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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1968
Page
31
Rival Eastern Development Clinic scuttled the Vesper Boat Club's Olympic hopes on the final day of trials at Marine Stadium. Vesper was the pre race favorite in both the pair with coxswain and the other event.
The Eastern Clinic crew won the four without coxswain and the pair without to earn spots on the U S Olympic team at the 200 meter trials. John Nunn and Bill Maher won the doubles, while Anthony Johnson and Lawrence Hough of Potomac Boat Club took the pair without, finishing strong ahead of Kansas State University.
Readable lines show university crews and clinics competing in fours with coxswains and mixed events. Notable participants include University of Pennsylvania, Stanford, Vesper, Kansas State, Lake Washington, and Western Development Clinic groups. Racing times range from about 6:16 to 7:44 minutes across multiple events and boat classes.
In Toronto a mix of international teams competed under thunder storms at the Canadian National Exhibition meet. Tommie Smith of San Jose State tied the open 200 yard record at 20.4 seconds as Wyomia Tyus of Tennessee State won the 100 and 200 in 11.5 and 23.9. Lennox Miller led Jamaica to the best 100 time at 10.2 with Mel Pender and Edwin Roberts close behind. Toronto Scarborough Lions set a Canadian open 800m record of 1 40.8.
Murphy, 25, became Golf's richest rookie by winning the Thunder Bird Classic at Upper Montclair CC in a rain delayed final round. He topped Gary Player by three strokes to take $30,000 and move his 1964 season earnings to over $94,745.07, surpassing previous rookie records.
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