hill
Bob Charles
New Zealand
Bruce Crampton
Bruce Devlin
Goalby
Crawford Country Club
Frank Beard
John Schlee
Fred Martin
J.C. Sneed
Mason Rudolph
Larry Hinson
Jack Nicklaus
Tony Jacklin
Dave Stockton
Arnold Palmer
PGA
Sweden defeats Canada in two nation track meet two day event
In Edmonton Sweden outscored Canada 201 to 146 over two days. Canadian women led Sweden 63 to 67 but Swedish men dominated long distance events 134 to 78. In Newport, James Van Alen, inventor of the nine point system, lost 74 to Frank Clem of Norwood Massachusetts in the 65 year old division of the U S Lawn Tennis Association senior men's tournament. St John Chrysostom is noted as the father of the Greek Church.
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Associated Press Edmonton
Sweden
Canada
Newport, RJ
James van Alen
Frank Clem
Norwood
Maas
U.S. Lawn Tennis Association
Fort Marcy Dethrones Fiddle Isle In UN Handicap
Fort Marcy from Rokeby Stables Virginia, ridden by Jorge Velasquez, defeated Fiddle Isle by five lengths in the United Nations Handicap at Atlantic City. Top prize of 75,000 dollars boosts his 1970 earnings to 213,072 and career to 867,815. Fiddle Isle takes 25,000 for second, with 388,095 career.
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HOPE
Ark
Ted Meier
Associated Press
Atlantic City
Fort Marcy
Fiddle Isle
California
Paul Mellon
Rokeby Stables
Virginia
Jorge Velasquez
Elliott Burch
Belmont Park
Washington, D.C
Laurel
Bagdad
Howard Keck
Los Angeles
Charley Whittingham
Willie Shoemaker
Velasquez
Distinctive
Fiddel Isle
Shoemnaker
Whittingham
Cup Series Gets Back Into Water
The 1970 America's Cup began with Intrepid and Gretel II racing after a long protest review. The New York Yacht Club committee ruled no fouls occurred minutes before the start, keeping the best of seven series on schedule as crews prepared for further racing.
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Wiwport
R.T
Sea Lawyers
Intrepid
New York Yacht Club
United States
Gretel NI
Revereux Barker III
Gretel IT
Steve van Dyke
van Dyke
Gretel U
Ashe Goes Pro After Signing Five-Year Tennis Deal
Arthur Ashe, No. 2 American player, joins Lamar Hunt World Championship Tennis on a five year contract worth over 750000. He cites Davis Cup openness and Tour expansion as key reasons for turning professional, joining peers Charles Pasarellas and Bob Lutz in the confirmed deal.
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New York
Arthur Ashe
Ashe
Charles Pasares
Bob Lutz
Lamar Hunt
Richmond
Hunt
United States
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Ater
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Fords
Hope Auto Company
Second St
Hope, Arkansas
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