Trevino Casper Lead US Open Favorites at Houston Start
Lee Trevino backed by crowd as defending champion favors Billy Casper as a leading challenger in the 1969 US Open at Champions Creek. The field of 150 includes Nicklaus Sikes Weiskopf Yancey Palmer and Gary Player with 91 degree practice heat underlining a wide open event at the 6967 yard course.
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Houston
UPI
Lee Trevino
Trevino
Billy Casper
Champions Golf Club
Lee
Rochester
N.Y
Ben Hogan
Cypress Creek
Bermuda
Casper
Jack Nicklaus
Dan Sikes
Tom Weiskopf
Bert Yancey
Arnold Palmer
Quarry Takes Break In Training For Frazier Bout
Heavyweight contender Jerry Quarry flies home to California for his brother Mike Quarry's high school graduation. He then plans to return to New York for weekend training ahead of the June 23 bout with Joe Frazier at Madison Square Garden. Mike Quarry, unbeaten in five pro fights, will fight a four round preliminary on the same card.
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Grossinger
N.Y
UPD
Jerry Quarry
California
Mike
Quarry
Teddy Bentham
Joe Frazier
Philadelphia
Madison Square Garden
Frazier
Mike Quarry
New York
Anaheim
Calif
Babe Ruth Schedule Preview for Thursday Night Games
The Babe Ruth schedule lists Linton at L and M at 7 30 p m Bloomfield at Shakamak 5 30 p m Eastern at Worthington 5 30 p m and Central at Crane 7 30 p m Reflects four county matchups with evening starts and nearby venues.
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Linton
L and M
Bloomfield
Shakamak
Eastern
Worthington
Central
Crane
Shakamak Boys Stir At Vincennes Basketball Workshop
Seven Shakamak High School students join 31 junior high players for a three day basketball workshop at Vincennes University. Allen Bradfield coaches the VU Trailblazers passing duties to James Bailey Louis Bob Mallard Bill Green George Unseld and Jerry Reynolds assist. Participants include John Gambill Tim Gambill Don McNabb Gary Sexton Kevin Wonders Brent Warrick and Jeff Lammy.
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Shakamak High School
Vincennes University
Allen Bradfield
V. U. Trailblazers
James Bailey
Scottsburg
Louis Bob Mallard
Gary Roosevelt
Bill Green
Indianapolis Washington
George Unseld
Louisville Seneca Junior High
Jerry Reynolds
Shakamak
John Gambill
Tim Gambill
Don McNabb
Gary Sexton
Kevin Wonders
Brent Warrick
Jeff Lammy
All Stars Add Ritter and Lose Price in Indiana Exhb
The Indiana high school all stars add Goshen’s John Ritter to replace Marion’s Jovon Price who is out with a knee injury. Ritter had recently recovered from a hand injury and joined practice at Indiana Central after leaving his baseball team. Price aggravated an old knee injury in a scrimmage with George McGinnis, ruling him out of the Kentucky series.
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Indianapolis
UPI
Goshen
John Ritter
Marion
Jovon Price
Ritter
Stars
Indiana Central
Price
Kentucky
George McGinnis
Washington
Handicap System Introduced at Linton Golf Course
Bob Hess announces a new local handicap system to level competition. Golfers post 18-hole rounds at the pro shop. handicaps use averages of top scores across 5 to 10 and more rounds, guiding summer tournaments and year round events. He urges players to post all 18-hole rounds.
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Bob Hess
Linton
Pro
Hess
Pro-Am Tourney Set at Linton Municipal Golf Course
Pro Bob Hess announced a pro am tournament on June 22 at Linton Municipal Golf Course. He urged golfers to post as many scores as possible to qualify for entry.
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Linton Municipal Golf Course
Bob Hess
Hess
Chinappi Leads UMass Toward College World Series
Five years after being told to give up on college baseball Tony Chinappi, UMass catcher and co captain, stars as the Redmen reach Omaha. He leads in batting with .344, has guided a young pitching staff, and vows to cap his career with a national title before marrying in August and taking a teacher coach post at Milford High School.
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Amherst. Mass
UPI
Tony Chinappi
Tony
University of Massachusetts
Chinappi
Omaha
Massachusetts
Redmen
Milford
Mass
Bridgton Academy
Maine
Dick Bergquist
Bergquist
Southern Illinois
Niekro Beats Cubs to Move Within One Win of NL Lead
Niekro pitched a two hitter over six innings, improving his 104 win total to co lead the majors. Atlanta's win over Chicago featured Cepeda and Aaron powering a four run first inning with Cepeda's two run double and Aaron's 16th homer of the season. The night also saw Giants, Cardinals, Pirates, Padres and Phillies win games across the league while AL action included California, Detroit, Boston and Oakland posting victories. Willie Mays and Lanier drove in two runs each for the Giants, Lou Brock and Vada Pinson had three hits apiece for the Cardinals, and Clemente hit a grand slam for the Pirates.
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Phil Niekro
Atlanta Braves
Nickro
Chicago Cubs
Randy Hundley
Orlando Cepeda
Atlanta
Hank Aaron
Bill Hands
Kayoed
San Francisco Giants
New York Mets
St. Louis Cardinals
Cincinnati Reds
Pittsburgh Pirates
Houston Astros
San Diego Padres
Montreal Expos
Philadelphia Phillies
Los Angeles Dodgers
California
Baltimore
Detroit
Seattle
Boston
Minnesota
Chicago
Cleveland
Oakland
Washington
New York
Kansas City
Willie Mays
Hal Lanier
Gaylord Perry
Giants
Willie McCovey
Lou Brock
Vada Pinson
Cardinals
Jim Merritt
Joe Torre
Cardinal
Jim Grant
St. Louis
Alex Johnson
Bobby Tolan
Reds
Roberto Clemente
Steve Blass
Pirates
Bruce Dal Canton
Chuck Hartenstein
Matty Alou
Fred Patek
Don Wilson
Padres
Donn Clendenon
Tommie Dean
Jose Arcia
Billy McCool
Ed Spiezio
Clendenon
Expos
Ellis Beats Peoples 25 16 In Boys League High Scoring Game
Ellis defeated Peoples 25 to 16 on the Boys League diamond with John James and Wright homering for Ellis while Goodman homered for Peoples. Western Auto then beat Larris 23 to 12 as Larris surged with an eight run third inning before Western Auto answered with a seven run first and a 11 run fourth.
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Ellis
Peoples
Western Auto
Larris
John James
Wright
Goodman
Ab R H Elks
Carpenter
Enochs Ae Ferree
Soap James
Ts Gentry
Indiana reports bass and bluegill bites across state lakes
The weekly Indiana Department of Natural Resources fishing report notes strong largemouth and smallmouth bass activity on Lake James in Steuben County and Clear Lake, with bluegills biting on worms at Big Long Lake. Crappies, pike, trout, redears, and catfish appear in multiple locations including Pigeon River, Webster Lake, Cedarville, Salamonie Reservoir, Cedar Lake, and the Wabash River, while some western and southeast lakes report good action and others slow due to high or muddy waters.
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Indianapolis
UPI
Indiana Department of Natural Resources
Lake James
Steuben County
Clear Lake
Big Long Lake
Indiana Lake
Pigeon River
Tri-County State Fish and Game Area
Webster Lake
Chapman
Dewart Lake
Goose Lake
Center
Pike
St. Joe
Cedarville
Salamonie Reservoir
Lake Michigan
Shafer
Pine
Hudson
Marshall County
Cedar Lake
West Central
Raccoon Lake
Monroe Reservoir
Cataract Lake
West Fork
White River
Morgan
Qwen
Parke
Montgomery
Morse
Geist
Kokomo
Prairie Creek
Muncie
Dogwood Lake
Glendale State Fish and Game
Shakamak State Park
Hindostan Falls
Wabash River
Laughery
Arnold
Grant
South Fork
Bear Creek
Hayes
North Knox Athletes Attend FCA Camp in Colorado
Sixteen North Knox High School athletes joined 600 peers at Estes Park Colorado for a week with the Fellowship of Christian Athletes. The trip marks the first North Knox FCA visit to the YMCA camp 70 miles northwest of Denver for football basketball and spiritual talks by top athletes. Adult representatives Mr and Mrs Ed Ellett accompany the group which is due to arrive in Vincennes on Saturday.
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North Knox High School
Estes Park
Colo
Fellowship of Christian Athletes
United States
North Knox Fca
Denver
Scenic Mountains
Colorado
North Knox
Bryce Anderson
Steve Blackwell
Wayne Boberg
Joe Bubenzer
Stan Deweese
Steve, Dillon
Bob Fox
Bob Harkles
Mark Kerns
Randy King
Tony King
Chris Tick
Jon Singleton
Steve Page
Ed Ellett
Evening High School Sports Schedule
All games begin at 6 and 8 15 p m Friday schedule features G E versus Citizens Linton Iron versus Legion Civitan versus Briggs and Rice versus Wheeler.
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Boys League
G.E
Citizens Linton Iron
Legion
Civitan
Briggs Rice
Wheeler
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Frazier Boat
Babe Ruth
Shakamak Boys
Linton Bowling St. 54 Rd. East
FBI
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Montreal
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Cincinnati
Phila
San Diego
Pitts
St. Loui
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L. Pet
Wash
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Kan City
Inns Detriois
Rico
Umass
Jerry
Bill Rice
S. Main
Linton, Ind
Niekro
Weathers
Elliott Dan Stockrahm
Lewis Dave Stockrahm
Gabbard
Maxey
Brown
Rice Eccles
Sears Goodman
Rhodenbeck
Midfield
Sherer
Robison
Thompson Hamilton
Rydenbark
Rob Kendall Lehman
Haywood
Randy Kendall Haun
Norrington
Boyer K. Wright Jones
Oshar S. Gray Yount
Thomas
Sarris
Her
FCA
Vincennes
Fowler
Ozark
Chrysler Newport
Chrysler Products
Hwy
Newberry
Marvin Kuhlenschmidt
Lee Moyer
Dial Hays Ledgerwood
Dial
Dial Lyons
Odon
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