Petty Wins Alamo 500 as Baker Breaks Down
Richard Petty edged Baker by eight laps after Bakers car suffered a broken battery cable late in the Alamo 500 at Texas World Speedway. Petty, from North Carolina, led Darrell Waltrip and Joe Frasson across the finish, averaging 145.114 mph as five cautions slowed the race.
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Arizona State and Southern California Ready for World Series Showdown
In Omaha, top-ranked Arizona State 58-6 edged Minnesota 3-0 while Southern California beat Texas 4-1 to set up a marquee 27th College Baseball World Series matchup. Georgia Southern and Harvard were eliminated in the losers bracket, leaving Minnesota to face Georgia Southern in Monday action.
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Weiskopf Nets Third Pro Tour Victory In Philadelphia
Tom Weiskopf won the Philadelphia Golf Classic at Whitemarsh Valley by four strokes with a 274 total 14 under par collecting $30 045. The win lifted him to $151 867 for the year and moved him past Lee Trevino into third on the money list. Jim Barber finished second at 278 with Jack Nicklaus leading the field.
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Nick Karl
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Lionel Hebert
Bob Charles
Charles Owens
Bob Barbarossa
Mike Kallam
Shaw's Putter Hot To Take Louisiana Amateur Golf Title
Rob ert Shaw of Baton Rouge won the 53rd Louisiana State Amateur Championship by one stroke after a late hot putter run. Shaw, LSU junior, birdied key holes on the back nine to finish par 72 for a 288 total at Timberlane Country Club. Joe Collier and others chased with 289 and 290 respectively.
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Rafe Botts Wins Ontario Open Golf Championship
Rafe Botts a 35-year-old veteran of the U S pro tour shot a one over par 71 to win the 16000 Ontario Open Golf Championship Sunday Botts finished with a three round total of 211 three strokes ahead of runner up John Jacobs of San Diego who had a final round 69 The USGA senior women's amateur golf championship will be played Nov 7 9 at Chandler Ariz.
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Free Golf Clinic Opens Tuesday for Youths at Municipal Course
The annual free golf clinic for youths ages 10 through 17 opens Tuesday at 10 o'clock at Municipal Golf Course. Club pro Johnny Myers will meet registrants from 10 to 11 a.m. in the practice area beside Swayze Natatorium Forsythe Park. He provides all equipment and asks a parent to attend the first 15 minutes if possible. Participants may also enter Municipal’s free junior tournament in August.
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Sixty Two Rookies on National League Rosters at Open
The National League began April with sixty two rookies on active rosters marking a fresh influx of talent. Teams featured new players across multiple franchises as the season started.
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