Whitworth Wins Milwaukee Women's Open in Close Finish
Kathy Whitworth,-from Bonsall California, led the final round with a two stroke edge and finished at 286 to win the Milwaukee Women’s Open at North Shore Country Club. Mickey Wright and Louise Suggs tied for runner up at 296 while Mary Mills and Sandra Haynie earned 755 each. Whitworth’s victory follows her Wolverine Open triumph and pushes her year earnings to 12,759 with a 12,500 prize.
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Dave O'Hara
Milwaukee
Mickey
Wright
Louise Suggs
Jackie Pung
Ruth Jessen
University
Seattle
Kathy Whitworth
Bonsall
Calif
Mary ‘Mills
Sandra Haynie
Marilynn Smith
Miss Whitworth
North Shore Country Club
Miss Wright
Portland Quartet Sets Swim Record
SEATTLE AP Four girls from the Aero Club of Portland Ore set a national 15 17 age group record for the 400 yard medley relay in a swim meet Saturday. Their time was 4 minutes 37.5 seconds.
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Seattle
Aero Club
Portland
Ore
Legion Survivors Resume Tourney Play
Oshkosh Beloit Marshfield and Kenosha survive in the double elimination Wisconsin American Legion Junior baseball tournament. Beloit beat Oshkosh 2 0 and Green Bay fell to Kenosha 6 1 while Eau Claire lost to Marshfield 4 3. Kenosha previously beat Eau Claire 7 4 and Oshkosh routed Green Bay 13 0.
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Beloit
Marshfield
Oshkosh
Green Bay
Rule Captures St. Paul Open Despite Illness
Rule Jr. overcome kidney stone pain to win the St. Paul Open posting a 266 total 22 under par at Keller Municipal. Hawkins tied for second with Hill and Crampton in the crowded field with Bayer fifth, while Rule earned 5300 in prize money.
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Jack Rule Jr
Loretta
Jack
Rule
Waterloo
Iowa
St. Paul
ST. Paul, Minn
Hawkins
Bruce Crampton
Australia
Dave Hill
Jackson
Mich
Hill
George Bayer
Pro Football Exhibition Sparks Week of NFL and AFL Games
Exhibition play returns with six NFL and four AFL games as teams test depth. Giants feel momentum after the All-Stars upset of the Packers, while Chargers lose Tobin Rote but John Hadl shines. Raiders beat Patriots as others prep for clashes in Los Angeles Ithaca Detroit Portland and Miami.
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Associated Press
Green Bay Packers
Otto Graham
Chicago
Packers
NFL
Al Fredenburg Dies in Angell Park Midget Crash
Alvin Fredenburg of Monona died from injuries after his midget racer flipped end over end during a 25 lap feature at Angell Park. The 39 year old father of five was pronounced dead on arrival at a Madison hospital as about 3000 spectators watched the dirt track accident caused when his car hit a spun car. He had raced midgets for 15 years.
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SUN Prairie
Alvin Fredenburg
Monona
Madison
Angell Park
Fredenburg
Pennel Extends Pole Vault World Record to 16 Feet 10 Inches
John Pennel of Miami sets a new pole vault world mark at 16 ft 10 in at the U S Great Britain meet at White City Stadium closing the two day event. Moments earlier a British girls relay team lowered the 440 yard relay world record to 45.2 seconds in the same program.
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London
John Pennel
Miami
Fla
U.s.-Great Britain
White City
Pennel
Cardiff
Gregg McHatton Wins Junior Title At Florence
Gregg McHatton a 16 year old Whittier California junior defeated Dick Bland of Tulsa Oklahoma 4 and 3 in the 18 hole final to win the U S Golf Association Junior Championship at Florence South Carolina He earned a spot in the U S Amateur at Des Moines next month McHatton built a six hole lead by the turn firing two under par on the front nine while Bland who came from four down with seven to play to reach the final matched him to the finish
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S.C
Gregg McHatton
Whittier
Calif
Dick Bland
Tulsa
Okla
U.S. Golf Association
McHatton
Des Moines
Bland
Mike Thorp
Louisville
Florence Country Club
Mason Knee Expected to Recover for Vikings
In BEMIDJI Minnesota a Viking spokesman said Tommy Mason’s knee injury from a Saturday intra squad collision with Ed Sharockman is not serious. Mason will miss this week’s first exhibition game but hopes to play next week against the 49ers in Portland. Bob Reed returns to halfback in his stead.
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Minn
Minnesota Viking
Tommy Mason
Ed Sharockman
Mason
Hugh McElhenny
Viking
Vikings
San Francisco 49Ers
Portland
Ore
Los Angeles Rams
West Coast
Mighty Kelso Triumphs In Whitney Handicap at Saratoga
Mighty Kelso carried 130 pounds to an easy win in the Whitney Handicap at Saratoga Springs racecourse. The six year old son of Your Host, ridden by Ismael Valenzuela, won the 1 1/8 miles in 1 50 2 5 and earned $36,270 from a $55,000 purse. His earnings cap at $1,343,308, placing him second on the all time money list behind Round Table.
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Saratoga Springs
N. Y
Richard C. DuPont
Mighty Kelso
Whitney
Saratoga
Ismael Valenzuela
DuPont
Baseball Standings and Results Snapshot
American League teams lead with New York at 68 39 Michigan? Chicago 61 47 565. Baltimore 62 51, Minnesota 9 50, Boston 54, Cleveland 54 58 482. Dodgers 54 60 474. Detroit 46 60 434. Washington 40 69 367. Saturday results list New York 3 Baltimore 2. Detroit 7 Cleveland 5. Los Angeles 6 Chicago 5 in 16 innings. Sunday Baltimore 7 10 New York 2 11. Kansas City 6 Minnesota 2. Detroit 2 2 Cleveland 0 3. Chicago 8 Los Angeles 1. Washington 7 Boston 5. Schedule: Minnesota at Los Angeles, Chicago at Kansas City, Boston at Detroit, New York at Detroit, New York at Washington twi-night, San Francisco at Houston, St Louis at New York, Cincinnati at Philadelphia, Milwaukee at Pittsburgh, Los Angeles at Chicago.
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Houston
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Twinight
Milwaukee
Pittsburgh
Austin and St Paul Teams Face Off In Legion Playoff
In Minneapolis the Austin squad seeks to dethrone St Paul star Christie de Parcq Post in the Minnesota American Legion baseball tournament windup. Winners advance to the seven state regional in Salina Kan starting August 15. Austin beat Minneapolis Grain Exchange 9-6 as Jay Best closed out the win. Christie de Parcq Post defeated Springfield 4-2.
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Austin
Christie de Parcq
St. Paul
Minnesota American Legion
Salina
Kan
Minneapolis Grain Exchange
Christie
Springfield
Jay Best
Grain Exchange
Tim Holker
Mike Davison
Jim Shiely
John Danneker
Minneapolis Miller
Frank Danneeker
Libel suit against Curtis Publishing begins in Atlanta
Former Georgia athletic director Wally Butts and Alabama coach Bear Bryant face a $10 million libel lawsuit in U.S. District Court over a March 23 Saturday Evening Post article alleging they conspired to rig the Alabama Georgia game. The Post denies the charges and both men deny wrongdoing. The article cited a telephone overheard by an Atlanta man and investigations in both states found no gambling evidence.
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University of Georgia
Wally Butts
Saturday Evening Post
U.S
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The
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Butts
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Paul
Bear) Bryant
Georgia
Bryant
George P. Burnett
Burnett
Georgia Atty
Eugene Cook
Richmond Flowers
Gark Captures Senior Skate Title at NA Roller Champs
Joe Gark of Akron Ohio won the senior men's figure skating title at the North American Roller Skating Championships in Portland Oregon. Paul Boehm aged 18 from Houston Texas finished second with Adolph Wacker of Akron taking third.
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Portland, Ore
Joe Gark
Akron
Ohio
Paul Boehm
Houston
Tex
Adolph Wacker
Podres Narrowly Fails No Hit As Dodgers Blank Colts
Johnny Podres pitched a near no hitter lasting into the ninth inning before the Dodgers finally shut out the Houston Colts 4 0. Podres lost 12 pounds during the muggy night and reflected on inches that decided the game including Staub's grounder and Fairly's catch. He struck one batter and dropped Jim Wynn misplayed a ball for a seventh inning two RBI double.
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Johnny Podres
Houston Colts
Dodgers
Colts
Johnny Temple
Podres
Jim Wynn
Wills
Bob Aspromonte
Super Valu Splits Two Class B League Games
Super Valu divided two Class B games at Houska Park. They beat Collins Sign 11 to 2 in the regular tilt and lost to Dairyland Power Co op 6 to 5 in a makeup game. Key players include B Leren, Hal Tust, Birnbaum, Quillin, Bigley and Tust.
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Collins
Dairyland Power Co-op
Super Valu
B. Leren
Hal Tust
Birnbaum
Quillin
C. Bigley
H. Tust
Patterson Drops to No 7 in WBA Boxing Rankings
In Providence AP Floyd Patterson falls to seventh after a first round loss to Sonny Liston. Cassius Clay rises to number one with Doug Jones second and Cleveland Williams third in the WBA ratings. Also ahead are Billy Daniels Ernie Terrell and Henry Cooper with Patterson out of the top tier.
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Providence, RI
Floyd Patterson
Sonny Liston
World Boxing Association
Cassius Clay
Doug Jones
New York
Cleveland Williams
Houston
Patterson
Billy Daniels
Ernie Terrell
Chicago
Henry Cooper
England
Tigers Dwellers Win In Trane Loop
The Tigers edged the Nite Hawks 3-2 and the Cellar Dwellers beat the Mis fits 10-9 at Trane South Sunday in Trane Co. Plant League softball. Miller pitched a four hitter for the Tigers and Jensen a three hitter for the Hawks.
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Tigers
Hawks
Trane South
Trane Co. Plant
Miller
Jensen
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