Tiny Lund Eyes First Kingsport GT Crown Tonight
Tiny Lund aims to win the Model City 10 at Kingsport as the first Grand Touring race in the area. He dominates GT events this season, weighing in lighter after a big weight cut, and leads a star studded field ahead of time trials at 6 38 p m with the 8 30 p m race to follow.
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Bond Shatters Tennessee 440 Record At State Meet
Dobyns-Bennett sophomore Darwin Bond ran 48 seconds for 440 yards at the state meet, breaking the Tennessee mark and tying the national standard for boys 11 and under. Track and Field News notified coach Dan Crowe. Bond shares the record with Mike Bouche of Memorial High School, Houston, who set it in 1966. He has two more chances this year at the Southeastern Junior Championships in Atlanta and the District Junior Olympics in Tullahoma. Bond aided D-B to victories at Kingsport and Knox Relays and the Big Seven Conference meets, with the Indians finishing third in the state meet.
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Tennis Great Williams Dies After Titanic Heroism and Tennis Rise
Richard Williams, longtime tennis star and Titanic survivor, died at 7 in Bryn Mawr Hospital. A Geneva, Switzerland native living in Wayne, Pennsylvania, he captained three Davis Cup teams and won national titles including the Forest Hills championships before retiring in 1965. He helped numerous clubs and served as a director at the Pennsylvania Historical Society.
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Unclear School League Results From Old Nutshell Card
Fragmentary OCR shows multiple youth league scores and names across Nutsh ll, including Elks 13 over PUH PUH 16, Kiwanis 77 over Eagles 18, and Midget League Ets 9 over Smiths 5. Other lines reference teams Wacore, Jayeres, Robyns Taylor and Kiwanis G W Kingspor, with times and fields noted but unreadable.
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Lonborg Returns to Fenway in 1968 Victory Night
Jim Lonborg, after a ski injury, pitched for the Red Sox as Fenway Park crowd of 17,852 cheered his first Fenway appearance since 1967, delivering a 4-3 win over the Detroit Tigers with strong bullpen support from Dick Williams. The win lifts Boston to a 50 record while Yastrzemski Harrelson Petrocelli and McAuliffe contributed key hits in a five-run fifth. Other AL results included the Orioles' 4-2 win over the Angels, the Twins' 4-4 tie with the Yankees, and the Indians' 3-2 extra-inning victory over the White Sox.
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Flowers sidelined by hamstring strain ahead of Trials
Tennessee hurdler Richmond Flowers is out indefinitely with a hamstring strain in the right thigh after a Sunday sprint workout with Chick McGeehan. Doctors say no tear, may attempt NCAA run. Olympic Trials loom in Los Angeles, four weeks away.
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Trout Stocking Underway in Scott County Streams
Gate City reports trout stocking in Scott County streams this week per Game Warden Sue Gillespie. Big Stoney Creek led Monday with Straight Fork Creek above Fort Blackmore and Little Stoney Creek above Thinganton to follow on subsequent days, and Stork Creek below Clinchport Friday. Stocking times generally 10 am daily, except Friday. Fishermen may fish once released.
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Davis Cup Team Arrives in Charlotte for Practice
The United States Davis Cup team touched down in Charlotte to begin day one practice for the American Zone final against Ecuador set for Friday through Sunday. Captain Donald Dell said the squad is ready after arriving ahead of schedule and noted Ecuador's strong lineup led by Miguel Olvera Pancho Guzman and Eduardo Zuletta. Dell praised Ecuador's performance against Chile, where they rallied from two sets down in all three matches. The U S practice schedule is still being finalized as indoor venues will affect routines.
Americans Hold Out In Britain in Golf Championship
In Troon Scotland the Americans split 7 wins and 5 losses on day one of the British Amateur Championship as former champions Chaproan and Sweetey of Palm Beach search for contests. Dickson of Tulsa, the 1967 champ, turned pro. MacCallum brothers from Fort Lauderdale won one match each, while James Hopper of Stillwater and Bob Falkenburg of Los Angeles claimed American successes. Rodney Foster of England had a bye. Joe Carr of Ireland advanced by default.
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Rockets Player Scores 41 In First Half
Larry Jones of the Denver Rockets posted a standout 41 points by halftime against Oakland last season in a ABA game, highlighting a prolific first half for the veteran guard amid league play.
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City Recreation Roundup Delivers Crowded Night of Youth Baseball
Four games were played for Bloomingdae 124 with Chuck Sumner delivering the clutch hit in the late nightcap. Leap Kiwanis Midget League beat Lynn Garden 164 as Randy Wraylor went four for four and Blakely added two hits. Moose defeated Dobyns-Taylor 10-3 led by Boyce Lowery and Charles Ward at the plate. Coca-Cola routed
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New York Cager Visits Vols For Tennessee Lookout
New York City high school basketball prospect Tommy McLaughlin arrived in Knoxville for a two day visit at the University of Tennessee. He averaged 47 points and 17 rebounds per game last season. Associate coach Stu Aberdeen compared his driving style to a tailback burst.
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