Donohue Impresses With 180 mph Speedway Practice
Mark Donohue posted an unofficial 180 mph lap at Indianapolis Motor Speedway as crews scrutinized the Mark 16 McLaren Offenhauser. Roger Penske praised the car design while Donohue, with a calm report from pit, said the car felt great. Dee Jones crashed during testing but was unhurt, prompting minor repairs to the vehicle.
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Indianapolis
Mark Donohue
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Peter DePaolo
DePaolo
Dearborn
Mich
Speedway
Roger Penske
McLaren-Offenhauser
Donohue
Dee Jones
Phoenix
Ariz
Penske
Philadelphia
Donahue
Sports Car Club of America
McLaren Cars of
England
A. J. Foyt Jr
al Unser
Mario Andretti
Venturi Returns To Golf Circles
AP Special Correspondent Will Grimsley reports Ken Venturi back in golf after a new hand repair with fresh hopes. Venturi, 40, awaits the Houston Champions International Tournament a week after announcing his return and admitting fear yet optimism. His career revival follows a long slide from 1950s Masters near-miss and later struggles, signaling a notable comeback in Houston.
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Will Grimsley
Houston
Tex
Ken Venturi
San Francisco
Venturi
Ben Hoegan
California
Hogan
Jace Burke, Jr
Lobo Track Team Awards 15 Letters At Sul Ross
Sul Ross State University track coach Frank Krhut awarded letters to fifteen Lobos for leading the team to the 1971 Lone Star Conference championship. Recipients include Erich Hardaway, Jackie Harvey, Steve Pettit, Willie Dickson, Ronnie Brian, and others.
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Alpine
Sul Ross State University
Frank Krhut
Erich Hardaway
Monahans
Jackie Harvey
Refugio
Steve Pettit
Crane
Willie Dickson
Clint
Ronnie Brian
Denver City
Robert Bolden
Hamlin
Joe Benson
Lubbock
Booker T. Dixon
Rankin
Mark Zukevich
el Paso
Juan Parra
George Fulrman
Gary
Indiana
Ben Gwaltney
San Antonio
Benny Wilson
Jesus Ortiz
Levell Girdy
Victoria
Krhut
Billings
Montana
Hardaway
Lobos
Dixon
Bolden
Harvey
Benson
Brian
SMU Edges Texas for All-Sports Crown in SWC
SMU wins the 1970-71 Southwest Conference All-Sports title by 46 to 45.5 over Texas, with SMU taking cross country and swimming championships and rising to top by finishing first division in most sports. Texas, Rice, TCU, Texas Tech, Texas A&M, and others follow in the year end standings.
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Dallas
Dallas Times Herald
Southern Methodist
Texas
Longhorns
Times Herald
Louis Cox
Ed Smu
SMU
Cham
Rice
TCU
Texas Tech
Texas A&m
Arkansas
Baylor
Selkirk Returns as Yankee Special Assignment Scout
George Selkirk former Washington Senators GM and Babe Ruth successor as Yankee right fielder 35 years ago has rejoined the Yankees as a special assignment scout. Don Gutteridge former second baseman who managed the White Sox last year is added as scout for Iowa Nebraska Kansas and Missouri areas.
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NEW York
George Selkirk
Washington Senators
Babe Ruth
New York Yankee
Yankees
Don Gutteridge
Chicago White Sox
Iowa
Nebraska
Kansas
Missouri
Lobos Sign Varnadore to PreEnrollment Deal
Sul Ross State University athletic director Richard Harvey announced that Mike Varnadore of Central High School San Angelo signed a pre enrollment agreement to attend Sul Ross and play football. Varnadore is 6'3" 194 pounds and played tight end for the Bobcats, described as an outstanding receiver likely to fit into the Lobos future plans. He is the son of Wil ladene C. Varnadore of 303 Glenmore San Angelo.
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Alpine
Sul Ross State University
Richard Harvey
Mike Varnadore
Central High School
San Angelo
Sul Ross
Varnadore
Bobcats
Harvey
Lobos
Willadene C. Varnadore
Glenmore
Sand Shot Technique From a Pro: Back of Stance Key
A golf tip emphasizes placing the ball back in the stance for sand shots and striking 1 to 2 inches behind the ball with a descending blow. The cushion of sand should explode the ball out, producing a dead knuckle-like shot. Do not quit on the follow through.
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Newspaper Enterprise Assn
Fred
Shaving Strokes Golf Tips Promised by Frank Beard
A note invites readers to secure Frank Beard’s golf tips in his book Shaving Strokes. To obtain a copy send name and address plus $1 to Pecos Enterprise at P O Box 489 Dept 797 Radio City Station New York NY 10019.
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Frank Beard
Pecos Enterprise
P.O
Dept
Radio City Station
New York
N.Y
Rader Powers Astros Past Mets In Shea Homer
Doug Rader ended a 30 game RBI drought with a three run homer off Tom Seaver at Shea Stadium lifting the Houston Astros to a 5 4 victory over the New York Mets. Rader had slumped to .154 and 1 for 32 before his timely swing.
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Doug Rader
Astros
New York
Tom Seaver
Houston Astros
Rader
Poe
Seaver
Shea Stadium
Houston
York
RBI
Fred Daly Guides Portrush Golf Tour in Irish Landscape
Fred Daly, British Open champion and Portrush native, leads a golf outing on Royal Portrush links in Northern Ireland. The piece blends Daly’s humor with vivid course scenery and locals, including a Welsh visitor and Daly’s quips about Mulligans, Calamity Corner, and the sea at Portrush.
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Northern Ireland
NEA
Ireland
Fred Daly
Fred
Daly
Royal Portrush Golf Links
Ulster
Irish Sea
Freddie
Whins
Portrush
Balmoral Golf Club
Belfast
Royal Portrush
Giant's Grave
Himalayas
Tavern
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