Mills Falls Short as Smith Qualifies for the Olympic 10,000m
Tracy Smith won the 10,000 meters at the U S Olympic trials at Echo Summit 7 377 feet up near Lake Tahoe. The 23 year old Army private beat Van Nelson and Tom Laris who earned spots on the team Mills failed to reach the team finishing fourth Lindgren also sought a 5 000 meter berth after a fifth place in the 10 000.
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Ron Rapoport
Lake Tahoe
Calif
Tracy Smith
Billy Mills
Smith
Army Pfo
U.S
Mexico City
van Nelson
Tom Laris
Mills
Gerry Lindgren
Laris
Mexico
Lindgren
Bowling Honor Roll and Injury Report
The report lists top bowler scores for men and women from a local league with many players and totals. Houston’s Ode Burrell sustained a broken ankle late in the Oilers Chiefs game and is lost for the AFL season.
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Houston
Detroit hydroplane driver dies after Gold Cup crash
Col Warner Gardner 52 from Bay City Michigan died of crushing injuries after his Eagle Electric hydroplane crashed and disintegrated in the final heat of the Gold Cup race on the Detroit River. Gardner was pulled from the water by helicopter but succumbed 24 hours later following surgery. Billy Schumacher of Seattle won the final heat aboard Miss Bardahl.
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Eagle Electric
Billy Schumacher
Seattle
Gardner
American Powerboat Association
Miss Bardahl
Schumacher
Foster Eager to Fight Any Challenger for Payoff
Light heavyweight champion Bobby Foster vows to fight anyone who pays to enter the ring. He stopped Roger Rouse in a non title bout by a technical knockout at 2 34 of the fifth round after carving bloodied marks on Rouse. Foster, amid three exhibition wins in six weeks, seeks a $100 000 title bout guarantee.
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Washington
Bobby Foster
Roger Rouse
Foster
Hawaiian Pro In Deep Coma After Waikiki Beach Find
Golfer Ted Makalena, 34, remained in a deep coma more than 20 hours after being found face down in shallow water off Kihio Beach Waikiki. Investigators had not determined if a head injury from diving or a seizure caused the incident.
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Honolulu
Ted Makalena
Kihio Beach
Waikiki
Makalena
Benvenuti to Defend Title Against Fullmer
Nino Benvenuti's manager plans a New York trip to arrange a title bout with Don Fullmer after the New York commission ordered a defense by Sept. 29 or risk suspension. Fullmer sent a $2000 forfeit and a challenge, with the notice transmitted to Bologna, Italy. Benvenuti’s six month grace to defend the crown expired Sept. 4.
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Toronto
Nino Benvenuti
Italy
New York
Don Fullmer
New York State Athletic Commission
Benvenuti
Fullmer
Bruno Amaduzzi
Emile Griffith
Ashe Aims to Reclaim Davis Cup and Seek Equal Role
Arthur Ashe Jr., 25, Army lieutenant from Richmond, vows to help the United States win back the Davis Cup from Australia and to find his place in the black power movement. He just won the U S Open singles title after defeating Tom Okker and extended his winning streak to 26.
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Forest Hills
N.Y
Arthur Ashe Jr
United States
Australia
Richmond
Tom Okker
Netherlands
Brookline
Mass
Boxing brief notes results from diverse locations
Fos ter of Washington DC defeated Rouse of Araconda Montana by decision. Matsumo of Tokyo outpointed Aaulahe of the Philippines.
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Washington
Bobby Foster
Washington, D.C
Roger Rouse
Araconda
Mont
Tokyo
Yoshiaki Matsumoto
Japan
Eli Aaulahe
The
Philippines
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