Speedboat Racers to Vie Nationally at APBA Nationals
The Vampire Racing Team from Minooka led by Marshall Penka joins Larry Guimond and Terry McCartney of Kankakee for the APBA National Championships August 17 to 19 at Lake Eufaula Alabama. Penka powered by a 200 HP 16 foot tunnel hull expects 110 mph while Guimond and McCartney race in Family J and Family E classes, chasing team points and $2400 in prize money across three events. Penka recalls a serious injury at 95 mph last season but arrives with recent wins and podiums in class J U and S. This marks the team’s first Nationals appearance.
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Marshall Penka
Minooka
Larry Guimond
Kankakee
Penka
Guimond
Vampire Boat Manufacturing Company
Herald
Vampire Racing
Terry McCartney
American Power Boat Association
Lake Eufala
Alabama
Russians open World University Games with fast start
The Soviet Union led the first day with four golds and a bronze as the United States earned a silver in javelin from Kathy Schmidt. American track stars advanced in pole vault 100 and 400 meters while facing strong Soviet and Cuban teams in Moscow.
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Moscow
Soviet Union
United States
Kathy Schmidt
Long Beach
Calif
Svetlana Koroleva
Valery Voikin
Basil Stankovich
Olga Korbut
Great Britain
America
Dave Roberts
Rice University
Terry Por
Olga Korbut Shines in Final Beams and Bars Showing
Olga Korbut headlines the finals of the women's team optional exercises as she leads the Soviet team to another gold. The crowd roars when she pirouettes and bounds through her routine, drawing reporters in the press room for questions in multiple languages.
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Associated Press
Sports
Olga Korbut
Munich
Olga
Bengals eye backfield of ex tight ends for 1973
Cincinnati coach Paul Brown envisions a power backfield built around former tight ends with Marion Motley and Jimmy Brown guiding the rush. Charles Clark the 12th round pick impresses in camp as Ken Anderson aims to improve on an 8-6 record with added speed on the flanks from Charlie Joiner and Isaac Curtis.
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Cincinnati
Marion Motley
Jimmy Brown
Cincinnati Bengals
Paul Brown
Motley
Brown
Miami
Green Bay
NFL
Charles
Clark
Bethune-Cookman
Fla
Essex Johnson
Bengal
Ken Anderson
Anderson
Greg Cook
Virgil Carter
Bengals
Charlie Joiner
Houston
Isaac Curtis
San Diego State
Bob Trumpy
Chip Myers
Lotz' 67 leads USI Golf Classic
Dick Lotz shot a 67 five under par to lead the USI Golf Classic at Pleasant Valley. Bruce Devlin was disqualified for an improper drop after signing for 71 and Ben Crenshaw opened with 71 in his pro debut. Notable absentees included Nicklaus Palmer Player and Weiskopf.
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Sutton
Mass
Dick Lotz
Bruce Devlin
Ben Crenshaw
Lotz
Pleasant Valley Golf Club
Devlin
Cranshaw
Jack Nicklaus
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Finland
Lisa Pursiainen
Dennis Schultz
Oklahoma University
Darwin Bond
Tennessee University
Rick Brown
University of Calfornia
Dial
Sakrete
Sakrete, Inc
FARGO
Tombill Corporation
DAY MIX Concrete CO
Franklin Park
Illinois
QB Anderson
Dennis Ralston
Alamo
Smith
Nastase
Bob Johnson
Vernon Holland
Stan Walters
Pat Matson
Howard Fest
Rufus Mayes
Mike Reid
Reid
Bill Bergey
Tommy Casanova
Lemar Parrish
Ilie Nastase
Stan Smith
Sereno
Buchanan St
Morris
Liberty St
Arnold Palmer
Gary Player
Tom Weiskopf
Zoning Board OF Appeals
Grundy
Merchants League
Little
Federal Paper Board
Ladies
Echo Lanes
Mary Butterfie
Bedford Road
Grundy Motors Inc
Yhouse
Chrysler
CIDAA
Newport
Chrysler Motors
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