Fox Upsets Lindquist At Wimbledon
Allen Fox a UCLA psychology student from Chicago defeated Sweden's Jan Erik Lundquist 7-9 7-5 6-2 7-5 at Wimbledon on his 26th birthday to reach the round of 32. The upset sent Fox as a dark horse with hopes of advancing further while Dennis Ralston and other Americans also won using straight sets.
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Sigmund Freud
Allen Fox
Sweden
Jan Erik Lundquist
Fox
UCLA
Lundquist
Eugene Scott
Scott
Dennis Ralston
U.S
Ramanathan Krishnan
St. James
N.Y
Tomas Lesus
Herbert Fitzgibbon
Garden City
N. Y
Britain
John Barrett
Marty Riessen
Evanston
Ill
Italy
Sergei Tacchini
Arthur Ashe
Richmond
Nancy Richey
Dallas
Billie Jean Moffitt
Long Beach
Calif
Finals Set In Golf Meet At Lockhaven
Alton AP Mrs Paul Fullmer of Itasca reaches the 36 hole final at Lockhaven Country Club to face former champion Doris Phillips of Belleville in the Illinois state golf tournament. Fullmer beat Dee Whitlow 5 and 4 and Paul Dommers 6 and 5 in the earlier rounds. Phillips eliminated Lois Drarke in a 1 up semifinal after a late stumble, and had earlier defeated Rae Ann Weigert 5 and 3 in the quarterfinals.
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Miss Phillips
Miss Drarke
Rae Ann Weigert
Rockford
Earl Liff Captures Illinois State Amateur Golf Crown
Earl Liff of Chicago won the Illinois State Amateur golf title at Prestwick with a final 72 holes of 293, aided by a burst of three consecutive birdies late in the round. Wayne Etherton of St Charles finished four strokes back at 297, with Bob Scherer of Decatur and Dale Schofield of Springfield tied for third at 300.
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Earl Liff
Chicago
Chicago Printing Company
Employe
Prestwick
Wayne Etherton
St. Charles
Liff
Etherton
Bob Scherer
Decatur
Dale Schofield
George Victor
Golf
J. W. Levinson
Geoffrey Ames
Glenview
Joe Hirsch
Ace Ellis
Evanston
Mike Toluszis
Urbana
John Woronick
Palos Heights
Bunny Bread Open Golf Slated At Anna Union County Club
The Bunny Bread Open is set for Saturday and Sunday at the Union County Country Club in Anna. The 18 hole qualifying round is Saturday with finals Sunday. Wayne Kelly of Anna defends his title. Pro Bill Halter says the course is in top shape for the event. An estimated 40 to 50 golfers will compete.
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Union County Country Club
Anna
Wayne Kelly
Bill Halter
Standings and results from the American and National Leagues
Detailed standings list for both leagues with win percentage and games behind. Thursday results include Kansas City beating New York 6 2 and Cleveland defeating Minnesota 3 1.
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Chicago
Cleveland
Baltimore
Detroit A
Los Angeles
New York
Washington
Boston
Kansas City
Detroit
Cincinnati
Milwaukee
San Fran
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Houston
San Francisco
Stargell Powers Pirates Past Dodgers With Three Homers
Willie Stargell slugged three homers and a double driving in six as the Pirates crushed the Dodgers 13-3. Stargell upped his season total to 20 while Don Drysdale took the loss for Los Angeles as Pittsburgh ran 15 hits past the Dodgers in split late-season action.
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Associated Press
Willie
Willie Stargell
Pittsburgh
Los Angeles
Pirates
Dodgers
Stargell
Willie Mays
San Francisco Giants
Cardinals Bounce Reds Behind Confidence Rally
The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Cincinnati Reds 11-4 after a closed meeting with manager Red Schoendienst. Dick Groat and Ken Boyer defended the skipper while Phil Gagliano hit a three run homer and Lou Brock and Bob Uecker added two run singles. Tracy Stallard earned the win with Don Dennis’s relief. Cincinnati’s Jim O'Toole struggled in his 32 1/3 innings pitched. Fines were issued to several players across the majors for curfew violations.
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Don Drysdale
John Purdin
Mike Kekich
Stargell
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Philadelphia
San Francisco
Chicago Cubs
Milwaukee
Houston
New York Mets
Homer
Pirates
Bob Bailey
Jim Pagliaroni
Wes Parker
Dodger
Don Cardwell
Drysdale
Cardinals
Jim O’toole
Phil Gagliano
Lou Brock
Bob Uecker
Tracy Stallard
Don den
Giants
Len Gabrielson
Tom Haller
Hal Lanier
Phillies
Cookie Rojas
John Callison
Tony Gonzalez
Jim Bunning
Matty Alou
Ray Herbert
Bunning
Juan Marichal
Dick Ellsworth
Dodgers
Associated Press
St. Louis Cardinals
Red Schoendienst
Cincinnati Reds
Red
Dick Groat
Groat
Ken Boyer
Schoendienst
Gagliano
Don Dennis
Stallard
John Edwards
Vada Pinson
Collinsville Legion Edges Murphysboro in 3-2 Win
Collinsville scored three unearned runs in the fifth to edge Murphysboro 3-2 in an American Legion baseball game. Murphysboro led 2-0 after a bases loaded walk to Steve Glade and a third inning series. Collinsville answered with a three-run fifth aided by miscues and a wild pitch, sealing the setback for Murphysboro.
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Murphysboro
American Legion
Steve Glade
Bob Heiple
Steve Butler
M. Shields
Turk
Heiple
T. Shields
Snyder
Butler
Kortkamp
E. Reeder
Glode
R. Reeder
Helmcamp
Sidebottom
Gibson
Darlington
Ackerman
Smith
Doctor
Astros
Essington
Mets
Calza
Eversman
New York
Jack ‘Weber
Fisher
Fisher Wild
Thomas
Zeigler Nips Carbondale In Legion Play
Zeigler edged Carbondale 1 0 in a district American Legion baseball game. Emmitt Haggard threw seven innings allowing two hits for Zeigler as they improved to 3 5. Larry Sinks led off the Zeigler third with a single and scored on John Mondino's two out single after Fred Weaver's hit.
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Zeigler
Carbondale
American Legion
Emmitt Haggard
Tim Higgins
Larry Sinks
Fred Weaver
John Mondino
City Baseball Edges Strong Outings Across Carbondale
In Carbondale eight district games feature lopsided scores. The Bears and Dons suffer heavy losses while the Owls and Nats post big wins for their teams. Bees, Twins, and Jays also drop or win with wide margins.
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Bears
Jet
Owls
Dons
Bees
Twins
Wolves
Jays
Nats
Sox
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