Greene sets world mark in 100 meters
American sprinter Charlie Greene and rival Jim Hines dominated the Amateur Athletic Union finals in Sacramento with fast times as Hines won wind aided 9.8 and both men posted 9.9 in semifinals. Ronnie Ray Smith also posted 9.9 in semifinals but finished fifth in the finals.
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Sacramento
Calif
Charlie Greene
Jim Hines
Amateur Athletic Union
Greene
Hines
Los Angeles
Hughes Stadium
Ronnie Ray Smith
San Jose State
Smith
Randy Matson
Bob Beamon
Bob Day
Dick Railsback
Earl McCullouch
Ed Burke
U S Women Set Sights on British Amateur Title
The U S team, after a Curtis Cup victory and a Continental Cup loss 16 12 to 7 14, heads to England to seek individual glory in the British Amateur as they prepare for the event.
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Paris
America
U.S
Britain
England
Devlin Still share Canadian Open lead
Bruce Devlin of Australia and Ken Still of Tacoma lead the Canadian Open after 18 holes at St. George's Golf Club. Billy Casper, putting strong after a 34 putts round, is two behind in a windswept 67 with Moe Norman and five others.
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Toronto
Billy Casper
Casper
U.S
Bruce Devlin
Australia
Ken Still
Tacoma
Wash
Still
Devlin
St. George’s Golf Club
Moe Norman
Gilford
Ont
Canada
Cubs suffer fourth straight shutout loss in 1 0 defeat
Chicago Cubs were blanked 1-0 by the St. Louis Cardinals as Bob Gibson silenced the Cubs. The loss tied a major league record with 46 consecutive scoreless innings, two shy of the 48 by the 1906 Athletics.
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Associated Press
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Chicago Cubs
Bob Gibson
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Gibson
St. Louis Cardinals
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Cub
Cubs
Cincinnati
Philadelphia Athletics
Atlanta
Philadelphia
San Francisco
Pittsburgh
Los Angeles
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Houston
Detroit
Boston
Chicago White Sox
Cleveland
Cincinnati Reds
Cavarretta Quits Waterbury Post Season Loss
Waterbury Indians manager Phil Cavarretta resigns citing serious family illness. The move takes effect after Friday's game and Ray Mueller, a former NL catcher and longtime scout, is set to replace him. Cavarretta did not inform his players until after an 8-7 win over Pittsfield.
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Waterbury, Conn
Phil Cavarretta
Waterbury Indians
Cavarretta
Ray Mueller
Cleveland
Chicago Cubs
Pittsfield
Becoming a Private Pilot in My Cherokee 180
I describe my journey from aspiring pilot to solo, and the difficulty of finding time to complete training. Flying my Piper Cherokee 180 is a relaxing reward, and my family shares the eagerness for me to pass the final flight test and obtain my solo Private Pilot license.
Major League Standings and Thursday Results
National League standings show St Louis Atlanta San Francisco Los Angeles Pittsburgh New York Cincinnati Chicago Houston and Philadelphia leading with varied pcts. Thursday results include St Louis 1 Chicago 0 and New York 5 Houston 3. Upcoming schedule features key interleague and division games across both leagues.
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Houston
Menke
Ene
Dukes
Murrell
Simpson
Staub
Thomas
Rader
Watson
Adlesh
Torres
Dierker
Aspromonte
Gotay
Cincinnati
RBI
NEW York
Jones
Harrelson
Whitfield
Boswell
Pinson
Perez
Maron
Bench
Shamsky
Collins
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Kranepool
Nolan Pee
A. Johnson
Seaver
Ritchie P Short
Atlanta
Alou
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H. Aaron
York
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D. Johnson
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Martinez
Pappas
Pat
Upshaw
Adiesh
Martin T
Los Angeles
Parker
Francona
Davis
Gabrielson
Haller
Nolan
Fairty
Ritchie
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Popovich
Paaps
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Sutton
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Fairey
Boston
Andrews
Aguirre
Lahoud
Totais Yastrzemski
Pittsburgh
Wilts
Smith
Kolb
Petrocelli
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Istargell
Howard
Ellsworth
Clendenon
Wasilewski
Mazeroski
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Lyle P May
Blass
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Stanley
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Haber Lefebvre
Freehan
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Horton
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Oyler
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Purdin
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Sisk
Walker
Kline
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Mays
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Hiatt
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Lanier
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Wise
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ABA
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Niekro
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Cuellar
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Stoutemyre
Minnesota
Lonborg
Culp
Horien
Carlos
Lolich
Cleveland
Siebert
Ameracean
Minnesott
G.B
Murphysboro Dominates Herrin in Notable Baseball Action
Murphysboro defeated Herrin in a high scoring set of games with several notable results including Reds 3 Cobras 0 and Angels 31 Lions 5. Other outcomes saw Bats 19 Pros 2 Eagles 11 Cats 10 in eight innings.
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Reds
Cobras
Angels
Lions
Eagles
Cats
Ladies golf tourney opens with two leaders in high winds
Germany’s Gerda Whalen and Canada's Sandra Post led by one stroke after a 72 in the first round of the $20,000 Ladies PGA Championship at Pleasant Valley Country Club. Medical and legal troubles marred the start as Carol Mann withdrew with muscle spasms and lawsuits were filed over a denial of a 1967 LPGA championship entry.
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Germany
Gerda Whalen
Canada
Sandra Post
America
Pleasant Valley Country Club
Carol Mann
Peggy Wilson
Sandra McClinton
Miss Mann
LPGA
Worcester
Kathy Whitworth
Sandra Haynie
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Memphis State
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Aeroflite, Inc
Williamson County Airport
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West Marion, Ill
Piper
William Whittaker
Murphysboro, Illinois
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Westmore Plaza
Shopping
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Via
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Ill
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Harrisburg-Raleigh
Gary
Harrisburg
Cessna
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