Crampton Wins Westchester Classic In Photo Finish
Bruce Crampton captured the $50,000 top prize at the Westchester Golf Classic finishing at 273. Jack Nicklaus and Larry Hinson tied for second with 27, earning $23,125 each as the trio battled to the final holes. Crampton birdied 16 and 17 and halved the last for the win amid a charged gallery.
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Bruce Crampton
Jack Nicklaus
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Nicklaus
Dave Hill
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Hinson
Golf
Mod Squad
Thrill of Victory Fades for Petty in Dixie 500 Win
Richard Petty, at 32 and with 12 years in racing, won the Dixie 500 at Atlanta in a dominant performance. He led 295 of 328 laps in the 1.522 mile track, earning a $19,600 first prize and boosting his season total toward $95,125.
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Victory Lane
Petty
Atlanta
Randieman
N.C
Plymouth
Atlanta International Raceway
Austria
Jochen Rindt
Rindt
Hockenheim
Mark Donohue
Mont Treblant
Que
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Arcadia
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Tiny Lund
Winston-Salem
Lee Petty
Richard
Cale Yarborough
Mercury
Lee Roy Yarborough
Ford
Charlie Glotzbach
Yarbrough
David Pearson
Infield
Fred Lorenzen
Dave Marcis
First Round Opens Women’s City Golf Championship
The Women’s City Golf Championship begins Wednesday at Forest Hills Country Club with 38 players vying for top honors.
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Forest Hills Country Club
Forest Hills Club Championship Sees 29 Qualify For Final Round
golf action at Forest Hills Country Club reports 29 players advancing to the final 18 holes next Saturday. Championship Flight leaders include Charles Rice and Gary Miller at 141, with George Mourouzis leading Flight A at 149 and Bob McConaughy and Jack Kuhlman atop Flight B at 164.
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Charles Rice
Middletown High
Gary Miller
George Mourouzis
John Hupka
Bill Kisler
Bob Scheibert
Cliff Heil
Arnold Grine
Bill Hasselbach
Gene Smith
Dick Henderson
Jim Gibbs
Bob McConaughy
Jack Kuhlman
Dick Monroe
Dick Brannaman
Vic Cornett
Bob Rossi
Joe McDermott
George Wilson
John Larechiuta
Bob Beckett
Kent Smokes Competition at Wildwood Golf Club
Chuck Kent won low gross with 74 and captured the 0-8 handicap low net with 67. Dave Woodward and Jim Moorehead followed with 75, while Ed Sherman and Davy Davidson tied 67 for low net in 9-14. Joe Ritter led 15 and over with 68. closest-to-pin honors went to Harold Tewel No 2 and Charlies Gorman No 9. Bob Minor No 18. Blind bogey winners were C. C. Hollon Jim Sexton and Joe Marconi.
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Chuck Kent
Wildwood Golf Club
Dave Woodward
Jim Moorehead
Kent
Ed Sherman
Davy Davidson
Joe Ritter
Harold Tewel
Charlies Gorman
Bob Minor
C. C. Hollon
Jim Sexton
Joe Marconi
Donnelly Captures Verity Trophy at Brown's Run
John Donnelly won the Calvin Verity Trophy in the Club Handicap Championship at Brown's Run Country Club with a 36 hole total of 136. Jerry Brown captured the Championship Flight with 139, Moe Crouch 140, and First Flight winner Was Wilson Breiel with 140. Brown's 72 won low gross honors.
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Calvin Verity
Brown's Run Country Club
Tom Weatherwax
Jerry Brown
Moe Crouch
Wilson Breiel
Tom Smith
Ken Patchen
Dave Uleman
Brown
Mixed Duo Seeds Make Third Round in Middletown Tourney
Two seeded teams reached the third round at the Middletown Tennis Club Mixed Doubles. Terry-Terry, seeded third, defeated Tuttle-Tuttle 6-2 6-0 and Douglas-Douglas 6-0 6-3. Leasure-Wiley, seeded fourth, beat Stransky-Stransky 6-1 6-0 and Trimble-Trimble 6-0 6-1 as the event proceeds Friday through Sunday.
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Tuttle-Tuttle
Douglas-Douglas
Bob Leasure
Lynne Wiley
Stransky-Stransky
Trimble-Trimble
Janie Lawson
Tim Wiley
Carolyn Dishun
Jim Gibbons
Terry-Terry
Ortman- Ortman
Leighton-Dillon
Douglas-Leasure
Gage-Grimes
Wilson-Wilson
Gage-Gage
Barnes- Douglas
Shetter-Hawkins
Seifert- Seifert
Nori-Bowen
Leasure-Wiley
Stransky- Stransky
Terry- Terry
Leighton- Dillon
European Teams Reach Davis Cup Semifinals
In Spain and West Germany won key doubles to clinch spots in the Davis Cup semifinals for the Challenge Cup at Cleveland. Spain's Manuel Santana and Juan Gilbert defeated Brazil 6-1 6-4 6-4 in Sao Paulo, while West Germany's Wilhelm Bungert and Christian Kuhnke beat India 6-4 4-6 13-11 6-3 in Poona. The semis are set for Aug 15-17 with a site to be announced, likely Munich or Duesseldorf.
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United States
Cleveland
Ohio
Manuel Santana
Juan Gilbert
Brazil
Thomas Koch
Jose Edson Mandarino
Sao ‘Paulo
Poona
India
Wilhelm Bungert
Christian Khunke
Jaideep Mukherjee
Premjit Lall
Munich
Duesseldorf
Laver Seals Louisville Tennis Classic Crown
In Louisville Rod Laver, the second seed, defeated top seed John Newcombe 6 3 in the final to win the $25 000 Louisville Tennis Classic singles title. Laver earns $5 000 as Newcombe takes $2 300 as runner up. Newcombe and Roche then beat Laver and Emerson 86 57 64 to win the doubles title.
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John Newcombe
Laver
Newcombe
Tony Roche
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Roy Emerson
Richey Nets $50 000 Title In Clay Court Finale
Cliff Richey, 23, defeated Stan Smith 6-2 10-8 3-6 6-1 to win the $50,000 National Clay Court Championships at Woodstock Club Indianapolis. Linda Tuero, 19, won the women’s singles title by beating Gail Chanfreau 7-5 6-1, with Tuero earning $2,500 as an amateur.
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Stan Smith
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Richey
Tuero
Tulane University
Major League Leaders in the National League Batting and Pitching
National League leaders include Clemente batting .356 with 300 at bats for Pittsburgh and Rose with 134 hits for Cincinnati. Bonds leads with 99 runs and 40 stolen bases for San Francisco, Bench tops home runs with 36, and Seaver posts 212 strikeouts for New York.
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Tolan
Simpson
Giusti
Seaver
New York
Gibson
St. Louis
Baseball Leaders and Standings Highlight Strong 1960s Figures
Key batting leaders Oli v a and Yastrzemski top lists in batting averages. Yastrzemski records 82 runs with Boston. Tower ties Minnesota at 82. RBI lead J Powell of Baltimore with 88, while Killebrew nets 87 for Minnesota. Harper posts 133 hits alongside Harper and Johnson sharing 133. Double leaders Harper 31 and Cardenas 25. Tovar and Kenney pace triples with 8 and 6 respectively. Killebrew 33 homers. F Howard and Yastrzemski each 29. Harper 30 stolen bases. Cain 103 runs score, McDowell 218 strikeouts.
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New York
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Kansas City
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Detroit
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Cleveland
Warm Up For Amateur Links At Ohio Public Tourney
Springfield Ohio AP reports nearly 300 entrants in the 1970 Ohio Public Links Golf Tournament for an 18 hole warmup prior to Tuesday’s start. Defending champ Mike Zimmerman of Dayton leads the field with Lalu Sabotin of Warren also competing. The event uses Reid North Park and Snyder Park courses. cuts occur after two rounds.
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Ohio
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Ohio Public Golf Association
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Snyder Park
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Dayton
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Warren
Armco Triangles Capture Knights Social Club Trophy
Armco Triangles defended their title in the Knights Social Club Softball Tourney at Goldman Park winning 16 11 over Eporium Sports. John Kraft earned the home run trophy with seven homers and Paul Beuhner the MVP as Armco swept awards. Eporium finished second with Kendrick Movers third.
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Latonia Race Course Entrants by Race
Entries list for Latonia Race Course detailing Pace and Trot races from the 1st through 9th events. Notable horse names include Creed Street Cindy's First Edgewood Merlin Montana Byrd and Kingery Express. multiple race fields show numerous Thoroughbreds and placeholders.
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Miss Harriet Stone
Edgewood Merlin
Montana Byrd
Mr. Hill
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Roy Baron
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Bachelor Creed
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Little Big Horn
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Vickie
Pat Hand
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Little Berry Thrace
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Little Tom Sayre
Frederick
Jeannie Thunderbird
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Walkaway
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Purdue
Prince C. Hof
Middletown Wins First Carlisle Invitational Game 6 1
Middletown defeated Hunter 6 1 in the Carlisle Invitational Knothole tourney for ages 13 to 14. Jack Woodward pitched a three hitter for Middletown as Bobby Johnson and Larry Clements each had two hits. Middletown meets Trenton next at 6 30 Wednesday in the next tourney game.
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