Hilton Kicks to Win Races at Meet of Champions
Olympian Leonard Hilton surged in the stretch to win the mile and the three mile at the Meet of Champions in Pasadena. He clocked 4 95.7 in the mile and 13 55.8 in the 3 mile, edging Allan Walker and John McKinnon with a late kick. He plans a rematch with Dave Wottle in Los Angeles on May 27.
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Tex
Leonard Hilton
Amiens
Allan Walker
John McKinnon
Dave Wattle
Hilton
Wichita State
Walker
University of Houston
Louisiana State
McKinnon
Johnny Morriss
Angelo State
Kofi Okyir
ASU
David Nobles
Okyir
Wottle
Los Angeles
Morriss
Rutherford tops Indy qualifier in dramatic 500 pole run
Johnny Rutherford captured the front row pole for the May 28 500 at Indianapolis with a four lap speed of 198.413 mph in a Team McLaren. Bobby Unser’s old standard was surpassed by nearly three mph, as Art Pollard died in a crash during the sessions.
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Bloys Britt
Indianapolis (Ap
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Johnny Rutherford
Ft. Worth
Tex
Indianapolis
McLaren
Bobby Unser
Rutherford
Pollard
Mark Donahue
Roger Penske
Pelle
Riggs Beats Margaret Court In Exhibition Tennis Showdown
In Ramona California, 55 year old Bobby Riggs defeated women’s champion Margaret Court 6-2 6-1 in an exhibition billed as a men versus women showdown. Riggs earned 16000 dollars plus 7500 from TV, saying the match tested whether players can perform under money pressure. Court admitted she started slowly and never found rhythm as Riggs used varied pace and lobs to control the rally. Court lamented her poor serving day while Riggs mocked the idea of gender comparisons, noting his municipal park level game.
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Ramona
Calif
Bobby Riggs
Swift
Riggs
Margaret Court
Margaret
Weiskopf Wins Colonial Title In Drama On Final Hole
Tom Weiskopf captured the Colonial National Invitation by a stroke after Bruce Crampton bogeyed the 72nd hole. Weiskopf earned 150000 dollars for the win with a final 69 to finish 276, while Jerry Heard tied for second at 277 with 13875 dollars. Crampton led for three rounds but settled for 167543 in 1974 earnings.
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Fort Worth
Tex
Tom Weiskopf
Ohio
Bruce Crampton
Weiskopf
Ohio State
Jack Nicklaus
Crampton
Jerry Heard
Penn Wins Heptagonal Track Meet At Brown
Penn Quakers capture Heptagonal outdoor track title for the third straight year with 82 points at Brown University Navy runner ups with 80 Harvard third 41 Army 38 Brown 23 Cornell 23 Dartmouth 10 Princeton 10 Columbia 5 Yale 2. Penn takes five firsts and 10 seconds to upset favorites Navy in Providence.
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Penn
Quakers
Navy
Brown University
Harvard
Army
Brown
Cornell
Dartmouth
Princeton
Columbia
Yale
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Ken Aspromonte
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Lee Weyer
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Cory Belgrade
Ralph Bernardini
Court
Weiskopf Colonial
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Gibson’s Milk
Scott
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