Willhite Wins Ottawa Country Club Championship
Merle Willhite of Ottawa ends a 22 year pursuit by defeating Bob Soph 6 and 5 in the 36 hole Championship Flight final at OCC. Willhite posted 75 each round to finish eight over par. Penn over Meyer 6 and 4 for consolation. Byrd wins A Flight. Grabham beats Bennett Jr. 4 and 3. Rupp tops Sievers 4 and 3 in B Flight.
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Ottawa
Merle Willhite
S. Oak
Bob Soph
Willhite
Soph
OCC
Bob Penn
Ray Meyer
Jack Byrd
Mike Latimer
Bob Grabham
Ransom Bennett Jr
Fred Rupp
Pat Sievers
Smith claims U S singles crown at Longwood in 89th nationals
California star Stan Smith, famed as doubles partner of Bob Lutz, wins the U S singles title at Longwood, beating Lutz 9-7 6-3 6-0. Davis Cup status hangs on next month's decisions as Smith seeks a singles berth against Romania with Graebner and Ashe also in the mix. The Americans defend the Cup in Cleveland next month.
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Mass
California
Stan Smith
Bob Lutz
U.S
America
Smith
Southern California
Lutz
Longwood
Donald Dell
Dell
Clark Graebner
Arthur Ashe
United States
Romania
Cleveland
Mith
East
Australia
Forest Hills
N.Y
Ashe
Graebner
Dick Crealy
Allan Stone
Bill Bowrey
Charlie Pasarell
Puerto Rico
Margaret Smith
England
Virginia Wade
Mrs. Smith
Wyoming and ASU Favored In Bulky WAC Race
Wyoming seeks a record fourth straight WAC title led by linemen Larry Nels Ed Synakowski and Bob Jacobs, while Arizona State with fullback Art Malone and a fast backfield aims to counter. Other contenders include Arizona Utah Texas El Paso CSU and New Mexico in a balanced eight team race. CSU and UNM face inexperience.
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Dave Fitzpatrick
Wyoming
Arizona State
Lloyd Eaton
Frank Rush
Art Malone
Laramie
Wyo
el Paso
Tex
Arizona
Utah
Texas-El Paso
Colorado State University
Brigham ~ “Young
Mexicos
CSU
Cowboys
Larry Nels
Ed Synakowski
Bob Jacobs
Eaton
Malone
ASU
Sun Devil
Jim Shaughnessey
Hugh McKinnis
Joe Spagnola
Kush
Tempe
Bob
Weber
Ron Gardin
Wildcats
Bill Meek
Utes
Meek
Bill Hunter
Army
Ray Groth
Bobby Dobbs
Bill Craige
Dennis Bramlett
Dobbs
UTEP
New Mexico
Mike Lutle
UNM
Dave Bookert
United States blank Venezuela in World Championships
The United States defeated Venezuela 4-0 Sunday night for its eighth straight win, keeping a first place tie with Cuba in the amateur baseball world championships. Also notes CFL signing Rick Hackley, and Boston University adds Tom Austin as offensive backfield coach. Bob Riggs and son Larry win opening round at the U S Father and Son grass court tennis championships.
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Santo Domingo
Dominican Republic
United States
Venezuela
Cuba
Boston
University of Maine
Tom Austin
Boston University
Larry Naviaux
Philadelphia
Bob Riggs
U.S
Larry
Louis
Steve Gerdes
Omaha
Neb
Pro Football Roundup Chiefs Top Threat To Jets Throne
The Chiefs crushed the Rams 42-14 as they chase the Jets in exhibition play. Jets, 2-1 in exhibitions, beat College All-Stars and Giants and lost to St. Louis. Oakland's losses to KC leave the Raiders as West contenders, while Detroit plays Boston in Montreal as expansion talk swirls around American pro football.
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Robert Moore
Associated Press
New York Jets
Oakland Raiders
Kansas City Chiefs
Chiefs
Los Angeles Rams
Jets
Kansas City
Raiders
New York Giants
St. Louis Cardinals
Oakland
Baltimore
San Diego
Detroit Lions
Boston Patriots
Montreal
Lions
Patriots
Canada
Haywood Embraces Pro Career With Rockets
Spencer Haywood, a 6-foot-4 star from the University of Detroit and the U.S. Olympic team, signs with the ABA Denver Rockets citing family duties. He leaves two college years unfinished to support his mother and nine siblings.
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Denver
Spencer Haywood
Dynamo
University of Detroit
Haywood
American Basketball Association
Denver Rockets
Baseball Leaders A L Biting and Power from 1969 Season
League leaders across the American and National Leagues show top performances in batting runs and RBIs. Notable figures include Carew Oliva Rose McCovey Bonds McNally Seaver and Jenkins with standout stats in hits doubles and pitching records.
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Carew
Minnesota
R. Smith
Boston
R. Jackson
Oakland
F. Robinson
Baltimore
Killebrew
Powell
Baltimore Iil
Blair
Oliva
Clarke
New York
F. Howard
Washington
Clemente
Pittsburgh
C. Jones
Rose
Cincinnati
Bonds
San Francisco
Santo
Chicago
McCovey
Liberal and Anchorage Vie for NBC Title in Wichita
Liberal Kansas and Anchorage Alaska, both 6-1 in the National Baseball Congress tourney, meet for the championship after Liberal defeated Boulder 4-1 and Anchorage edged Fairbanks 8-7 in semifinals. Barbosa earned the win for Liberal with a four hitter as Amos, Wells, Harm on, Pitcock and Salmon drove runs.
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Kan
Liberal
Anchorage
Alaska
Boulder
Fairbanks
Tony Barbosa
Mike Caldwell
Alan Wells
Tommy Harmon
Pitcock
Gene Salmon
Wells
Barbosa
Avco Runnerup Says The Roar Will Get Louder
Tom Shaw finished one shot behind Avco Golf Classic winner Bobby Stanton at Pleasant Valley Country Club. Stanton praised young players and predicted more wins ahead while Shaw, leader after three rounds, shot 77 final round to finish 280. Tom Weiskopf was third with 283. Gary Player and Arnold Palmer also played, with Palmer a TV commentator and Nicklaus skipping the event.
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Sutton
Mass
Tom Shaw
Bobby Stanton
Shaw
Arnold) Palmer
Jack
Nicklaus
Gary
Pleasant Valley Country Club
Stanton
Tom Weiskopf
Player
Palmer
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Dick Shiner
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Elec
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McDowell
Lolich
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Gibson
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Ning
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Lister
H. W. Spratt
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Claude Myers
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Avco
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