Palmer eager to redeem himself in U S Open at Oakmont
Oakmont PA AP Palmer seeks redemption at the 73rd U S Open where Jack Nicklaus and Arnold Palmer prepare for a storied showdown. Palmer declares Oakmont his country and aims to redeem his 1962 Open triumph as 105th edition attracts 137 professionals and 13 amateurs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Palmer
Oakmont
Jack Nicklaus
Arnold Palmer
Oakmont Club
Jack
Arnie
Nicklaus
Top milers move down to half mile at AAU meet
Two top milers switch to the half mile while strong mile fields form at the 85th AAU Track and Field Championships in Bakersfield California. Marty Liquori after injury returns to the mile with Steve Prefonture among entrants. Wottle Wohlhuter clash and javelin and steeplechase marks loom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bakersfield
Calif
America
Marty Liquori
Villanova
Steve Prefontaine
Oregon
Wonderland
Howell Michael
Reggie McAfee
Tommy Fulton
Len Hilton
Dave Wottle
Tick Wohlhuter
Wohlhuter
Four NFL stars charged in drug trafficking
The NFL faces a new crisis as narcotics agents target at least four stars for drug dealing and related activity. The league denies knowledge but pledges cooperation, while review of its security program and calls for self regulation pressure action at the owners meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Ryan
Munich
New York City
Central Park
NFL
New York
National Football League
New York Times
FBI
Jack Danahy
Harley O. Staggers
D-W
Staggers
Pole vaulters dive off cliffs and chase higher marks
Berkeley writer Murray Olderman profiles Rice University senior Dave Roberts of Conroe Texas, a top pole vaulter who treats the sport as a hobby and seeks to push beyond 19 feet. He contrasts with rivals like Bob Seagren and Reggie Smith while detailing his fearless stunts and medical ambitions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berkeley
Calif
Nea
Dave Roberts
Dave
Rice University
Conroe
Tex
Houston
University of California
United States
Maine
Pauline
Roberts
Rice
Texas
Seagren
Kjell Isaksson
Sweden
Jan Johnson
Wolfgang Nordwig
East Germany
Smith
Howard Breaks Slump With First Homer Of Season
Frank Howard belted a Wood knuckleball in the eighth for a two run homer, lifting the Detroit Tigers 6 5 over the Chicago White Sox and snapping his drought as he hovers around a .197 average.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alex Sachare
Associated Press
Wilbur Wood
Frank Howard
Howard
Detroit Tigers
Chicago White Sox
Wood
Baltimore
Kansas City
Cleveland
Texas
Milwaukee
Minnesota
Oakland
New York
Boston
California
San Francisco
Montreal
San Diego
Los Angeles
Philadelphia
Atlanta
Pittsburgh
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Chicago
Houston
Earl Williams
Orioles
Williams
Walt Williams
John Ellis
Cleveland Indians
Ellis
Ken Aspromonte
Indians
Brewers
Don Money
Vida Blue
Yankees
Darold Knowles
Blue
Yanks
Carl Yastrzemski
Orlando Cepeda
Red Sox
Yaz
Ali vows to keep his mouth shut in Norton rematch
Muhammad Ali pledges silence before the September 10 rematch at the Forum against Ken Norton. Norton, who broke Ali's jaw in their first bout, will earn about 200,000 plus 30 percent of net proceeds, while Ali has a 275,000 guarantee. Promoters expect a California gate near 700,000 and over a million watching via closed circuit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Inglewood
Calif
Muhammad Ali
Ken Norton
Norton
Ali
Forum
Don Fraser
California
Bob Arum
Top Rank, Inc
New York
Sonny Liston
Baseball trades and signings mix in brief sports notes
Yankees trade Mike Kekich to Cleveland for Lowell Palmer and a player to be named later. Reds swap Gene Locklear and Mike Johnson for Fred Norman. Lions linebacker Dave Robinson signs with the Redskins for three years. Redmond and Kindrachuck sign multi year NHL deals with Detroit and Philadelphia. KC Jones resigns as San Diego coach after one season in ABA. Worthington recalls Roberto Clemente encounter with a high fastball at the Polo Grounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oakland
New York Yankees
Mike Kekich
Cleveland Indians
Lowell Palmer
Cincinnati
Cincinnati Reds
San Diego
Fred Norman
Reds
Gene Locklear
Mike Johnson
Milwaukee
Dave Robinson
Washington Redskins
Bloomington
Minn
al Worthington
Minnesota Twins
Roberto Clemente
Clemente
Worthington
New York
Polo Grounds
Robert
Texas League standings stay steady amid delayed games
In the Texas League Arkansas tops San Antonio 3-1 to hold a two point lead over Memphis, while Memphis rallies to beat Midland 11-6. Alexandria defeats Amarillo 2-0, El Paso idle due to rain, and Toledo? not mentioned. Next games schedule in the slate, with Ark at San Antonio and Midland at Memphis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Amarillo
Arkansas
San Antonio
Memphis
Midland
Alexandria
el Paso Sun Kings
Shreveport
Arkansas Travelers
Gary Bearkat
Keith Hernandez
el Paso
Also Mentioned on This Page
Pecos Enterprise
al Cantello
Klaus Wolfermann
West Germany
Cary Feldmann
Fred Luke
Kansas
Sam Colson
Barry
Doug Brown
Doug
Jean Steve Williams
Benny Brown
Maurice Peoples
Bob Jones
Columbus
Ohero
Tom Weiskopf
Bruce Crampton
Australia
Ey List
Lee Trevino
Gary Player
South Africa
Ben Crenshaw
Austin
Johnny Goodman
Jim Ryun
Lance Rentzel
Don Parish
Duane Thomas
John Reaves
San Diego Chargers
Houston Ridge
By Murray Olderman
New York Mets
Harry Parker
John Milner
George Theodore
Rich Chiles
Seattle
Bob Sea
Gren
Steve Smith
Reggie Smith
Boston Red Sox
Mr. Norton
Joe Frazier
Hockey Detroit
Mickey Redmond
National Hockey League
Detroit Redwings
Philadelphia Flyers
Orest Kindrachuck
Richmond
American Hockey League
K. C. Jones
San Diego Conquisitadors
American Basketball Association
Dyers & Sons
Pecos, Texas
Memphis Blues
Midland Cubs
Nottingham
England
Tom Gorman
Ismael el Shafei
Egypt
Billie Jean King
Lesley Hunt
Beckenham
Bjorn Borg
Sherwood Stewart
Baytown
Hamburg
Germany
Linda Tuero
Metairie
Heidi Eisterlehner
Thur
Don Young
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!