Golfers Superstitions Highlight Tour Personalities
A Dayton Journal Health AP piece profiles PGA Tour players who rely on superstitions beyond skill. George Archer avoids No 4 balls and uses two nickels to mark his ball while Hale Irwin kept a Buffalo head nickel after finding it in a New York restaurant. Other players favor colors, coin stories, and ritual marking habits as part of their game.
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Bucky Albers
Dayton Journal Health
Columbus, Ohio
Professional Golfers Association Tour
George Archer
George Washington
Chi Chi
Hale Irwin
New York
Irwin
Mamaroneck
Hubert Green
Green
Phoenix
Gary
Rodriguez
Hardship draft term upsets college stars eyeing NBA pay
AP reports about underclassmen Bernard King Brad Davis and Kenny Carr entering the NBA draft with hardship status and weigh options between college stay and pro careers. King says focus is on opportunity not money while Davis notes financial value and Carr seeks pro feedback and contract security.
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Bernard King
Tennessee
Brad Davis
Maryland
Kenny Carr
North Carolina
NBA
American Basketball Association
Julius Erving
Bob McAdoo
George McGinnis
Adrian Dantley
King
Bernard
Davis
North Carolina State
Carr
Wolfpack
Seghi backs $1000 fine for Rico Carty in Robinson dispute
Cleveland Indians general manager Phil Seghi supports Frank Robinson's $1000 fine for designated hitter Rico Carty while praising Carty's character. Seghi and president Ted Bonda met with Carty to announce the decision, stating Carty remains an integral part of the club and that the matter is settled.
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Cleveland
Cleveland Indians
Phil Seghi
Frank Robinson
Rico Carty
Seghi
Carty
Robinson-Carty
Indians
Ted Bonda
Sion
Robinson
Oakland
Rico
Faith and Trust Scarce Commodities in Pros
Denver entrepreneur Bill Daniels recounts a four million dollar loss from ventures in basketball and boxing with Utah Stars and fighters Ron Lyle and Duane Bobick. He laments waning athlete integrity, failed promises, and the decaying ethics of professional sports amid broken contracts and empty offers.
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Bill Daniels
Denver
Daniels Properties, Inc
Utah Stars
American Basketball Association
Ron Lyle
White Hope
Duane Bobick
Bobick
Daniels
Duane
Joe Frazier
ABA
Los Angeles
Utah
Bill Sharman
Los Angeles Lakers
NBA
Hunter Added To East West Baseball Series Roster
Hunter Mark Hunter of Trimble joins the East West baseball series roster in Columbus after a standout season. He batted .567 with 34 hits in 60 at bats across 20 games and went 7 0 as a pitcher.
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Hunter
Mark Hunter
Trimble
Columbus
Reds Seek Trade For Eastwick Ahead Of Deadline
New York AP relief pitcher Rawly Eastwick, Cincinnati’s only unsigned player, says the Reds are actively seeking a trade before the June 15 cutoff. President Bob Howsam declines comment on trades. Eastwick, NL’s top reliever last season with 11 5, 26 saves, and a 2.08 ERA, seeks a long term contract and may speak again soon.
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NEW York
Rawly Eastwick
Cincinnti
Reds
Bob Howsam
Eastwick
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Mark Lye
Gerald Ford
Ford
Ben Crenshaw
National Basketball Association
Athens City Recreation Department
East State Street Park
Ravenswood
W. Va
Kern Fields
G. J. Hendricks
Parkersburg
Parkersburgh Community College
Community Service Department
Murphys
Bach
Wademart
Dynar
Aluminum
SHER
Athens Mall
Jarman
Robert
Athens
Robert's Men’s Shops
Mary Retcliffe McArthur
Tuxedo
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