Nicklaus Surprises to Win San Diego Open Title
Jack Nicklaus overcame a two stroke gap to beat Gene Littler in a final round 73 at Torrey Pines. Littler, who shot a 67 Saturday and led by two, finished with a 76 as Nicklaus claimed the $30,000 winner’s share and moved on to the Bob Hope Classic.
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Ft. Polk
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Palm Springs
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Big Bear
Columbus
Ohio
Gene Littler
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Torrey Pines Golf Club
Torrey Pine
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Penny Ann Early
Caliente Race Track
Calif
Nicklaus Wins After Tight Finish at Open
Nicklaus finished with a two bogey final hole while Gene tied for second needing an eagle. Stockton and Aaron posted 70s to final rounds 72 and 73 with Littler earning 17 100 dollars and Stockton and Aaron each 8 850. Scoring was criticized as not great this week.
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Dave Stockton
Tommy Aaron
Littler
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Aaron
Bruins Threaten Winning Mark After Long Unbeaten Run
The Boston Bruins extended an 17 game unbeaten streak with a 4-2 win over Detroit, lifting their East Division lead to six points. Boston has not lost since Christmas night and has 30 wins with 27 games left. Bobby Orr missed the Detroit game, will return Wednesday in Chicago.
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NHL Standings Sunday Results
Montreal beat Chicago 6 to 4 St Louis defeated Toronto 5 to 3 New York won 7 to 3 over Pittsburgh Boston topped Detroit 4 to 2 Minnesota handled Philadelphia 3 to 2 Only games scheduled.
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Schuster Wins 700 Tourney to Claim Classic Title
Junie Schuster caped the 700 Club’s 13th annual singles event with a 671 series after a 720 warmup, topping Carroll Yocum by 16 pins. Bill Theodore placed third at 615, with Don Bowlin 613, Dick Davidson 608, and Dave Gaiser 607. Jasper Harrison was reelected president and Bowling secretary-treasurer.
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Bill Theodore
Don Bowlin
Dick Davidson
Dave Gaiser
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Hornet Frosh Suffer 56 52 Loss to Monroe Frosh
Princeton High freshman team falls to Monroe Frosh 56 to 52 on Saturday. Key scorers include Hayes and Angel for Monroe and Yates for Princeton, with a late Monroe surge in the third and fourth quarters.
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Russian Teacher Is Skate Champion
Lasma Kauniste, a 26 year old Soviet schoolteacher, wins the women's world speed skating title in Grenoble France. She takes the crown on total points across four events, narrowly defending the title from Stein Kaiser of Holland in the final 3000 meter race.
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Alou Named Braves Player of the Year by Local BWAA
Felipe Alou, Braves center fielder, was named the team's Player of the Year by the Atlanta chapter of the Baseball Writers' Association of America. He posted the third best batting average in the National League that season.
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Ft Wayne Komets Crush Columbus Checkers in IHl Tilt
Bob Baird delivered a three goal hat trick as the Ft Wayne Komets overwhelmed the Columbus Checkers 10-2 in an International Hockey League game played Sunday.
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Bob Baird
Columbus Checkers
Beliveau Nets Hat Trick as Canadiens Beat Blackhawks
Jean Beliveau notches a 16th career hat trick in a national telecast, lifting Montreal past Chicago as he reaches 23 goals on the season and 453 for his career. Yvan Cournoyer adds two goals, Doug Mohns scores twice for Chicago, while Bobby Hull suffers a first period hand injury from a skate accident.
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al Arbour
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Oakland
Jean Beliveau
Montreal
Chicago
Canadiens
Yvan Cournoyer
Doug Mohns
Black Hawks
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KCYL First Round Scores Highlight Narrow Celtics Margin
KCYL results show Celtics 9 over Bullets 43, Royals 31 over Nationals 24, Lakers 44 over Pistons 23, Hawks 21 over Knicks 19 in first round play.
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Dayton and Columbus Reach Buckeye State AAU Finals
Dayton Pantorium and Frisch's of Columbus advanced to the championship finals at Amanda School. Dayton beat Columbus YMCA 55-33 while Columbus edged Sweeney Pontiac 42-40. Lois Hafer scored 37 in Bairs Volkswagen's 69-40 win and added 19 against the Merchanettes. The Hoosiers beat Marysville 50-46. Four games remain as the weekend classic ends next Saturday.
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Debbie Meyer and Charles Hickox Lead AAU All American Swim Team
Debbie Meyer from Sacramento and Charles Hickox of Phoenix head the AAU All American swimming team with three individual events and one relay each. Meyer claimed the 200 400 and 1500 freestyle and 800 free relay while Hickox earned the 200 and 400 individual medleys the 200 back and 400 medley relay. Other multi event selections include Mike Burton Ellie Daniel and Claudia Kolb.
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Santa Clara
Westbrooke nets 200th career goal in Dayton win
Dayton defeats Toledo 6-2 as IHL top scorer Don Westbrooke notches a hat trick for his 200th career goal.
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Ohio
Don Westbrooke
International Hockey League
Toledo
Ohioan Loses Shot At Fame
Doyle Baird of Akron pulls out of a Madison Square Garden bout with Emile Griffith due to arm and back injury. Emile Griffith, from Fargo, N D, will fight Heisman for a $7 500 purse. Griffith to earn 10 000. Middleweights precede a heavyweight clash between Buster Mathis and George Chuvalo broadcast by Sports Network at 10 p m EST.
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Bucks Land Ohio State Scholarship for Portsmouth Lineman
Portsmouth Ohio AP reports Shad Williams a 6 foot 3 inch 222 pound standout lineman for the Portsmouth Trojans has agreed to accept a four year scholarship at Ohio State University. Williams was a second team AP All Ohio selection last season.
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Friend "Cool" To Mayor Offer
Bob Friend, former Pittsburgh Pirate pitcher and current Allegheny County controller, was urged to run for mayor of Pittsburgh on the Republican ticket. He said he was flattered by the call but cool to the idea.
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Royals to Play 13 Spring Ex games in Fort Myers
The Kansas City Royals, a new American League expansion club, schedule 13 exhibition games next spring at Fort Myers Florida. Their opener is March 6 against the Montreal Expos.
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Rivers drives Bisons past Barons in 5-1 win
Wayne Rivers scored twice to pace the Buffalo Bisons to a 5-1 victory over the Cleveland Barons in an American Hockey League contest Sunday night.
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Ohio State Cager Pursues Pro Football Career
Ohio State basketball star Steve Howell, drafted by the Cincinnati Bengals in the 10th round, plans to try pro football after a four year layoff from the game. He contends with questions about position and readiness, citing interest from the Packers and Colts as well as the Bengals.
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Fosbury Flops Amid Glistening Weekend Track Action
Olympic champions shined and faltered as Willie Davenport dominated by winning his ninth straight hurdles, and Ralph Doubell and Bob Seagren rebounded with strong showings, while Dick Fosbury failed to clear 6-10 in Millrose and Portland indoor meets. Beamon scratched due to a pulled leg, Davenport set a 45 yard high hurdles mark, and George Brenn set a hammer throw best at Boston AA.
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Los Angeles
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Columbus Gas State Leader Tops Ohio Women's Bowling Meet
Columbus bowler Cookie Ebert led the singles division with a 632 actual score after the first weekend of the 44th Ohio State Women's Bowling Tournament in Dayton Ohio. A record 1964 teams participate with Capri Lanes of Columbus leading team handicap and Idle Hour Restaurant of Youngstown leading team actual. Sharon Taylor of Piqua tops singles handicap while Barb Peer and June Lawrance of Columbus lead doubles.
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Vandalia
Weekend Fights Light Card Follows North Adams Show
Jim Archer of New York stopped Oscar Lewis of New Jersey in Round 6. Eddie Pence from Pittsfield knocked out Sixto Martinez of New York in two rounds. Antonio Amaya of Panama outpointed Roman Blanco of Venezuela over ten rounds.
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New York
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Venezuela
Bair Wins Boston Mile With Fifth Straight Clocking
Kent State star Sam Bair won the mile in 4 04.3 in Boston, extending his streak to five. He beat Barry Brown by about 20 yards as he tired late.
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