Littler Triumphs In Colonial National Invitation Golf
Gene Littler overcame a five shot deficit to win the Colonial National Invitation at Fort Worth. He birdied three of the final six holes, finishing 283 for the 72 holes, one stroke ahead of Bert Yancey. The wind dampened round produced the highest winning total since 1963.
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Fort Worth
Tex
Gene Littler
Littler
Bert Yancey
Julius Boros
Boros
George Knudson
Homero Blancas
Dave Stockton
Yancey
Orville Moody
Knudson
Fred Marti
Blancas
Gary
Lucky Kathy Wins Suzuki Golf Internationale Tilt
Kathy Whitworth secured a $38,000 Suzuki Golf Internationale victory with a final round 73, totaling 217 for three rounds. She earned $5,700 cash and a $5,000 diamond ring, edging Sandra Palmer by two strokes as Palmer led season earnings with $22,178.34. Whitworth, 31, from Richardson, Texas, remained the tour’s winningest player despite a rough start.
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Richardson, Tex
Suzuki Golf Internationale
Miss Whitworth
Sandra Palmer
Miss Palmer
Suzuki
Miss Haynie
Field Moving In FH Tourney Quarterfinals at Forest Hills
Quarterfinals in the Match Play Championship at Forest Hills Country Club saw three flights advance. Championship flight winners include Charlie Rice over Paul Landis 11 up and Harold Dilworth over Arnold Grine 1 up with 2 and 1 in the mix. Jack Downey beat Arnold Grine 1 up. Flight A saw Paul Hegg beat Bob Truck 2 and 1, Wayne Moore 4 3 over E Loring, John Watson 5 3 over John Gilmore, and Roger Dillmann 2 up over Vic Cornett. Flight B results: Alan Parr over Ron Secor 4 3, George Wilson over Tom Meehan 1 up in 22 holes, Bill McGahan over Bob Henderon 1 up. Plus car race notes from Hamilton and Cincinnati area events. Low gross and low net honors listed for each flight.
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Charlie Rice
Paul Landis
Harold Dilworth
Arnold Grine
Jack
Alan Parr
Ron Secor
George Wilson
Tom Meehan
Bill McGahan
Bob Henderon
Winglewich
Hamilton
Roger Oglesby
Carl Lackey
Columbus
Ind
Terry Lewis
Ken Hollander
Ron Sexton
Cincinnati
Dean Bickers
Wortley and Neill Triumph in Mini-Stakes Playoff
The First Annual Mini-Stakes Tournament at Brown's Run Country Club featured a two-man best-ball event that ended in a three-way tie after regulation. Tom Wortley and Dwight Neill won after a two-hole sudden death playoff, defeating Bob Davies Lee Weeks and Syl Shetter N. J. Downing Sr. who were eliminated earlier.
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Brown’s Run Country Club
Tom Wortley
Dwight Neill
Wortley
Neill
Bob Davies
Lee Weeks
Syl Shetter
N. J. Downling
Fastest 500 Field Set To Race In Indianapolis
The 55th Indianapolis 500 qualifiers fill 33 spots with 21 faster than last year's pole speed. Pete Revson takes pole at 178.696 mph in a new McLaren, with Dan Gurney's Eagle and Donohue also strong. Row placements feature Unser, Hulme, and Andretti among veterans and McLaren’s aero turbo cars reshape the front.
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Indianapolis
al Unser
Dianapolis
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Johnny Lightning
Jimmy Clark
Pete Revson
New York City
McLaren
England
Unser
Revson
Johnny Rutherford
Bruce McLaren
Mark Donohue
Roger Penske
Denis Hulme
Bobby Unser
Donohue
Dan Gur Iney
A.J. Foyt Jr
Coyote Ford
Hulme
Lund Wins Lanier 250 Grand American Race on Road Atlanta
DeWayne Tiny Lund, an avid dirt racer from Cross, South Carolina, won the NASCAR Lanier 250 Grand American event at Road Atlanta, driving a Camaro to victory in both 125 mile heats. He posted 82.95 mph in the first heat and 87.12 mph in the second, with aggregate times determining final order. A late tie for second arose between Felton and the Baker-Tullius duo, as Baker took second in the first heat and Tullius fourth in the Baker Firebird.
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Gainesville
DeWayne
Tiny” Lund
Felton
Tullius
Buck Baker
Baker
Texans Dominate NHRA World Championship Races
Texans swept five of eight NHRA world championship categories in Houma Louisiana. Mike Tarter of Houston won top fuel with 6.70 seconds, Leonard Hughes of Houma captured funny car in 7.00, Bob Coleman of Arlington topped top gas at 8.02, David Adkins of Irving won pro stock, Ken McLelland of Friona claimed super stock, Martin Brothers of Baytown won modified eliminator, Norman Wilt of New Orleans took competition eliminator, and Sonny Gregoire of Baker won stock eliminator.
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Houma
Mike Tarter
Houston
Leonard Hughes
Bob Coleman
Arlington
Tex
David Adkins
Irving
Ken McLelland
Friona
Martin Brothers
Baytown
Norman Wilt
New Orleans
Sonny Gregoire
Baker
Rupp Tops Wildwood Golf Field at Middletown
Middletown High golf coach Bill Rupp shot a 72 to lead Wildwood yesterday. Jim Ritter Bruce Hall and Marty Pohjola tied for second with 75s while Walter Romans and Fred Ruscher had 76. Hall posted the low net in 08 handicap with 67 and Dick Ge 15 over also 67. Bob Hutziger nearest to the pin on No 2 Dave Woodward on No 9 and Joe Marconi Jr on No 18.
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Middletown High
Bill Rupp
Wildwood
Rupp
Jim Ritter
Bruce Hall
Marty Pohjola
Walter Romans
Fred Ruscher
Hall
Bob Hutziger
Dave
Stewart Wins Monaco Grand Prix in Dramatic Finish
Jackie Stewart overtakes early leader as a wrecked car clears two laps after the start. The Scotsman in a Tyrell Ford sets a lap record and finishes 25 seconds ahead of Ronnie Peterson. Jacky Ickx follows in third as Stewart extends his world championship lead to 15 points over Mario Andretti after time trials on Saturday.
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Monte Carlo
Jackie Stewart
Monaco
Graham Hill
Stewart
Ronnie Peterson
Sweden
Jacky Ickx
Belgium
Ferrari
Mario Andretti
Nazareth Pa
Pompe Eee
New Bremen stock car finale crowns Woodard feature winner
Woodard of Union City Ind was the feature winner at the New Bremen Speedway Speedway Sunday in the stock car finale. Moose Meyers of Ft Wayne Ind led the late model 25 lap feature on the second lap and held on for the victory.
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New Bremen
Woodard
al Woodard
Union City
Ind
Moose Meyers
Ft. Wayne
Stott Wins ARCA 500 at Tri County Speedway
Stott from Keokuk Iowa drives a 1970 Plymouth to lead every lap from lap 173 to win the ARCA late model stock car feature at Tri County Speedway West Chester Ohio. He covers 465 laps on the half mile dirt oval finishing two laps ahead of Bill Clemons of New Albany Indiana in a 1971 Hornet. Iggy Katona from Willis Michigan pressures before engine trouble ends his run on lap 286. George Bauer of Crescent Springs Kentucky finishes third in a 1969 Camaro. Larry Ashley of Warren Michigan places fourth in a 1969 Ford, with N D Copley of Hodgenville Kentucky fifth in a 1969 Ford.
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West Chester
Ohio
Ramo Stott
Tri County Speedway
Stott
Keokuk
Iowa
Bill Clemons
New Albany
Ind
Iggy Katona
Willis
Mich
Stottl
George Bauer
Crescent Springs
Larry Ashley
Warren
N.D. Copley
Hodgenville
Academy Awards Best Picture Winner Frazzled Message
Fragmentary reading lists a film award phrase with names War Sharif Peter O Toole and dates Friday Saturday Sunday Monday but lacks a clear event or full context. The text appears as a garbled OCR snippet referencing awards and show days rather than a complete report.
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War Sharif Asas
Peter O'Toole
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