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It was Gottfried's 1st title of the year and the 1st of his career. It was Stockton's 1st title of the year and the 1st of his career.
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David Gray (February 13, 1973). "No obvious threat yet to United States old guard". The Guardian. p. 27 – via Newspapers.com. The official attendance figure was 60,055, compared with 57,282 last year and 23,074 in 1968.