Seeded players all advance at Wimbledon in heat
Wimbledon matches saw all seeds move forward as hot, slippery grass challenged players. Jimmy Connors dismissed Ismael El Shafei 6-4 6-0 6-3 on center court, while John Newcombe survived John Feaver's 42 aces in a five set grind. Chris Evert and Evonne Goolagong also advanced in women's singles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wimbledon
England
UPI
Jimmy Connors
Egypt
Ismael el Shafei
Connors
Arthur Ashe
John Newcanbe
John Feaver
Britain
Newcombe
Chris Evert
Annette Coe
Evonne Goolagong
Sharon Walsh
Orr to Sign with Black Hawks Today in Chicago
Bobby Orr, hockey’s premier defenseman, signs his first Chicago Black Hawks contract today in a ceremony expected to draw over 2,000 fans. He will reportedly accept at least 3 million dollars to join the team, marking a landmark move in his career.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orr
Black Hawks
Chicago
UPI
Bobby Orr
Chicago Black Hawk
NBA
Hawks
Bruins
Stan Mikita
Tony Esp&io
John Marks
Ivan Boldirev
Keith Magnuson
Cliff Koroll
Dick Redmond
Boston
Maloney trial opens with hockey defense in Toronto
Detroit Red Wing Dan Maloney faces an assault charge over a Maple Leafs game incident on Nov 5 in Toronto. Judge Lesage and a jury of eight women and five men hear Crown evidence that Maloney punched and threw Brian Glennie, who testified amnesia about the hit but said hockey is body contact. Referee Brian Lewis and linesman Matt Pavlich supported less violence in modern NHL. trial expected to last about a week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toronto
UPI
Detroit Red Wing
Dan Maloney
National Hockey League
Maloney
Brian Glennie
Toronto Maple Leafs
Robert McGee
Glennie
McGee
Brian Lewis
Matt Pavlich
Maple Leaf Gardens
George Finlayson
NHL
Patrick Lesage
Barrie
Ont
Wirtz
NHL Board of Governors
Hawks
Boston
Orr
Alan Eagleson
Bruins
Baseball results and scoring from AL and other leagues
Results across games include Chicago's 9 5 doubleheader wins over Minnesota with Johnson and Forster pivotal. Harrah and Orta homers in later games. Kansas City beat Texas 5 7 in 10 innings. Boston routed Baltimore 12 7. Cleveland beat New York 4 1. Detroit defeated Milwaukee 9 5. Oakland edged California 8 5. Key pitchers notable: Johnson, Vuckovich, Foucault, Hood, Norris.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wa. L. Pet
New York
Cleveland
Baltimore
Boston
Detroit
Milwaukee
Kansas City
Texas
Oakland
Chicago
Minnesota California
Orioles surge late in season as Palmer dominates
Baltimore edges Boston 3 2 via Bobby Grich's two out two run homer in the 10th after Jim Palmer limits the Red Sox to secure the Orioles eighth win in nine. Grich hits his sixth homer, Willoughby charged with the loss, Yankees lead remains firm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orioles
Palmer
Sox
Baltimore Orioles
Jim Palmer
Bobby Grich
Reggie Jackson
Boston Red Sox
New York Yankees
Boston
Grich
Jim Willoughby
Jim Rice
Rice
White Sox
Twins
Jack Brohamer
Jorge Orta
Jim Essian
Marshall joins Braves after Cy Young season in Dodgers deal
The Braves acquire Mike Marshall, 33, a top reliever and 1974 Cy Young winner, in a waiver trade sending Lee Lacy and Elias Sosa to the Dodgers. Marshall, who reported to Atlanta, sought a fresh start and immediate work plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
UPI
Mike Marshall
Atlanta Braves
Post 13 Brattleboro Face Strong Start In League Opener
Brattleboro Post 13 meets Post 5 tonight in the Southern Division opener at Stolte Field. Bennington stands 1-4 after non-league games, while Post 5 is 3-0-1. Meyer, a top high school pitcher, faces Bennington’s Bob McGuire as Al Plante starts the Hoosick Falls righty. The Brattleboro win over Proctor 5-4 featured Pete Campbell tagging up for the decisive run. Post 13 beat Proctor 4-1 in their prior game. The 2:30 p.m. first pitch caps a tense early league run.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Post 13
Brian Meyer
Brattleboro
Post 5
Legion
Bennington
Proctor
Pete Campbell
Meyer
al Plante
Bob McGuire
Hoosick Falls
N.Y
Stolte Field
Minor leaguers could have saved the day
The column argues that if minor league players had shifted in major trades, baseball disputes and costs might have been avoided. It cites the Joe Rudi Rollie Fingers and Vida Blue deals, recalls the 1951 Selva Burdette/ Lew Burdette trade, and critiques Bowie Kuhn’s legal exposure while praising Bill DeWitt’s deals as a model of shrewd selling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NEW York
UPI
Charlie Finley
Yankees
Red Sox
Joe Rudi
Rollie Fingers
Vida Blue
A’s
Bowie Kuhn
Johnny Sain
Braves
Sain
Yanks
San Francisco
Selva Burdette
Sam
Lew Burdette
Baseball
Finley
Kuhn
Central Fund
Gymnastic trials begin for 14 hopefuls at Penn State
Fourteen gymnasts compete today for four berths on the U.S. Olympic men's team as Penn State hosts two day trials. Top qualifiers include Peter Kormann Gene Whelan Tom Beach and Kurt Thomas among a field led by former Olympian Jay Whelan and others from California Indiana and Ohio. The effort aims for a bronze team medal as the U.S. rebuilds after relying on specialists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University Park
UPI
U.S
America
Penn State
Karl Schwenzfeier
Montreal
Schwenzfier
Air Force Academy
Japan
Ussr
United States
Gene Wettstone
Peter Kormann
Southern Conn
Gene Whelan
Tom Beach
California
Kurt Thomas
Indiana State
Marshall Avener
Chicago
Bart Connor
Wayne Young
Jay Whelan
New Haven
Also Mentioned on This Page
John Andrews
Brian Gottfried
Guillermo Vilas
Roscoe Tanner
Tom Okker
Stan Smith
Gerald Battrick
Mark Edmondson
Ilie Nastase
Romania
Kim Warwick
Australia
Evert
Nemisis
Lesley Hunt
Adams Adams
Johnson
Forster
Downing
Decker
Burgmeier
Albury
Wynegar
Brohamer
Minnesota
Carew
Knapp
Vuckovich
Brett
Essian
Redfern
Campbell
Randall
Orta
Leonard
Martinez
Wathan
Umbarger
Foucault
Sundberg
Harrah
Baltimre
Jones
Willoughby
Fisk
Duncan
Hood
LaRoche
Fosse
Holtzman
Munson
MacCormack
Crawford
Lemanczyk
Freehan
Colborn
Sadecki
Castro
Porter
LeFlore
Scott
Norris
Bahnsen
Haney
Hassler
Hartzell
Etchebarren
Bando
Briggs
Adams Clothes Shop
Yuama
Adams
Bill Madden
Earl Weaver
Indians
Charlie Spikes
Don Hood
Ken Holtzman
Rangers
Royals
Steve Foucault
Toby Harrah
Mike Hargrove
Tom Grieve
Angels
Sal Bando
Mike Norris
Don Baylor
Tucson
Stan Bahnsen
Marshall
Mike
Houston
Los Angeles
John P. Alevizs
Dodgers
Alevizos
Bill DeWitt
St. Louis Browns
Cincinnati Reds
DeWitt
Branch Rickey
Browns
Vern Stephens
Jack Kramer
Ellis Kinder
Billy Hitchcock
al Zarilla
Stan Spence
Sam Zoldak
Gerry Priddy
Tigers
Wally Judnich
Johnny Berardino
Bob Muncrief
Bles Moss
Matt Batts
Moss
Charlie
Hamburg
SWIFT
Finast
Wa. L. Pet. GB
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
St. Louis
Cincinnati
San Diego
AAU
Tim Moore
Mount Snow
Green Mountains
Vermont
Mount Snow, Vermont
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!