Upstart Scheckter Wins 4th Straight at Watkins Glen
Jody Scheckter, 23, South Africa, claimed his fourth consecutive win in the SAM Continental Formula 5000 series at Watkins Glen New York. He captured a 72 mile heat in record time then led all 30 laps of the 101 mile feature earning 23 250 from a 75 000 purse. His season earnings rose to 87 350 with four wins and a second place.
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Watkins Glen
N.Y
England
Brian Redman
Scheckter
Denis Hulme
Bobby Allison
Hulme
Bourassa Holds Lead In Canadian LPGA Championship
Jocelyne Bourassa carried a one stroke edge into the final round of the $50,000 Canadian LPGA championship at Municipal Golf Club in Shawinigan. She shot 73 on Sunday to post 141 after rain interrupted play. Judy Rankin stood two behind at 142.
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Montreal
Jocelyne Bourassa
Shawiningan
Que
Municipal Golf Club
Judy Rankin
Midland
Tex
Miss Bourassa
Jane Blalock
Highland Beach
Fla
Carol Mann
Towson
Betsy Rawls
Lakeway
Sandra Haynie
Handegard Takes Early Bowling Open Lead In Seattle
John Handegard of Eugene Oregon climbs from ninth to first as match play opens in the $35000 Seattle Open Bowling Tournament at Ballinger Bowl averaging over 244. Marty Piraino of Syracuse leads late in qualifying with a 300 and 298 games while Don Johnson and Mickey Higham also surge in a tight field.
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Seattle
John Handegard
Eugene
Ore
Marty Piraino
Syracuse
N.Y
Piraino
Mickey Higham
Kansas City
Higham
Tommy Hudson
Akron
Ohio
Gary Dickinson
Fort Worth
Tex
Don Johnson
Scarbery Signs $50 000 Contract With Oakland A’s
Fresno AP Randolph Scarbery a USC standout 36 8 pitcher signs with the Oakland Athletics for in excess of 50 000. He will report to Birmingham Alabama to join the A s Class AA Southern League after speaking with owner Charles Finley.
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Fresno
Calif
Randy Scarbery
University of Southern California
Oakland Athletics
Scarbery
A’s
Birmingham
Ala
Lea
Charles Finley
Oakland
Boston
Roosevelt High School
Houston
USC
Secretariat Owner Seeks Preakness Time Review
Penny Tweedy, owner of Secretariat, asks Maryland Racing Commission to review the May 19 Preakness winning time at Pimlico after CBS footage suggested a faster time than Canonero II. The commission may hold a public hearing if evidence warrants, as two veteran clockers claim 1 53 2/5. Trainer Lucien Laurin says a time change is possible only if justified by facts.
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Baltimore
Penny Tweedy
Secretariat
Maryland Racing Commission
Pimlico Race Course
Columbia Broadcasting System
J. Newton Brewer
Racing Commission
The
E.T. McLean Jr
Pimlico
McLean
Frank Robinson
Gene “Frenchy
Schwartz
Canonero II
Lucien Laurin
Laurin
A's Call Lewis From Birmingham For Pinch Runner
Kansas City AP report says the Oakland A's promoted Al len Lewis from Birmingham to serve strictly as a pinch runner. Lewis last pinch ran in the seventh game of the 1972 World Series against Cincinnati, scoring the winning run. Gonzalo Marquez was optioned to Tucson to clear a roster spot.
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Kansas City
Oakland A's
Allen Lewis
Birmingham
Lewis
A’s
Cincinnati
Gonzalo Marquez
Tuc‘son
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Petty
Dodge
Riverside
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Jim Insel
Cecil Gordon
David Hobbs
Brett Langer
Jto
Bertil Roos
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Sports Car Club of Americas
Maurice “Mo” Carter
Hailton
Ontario
Carter
Betty Burnfeindt
Palm Springs
Mary Horner
Geneva, N.Y
Sandra Palmer
Fort Worth, Tex
Gloria Ehret
Dallas
Sherry Wilder
Grand Rapids, Mich
Miss Blalock
Oakland A’s
Ron Turcotte
Massachusetts
Suffolk Downs
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Preakness Timing
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