Matson Lindgren Head List for AAU Meet this Week
NCAA champions Randy Matson and Gerry Lindgren lead the college contingent to the National AAU Track and Field Championships in New York this week. UCLA figures prominently with record-setting relay and sprint performances as Brigham Young trails in second place.
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Bloomington
Ind
Randy Matson
Texas A&m
Gerry Lindgren
Washington State
New York
UCLA
Matson
Lindgren
Charlie Greene
Nebraska
Copeland
Tom Jones
Brigham Young
Pirates sweep Braves as Veale shuts door in 11th
Pirates defeat Atlanta 2-1 in 11 innings behind Bob Veale who goes the distance for the win. Hank Aaron belts his 23rd homer in the eighth to tie the game, Willie Stargell hits his 13th homer in the 11th, while Ted Abernathy suffers a loss. Carty extends hitting streak to 16 as Braves threaten in sixth.
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Ken Johnson
Atlanta
Pirates
Bob Veale
Veale
Braves
Hank Aaron
Willie &Targell
Ted Abernathy
Johnson
Abernathy
Matty Alou
Gene Alley
Alou
Roberto Clemente
Alley
Aaron
Rico Carty
Clemente
Joe Torre
Pittsburgh
Major League Leaders From The Associated Press
National League batting leader Alou of Pittsburgh tops with a .325 average while Aaron of Atlanta leads in runs with 51 and in RBIs with 59. Alou has 89 hits, Callison and Mays share 15 doubles with 14, and Alou ties for triples with McCarver at seven. In the American League, home run leader Aaron hits 23 and Alou 17. Wills of Los Angeles and Brock of St. Louis pace steals with 27 and 23. Pitching leaders include Perry, Koufax, and Marichal with six decisions and Gibson of St. Louis and Koufax of Los Angeles leading strikeouts with 135 and 127.
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Stargell
Pittsburgh
Alou
Aaron
Atlanta
Mays
San Francisco
Clemente
Callison
Philadelphia
Pinson
Cincinnati
McCarver
St. Louis
Wills
Los Angeles
Brock
Perry
J. Koufax
Marichal
Gibson
Koufax
Baseball Leaders Tie Records In 1969 Season Highlights
Batting leaders include Frank Robinson of Baltimore with a .335 average and Tony Oliva of Minnesota at .318. Robinson also tops runs with 81 and RBIs at 59 while George Brett is noted for 4 0. Doubling, triples, and home run leaders feature Robinson and Scott with 18 homers. Pitching leads show Watt and Pizarro with six decisions, and strikeout leaders Richert and McDowell with 102 and 87.
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F Robinson
Baltimore
Oliva
Minnesota
F. Robinson
Agee
Chicago
B. Robinson
Scott
Boston
Robinson
Yastrzemski
Cardenal
California
Watt
Pizarro
Richert
Washington
McDowell
Cleveland
JCKC Race Results Highlight Weekend Card
JCKC results show multiple races with detailed payouts. Myla leads Race 1 with 4.80 2.80 2.60. Nifty Rock tops Race 2 with 13.60 85.00 3.40. Grand Jake pays 84.00 in Race 9, while Ben Klego nets 8.00 3.40 8.20 in Race 10 and Big Q totals 2750.60 across the quiniela.
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Myla
Burning Steel
Mr. Dubb
Quintela
Gallant Adela
Quiniela
L. B
Sammy Ke
Shorty’s Sue
Gay Joel
Tullis Lad
Demand Rock
Abdo
New Rock
Vickie F
Jakarta
Franklin
Quinicela
Matt
Mulberry Crazy
Charlie’s Smouse
R. F. Top
Mink Mac Coy
Monticello
Quinieta
Jake
H. F
Ben Klego
Carla Rock
J. C
Gemanet
Quicken Benny
Clever Rock
Big Q
Pitcher Ray Washburn Shuts Phillies 1-0 in Game One
Cardinals hurler Ray Washburn pitched his first complete game since last August allowing two hits to defeat Philadelphia 1-0 in the opening game of a doubleheader. Dick McAuliffe slugged two homers driving Detroit to a 2-1 win over the New York Yankees.
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Associated Press
Ray Washburn
Cardinals
Philadelphia
Dick McAuliffe
Tigers
Detroit
New York Yankees
Earl Bowden Wins Columbus South Eastern Golf Title
Earl Bowden Jr. of Macon rallied from two strokes back with a final round 70 to finish 286 and win the 31st South eastern Golf Tournament in Columbus, Ga. Bob Lowry Jr. of Huntsville faded to 293 and tied for third with Jimmy Gabrielson as Mike Taylor led a crowded pack at 292. Bowden tied for a medalist 65 earlier, while Lowry’s trouble on the ninth hole sealed his downfall.
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Bob Lowry Jr
Huntsville
Ala
Bowden
Lowry
Jimmy Gabrielson
Atlanta
Mike Taylor
Meridian
Miss
Tom Jones
Valley Head
Jack Copeland
Columbus
Lester Kelley
Jim Cheney
Dalton
Sam Robinson
Eufaula
Sonny Swift
David Barnes
Phil Rodgers
Ben Hogan
Cary Player
South Africa
Speedboat race deaths shock Washington regatta crowd
Rex Manchester, 89, and Ron Musson, 88, both Seattle speedboat champions, die in separate accidents during the Presidents Cup Regatta on the Potomac River near National Airport. Don Wilson, 87, of Palm Beach, also perishes as Notre Dame wins on a points basis after the crashes.
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Washington
Rex Manchester
Combat Marine
Seattle
Wash
Manchester
Tampa
Sun Coast
Ron Musson
Don Wilson
Palmer Beach Fila
Potomac River
Notre Dame
Wilson
National Airport
Telephone Directory Heist In West Berlin Sparks Spy Trade
A West Berlin woman sold stolen American telephone directories to foreign agents for 75 dollars each. The spies used numbers as a code key to decode messages. The piece notes the value of phone books for finding names, numbers, and area codes and jokes about a yearly edition.
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West Berlin
Palmer and Casper to face off in Open playoff duel
Arnold Palmer and Billy Casper forced an 18 hole playoff for the U S Open after finishing tied at 278. Casper edged back into contention with a late birdie on the 15th and Palmer bogeyed the 15th and 16th to tie. The playoff is set for 1 30 p m EST with ABC TV coverage.
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Bob Green
Associated Press
SAN Francisco
Pll
Arnold Palmer
Billy Casper
Palmer
Jack Nicklaus
Julius Boros
Casper
Ben Hogan
Nicklaus
Tony Lema
Arnold
Casper Virdie
Billy
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The
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Campaner
JCKC
Pou
Bank of Thomas County
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Madison & Monroe
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Dial
Wirephoto Palmer
Earl Bowden
Columbus, Ga
Earl
Eastern Golf Tournament
Musson
Miss Bardahl
Manchester- Wilson
Tahoe Miss
Mira Slovak
Reno
Gale
Bill Cantrell
Chrysler Crew
Bill Sterett
Owensboro
Lapeer
Warner Gardner
James K. Hubbard
Olympic
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Lema
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Marr
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Jack Nick&.t.us
Dave Mann
Bobby Nichols
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Bobby Johnson
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