Jacklin leads British Open after early round at Muirfield
Tony Jacklin of England tops the field with a 69 72 141 a triple bogey marred his round yet he stays one stroke ahead of Jack Nicklaus and Johnny Miller who shot 72 and 66 respectively Miller fired a course record 66 and a double eagle to surge into contention Gary Player Peter Townsend and others follow within two shots of the leaders as second round play continues at Muirfield.
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Muirfield
Scotland
Tony Jacklin
England
Jack Nicklaus
Johnny Miller
Jacklin
Peter Tupling
Nicklaus
Miller
Gary Player
Peter Townsend
Britain
Bert Yancey
Billy Casper
Bob Charles
Yancey
Charles
Casper
Bench Twins Two Home Runs for Grandmother in Reds Win
Cincinnati beats Pittsburgh 6-3 as Johnny Bench belts his 23rd and 24th homers with grandparents Verda and Lon Chaney watching in Riverfront Stadium. Perez adds a solo shot. Mets, Dodgers, Cardinals also win in NL games.
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Bruce Lowitt
Associated Press
Grandma
Grandpa
Johnny
Johnny Bench
Verda
Lon Chaney
Riverfront
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Pittsburgh
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Pirates
New York Mets
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Los Angeles
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Atlanta
Houston
Chicago Cubs
San Diego
Montreal
Lou Fonseca
Lou
Cowboys face renewed dispute with star Duane Thomas
Duane Thomas arrives at Los Angeles airport with friend Redie Price and meets briefly with Coach Tom Landry at the Dallas camp before leaving for LA. Landry fines Thomas for missing the first team meeting as talks on a renegotiated contract continue.
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Thousand Oaks
Calif
Duane Thomas
Dallas Cowboys
Los Angeles International Airport
Tom Landry
Redie Price
Cowboys
Thomas
Los Angeles
Landry
Standings From the Associated Press National League East Race
The Associated Press standings show the East division led by St. Louis with a 41 37 record and a .500 mark, while Brooklyn and Chicago trail. Friday matchups include Atlanta at Chicago and Houston at Pittsburgh as the league lists results from Wednesday and notes several upcoming games across the major teams with multiple doubleheaders and extended standings.
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St. Louis
Atlanta
San Diego
Montreal
Houston
Reuss
Chicago
Jenkins
Pittsburgh
Blass
Cincinnati
Nolan
Reed
Cleveland
New York
Los Angeles
Philadelphia
San Francisco
Phila
West
San Fran
Rams Sold to Rosenbloom Leader in Los Angeles Trade
Los Angeles Rams were reportedly acquired by Carrol Rosenbloom, owner of the Baltimore Colts, with a news conference set to discuss the deal. The sale follows bids after the death of Dan Reeves, with figures around $20 million. Rosenbloom was thought to plan to sell Colts holdings if the Rams purchase proceeded.
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LOS Angeles
Carroll Rosenbloom
Baltimore Colts
Los Angeles Rams
Rams
Rosenbloom
Dan Reeves
Colts
Aaron Advances in NL Career Bases Lead Attempt
Aaron of the Atlanta Braves entered 1972 seeking 193 total bases to surpass Stan Musial as NL career leader in that statistic. Musial held 6,134 total bases. Alexander tallied 90 shutouts, the most in NL history, while Mathewson’s 83 placed him second. Gibson and Marichal led active pitchers with 50.
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Henry Aaron
Atlanta Braves
Stan Musial
Grover Cleveland Alexander
Christy Mathewson
Bob Gibson
St. Louis Cardinals
Juan Marichal
San Francisco
Wood wins 13th as White Sox edge Indians 5-4
Wilbur Wood struggles early but stays unbeaten in 13 decisions, holding Cleveland to one run after a rough second inning. Carlos May drives in the tie breaking run in the ninth as Chicago survives 5-4. Other AL scores include Detroit 3 Texas 1 and Kansas City 11 Baltimore 4 in 10 innings.
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New York
Cleveland
Milwaukee
West Oakland
Chicago
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Kansas City
California
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Oakland
Culp
Corbin
Riddleberger
Hand
Splittorff
Lolich
Twinight
Ken Rappoport
Associated Press
Wilbur Wood
Chicago White Sox
Cleveland Indians
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Indians
Carlos May
Detroit Tigers
Texas Rangers
Kansas City Royals
Baltimore Orioles
Boston Red Sox
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Minnesota Twins
Milwaukee Brewers
White Sox
Tony Muser
Ray Lamb
Tommy Hilgendorf
Lamb
May
Bill Slayback
Rangers
Slayback
Enth
Red Sox
Dave Duncan
Mel Stottlemyre
Angels
Stottlemyre
Yankees
Lloyd Allen
Bert Blyleven
Rick Renick
Bob Darwin
Eric Soderholm
Twins
Blyleven
Brown urges NFL to end College All Star Game
Cincinnati coach Paul Brown urges cutting ties with the College All-Star Game citing risk of injury to prize rookies and disruption to pro teams. He notes Bengals rookies will play on July 28 in Chicago and warns sponsors may bear only part of potential losses. Brown recalls voting to withdraw from affiliation at NFL meetings and warns of jeopardy to contracts and training schedules.
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Cincinnati
Paul Brown
Cincinnati Bengals
National Football League
Chicago Tribune Charities
Brown
Bengal
Chicago
Sherman White
California
Bengals
Crenshaw opts to stay amateur amid Trans-Miss fortune
Ben Crenshaw, UT star and NCAA co champion, said he is not ready to turn pro this summer as he contends with improving iron play and mental focus in match play. He noted teammate Tom Kite urged pro status, but Crenshaw prefers pursuing goals at his own pace. He won his first round 5 and 3 over Terry O'Toole and kept eyes on the Brook Hollow field.
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Dallas
Ben Crenshaw
University of Texas Star
Brook Hollow Country Club
Crenshaw
NCAA
Tom Kite
Longhorns
Tom
Terry O’toole
Oklahoma City
Gary Frankenfield
Fort Worth
Charlie Coe
Wally Payne
Mike Houpe
Austin l
Danny Edwards
Stillwater
Okla
Gary Koch
Temple Terrace
Fla
Hull must sign pact to play against Russians
Winnipeg report says Bobby Hull accepts NHL contract rule to join Team Canada training camp for the hockey series with Russia. Hull calls it NHL versus Russians, not Canada, and blames the NHL for the stipulation.
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Hull
Winnipeg
Bobby Hull
Golden Jet
National Hockey League
Canada
Russia
NHL
Hockey Canada
Team Canada
Hockey Nhl
Harry Sinden
WHA
Trap Shoot Set Sunday at Pecos Club Range
The Pecos Rifle and Trap Club will hold a trap shoot Sunday at the trap range in Pecos. Shooting starts at 1:30 p.m. A shooting fee is charged to cover the cost of the birds, with no prizes awarded. The event aims to give everyone practice before hunting season.
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Pecos
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