Mills sets world mark in 443 yard dash at NCAA
Sophomores Curtis Mills of Texas A M and Marty Liquori of Villanova upset at the NCAA Track and Field Championships won by San Jose State led by John Carlos. Mills clocked 44.7 seconds to break the 443 yard world record, edging Olympic champ Lee Evans. Carlos anchored San Jose State to victory in the 440 yard relay and won the 220 with a 10 yard margin. Kansas finished runner up as Mills, Liquori and Carlos emerged as the meet standouts.
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Tent
Curtis Mills
Texas A&m
Marty Liquori
Villanova
San Jose State
John Carlos
Mills
Lee Evans
San Jose
Carlos
John Craft
Eastern Tlinois University
Kansas
Ryan
Washington State
Oregon State
UCLA
Brigham Young
Southern Cal
Tennessee
NCAS
Bob Seagren
Dick Fosbury
John van Reenen
Byron Dyce
New York University
Liquori
Evans
Tommie Smith
Douglass Leads Kemper Open After Third Round
Douglas Douglass sank clutch birdie putts on the final holes to hold a slim lead at 207 after 54 holes in the Kemper Open. Masters champ George Archer and Bob Charles trailed by one stroke as 11 players remained within three shots. Archers, Trevino, Sikes, Boros, and Knudson are among the group chasing the $30,000 top prize in Charlotte.
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Bruce Crampton
Tony Sackiin
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Charles
Lee Trevino
Dan Sikes
Julius Boros
Gary Player
George Knudson
Boros
Player
Knudson
Trevino
Sikes
Wilmington
Arnold Palmer
Orville Moody
Germain Falls In NCAA Woman's Golf Final At State College
StU's Dorothy Germain, defending champion hopeful, loses 4-2 to Jan Bastansburg of Amizong State in 38 hole final. Germain aimed to end a three year jinx. she previously beat Gayle Sykes and Nancy Regier en route to the finals. SIU placed third behind Odessa and Miami.
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Dorothy Germain
NCAA
State College
Byer
Miss Germain
Jan Bastansburg
Amizong State
Miss Bermain
Blythesville, Ark
Mem
Ber
Gayle Sykes
East Cargills
Nancy Regier
Arizona State
Lynne Hastie
Sherri Smith
SIU’s Clark Signs 19500 Package With White Sox
Southern Illinois University third baseman Billy Clark reached terms with the Chicago White Sox and will report to Duluth Minnesota in the Northern League. Clark, from St. Louis, described a 19500 package including 4000 for schooling 8000 bonus and 7500 incentive. teammate Barry O Sullivan also joined Duluth after a Friday signing for a 4000 bonus.
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Southern Ilinois University
Billy Clark
Chicago White Sox
Duluth
Clark
O'Sullivan
Dodgers blank Reds 9-0 to tie NL West lead
Claude Osteen scattered six hits and drove in two runs as Los Angeles defeated Cincinnati 9-0, tying Atlanta for the NL West lead at 38-28. The Dodgers built and extended their lead with two runs in the second and four in the fourth, including Osteen’s RBI hit and infield out.
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Claude Osteen
Los Angeles
Atlanta
Dodgers
Braves
San Francisco
Wes Parker
Tom Haller
Jim Lefebvre
Osteen
Oselen
Du Quoin and West Frankfort stake 13 13 tie halted by darkness
West Frankfort and Du Quoin fought to a 13 13 tie in American Legion baseball Saturday night at Du Quoin as darkness ended play after eight innings despite lights. Umpire and Khoury League commissioner halted the game. coach Church Martin noted the start time forced it to end early and he questioned authority to light the field. He indicated no clear plan to complete the contest.
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West Frankfort
du Quoin
American Legion
Killebrew Caps Twins Rally With 3-Run Homer
Harmon Killebrew belted a tiebreaking three-run homer in a 12-run 10th inning surge that propelled Minnesota to a 14 4 victory over Oakland. Ted Uhlaender and Rod Carew started the rally with singles before Killebrew's blast off Lew Krausse, as the Twins added seven more runs with a flurry of hits and errors.
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Harmon Killebrew
Minnesota
Twins
Ted Uhlaender
Rod Carew
Killebrew
Lew Krausse
Cedar Tovar
Leo Cardenas
John Roeseboro
Carew
Frank Quilici
Salukis Place Twice at Central Collegiates Meet
Southern Illinois University scored three points with Oscar Moore taking fifth in the six mile and the mile relay finishing sixth at Bowling Green. UCLA, Rice, Tennessee, Abilene Christian and Texas outran the Salukis in the relay as coach Lew Hartzeg praised the abbreviated squad's effort amid strong competition.
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Southern Illnois University
Oscar Moore
Chuck Benson
Moore
Yale
Frank Shorterer
UCLA
Rice
Tennessee
Abilene Christian
Texas
Salukis
Michigan State
State
Bowling Green
Ohio
Lew Hartzeg
Lew
SIU
Fred Huff
Benson
Barry Liebevitz
Willie Richardson
Bobby Morrow
Major league standings and weekend results
Montreal edges Chicago 3 2 while Pittsburgh triumphs over Philadelphia 8 2. St Louis and New York share 3. Los Angeles loses to Cincinnati 4 7. San Diego and San Francisco 7 4. Atlanta defeats 1 0. Matchups include St Louis Carton Tarrex Taylor at New York Gentry Kogsman, Pittsburgh Blass Champion at Philadelphia, Montreal Wastewski Wegener at Chicago Nye Selman Raynolds, San Francisco Bolin Sedeckt at Atlanta Gervis Pappas, Los Angeles Singer Foster at Cincinnati Leninger Maloney, and Houston Lamaster.
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Selman
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San Francisco
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Sedeckt
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Pappas
Singer
Foster
Leninger
Yanks Split With Bosox In Doubleheader Drama
Yankees win 6 3 in nightcap on Roy White bases loaded triple his second of the game after a four run rally in the ninth. Red Sox take opener 6 5 with George Scott bases loaded single driving in two in the second. Scott also contributed in the nightcap as Jimmie Hall error aided.
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Roy White
New York Yankees
Red Sox
White
Yankees
Sparky Lyle
Horace Clarke
Tom Satriano
George Scott
Jim Lanborg
Scott
Jimmie Hall
New York
Lyle
Gene i Micahel
Vicente Ramo
Uth
Datton Jones
Satriano
Joe Lahoud
Dick Schofield
George Thomas
Astros win behind Griffith five hitter and 12 strikeouts
Rookie Tom Griffith pitched a five hitter and 12 strikeouts guiding the Houston Astros to a 4 0 victory over the San Diego Padres. It was Houston's fifth straight win as John Edwards drove in two runs with a single and triple. Edwards' second inning single plated Doug Rader, and Rader added a double, with Leon Fae pag adding a run.
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Tom Griffith
Houston Astros
San Diego Padres
Padres
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Griffin Breeze
Edwards
Doug Rader
Astros
Jack Baldschun
Rader
Leon Fae
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Leonhard
McDowell
Pat
Horten
Wellethlin
Grego
Pattin
Burback
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