Namath, Anderson Shine According To Paychecks In Pro Football Exhibitions
A total of 297,583 pro football fans attended eight pre season exhibition games across the NFL and AFL. Notable highlights included the Rams' 20-6 win over the Cowboys in Los Angeles and Green Bay's 31-20 victory over the Jets in Birmingham.
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Dolphins
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Calif
Raiders
Houston
Willie Ellison
Roman Gabriel
Henry Dyer
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Jets
Joe Namath
Donny Anderson
Steelers
U S Nears Wightman Cup Title As King Leads
Billie Jean King and Rosemary Casals won the doubles for the United States 10-8 6-4 in Cleveland as the U S leads Britain 3-1 after Casals lost to Christine Truman 3-6 7-5 6-1 in singles. Ann Haydon Jones and Virginia Wade pushed the American pair hard in a 41 minute opening set.
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Virginia Wade
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AAU Tank Meet Ends With Record Breakers at Oak Park
UCLA’s Mike Burton shattered world marks by winning the 1500 free in 16 34.1 and cutting the record by 24 seconds across two AAU meets. Stanford’s Mike Buckingham set a 211.3 200 IM world best, beating 17 year old Mark Spitz. Don Schollander added wins as Burton, Buckingham and Schollander led five double winners. Rick Gilbert failed to finals with an injured arm.
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Mike Buckingham
Rehm
Oak Park
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Neb
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Don Schollander
Arcadia
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Keith Russell
Mesa, Ariz
Rick Gilbert
Indiana A.C
Colts hammer Patriots in first AFL exhibition win
Baltimore using Johnny Unitas passing to crush Boston 33-3 in Cambridge. A 19-3 halftime lead followed a costly safety after a mishandled snap. Unitas connected with Perkins and Mackey as part of a 15th straight preseason win for the Colts.
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Willie Richardson
Tom Matte
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Gino Cappelletti
Lou Michaels
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Frisco Dominates Browns 42-14 in season opener at Kezar
San Francisco 49ers defeat Cleveland 42-14 as John Brodie connects with Kay McFarland for a 61 yard TD and Dave Wilcox returns a fumble for six. Jim Johnson and Clifton McNeil intercepted passes as the 27,482 in attendance watch the 49ers build a 21-7 halftime lead.
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Palmer Contends in Three-way Tie for Third Place
Palmer winds up in a three way tie for third with Nicklaus and Zarley as Henning, in his first year on tour, finishes 282 tied with Kel Nagle Tom Weiskopf and Al Balding. Amateur Ron Cerrudo and Gay Brewer share spots with Rex Baxter Jr. after Baxter faltered with a 77 in Saturday’s third round.
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Georle Knudson
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Dick Mayer
Dean
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R.H. Sikes
Huckabees Capture Andrews Father-Son Golf Tour Title
Ronnie and Dub Huckabee of Mona hans defeated O D Huckabee and Ronnie Huckabee of Andrews by five strokes to win the sixth annual Andrews Father-Son Golf Tourney. Some 108 teams entered over two days with titles claimed in three flights.
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Ruidoso Downs Race Day Results Amid Mixed Payouts
Ruidoso Downs reports day’s results with multiple races and payouts. Winners include Flying Deckette in 400 yards and Pokey Moon with notable daily double bets. attendance listed at 6,188 and handle at 249,001 dollars.
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A's Capture Lamesa Partnership Golf Title
A s team of Jack Addison and Ben Alexander I shot 14 under par 130 to win the two day Lamesa Partnership by five strokes Ronnie Peyton and Gover Cliff won the first flight while Corky Barton and Gene Coulter took the second flight Kenneth Russell and Howard Hassell finished runner up and other scores listed reflect flight placements
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Ben Alexander I
Kenneth Russell
Howard Hassell
Ronnie Peyton
Gover Cliff
Co. Barton
Gene Coulter
Ben Alexander
Eulla Rosson
Ronnie Rosson
Grover Cliff
Gus White, Jr
J.W. Burdett, Jr
Bud Bwell
Dwane Snell
Corky Barton
BH White
Bottles White
Bill Treaday
Akin
Clyde Winana
Charley Ie
French Woman Upset in Bavarian Tennis Championship
Edda Buding of Germany upset top seed Francoise Durr of France 6 2 3 6 3 not in final. Buding advances to face Australia's Jean O Neill in Monday final after O Neill defeated Eloi Subivats of Mexico 5 7 6 3 6
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Edda Buding
Ltop
Francoise Durr
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Miss Buding
Australia
Jean O'Neill
Eloi Subivats
Mexico
Texas routs Pennsylvania in Big 33 clash in Hershey
Texas overwhelmed Pennsylvania 45 to 14 in the Big 33 game at Hershey. Texas passed for four touchdowns and intercepted four Penn passes while Monty Johnson and Scott Henderson led defensive plays. Maryland?
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San Angelo
Steve Stuart
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Monty Johnson
Amarillo Tascosa
Presbie Hodge
Scott Henderson
Wallas Hillcrest
Mitch
Vice President Humphrey Visits Twins After Victory
In Minneapolis Humphrey congratulated the Twins after their 3-2 win over the White Sox that put them atop the AL. He autographed baseballs, praised Chicago’s club, and named the Senators as the hottest team beside the Twins. He declined to predict the pennant race.
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Hubert Humphrey
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Ryun Beats Keino In White City Mile Of The Century
Jim Ryun of Wichita wins the White City Stadium mile ahead of Kipchoge Keino in 3:56.0 as the U S crushes Britain 139 84. Ryun says this was his last outdoor mile of the season and he may run the 1500 or 5000 in coming meets before the Mexico Olympics.
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Germany
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LeBeubre Wins Snyder Invitational Narrowly
Alex LeBeubre edged Don Copeland by one stroke to win the Snyder Invitational at Snyder. LeBeubre shot 109 over 97 holes on Sunday while Ken Coe and Buck Rambin tied for the first flight title. Coe won the playoff with a birdie on the first extra hole.
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Tommy Mills
Glenn Rambin
Cade Hall
Ray Devers
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K. J. Franklin
Tommy Young
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Wayland Holder
USGA Director Will Be Feted At Dinner
New York AP report says Joseph C. Dey Jr. will be honored August 22 for long service to golf. He will receive a special award at the All-America Collegiate Golf Dinner.
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German Years Record In Women's Discus
Liesel Westermann of West Germany threw the discus 193 feet 10 inches for a top mark at the West Germany Czechoslovakia women's track meet. It was the second best performance by a woman, behind Russia's Tamara Press world record of 195 feet 10.4 inches set in 1965. Westermann achieved the feat on her first throw.
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Ryan
Keino
Fulda
Germany
Liesel Westermann
West Germany
Russia
Tamara Press
Miss Westermann
Czechoslovakia
Richardson Triumphs In TAAF Swim Meet
Richardson won both boys and girls titles at the TAAF swimming meet in the Hub City over the weekend. The boys totaled 39,044 points, 143 more than the girls. Lubbock was second in boys with 348 points and runner-up in girls with 176. Odessa boys had 114, Abilene 26. Denton girls 77, Abilene 43, Odessa 32, Amarillo 31, Hurst-Euless 26.
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Percival Only Star Cowboys Learn Year Difference
The Dallas Cowboys were held to 20-6 by the Los Angeles Rams in a Saturday night exhibition. Five Cowboys turnovers kept them in trouble while high school coach Mac Percival booted two field goals for Dallas. Bruce Gossett scored field goals for the Rams and the Cowboys face San Francisco next in San Francisco.
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Bobby Layne
Layne
Los Angeles
Calif
Dallas Cowboys
Cowboys
Los Angeles Rams
Mac Percival
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Garland
Dallas
Texans
Willie Ellison
Texas Southern
Kelton Winston
Wylie
Bruce Gossett
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Rockets sign 6-foot-8 Rich Parks MVP from MVC
The Denver Rockets announced the signing of Rich Parks a 6 foot 8 inch 240 pound player who was the Missouri Valley Conference MVP in 1966. Parks formerly played at St Louis University and is the Rockets thirteenth signee.
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