Connors Opens Open Championship Aiming For Major Win
In Forest Hills Connors starts the 416,400 US Open defending champion and top seed seeks his first major title since 1974. The lefty faces Bob Hewitt in the opening Stadium Court match while Corrado Barazzutti and Paul Kronk launch on the Grandstand. Several stars including Newcombe, Solomon, Panatta and Nastase are scheduled in early rounds as Ramírez and Proisy battle on the other court.
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Connors
Forest Hills
N.Y
UPI
Immy Connors
Ambledon
Australia
Bob Hewitt
Stadium Court
A.m
Onny Parun
Bjorn Borg
U.S
Solomon
Cliff Fletcher
Guillermo Vilas
Arthur Ashe
Ramirez
Borg
Nastase
Roscoe Tanner
Orange
N.J
Renee Richards
Tanner
NFL players table owners offer stalls bargaining
NFL players association tabled the latest contract proposal and called for continued bargaining. Key points included squad size limits and bonuses under discussion as Ed Garvey and Dick Anderson commented on the process and potential terms. The talks followed a 10-hour meeting with no strike plan announced and no release of specific terms.
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Chicago
UPI
Pro Football Management
National Football League
New York
NFL Players Association
Ed Garvey
Garvey
NFLPA
Dick Anderson
Miami Dolphins
Association
Rozelle
Siderowf Leads Amateurs After Tense First Round
Siderowf, the British Amateur champion from Westport, Conn, edged Mike Barge 1 up at the Bel-Air Country Club as the UPI report notes intense heat and his rough day. Fellow notables included Vinny Giles losing to Don Reese on the 20th hole, and Gary Cowan cruising past David Richards 7 and 6.
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Los Angeles
UPI
Dick Siderowf
Westport
Conn
U.S
Siderow
Don Reese
Reese
Vinny
Giles
Sherows
Barge
Siderows
Bobby Jones
Grosse Ile
Mich
Troy
Ala
Riviera Country
Gary Cowan
Canada
David Richards
Chambersburg
Cowan
Grieve Saves Rangers With Fenway Homer After Early Error
Local pitcher Tom Grieve of the Texas Rangers, watching 50 Pittsfield friends from Fenway stands, miscued a Carl Yastrzemski popup in the sixth to let Boston score twice. He recovered in the seventh with a two run homer, lifting Texas to an 8-3 win over the Red Sox. Reliever Steve Foucault closed the game keeping Boston at bay after Briles wore down in the eighth. Grieve called the miscue the most embarrassing moment of his career.
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Boston
UPI
Tom Grieve
Texas Rangers
Grieve
Pittsfield
Carl Yastrzmski
Rangers
Red Sox
Fenway Park
Nelson Bries
Steve Foucault
Red Sx
Briles
Cecil Roper
Jim Rice
Canada cuts loom as Bowman trims squad for Cup
Six must be cut from star studded Team Canada to meet the 25 man limit for the Canada Cup. Bowmen aims to keep regular lines, with Carter Orr Gare ready for opener against Finland while Hull touts Canada as the team to beat in the six nation tournament.
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Bowman
Team Canada
Philadelphia
Toigh
Hull
Dismal Patriots injuries hit Foxboro roster
Patriots coach Chuck Fairbanks revealed dismal medical reports on key players Randy Vataha Steve Burks and Steve Corbett and Leon Gray after Monday night loss Vataha faces four to six weeks out with a triple fracture of the left cheekbone Burks neck sprain may require cast rest Corbett neck surgery may end his career Gray has a bruised knee Fairbanks lamented losing two top performers and said roster decisions depend on league rulings and available healthy players
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Foxboro
Mass
UPI
Chuck Fairbanks
New England Patriots
Fairbanks
Randy Vataha
Steve Burks
Steve Corbett
Leon Gray
Vataha
Cleveland Browns
Burks
Corbett
Newton-Welles
Ley
Gray
Cleveland
Orr
Bowman
Orr confident he can play on sore knee in Canada Cup
Chicago Black Hawks star Bobby Orr, nursing a sore knee after six operations, said he plans to play for Team Canada in the Canada Cup of Hockey. Coach Scotty Bowman and Don Cherry voiced cautious optimism as Orr skates and awaits the first game in Ottawa against Finland.
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Orr
Chicago Black Hawks
Boston Bruins
Gare
Montreal
UPI
Bobby Orr
Team Canada
Czechoslovakia
Montreal Forum
Ottawa
Scotty Bowman
Boston
Don Cherry
Bobby
Cherry
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Association of Tennis Professionals
Raul Ramirez
Brookline
Wojtek Fibak
Washington
North Conway
N.H
Indianapolis
Ove Bengtson
Adriano Panatta
Patrick Proisy
Grandstand
Phil Dent
Jan Kos
Charlie Pasarell
Edie Dibbs
Manuel Orantes
Jan Kuki
Lie Nastase
NFL
Mt. Anthony
Patriots
Siderowf
Ed Tutwiler
San Diego State
Junio Matt Ellison
Ventura
Calif
Doug Clarke
la Jolla
Pebble Beach
Randall Mahar
Beaverton
Ore
San Francisco 49Ers
John Brodie
Aldo Butera
Danbury
Foucault
Dwight Evans
Bob Heise
Butch Hobson
Texas
Frank Lucchesi
Foucaut
Team USA
Bob Pulford
Sweden
Toronto
Pulford
Robby Storck
Larry Pleau
Finland
Danny Gare
Flyers
Bobby Clarke
Reggie Leacy
Bill Barber
Montreal Canadiens
Peter Mahovlich
Guy — Lafleur
Steve Shutt
Buffalo Sabres
Rene _ Robert
Rick Martin
Gil Perreault
Marcel Dionne
Bobby Hull
Phil Esposito
Tuttle
Bennington
Progressive Building
Depot Street
Adams
Levi
Adams Clothes Shop
Ene
Revenger
F.E.T
Klem
Blems
F.E
Francis J. Kelly, Inc
E. Main ST
Bennington, VT
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