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Bobby Allison won the Mason Dixon 500 at Dover driving a Chevrolet with 37th start this season and 11th win. Richard Petty finished second after a late transmission issue as Allison pulled a full lap ahead.
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Amati Cockrum Duel Highlights Benton Raceway Night
Amati of Greenfield defeats Cockrum of Benton in the Benton Raceway feature after a bumper to bumper battle before a standing room crowd. Cockrum won the trophy dash and was fastest qualifier in the supermodifieds. Ray Emling won the modified stock feature ahead of Gary Easton.
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Greenfield
Tenn
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Benton
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Ray Emling
du Quoin
Gary Easton
Murphysboro
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Oroville
Len Whitener
Jackson
Richard Rogers
Anna
John Powell
Fairfield
B. J. Murphy
Marion
Gene Shanks
Dash
Emling
Bob Melvin
Logan
Rogers
Beattie
Powell
Murphy
Melvin
Bicycle runoff crowns Newbury as Greenbriar champion
Robert Newbury of Waltonville won the runoff for the overall trophy at Greenbriar Raceway east of Carbondale after both riders in their classes scored three firsts in a row. Gregg McMillen rode a Penton to match in the 250 class and the event included winners from 100cc to open class with multiple Yamaha and Hodaka machines.
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Waltonville
Gregg McMillen
Carbondale
Greenbriar Raceway
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McMillen
Ronald Kohring
Coulterville
Hodaka
Lonnie James
du Quoin
Penton
Mark Johnson
McClure
Carl Tripp
Carterville
Yamaha
Darrell Fritsche
Percy
Tom Fry
Ken Eisner
Cape Girardeau
Bob Ritter
Pinckneyville
Charles Bishop
Sanders Wins Kemper Open In One Stroke Win Over Trevino
Doug Sanders wins the Kemper Open by one stroke over Lee Trevino at Quail Hollow. The 38 year old, after two years without a win and wrist tendonitis, cards a final 68 for 13 under total 275. Trevino misses a final hole birdie to tie. Harris and Player follow with 277 278. Sanders celebrates with a phone call from Spiro Agnew and eyes U.S. Open qualifiers next day.
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Lee Trevino
Spiro Agnew
Sanders
Quail Hollow Country Club
Trevino
Labron Harris
Gary Player
Bruce Devlin
Cesar Sanudo
Ray Floyd
Dave Hill
Tom Shaw
Gibby Gilbert
Tom Weiskopf
Billy Casper
Arnold Palmer
Jack Nicklaus
Buddy
Connell wins Bunny Bread Golf Tournament at Union County
Connie Connell of Mounds broke a first day tie to win the Bunny Bread Golf Tournament Sunday at Union County course in Anna. Class A winner was J Beal of Harrisburg, Class B went to Bill Pyle Johnston City, Class C to Bo Wright Anna, Seniors to L Frazier Cave In Rock. Top finishers include J Bigler Fairfield and S Bird Norris Carterville among others.
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Mounds
Union County
Anna
J. Beal
Bill Pyle
Johnston City
Bo Wright
L. Frazier
J. Bigler
Fairfield
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Carterville
Denny Kortkamp
Murphysboro
Chuck Lemons
Cape Girardeau
Harrisburg
J. Wisenhunt
B. Crawford
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D. Perkins
Bill Grisham
Henry Justice
L. Lasley
D. Miller
B. Wright
B. Campbell
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Cave- In-Rock
E. Brantley
Ray Christoffel
Murphy Legion Nets Three Wins to Start Season Strong
Murphy Legion beat Marion 5 to 2 and 5 to 4 and 7 to 5 in a weekend sweep. Dana Pierson pitched four innings of one hit relief and delivered a go ahead single in the sixth in the 5 2 win. Bruce Flanigan and Tony Calandro each went 2 for 4 in the opener. Jim Reeves and Steve Arbeiter had two hits in game two as a four run Murphy third inning sparked the victory. Next game is Wednesday at Riverside Park vs Benton. Marion 2 Murphy 5. Marion 4 Murphy 5. R Shoot and J Shoot combined for the win with Pierson and Flanigan. The Murphysboro team improves to 3 0 start.
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Murphy
Menard
Dana Pierson
Bruce Flanigan
Tony Korando
Murphysboro
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Steve Arbeiter
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Benton
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Hunt
Calandro
Pierson
Flanigan
Major League standings update and night games
The schedule lists Minnesota at Baltimore with Woodson 3-3 facing McNally 5-4, Oakland at Cleveland with Odom 2-1 and Perry 9-3, plus several other night games including Pittsburgh at San Diego and Atlanta at Montreal. Several entries are garbled but indicate multiple matchups and broadcast “night” designations.
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McNally
Oakland
Odom
Cleveland
Perry
Milwaukee
Kansas City
New York
Texas
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California
Weuve Fittsburgh
Ellis
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Norman
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Philadelphia
Chicago
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St. Louis
San Francisco
Fire Claims 21 Horses at Vancouver Exhibition Park
A blaze at Exhibition Park racetrack in Vancouver’s east end destroyed three barns. Fire officials and SPCA reported 21 horses dead, about 15 of roughly 1000 horses in the complex escaped to surrounding streets. No stable personnel injuries.
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Vancouver
B.C
Exhibition Park Racetrack
East End
Society For the Prevention of Cruelty
Armadillo Litter Typically Four Same-Sex Young
An armadillo litter usually contains four offspring all of the same sex, emerging from a single fertilized egg. The pattern reflects a rare reproductive strategy in these mammals.
Illinois drivers warned about state written exam failures
The piece notes over 50,000 Illinois licensed drivers failed the state written exam last year and warns the number could exceed 100,000 this year. Experts cite changing rules and regulations as a key reason and urge license holders with expiring licenses to expect re exam in 1972.
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Illinois
King captures French Open title in straight sets
Billie Jean King defeated Evonne Goolagong 6 3 6 3 to win the French Open women’s singles crown, her first in this event after six years and moving her atop the women's Grand Prix with 229 points. Andres Gimeno won the men’s title over Patrick Prossy 4-6 6-3 6-1 6-1, earning $12,000.
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Paris AP
Billie Jean King
Evonne Goolagong
Miss Goolagong
Andres Gimeno
Patrick Prossy
France
Mrs. King
United States
The Lure Loss Cost and Fishing Tackle Ethics
A narrator estimates yearly lure loss costs at about 50 dollars per season and argues for using heavier tackle to reduce gear loss and unnecessary fish harm. He recalls a trip where eight pound line and light gear failed to catch bass while heavier gear preserves habitat and fish welfare.
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Quebec
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