ABA Finals Begin Utah vs Kentucky in Bold Showdown
Salt Lake City AP A long ABA season ends with a best of seven championship series opening tonight between Utah and Kentucky. About 13 000 fans expected. The Colonels and Jazz meet as top scorers Dan Issel and Zelmo Beaty clash while two ex Celtics coaches Frank Ramsey and Bill Sharman guide Kentucky and Utah.
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Salt Lake City
American Basketball Association
Utah
Kentucky
Dan Issel
Zelmo Beaty
Issel
Beaty
Mel Daniels
Pacers
Willie Wise
Boston Celtics
National Basketball Association
Frank Ramsey
Bill Sharman
Beard Wins New Orleans Open After Dramatic Rally
Frank Beard captured the $25,000 New Orleans Open with a final round 66 at Lakewood Country Club to beat rookie Hubert Green by one stroke. Green led after three rounds, with Lee Elder and George Johnson tied for third at 278. Masters champ Charles Coody finished at 280, defending champ Miller Barber tied at 281. Beard, 32, extended his earnings near $60,000 with his 11th career victory after overcoming a five-stroke deficit.
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New Orleans
Frank Beard
Jack Nicklaus
Beard
Green
Lee Elder
George Johnson
Elder
Johnson
Charles Coody
Miller Barber
Dave Hill
John Lotz
Jack Ewing
Birmingham
Ala
Brown's Squad Wins Four-Man Best Ball at Brown's Run
A team led by Jerry Brown captured the Four-Man Best Ball Tournament at Brown's Run Country Club over the weekend. Brown with Dr. James Sawyer John Gibbs and Bob Warner fired a 38 to win by one stroke. They edged a team of Jim Snyder Dave Driscoll Dick Davies and Jim Shull, while tied with 62s were two other squads led by Ed Singley Graham Hall Bill Leigh George Hansen and Al Johnson Kent Johnson Doug Kanitz Dan Danner.
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Jerry Brown
Brown's Run Country Club
Brown
James Sawyer
John Gibbs
Bob Warner
Jim Snyder
Dave Driscoll
Dick Davies
Jim Shull
Ed Singley
Graham Hall
Bill Leigh
George Hansen
al Johnson
Kent Johnson
Doug Kanitz
Dan Danner
Ritter Tops Wildwood With 74 In Low Gross Victory
Jimmy Ritter shot 74 to win low gross by two strokes at Wildwood despite three over par. Larry Dwiggins 76 and Dale Whisler 77 followed, with Bill Ritter and Paul Szabo at 78. Dwiggins also took blind bogey 67 and led 9-14 handicap with 67 net. Szabo won 0-8 handicap with 71, Gordon Lindsay 72 among 16+ handicappers. Closest to pin: Harlan Romans No 2, Davey Davidson No 9, Dr. James Puccio No 18.
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Jimmy Ritter
Wildwood
Larry Dwiggins
Dale Whisler
Bill Ritter
Paul Szabo
Dwiggins
Szabo
Gordon Lindsay
Harlan Romans
Davey Davidson
James Puccio
Buckley rolls three perfect games to set PBA point record
Roy Buckley of Columbus boosts weekend total to 3,048 in the Jim Hern PBA Open at suburban Chagrin Falls. He starts with a 300, breaking Gene Rhoda’s 2,963 pins mark. Seven 300 games were bowled, with Buckley, Bill Tucker, Don Johnson, and Okey Cornell posting multiple 300s.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Roy Buckley
Columbus
Professional Bowlers Association
Buckley
Jim Hern
Chagrin Falls
Gene Rhoda
Hammond
Ind
Bill Tucker
Detroit
Don Johnson
Akron
Okey Cornell
Toledo
Marietta Kegler In First Place At Ohio Bowling Tourney
Richard Platterbuck of Marietta led the singles handicap and singles actual after the ninth weekend of the 67th annual Ohio State Bowling Tournament in Lima. He topped last week's leader George Salanback in handicap with 777 and claimed the actual division lead with 768, ahead of Carl Compton. Team leaders remained unchanged as Four Winds of Canton moved to second in team actual, outscoring Commodore Perry Motor Inn of Toledo 3189 to 3145. Dayton's Lar’Ty Cloud and Ralph Bartley still atop doubles handicap with 1407 and Bill Taylor of Franklin posted 743 in handicap singles.
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Lima
Ohio
Richard Platterbuck
Marietta
Ohio State
Platterbuck
George Salanback
Salanback
Gary Drennin
Warren
Platterback
Carl Compton
Middletown
Winds
Canton
Commodore Perry Motor Inn
Toledo
Allen Kennedy
Roy Schroeder
Dayton
Carl
Truman Childers
Ironton
Ty Cloud
Ralph Bartley
Bill Taylor
Franklin
Taylor
Doris Burt Wins Chronicle Bowling Singles Title
Doris Burt of Franklin finally captured the Chronicle Bowling Tournament singles title at Laynecrest Lanes, posting a 696. The Franklin pair Mary Lou Brown and Judy Tinch won doubles with 1,328, while Stump's Lanes of Cincinnati earned the team crown at 3,209 and claimed the actual team title with 2,975. Franklin’s Mary Ellen Keister was runner-up in singles with 693, and Urbana’s Beverly Palmer teamed with Normadene Sprigs to finish second in doubles with 1,294.
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Franklin
Doris Burt
Chronicle
Laynecrest
Burt
Mary Lou Brown
Judy Tinch
Stump’s Lanes of
Cincinnati
Stumps
Mary Ellen Keister
Bakers Celebrate Darlington Triumphs In Rebel 400
Buddy Baker won the Rebel 400 at Darlington Raceway driving a Dodge, beating Donnie Allison by 12 miles with 10 laps left and securing his second straight Darlington win. Buck Baker, age 51, claimed three Southern 500s in his career. Other notable results included Dave Hobbs winning at Laguna Seca and Francois Gevert taking the Eiffel race in the Nuerburgring region.
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Darlington, S.C
Buddy Baker
Buck
Darlington Raceway
Buddy
Donnie Allison
Baker
Darlington
Laguna Seca Raceway
Monterey
Calif
Frank Brantsley
Savannah
Dover ‘Downs
Francois Gevert
France
Eifel
West Germany
Nuerburgring
Lebanon Raceway Entries Show Nine Races And Competitors
The Lebanon Raceway program lists entries for races one through nine with horse names for pace and trot divisions. Notable names include Storm Princess Johnny, Princess Ex, Greenland Beauty, and Wingait Dixie among others.
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Pearlie B
Lilly Queen
Pat’s Pal
the Minstrel
Speedway Jamie
Brother Galion
Lady Karen D
Ohio King
Storm Princess
Speedy Indian
Princess Ex
Copper Henry T
Powder Time
Jubilee Time
Little Rep
Song
Amor Star
Dazzle Joy’s Lad
Lincoln Land Kid
May Vo
Seolow Time
Lucky Bloss
Sharon Dale
Rolling Agile
Huldah’s Prince
Cobblin
Shirte' Jet
Edgewood Sam
Goldie
Nibble Rodney
Driver Series Opens Tonight at Roosevelt Raceway
Harness racing opens the second world driving championship tonight at Roosevelt Raceway Westbury New York. Eight drivers including defending champ Herve Filion and Billy Haughton will race the 10 events across eight tracks ending May 15 at Liberty Bell Park Philadelphia. Other contenders are Gordon Rotacker Adolph Abelis Jean Rene Gougeon Cencio Ossiani Peter Wolfenden and Karsten Buer.
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Roosevelt Raceway
Westbury
N.Y
Herve Filion
Canada
Billy Haughton
United States
Liberty Bell Park
Philadelphia
Harness ‘Tracks
America
Gordon Rotacker
Australia
Adolph Ableis
Austria
Jean Rene Gougeon
France
Cencio Ossiani
Italy
Peter Wolfenden
New Zealand
Karsten Buer
Norway
Cannon Victor At TriCounty
Larry Cannon of Danville Illinois won his first USAC feature sprint car race at Tri County Speedway Westchester Ohio. He led from the 27th lap on the half mile dirt oval and set a new track record with a 19.29 second lap, finishing two car lengths ahead of Sam Sessions. Bill Thrasher finished third.
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Westchester
Ohio
Larry Cannon
Danville
Tri- County Speedway
Cannon
Sam Sessions
Nashville
Mich
Bill Thrasher
Houston
Tex
Larry Dickson
Dayton
Gal Is Winner At Tri-State Dragstrip Meet
Phyllis Ayres of Cincinnati led a women’s lib win by topping a male field in top stock eliminator at Tri-State Dragstrip. Lex Martin from Texas took pro stock, beating Wally Booth of Detroit. Martin averaged 141 mph with a best 9.72 sec. Jerry Ault of Dayton won modified eliminator, Bernie Woodall of Carlisle finished second in junior stock.
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Hamilton
Phyllis Ayres
Cincinnati
Lex Martin
Wally Booth
Detroit
Martin
Texas
Jerry Ault
Dayton
Bernie Woodall
Carlisle
Record Set At Edgewater Drag Strip
Jake Johnson of Fort Worth Texas set a new speed record at Edgewater Drag Strip by winning the Funny Car feature driving Rambunctious Mini-Charger. He clocked 6.67 seconds, defeating Richard Tharp of Los Crueses in a Texas owned car battle. Randall Binder won Competition Eliminator in a B-1 Dragster with 8.42, Warren Gross took Modified Eliminator in 13.07, Dan Kyle won Stock Eliminator in a J-Stock Automatic in 12.79.
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Cleves
Jake Johnson
Fort Worth
Tex
Edgewater
Johnson
Gene Snow
Richard Tharp
Los Crueces
NLM
Tharp
Harry Schmidt
Randall Binder
Fort Mitchell
Warren Gross
Dan Kyle
Aurora
Ind
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Virginia
Squires
Indiana
Indianapolis
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Stuart
S. Main ST
H & H Electronics
Kegler
Marietta Kegler
Hudepohl
By Bloys Britt
Nascar
Richard Petty
David Hobbs
Lebanon
THE
Associated Press
Cannon Victor
TriCounty
Gal
Tri-State
So. Broad St
Chara
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