Wimbledon Opener Shifts To Nastase Absence Of Smith
Defending champion Stan Smith skipped the Wimbledon center court opening due to a boycott in support of Yugoslav star Nikki Pilic. Ilie Nastase, the top seed, takes the honor and faces Hans Joachim Ploetz as the tournament begins with sold-out centers courts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Su Pome Lall
India
Stan Smith
Sea Pines
S.C
Smith
Nikki Pilic
Hans Joachim Ploetz
West Germany
International Lawn Tennis Federation
Pilic
Yugoslavia
Berning Grabs Heritage Crown
Sue Berning won the LPGA Heritage Village Open by four strokes with a 69 to finish 12-under 207. She earned 4500 of 30000, breaking the event record and plans to defend her US Women's Open title in July before spending time at home in Lake Tahoe with her daughter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southbury
Mary Lou Crocker
Kathy Ahern
Sandra Haynie
Jane Blalock
Mrs. Krocker
Miss Ahern
Mrs. Benning
Oklahoma City
Bennett Snares Decathlon Title at AAU Meet
Jeff Bennett a 5'8" biology teacher from Bell Oklahoma won the AAU Decathlon Championship with 8121 points setting a meet record 16-1 in pole vault and 205-10 in the javelin He becomes the first to win consecutive AAU decathlon titles since 1969 joining Steve Gough as US reps vs Russia in Moscow later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Porterville
Calif
United States
Jeff Bennett
Bell
Okla
Bill Toomey
Bennett
Eagle Track Club
Oklahoma
Steve Gough
Club Northwest
Moscow
Gough
Reds Discover McMullen Still On LA Roster
Ken McMullen, back with the Dodgers, homered and drove in three to beat the Reds 5-2 as he returned to the lineup after a long inactive stretch. Other NL results featured Houston sweeping SF, Philadelphia over Montreal, and Atlanta defeating San Diego.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ken McMullen
Los Angeles Dodgers
Cincinnati Reds
McMullen
Los Angeles
Dodger
Reds
Cincinnati
Houston
San Franccisco
Philadelphia
Montreal
New York
Pittsburgh
Chicago
St. Louis
Atlanta
San Diego
California
Ron Cey
Dodgers
Cey
Ballpark
Walt Alston
Alston
San Francisco
Steve Garvey
al Downing
Doug Rader
Giants
Astro
Cesar Cedeno
Bobby Bonds
Willie McCovey
Rader
Hutton
Steve Arlin
Arlin
Ralph Garr
Braves
Padres
Elgin Captures Softball Title
Elgin Eagles win the Duncan Invitational Women’s Fast-Pitch Softball Tournament by beating Ardmore 8-3 in the final. Ardmore clawed back through the losers bracket to win 5-4 and force the title showdown. Janice Pewewardy pitched all five games. leading hitters were Claudia Quannamemywermy, Mary Hight, and Twilla Basket.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Champs
Claudia Quannamemywermy
Mary Hight
Twilla Basket
Injured Teen Girls Eye Return To Indy With New Seats
Sue Ann Rankin and Diana L. Carey, both 15 and 14 from Wingate Indiana, survived severe burns from Salt Walther’s crash at the Indianapolis 500. They hope to return next year in different seats higher up while recovering at Methodist Hospital. Walther suffered serious injuries and was moved to the University of Michigan burn center.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Sue Ann Rankin
Diana L. Carey
Wingate
Ind
Salt Walther
Methodist Hospital
Sue Ann
Track
North Montgomery High School
Diana
North Montgomery
University of Michigan Burn Center
Ann Arbor
Also Mentioned on This Page
Berning
Heritage
Bennett Snares
West
Steve Brown
East
Russell Ingrham
Marvin Roberts
Don Strock
Lubbock
Hal Rock
Associated Press
Pirates
Willie Stargell
Seaver
Elgin
Gore
Lawton
Catalina
Indy
Speedway
Tony Hulman
Walther
Dayton, Ohio
State Farm
Richard Strait
38Th & Gore Dial
Tom Prater
Dial
Lyle Ball
53Rd
Cache Road
Fred Cheek
N. Sheridan
C. D. Stuart
Warren Vann
Lawton Loan and Investment Corp
C Ave
Firestone
Fireston
Firestone Coupon
Italy
Soair
Instant
Corley & Sons
Hi Performance Automotive
6Th & C Ave
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!