Nicklaus Wins Open and Nears Grand Slam Feat
Jack Nicklaus won his third U S Open title at Pebble Beach in gusty winds and tough greens. He finished at even par 216, three strokes ahead of Bruce Crampton with Arnold Palmer third at 294, amid windy, hard greens and dramatic final holes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will Grimsley
Pebble Beach
Calif
Jack Nicklaus
Bob Jones
Columbus
Ohio
Pacific Ocean
Nicklaus
Bill Casper
Orville Moody
Julius Boros
George Archer
Tony Jacklin
U. S
Bruce Crampton
Arnold Palmer
Lee Trevino
Homero Blancas
Trevino
Sunday baseball results feature blowouts and close calls
Chicago beats Boston 8 to 4 while Texas travels to New York in rain. Milwaukee routs Kansas City 3 to 0, Minnesota edges Baltimore 4 to 3, Oakland dominates Cleveland 9 to 0, Detroit shuts out California 2 to 0. Cleveland’s Colbert 1.4 and Woodson 4.5 pace matchups. Hand 34 and Siebert 63 noted for Texas Boston game. Niekro 2.1 and Hunter 63 listed for Detroit Oakland. McNally 7.5 and Wright 63 cited for Baltimore California. Only scheduled games listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Boston
Texas
New York
Milwaukee
Kansas City
Minnesota
Baltimore
Oakland
Cleveland
Detroit
California
Colbert
Woodson
Hand
Siebert
Niekro
Hunter
McNally
Wright
Pet GB
West
Wa California
Coal City Splits Legion Baseball Doubleheader With Bradley
Coal City topped Bradley 2-1 in the opening game as Larry Wharrie limited Bradley to five hits and struck out four. In game two Jon Siron allowed three Bradley hits but took the loss in a 3-1 defeat. Coal City scored both runs in the fifth inning of the first game on a Tom Pringle single, a Dinelli double, and a Siron RBI. Bradley’s runs came in the third on doubles by Arrivo and Meyer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coal City
American Legion
Bradley
Larry Wharrie
Jon Siron
Tom Pringle
Dinelli
Siron
Wharrie
Arrivo
Meyer
Merten
Arriva
Crawford
Baker
S Mulligan
C Holley
Arbour
P Devaion
Suprenant
Rf Jones
Pringle
Skubic
Born
C Peters
Trotter
Rt Swartz
Abr Arrive
Brewers
Milwaukee
Wood
Tanner
Lemonds
Texas
Allen
Walt Williams
Rick Reichardt
Red Sox
Williams
Reichardt
Grundy County Speedway features late model and super six wins
Tom Jones from Northbrook led on lap 21 to win the Late Model feature at Grundy County Speedway Friday, with Whitey Gerkin second and Dick Nelson third. Jim Horrie won the Super-Six Cylinder feature and heat race, with Dan Gordon second and Bob Armstrong third in the feature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Jones
Grundy County Speedway
Jones
Northbrook
Whitey Gerkin
Dick Nelson
Lee Schuler
Ed Hoffman
Jim Horrie
Braceville
Dan Gordon
Bob Armstrong
Doc Yard
John Snyder
Hoffman
Gerkin
Bob Dotter
Bob Roper
Nelson
Armstrong
Larry Martin
Gordon
Chuck Klein
Morris
Bill Chabitch
Hickory Hills
Klein
Don Marmor
Marmor
Ken Wills
Dave Decker
Gene Zullo
Bob Richards
Jerry Davis
Udo Peper
Bob Crissup
Decker
Gary Entzimer
Cubs Rally Past Dodgers in 11 for Series Sweep
Cubs win 5 straight behind Leo Durocher coaching as Santo scores on a bobbled play. Dodgers lead 4-1 after two homers by Robinson and Grabarkewitz. Hundley and Hickman rally Cubs to 8-4 win and sweep. White Sox, led by Wilbur Wood, rival A's for AL West with 3- game series win over Red Sox.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Leo Durocher
Leo
Chicago Cubs
Los Angeles
Pete Reiser
Reiser
Russell
Cubs
Frank Robinson
Billy Grabarkewitz
Dodgers
Randy Hundley
Jim Hickman
Chicago White Sox
Wilbur Wood
Minor League Baseball Action Flows Friday at McKinley Park
Hulbert outscored Wardlow 9-5 with George Shugart earning the win and John O’Hagen the loss. Ciota routed Wilkinson 20-4 as Frank Warner logged a win and a grand slam plus a single. Greg Pope added a 1 2 3 for Ciota while Scott Wilkinson took the loss. The Cougars beat the Lions 8-7 behind Ed Cepiel and Derrick Babcock with two singles apiece and Tim Peterson leading Lions with a 1 2 3. Dodgers top Cards 5-4 as Durkee doubles and Prombo, Pinder, and others collect hits. Pinder strikes out 14 for the win while Tom Finland suffers the loss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hulbert
Wardlow
McKinley Park
George Shugart
John O’hagen
Ciota
Wilkinson
Frank Warner
Greg Pope
Scott Wilkinson
Scott Hummell
Cougars
Lions
Ed Cepiel
Derrick Babcock
Jeff Workman
Brian Feeney
Tim Peterson
Kevin Nolte
Dodgers
Cards
Mike Durkee
Steve Prombo
Rick Pinder
Tom Finland
Opdyke LI Tops Seneca in 4-1 Little League Victory
Opdyke Little League kept its unbeaten record with a 4-1 win over Seneca at Donahoe Field. Winning pitcher Bobby Doss scattered five hits with 10 strikeouts and added a double and a single. Szafranski took the loss after fanning 14. Brockman led Seneca with two hits. Next up Opdyke hosts Ransom on Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Opdyke
Seneca
Donahoe Field
Bobby Doss
Szafranski
Brockman
Ransom
Giants Rout Braves and Dodgers Slip Mets In Gardner League
Gardner Little League results show the Giants defeated the Braves 11 to 1 while the Dodgers beat the Mets 5 to 4. Doug Ward and Marty Hendrix drove in three runs for the Giants with Ward earning the win and 16 strikeouts. Mark Sorenson won for the Dodgers with 10 strikeouts. Brian Chapman led the Mets with three hits as Bill Brooks took the loss. Upcoming games list Dodgers vs Giants and Mets vs Braves this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brian Chapman
Mets
Bill Brooks
Dodgers
Giants
Braves
Michigan Sets Attendance Record at 1971 Ohio State Game
Michigan drew 104,016 fans for a 1971 clash with Ohio State, establishing a national single game attendance record for college football. The record highlighted the rivalry's drawing power and the era's large stadium crowds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michigan
Ohio State
Also Mentioned on This Page
Tam
Big Jack
Muirfield
Oakland Hills
Birmingham
Mich
Crampton
Kermit Zarley
Palmer
John Miller
Zarley
Carmel Bay
Jack
Sith
Pittsburgh
St Louis
Montreal
Philadelphia
Cincinnati Houston
Atlanta
San Diego
San Francisco
Cincinnati
Houston
Stone
Sutton
Ellis
Nashoe
Kelley
Stoneman
Billingham
Matlack
Dierker
Greif
Gibson
Paul W. Cable
Optometrist
E. Jefferson
Sox
Ron Santo
Durocher
Santo
Don Kessinger
Dodger
Bill Russell
Kessinger
Gehrig Dergo
Kiersted St
Rochester
Gehrig
Mexico City
Mexico
Chuck Tanner
White Sox
Boston Red Sox
Dick Allen
Oakland Athletics
Stan Bahnsen
Tom Bradley
Dave Lemonds
Eddie Popowski
Opdyke LI Tops
Gardner Little League
Eugene E. Matsko
Lisbon
G. C. Willareth
E. Main St
Us, Snoopy
Merci, Mon Ami
Joe French
Citgo Gas
Elim
We At
Liberty Walgreen
Las Vegas
PEG
Joliet
Clinton
Da-De-Co
Honda
Ottawa
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!