Americans lose Pan Am track dominance as Perez preps world record
Pablo Perez of Cuba shattered the Pan Am triple jump mark with 57 feet 1 inch, edging Russia’s Viktor Saneyev’s 1968 record by a quarter inch. Don Quarrie of Jamaica won sprint golds and also anchored a 400 relay, while USA track teams collected 20 men’s and five women’s golds amid Cuba-US tensions at Pascual Guerrero Stadium.
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Susie Atwood
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U.s.-Cuba
Cuba
Russia
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Bogota
el Espectador
Pablo Montes
Castro
Tomasa Nunez
Sherry Calvert
Torrance
Calif
Roberta Brown
Escondido
Miss Nunez
Uncle Sam
Pablo Perez
Jamaica
Don Quarrie
Quarrie
Cal
Tommie Smith
Perez
Viktor Saneyev
Mexico City
Iris Davis
Pompano Beach
Fla
Rod Milburn
Zender Wins Illinois State Amateur With Record 270
Bob Zender of Skokie captures the Illinois State Amateur crown at Kankakee CC with a 270, a 10 stroke margin over Mike Tokuszius of Champaign who finishes second after leading at 36 and 54 holes. Zender posts a final round 64 tying the course record and will turn professional.
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Kankakee
Bob Zender
Skokie
Zender
Mike Toluszius
Champaign
Tokuszius
Bob Coe
Galesburg
Hill and Heard Share Lead in $150,000 Classic
Mike Hill and Jerry Heard posted three under par 67 on Firestone South to take a one stroke lead over Gay Brewer and Fred Marti. Brewer and Marti sit just behind as Firestone plays tough after rain, with Palmer and Nicklaus among the myriad players chasing the title. second round cut to below 70 looming.
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Associated Press
Akron
Ohio
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Jerry Heard
Firestone South
Gay Brewer
Fred Marti
Brewer
Hill
Heard
Gay
Jackson
Mich
Dave
Sisalia
Calif
Arnold Palmer
Latrobe
Jack Nicklaus
Palmer
Otis Sparks Royals rally to top Twins 6 4 in seventh
Amos Otis delivered a three run double in the seventh to spark Kansas City past Minnesota 6 4 as Bobby Knoop and Cookie Rojas set the table with a bases loaded walk and a steal. Otis added a ninth inning run as he extended his club record with 10th game winning hit and 61st RBI.
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Royals
Otis
Minnesota
New York
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Boston
Detroit
Cleveland
Washington
Oakland
Milwaukee
Chicago
California
Bobby Knoop
Tom Hall
Stan Williams
Hall
Fred Patek
Patek
Cookie Rojas
Chuck Harrison
Mel Stottlemyre
Danny Cater
Laver Seeks Breakout Run At U S Pro Championship
Rod Laver, the King of tennis, shows confidence despite a rare slump as he advances to the quarter finals of the $50,000 U S Pro Championship in Brookline. The 33 year old Australian defeated Ismai El Shafei 4 4 6 2 6 2 and next faces Marty Riessen with other top seeds John Newcombe Arthur Ashe and John Alexander advancing in the field. Tulane note appears as a separate item in the report.
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Rod Laver
U.S
Rocket
Australia
Ismai el Shafei
United Ar Republic
Laver
Ed Shafer
Marty Riessen
Evanston
American League Standings and Recent Results
Standings show East leaders Baltimore and Boston amid tight races with New York and Detroit near .500. Thursday results include New York routing Baltimore and Cleveland beating Washington, while Kansas City and Oakland also posted wins. Friday schedules feature key matchups among Cleveland Washington New York Milwaukee Kansas City Chicago Oakland Minnesota California and Baltimore.
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Yanks
Mike Cuellar
Red Sox
Detroit
Doug Griffin
Boston
George Scott
Bob Montgomery
Willie Horton
Cleveland
Oakland
Vida Blue
Johnny Lipon
Vince Colbeet
Washington
Wilbur Wood
California
Clyde Wright
White Sox
Angels
Wood
Baltimore
New York
Kansas City
Chicago
Minnesota
Milwaukee
Coleman
Culp
Nigh
Hagan
Gogolewski
Dobson
Peterson
Lockwood
Splittorff
Rome
Rain Cancels Zeigler Tournament Games Tonight
Rain forced the Zeigler Softball Tournament games to be postponed Thursday night and will resume with Martin Oilers vs Du Quoin at 7:15 p.m. The Village Inn Murphysboro Elks face Bryan Wides of Marion, followed by a Elks winner match. Saturday schedule includes winners’ games and Sunday third place and championship matchups.
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Martin Oilers
du Quoin
Village Inn-Murphysboro Elks
Bryan Wides
Marion
Oiler-Du Quoin
Village Inn-Murphy Elks
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