Steve Sloan to Play in Piney Woods Golf Invitational
Invitations for the 53rd Piney Woods Invitational are circulating with 80 of 192 spots filled. Steve Sloan, former Alabama quarterback and NFL player, is entered and will coach at Florida State next year. The four day event at Glen Arven Country Club runs July 2 to 5 with qualifying rounds and a shotgun start each day.
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Trevino Triumphs In U S Open Golf Championship
Lee Trevino won the 71st U S Open at Merion with a two under par 68, beating Jack Nicklaus by three strokes. Trevino earned 30000 dollars and rose to the top of the money list with 165000. He celebrated two Open titles and plannedto play in the World Cup with Nicklaus later this year.
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Fosse Passes Freehan for AL All-Star Catcher
Ray Fosse of Cleveland moves ahead of Bill Freehan of Detroit to lead the American League All-Star catcher vote 169,743 to 157,158 as of Monday. Carl Yastrzemski remains the top overall vote getter with 350,046. fan balloting ends June 30 ahead of the July 13 game in Detroit.
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Blue Fans 13 Strikeouts as A's Beat Twins for 8 Game Lead
Vida Blue wins his 15th game in a 3-2 Oakland victory over Minnesota with 13 strikeouts, boosting the A's AL West lead to eight games. Bobble: Chicago tops Kansas City 5-1 while Baltimore and Milwaukee win. Pittsburgh and Philadelphia win in the National League.
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Sunnyland and Elks win JPL tilts
Sunnyland defeated VFW 17 to 8 and Elks Club beat Lewis Enterprises 10 to 7 in Junior Pony League action at Remington Avenue Field. Ken Ray led Sunnyland with a homer a double and a single while several teammates added multiple hits.
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Stargell Hits 25th As Pirates Blank Mets In NL Beat
Willie Stargell powered the Pirates to a 6 0 win over the Mets as he drove in two and homered, while Dock Ellis improved to 9 1 with eight hits allowed. The Pirates extended their NL East lead as Bob Robertson set a first base record with eight assists.
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Baseball Standings and Schedule Highlights
The sheet lists standings for the American and National leagues with records and winning percentages. It includes Monday results such as Baltimore defeating Washington and Chicago beating Kansas City, plus Tuesday and Wednesday night game schedules across multiple parks and teams.
Whiddon Day Combine To Hurl Two-Hitter
Kelly Day and Randy Whiddon combined to hurl a two hit shutout as OK Tires rolled to a 160 triumph over Burger Chef in Pony League action. In another game Caldwell and Langford defeated the Jaycees 7-5 with Bill McCorkle and Dan Stone driving the offense.
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