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Newspaper
Lawton Constitution
Location
Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1975
Page
7
Jimmy Connors defeats Vitas Gerulaitis 5-7 7-5 6-1 3-6 6-0 to claim his third consecutive National Indoor Open title in Salisbury. He earns 9000 dollars plus 1000 for sharing the doubles crown with Ilie Nastase.
Francie Larrie, the UCLA distance star, clocked 4 10.4 for a world indoor 1500 meters in Toronto and 4 29 for a mile in San Diego to set two world marks. She had set a 4 34.6 indoor record six months earlier and beat Paolo Pigni's outdoor mark.
Benny Parsons won the Daytona 500 with a last lap push aided by Richard Petty and a three cautions restart. David Pearson led most of the race but spun from the lead late, as Parsons collected 413, a Daytona record crowd cheered him.
Tennessee handed Kentucky a 103-98 defeat to seize control of the SEC race as Alabama toppled Mississippi. Bernard King shone for the Volunteers while Kentucky coach Joe Hall lamented control of boards and offense. Indiana and UCLA also won, continuing long winning streaks and top-10 pace.
Armand Urias of the Comanche Skeet and Trap Club won the 12 gauge championship at Tinker Air Force Base Rod And Gun Club Winter Open. He also claimed 20 gauge class with 90 targets. Virginia Arias took 20 gauge Class D second with 78. Ollie Lynch was runner up in 20 and 12 gauges with 94 each. Marilyn Lynch won Class D 9 gauge. The Comanche Club will host a registered skeet shoot on March 9 with registration at 9 am.
J C Snead, heir to Uncle Sam fame, edges Bobby Nichols and Ray Floyd in four holes of sudden death to capture the Andy Williams San Diego Open title. Snead overcame early pressure, tying at nine under after a clutch final round, then birdied the fourth playoff hole to seal victory on the Torrey Pines course.
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