Snead Captures Philadelphia Classic In Dramatic Finish
J C Snead wins the Philadelphia Golf Classic by one stroke over Chi Chi Rodriguez after a tense finish at Whitemarsh Valley. Snead’s 72 earns $30,000, Rodriguez nets $17,000, with a dramatic 18th-hole bogey deciding the outcome.
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Snead
Whitemarsh
Country Club
Chi
Chi Rodriguez
Rodriguez
Dorado Beach Country Club
Puerto Rico
Sam Snead
Chi Chi
ABA Owners Meet Today To Decide Fate Of Pros
The ABA trustees meet in New York to decide if Dallas businessmen Langdon Viracola and Charles Napper can buy the insolvent Memphis Pros for about 430000. If rejected, the league may disband the club and settle debts with creditors and stockholders. Viracola vows to hand over the check, awaiting league approval.
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ABA
New York
UPI
American Basketball Association
Memphis
Tenn
Langdon Viracola
Charles Napper
Pros
John Buddy Leake
Viracola
Memphis Area Sports, Inc
Buddy Leake
Le Mans winner Matra Simca claim after Bonnier death
At Le Mans Henri Pescarolo and Graham Hill lead Matra Simca to victory as Jo Bonnier dies in a crash. The 24 hour race, famed for danger, saw the event marred by the French and British pair triumphing after Bonnier’s fatal accident.
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Alex Frere
LE Mans
France
Joachim Bonnier
Bonnier
Matra- Simcas
Henri Pescarolo
Britain
Graham Hill
Hill
Pescarolo
Bommer
Alberto Ascari
Juan Fangio
Stirling Moss
Jim Clark
U.S
Italy
West Germany
Francois Cevert
New
Porsche
Reinhold Jost
Michel Weber
Matra
Ford
Ferrari
Jaguar
Jean-Pierre Jabouille
David
Hobbs
Denis Hulme
New Zealand
Mark Donohue
Sports Car Club of America
Bowmanville
Ontario
Emerson Fittipaldi
Brazil
Hockenheim
Germany
David Pearson
Cambridge Junction
Mich
National Hot Rod Association
Ohio
Chip Woodall
Hurst
Tex
Ed McCulloch
Clovis
Calif
Bill “Grumpy” Jenkins
Malvern
Wayne McMurtry
Pueblo
Colo
Joe Williamson
Louisville
Bobby Warren
Clinton
N.C
Vic Elford
Lola
Jackie Stewart
Bruce McLaren
Piers Courage
Rindt
Saunders Named West Virginia Conference President
John W. Saunders of Beckley College becomes president of the West Virginia Conference board of directors at a Blackwater Falls State Park meeting. D. Banks Wilburn is vice president and James Chapman treasurer. The board approved rules changes to start preseason football drills Aug 20, invited the Charleston Lions Club to host the WWC basketball tournament Feb 28–Mar 2 and the conference wrestling tournament Mar 23 in Charleston.
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Charleston
Arizona Favored In College World Series
Arizona State and Southern California meet at 9 am EDT with the winner remaining unbeaten in the College World Series double elimination. Connecticut and Temple, along with Texas and Oklahoma, already suffered one loss and must win to stay alive after Sunday night tests. Ed Bane set a nine inning strikeout record for the series with 17.
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Omaha
Neb
UPI
Temple
Connecticut
Texas
Oklahoma
Arizona State
Southern California
Ed Bane
Syracuse Rips Charleston 20 2 in IL clash
Syracuse Chiefs hammer Charleston five Charl ie pitchers for 24 hits in a 20 2 International League win. Danny Walton homered solo as Syracuse scored in every inning except the fourth and a seven run second highlighted the onslaught. Gerry Pirtle went distance for the win.
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United Press International
Syracuse
Chiefs
Charleston
Danny Walton
John “Red” Davis
Gary Kolb
Charlies
Gerry Pirtle
Richmond
Toledo
Peninsula
Louisville
Tidewater
Rochester
Jimmy Freeman
Braves
Arsenio Rodriguez
Homer
Rogelio Moret
Jose Morales
Tides
Morales
Oakland Athletics
Don Hood
Trevino Stays In Hospital Plans Pebble Beach Open
El Paso United Press International report says Lee Trevino, hospitalised with bronchitis and early pneumonia, will try to play in the U S Open at Pebble Beach after a brief rest. He plans light practice and a putting rug in his room while weighing a reduced schedule.
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Trevino
EL Paso
Tex
UPI
Lee Trevino
New Mexico
Pebble Beach
Calif
Arnold
Palmer
Jack
Nicklaus
Gary
Philadelphia
Rive Ridge
Beckley Golfer Carded Hole in One at Twin Oaks
Goddard Records Ace Jim Goddard of Beckley aced the 150 yard second hole a par three at Twin Oaks Country Club Sunday. He played with Tom Cook Leroy Greer and Dave Friley.
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Jim Goddard
Beckley
Twin Oaks Country Club
Goddard
Tom Cook
Leroy Greer
Dave Friley
Patterson Ali Rumored Return Fight At Madison Square Garden
Rumors say Muhammad Ali and Floyd Patterson may meet again this summer at Madison Square Garden with Aug. 28 as a proposed date. Teddy Brenner and the Patterson camp report progress while Ali advisors work out final details before official confirmation.
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New York
UPI
Muhammad Ali
Floyd Patterson
Madison Square Garden
Teddy Brenner
Patterson
Ali
Pope Pius School For Boys
New Paltz
N.Y
Jerry Quarry
Garden People
Garden Boxing
John Condon
Floyd
Nicklaus and the Grand Slam odds at Pebble Beach
The piece notes Jack Nicklaus as the era’s top golfer but doubts he will complete the Grand Slam this year. It contrasts Nicklaus with Bobby Jones and Gary Player, citing his pace and the press’s Grand Slam focus while predicting a U.S. Open bid but likely no Masters, U.S. Open, British Open, and PGA sweep.
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Pebble Beach
Calif
UPI
Jack Nicklaus
Jack the Great
Bobby Jones
Gary Player
Nicklaus
Jones
RiCn Man
Maris
Aaron
Roger Maris
Hank Aaron
Jimmy Demaret
Ben Hogan
Demaret
Hagens
Hogans
Hogan
Hagen
Walter Hagen
U.S
J. Francis Marks
London Morning Post
Marks
Ahern Captures Eve LPGA Championship with 69
Kathy Ahern, 23, Phoenix, won the Eve LPGA Championship at Pleasant Valley CC Sutton MA finishing 293 one over par and beating Jane Blalock by six strokes to take $7,500. Blalock praised Ahern's putting as superb while Ahern avoided a last minute club change.
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Sutton, Mass
Kathy Ahern
Phoenix
Ariz
Pleasant Valley Country Club
Miss Ahern
Jane Blalock
Miss Blalock
Sharon Miller
Marshall, Mich
Marlene Hagge
Eureka
S.D
Marilyn Smith
Clifford Ann Creed
Miss Whitworth
Miss Yamazaki
Wilkes Wins 1-0 In Industrial League Game
Conley Gordon raced home after an error to score the deciding run for Wilkes in a 1-0 Raleigh County Industrial League victory over the Hinton Fire-Eaters. Gordon singled and stole second in the fifth inning. Osborne earned the win, Steve Pack took the loss.
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Conley Gordon
Wilkes
Hinton Fire-Eaters
Gordon
Osborne
Steve Pack
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Dick Rhyan
Jim Jamieson
Dave Hill
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WVC
Arizona
R. D. Watts Insurance Agency, Inc
Raleigh County Bank
Main Street
West Virginia
Goddard Records
Ace
Beckley Hotel
N. ST. Bluefield
W. VA
Ahern
Beckley Exhibition
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