Nastase Smiles As Wimbledon Rain Delays Favor Europeans
The rain at Wimbledon delays the third round, benefiting No. 2 seed Ilie Nastase of Romania and other European clay specialists. He notes unusually slow grass play and predicts a long run, while American and Australian contenders face setback. Nearly two days lost to rain, reducing matches completed to a few.
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Wimbledon sees slow grass change tests top players
Athens Messenger reports second round play at Wimbledon with Newcombe Rosewall Smith Gorman Kodes Borg Nastase advancing to third round. Evert Billie Jean King and Christine Jones reach round of 32 while rain and darkness delay several matches. Evert defeats Hunt 8 6 5 7 11 9 and Borg defeats Case 3 6 6 1 8 6 7 5.
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Concepcion Knocks Knuckler Niekro With Three Run Bomb
Cincinnati shortstop Dave Concepcion belted a three run homer off Phil Niekro in the fourth to lift the Reds to a 6 3 win over the Atlanta Braves at Atlanta Stadium. Concepcion entered 0 for 20 against Niekro and raised his season average to .264 with his sixth homer.
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Local Jaycee Meet Produces 32 State Qualifiers at Versailles
Sixty area youths competed at Butter Field in five age groups for a spot in the state Jaycee Junior Championship Meet at Versailles on July 13. Winners in events such as softball throw long jump and sprints earned places. list includes Terry Nuzum Brett Kessell Lisa Ball Iwalani Mayhew Karl Feiler and more with times and distances noted.
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Major League Saturday and Sunday Games
Schedule lists Saturday matchups Boston at Cleveland Minnesota at Chicago Milwaukee at Detroit New York at Baltimore N Oakland at Kansas City N Texas at California N and Sunday sees Milwaukee at Detroit 2 New York at Baltimore Minnesota at Chicago 2 Oakland at Kansas City Texas at California.
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Williams returns to manage Angels after exile
Dick Williams, former Oakland A's World Series winner, agrees to lead the California Angels through the 1977 season for about 100000 dollars annually. Whitey Herzog will direct the team until Williams arrives, with the A's visiting for a series as Williams makes his delayed return to baseball.
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Athens Pitching Stymies Lowell in 4-0 Win
Athens improved to 9-2 with a two game sweep of Lowell after a 4-0 victory. Scott Dailey fired a three hitter for his second win, while Jon McBride led the offense with two singles and Athens used timely walks and two wild pitches to push runs across.
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Susie Maxwell Benning Wins US Women's Open Streak
Susie Maxwell Benning clinched victory in a dominant run, extending her hold after narrowly securing the title in a tense final round. The win marks a continued era of her top form in major women’s golf.
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