Secretariat tops Belmont in spectacular performance
Milton Richman notes Secretariat's Belmont Park victory as perhaps the greatest race. Spectators, including Donald Grant and Lucien Laurin, compare it to legends like Man O War and Citation, while owner Helen Tweedy describes Secretariat as remote yet regal and highly disciplined by his groom Eddie Sweat.
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Los Angeles Lakers
Miami Dolphins
Secretariat
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Belmont
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Man O' War
Citation
Meadow
Helen Penny Tweedy
Hiva Ridge
Riva Ridge
Eddie Sweat
Eddie
Indians End 10-Game skid With Ninth-Inning Victory
The Cleveland Indians snapped a 10-game losing streak beating the White Sox 6-5 in extras after trailing 5-0 in the nightcap. John Ellis delivered a bases-loaded single in the bottom of the ninth, capping a rally that featured homers by John Lowenstein and Oscar Gamble, and key contributions from Buddy Bell and Jack Brohammer. Pitcher Brent Strom sparkled in relief, helping seal the come-from-behind win.
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Indians
John Ellis
Ken Aspromonte
Cleveland
Ed Herrmann
Eddie Leon
Rich Reichardt
Sox
Chisox
John Lowenstein
Buddy Bell
Jack Brohammer
Ellis
George Hendrick
Oscar Gamble
Bell
Brohammer
Hendrick
White Sox
Chuck Tanner
Terry Forster
Reichardt
Dick Bosman
Brent Stram
Herrinimd
Strom
Leon
Aspro
Ray Lamb
Bill Sharp
Carlos May
Reicharut
Tom Hilgendorf
Hilgendorf
Jerry Geter
Herrmann
Stretch drive wins LPGA title at Pleasant Valley
Veteran Mary Mills battled to a second LPGA crown at Pleasant Valley Country Club in Sutton Massachusetts. Mills birdied five of the final nine holes to finish with a 70 tying Betty Burfeindt who narrowly missed a playoff as both 54-hole leaders posted 70s. Burfeindt earned 3900 dollars to Mills's 5250, with Whitworth Blalock Higuchi also contending before slumping. Attendance reached 17 775 for the windup and overall total 38 765.
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API
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Betty Burfevndt
Pleasant Valley Country Club
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Miss Burfev
Miss Burfeindt
Kathy Whitworth
Jane Blalock
Japan
Chako Higuchi
Miss Whit
Brewers ride pitching and clutch hits to gain in AL East
Milwaukee benefits from a strong pitching effort by Jim Slaton and timely hitting by Bob Colucci as they beat the Angels 8-6 on the road. The win completes a weekend sweep, lifting the Brewers to a .500 mark and two games off the Yankees pace. In other Sunday games, Royals beat Yankees 7-4, Minnesota routed Baltimore 14-1, Oakland shut out Detroit 5-0, Boston beat Texas 10-1, and a White Sox doubleheader with Cleveland ends 5-3 and 6-5. Catfish Hunter fires a three-hit shutout for Oakland, while Sonny Siebert’s HBP to Fisk leads to a Boston homer and win.
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Dick Tidrow
Jerry Johnson
Bill Melton
Tidrow
Sharp
Chicago
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Tribe
Bell
Hendrick
Rusty Torres
Leo Cardenas
Texas Rangers
del Crandall
Milwaukee Brewers
Baltimore Orioles
Boston
Kansas City
Yankees
Minnesota
Baltimore
Oakland
Detroit
Texas
Chicago White Sox
Kurt Bevacqua
Royals
John Mayberry
New York
Larry Hisle
Jim Holt
Bob Darwin
Twins
Orioles
Dim
Catfish” Hunter
Tigers
A’s
Joe Coleman
Elyria Legion opens league play with 7-0 win
Elyria Post 12 opened Buckeye Legion League action with a 7-0 victory over Bucyrus Post 181 as Ralph Treuel hurled a six hit shutout with 11 strikeouts. Bob Bosley Pierce Burt and Jeff Sears homered in the fifth to break the game open. Elyria improved to 1-0 in league play and 2-1 overall.
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Elyria Post
Buckeye Legion League
Bucyrus Post
Ralph Treuel
Bob Bosley
Pierce Burt
Jeff Sears
Elyria
Treuel
Tom Moyer
Bosley
Burt
Moyer
Bucyrus
Gregg Sharp
Wadsworth
Nicklaus Favored But Weiskopf Threatens Open Lead
Philadelphia AP report notes Jack Nicklaus as the favorite for the U S Open at Oakmont after Tom Weiskopf dominates the Philadelphia Golf Classic. Weiskopf wins with 274, earning 30 035 and moving to 151 867 for the year, ahead of Lee Trevino on the money list. Weiskopf shot 67 71 65 71 to win by four strokes over Jim Barber, while Nicklaus rallies to a 67 finish but six off the pace.
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Oakmont Country Club
America
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Weiskopf
Lee Trevino
Whitemarsh Valley Country Club
Jim Barber
Clearwater
Fla
Nicklaus
Forrest Ferler
Johnny Miller
John Schlee
Dave Eichelberger
Gay Brewer
Miler Harber
David Barber
Bruce Crampton
Kep Stull
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Mark Spitz
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Associated Press
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Carlton Fisk
Chris Wisneski
Sears
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Middle Ave
Trevel
Wisneski
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Mike Loan
Bob Remick
Loan
Remick
Mike Smith
Glenn Johnson
Rick Bellottie
Gilbert
Lean
Ben Grochowalski
Rick Stuckey
Mike Simon
George Nendrick
UPI
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