Murphy Leads Hartford Open With 66 In Round Three
Bob Murphy shot his third straight 66 to build a four stroke edge at the Greater Hartford Open on the 6,568 yard Wethersfield Country Club course. Murphy’s 198 total matched the year’s low 54 hole score as Steve Opperman moved into second at 202, with Paul Harney and Jim Grant at 204.
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Wethersfield Country Club
Steve Opperman
Newark
Calif
Opperman
Paul Harney
Jim Grant
Dean Beman
Jim Jamieson
Pete Brown
Dave Hill
Chuck Courtney
Tom Weiskopf
Philadelphia
King Laver's Crown Slipping
In Forest Hills Rod Laver faces Dennis Ralston in the U S Open fourth round with questions about Laver's form. Ralston and former champ Jack Kramer note age and time may be catching up, while Laver retorts he has won four of his last five events. Other fourth-round matches feature Stolle, Santana, Ashe, Newcombe, and Court in the women's bracket.
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Rod Laver
Dennis Ralston
Dennis
Rod
Ralston
Bakersfield
Calif
Jack Kramer
Laver
Kramer
John Cooper
Fred Stolle
Australia
Arthur Ashe Jr
Richmond
Tom Okker
Netherlands
Stan Smith
Pasadena
Roy Emerson
Nikki Pilic
Yugoslavia
Ken Rose¢rall
Clark Graebner
New York
John Newcombe
Victory Banquet Wasn't In McElreath's Plans
Vet eran driver Jim McElreath stunned a field that included Al Unser and Mario Andretti by winning the California 500 inaugural race in Ontario. The Arlington, Texas rider averaged 160.106 mph, starting 18th, and held the lead in the final 196th lap to finish two seconds ahead of Art Pollard. McElreath earned 146,850 dollars with Pollard taking 73,500 as trouble felled Unser and other favorites.
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Jim McElreath
California
Arlington
Tex
McElreath
Art Pollard
Medford
Ore
al ‘Unser
Lloyd Ruby
Mario Andretti
Don Gurney
A. J. Foyt
Pollard
Unser
P. J. Colt-Ford
Soviets Take World University Games Title
The Soviet Union captured 26 gold medals to the United States 22 at the two week World University Games in Turin. The U S led in golds until the final days but Russia surged in track and field and minor events to finish with 26 golds overall, while the United States had 22. East Germany was third with eight golds.
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Turin
Italy
Soviet Union
United States
Sians
Russia
East Germany
Japan
Hungary
West Germany
Great Britain
Poland
Survival First At Darlington
DARLINGTON, D. C. AP Forty drivers prepared for the grueling Southern 500 at Darlington Speedway with battle plans focused on surviving the early 300 miles and pushing for a strong finish. Pole winner David Pearson paced the field with a 151 mph lap after an engine change as top qualifiers shuffled engines for the $137,000 purse.
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D. C
Darlington Speedway
Bobby Isaac
Cale Yarbrough
Timmonsville
S. C
Mercury
Yarbrough
David Pearson
Spartanburg
Buddy Baker
Charlotte
Bobby Allison
Hueytown
Ala
Charlie Glotzbach
Georgetown
Ind
Catawba
N. C
Pete Hamilton
Plymouth
Donnie Allison
Ford
Richard Petty
Randleman
N.C
Mexico City Featherweights Shine In Blocked Showdowns
Inglewood and Madrid host featherweight bouts featuring Antonio Gomez from Inglewood defeating a 125%4 listing in a North American title bid. Jamaica’s Bunny Grant outpoints Raul Soriano in Kingston, Mexico. Manuel Urtain from Madrid stops Jose Jimenez in Mexico City at featherweight, and Ange Macias stops Venancio Gonzalez in Mexico City.
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Calif
Antonio Gomez
Caracas
Venezuela
Fernando Sotelo
Mexico
Gomez
Kingston
Jamaica
Bunny Grant
Raul Soriano
Madrid
Manuel “Urtain
Mexico City
Miguel Baisco
Panama
Jose’ Jimenez
Ange Macias
Venancio Gonzalez
Regazzoni Wins Italian Grand Prix In Speed Mark
Clay Regazzoni clinched the Grand Prix of Italy at Monza in a new lap record time of 1 hour 39 minutes 6.58 seconds for 68 laps and 244 miles, averaging 147.93 mph to topple Jackie Stewart’s mark. Stewart finished second in a March Ford, with Beltoise third, Hulme fourth, and Stommelen fifth.
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Italy
Clay Regazzoni
Regazzoni
Jackie Stewart
Scotland
Switzerland
Stewart
Jean Pierre Beltoise
France
Denis Hulme
New Zealand
Rolf Stommelen
Germany
Green Bay Packers Tie Bengals in Exhibition Slugfest
A 10 10 NFL exhibition stalemate left both Green Bay and Cincinnati frustrated by missed chances as blocked field goals closed the game. Bengals jumped to a 10 0 lead in 47 seconds while Packers coach Vince Lombardi's death weighed on players and echoed through the locker room.
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Green Bay Packers
Cincinnati Bengals
Wisconsin
Bengals
Bengston
Packers
Packer
Vince Lombardi
Horn
Paul Brown
Cincinnati
Blue Moon Odom tosses two-hitter for A's first complete game
Pitcher John Blue Moon Odom of the A's shut down Kansas City 7-1 with a two-hitter, his first complete game since April 16. Frank Howard of the Senators drove in five runs with homer bursts his 39th and 40th, but Detroit won 8-7 in 12 innings.
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A's
Kansas City
Frank Howard
Senators
Detroit
Ottinger Wins Permatex 300 Lap Race in Tennessee
L D Ottinger of Newport Tennessee won the Permatex 300 lap race in Maryville on a 1964 Chevelle. He averaged 79.5 mph to claim 1500 first prize as four top Nascar drivers watched from the pits, Bobby Allison Charlie Glotzbach Friday Hassler and James Hilton all retired with mechanical issues.
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Tenn
L. D. Ottinger
Newport
Ottinger
Nascar
Bobby Allison
Charlie Glotzbach
Friday Hassler
James Hilton
Files Restoring Violent Defense For Giants In 1970
Mike Rathert reports on the New York Giants moving to bolster their defense with Jim Files as a likely anchor at middle linebacker. Key additions include Wes Grant John Baker Kanicki and Jerry Shay while Fran Tarkenton leads an expanded offense. Webster warns the task is rebuilding in a tough division led by Dallas and Washington with a long season ahead.
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New York Giants
Lou Slaby
Jerry Hillebrand
Mike Cicollella
Jeff Smith
Vince Costello
Henry Davis
Ralph Heck
The
Giants
Wes Grant
John Baker
Jim Kanicki
Jerry Shay
Dallas
Washington
St. Louis
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Joe Leonard
By Jack Stevenson
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Germantown Road
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Green Bay
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Brookville, N.Y
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Sam Huff
Oklahoma
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Atlanta
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