Nicklaus Favored as U S Open Opens at Olympic
Jack Nicklaus is perceived as the favorite for the U S Open at Olympic Country Club where Arnold Palmer and Gary Player weigh in on greens over driving. The course, tough rough, small greens and 6 727 yards favor accuracy while Sam Snead misses his first Open since 1987 and Peter Thomson withdraws with a hand injury. The event airs on ABC TV.
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Orioles Rally For 2-1 Victory As Miller Gets Fifth Win
Baltimore's reliever Su Miller pitched three perfect innings to earn his fifth win of the season. The Orioles rallied from a 1-0 deficit, tying the game in the seventh and winning 2-1 against New York as Cleveland split with Boston to take sole possession of first place.
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Pitchers Mart Scene Of Last Minute Deals
The active pitchers market fuels last minute deals before the midnight deadline. Boston moves Wilson to Detroit for Demeter after shipping Gosger and two pitchers for Tartabull and Wyatt. Radatz goes to Cleveland, Fisher to Baltimore, Talbot to the Yankees, Shaw to the Mets, Sadecki to St Louis, Cepeda to the Cardinals, and Buhl and Jackson to Philadelphia in a flurry of trades.
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Baseball and Softball Games On Thursday Schedule
The sports calendar lists Kiwanis versus Pavo Jr at Pony League Field 5 830 pm and Georgia Crate versus Thomas County Federal at Colton Ave Farm League Field 5 30 pm Softball Flowers versus Sunnyland at Susie Dunlap Field Clay St Industrial League 2 00 pm Thursday.
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Local League Schedules For Multiple Matches At Three Fields
The page lists 5:30 Elkis vs Coats and Clark and Flowers vs Sunny land at Pony League Field 5:30 MacIntyre and Edwards vs Pavo Colton Ave Farm League Field 1:30 Moose vs Jaycees Pony League Field 7:30 Dawson St Baptist vs Church of God Boston Methodist vs Calvary Baptist Friendship Presbyterian vs Baptist No 2 at three local fields.
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Federal mediators to rule on Ryun AAU eligibility
A federal mediation panel expected to decide that Jim Ryun and other Kansas athletes are eligible for the AAU Nationals after the USTFF declined AAU sanction. The ruling would align the USTFF with NCAA for the board while potentially affecting dual meets with Poland and the Soviet Union.
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Major League Leaders Highlights and Standings
National League leaders feature Starjal Pittsburgh .335 and Clemente .330 in batting while Aaron tops runs with 47 for Atlanta. Hicks Hart leads RBIs with 56 for San Francisco and Cle mente 78 hits for Pittsburgh. Pitching marks show Perry 71 decisions and Koufax 112. In the AL Robinson tops batting at .337 with 71 hits. Scott and Robinson lead homers with 16.
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Central High names Bruce Long as new line coach
Bruce Long, 87, former Pelham High and Ochlochnee coach, is appointed Cen si High School line coach to rebuild the Yellow Jackets' line. He will also assist in other athletic areas and teach health and physical education starting in August.
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Bruins acquire forward Wayne Connolly from San Francisco
The Boston Bruins purchased forward Wayne Connolly's contract from the San Francisco club in the Western Hockey League during the NHL meeting. Connolly, 26, a former Bruin, had been with San Francisco and is expected to join the NHL club.
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Dykes Triumphs in Class AAA Georgia Baseball Championship
Dykes won the Class AAA title 8-2 in Savannah after Dale Kayes drove in the winning run with a ninth inning triple. Bobby Elliott pitched eight and a third for Dykes while Ashton Newman held Groves to two early runs and Groves stranded 15 runners in the loss.
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