Palmer falters in Greensboro Open playoff chase
Arnold Palmer blew a late lead at the Greater Greensboro Open as a 15-footer gave him a two stroke edge with three holes left. A disastrous triple bogey on the 16th sunk his chances and left George Archer to win in a playoff over Tommy Aaron, with Archer securing his 10th tour title.
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Greensboro
N.C
Arnold Palmer
Archer
Tommy Aaron
Gary Player
Palmer
George Archer
Dave Stockton
Chi
Chi Rodriguez
J.C. Snead
Sedgefield Country Club
Newsman
Billy Casper
Aaron
Dave Hill
Ranch Hand
Penguins Clinch Playoff Spot With Fortunate Finish
The Pittsburgh Penguins earned the final Western Conference playoff berth by beating St. Louis 6-2 and counting on Philadelphia’s fate. A 4-4 tie with the Flyers on Greg Polis’ late goal kept them alive, then Buffalo’s result and a Flyers-Penguins season-series edge sealed the spot. They open with the Chicago Black Hawks in Chicago.
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Penguins
St. Louis
Philadelphia
Greg Polis
Buffalo
Pittsburgh
Toronto
Sabres
Montreal
New York
Minnesota
Gerry Meehan
Gwe Taw Wyayy
Blues
Flyers
Bobby Hull
Black Hawks
Detroit
Rangers
Vic Hadfield
NHL
Boston
Vancouver
Terry O'Reilly
Fred Stanfield
Bruins
Leafs
Lou Nanne
Canucks
Ed Dyck
Smith to Head Tennis Clinic in Cincinnati
Stan Smith, 1971 Western Tennis Champion and top U.S. player, will lead a free tennis clinic for Cincinnati area high school coaches and players at Queen City Racquet Club. The event runs 3:30 to 5:00 p.m with an earlier coaches clinic 1:30 to 2:30 p.m and noon luncheon, amid Davis Cup duties.
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Cincinnati
Stan Smith
Queen City Racquet Club
Princeton High School
Sharon Road
Smith
Windjammers
Army
Larry Turville
Larry Ware
Howard “Bumpy” Frazer
USLTA
Beale Wins USAC Sprint at Eldora Amid Windy Delay
Rollie Beale captures the USAC sprint feature at Eldora after a half hour weather delay. Johnny Persons Jr. sets a 1 lap heat record at 96.561 mph, surpassing Bill Koepfer. Sammy Sessions breaks Greg Weld’s two year record with 94.645 mph in 12 laps and leads Beale by four points in the standings. Larry Dickson earns third with 82 points.
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Johnny Persons Jr
Bill Koepfer
Sammy Sessions
Greg Weld
Sessions
Beale
Larry Dickson
Lambs Repeat At Tri County Speedway Victory
Don Lamb captured a late model feature at Tri County Speedway in a 1969 Chevelle despite an early wreck with Floyd Gilbert that sent another driver to the hospital. Defending champ Larry Moore finished second and Bruce Gould third. Glenn Allen won the sports sedan feature in a 1966 Mustang, while Matt Gilardi took the Road Racers feature.
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West
Huff Wins at Kil-Kare in 11.17 Seconds Modified Stock Race
Sherrill Huff of Lebanon Junction Kentucky won the modified stock race at Kil-Kare Dragway with an 11.17 second run earning 300 dollars. Dan Kyle of Lawrenceburg Ky. won overall super stock, John Leach of Xenia claimed ET, while Carl Moore of Xenia and Farrell Davis of Fairborn topped Stocks and GT-1 respectively.
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Xenia
Sherrill Huff
Lebanon Junction
Kil-Kare
Dan Kyle
Lawrenceburg
John Leach
Carl Moore
Farrell Davis
Fairborn
Lebanon Raceway Entrants for Nine Races
Entries list for Lebanon Raceway shows nine races with horse names in each field. Notable entries include Lone Caper, Darn Far, Three Sisters, Fenella Creed, Manion Smoke, Chief Strongbow, Royal Plaid, Rushing Time, and Artistic Wick among others. The roster features multiple combinations across pace and trot events.
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Pace
Lone Caper
Edgewood Don
Sunny Jet
Creed Street
Angel Crystal
Steaming Jim
Easy Red
Shock Wave
Darn Far
Atrae Little Tommy
Tim Bucktwo
Bernadine
Blind Crusader
Lady Bovee
Kelly Direct
Virgil Abbey
Conor
Jap Port Lee
Rawhide Lil
Lady Colewood
Swift Ohio
Fenella Creed
Candy Colby
Senor Creed
Shanty Boat
Libby's Delight
Ima Choice
Crystal Mite
Linda Lou Ensign
Trott- Manion Smoke
High Anita
Pat Hand
Dolly May
Watusi
Kerry Nile
Poverty Man
Chief Strongbow
Miss Keysign
Grand Harry
Minit King
Oma
Tax Payer
Glenora Duchess
Dawn Actioway
Trot Royal Plaid
Whitney
Gunter and Smith Triumph in Caribe Hilton Tennis
Neney Richey Gunter of San Angelo Texas won the singles title at the Caribe Hilton tournament in San Juan Puerto Rico after holding off Chris Evert of Fort Lauderdale Florida. Sten Smith of Sea Pines South Carolina ranked number one in the United States won the men's round robin despite an earlier loss to Clark Graebner.
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Puerto Rico
Neney Richey Gunter
San Angelo
Tex
Chris Evert
Fort Lauderdale
Fla
Sten Smith
Sea Pines
S. C
United States
Clark Graebner
Barons Clinch AHL Playoff Berth With Weekend Wins
The Cleveland Barons clinch an American Hockey League playoff spot with two wins, set to face the Western Division champion Clippers in Baltimore starting Thursday. The best of seven opens with games in Baltimore and Cleveland through April 16, with Cleveland finishing 32-34-10 and three points ahead of Richmond for fourth. The Barons went 5-1-1 in eight games against Baltimore this season.
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Cleveland Barons
Baltimore
Clippers
Cleveland
Richmond Robins
Barons
Spartan Weakness Not Hard To Find
Michigan State coach Gus Ganakas says the Spartans must improve free throw shooting. He enforces daily contests where a player must make three straight free throws before shower or shoot for an hour, highlighting the team's weakness at the foul line.
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East Lansing
Mich
Gus Ganakas
Michigan State
Ganakas
Panamanian Jockey Vasquez Tops Hialeah Wins
Panamanian jockey Jacinto Vasquez led stakes riding at Hialeah Park last season with four straight victorious rides and a string of top finishes, marking him as a standout rider.
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Jacinto Vasquez
Hialeah
Mark Cox Wins Macon International Tennis Title
England's Mark Cox defeated Roy Emerson of Australia 6-3 6-7 6-3 to claim the Macon International Tennis Tournament singles championship in Macon Georgia. Cox earned 4500 dollars first prize, securing the title after a referee error cost Emerson a point in the second set tie-break.
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Macon
England
Mark Cox
Roy Emerson
Australia
Cox
Emerson
Filion Dominates Harness Racing In 1971 Records
Herve Filion, 31, set season marks in 1971 with 343 wins and $1,915,945 in earnings across 2,213 starts in North America. He also broke his own single season record with 486 career wins and surpassed Billy Haughton’s 1968 earnings record, concluding a banner year for Canadian driver.
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Columbus, Ohio
Herve Filion
North America
Filion
U.S. Trotting Association
Billy Haughton
Garo Yepremian Leads NFL Scoring With 117 Points
Garo Yepremian of the Miami Dolphins topped the NFL scoring leaderboard in 1971 with 117 points. He booted 33 field goals and added 21 conversions, while Curt Knight of the Redskins tallied 114 points and Duane Thomas led in touchdowns for the NFC with 11 rushing scores. Leroy Kelly headed the AFC with 12 touchdowns and George Blanda led in TDs after kickoff.
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NEW York
Garo Yepremian
Miami Dolphins
NFL
Yepremian
Curt Knight
Washington Redskins
Bruce Gossett
Los Angeles
Duane Thomas
Dallas
NFC
Leroy Kelly
Cleveland
George Blanda
Oakland
Mike Clark
Derby Hopefuls Lose but None Is Discouraged
Jockeys Turcotte Rubicco Glauburg and trainer Glauburg discuss Derby prospects after Riva Ridge finishes fourth in the Everglades. Head of the River wins at Hialeah with Flamingo winner No Le Hace second. Solar Salute stays unbeaten with a Santa Anita Derby victory noted. Royal Owl eyes Churchill Downs as Solar Salute targets the Blue Grass.
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ED Schuyler JR
Associated Press
Ron Turcotte
Phil Rubbicco
le Hace
Louis Glauburg
Tracotte
Everglades
Hialeah
Rubbicco
Oaklawn Park
Glauburg
Solar Salute
Louisville
Riva Ridge
Meadow Stable
Turcotte
No le Hace
Hassi
Image
Great Bear Lake
Spanish Riddle
Tarboosh
Kentucky
Royal Owl
Glanburg
Glanburg After Mr. and Mrs. J.J. Elmore
Quack
Laffit Pincay
Solar
Penn State Coach Chuck Medlar Multitasks as Head Trainer
Chuck Medlar serves as Penn State baseball coach and also holds the role of head trainer for the university's athletic programs, reflecting a dual responsibility across sports.
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Penn State
Chuck Medlar
Harness driver Herve Filion sets 1971 world records
Harness racing notable Herve Filion guided 43 winners in 1971, amassing $1,915,945 in purses as he set multiple world records in his driving career.
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Herve Filion
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