Sonics sign Williams and add two free agents
Seattle reaches agreement with Gus Williams on a five year contract and also signs Alex English of Denver and Steve Hawes of Atlanta. Williams returns after missing 1980 81. English and Hawes faces possible matching offers under right of first refusal.
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Danvers
Mass
Seattle SuperSonics
Gus Williams
Alex English
Denver
Steve Hawes
Atlanta
Williams
Sonics
Seattle
English
Hawes
Otis Birdsong
Kansas City
James Edwards
Indiana
Cleveland
Ted Steinberg
Los Angeles
Steinberg
Wilkens
Board of Governors
Cambridge
Newton wins relief as golf elbow heals during Kemper Open
Australian Jack Newton reports his golfer's elbow is almost back to full strength after pills and horse ointment aided his recovery. Newton and John Cook fired 65s to take a one stroke lead after the opening round at Congressional Country Club, as steady rain eased greens and disrupted play with lightning.
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Myrtle Beach
Jack Newton Jr
John Cook
Bethesda
Jack Newton
Newton
Pebble Beach
Congressional Country Club
Washington
Cook
Howard Twi
Craig Stadler
Danny Edwards
Tom Weiskopf
Tom Purtzer
D.A. Weibring
Mike Reid
Mark O’meara
John Mahaffey
Charlotte
N. C
Tom Watson
Ralph Kiner Recalls Liz Taylor Date At Hollywood Parking Lot
During a press conference Pittsburgh slugger Ralph Kiner deflects questions about his All Star status and instead recalls a notorious Hollywood date with Liz Taylor from 1949. The exchange highlights the era’s showbiz link to baseball as Kiner related how a mutual friend set up the encounter amid his rising home run fame.
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Ralph Kiner
Pittsburgh
Liz Taylor
Ralph
Liz
Hollywood
Grimsley’s Hollywood Date and a Roy Carroll Home Run
Will Grimsley recalls taking Liz to a Twelve O Clock High premiere amid crowds at the Grumman Theater. He meets Cary Grant and stars, endures a car mix up, and recalls Liz marrying Nicky Hilton. Kiner is chosen as horn copter for the All Star game in Cleveland on July 14 and promotes fan voting.
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Liz
Kiner
Hills
Grumman Theater
Cary Grant
Nicky Hilton
Horncopter
Cleveland
Baseball Scoreboard Shows Tight Alights Across League
The memo lists scores and standings including Baltimore 7 Cleveland 2 Milwaukee 5 New York 3 Detroit 9 Toronto 4 Oakland 6 Chicago 4 Texas 6 California 2 Kansas City 3 Minnesota 3 Seattle 5, with matchups: Oakland at Toronto Detroit at Baltimore Milwaukee at Boston New York at Cleveland California at Chicago Kansas at Minnesota Seattle at Texas. Leading American League stats show Remy Boston batting leader at .374 and Evans Boston with 38 RBIs. NL leaders include Howe Houston batting at .365 and Raines Montreal stealing 40 bases.
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Baltimore
Cleveland
Milwaukee
New York
Detroit
Toronto
West Oakland
Chicago
Texas
California
Kansas City
Seattle
Minnesota
Oakland
Keough
Clancy
D.martinez
Slaton
Boston
Torrez
Righetti
Waits
Zahn
Trout
Kansas
Gale
Clark
Matlack
Remy
Singleton
Roenicke
Evans
Lansford
Rms
Henderson
Carew
Murphy
Wills
Oliver
Rbi — Armas
Bell
Oglivie
Burleson
Armas
Hendren
Paciorek
Hatcher
Miller
Griffin
Castino
Ford
Cruz
LeFlore
M . Oakland
Petching
Cleer
Honeycutt
Norris
Blyleven
Howe
Houston
Youngblood
Easler
Pitts
Bench
Cincinnati
Brooks
Collins
Philadelphia
Ion
Foster
Cey
Los Angeles
Rose
Herndon
San Francisco
Pet Ae
Buckner
Con
Jones
San Diego
Cepcion
Reynolds
Herr
St Louis
Templeton
Durham
Richards
Schmidt
Dawson
Montreal
Kingman
Loseles
Raines
North
Scott
Carlton
Hooton
Rhoden
Pittsburgh
Knepper
Camp
Atlanta
Seaver
Valenzuela
Los
Lea
Los Aageies
Sotoinnati
Ryan
Gullickson
Play Better Golf with Jack Nicklaus Fundamentals
Improve your golf with Jack Nicklaus focusing on grip and stance. Emphasize setup to the ball and align eyes with the target line for better accuracy and consistency.
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Jack Nicklaus
Tourney Applications Are Still Available
Applications remain open for the Aiken Golf Classic sponsored by the Aiken SER TOMA Club. The June 13-14 event at Palmetto Golf Club has a $50 registration fee covering a practice round and tournament entry. Submit checks to Aiken Golf Classic, 627 Banks Mill Road, Aiken 29801, or pick up forms at local clubs.
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Aiken Sertoma Club
Palmetto Golf Club
Palmetto
Aiken
Leaders praise tough Stanwich course at LPGA Golden Lights
Pat Bradley and Janet Alex shared the first round lead at 69 as the LPGA Golden Lights Championship moved to Stanwich Club in Greenwich. The par 72 layout drew praise as hard but fair with greens challenging players, while Alex carded a hole in one on No. 16 and Alcott, Kertzman, Floyd, Reynolds and Joyce stood one stroke back at 70. Debbie Massey and Sally Little were two back at 71.
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Greenwich, Conn
Stanwich Club
Wykagyl
New Rochelle
N.Y
Pat Bradley
Westford, Mass
Janet Alex
Alex
West Sunbury
Amy Alcott
Karolyn Kertzman
Marlene Floyd
Cathy Reynolds
Joan Joyce
Stratford, Conn
Debbie Massey
Sally Little
Bradley
Sandra Spuzich
Costa Mesa
Calif
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Aiken, S.C
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Scott Hoch
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Associated Press
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Jay Ay Mane
Forech
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LaCoss
Martinez
Barker
Flanagan
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Burns
St. Louis
California Angels
Jim Fregosi
Gene Maud
Cleveland Indians
Ross Grimsley
Charleston
Larry Littleton
Tom Rolfe
Arlington Park
Bramazon Farm
Anthony Basile
Hialeah
Fla
Florida
Keep the Faith
Happy Cannibal
Auraria
Belmont Park
Subs
Aclace of
Pace Soft Beverages
Satcher Ford Motor CO
Aiken-Augusta Hwy
Centipede
Menered Nursery
Garden Center
Whiskey Road
Alken
S.C
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