Pro tennis championship rained out at Longwood
Ed Hickey of Merchants Bank outlined a plan to fix dates and bring pros in earlier to avoid weather and spectator losses. Rain delayed the final round at Longwood, postponing the U S professional grass court championship with Laver Newcombe and others facing possible September rescheduling.
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Longwood Cricket Club
Rod Laver
National Tennis League
John Newcombe
World Championship Tennis Inc
Longwood
Togethe
Dennis Ralston
Tony Roche
England
U.S
Laver
Newcombe
Sho Saijyo declines title fight offer in Los Angeles
WBA featherweight champion Raul RojasH will not fight Sho Saijyo next after Saijyo turned down a sizeable offer. Olympic Auditorium match maker Mickey Davies announced Sunday that Saijyo refused the title bout with San Pedro, California’s Raul Rojas. Saijyo had upset Rojas in a 10 round decision in a non title bout on June 6.
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World Boxing Association
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Japan
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Olympic Auditorium
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Saijyo
San Pedro
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Cards rally to topple Baptists in City Fast Pitch B lead
Redlands Cards 14 Temple Baptist 3 as ace Jim Vasquez (3-0) struck out 15 in five innings and homered. Ken Miller had four straight hits including a grand slam. Ken Lopez added key doubles as Cards total 19 hits, tying for first in the league. Liles took the loss for Baptist.
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Redlands Cards
Temple Baptist
Jim Glaze
Jim Vasquez
Vasquez
Ken Miller
Ken Lopez
Roy Liles
Liles
Bill Woolery
Randolph's leads Slo-pitch standings in league
Randolphs sit 4-0 atop the American league in Slo-pitch as the City recreation department lists current standings with Latter Day Saints at 3-1, Lobos 2-2, Peoples Furniture Champs 2-2, Optimist Club 1-3 and LAPC Rockets 0-4. Tonight’s games feature Lobos vs Champs at 8:30 p.m. and Optimists vs Randolphs at 6:30 p.m. at the YMCA and 7 p.m. Rockets vs LDS at YMCA. Also in the National league Feely Bugs, Charlie Browns All Stars and United California Bank are 3-1, with Jesters 1-3, General Telephone 1-3 and Bugs 1-3. results include Bugs 24 Jesters 4 and All Stars 12 General Telephone 8. Thursday All Stars meet the Bums at 8:30 p.m. at the YMCA.]]>
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Peoples Furniture Champs
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YMCA
Delgado wins NCAA College Division I singles title
Los Angeles player Bob Delgado, seeded fourth, beat Jim Powers of Fresno State 6 4 6 2 to claim the NCAA College Division I singles championship. Fresno State won the team title with 19 points, with Los Angeles State second at 14 and Valley State third with 7.
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Tex
UPI
Job Delgado
Los Angeles
Delgado
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Fresno State
Los Angeles State
Americans advance in lawn tourney in London
U.S. Davis Cup hopefuls led by Arthur Ashe and Clark Graebner triumphed on opening day at the London grass courts event. Ashe defeated Vladimir Korotkoy 6-3 6-4, Graebner beat Premjit Lall 6-1 6-4, with several other former Wimbledon champions and rising players winning their matches as preparations for Wimbledon continued.
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India
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Hans-Joachaim Platz
Germany
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Barry Phillips-Moore
Lew Hoad
Ismael el Shafei
United Arab Republic
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Peru
Nicola Spear
Yugoslavia
Hert Fitzgibbon
Garden City N.Y
Paul Hutchin
Britain
Charles Pasarell
Puerto Rico
John Barrett
Allen Fox
Los Angeles
Abe Segal
South Africa
Rosemary Casals
San Francisco
Astrid Suurbeck
Holland
Vicky Rogers
Rye
N.Y
Rita Bently
Valerie Ziegenfuss
San Diego
Calif
Eva Lundquist
Sweden
Stephanie de Fina
Hollywood
Fla
Judy Congdon
Miss Bardahl Wins Wisconsin Hydro Cup While Engine Overheats
Seattle driver Billy Schumacher nursed a hot engine to victory aboard Miss Bardahl at Lake Monona securing 1,200 points to lead the 1968 hydroplane title. Eagle Electric damaged, Skavak Probie second, Gypsy third, Notre Dame fourth, Miss U.S. fifth after engine failures.
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Alabama
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Gypsy
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