Steinmark Dies After Cancer Battle At 21
Fred Steinmark star UT football player died in Houston after a lengthy cancer battle. He had his left leg amputated after a bone tumor in 1966, returned to Austin, assisted as coach and scout, and had planned marriage before his death. President Nixon once attended a rally supporting Texas.
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Houston, Tex
Fred Steinmark
University of Texas
Steinmark
M. D. Anderson Hospital and Tumor Institute
Nixon
Fayetteville
Ark
Longhorns
Arkansas
Austin
Longhorn
Sunday Stars by the Associated Press
Batting Bill Russell for the Dodgers delivered a single double and triple driving in the winning run as Los Angeles beat the Mets 4-3. Pitcher Rick Wise of the Phillies allowed three hits in a 1-0 shutout over the Giants in the opener of a doubleheader.
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Associated Press
Bill Russell
Dodgers
Richie Allen
Los Angeles
New York Mets
Rick Wise
Phillies
San Francisco
Giants
Three IL Squads Sweep Series In Weekend Action
The Toledo Mud Hens Charleston Charlies and Tidewater Tides swept three game series in the International League. Tidewater edged Winnipeg 3-2 behind Jon Matlack five hitter while Ron Allen led Tidewater with three hits two runs and one RBI. Toledo rallied from a 10-3 deficit to beat Richmond 10-9 as Hostey Jata homered twice. Charleston topped Rochester 7-3 with Frank Brosseau holding eight hits and Ray Hernandez finishing it. Syracuse swept Louisville 11-3 with seven eighth inning runs as Solanta hit his fifth homer and Rusty Torres walked three times. Saturday saw Toledo beat Richmond 8-6 Charleston 3-0 Tidewater 9-2 and Syracuse 2-1.
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Associated Press
Toledo Mud Hens
Charleston Charlies
Tidewater Tides
Tides
Winnipeg Whips
Syracuse
Jon Matlack
Ron Allen
Tidewater
Toledo
Richmond
Mud Hens
Tim Hostey
Paul Jata
Jim Foot
Braves
John Jeter
Charleston
Rochester
Frank Brosseau
Red Wings
Ray Hernandez
Louisville
Tony Solanta
Chiefs
Rusty Torres
Darrell Osteen
Jose Santiago
Colonels
Winnipeg
U S Women Dominate World Cup Gymnastics Championships
Cathy Rigby of Long Beach California swept all four events and the women’s team led by Kim Chace finished strong in Miami Beach as the U S women dominated the World Cup Gymnastics Championships. Peter Rohner of Switzerland won the men's all around and horizontal bar, outlasting Poland’s Kubica and Szajna with a 55 point total.
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Fla
Cathy Rigby
Long Beach
Calif
Kim Chace
U.S
Peter Rohner
Switzerland
Rohner
Poland
Wilhelm Kubica
Andre Szajna
Kubica
Miss Rigby
Pass Catcher Wins Belmont as Canonero II Draws Attention
Belmont Stakes winner Pass Catcher defied bets and public focus on Canonero II. Canonero II's sale prospects and fitness questions dominated talk among owners, attorneys, and bettors while Pass Catcher claimed the classic crown by three-quarters of a length over Jim French, in a record Belmont handle and a $97,710 prize.
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Canonero II
Baptista
Victor Scialom
Florida
Scialom
la Rinaconda
Caracas
Juan Arias
Arias
Pass Catcher
Eddie Yowell
Peter Kissel
Belmont Park
Van
Monmouth Park
Yowell
Garden State
Walter Blum
Jim French
Bold Reason
Citation
la Grue
Bold Reasoning
Bettors
Othe
Worthy Medal Tops Tight New York State Pace at Monticello
Torpid Vic won the $6,000 featured pace at Monticello Raceway by a head in 2:02, paying $6.80. Bonnie Time Boy placed with Niagara Ace second and Amenda set a 2:01 2-5 attempt, while other tracks saw Bye Bye Max prevail at Yonkers and Cum Laude win at Saratoga for $12.20 payoff.
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Torpid Vic
Monticello Raceway
New York State
Bonnie Time Boy
Niagara Ace
Yonkers
Max
Jack Bailey
Leo Dares
Amenda
Bye Bye
Byrd
Otto J. Suner
Jamestown
Saratoga Raceway
Cum Laude
Billy Current
Victory Hour
Maynard Direct
Worthy Medal
Gene Sears
Vernon Downs
Adio
Buffalo Raceway
Bonus Boy
Sullivan
Gerry Sarama
Melnyk Wins British Amateur in Historic Links Victory
Steve Melnyk of Jacksonville Florida joined the small group to win both British and American amateur titles. He beat Jim Simons 3 and 2 in the final at Carnoustie and plans to skip the U S Open, citing being saturated with golf after the triumph. He laments Walker Cup loss to Britain and notes wind and seaside course conditions challenged the U S team.
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Scotland
Steve Melnyk
Jacksonville
Fla
Melnyk
Jim Simons
Butler
St. Andrews
Ryun Struggles in Twilight Meet Despite Sprint Duel
Jim Ryun finished 10th of 12 in the Twilight Track meet, hampered by a week-long hay fever spell. Oregon’s Steve Prefontaine matched his 3:57.4, while Arne Kvalheim and the Oregon Track Club rivaled him. Ken Moore won the National AAU Marathon in 2:16:48.6.
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Ore
Arne Kvalheim
Norway
Kvalheim
Oregon Track Club
Jim Ryun
Ryan
Oregon
Steve Prefontaine
Williamette Valley
Prefontaine
Kansas
Ken Moore
Weekend Fights Across Americas Highlight Boxing Cards
In Caracas Vicente Paul defeated Piero Del Papa by knockout. In Managua Ruben Olivares kayoed Yambito Blanco. In Santa Monica Ray White outpointed Steve Grant. Mike Nixon handled Cipriano Hernandez on points. Tulio Gonzalez outpointed Tony Moreno in flyweights. Also noting radio reach with one Sierra Leone station and 177000 studio receivers.
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Associated Press
Caracas
Vicente Paul
Piero del Papa
Italy
Managua
Nicaragua
Ruben Olivares
Mexico
Yambito Blanco
Santa Monica
Calif
Ray “Windmill White
Ventura
Steve Grant
Oakland
Mike Nixon
Glendale
Cipriano Hernandez
San Diego
Venezuela
Betulio Gonzalez
Tony Moreno
San Antonio
Tex
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