Nadia Comaneci and U S swimmers Shine at Montreal Olympics
Nadia Comaneci becomes a symbol of Olympic poise at the opening ceremonies and then shows human nerves as the Romanian flag rises. American swimmers sweep events, win medals, and set no world records, with Matt Vogel Joe Bottom and Gary Hall leading a 1 2 3 in the 100 meter butterfly and the U S clocking 7 23 22 in the 800 freestyle relay. The United States leads with 10 golds, eight silvers, four bronzes as East Germany and Russia trail. Margaret Murdock earns silver in shooting marking the sport’s first Olympic women’s medal.
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Montreal
Nadia Comaneci
Nadia
America
Mark Spitz
Matt Vogel
Fort Wayne
Ind
Joe Bottom
Santa Clara
Calif
Gary Hall
Fayetteville
N.C
United States
Margaret Murdock
Topeka
Kan
U S Team Faces Miscue in Medal Drama and Strong Pool of Wins
Team officials review a clerical error in rifle scoring that left two Americans tied for gold in small bore rifle while U S divers box and boxers push toward medals. Basketball, boxing and gymnastics highlight a busy Olympic night with Nadia Comaneci delivering perfect 10s and Russia, East Germany and Canada competitive in multiple events.
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U.S
Joe Berry
Miss Murdock
Army
Larry
Bassham
Bedford
Tex
Phil Boggs
U.S. Air Force Academy
Bob Cragg
Maple Glen
Nadia Comaneci Becomes Queen of Uneven Bars in Montreal
Nadia Comaneci, 14, sweeps to the ladies all around title at the Montreal Forum with perfect 10s on uneven bars and balance beam while Olga Korbut, 21, retires from peak stardom. Latynina protests alleged beam penalty as Olga weeps.
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Montreal
Nadia Comaneci
Olga Korbut
Olga
Soviet Union
Nadia
Romania
Moscow
Leipzig
Louisville
Liv
Ludmila Tourischeva
Ussr
Nelli Kim
Larissa Latynina
Miss Latynina
Harrison Sends Off Legion Career With Two Homers In 13 4 Win
John Harrison powered the Thoroughbreds to a 13 4 victory over Valley of Columbia at Citizen's Field, hitting two home runs and driving in seven. He went 4 5 with a double and a single as Glenn Cunningham earned the win, pitching six innings with five strikeouts. Aiken bounced back to win 13 4 and finish 11 8, while Eric Miner Dean Glover Joe Anderson and Tommy Whitfield added hits.
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Mark Leary
John Harrison
Aiken
Citizen's Field
American Legion
Thoroughbreds
Valley of Columbia
Legion
Tim Hulsebus
Harrison
Glenn Cunningham
Cunningham
Hulsebus
Randy Jones
San Diego
Eric Miner
Dean Glover
Joe Anderson
Tommy Whitfield
Cayce
Eau Claire
Columbia
United States comeback seals Olympic basketball semifinal berth
In Montreal the U S team trailed Yugoslavia by four at halftime but surged in the second half to win 112-93. Scott May led with 26 points and Adrian Dantley added 27 as the U S stayed on track for a medal playoff with the Soviet Union, who defeated Canada 108-85.
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Yugoslavia
Scott May
Adrian Dantley
Russia
Canada
Egypt
Davey Armstrong
Puyallup
Wash
Anatoly Volkov
Moscow
Little Nadia
Nellie Kim
Ludmila Tourischev
Miss Kim
Miss Tourischev
Nadia
Montreal
Mitch Kupchak
Dean Smith
Phil Ford
United States
Uncle Sam
Soviet Union
May
Notre Dame
Ford
Drazen Dalipagh
Mirza Delibasic
U.S
Vladimir Arzamaskov
Alexandr Belov
Vladimir Tkachenko
Aiken Senior Stars to Meet Tri County in Series
The Aiken Dizzy Dean senior All Stars earn a best of three series against Tri County after beating Gaffney two games to none. The first game is Friday at 8 p.m. at Citizen's Field with potential games Monday night at 6 p.m. and 8 p.m. at the same venue.
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Aiken
Dizzy Dean
Gaffney
Barn
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Vogel
Mike Bruner
Stockton
Bruce Furniss
John Naber
Menlo Park
Jim Montgomery
Madison
Wis
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Marina Koshevaia
Marina Kurchenia
Liubov Rusanova
Ulrike Richter
Brigit Treiber
Nancy Garapick
Nikolai Andrionov
Sawao Kato
Mitsuo Tsukahara
Zbigniew Kaczmarek
Poland
Fabio Dal Zotto
Italy
Damir Solman
Phil Hubbard
Kenney Carr
Erpool
Tyke
Forum
Post
Valley
Murry Sill
USA
Kupchak
North Carolina
David Turner
Great Britain
Manuel Tavares
Brazil
U. S
Tom Lagarde
Smith
Jack Donohue
Cuba
Japan
Czechoslovakia
Australia
Mexico
LSU
Ed Palubinskas
Puerto Rico
Aiken Senior Stars
Tri-County
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