Trio conquers Firestone South in World Series golf
Raymond Floyd Hale Irwin and Tom Weiskopf led the opening round at Firestone South in Akron as Irwin matched 67s with Floyd and Weiskopf. Several stars chased a sixth Series crown including Nicklaus Wadkins Player Marsh Ballesteros while Watson shot 72.
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Akron
Ohio
Firestone South
Raymond Floyd
Hale Irwin
Tom Weiskopf
Irwin
Floyd
Weiskopf
Mark Hayes
Jack Nicklaus
Lanny Wadkins
South Africa
Gary Player
Australia
Graham Marsh
Spain
Severiano Ballesteros
Tom Watson
Nicklaus
Watson
Oh Hits 756th Home Run to Break Aaron Record
Sadaharu Oh hammered his 756th career homer in Japan tying Hank Aaron’s major league mark before 50,000 at Korakuen Stadium. The Yakult Swallows pitcher Kojiro Suzuki yielded the historic blast in the third inning as Oh raised his season total to 40 and extended his storied 19-year career.
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Tokyo
Sadaharu Oh
Hank Aaron
Kojiro Suzuki
Yakult Swallows
Korakuen Stadium
Giants
Aaron
United States
Japan
Babe Ruth
Ruth
Atlanta
Genichi Murata
Kokutetsu Swallows
Wan-chan
Nastase erupts in U.S. Open loss to Barazzutti
Nastase, the seventh seed, flared with anger seven games into the second round at Forest Hills, then collapsed to Corrado Barazzutti 6-4, 6-4. He left the court without comment as the crowd heckled. later matches saw top seeds Borg Evert and Connors advance.
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Ile Nastase
Italy
Corrado Barazzutti
Nastase
Billie Jean King
Anne Smith
Dallas
Chris Evert
Pam Whytcross
Australia
Sue Barker
England
Iris
Dick Stockton
Carrolton
Tex
John Alexander
Harold Solomon
Silver Spring
Paul Gerken
Norwalk
Conn
Wojtek Fibak
Poland
India
Sashi Menon
Frew McMillan
James Sullivan
Boston
Sullivan
Barazzutti
Rutgers Routed by No 13 Penn State in Season Opener
Penn State crushed Rutgers 45 7 in East Rutherford as Matt Suhey scored twice and Mike Guman added two rushing touchdowns. Penn State piled up 164 passing yards and 340 rushing yards while Rutgers struggled to stop the Lion attack.
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East Rutherford
N.J
Rutgers
Frank Burns
Burns
Penn State
Scarlet Knights
Associated Press
Navy
Tulane
Air Force
Matt Suhey
Mike Guman
Lions
Suhey
Mississippi State
Texas State
Harris seals Cardinals win with 95 yard TD pass
Ike Harris of the St. Louis Cardinals, in his fourth NFL season, caught a 95 yard touchdown pass for a 23-14 preseason win over the Chicago Bears. Chicago fell to 3-3 in six games as the Cards snapped a four-game skid. Other Friday results included Baltimore over Detroit 21-10 and Pittsburgh over Philadelphia 21-13.
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Associated Press
Ike Harris
St. Louis Cardinals
Harris
Chicago
Mike Spivey
Cardinals
Bears
Baltimore
Detroit
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
Denver
Seattle
Branca recalls 'the pitch' in 1951 Dodgers Giants playoff
Ralph Branca reflects on giving up Bobby Thomson's famous homer in the 1951 NL playoff at the Polo Grounds. He recalls the emotion, the bad rap of that one pitch, and his career arc from Dodger pitcher to insurance agent, noting his pride in the New York and Brooklyn teams and fans.
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Jerry Remmers
Copley News Service
Ralph Branca
Bobby Thomson
New York Giants
Brooklyn Dodgers
Polo Grounds
Dodgers
Whitey Lockman
Clint Hartung
Don Mueller
Dodger
Charlie Dressen
Branca
Bull Pen
Don Newcombe
Associated Press
Bianca
Dressen
Big-Dan-Newcombe
Srt
Vernon, N.Y
Ebbets Field
Philadelphia
Detroit
Yankees
Dobson Ranch Women Golfers Begin Season Play
The Dobson Ranch Women's Golf Association starts its season with the first nine holes for practice on Wednesday and second nine for scoreless half handicap. New members may join at 8 a.m. in the pro shop with Anne Henning and Dee Smith present. Pro Bill Swirts will host a free clinic on October 12 at 7 p.m.
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Dobson Ranch Women’s Golf Association
Anne Henning
Dee Smith
Scottsdale
Bill Swirts
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N.Y
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Gene Mayer
Mendham
Manuel Orantes
Fred Stolle
Stan Smith
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Great Neck
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Fred McNair
Chevy. Chase, Md
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United Artist Theatre
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NASA
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Leider
Sir Magaz
Elite Magazine
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PG. CO
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Vemar
Herbie
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