Stockton wins Massachusetts Golf Classic in dramatic finish
Dave Stockton grabs a one stroke victory at Pleasant Valley Country Club in the $165,000 Massachusetts Golf Classic. He birdied the 60th hole to take the lead, then parred after an errant shot hit a girl, finishing 13 under 275 to set a tournament record and push career earnings over $425,000. Ray Floyd, Rod Funseth, and Bruce Crampton chased him down the stretch.
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Sutton
Mass
Dave Stockton
Stockton
Ray Floyd
Pleasant Valley Country Club
Floyd
Rod Funseth
Bruce Crampton
Pleasant Valley
Arnold Palmer
Franulovic Tops Wimbledon Title Rival In Clay Open
Zeljko Franulovic defeated Cliff Richey 6-3 6-4 0-6 6-3 to win the National Clay Courts Open men’s title in Indianapolis. Billie Jean King won the women’s crown, defeating Linda Tuero 6-4 7-5, earning $5,000. Franulovic and Jan Kodes claimed the men’s doubles, and King with Judy Dalton captured the women’s doubles. The seven day event paid out $58,000 total.
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Indianapolis
Zeljko Franulovic
Cliff Richey
Franulovic
United States Lawn Tennis Association
USLTA
Billie Jean King
Long Beach
Calif
Linda Tuero
Mrs. King
Jan Kodes
Czechoslovakia
Clark Graebner
New York City
Eric van Dillen
San Mateo
Home Pro Big Help To Haynie
Sandra Haynie credits her home course pro George Alexander with straightening her golf game and guiding a late entry to win the Imoke Open. She shot a final 67 to finish at 206, one stroke ahead of Marlene Bauer Hagge, with Kathy Whitworth and Judy Rankin one behind.
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George Strode
Columbus, Ohio
Sandra Haynie
George Alexander
Fort Worth
Tex
Marlene Bauer Hagge
Miss Haynie
Miss Hagge
Kathy Whitworth
Judy Rankin
Runaway Bay Golf and Resort Course
Texas
Langhorne’s Cup Tourney Bests Fathers and Sons Pairings
Don Langhorne and son John carded five under par 67 to win the Father Son event at Brown's Run. Gene Turner and son John were second at 69. Low net went to Russ Nein and son Jim with 62, while Bill Johnson and son Al were one back at 63. Al Johnson led weekend gross with 73, Bob Turner 74, and 75s by John Langhorne Dr Turner and Mike Miller. Low nets went to Joe Butterfield and Clint Starks at 66, Lee Weitzenkorn 67, and club seniors gross honors to Dr. W R Steele Walter Pagne and Starks at 81. net to Butterfield with 66.
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Don Langhorne
John
Brown
Langhorne
Gene Turner
Russ Nein
Jim
Bill Johnson
al Johnson
Low Gross
Bob Turner
John Langhorne
Dr. Turner
Mike Miller
Joe Butterfield
Clint Starks
Lee Weitzenkorn
Dr. W.R. Steele
Walter Pagne
Starks
Net
Butterfield
Whisler's Par Wildwood Tops Dale in Regular and Handicap
Whisler's Par Wildwood won regular men's action with a par 71 to take low gross. He also led handicap low net with 71 65 in the 08 handicap class. Grayson Cox posted 80 66 for top 9 14 handicap, and Bill Hart shot 88 65 for best in 15 and over handicap. Closest to the pin went to Cary Fenton Harlen Romans Bill Hart. blind bogey winners were Charles Murphy Geng Wilson Don Horn Reuben Rigg.
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Dale Whisler
Wildwood
Whisler
Grayson Cox
Bill Hart
Cary Fenton
Harlen Romans
Charles Murphy
Geng Wilson
Don Horn
Reuben Rigg
Armco Credit Lebanon Champ in Knothole Invitational
Armco Credit Lebanon Middletown won the Lebanon Knothole Invitational titles by beating the Lebanon All-Stars 7 5 and 7 3. Andy Haney and Ernie Huddderson had three hits in game one while Tim McKay and Haney homered in game two. Hudderson earned the tournament MVP honor.
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Lebanon
Middletown
Armco Credit
Allison Beats Petty In Yankee 400 At Michigan
Bobby Allison won the Yankee 400 stock car race at Michigan International Speedway, beating Richard Petty by three car lengths. Allison posted a record average speed of 149.799 mph and lifted season earnings to 150 480 dollars. Mark Donohue sealed the Trans American sedan title at Watkins Glen, while Bobby Unser scored his first win since June 1970.
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Ito Chase Petty
Allison
Petty
A. J. Foyt
Tony Bet- Petty
Milover Allison
Yaukee
Atlanta
Winston-Salem
N.C
Ona
W.va
Cambridge
Junction
Mich
Tire
Indianapolis
Don Gurney
Donohue
America
Watkins Glen
American Motors
Funk breaks drag records at Edgewater Park feature
Dale Funk of Louisville wins top fuel eliminator at Edgewater Park Dragway and shatters track marks with 6.67 in quarter finals and 6.63 in semis. Runner up is Chuck Kruzala of Hazel Park Michigan. Bob Harvey of Detroit wins pro stock with 9.97 seconds. Johnson Hauk racing team of Des Plaines Illinois finishes second.
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Cleves
Dale Funk
Louisville
Edgewater Park Dragway
Funk
Hazel Park Mich
Chuck Kruzala
Bob Harvey
Detroit
Mich
Johnson-Hauk Racing
Des Plaines
Ill
Kinser Wins 3 At Rossburg Buckeye 100 at Eldora Speedway
Bob Kinser of Bedford Indiana swept the Buckeye 100 at Eldora Speedway winning the feature and the consolation event and also posting the fast qualifier time. Kinser's trio of victories highlighted a strong showing for the Indiana driver at the Rossburg event.
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Rossburg
Bob Kinser
Bedford
Ind
Eldora Speedway
Browns to Start Bill Nelsen in Dallas Exhibition
Browns coach Nick Skorich hinted Bill Nelsen could see his first exhibition action against the Dallas Cowboys in Dallas. He stressed the team aims to open the season with Mike Phipps and keep Nelsen ready, despite two straight losses and a 17-5 defeat to the Rams.
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Cleveland
Skorich
Mike Phipps
Purdue University
Phipps
Former Boxing Champion Erminio Spalla Dies at 74
Rome AP reports Erminio Spalla former European heavyweight champion from 1923 to 1926 died Saturday at age 74. Spalla rose to prominence in the 1920s as a leading Italian heavyweight figure and held the European title for three years.
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Rome
Erminio Spalla
Latonia Race Course Entries Ist to Tenth Races
Entries list for Latonia Race Course covering ten races with horse names in each field. Notable entries include Pace and Trot classes with names such as Trumpeter Song, Queen's Lorton, Better Hand, and McClain's Missie.
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Trumpeter Song
Quentin Scott
Boring Direct
Jessica Knight
Jay Dee Blackstone
Pavia Colby
Trooper Hill
Frederick
Mr. Larado
Sunnie Scarlet
Princess Lang
Gus Martin
Welcome Aboard
He’s the One
Revolution
Another Lemon
Trof
Timbilton
Lucky Butch
Castastar
Lilly Queen
Blind Crusader
John R. Brookwood
Malarky
Ethel’s Gal
Seika’s Jo
the Dreamer
Queen’s Lorton
Pointer Richard
Good Pal
Worthy Sweeten
Pace Damita Rose
Simon B
Sir Jamie
Barney Vole
Chief Strongbow
Royal Sandpiper
Sonny G. H. J. Go
Better Hand
Whitney Q
Dignified
Lassie Lynn
Lady Edgarton Lady
Ayreway Abbe
Sonic Songster
Milford Demon’s
Pace
Shanty
Sharon Dutchess
Speedy Baron
Spanish Royal
Laurek
Darnamite
Quaker Linda
Weegie
Ohio's Gene
Little Orphan Andy
Lucky Jones
Bret Napoleon
Guinea Truex
Toboso Raider
Pacte
Freight Lady
Glad de O
Dark Diller
Scottie S
Sunrise Abbey
Johnny No Nox
Mr. Royalty
McClain’s
Missie
Sunny Jet
Shadydale South
Steady Mark
Go's King
Fleet Gallon Jeffery Adios
Martha Adio
Local Girl Helps Set New Marks at Ohio State Swim Meet
Nancy Dilworth of Middletown swam for the Pepsi Marlins at Keating Pool in Cincinnati and earned three silvers in the 50 100 and 200 meter freestyles. She anchored a freestyle relay to a Marlin record and the medley relay to a state record 2 39 5 as the Marlins won the team title.
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Cincinnati
Middletown
Nancy Dilworth
Keating Pool
Miss Dilworth
Pepsi Marlins
Marlin
Marlins
Nancy
Forest Hills
Stars PITCH Ross Grimsley limits Cubs in Reds win
Red? s pitched a four hit game to lift Cincinnati past Chicago 5 to 1. Paul Schaal drove in all Royals runs with a single a triple and a three run homer in a 6 1 victory over the Boston Red Sox.
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Ross Grimsley
Reds
Cincinnati
Chicago Cubs
Paul Schaal
Royals
Kansas City
Boston Red Sox
Triangles Win Knights Social Club Tourney
The Armco Triangles defend their Knights Social Club Invitational softball title by first beating West Side Merchants 13 11 in a tense opener after a loser's bracket run, then crushing them 20 2 in the final. Key players include Buehner and Cunningham with doubles and Whitt's Flick earning the home run trophy.
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Armco Triangles
Goldman Park
Triangles
West Side Merchants of
Dayton
Collett
Kendrick Movers
Lebanon
McCormick
Howard Johnson
Middletown
Flick Whitt
Ralph
Charlie’s
Top Shop
Brown Barrett’s
Camden
Paul Buehner
Kraft
Cunningham
Armco
Love, Reynolds
West Side Merchants
Two Kentucky Pilots Win In Ohio Regatta
In Cincinnati at Fernbank on the Ohio River the 51st Ohio Valley Regatta saw Kentucky natives Danny Walls of Bellevue and Mrs. Ann Deuschle of Ft. Thomas win their respective classes. Walls, national champion, reached 76.85 mph for 800 points, while Deuschle, world title holder, posted 59.72 mph for 700 points. Other winners included Ronnie Brunner, Verne Higgins, A M Woody, Sam Guarino, and Sonny Vigeon with speeds from 16 to 83.56 mph across multiple classes.
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Cincinnati
Danny Walls F
Bellevue
Ann Deuschle
Ft. Thomas
Ohio River
Fernbank
Ronnie Bruniner
Kettering
Ohio
Verne Higgins
Inkster
Mich
A.M. Woody
New Albany
Ind
Sam Guarino
Detroit
Sonny Vigeon
Beaumont
Texas
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Langhorne’s Cup
Whisler’s
Armco Credit Lebanon
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Funk Breaks Drag Records
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Browns
Nelsen
Latonia Race Course
SC Peres
Donald E. Reed
Franklin Office
South Main Street
Merle W. Tucker
Tuess. Thurs
Jim Clemons
Verity Pkvy
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P.S
Rowe Motor Company
James Clemons
Verity Parkway
Knights
Barrett's
Jim Bowen
Jim Gomin
Tom Barker
Jim Cunningham
Whitt
Flick
West Side
Germantown Merchants
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Barrett
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