Nicklaus Captures PGA National Title In Stifling Heat
Jack Nicklaus won the PGA National championship with a final 72-hole total of 277, seven under par, securing his third PGA title and 14th major. Bruce Crampton finished second at 281 after a late surge, with Weiskopf and Snead tied for third at 282. Iverson’s costly finish left him about $18,000 on the day, while Palmer missed the cut.
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Nicklaus
Bobby Jones
Australia
Bruce Crampton
Tom Weiskopf
Jack Nicklaus
Crampton
Lanny Wadkins
J.C. Snead
Mason Rudolph
Don Iverson
Jim Colbert
Weiskopf
Iverson
Johnny Miller
Lee Trevino
Millionaire Club
Gary Player
Arnold Palmer
U.S
Teener League Stars Edge McCosky to Save Norwalk Day
Norwalk’s Teener stars avoided a sweep by Detroit’s Barney McCosky League winning 7 0 behind Ed Ciersewski two hits allowed and three Norwalk players with three hits. MVPs were Ciersewski and Klein for Norwalk while Condit and Donigian led Detroit. Senior and Junior divisions had late rallies with Detroit seizing wins after early leads.
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Norwalk
Lefty Grove
Detroit
Barney McCosky
Teener Stars
Ed Ciersewski
Ciersczwski
Klein
George Condit
Dan Donigian
Greg Sutherland
Mike Preston
Ned Palmer
Dave Ream
Sutherland
Rick Carrasco
Preston
Palmer
Gary Wilde
Hoyle Burger
John Christopher
Dave Bryan
Matt Mitchell
Bryan
Wes Douglas
Joe Missler
Paul Gries
McCosky Boys
Mike Conley
Eric Lendrum
Scott Colvin
Steve Barman
Bob Colish
McCosky
John Szczesnak
Bill Wood
Colish
Colvin
Gary Mitchell
Jerry Lopez
Amatos Sweep Norwalk Net Tourney Crowns Amatos
The Amato family claimed six of eight trophies at Pleasant Street Park in Norwalk for the City Tennis Tournament. Chris Amato beat Steve Zureich 6-3 4-6 6-4 in the men’s singles after a rain delay, then teamed with John Amato to defeat Zureich and Mark Zorn 6-2 2-6 6-2 in doubles. Kam Amato won the women’s singles 6-2 6-1, Carrie Amato claimed junior high girls, and Tim Amato won the eighth grade and under. About 125 spectators attended with 57 players across ten divisions.
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Amato
Pleasant Street Park
Chris Amato
Steve Zureich
Zureich
John
Mark Zorn
Kam
Carrie Amato
Debi Poling
Teri Woelfling
Tim Amato
Kelly Amato
Marty Perry
Doug Berry
Berry
Doug Elmer
Perry
Mark Mannes
Norwalk
Women S League Opens Tournament At Bellevue Center
The Norwalk Women Slo Pitch League begins its tournament with two opening games on Tuesday. Norwalk Furniture faces Century Title on diamond two at 6 15 p m while Ringhold Meyers meets Maxie Tire on diamond three at 6 15 p m Bellevue Center Manufacturing Co is noted as the league sponsor with Bellevue entering the playoffs as regular season champion.
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Bellevue Center Manufacturing Co
Norwalk
Whch
Norwalk Furniture
Ringhold-Meyers
Maxie Tire
Bellevue
Connie’s Laundry
Cepeda’s Return Shines as Red Sox Top Angels
Orlando Cepeda went five for five driving in four and scoring four as Boston beat California 14 8. The DH revived his career after an A’s release and a slow start amid the league’s designated hitter experiment. Danny Cater and Carlton Fisk also homered as Boston piled up 19 hits.
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UPI
Orlando Cepeda
Boston Red Sox
Orlando Xavier
Cepeda
Red Sox
California Angels
Oakland A's
Danny Cater
Carlton Fisk
Frank Robinson
Angels
Walt Williams
Chris Chambliss
Cleveland
Texas
Buddy Bell
Indians
Alex Johnson
Derby Held in Akron for 36th Soap Box Final
Akron set to host the 36th American Soap Box Derby finals with 139 youngsters qualifying. Finals take place Saturday afternoon on a 950 foot hill and winners receive scholarships. qualifying heats are scheduled for Thursday.
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Akron
Ohio
UPI
Kunzman Wins 40-Lap Sprint at New Bremen Speedway
Lee Kunzman won the 40-lap sprint feature at New Bremen Speedway on Sunday following his Eldora main event victory. Rollie Beale of Toledo leads the USAC standings with 745 points.
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New Bremen, Ohio
UPI
Lee Kunzman
Eldora Speedway
New Bremen Speedway
Rollie Beale
Toledo
Ohio
Where The Action Is Thursday Baseball Showdowns
Evening schedule lists Pohl's against VSC's Casino at 6 30 Hammer Huber clash Bradstreet at 7 45 and Dauch Concrete facing Bletle's at the Music Center 9. Local crews line up for fast pitch action with three games on tap.
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Pohl’s
Vsc
Hammer-Huber
Bradstreet Music Center
Dauch Concrete
Bletle’s
Standings and Sunday results from baseball games
Standings show Baltimore 10 Kan. City 6 Miln. 10 Minn. 9 in 10 innings. Detroit 6 Chicago 2. Oakland 13 New York 12. Boston 14 California 8. Cleve. 7 Texas 6. Schedule lists innings and pitchers for games at Baltimore Texas Detroit Minnesota Chicago Milwaukee California New York Oakland Boston. Tuesday night matchups noted.
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Cepeda
Dick O’connell
Red Sox
O’connell
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Kansas City Royals
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Ston
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San Francisco
Newark
Norman
Briles
Houston Roberts
Nagy
Renka
Messersmith
Matlack
Greif
Philadelphia
Sanrancisco
West Pet GB
Kansas City
Norwalk Tire Ad Warns Against Drunk Driving Hazards
An advertisement argues older drivers are less likely to have auto accidents but warns drunken drivers are the largest single offender. It urges using regular beams and emphasizes safety, licensing actions, and jail for offenders as stores tighten penalties.
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McCosky Stars
John Smith
Duane Traves
Ciersewski
Mike Fries
Smith
Bob Klein
Dick Pugh
Amatos
Kam Amato
Nadia Bascharow
Betsy Hipp
Plickingen Insurance
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BUY Direct
Perkins Ave
Sandusky
Derby
Huron CO. Aaa
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Jim
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