Pele Debut Draws Vast Crowd Amid Exhibition Test
New York Cosmos star Pele opened in an exhibition against the Dallas Tornado before 21,278 fans at Downing Stadium. The 34 year old Brazilian icon drew global media, TV coverage, and helped shape United States soccer attention beyond a typical NASL game.
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Ricky Reynolds
Dallas Tornados
New York
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Black Pearl
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Mexico
Colombia
Venezuela
Panama
Puerto Rico
Canada
NASL
Ebbets Field
Belmont Park
Pete
Dallas Tornado
Dallas
Cosmos
Mark Liveric
Athens Girls Pony League first games crown victors
Perkins edged The Pedaler 10 8 with Machelle Mathews the winning pitcher and Becky Haney supplying a home run. Logan's won 22 20 over Your Father's Mustache behind Carolyn Smith as the winning pitcher. Air Force ROTC beat Angelo's 20 19 with Lydia LaVelle and Diane Essman each with three hits. Chauncey defeated Campus Camera 14 2 as K Brown winning pitcher Sandy Rankin and S Rankin homered and Teresa Russell added three hits. Steppe's K of C edged Lions 11 10 with Mike Yoho the win and Hubie Cooksey the loser. Kiwanis beat Steppe's 5 4 in a pitcher duel between Chuck Malone and Doug Brooks. In Little League makeups Logan's K of C and Kiwanis won. Logan's beat Steppe's 23 4 with Tommy Hawk the winning pitcher and Don Garrett, John Kane, Hawk each with three hits.
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Logan's
Air Force Rotc
Chauncey
Athens
Machelle Mathews
Becky Haney
Logan
Carolyn Smith
Angelo’s
Lydia LaVelle
Diane Essman
Julie Geiger
Tracy Kern
K. Brown
Sandy Rankin
S. Rankin
Teresa Russell
Campus Camera
Carol Charle
K of C
Lions
Mike Yoho
Hubie Cooksey
John Rowland
Joshua Briggs
Tim Boyd
Kevin Click
J. L. Adams
Dave Kock
Chuck Essman
Cooksey
Kiwanis
Steppe’s
Chuck Malone
Doug Brooks
Kent Knudson
Jerry Poling
Jamie Wade
David Dean
Tommy Hawk
Steve Bruning
Don Garrett
John Kane
Hawk
Greg
Amesville Little League Beats Page Chevrolet 7-4
Amesville Little League defeated Page Chevrolet of Athens 7 4 in a non league game Saturday. Lonnie Flowers was the winning pitcher and Sam Bennett the losing pitcher. Kevin Yost drove in two runs for Amesville while Jim Sweeney and Gordon Page doubled for Page.
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Page Chevrolet
Athens
Lonnie Flowers
Sam Bennett
Kevin Yost
Jim Sweeney
Gordon Page
Page
Athens Swim Club sign-up set for 17 and under
Sign-up for the Athens Swim Club opens at Ohio University Natatorium this week from 8 to 10 a.m. for area youths 17 and under. Practices start at the Natatorium then move to City Pool next week. contact Fletcher Gilders, Lois Gerig, or Mary K. Jordan for details as the club plans AAU meets this summer.
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Lois Gerig
Mary K. Jordan
Perry Makes Texas Debut in Ranger Loss to Indians
Gaylord Perry debuted with the Texas Rangers facing former Cleveland teammates. The crowd of 27,171 watched as Cleveland opened with three straight hits in the first inning, highlighted by Boog Powell's two run double. The early burst set the tone for a hostile first night in Texas.
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Kerry Dineen
Young Dineen
Ol’ Gaylord
Gaylord
Texas
Perry
Rangers
Cleveland
Indians
Boog Powell
Cleve
Yankees Trounce White Sox 3-0 as Dineen Debuts
Catfish Hunter tosses a four hit game for New York while outfielder Dineen makes his major league debut. The Yankees defeat the Chicago White Sox 3-0 as fielding and pitching shine. Oakland at Detroit rainout, other AL results show Boston 8 Kansas City 7, Minnesota 5 Baltimore 4.
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Kansas City
Minnesota
Baltimore
California
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Oakland
Detroit
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White Sox
New York
Cleveland
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Texas
Ste California
Chicago
Palmer
Bibby
Burton
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Baseball Notes Highlight Injuries and late-inning Comebacks
The report shows Thurman Munson in left field and Rick Dempsey in right while regulars White Maddox and Bonds sit injured. Dineen tracks drives, Saleen drives in two, Blomberg and Bahnsen produce for their teams. The Red Sox top the Royals 8 to 7 with Blackwell delivering a short two run single.
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Rick Dempsey
Roy White
Elliott Maddox
Bobby Bonds
Dineen
Saleen
Stan Bahnsen
Ron Blomberg
Red Sox
Royals
Tim Blackwell
Dodgers and other NL games show mixed results
Dodgers fall 4-3 after Luzinski homers off Marshall as Phillies snap skid. Cubs edge Reds 4-3 while Pirates top Braves 8-6 Mets blank Padres 6-0 Seaver and Mets ride three-hitter to win Astros beat Cardinals 8-7 on Cliff Johnson grand slam Expos sweep Giants 2-1 and 5-2 with Gary Carter doubles and Mangual homer in nightcap.
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Darold Knowles
Pirates
Braves
Dave Parker
Elias Sosa
Dusty Baker
Parker
Rennie Stennett
Mets
Padres
Tom Seaver
Dave Tomlin
Bill Greif
San Diego
Brent Strom
Astros
Cardinals
Cliff Johnson
Mike Garman
Cesar Cedeno
St. Louis
Luis Melendez
Lou Brock
Willie Davis
Davis
Reggie Smith
Cards
Expos
Giants
Gary Carter
Pepe Mangual
Steve Renko
Dan Warthen
San Francisco
Texas Wins Baseball Crown in College World Series
Texas Longhorns claim their third national title by defeating South Carolina 5-1 in Omaha. Richard Wortham pitches a four-hitter and finishes the season 15-1 after a standout title game. Coach Cliff Gustafson hails a champions effort as Texas ends a 25-year drought in the classic.
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Longhorns
South Carolina
Richard Wortham
Texas
Top Prospects Named From College World Series
About 30 scouts from all 24 major league teams watched the 29th College World Series in Omaha find likely future stars. Seton Hall’s Cerone, South Carolina’s Bass, and Texas’ Gideon drew top notes, with Poloni, Bradley, and Cochran also highlighted as potential quick-raisers to the majors.
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Neb
Ricky Cerone
Jim Gideon
John Poloni
Rick Bradley
Greg Cochran
Earl Bass
Minnesota
Dave Winfield
San Diego Padres
Fred Lynn
Steve Busby
Dave Chalk
Roy Smalley
Jim Dwyer
Jim Barr
Steve Rogers
Seton Hall
Cerone
South Carolina
Bass
Texas
Gideon
Oakland
al Hollingsworth
Gene Tenace
Cleveland Indians
Indians
Bob Quinn
Texas Rangers
Arizona State
Poloni
Oklahoma
Rangers
Bradley
Giants
Cochran
Arizona
North is Cage Winner North is Cage Winner
The North beat the South 109 to 89 in Marion Ohio to equalize the all star series at eight wins apiece. Phil Hubbard led Canton McKinley with 24 points while Tru man Clayton and Fred Balser added 19 and 16 respectively as North dominated rebounds and shot 49 percent. Mick Shoemaker led the South with 16 points as Paxson and Poole each reached 14 and 10 points. Total fouls favored North 35 to 23 with several players fouling out.
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Phil Hubbard
Canton McKinley
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Truman Clayton
Toledo
Scott
Fred Balser
Elyria
Fred Cobb
Olmsted
Fred Davis
Youngstown Boardman
Mick Shoemaker
Paint Valley
Jim Paxson
Kettering Alter
Todd Jones
Springfield North
Fred Poole
Columbus Mohawk
Tim Watterman
Springfield Shawnee
North
Davis
Cobb
Balser
Heck
Steinhilber
Clayton
McC
Appel
Williams
Totals
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Poole
Stutz
Brunston
Christensen
Shoemaker
Paxson
Kinnard
Schaefer
Waterman
Kinard
McCullough
Athens Legion One Buoyant Doubleheader Keeps Record Even
Athens catcher Tom Dailey grounded out eight times? no walked eight times and drove in the go ahead run as Athens beat Lithopolis 7-5 in the opener then rain halted the second game after Lithopolis led 8-7. Athens improves to 2-2 while Marietta and Lithopolis stand at 3-3 and 2-1 respectively.
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Mike Wooten
Steve Lavery
Wooten
Kareem Abdul Jabbar Trade Rumor Surfaces
Reports from KNBC sportscaster Russ Porter claim the Milwaukee Bucks would trade Kareem Abdul-Jabbar to the Los Angeles Lakers for Elmore Smith Brian Winters David Meyers Junior Bridgeman and draft picks. AP sources note Meyers Bridgeman salaries and signing hurdles delay approval.
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Brian Winters
David Meyers
Junior Bridgeman
Jabbar
Porter
Meyers
Associated Press
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Bridgeman
Dream UCLA Indiana NCAA showdown on sale in St Louis
Tickets for the UCLA versus Indiana game at St. Louis Arena on November 29 go on sale by mail order only with first come first served fulfillment. In golf Philadelph ia Golf Classic winds down with Tom Jenkins leading by five strokes in the 36 hole final. Evert defeats Navratilova and Borg beats Vilas to capture the French International titles.
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Chris Evert
Borg
Paris
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Fla
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Czechoslovakia
Bjorn Borg
Sweden
Guillermo Vilas
Argentina
Major League Baseball Monday Schedule Note
In the majors a slate lists Milwaukee at New York with Broberg, California at Kansas City with Figueroa, Oakland at Minnesota with Bosman, Philadelphia at Chicago with Carolton, San Diego at San Francisco with Bradley and Halicki, St Louis at Pittsburgh with Bryant, Atlanta at Cincinnati with Niekro, and Houston at Los Angeles with Dierker.
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Burns
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Bradley
San Francisco
Halicki
St. Louis
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Kison
Atlanta
Niekro
Cincinnati
Gullett
Houston
Dierker
Los Angeles
Sutton
Montreal
Coyote
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