Ridley wins U S Amateur golf tourney title
Fred Ridley, a 23 year old law student from Winter Haven Florida and a Stetson University entrant, captured the 75th U S Amateur championship at the Country Club of Virginia on the James River course in Richmond Virginia. The report notes rising interest in a potential national stroke play championship as top collegians mull a shift away from medal play.
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Bugs Alive hits Ruidoso jackpot
The horse Bugs Alive won big at the All American Futurity in Ruidoso New Mexico. Ralph Shebester, owner from Wynnewood Oklahoma, had previously seen horses finish second and third in the world’s richest quarterhorse race. The win marked a dramatic turn after prior disappointments.
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Bugs Alive in 75 wins the All American at Ruidoso
Bugs Alive in 75 led from the start to win the 17th All American at Ruidoso, finishing 440 yards in 21.98 seconds and earning $330,000 of the $1.03 million purse. The 15,250 crowd saw Chick Called Sue and Rocket's Magic pay $3.80 and $3. The total purse exceeded $1 million with consolations and awards distributing $766,000 to the feature.
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Meet the Eagles of 1975 tonight
Pecos High School holds Meet the Eagles Night at 7 30 p m in the auditorium to introduce varsity junior varsity and freshmen players. The Eagle band twirlers and cheerleaders will boost school spirit as players are named individually with booster club meetings to follow.
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Royals win as Killebrew homer caps Labor Day twinbill
Kansas City split a Labor Day doubleheader with a 3-1 win fueled by Harmon Killebrew's 571st career homer after Nelson Briles left with knee trouble and Hal McKay rib injury. Doug Bird earned the win as KC fell 10-8 in the opener, leaving them eight games back in the AL West. Other scores: Yankees over Red Sox 4-2. Twins beat Rangers 5-3. Tigers over Brewers 5-4. In NL Seaver notches his 20th win as Mets blank Pirates 4-0.
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Evert Connors sweep U S Open net titles
Wendy Overton loses 6 0 6 1 to Chris Evert as Evert extends clay dominance. Jimmy Connors defeats Harold Solomon after a marathon match on birthday night. Eddie Dibbs defeats Arthur Ashe and Bjorn Borg topples Rod Laver to share spotlight.
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Sooners Rated Best in Nation
Oklahoma Sooners sit atop the AP preseason poll with 54 first place votes and 1,184 points. Coach Barry Switzer expresses a measured view, while star halfback Joe Washington notes last year's result did not guarantee this year’s outcome. Alabama, Michigan, and Ohio State follow in the top tier with several other programs in the top 10.
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Top Twenty AP preseason poll listing first place votes
The AP preseason college football poll ranks the top twenty teams with first place votes shown in parentheses. It notes last season's records and total points, with points tabulated using the 20 18 16 14 12 10 9 8 7 6 5 3 2 scale.
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