Baseball and league chiefs testify at first pro sports hearing
Commissioner Bowie Kuhn and Oakland owner Charley Finley led the first congressional hearing examining problems in pro baseball, with panels including Selig Galbraith and Howsam. The session covered Kuhn's ruling voiding Finley’s 3.5 million sale of three Athletics stars and debates over free agency, labor deals, antitrust issues, and sports violence.
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Americans sweep Olympic swimming as five golds in Montreal
UPI reports US men win two more events in world record times to push the team toward a clean sweep of all swimming golds. Brian Goodell and John Hencken win 1500m and 100m breast respectively.
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UPI
America
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Bobby Hackett
John Hencken
U.S
Puerto Rico
Butch Lee
Marquette
Pietra Thumer
Shirley Babashoff
Jenny Chandler
Lincoln
Ala
Chandler
John Powell
San Jose
Calif
Lynne Windigle
Olympic briefs sail past Canadian scoring glitches and stars
In Montreal UPI reports Olympic basketball officials faced scoring quirks as Egypt forfeited to Italy prompting a ceremonial jump ball and a lone 2-0 basket. The piece also notes 18 year old Nancy Lieberman embracing the tough, physical Olympic game learned from boys in Far Rockaway and Beach workouts before high school.
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UPI
Canada
Egypt
Italy
Renzo Bariviera
Nancy Lieberman
United States
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N.Y
Mt Anthony CC to Host Ladies Amateur Golf Tourney
Mt Anthony Country Club in Bennington Vermont will host the 1976 Vermont State Ladies Amateur Golf Tournament on August 2 3 and 4. The event marks the first state amateur at Mt Anthony in 26 years with Alma Paquin the 1950 winner noted among hosts. Defending champion Cindy Paquette of Quintaska CC Burlington also listed with July 23 deadline for entries to Mrs Eunice Wisher Overlea Road Bennington. Practice rounds for entrants begin August 1 at 1 p.m.
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Quintaska Country Club
Burlington
Eunice Wisher
Overlea Road
Mt. Anthony Country Club
Secretariat colt fetches record price at Keeneland sale
A chestnut colt sired by Secretariat sold for a record 1.5 million dollars at Keeneland Summer Yearling Sale. The yearling out of Charming Alibi was bought by a Canadian syndicate led by Ted, Joseph and Jack Barrett of Blue Meadow Farms and Dr. Harold Potash and John Sikura of Toronto, from Bluegrass Farm.
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Texas
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Jack Barrett
Blue Meadow Farms
Toronto
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John Sikura
Panthers top Crusaders in summer league clash 88 to 77
In a summer league doubleheader the Panthers defeated the Crusaders 88 to 77. Jim Stritch led with 24 points, Wayne Star 22, and Larry Cabana 20 for the Panthers. Scott Lynch 25, Richard Medvitz 22, and John Hayden 19 paced the Crusaders.
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Larry Cabana
Scott Lynch
Richard Medvitz
John Hayden
Braves
Warriors
Bill Russ
John Sleeman
Dave Feenan
Tom Johnson
Terry Worden
John Restino
Dave Shaughnessy
U S gymnastic tour could cause trouble
Montreal worries over U S plans to send a women’s gymnastics team to South Africa as African and Arab nations threaten boycotts. Jean Claude Ganga says it is too soon to gauge reprisals, while U S official Jackie Fie sees no conflict and asserts the tour proceeds under FIG and joint federation sponsorship.
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UPI
Jean- Claude Ganga
United States
South Africa
Ganga
Supreme Council For African Sports
New Zealand
U.S
Jackie Fie
Internatioal Gymnastics Federation
Gymnastics Federation
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