Wright Wins Western Open in a One Stroke Margin
Monumental Wright captures the Women's Western Open after a tight final round. Masters faltered with a three-putt on the 18th and Prentice mishandled a pitch, handing Wright a one-stroke victory at Rainbow Springs Country Club with a two over par 302.
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Wis
Mickey Wright
Miss Wright
Margie Masters
Jo Ann Prentice
Miss Masters
Miss Prentice
Hartford
Bob Goalby
Wall
Goalby
Wes Ellis Jr
Wethersfield
Ellis
Insurance City
Golf
Billy Casper
George Archer
Arnold Palmer
Palmer
Rainbow Springs
Kathy Whitworth
Records Fall As Burton And Caretto Break World Marks
At the 16th National AAU Outdoor Championships in Lincoln Nebraska Mike Burton of Sacramento and 15 year old Patty Caretto of Whittier set world records in the 1500 meter freestyle. Santa Clara Swim Club sprinters Don Schollander Pokey Watson and Claudia Kolb led with five golds each as nine world records were set or tied over four days. Burton clocked 16 41 6 breaking the world mark by 17 seconds and Caretto posted 18 12 9 leading a tight finish ahead of Debbie Meyer of Arden Hills.
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Mike Burton
Sacramento
Calif
Burton
UCLA
Apwire
Lincoln
Neb
Patty Caretto
Whittier
Don Schollander
Pokey Watson
Claudia Kolb
Santa Carra, Calif
Miss Caretto
Los Angeles Athletic Club
Debbie Meyer
Arden Hills
Carmichael
Lee Davis
Wilmington
Del
Caretto
Miss Meyer
Arden Hills Club
Indiana swimmers steady despite close AAU finals
Indiana Aquatic Club of Bloomington finished runnerup with 142 points at the National AAU Swimming and Diving Championships. Rick Gilbert swept the 10-meter platform and 3-meter diving, beating Ken Sitzberger by three points in the latter. Riviera Swim Club led women’s standings with 21 points, while Santa Clara Swim Club won both men’s and women’s titles. Maddie Ellis placed third in both the 100-meter freestyle and 200-meter individual medley.
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Neb
Indiana Aquatic Club of
Bloomington
Rick Gilbert
Hoosiers
Ken Sitzberger
Indiana
Charles Hickcox
Bill Utley
Ken Webb
Riviera Swim Club
Indianapolis
Santa Clara Swim Club
California
Maddie Ellis
Riviera
Meath Wins Semi Final Over Down By Two Goals
Meath defeated Down by two goals and 16 points to one goal and nine points in the all-Ireland Gaelic football semi final on Sunday.
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Dublin
UPI
Meath
Down
Hendrick Wins Fourth Annual Trenton NASCAR Race
Ray Hendrick of Richmond Va won the fourth annual NASCAR 200 mile modified and sportsman stock car race at Trenton Speedway, leading the final 83 miles. The 37 year old had also won last year and finished second in the first two editions of the event.
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N. J
Ray Hendrick
Trenton Speedway
Richmond
Hendrick
Major League Leaders Summary Readout
The data lists top MLB performers by batting and pitching. Key figures include Oliva Minnesota hitting .322 with 151 hits. F Robinson Baltimore leading in runs 95 and RBIs 97 with 38 homers. Aparicio Baltimore 81 runs. Yastrzemski Boston 32 doubles. Campaneris Kansas City 36 steals. pitchers McNally Baltimore 123 decisions .800 and Perry San Francisco 20-2 .909 along with Koufax and Koufax’s 254 strikeouts.
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Oliva
Minnesota
F. Robinson
Baltimore
Aparicio
Powell
Yastrzemski
Boston
B. Robinson
Campaneris
Hershberger
Kansas City
Brinkman
Washington
Buford
Chicago
McNaily
Hamilton
New York
Richert
Boswell
McCarver
St. Louis
Clemente
Pittsburgh
Alien
Philadelphia
Aaron
Atlanta
Mays
San Francisco
Brock
Jackson
Houston
Perry
Regan
Los Angeles
Koufax
Bunning
Brabham Dominates Kanonloppet in Sweden Victory
Australian driver Jack Brabham won the 30 lap Kanonloppet international auto race in Karlskoga Sweden with a time of 42 minutes 27.2 seconds. Dennis Hulme Jim Clark and Trevor Taylor also finished among the top four, driving Brabham Honda Lotus Cosworth and Brabham Cosworth cars respectively.
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Karlskoga
Sweden
UPI
Jack Brabham
Australia
Brabham
Dennis Hulme
New Zealand
Jim Clark
Scotland
Trevor Taylor
England
Wilson Turns in 9-4 Win Over Orioles for Sixth Straight Victory
Earl Wilson, traded from Boston to Detroit, earned his sixth straight win as the Tigers routed the Orioles 9-4. Wilson improved to 15-9 on the year, with five Tiger homers boosting the offense. Frank Robinson hit his 38th for Baltimore, while Kaline and Northrup homered for Detroit.
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Wilson
Boston
Detroit
Tiger
Baltimore
Tigers
Orioles
Red Sox
New York
Kansas City
Washington
California
Frank Robinson
Dick McAuliffe
Norm Cash
al Kaline
Jim Northrup
Minnesota
George Scott
Bob Tillman
Smoky Burgess
Floyd Robinson
White Sox
Indians
Steve Hargan
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