Venturi Wins Open Victory Validates 1964 Triumph
Venturi captures the American Golf Classic for $7,500, boosting yearly earnings to $53,840 and confirming his U S Open title was no fluke. He finished 275 total with a final round 69, birdie on the 12th, and only bogey at the 18th. Rudolph tied second with 260, Palmer 281, Nicklaus 285.
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Firestone
Mason Rudolph
Arnold Palmer
Johnny Pott
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Rudolph
Palmer
McIntire Turns To Curtis Cup
Barbara McIntire from Colorado Springs won the 64th US Women's Amateur Golf finals at Prairie Dunes over Joe Anne Gunderson 3 and 2. She earns a Curtis Cup spot with the South Wales match set for Sept 1 12. Gunderson had three prior titles and McIntire won her first in 1980.
Ohio University Cheerleaders Adorn Bobcat Costume Origin
At Athens Ohio students who wear OU Bobcat costumes must be Lincoln Hall residents, the dorm that funded the suit idea in 1961. The tradition ties the mascot to the campus housing origin and reflects long standing student involvement in cheers.
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Athens, Ohio
Ohio University
Lincoln Hall
Dial-less Steelers Bet on Pass Play and New Look
Pittsburgh coach Buddy Parker argues the Steelers have a better chance to win the Eastern Conference this year despite trading Buddy Dial for a drafted player who never signed. Appleton went to Houston, leaving Parker to reshape line and receiving corps with Ed Brown at quarterback and a mix of Ballman Martha Carpenter and Kelley at receiver tight end roles.
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Kingston, RI
Buddy Parker
Pittsburgh Steelers
Buddy Dial
Parker
Steelers
Dallas
Scott Appleton
Texas
Appleton
Houston
Gary Ballman
Martha
Pres Carpenter
John Powers
Jim Kelley
Notre Dame
Baliman
Carpenter
Kelly
Dial
John Henry Johnson
Dick Hoak
Clarence Peaks
Philadelphia
Johnson
Theron Sapp
Hoak
Dave Fleming
Stan Watkins Cups Senior Golf Crown at Brown's Run
Stan Watkins won the Senior Championship at Brown's Run Country Club with a 36 hole total of 157 after rounds of 76 and 81. W T Thorn placed second with 163 as low net honors went to W T Snider with 140 and Roger Shaffer at 145.
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Stanley Watkins
Brown's Run Country Club
Snider
L. Wettzenkorn
B.D. Billman
Shaffer
Bonnie Trent
Forest Hills Country Club
Glenn Lane
Bob Truck
Truck
Cecil Runyan
John Cox
Walter Boutson
Tom Murray
Bob Mapes
Arnold Grine
Fred Stein
Grand American Trapshoot Opens In Ohio With 1000 Shooters
The 65th Grand American Trapshoot kicks off in Vandalia Ohio with more than 1000 marksmen in a 200 target 16 yard race. Hiram Bradley of Hindman Ky and Breenville Ohio posts the day’s lone perfect score amid rain and wind as C E Barnhart George Snellenberger and Buford Bailey chase runners up.
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Hiram Bradley
Breenville
Ohio
Annie Oakley
Bradley
Hindman
C. E. Barnhart
Kansas City
George Snellenberger
Angola
Ind
Bueford Bailey
Big Springs
Neb
Belmont Stakes Earners Surpass Million Mark at Aqueduct
Four Belmont Stakes top finishers at Aqueduct push their 3 year old earnings over $1 million. Quadrangle tops with $219,787 this year, aided by Belmont prize. Roman Brother rises to $177,062, Northern Dancer reaches $470,937, and Hill Rise climbs to $189,532 for the year.
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New York
Aqueduct
Quadrangle
Roman Brother
Northern Dancer
Hill Rise
Howard College golf team rides 29 match win streak
Howard College in Birmingham has not lost in 29 matches over three seasons. Coach Lindy Martin expects continuity with three of his top four returning next season. Sonny Young has led the team for two years with a 70 stroke average over 14 matches, all wins.
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Birmingham
Ala
Howard College
Lindy Martin
Sonny Young
Young
Harvard adds indoor tennis facility at Cambridge
Harvard University unveils a $250000 indoor tennis facility with three courts in Cambridge Massachusetts. The gift comes from W Palmer Dixon a 1925 graduate and former national intercollegiate squash champion. It marks the first major athletic plant expansion since the Watson ice rink opened in 1955.
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Harvard Cambridge
Mass
Harvard University
W. Palmer Dixon
Watson
Major League Leaders Baseball Almanac Style Highlights
A historical roll of top players by league shows Oliva and Killebrew dominating the American League with batting and power. Key figures include Mantle Clemente Mays Santo Williams Koufax and Drysdale among others in batting runs hits and pitching categories.
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New York
Howser Cleveland
Killebrew
Stuart
Boston
Aparicio
Baltimore
Weis
Chicago
Davalillo
Cleveland
Bunker
Pizarro
Downing
Peters
Penn
Kansas City
Clemente
Pittsburgh
Williams
Mays
San Francisco
Allen
Philadelphia
Santo
Boyer
St. Louis
Mayo
Milwaukee
Pinson
Cincinnati
Callison
Wills
Los Angeles
Brock
Koufax
Bunning
Drysdale
Speedy Scot Eyes HTA Trotting Series
Speedy Scot, a leading 4 year old, aims for the Harness Tracks of America trotting series after cruising to a sixth straight win by taking the $50,000 Roosevelt International Trot over Su Mac Lad. Castleton Farm's Speedy Scot, trained by Ralph Baldwin, now eyes a premier four year old circuit.
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N.Y
Speedy Scott
Speedy Scot
Su Mac Lad
Sumie
Spady Scot
Fred Vanniennep
Castleton Farm
Lexington
Ralph Baldwin
Scot
Sumac Lad
Castleton Star
Harness Tracks of America
Buck Kicker To Cowboys Trade Rocks Browns
Cleveland Browns trade rookie kicker Wick Van Raaphorst to the Dallas Cowboys for an undisclosed draft choice. Lou Groza remains the Browns' veteran kicker entering his 18th season as the NFL all time scorer with 987 league points and 1 246 pro total.
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Ohio
Cleveland Browns
Wick van Raaphorst
Salas Cowboys
Browns
Lou Groza
Groza
van Raaphorst
Ohio State University
NFL
Huff's Auto Caps Goldman Pennant in Goldman Invitational
Huff's Auto Sales of Dayton won the Goldman Invitational softball title at Goldman Park after a forfeit win over National Bowling Lanes and a 10-8 eight inning victory over Bradley's. Huff's totalled 15 hits led by Jim Zink and Jerry Booher, with Ray Moreland tying it with a homer and Jack Jones and Whitey Huff presenting trophies to Huff's. Bradley's earned the runner up honor with Joe Kinder’s three hits and Al Kien's homer.
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Bill Troute
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Ed Gunderson
Fritz Margerum
Moreland
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Jery Booher
Jim True
Joe Kinder
al Kien
Middletown
Mose Johnson
Wilsman's Drops Tourney Title
In Dayton Ohio Bell view Mirra's Cafe defeated Massillon Ailbi Bar twice 14-6 and 9-8 to win the Ohio Open Slow Pitch double elimination softball tournament at Beavercreek. Other Sunday results included Youngstown Augustine Beer 19 Hamilton Wilsman Trucking 11 and Lima Town Tavern 11 Beavercreek Merchants 6.
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Mirra’s Cafe
Massillon Ailbi Bar
Beavercreek
Youngstown
Augustine Beer
Hamilton Wilsman Trucking
Lima Town Tavern
Beavercreek Merchants
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