Lauda Fights To Regain Title In British Grand Prix
Niki Lauda trails arch rival James Hunt by one point as the British Grand Prix opens. The Austrian, still scarred from last year’s crash, starts on the second row behind Hunt and John Watson with Jody Scheckter and Mario Andretti close in the standings. Watson set fastest in practice ahead of Lauda and Scheckter. Standings show Lauda at 33 with Hunt 13 and Andretti 32, while Reutemann leads a pack chasing the title.
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Silverstone
England
Niki Lauda
Austria
James Hunt
Britain
Jody Scheckter
South Africa
Mario Andretti
United
States
Lauda
Hunt
John Watson
Ireland
Ferrari
Scheckter
Ford
Watson
Gunnar Nilsson
Sweden
Lotus
Andretti
JPS Lotus
Hans Stuck
Germany
Brabham
Vittorio Brambilla
Italy
Carlos Reutemann
Argentina
Nilsson
Jochen Mass
West Germany
Top names set for Norton 200s
Cambridge Junction Michigan AP Roger Penske aims to ensure all qualified for Sundays Norton Twin 200s despite asphalt patching issues during practice. Entry lists for the 200 mile Indy car race and the companion 200 mile USAC stock car event are strong with A J Foyt Bobby Unser Roger McCluskey and others in both races. The stock car field includes Bobby Allison Dave Marcis Ron Hutcherson Ramo Stott and Butch Hartman. Thirty one entries received for the Indy race though only 22 will start.
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Cambridge Junction
Mich
Roger Penske
A.J. Foyt
Bobby Unser
Roger McCluskey
Bobby Allison
Dave Marcis
Ron Hutcherson
Ramo Stott
Butch Hartman
Post 231 Falls 8-2 in All-Ohio League Game
Middletown's American Legion Post 231 lost 8-2 to Fairborn as Ed Ramsay hit two homers driving in five runs. Todd Tadych and four others managed two hits for Post 231, dropping to 19-16 overall and 4-3 in league play. They were set to face Action Sporting Goods of Cincinnati at Edgewood High at 6:30 p.m.
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Middletown
American Legion Post 231
Fairborn
Todd Tadych
Post 231
Ed Ramsay
Action Sporting Goods of
Cincinnati
Edgewood High
Horserace Card of Latonia Meet Shows Multiple Paces and Prizes
A Latonia race program lists pace and trot events with horses like Miss Society Heels Tony Italia Helio Boy Golden Dale and Water Loo across nine races. Wagers include Daily Double Quinella and Big Perfecta pools with totals such as 54.20 759.20 and 93.00.
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Bear Challenger
Miss Society Heels
Tony Italia
IND
Edgewood Merlin
Red Lion Boy
Dusty Daze
Helio Boy
Golden Dale
Big Little Jonn
Quinella
Lucky Dutchman
Ozark Warrior
Luann Farr
Steady Lovie
Barbie Creed
Little Napoleon
Frisco
Fred
R. E. Brewer
Water Loo
Adorable Countess
Pace Carlisle
King
Wally S. Tar
Super Buck
Pace
Smart Shadow
Art
Playboy
Reed
Peace
Trainor
Grandpa
Curious Craig
Satan
BIG Perfecta
Ohio State Led Pioneering Move for Women in Sports
Ohio State University emerged as a trailblazer in women’s intercollegiate athletics with the first national women’s golf tournament in 1941. A doctoral study by Mary Ann Daniels traces OSU’s role from hosting the event through forming governing bodies that evolved into the Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women, noting that the program expanded to 12 sports and about 300 to 350 female athletes today.
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Columbus
Ohio
Ohio State University
Ohio State
Mary Ann Daniels
Daniels
Iton
Sost
Association of Intercollegiate Athletics For Women
Muncey Tops Dayton Hydroglobe Qualifying Pace
Defending national champion Bill Muncey in Atlas Van Lines set a qualifying speed of 104.348 mph at Dayton, leading Friday’s unlimited hydroplane session. Jerry Bangs of Seattle was second at 101.124 mph in Miss Esquire Products. Muncey trails in the 1977 circuit with Mickey Remund leading the points race as the sixth of nine races unfolds. Remund has 5,194 points to Muncey’s 4,694. Also, Pro DD World Championship qualifying wrapped, with entries from West Germany, Austria, Canada, Belgium, and the United States preparing for Sunday’s race.
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Dayton
Ohio
Bill Muncey
Atlas van Lines
Jerry Bangs
Seattle
Muncey
Mickey Remund
Miss Budweiser
Remand
West Germany
Austria
Canada
Belgium
United States
Three share lead in Pleasant Valley Classic golf event
Rod Curl shot seven under par to tie for the lead with Jack Nicklaus at Pleasant Valley Country Club. Nicklaus, fresh from the British Open, posted 67 as Curl, two shots backer Floyd, and others chased. Lister Pooley Hatalsky Cadle and Weiskopf Watson also in the hunt as Green misses cut.
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Sutton
Mass
Rod Curl
Jack Nicklaus
Nicklaus
Carl
Jack
Tom Watson
Curl
Joyd
Pleasant Valley Country Club
New Zealand
John Lister
Morris Hatalsky
Don Pooley
Pooley
Lister
Hatalsky
Gary Player
George Cadle
Tom Weiskopf
Watson
Carner Leads LPGA Event With 66 At Dublin
JoAnne Carner and Amy Alcott shot six under and five under respectively to lead the $80,000 LPGA tournament at Riviera Country Club in Dublin Ohio. Carner’s 66 gives a one stroke edge into the second round as heat baked the course and Rankin battled to a 69 despite doubts about finishing in 91 degree heat.
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Dublin
Ohio
JoAnne Carner
Amy Alcott
Mrs. Carner
Miss Alcott
Riviera Country Club
Judy Rankin
Vidovic and Kern reach U S Public Links final in heat
Jerry Vidovic Blue Island and Jeff Kern Tucson, both 20, won two matches to reach the 36-hole final. Vidovic, co-medalist in qualifying, defeated Walter Brodzik 5 and 4 and Spencer Sappington 4 and 3 to advance.
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Milwaukee
Jerry Vidovic
Blue Island
Jeff Kern
Tucson
Ariz
Vidovic
Walter Brodzik
Lancaster
N.Y
Spencer Sappington
Manchester
Schiff claims Western Title in Girls 18 Tennis
Patti Schiff of Columbus seeded No 7 captured the Girls 18 crown at the Western Tennis Championships defeating Laurie Mueller of Winter Park Fla 6-2 6-1. She succeeds Ann White of Charleston W Va as champion. White had won Girls 16 last year and explained she must win her proper division this year to boost her ranking.
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Dayton
Ohio
Patti Schiff
Columbus
Miss Schiff
Laurie Mueller
Winter Park
Fla
Ann White
Charleston
W.va
Miss White
Susan Mascarin
Grossepoint Shores
Mich
Major leaders in NL and AL batting and pitching stats
Major league leaders listed include batters JeMorales Chi 338 and Simmons StL 337 in NL batting with Parker Pyh Griffey and Luzinski near .326. Run leaders Morgan Cin 74 and Winfield 74, Griffey 70, and runs batted in Foster Cin 90 with Garvey, Cey, and Bench over 60. HITS include Parker 122 and Griffey 113. Pitching leaders show Reuschel Chi 12-3 and Carlton Phi 12-4 in wins with ERAs around 2.7. AL batting leaders Carew and Bailor around .335, runs by Carew and Fisk, Bostock. RBI leaders Isle and Munson, Yount top doubles, Carew 14 triples, GScott 25 home runs, Remy 28 stolen bases. Pitching leaders Johnson Min 10-3 and Barrios Chi 9-3 with ERAs around 3.0.
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JeMoraies
Chi
Simmons
Parker
Pyh
Griffey
Cin
Luzinski
Phi
Morgan
Winfield
Pester
Smith
G Foster
Garvey
Cey
Bench
Pgh
Rose
Tripleton
Cromrtle
Reitz
JeMorales
Trpleton
Brock
Mumphry
Almon
Taveras
Poh
Cabell
Hin
G Richards
Cedeno
J Cruz
Raw
Te Kalve
Rreuschel
Denny
Stl
Carlton
Candiria
Lerch
Rforsch
Carew
Min
Bailor
Tor
Bostock
Dade, Cie
Singleton
Bal
Fisk
Bsn
Gscott
Randolph
Bonds
Cal
Bannister
Hisle
Munson
Hobson
Zisk
Ustrzmski
Hits—Carew
Rice
Yount
Mil
RoJackson
McRae
Lemon
Hisse
Cowens
Remy
Nefties
Patek
Page
Oak
Ee Bonds
Rivers
Boston Sets World Long Jump Mark in Moscow Meet
On this date in 1961 Ralph Boston improved his world record in the long jump at a US A versus USSR track meet in Moscow. He leaped 27 feet 1 inch to win the event as the United States defeated the Soviet Union 124 to 111 across 22 events with 13 first place finishes.
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Bolzano
Italy
United States
Kent Vosler
Eaton
Ohio
Nikolay Michailin
Soviet Union
Carlos Giron
Mexico
Cynthia c Ingvale
Dallas
Melissa Briley
San Antonio, Tex
Christine Look
Fort
Ralph Boston
Us.a
U.S.S.R
Moscow
Boston
U.S
Ohio Amateur champion hides until last day
Gary Trivisonno 20 of Mayfield Heights, a University of Alabama recruit, fired a final round 69 to clinch the Ohio Amateur Golf Championship at the Grizzly course with a 4 day total of 283, one under par, four strokes ahead of Glenn Apple of Olmstead Falls who finished 287 and eagle on the 18th. Ralph Guarasci tied for third at 288 with Dave Zabell. Trivisonno’s late surge trumped a third round lead holder.
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Mason
Gary Trivisonno
Mayfield Heights
Cleveland
Ohio
Trivisonno
University of Alabama
Jack Nicklaus
Grizzly
Ralph Guarasci
Columbus
Husky Trivisonno
Olmstead Falls
Glenn Apple
Local golf results at Forest Hills and Brown's Run
Junior golf day at Forest Hills reports low gross and low net winners across age groups led by Greg Amatuli and Guy Wilson. Brown's Run two day tournament lists champion and flight winners including Aimee Snyder and Lu Orr with multiple low gross and low gross totals.
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Forest Hills
Greg Amatuili
Tom Downey
Guy Wilson
Stuart Wilson
Scott Smith
Don Swanger
Chuck Scheibert
Chris Goecke
Craig Swanger
Joe Downey
Brad Beck
Chris Joly
John Nuck
Ken Larsson
Greg Amatuli
Greg Frechette
Aimee Snyder
Saran Carpenter
Lu Orr
Martha Barnes
Carol Jackson
Edy Arthur
Dei Thorn
Florence Fiessinger
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Carl Yastrzemski
Boston Red Sox
Chicago
White Sox Park
Ted Williams
Yastrzemski
Williams
STE
Kodak Davidson Photo Shop
Super Stephanie
Charlie Byrd
Get Set
Justln Hughes
Honeybrook Easter
Madge’s Creed
Frank
Friendly Byrd
Purdue
Swoon Man
Bumblebee
Shane
Byrd
Cori Herbert
Kingly Abby
LeRoy’s Boy
Bardstown
Ridgette
Dodge
Jackie Mite
Ji Bo Delight
Evil Delight
Ace
C.P. Dale
Social Hour
Irish Rainmaker
Soaker
Billie Kimo
Cville Express
Billy Foster
Carame
Senga Nodmi
Easy Christine
Hastings
Setigera
Radiant Beauty
Oon Cindy
King Darby
Brimstone Caarte
Royal Solon
Dee’s Knight
Sunrise Nipper
J.D. Arrow
Flaming Time
Schwarre
Bonnie Mont
Hasty Art
Gene Dolien
Coalmont Titan
Kentucky Rebel
Greenwood Mite
Yellow Bird Chief
Tucker Reef
Chicago Bound
Bret’s Beau
Cloverleaf Jerry
Marc Rowdain
Steady Robin
Bo Bo Arrow
el Bud Knight
Prince K. Abbe Eney Lake
Art’s Rocket
Photon Flash
Mite Streak
Miss Shadow Mite
T.G. Chamada
Rare Perfume
Mid Chuck
Gammon
Busy Frisco
OSU
Madison
Floyd
Carner
Trim's Arena
Meeter
Guillermo Viles
Buster Mottram
Vilas
Zeljko Franulovic
Yugoslavia
Schiff
Schmidt
Bursyvene
To. Johnson
Barrios
la Roche
Kravec
Guilett
Lyle
Grimsley
Tanana
Eagle
Guarasci
Dave Zabell
Ludwi
Manfield
Taylor Metcalfe
Metcalfe
Mike McGee
Craig Scheibert
Ray Martin
Scheibert
McGee
Martin
Richie
Stephen Cridenour
DIAL
Trenton
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