Race To World Championship Drag Title At Harmon Race
The NHRA divisionals crown a $100,000 world title with top regional finishers advancing to Tulsa. Harmon Raceway hosts one of seven Southwest races as crowds up to 8,500 may attend, part of a nationwide series drawing tens of thousands at major events like Indianapolis and Daytona.
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Harmon Raceway
Tulsa
Okla
Harmon
Southwest
National Hot Rod Association
Oklahoma City
Victoria
Tex
Opelousas
Austin
Amarillo
Texas
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Louisiana
New Mexico
NHRA
United States
Indianapolis
Indy
U. S
California
Elston Howards First Grand Slam Lifts Yankees Past White Sox
Elston Howard hit the first grand slam of his 12-year career in the eighth inning as the New York Yankees defeated the Chicago White Sox 5 2. Pinch hitter Lou Clinton walked, Bobby Richardson singled, Mickey Mantle drew a walk, and Howard connected for a two out slam off Juan Pizarro. The Yankees had scored once in the first on Mantle’s RBI single after Tresh and Richardson produced earlier.
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NEW York
Elston Howard
New York Yankees
Chicago
Howard
Juan Pizarro
Lou Clinton
Bobby Richardson
Yankees
Pizarro
Tom Tresh
Richardson
Mantle
Martinez Upsets Henreid in NCAA Tennis Semi
Cecilia Martinez of San Francisco State upset defending champion Mimi Henreid 6-4 4-6 7-5 to reach the USLTA Women's National Collegiate Tennis Championships final. Martinez will face top seed Jean Danilovitch of California after Danilovitch beat Emilie Burrer 10-8 6-2.
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Stanford
Calif
Cecilia Martinez
San Francisco State
Mimi Henreid
USLTA
Miss Martinez
Jean Danilovitch
California
Miss Danilovitch
Emilie Burrer
Lubbock
Tex
Christian
Miss Henre
Bunning Reaches 2000 Strikeouts in Career
Philadelphia Phils ace Jim Bunning struck out Jesse Gonder of the Pirates for his 2000th career strikeout Friday night, joining Sandy Koufax Robin Roberts and Don Drysdale as active 2000 whiff club members in Major League Baseball.
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Philadelphia
Jim Bunning
Philadelphia Phillies
Bunning
Pittsburgh
Jesse Gonder
Sandy Koufax
Los Angeles Dodgers
Houston
Robin Roberts
Dodgers
Don Drysdale
Blancas Zarley Lead Western Open After Second Round Tie
Homero Blancas and Kermit Zarley, both former University of Houston teammates, shot 69s to share the Western Open second round lead at Medinah. Casper trailed by one stroke after a 72 while Bolt and Palmer carded 74 and 70 respectively, with Venuri and Lema also at 142. Caspers criticized Medinah rough, while Bolt battled a back injury and Palmer recovered from a prior Open collapse.
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Chicago
Homero Blancas
Kermit Zarley
University of Houston
Medinah Country Club
Billy Casper
Casper
Medinah
PGA
Tommy Bolt
Arnold Palmer
Capser
Bolt
Palmer
Arne
Ken Venturi
Tony Lema
Jeeck McGowan
Tommy Aaron
Blancas
Zarley
Doug Sanders
Harold Kneece
Lemna
Rod Funse
Gardner "Rickson Jr
Breae
Labron Morris
Gay Brewer Jr
Model
Dave Hills
Billy Maxwell
Bob Goalby
Don Jones
Frank Beard
Eve Opperman
Emil Esposito
Caveagan
J. Harrison
Jack Rule Jr
Ca Nichols
Babe Hiskey
Bert Weaver
Rayan
Kel
Kel Nagle
Claude Cine
Ken Folkes
Dick Lytle
Miller Barber
Jacky Capit
Don Fairfield
Bob Zimmerman
Paul Bondeson
Sam Carmichael
Thomas Eec
Terry Dill
Jim Ferrier
Jack Flo
Jay Hebert
Charles Sifford
Thr Meernaete
Ris Blocker
Clay to Fight Mildenberger in Frankfurt Sept 10
Heavyweight champion Cassius Clay will meet Karl Mildenberger on September 10 at Frankfurt's 79,000 seat soccer stadium. Mildenberger, European champion, has accepted the date. contracts await signature. Estimated attendance runs above 50,000. Clay to receive about 400,000 dollars plus receipts, Mildenberger 15 percent.
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Frankfurt
Germany
Cassius Clay
Karl Mildenberger
Wolfgang Mueller
Mildenberger
Clay
Mueller
Brian London
Ireland
West German Television Association
Yugoslavia
Ivan Prebeg
Prebeg
Ralston Wins to Reach Wimbledon Quarterfinals
Dennis Ralston the top seed from Bakersfield California defeated Pierre Darmon of France 4-6 6-3 6-4 6-4 to advance to the men's singles quarterfinals at Wimbledon in windy conditions. Other results include Bob Hewitt and Owen Davidson advancing for Australia and Nancy Richet Billie Jean King Kathy Harter and Rosemary Casals winning third round matches in women's singles.
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Pierre Darmon
France
Balsom
Bob Hewitt
Australia
Bill Bowrey
Owen Davidson
Tom Okker
Netherlands
Nancy Richet
Dallas
Tex
Billie Jean Moffitt King
Long Beach
Calif
Kathy Harter
Seal Beach
Rosemary Casals
San Francisco
Tory Ann Fretz
Harrisburg
Jane Albert
Pebble Beach
Mary Habicht
Newark
N.J
Julie Heldman
New York
Mrs. King
Betty Stove
Miss Richey
Rita Bentley
Britain
Miss Harter
Helga Schultz
Germany
Miss Casals
Kerry Melville
Miss Fretz
Maria Bueno
Margaret Smith
Miss Albert
South Africa
Annette van Zyl
Miss Habicht
Judy Tegart
Miss Heldman
Trudy Groenman
Norma Baylon
Argentina
Ann Haydon Jones
Frances MacLennan
Ralston
London
Cliff Richey
Stan Smith
Los Angeles
U.S
Smith
Roy Emerson
Richey
Tony Roche
Aus
Annette van Au
Ann Jones
Mimi Arnold
Redwood City
Laura Rossouw
Billie Jean King
Cait
Nancy Richey
Brazil
Madonna Schacht
Jligg Jansen-Venneboer
Trudy Greenman
Edda Buding
Sinia Pachta
Austria
Helga Schultze
Dennis Ralston
Bakersfield
Peter Pokorny
Susan Pachta
William Tym
Montville
Alice Tym
Peoria
Ill
Marty Riessen
Evanston
West Germany
Martin Gibb
Vivien Roberts
Gerald Battrick
Winnie Shaw
Donald Dell
Bethesda
Fa Sre
Heather Segal
Carner Wins Rhode Island Women's Golf Title
Mrs. Joanne Gunderson Carner, former national amateur champion, captured the Rhode Island women's golf championship with a 5 and 4 victory over Mrs. Thomas Johnson of Rhode Island Country Club in Barrington.
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Barrington
Joanne Gunderson Carner
Thomas Johnson
Rhode Island
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White Sox
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Tommie Agee
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Fytal Gee
H Pizzaro
Martinez
Anderson Brothers
Wailus Simpson
Blancas, Zarley
Richard Alden Knigh
Mildenberger State
Wimbledon
England
Tralia. Roche
Ken Fletcher
Clark Graebner
Beachwood
Ohio
Nicole Pilic
Ray Ruffels
Charlie Pasaretl
Santurce
P.R
Bob Lutz
Pasadena
Keith Clepraam
Frew Millan
Ron Holmberg
Ronald Barnes
Sergei Likhachev
Aleksander Metreveli
Russia
Jana Albert
Siivana Lazzarino
le Pericoli
Italy
Jackson St. Lion
Jess W. Sant
Jackson
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Parkview Pharmacy
Park Ave
ORTHO
Chevron Chemical Company
Ortho Division
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Garden Supply
Tyner Petrus CO. Inc
Trenton ST
W. Monroe, LA
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