Toots Boots Toots Boots in Las Vegas Nightlife Scene
A lively Las Vegas column extols alcohol and showbiz in the 1960s scene. It savors club life at Raven and Tropicana venues, notes drinks and quirky anecdotes, and highlights entertainers like Sammy and Joe E. Lewis lookalikes, with nods to local bars, signages, and a 5 to 3 piano bar schedule.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
Vegas
Rodger
Mt. Charley Woods
Larry Jeffrey
Tropicana Club Barboy & Locker Room
Joe
Sammy
Sky-Rockets
Beamin
Kenny
Joseph
Mae Britt
Mad Lad
P.S. Sammy
Sahara
Dell Kings
Britain Upsets U S Team In Wightman Cup Opener
Ann Haydon Jones led Britain to a 2 1 lead over the United States in the Wightman Cup opener in London. She defeated Nancy Richey 2 6 6 3 and teamed with Virginia Wade to beat Billie Jean King and Jane Albert 7 5 6 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
UPI
Ann Haydon Jones
Britain
Nancy Richey
Dallas
Tex
Virginia Wade
Billie Jean King
Alhambra
Calif
Jane Albert
Pebble Beach
U.S
King
Miss Wade
Mrs. Jones
Irving
Billie Jean
Cleveland
NCAA AAU Clash Over Sanctions Threat Turmoil Affects USTFF Meet
In Terre Haute Indiana the Fourth Annual USTFF meet opens amid an AAU sanction threat. AAU warned athletes would be blackballed unless USTFF sought AAU sanction. USTFF director Chick Werner dismissed the threat as sabotage while NCAA officials echoed the stance. Indiana State coach Bob Meyne and Kansas coach Bob Timmons weighed in on the dispute affecting athletes and organizers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terre Haute, Ind
UPI
U.S
Track and Field Federation
USTFF
Amateur Athletic Union
AAU
New York
NCAA
Earler
Charles
Chick) Werner
Bob Meyne
Indiana State University
Mets Stop Reds 5-0 in rookie Rusteck gem
New York rookie Dick Rusteck pitched his first major league start a four-hitter and Ed Bressoud drove in four runs with two home runs as the Mets blanked Cincinnati 5-0.
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NEW York
UPI
Dick Rusteck
Ed Bressoud
New York Mets
Cincinnati
Reds
Cinabr H Bi
NY Harper
Lewis Cf
Np Rose
Hunt
Pinson Cf
Luplow
Johnson
Boyer
Perez
Krnpool
Ordenas
Stohnson
Rulz
Swoboda
Coker
Asteck
Pinetich
New
Bressoud
Maloney
Gold Cup Lead for Texans at Desert Inn
Live Oak Country Club Weatherford Texas held first place in Gold Cup Finals after a third round 251 total 54 holes leading by one stroke. Bowden Thurman 63 Chappell Kilgore 65 Carruthers Merrell 64 Wright Hudiburg 62 Mun den DuBose 62 plus Stockton and Oakmore tied for second at 743. Hardin Morris of Stockton CC shot 59 to spark the charge into a second place tie.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Live Oak Country Club
Weatherford
Fort Worth
Texas
Desert Inn Country Club
Dan Bowden
Bill Thurman
M. E. Chappell
al Kilgore
Lewis Carruthers
Bryan Merrell
A. T. Wright
K. H. Hudiburg
Tom Munden
Jim DuBose
Stockton Country Club
California
Oakmore Golf Club
Stockton
Wayne Hardin
N. P. Morris
Stockton CC
Three Tie For Buick Open Lead At Grand Blanc
Jim Ferrier Phil Rodgers and Fred Marti share the first round lead at the Buick Open in Grand Blanc Michigan after firing two under par 70s on Warwick Hills. Ferrier, 51, led until late bogeys. Rodgers and Marti moved into a share of the lead with solid rounds.
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Grand Blanc
Mich
Sam Snead
Tony Lema
Sne
Julius Boros
al Geiberger
Kermit Zarley
Roger Ginsberg
Dave Marad
Weiskopf
Babe Lichardus
Arnold Palmer
Doug Sanders
Mason Rudolph
Bob Rosburg
Jay Hebert
Ferrier
Burbank
Calif
Warwick Hills
Old Jim
Rodgers
Marti
Smith Seeks World Record in Pacific AAU Sprint Meet
sprinter Tommie Smith holder of the world marks for 220 yard and 200 meters aims to break his records Saturday in a Pacific Association AAU Track and Field meet. He faces Lee Evans Forest Beatty Jimmy Hines Ben Olsson and others with Danek Horn among other entrants in a star filled program.
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Tommie Smith
San Jose State
Lee Evans
San Jose City College
Forest Beatty
California
Jimmy Ray Hines
Oakland Athens Club
Ben Olsson
Bakersfield Junior College
Ludvik Danek
Czechoslovakia
Darrell Horn
Marking Time Favored in Mother Goose at Aqueduct
Ogden Phipps' filly Marking Time is a 2-1 favorite for the $87,675 Mother Goose Stakes at Aqueduct on Saturday as she chases the second leg toward the first fillies triple crown. Around The Roses is next 51 with Mike Venezia listed to ride, while Willie Shoemaker guides Marking Time. Other contenders include Native Street Swift Lady Lady Pitt at 6-1 withoutsiders Prides Profile and Charimoya at 10-1 and 30-1 respectively.
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New York
UPI
Ogden Phipps
Aqueduct
Marking Time
Around the Roses
Mike Venezia
Roses
Greentree Stable
Willie Shoemaker
Native Street
Swift Lady
Lady Pitt
Yaalie
Holly-O
Prides Profile
Charimoya
Wright Leads Ladies Golf Bluegrass Open First Round
Mickey Wright shot a 71 to lead the $10,000 Bluegrass Open at Hunting Creek Country Club in Louisville. She posted 35 on the front nine and 36 on the back, two strokes ahead of Ruth Jessen and Clifford Ann Creed in the 54-hole LPGA event.
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Louisville
UPI
Mickey Wright
Hunting Creek Country Club
Miss Wright
Ruth Jessen
Clifford Ann Creed
Yankees Trade Stafford Repoz to Kansas City
The New York Yankees trade Bill Stafford Gil Blanco and Roger Repoz to the Kansas City Athletics for Fred Talbot and Bill Bryan. Talbot will join Detroit bound Yankees and start Sunday with Stottlemyer Downing Peterson Bouton in a young rotation. Repoz becomes KC center fielder. Blanco’s immediate status unclear.
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Kansas City
UPI
New York Yankees
Bill Stafford
Gil Blanco
Roger Repoz
Kansas City Athletics
Fred Talbot
Bill Bryan
Yankee
Ralph Houk
A’s
Charley Finley
Talbot
Bryan
Yankees
Detroit
Tigers
Stafford
Toledo
Blanco
Ing
Columbus
Repoz
Houk
Mel Stottlemyer
Astros Nip Cubs in 10th
Bob Aspro Monte's two out single in the 10th scored Jim Wynn from second base and gave the Houston Astros a 1-0 victory over the Chicago Cubs.
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Houston
UPI
Bob Aspromonte
Jim Wynn
Houston Astros
Chicago Cubs
Chi Obrh
Bi Housabrh
Bi Phillips
Morgan
Beckett
Jackson
Williams
Wynn
Santo
Gentile
Boaieman
Browne
Hundiey
Kessingr
Shubd
Holtzman
Farrell
Montilla
Taylor
Chicago
Aspromonte
Staub
Morgan DP
S—Holtzman
Nicholson
Tavior
Goldman Wins Eastern Intercollegiate Tennis Title
Ronald Goldman of Georgetown defeated Paul Dezzeuw of Florida State 6-2 12-10 to defend his singles championship in the Eastern Intercollegiate Tennis Tournament. Rain shortened the match to the best two of three sets.
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Hamilton
N.Y
UPI
Ronald Goldman
Georgetown
Paul Dezzeuw
Florida State
Dezzeuw
Goldman
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Miss Albert
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Jim Ryan
Louie Snyder
Marilyn White
Mets
Texans
Jim Ferrier
Cocos
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