Giants Fire Arnsparger. McVay Named Replacement
Pleasantville New York Giants fire head coach Bill Arnsparger after seven straight losses. John McVay, in his first year with the Giants, named as head coach with plans to meet owner Wellington Mara and review film before deciding on a permanent choice. Robustelli cited improvement under Arnsparger but said the club needed a change to salvage the season.
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Malone expensive deal for Rockets lands Moses Malone
The Houston Rockets traded their next two years first round picks to the Buffalo Braves for Moses Malone. Buffalo also received $100,000. Malone reunites with former coach Tom Nissalke as Houston aims to vault to a division title.
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Tom
Rowe joins Celtics in organized practice session
Curtis Rowe, now with the Boston Celtics after five years observing the team, described the practice as highly organized. He, recovering from minor knee tendinitis, is set to see action Thursday against the Buffalo Braves at Hartford Civic Center, while Sidney Wicks also adjusts after joining the team late.
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Wicks reunites with Celtics in move from Pistons
The 27-year-old UCLA teammates and neighbors from Los Angeles reunite as Wicks joins Boston after a five year gap since being traded from Portland and Rowe from Detroit. Rowe has a newborn daughter while adjusting to Celtics drills and new system.
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Six Reds among NL stars picked
Cincinnati's Joe Morgan is a unanimous choice to the 1976 UPI National League All Star team with five other Reds, plus Burrs, Concepcion, Rose, Foster, Griffey, and Eastwick. The selection by 27 UPI correspondents highlights Rose over Madlock, Boone over Bench, and Eastwick over Metzger in tight races.
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Bob Watson
Houston
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Atlanta
Bill Russell
Larry Bowa
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Mike Schmidt
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Dave Kingman
al Oliver
Pittsburgh
Dave Parker
Cesar Cedeno
Jim Wynn
Rick Monday
Cesar Geronimo
Jay Johnstone
San Diego
Steve Carlton
Tom Seaver
Don Sutton
Skip Lockwood
Ron Reed
Ken Forsch
Canadiens Defeat Islanders 4-1 to stay unbeaten
Montreal, holding a 9-2 record and league lead with 18 points, downed New York 4-1 as Larry Robinson and Jacques Lemaire opened the scoring on power plays. The Islanders drop to 6-2-1 with 13 points after a first-period brawl-like sequence and key penalties.
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Michigan Tops College Football Poll With 38 First-Place Votes
Michigan remains No. 1 in the UPI ratings with 416 points and 38 first place votes amid three shutouts and a 7-0 record. Pitt rises to second after throttling Navy behind Tony Dorsett. UCLA and USC also climb, while Ohio State and Missouri move into the top 10.
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Ruth Widow of Babe Ruth Dies at 76 in New York
Mrs. Ruth widow of the late New York Yankee slugger Babe Ruth died Monday of cancer at age 76 in New York. She supported baseball’s youth program Babe Ruth Baseball after his 1948 death and remained active at games, aiding teens and aspiring players. Born Claire Merrit, she wed Ruth in 1929 after a long courtship with actor James Barton introducing them.
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Waubeeka Springs to Host Second Veterans Golf Day
Amstown Mass reports poor weather and low attendance on Sunday October 24. The Waubeeka Springs golf links have decided to hold a second U.S. Veterans golf day on Sunday October 31 with tee time at 8 a.m.
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Arlington Eagles win first Dot Jones League title
Arlington field hockey team Dominates Green Mountain 5 0 to finish the season 10 1 1 and top the league Sonya Ryan racked up a hat trick and increased her season scoring to 23 goals Joyce Smith and Dottie O'Dea contributed goals and assists as Arlington secured the league crown and awaited playoff pairings later today
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Pan the deerhound tops field at Green Mountain trials
Pan the Scottish deerhound owned by Stanley Fisher and James Phinizy won best-in-field among about 50 sighthounds at Green Mountain International Sure Field Trial in Bennington. Pan earned enough points to become a Field Champion of record, the first deerhound field champion in the east, after a fast finish ahead of Bannon and Bandit.
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Area teams head to post season in three classes
Bennington County Marble Valley League sends Mt Anthony Burr and Burton and Arlington into postseason in classes L I and M. Mt Anthony seeded seventh will meet Missisquoi at Proctor field at 1 p.m. Burr and Burton as fifth seed faces Otter Valley at Mill River field at 11 a.m. Arlington eighth seed clashes with Sacred Heart ninth in Randolph on Thursday in class M. Sacred Heart beat Arlington last year in playoffs.
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Horse racing results by grade and bets from October 25 1976
A dense listing shows race results across grades from First-Grade D to Twelfth-Grade 8 with horse names, payouts, trifecta and quiniela bets, and wagers. Attendance logged at 950 with handle 70660.
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