Nicklaus wins United States Open at Pebble Beach
Jack Nicklaus captured the 1972 U S Open title at Pebble Beach by three strokes with a 74 final round for a 290 total. The victory marked his 13th major and pushed his season earnings to a record level, as he eyeed a possible grand slam this year. Bruce Crampton finished second at 293, Arnold Palmer third at 294, and Lee Trevino tied for fourth at 295.
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Pebble Beach
Jack Nicklaus
Pebble Beach Golf Links
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Jones
Columbus
Ohio
Bruce Crampton
Australia
Jack
Arnold Palmer
Kermit Zarley
Trevino
Crampton
Zarley
Johnny Miller
Tom Weiskopf
Chi Chi Rodriguez
Cesar Sanduo
Calif
Lee Trevino
Homero Blancas
Cesar Sanudo
Don January
Bert Yancey
Bobby Nichols
Billy Casper
Gary Player
Don Massengale
Orville Moody
Jim Simons
Lou Graham
Tom Kite
Paul Harney
al Geiberger
Bobby Mitchell
Charles Sifford
Gay Brewer
Lanny Wadkins
Jim Wieheers
Dave Eichelberger
Tom Watson
Larry Hinson
Hale Irwin
Barry Jaeckel
Miners edge Bucs in rain shortened Legion game
Butte defeats Bozeman 3 0 as Cassidy blanks the Bucs on three hits for his fourth win of the season. Rain halted play in the sixth. rematch set for tonight in Butte with Pat Maloney favored for the Miners and Ron Barnett for Bozeman.
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Roger Cassidy
Butte Miners
Bozeman Bucs
American Legion
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Bucs
Butte
Butte’s Alumni Coliseum
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Ron Barnett
Anaconda Royals split doubleheader in Billings
Anaconda defeats fall to Billings 7 4 in game one and loses 4 4 in game two despite lasting rallies. McKittrick and Marcille pitched for Anaconda while Grubich Dee and Smith spurred offense with multiple hits and errors shaping the scores.
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Royals
Scott Keller
Casey
Lindsey
The
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Smelter City
Anaconda Legion
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Jerry Smith
Bill Dee
Bob Grubich
Gene Marcille
Terry Miller
Miller
Tim McKittrick
Lowell Cooke
Mike Mading
Chuck Ball
Pete Booras
Grubich
Donahue
McKittrick
Mike Anderson
Smith
Anderson
Marcille
Jim Whitebeck
Dick McCann
McCann
RBI
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Helena Senators
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Schwartz
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Villa
Allen
McEtrick
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Walker
Christensen
Robinson
Willis
L—Walker
Blaz
Softball Champs Crowned in Butte Tournament Finale
Lucky Lager defeated DeLuxe Mr. John Henry 3 2 to win the Butte Women s Softball Association championship at Clark Park. Joanie Williams slugged a seventh inning triple to drive in the winning run as Lucky Lager finished undefeated in four games.
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Joanie Williams
Lucky Lager
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Shirley Chesterfield
Toivonen
LUCKY
DeLuxe
Marty’s Bar
Anaconda Chrysler Center
Helena
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Thriftway
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Cobra Tire
Elder wins Golden State 400 with big margin
Riverside California AP reports Ray Elder from Caruthers California won the Golden State 400 stock car race on Sunday finishing a lap ahead of the nearest challenger and posting an average speed of 98.747 mph.
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Calif
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Caruthers
Cepeda demands trade after benching with Braves
Orlando Cepeda, unhappy with Atlanta, asks for a trade or release after being left out of the lineup and suspended indefinitely. Braves executive Paul Richards stated willingness to trade. Cepeda cited knee issues and lack of playing time as his grievances, saying he wants to play and leave the club.
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Atlanta
Orlando Cepeda
Braves
Paul Richards
Montreal Expos
Benne Lyman Harris
Harris
San Francisco Giants
St. Louis Cardinals
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Butte golfer nets rare double eagle at 525-yard course
James Freebourn Jr. a five handicap player, carded a double eagle on the par-5 13th at Butte Country Club amid Pebble Beach U.S. Open comparisons. He hit a cutting drive then a 180-yard five iron to finish the hole three under par. Freebourn ended the round even par 70. He played with Jack Peterson John Marsh George Evankovich and assistant pro Dick Ronning.
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Pebble Beach
Calif
James Freebourn Jr
Butte Country Club
Freebourn
Dave Gibson
Gibson
Federal
Jack Peterson
John Marsh
George Evankovich
Dick Ronning
Pro duplicates ace in tourney at Pebble Beach
Bobby Mitchell of Kernersville North Carolina carded a hole in one on the 180 yard fifth at Pebble Beach during the final round of the 72nd U S Open. Mitchell started the round 11 strokes behind leader Jack Nicklaus after a 54 hole total of 227.
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Pebble Beach
Calif
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