Geiberger Wins American Golf Classic in Akron
Al Geiberger captured the $20,000 top prize at the American Golf Classic in Akron with a 72 hole total of 280. Arnold Palmer finished second with 284, earning $12,000, while Jackie Cupit took third at 285 and Bob Charles was fourth with 286. Geiberger disclosed peanut butter and jelly snacks aid his stamina while acknowledging the course winds.
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al Geiberger
Arnold Palmer
Nichols
Jackie Cupit
Bob Charles
Geiberger
Jack Nicklaus
Kunz Aims Third Emerson Trophy Title at Middle Town
Art Kunz Jr seeks a third straight Middle Town City Tennis Championship win to retire the Emerson Trophy. Top seed Kunz faces Sparky Snyder as Kent Chalfin and Snyder lead doubles. Connie Capozzi, 14, leads women’s singles and doubles with Carolyn Wikoff. Cindy Snyder is No. 2 in both singles and doubles. Play starts tonight. finals projected Saturday. 18 men singles entrants, 12 women singles entrants, 7 doubles teams, 10 doubles teams.
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Middletown City
Middletown
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University of Cincinnati
Kunz
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Snyder
Kent Chalfin
Connie Capozzi
Carolyn Wikoff
Cindy Snyder
Melinda Terry
Douglas Ball
Capozzi Caps Valley Titles
Fourteen year old Connie Capozzi of Middletown Ohio won both the women's singles and doubles crowns at the Ohio Valley Tennis Tournament in Huntington. She defeated Missy Bradley 6 3 6 3 for the singles title and teamed with Jane Kincaid to beat Bradley and Judy Radow 6 4 6 2 in the doubles final. Capozzi reached the finals by beating Connie Hale 6 1 6 2 in the semifinals.
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Middletown
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Parkersburg
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Pat Fuller
Rena Spencer
Wilsman's Falls Short in State Slo-Pitch Championship
Wilsman's Trucking lost two games to Beavercreek in the Goldman Invitational League, dropping the State Slo-Pitch final after Beavercreek won 7-4 to claim the title. Wilsman's finished 77-15, with Don Nuxhall Gene Branham and Bob Harrison named to the all tourney team and earning a Worlds berth in Toledo over Labor Day weekend.
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Beavercreek
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Gene Branham
Bob Harrison
Toledo
Weekend Fights Highlight Kingston Card Results
In Kingston Jamaica Adolph Pruitt of St Louis outpointed Kid Bassey of Jamaica in a 10 round welterweight bout. In Rock Island Quebec Buster Mathis 285 from Grand Rapids Michigan stopped Johnny Shore 242 from Providence Rhode Island in two rounds.
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Jamaica
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St. Louis
Kid Bassey
Rock Island
Que
Buster Mathis
Grand Rapids
Mich
Johnny Shore
Providence
Two Teams Tie At 291 Rice Tourney Champ
Two teams tied for top prize at Brown's Run Country Club Four Man Handicap with net totals of 294. Teams led by Syl Shetter Norris Downing Don Holstein and Harry Holiday versus Dick Fialho Ray Brown M Stock J Sawyer deadlocked. Bill McCabe shot 69 to win low gross honors. Charles Rice won the Forest Hills hole medal with 143 and Fred Sander claimed low net at 121.
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Don Holstein
Harry Holiday
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H. Farmer
Bill McCabe
Charles Rice
Forest Hills Country Club
Ewing Taulbee
George Bingham
Gene Smith
Fred Sander
Bingham
Paul Arnold
Dome projected to draw over four million in year
The Dome is expected to attract more than four million visitors this year according to Jack OConnell vice president of the Houston Sports Association. He compares expected Dome attendance with last year figures for the Eiffel Tower in Paris which also drew a high crowd last year.
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Paris
Jack O'Connell
Houston Sports Association
Podolski Cops Pro Laurels At Wildwood
Dayton pro Mike Podolski won low gross with a 69 at the Pro-Member Tournament held at Wildwood. Dick James and Juett Brown tied for second in best-ball net with 70, while James and Ruben Rigg won best-ball with 62. Pro Dick Fiessinger and several pros tied at 63 or 71 in other divisions. Curry Ford and Country Kitchen sponsored the event.
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Dayton
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Podolski
Dick James
Lebanon
Juett Brown
Cincinnati
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Brown
Jack Metz
Jim Rudolph
James
Ruben
Wallenda Retiring After Final Regular Show
Karl Wallenda at age 60 announces semiretirement after a Saturday night performance at a race track. He doubts the Wallenda seven man pyramid will be performed again following its Detroit collapse three years earlier that killed two relatives and crippled his son Mario.
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Karl Wallenda
Wallenda
Detroit
Mario
Dancer Set For Hambletonian At DuQuoin Stakes
Harness racing star Stanley Dancer leads a field of 11 at the DuQuoin State Fair for the Hambletonian worth 122245 dollars. Noble Victory, owned by K D Owen, is the 1 to 2 favorite with 28 starts and a 20 race win streak, while Armbro Flight, driven by Danny Joe O'Brien, has a 22 race win streak and 184633 dollars in earnings.
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Ont
Star
Pride Helicopter
Buckpasser Could Follow Native Dancer to Greatness
Trainer Bill Winfrey, who guided Native Dancer to the 1952 title and Bold Lad to last year’s crown, eyes Buckpasser as a potential third champion. Buckpasser won the Hopeful at Saratoga, with Flag Raiser and Withers slated for major runs as the season resumes at Aqueduct and Arlington Park hosts the Classic at Rockingham Park.
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Winfrey
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Ogden Phipps
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Gray
Bold Lad
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New York
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Lopweight
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Tom Rolfe
Arlington Park
New Hampshire
Rockingham Park
Cleveland Pin Expert Winner in Ohio Tournament
Dennis Taylor, 23, of Cleveland, won $1,000 with an average of 212 in the Ohio Tournament final 18 games. Ernie Kovach finished second for $500, with Kovach also from Cleveland. Gene Krause of Cleveland won the inaugural event, and the next tourney is set for Zanesville September 23-26.
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Ohio
Dennis Taylor
Taylor
Cleveland
Ernie Kovach
Kovech
Rocky River
Gene Krause
20 Wins In 18 Nights At Green Mountain Park
In the first 18 nights of racing at Green Mountain Park Vermont's mutuel track Phil Ernst of Covington Kentucky led riders with 20 winners as the meet opened.
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Green Mountain Park
Vermont
Phil Ernst
Covington
Student Games Have Potential
Bud Wilkenson urges the World Student Games remain informal and student-led to foster international understanding. The American team of 42, minus Ralph Boston and Bob Schul, finished second in golds with 14 while Russia led the medals tally.
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Bud Wilkinson
University of Oklahoma
Exhead
U.S
Wilkinson
Jim Fowler
Washington, D.C
Hungary
United States
Walking Champ Through Son To Take Over
Henry Laskau, 48, won the 3000 meters walk in 13:47.6 at the Maccabiah Games, just 2.6 seconds off the 1953 record. He hinted his son Howard, 14, will compete next time as Laskau plans to remain involved. Laskau, a Mineola native and four-time US walking champion, ended an eight-year retirement to qualify for the American team. He led from the start, finishing ahead of Robert Reimer of Switzerland with Kiwa Kadysiewicz of Canada third.
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Tel Aviv
Israel
Henry Laskau
Mineola
N.Y
Howard
United States
Laskau
Robert Reimer
Switzerland
Canada
Kiwa Kadysiewicz
Ray Wietecha Named Packers Offensive Line Coach
The Green Bay Packers announce Ray Wietecha will join the staff as offensive line coach for the upcoming season. Wietecha brings extensive coaching experience and familiarity with blocking schemes to Green Bay.
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Ray Wietecha
Green Bay Packers
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