Whitworth’s inspiration Kathy inherits Babe's drive
Kathy Whitworth credits Babe Didrikson Zaharias as her hero inspiring a golfing rise from tennis to pro tour success. The piece recalls Zaharias’s multi sport stardom and her 1954 U S Open win, along with Whitworth’s view of her era’s prize money and legends. It also notes Zaharias’s death in 1956 and Whitworth’s later achievements and reflections.
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Ira Berrow
NEA
NEW York
Kathy Whitworth
Jal
New Mexico
Kathy
Mildred “Babe
Didrikson Zaharias
Joe DiMaggio
Babe
Babe Zaharias
Whitworth
Palm Springs
Calif
Patty Berg
Peggy Kirk Bell
Ben Hogan
George Zaharias
Babe’’ Zaharias
Friday NHL and MLB slate with multiple night games
UPI reports listed several MLB or NHL matchups with pitchers Koosman Fryman and team records. Also shows St Louis at Pittsburgh and Los Angeles at San Diego among Friday night games with Montreal Philadelphia Chicago St Louis San Francisco Atlanta Cincinnati Houston on the schedule.
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New York
Koosman
Montreal
Fryman
St. Louis
Curtis
Pittsburgh
Reuss
S Angeles
Ray
San Diego
Jones
Philadelphia
Chicago
San Francisco
Atlanta
Los Angeles
Cincinnati
Houston
W. Pittsburgh
iGo
Inns Pittsburgh
Hard Holders win NRA Hi Power team title at Vandenberg
A civilian team the Hard Holders captured first in the team competition at a National Rifle Association Registered Hi power rifle tournament at Vandenberg AFB over the weekend. More than 100 shooters from Kansas and Texas competed in the two day event. Middleton Tompkins, the state hi-power rifle champion and past national champ, won the individual title. Lompoc Police Explorer Post provided target service.
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Corpus Christi
Tex
UPI
Trinity
Bill Scanlon
Scanlon
Ferdi Taygan
UCLA
Taygan
Texas
Dale Ogden
Houston
Ogden
John Whitlinger
Stanford
Billy Martin
Bruins
Miami
Fla
San Jose State
Southern Methodist
Michigan
Pepperdine
Southern California
Princeton
Arizona State
Florida
Mark Joffey
Martin
Joffey
Hard
National Rifle Association
Vandenberg Afb
Kansas
Middleton Tompkins
Lompoc
Hulst and Kurrasch Earn Southern Section Track Honors
Laguna Beach junior Eric Hulst named best runner after winning the state 2 mile in 8 44.9. Newport Harbor’s Dave Kurrasch set a 4 A shot put record 68 5 and captured the state title. Williams and Washington named top L A City Section athletes. Top marks listed include 100 Kevin Williams 9 4 and 7 0 high jump Johnny Washington with other event leaders.
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Eric Hulst
Laguna Beach
Dave Kurrasch
Hulst
Kurrasch
Kevin Williams
San Fernando
Johnny Washington
Fremont
L.A
Southern California
Billy Mullins
Hamilton
Brian Theriot
Newport Harbor
Marty Bayless
Chatsworth
Ralph Serna
Keith Schimmel
Villa Park
CIF honors go to top pitchers Cochran Stewart
Pitchers Bob Cochran of Royal Oak and Rick Stewart headline the CIF Southern baseball awards as 2-A and 1-A players of the year. Cochran posted a 10-3 mark with 129 strikeouts, while Stewart went 10-1 with a 0.57 ERA, two no hitters, and 110 strikeouts. Stewart, a sophomore, also had two playoff wins and a championship-game save.
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Bob Cochran
Royal Oak
Citizens Savings Athletic Foundation Board
Cochran
Rick Stewart
Stewart
Night Owl Hooton Shines As Dodgers Sweep Astros
Burt Hooton, the Dodgers new starter nicknamed the night owl, pitched three hits in a 4-0 win over Houston to complete a three-game series sweep. Ron Cey fueled the attack with a first inning grand slam as Los Angeles climbed from a batting slump. Von Joshua rises with Giants after waiver return, driving centerfield growth and leadership.
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LOS Angeles
UPI
Burt Hooton
Los Angeles Dodgers
Night Owl
Hooton
Dodgers
Chicago Cubs
Dodger
Houston
Astros
Ron Cey
SAN Francisco
von Joshua
San Francisco Giants
Giants
Joshua
Garry Maddox
Wes Westrum
Von
Westrum
San Diego Padres
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Sylmar
Forum
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Corbin
Hunter
Bare
Osteen
Horgan
Wayne Cavalucci
Norco
Joe Garrett
Elsinore
Ken Gabriel
Joe Polance
Hemet
Tom Bright
Alma Lota
Don Dutton
Harold Drake
Bonita
Utl
Tony Woods
Cha. Islands
Ron Smith
la Canada
Royal
Rick Grimes
Fillmore
Gary Padgett
Aquinas
Jim Barrett
Tehachapi
Jim Bergheim
Pacific Chr
Jack Brisco
L.A. Baptist
Dave Ellis
Notre Dame
Riverside
Scott Hartsock
Imperial
Udl
George Richardson
Rosamond
Randy Lanthripe
Bretheren
Duray Miller
Desert
Scott Dye
Alan
Cessna Pilot Center
Cecil
Fowlkes
Professional Hearing Center
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Santa
Zire
Castoff
McDonalds
St. Lompoc
The
California Association of Thrift and Loan Companies
Reial
Santa Barbara
Santa Maria
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S. Hope Avenue
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