Rookies fight for spots as Vikings cut day nears
Minnesota faces 60 man limit with 65 on roster as five players will be released This rookies roundup notes Mark Mullaney from Colorado State competing for a defensive end spot while peers Mike Strickland Adolf Bellizeare and Neil Clabo vie for limited roles Clabo stands out with six punts in debut and may secure punting duties ahead of Doug Sutherland who shifts to defense The piece also recalls Jets 20 Vikings 15 exhibition in Tempe and the broader attrition of NFL cuts
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Jerry Ford
Mark Mullaney
Viking
Colorado State
Minnesota
Mike Strickland
Adolf Bellizeare
Mullaney
Vikings
Sun Devil Stadium
New York Jets
Arizona
Jets
Carl Eller
Jim Marshall
Alan Page
Doug Sutherland
Local youths compete in Scottsdale Progress Junior Golf Tour
Coronado Golf Course hosts the ninth annual qualifier with 108 players age 17 and under. Ann Feist leads the girls field as the top seed, with boys favorites including Chip Harris, John Arner, Andy Potter, Vern Proll and Dan Lawless. The top 16 advance to championship flight for match play beginning Tuesday.
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Coronado
Scottsdale
Ann Feist
Phoenix
Chip Harris
John Arner
Coronado High School
Andy Potter
Chaparral
Vern Proll
Saguaro
Dan Lawless
Brophy
Nicklaus Wins PGA Title Sets Sights on Grand Slam Return
Jack Nicklaus clinched his fourth PGA Championship and 16th major with a two stroke victory at Firestone, earning 45000 dollars as he vows to chase the Grand Slam again after a year that saw near misses in the Masters U S Open and British Open. He hails as golf's greatest player and aims to match Walter Hagen with five U S Open wins while seeking the record four PGA titles. Weiskopf North Irwin and Casper follow on the leaderboard as surges and near misses define the final round.
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Nicklaus
Walter Hagen
U.S
Ashe and Orantes Set To Clash In U S Clay Championship
Wimbledon champion Arthur Ashe meets Spain's Manuel Orantes in Indianapolis for the U S Clay Court final. Orantes upset top seed Vilas to reach the final as Ashe, seeded second, seeks the title in the $150 000 tournament amid field with lingering fatigue from doubles.
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Indianapolis
Arthur Ashe
Spain
Manuel Orantes
U.S
Ashe
Orantes
Guillermo Vilas
Argentina
Montreal
Vilas
Brazil
Thomas Koch
Jaime Fillol
Chile
Onny Parun
New Zealand
Chris Evert
Uruguay
Fiorella Bonicelli
Colombia
Isabell Fernandez
Gail Chanfreau
France
Julie Heldman
Houston
Juan Gilbert
Ricardo Cano
Belus Prajoux
Wojtek Fibax
Poland
Hans Pohmann
West Germany
Brian Gottfried
Fort Lauderdale
Fla
Mexico
Raul Ramirez
Talladega 500 Race Postponed by Rain
Talladega Alabama officials postponed the seventh annual NASCAR Grand National Talladega 500 after nearly three hours of rain delay.
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Talladega
Ala
Grounded Jets hold off Vikings in close exhibition
In Tempe the New York Jets defeated Minnesota 17 14 as Namath led a conservative passing game with five completions. Jets capitalized on miscues by the Vikings and a key first half scoring drive to take a 17 10 lead at the break, while Tarkenton passer rating steadied Minnesota but fell short in the final drive.
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Tempe
New York Jets
Minnesota
Jets
Joe Namath
Sun Devil Stadium
Namath
Willie Brister
Bob Gresham
Emerson Boozer
Gresham
New York
Joe Fields
Greg Gantt
Gantt
Jackie Wallace
Phil Wise
Fields
Tim Black
Pat Leahy
Fran Tarkenton
Vikings
Jim Lash
Tarkenton
John Ebersole
Mike Wells
Vikes
Wally Hilgenberg
Minnesotans
Hilgenberg
Jazz Jackson
Fred Cox
Bobby Howfield
Bob Berry
al Woodall
Bill Demery
Watts Elmcor breeze in Summer Prep tournament tripleheader
Watts Magicians led by James Wilkes and Wayne McKay overwhelmed Phoenix All-Stars 89 49. Elmoor edged Scottsdale Charros 87 55. Central Arizona All-Stars edged Los Angeles Junior Lakers 67 66 as Tom Pendergast and Tony Duncan led CAC and Apollo respectively.
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Los Angeles Watts Magicians
Elmcor Youth Center
Coronado High School
James Wilkes
Watts Magicians
Wayne McKay
Elmoor
Phoenix All-Stars
Scottsdale Charros
Los Angeles
Ron Baxter
Watts
Wilkes
Dave Babcock
Larry Ellis
Phoenix
McKay
Eddie Lee
Ray Shirley
Mike Naderer
Central Arizona
Laker
George Ratkovich
Tom Pendergast
Chandler
Tony Duncan
Apollo
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Neil Clabo
Mike Eischeid
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Rich Sowells
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Scottsdale (Az
Daily Progress
Mon
Young Linksters
Progress
Tom Lambie
N. Miller Rd
Jack
Akron, Ohio
Jack Nicklaus
Bruce Crampton
Firestone
Crampton
Tom Weiskopf
Tour
Andy
Gainesville
Hale Irwin
Bill Casper
Tom Watson
Gary Player
Arnold Palmer
Lou Graham
Lee Trevino
Weiskopf
Medinah
Carnoustie
Ben Hogan
Miss Evert
Australia
Dianne Fromholtz
Miss Fromholtz
Elmcor Breeze
Chevr
ScottsdaLe Rd
Thomas Road
Penelope
A.C
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