Piney Woods Invitational Golf Tour Nears Start
The Piney Woods Invitational Golf Tour nament runs July 1 to 4 with a 192-player field. Defending champion Jack Rountree of Lake City Florida returns to contend for a third title as four time winner Frank Mulherin of Augusta is among the competitors. The event features 72 holes of medal play over four days and a summer twilight league follows with a nine hole tourney and buffet.
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Glen Arven
Fred McDuffie
South
Jack Rountree
Lake City
Fla
Rountree
Frank Mulherin
Augusta
Mulherin
McDuffie
Pat
Charlie Davis
Charlie
Colt League Resumes Play At Warnedoe Stadium
The Dawson Street YMCA Colt League returns tonight at Warnedoe Stadium at 8 p.m. facing Quincy's American Legion. Thomasville sits 1-2 this season after beating Cairo 16-5 but losing to Moultrie and Valdosta. 12 hits powered the Cairo win while the subsequent games stalled at bat.
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Dawson Street
Warnedoe Stadium
Quincy
American Legion
Thomasville
Cairo
Moultrie
Valdosta
Women's Olympic Site Blasted By Athletes
Champaign faced criticism from Ol ympians Olga Connolly and Martha Watson over the U S women's Olympic training camp. Coach Neil Jackson defended the site saying the committee chose Champaign based on suitable facilities. About 40 athletes signed a petition to move the camp, citing heat and humidity concerns in Champaign.
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Champaign
Til
United States
Neil Jackson
Miss Jackson
University of Illinois
Olga Connolly
Martha Watson
U.S
Munich
Miss Watson
Connolly
Astros Take NL West Lead With 7-4 Win Over Mets
Lee May homered to drive in two as the Astros beat the Mets 7-4 to move a half game ahead of the Reds in the NL West. Houston built a 3-0 lead, then added four in the fifth, while Montreal and Chicago also won to shape the pennant race.
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Earl Gerheim
Associated Press
Lee May
Houston Astros
May
Astros
New York Mets
Houston
Cincinnati
Montreal
Tommy Helms
Roger Metzger
New York
St. Louis
San Diego
Chicago
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
Atlanta
Ron Fairly
Bob Bailey
Expos
Reds
Jim McGlathlin
Clemente Criticizes Media Bias Against Latin Players
Pittsburgh star Roberto Clemente says national reporters unfairly belittle Latin players while praising others. The .318 hitter and Pirates' all time RBI leader discusses reactions to his health and playing through pain. He warns on how young Latin players are portrayed by writers.
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Pittsburgh
Roberto Clemente
Pittsburgh Pirate
Puerto Rico
Clemente
Rennie Stennett
Baseball Scores and Schedules From Wednesday Play
The Associated Press lists Wednesday and Thursday major league games with pitchers and records for teams including San Francisco Chicago New York Houston Montreal St Louis San Diego Philadelphia Cincinnati and others. Upcoming matchups include St Louis at New York Houston at Cincinnati Texas at Boston and more.
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San Francisco
Bryant
Chicago
Pappas
New York
Koosman
Houston
Griffin
Los Angeles
John
Pittsburgh
Moose
Philadelphia
Carlton
Atlanta
Reed
Montreal
Renko
Cincinnati
Nolan
San Diego
Kirby
St. Louis
Santorini
W. L. Pet. G.B. Pittsburgh
West Houston
Crampton Favored In Western Open Field
Bruce Crampton likely to contend for the Western Open title at Sunset Ridge Golf Club as Jack Nicklaus rests. The Australian sits 10th in seventh-or-better finishes this season but seeks his first win while defending champion Crampton faces a strong field including Palmer and Player absent Nicklaus.
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Northbrook
Ill
Jack Nicklaus
Bruce Crampton
Crampton
Nicklaus
Pebble Beach
Calif
Sunset Ridge
Chicago
North Shore
Armmold Palmer
Gary Player
Boston Slips In Eight Game Binge Despite Seven Run Average
Eddie Kasko’s Red Sox endured a rough week as eight games produced 54 runs, averaging nearly seven per game but winning only three. A 5-2 loss to Texas followed a 12-0 rout of the Rangers the prior night, while Minnesota swept Cleveland and New York edged Kansas City in AL action.
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Hal Bock
Associated Press
Eddie Kasko
Boston Red Sox
Red Sox
Boston Bats
Sox
Texas
Kaska
Minnesota
Cleveland
New York
Kansas City
Milwaukee
Chicago
Baltimore
California
Oakland
Detroit
Boston
Dalton Jones
Jones
Don Mincher
Rangers
Rich Hand
Paul Lindblad
Horacio Pina
Hand
Pina
Jim Kaat
Dick Woodson
Twins
Harmon Killebrew
Eric Soderholm
Kaat
Killebrew
Soderholm
Woodson
Cesar Tovar
Danny Thompson
John Lowenstein
Sparky Lyle
Yankees
Bobby Murcer
Lyle
Yankee
Wilbur Wood
White Sox
Jim Lonborg
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Colt League
Randy Hundley
Joe Pepitone
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Peptone
Hundley
Rick Reuschel
Western Illinois University
Reuschel
Burt Hooten
Giants
Lou Brock
Cardinal
Derrell Thomas
Joe Torre
Padres
Don Zimmer
Thomas
Torre
Zimmer
Jerry Morales
Cal Maxvill
Robert
Manny Sanguillen
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Pirates
Gogolewski
Culp
Splittorff
Kline
Bradley
Parsons
G. Perry
Blyleven
Timmerman
Holtzman
Dobson
W. L. Pet
Chicago Minnesota
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