Prefontaine Loses Twilight Mile To Kvalheim In Eugene
In front of 11,200 at the 10th Twilight Meet Eugene sophomore Steve Prefontaine finishes second as Arnie Kvalheim of Norway wins in 3:56.4. Jim Ryun struggles with hay fever and places 10th in 4:07.6 while Prefontaine equaled his lifetime best at 3:57.4. Ryun leaves for AAU meet after May loss to Marty Liquori.
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Women milers swap records in weekend chase
In Tacoma, Doris Brown reclaimed the American women’s mile record. Previously, Francie Larrier of San Jose set a 4:41.5 at the Kennedy Games in Berkeley. Brown then ran 4:41.3 at the Western Washington Cinder Classic to retake the mark.
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Auto Dealers Extend Lead In South Ukiah Little League
Auto Dealers moved to 9-2 after beating Palace Sport and Hobby 3-1 Friday and Presley Center 4-3 Saturday as Masonite rose to 6-5 with a win over Kiwanis. Eddie Dunsing fanned 14 in a tight win over Terry Hayes while both Dunsing and Gary Whittaker doubled for their clubs in a classic pitching duel.
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California State Meet runners shine at meet and finals
California track and field highlights include Santa Rosa star Joe DeCora clocking 47.3 in the 440 but finishing sixth while Garden Grove’s Tony Krzyzosiak dominates with a 46.7 in the same event. Blair’s Ray Johnson and Frank Berry post strong 46.8 and 47.1 times as state meet action continues toward the Golden West Invitational in Sacramento.
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Dolphins Swim Meet At Napa Yields Multiple Wins And Records
The Ukiah Dolphins collected three first places and numerous top finishes at a two day AAU B development meet in Napa. Diane Sperry and Dan Sperry posted A times, Cathy Davis won two events on Sunday, Susan Angell claimed a 100 backstroke, and Ukiah earned a home dual against Sonoma with strong showings despite staffing gaps.
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Mays snaps Giants loss streak as Blue shines for Oakland
Vida Blue allowed four hits in an 8-1 Oakland win over Washington, his 12th of the season. The 21-year-old lefty improved to 12-2, fanning seven and walking two, avenging an opening-day loss. Willie Mays homered twice, lifting San Francisco past Philadelphia to end a five-game slide.
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Texas grid star Freddie Steinmark dies at 22
Freddie Steinmark, defensive back on the 1969 national champion Texas Longhorns, died at 11 p.m. at M D Anderson Hospital at age 22 after a battle with malignant sarcoma. He had his left leg amputated on December 12, 1969, following his diagnosis after an exploratory operation and had gained national prominence for his courage during that season.
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Deerwood Tennis Club Invitational slated June 19 to 27
Ukiah Valley residents including Redwood Valley Potter Valley and Hopland may enter the Deerwood Invitational Tennis Tournament to be held on Deerwood courts with events for men and women singles doubles, mixed doubles, and junior and senior divisions. Entry fees range from 2 to 6 dollars, entries close June 16, play begins June 19 at 9 a.m.
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