Olympic Hopefuls Succumb To Injury and Illness
The 90-member U S Olympic track and field squad will report to training at Plattsburg New York after eight days of Hayward Field trials in Eugene Oregon Where illness injuries and age barred several top athletes from Montreal ambitions Young sprinter Rhonda Brady led a brighter note by winning the women s hurdles while 38 year old Jay Silvester and Willie Davenport set to make a fourth Olympic appearance Decathlonist Craig Brigham eyed medical school and retirement lingered for others amid praise for Durkin s stunt to entertain the crowd
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Ore
U.S
Plattsburg
N.Y
Hayward Field
Steve Williams
America
Florida
Montreal
Marty Liquori
Mike Manley
Mike Roche
New York
Rhonda Brady
Jay Silvester
Willie Davenport
Miss Brady
Silvester
Ron Laird
Davenport
Mike Durkin
Chicago
Durkin
Rankin Wins Zaharias Invitational In Ohio
Judy Rankin defeats JoAnne Carner and Jane Blalock at Tanglewood Country Club to claim the Babe Zaharias Invitational title. Rankin earns 15 000 dollars and a new single season earnings record of 96 835 dollars. Carner’s late drive mishap forced a costly double bogey on 18 as Rankin held on.
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Chagrin Falls
Ohio
Judy Rankin
JoAnne Carner
Tanglewood Country Club
Carner
Jane Blalock
Mrs. Carner
New set of champions assured at Wimbledon
Wimbledon enters its second week with new potential titleholders as last year’s winners skip or fall. Jimmy Connors is favored after Arthur Ashe’s fourth-round exit, while Ilie Nastase and Roscoe Tanner vie for top men’s contention. On the women’s side Chris Evert leads players like Virginia Wade and Evonne Goolagong toward semifinals with strong showings.
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England
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New York
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Billie Jean King
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Ashe
Ilie Nastase
Romania
Bad Boy
Roscoe Tanner
Lookout Mountain
Tenn
Tanner
Connors
Gerulaitis
Raulo Ramirez
Mexico
Nastase
Charles Pasarell
Puerto Rico
Guillermo Vilas
Argentina
Bjorn Borg
Sweden
Oliva Drives Twins to 4-3 Win Over Royals
Tony Oliva, despite a ravaged right knee and seven operations, delivers a clutch double and scores on a game winning sac fly as the Twins defeat the Royals 4-3 at Metropolitan Stadium. Manager Gene Mauch praises Oliva's endurance and late-inning heroics.
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Twins
Kansas City Royals
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Metropolitan Stadium
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Tony
Mauch
Larry Hisle
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Cleveland
Milwaukee
Texas
Oakland
Detroit
New York
Oliver Watches NL All Star Hopes Amid Pirates Win over Cubs
Oliver once again leads NL hitters but sits 12th among outfield votes as the Pirates rout the Chicago Cubs 9 to 2. He drove in four runs with a two-run double and his 12th homer while batting .362.
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Red Sox
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al Oliver
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Ronald Reagan
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Pirates
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Cincinnati
Johnny Bench
Pittsburgh
Joe Morgan
Willie McCovey
San Diego
Morgan
Alan Foster
George Foster
Tony Perez
Reds
RBI
Rose
Rick Rhoden
Dick Ruthven
Atlanta
Willie Montanez
Russell
Mike Marshall
Astros
Giants
Cliff Johnson
Mike Cosgrove
Johnson
Jose Cruz
Houston
Bob Watson
Mets
Cardinals
Lawton Tennis Association Cruises Past Duncan
Lawton High School courts hosted a Lawton vs Duncan dual in which LTA swept all four divisions for a 350 to 139 team victory. Lawton won men singles 97-33, men doubles 106-49, mixed doubles 94-37, and women doubles 53-20 as Frank Wamsley, Ron Ramming, Joe Jones, Larry Ferguson, Tom Strickland, Dick Tipton, Larry Speck and Carl Calhoun each earned wins. Wamsley and Ramming secured the tightest match in men’s doubles 6-4 6-7 7-5 over Phil Leonard and Jerry Johnson.
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Duncan Tennis Association
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Lawton
Frank Wamsley
Ron Ramming
Joe Jones
Larry Ferguson
Tom Strickland
Dick Tipton
Larry Speck
Carl Calhoun
Wamsley
Ramming
Phil Leonard
Jerry Johnson
Southwest Snares Key Colt Victory
Southwest used pitchers Randy Bluford and Ty Powell to edge Midwest 3-2 in a Colt League feature. The win leaves both teams at 9-1 with three or four league games remaining. Northeast defeated Northwest 6-5 at McCord Field as Joe Totte earned the win.
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Randy Bluford
Ty Powell
Midwest
McCord Field
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Northwest
Joe Totte
Bluford
Tommy McDonald
Larry Toth
Powell
Totte
Kelly Mullins
Juniors Open LTA Meet Wednesday at Lawton Fort Sill
Lawton Fort Sill hosts a five day LTA tennis meet beginning Wednesday at Lawton High School with 18 under and 16 under boys and girls singles and doubles. Jim Pearson of Fort Sill is favored to win the 18 under boys title while Jill Crutchfield from Duncan leads the 18 under girls field. Billy Higgins, once a Lawton High star now teaching in Arizona, is the early favorite for the men's open singles title.
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Lawton High School
38Th Street
Fort Sill
Jim Pearson
Duncan
Jill Crutchfield
Billy Higgins
Arizona
Colonels Host Enid in American Legion Twinbill at Jaycee Park
The Lawton Colonels, after a five game win streak, seek to rebound tonight hosting Enid in a twinbill at Jaycee Park. Enid carries a 28 3 record after sweeping Altus this weekend, with Pointer Farris Dodson and Walbrick available for mound duty.
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Enid
American Legion
Jaycee Park
Steve Carel
Colonels
City Nine
Moore and
Burkburnett
Carel
Mike Pointer
Mike Farris
Ricky Dodson
Jackie Walbrick
Northern Oklahoma
Altus
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