Hayes captures Byron Nelson Classic at Preston Trail
Mark Hayes wins the Byron Nelson Golf Classic with a solid 69 final round to finish 11 under par at 273, two strokes ahead of Don Bies. Second place goes to Bies who closed with 68, while Masters champion Ray Floyd ties for third at 277. Jack Nicklaus struggles to a 281 and tied for eighth as Arnold Palmer falters.
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Don Bies
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Bies
Ray Floyd
Hiale Irwin
Ben Crenshaw
Jack Nicklaus
Arnold Palmer
Yesteryear
Little's wedge wins LPGA event by one stroke
South Africa's Little captured the first Women's International Golf Tournament in Hilton Head Island by one shot. She fired a 35 35 70 for 281 to win $10,000, while Australia’s Jan Stephenson tied 70 for 282 to finish runner up and earn $7,500.
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S.C
South Africa
Miss Little
Jan Stephenson
Australia
Weekend golf at Browns Run and Wildwood events
At Browns Run weekend championship Flight winners: Gross Mill Stork 75 Net Bill Osborne 68 in first flight Owen Combs 81 Gross, Net Harry Nicholson and Bus Farmer 68. second flight Jack Denny 91 Gross, Net Bill Worrell 68. Mother's Day mixed best ball winners Gene Orr and Bud Armbruster 20 tie with runners up Paul Wildh and Ferguson 3 tie. At Wildwood weekend handicap gross Max Sturm 70 Net 0 8 handicap Szturm 68 9 15 handicap Don Horn Jr 66 16 over handicap Tom Haney 67 Closest to pin No 2 Mike Mehl 9 Bob Yost 18 Marv Merritt
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Gross Mill Stork
Bill Osborne
Owen Combs
Harry Nicholson
Bus Farmer
Jack Denny
Bill Worrell
Gene Orr
Bud Armbruster
Paul Wildh
H.A. Ferguson
Wildwood
Max Sturm
Szturm
Don Horn Jr
Tom Haney
Mike Mehl
Bob Yost
Marv Merritt
Dayton AD steps down as Foster exits Flyer program
University of Dayton confirms athletic director Dale Foster leaves after two years to pursue a role at a major football school. Don Donoher becomes interim lead for basketball scheduling while Gene Schill handles business duties. Hiring of Pat Haley as Donoher's assistant and end of football scholarships are anticipated.
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Dayton
University of Dayton
Dale Foster
Foster
Don Donoher
Gene Schill
Donoher
Borg Beats Vilas To Win World Championship Tennis
Sweden's Bjorn Borg outdueled Guillermo Vilas of Argentina 1 6 6 1 7 5 6 1 to capture the World Championship of Tennis. Manuel Orantes defeated Karl Meiler to win the Bavarian International Championship 6 1 6 4 6 1. O'Neil and Walker won the Palermo women's doubles 6 2 6 4. Freddie McLeod, veteran golf pro, has died at 94 in Washington.
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Sweden
Bjorn Borg
Guillermo Vilas
Argentina
Munich
West Germany
Manuel Orantes
Spain
Karl Meiler
Palermo
Italy
Chris O'Neil
Jane Walker
Australia
Maria Nasueli
Fiorella Bonicelli
Peru
Washington Freddie McLeod
Janet Guthrie upstages Olivero in early Indy rookie pace
Janet Guthrie, the first woman in AAA 500 history, headlines practice at Indianapolis as Bobby Olivero, a California Racing Association defending champ, shatters rookie tests by finishing all tests on day one, reaching 165 mph in final phases. Rutherford tops speeds, with Foyt and Andretti close behind.
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Bobby Olivero
Vollstedt
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
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California Racing Association
Janet Guthrie
Miss Guthrie
U.S
Ontario Motor Speedway
California
Grimes Heads Toward Ohio Collegiate Tennis Meet at Miami
A field of 130 women from 23 Ohio colleges competes in the 35th Ohio Collegiate Women's Tennis Tournament at Miami University. Ohio State defends its team title as Middletown’s Leann Grimes and partner Wendy Stewart defend the doubles crown and Ann Wilson seeks a second singles crown. Matches run Thursday and Friday with finals Saturday. Grimes owns a 15 4 wins in singles and 13 5 in doubles this season.
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Ohio
Miami University
Ohio State University
Middletown
Leann Grimes
Ohio State
Wendy Stewart
Buckeyes
Ann Wilson
Phillips Hall
Miami
Miss Grimes
Madison
Wis
Smith Places Fourth in Ohio State Bowling Singles
Middletown bowler Arnold Smith finished fourth in the Ohio Men's State Bowling Tournament at Mansfield. Smith opened with a 718 and led after three weeks as Bob Martin of Chillicothe won singles with 764. Amos Lanes of Columbus captured the team title with a 3322 handicap total.
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Middletown
Arnold Smith
Ohio
Smith
Bob Martin
Chillicothe
Amos Lanes
Columbus
Phelps Scores First Hole in One of Season at Franklin Club
Sonny Phelps of Franklin aced the 46-yard seventh hole with a five iron Sunday at Franklin Golf Club. He achieved the feat while playing with Fred Alcorn, Charlie Robbins, and Tom Shera, marking the second ace of his career.
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Sonny Phelps
Franklin Golf Club
Phelps
Fred Alcorn
Charlie Robbins
Tom Shera
Bowen wins seventh Middletown Indoor Tennis title
Rick Bowen of Columbus defeats Roy Kiessling of Cincinnati 7-6 2-6 6-3 to win the singles crown at the Middletown Men's Indoor Tennis Tournament at the Middletown Tennis Club. He beat Hank Hamblen 6-2 6-4 in the quarterfinals and Dave Sandgren 6-2 5-7 6-2 in the final. In doubles, Dave Sandgren and Bill Letko of Indianapolis defeated Dave Harrington and Sparky Snyder of Cincinnati 7 5 7 4.
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Roy Kiessling
Cincinnati
Middletown
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Hank Hamblen
Dave Sandgren
Indianapolis
Tony Hammond
MTC
Kiessling
Sandgren
Bill Letko
Dave Harrington
Sparky Snyder
Hart Industrial Team Wins Miamisburg Knothole A Tourney
The Hart Industrial team from Middletown, once called Allsports, captured the Class A title by beating Ai y of Dayton twice, 13-10 and 16-12, to open its tourney season.
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Hart Industrial
Middletown
Allsports
Ai Y
Dayton
Gym honors for Griffith at Indiana State University
Terre Haute Indiana former Franklin High gymnast Joe Griffith earns Hillman Award for athletic achievement at Indiana State University Griffith a three time NCAA All American earned double All American honors this spring finishing sixth in the all around and fifth in parallel bars The 22 year old Griffith an Olympic finalist has been co captain of the Sycamores for two seasons and was selected most valuable gymnast for the season
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The
Sycamores
Top Ohio Sires Stakes Pace Set At Lebanon Raceway
Greenville trainer-driver Gene Riegle sends three pacing colts Knight Eastin Robert E Mountain and Solicitor's Break into divisions of the Lebanon Raceway program as part of the Ohio Sires Stakes Series leading to a $56 000 championship at Northfield on Sept 16.
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Triangles win MIT crown in softball tournament
The Armco Triangles blasted 17 runs against Hacinda of Lexington after six home runs in the fourth and fifth innings to complete a 6-0 weekend run. Jim Bowen earned MVP honors after going 6-0 as pitcher. Gene Bishop led the losers with nine homers and Paul Edds hit .727 to claim batting champ status.
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Paul Johnson
Sprint winner Pancho Carter fined after Dayton race victory
Duane Pancho Carter won the 40 lap USAC sprint at Dayton Speedway leading from lap nine. He and Jeff Bloom were each fined $100 for rough driving after the race. Tom Bigelow finished second as Carter celebrated racing’s return to Dayton.
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