Yogi Berra and the Mets in a managerial shakeup
The piece traces Yogi Berra’s managerial career with the Yankees and Mets, noting firings and near-firings under M. Donald Grant and Ralph Houk. It cites the Linz harmonica incident, Cleon Jones controversy, and questions whether Berra’s leadership caused or reflected club turmoil, ending with Berra reportedly golfing in New Jersey.
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M. Donald Grant
M. Donald
Mets
Cincinnati
Oakland
Yogi
Grant
Yankees
White Sox
Cleon Jones
Linz
Jones
St Petersburg
Cleon
New York
Roy McMillan
Bill Virdon
New Jersey
Menne Leads Maine Open After Second Round
Bob Menne of Lawrence Massachusetts shot four under par 68 to lead the Maine Open at Riverside in Portland. He sits one stroke ahead of several players including Ray Fickett Casco Jim Mackey Palm Beach Jeff Lewis Sandwich and John Mills Jr Brunswick. Others at 70 include Jim McLean Seattle Charles Volpone Concord and Andy Gard Weston with 71 among many ties. The three day event wraps Thursday.
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Portland
Maine
Bob Menne
Lawrence, Mass
Riverside
Meine
Ray Fickett
Casco
Jim Mackey
Palm Beach
Fla
Jeff Lewis
Sandwich
Mass
John Mills Jr
Brunswick
Jim McLean
Seattle
Wash
Charles Volpone
Concord
Andy Gard
Weston
Ron Brown Jr
Irwin Aims at Money Lead At PGA Title Fight
Hale Irwin could take the 1975 money title as he tees off at the 57th PGA National Championship at Firestone. The Missouri native trails Jack Nicklaus by about $15,000 but plans only a few more starts. Irwin has two wins this season and another strong finish could lift him past Nicklaus.
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Akron
Ohio
Hale Irwin
University of Colorado
Firestone Country Club
Missourian
Irwin
Jack Nicklaus
Weiskopf Tops Contenders In PGA Opener At Firestone
Tom Weiskopf eyes his first PGA crown as he leads a strong field at Firestone Country Club Akron Ohio. He recalls a costly Western memory and joins Jack Nicklaus Lee Trevino Johnny Miller Arnold Palmer in the list of top contenders for the major.
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Firestone Country Club
Akron
Ohio
Trevino
UPI
Akron, Ohio
Tom Weiskopf
Westchester
Weiskopf
Jack Nicklaus
Weiskopfl
Nicklaus
Lee Trevino
Johnny Miller
Arnold
Palmer
Tom Weiskopf Weiskopf
Red Sox Rally Past Brewers 5 2 to End Slump
Boston, trailing 2 0 after eight, scores four in the ninth as Doug Griffin drives in the decisive run and Jim Rice adds a two run single amid a benches clearing episode with Darrell Porter. Reliever Willoughby earns the win with 5 1 3 innings of two hit shutout relief.
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Milwaukee
Darrell Johnson
Boston Red Sox
Rico Petrocelli
Jim Willougby
Baltimore Orioles
Red Sox
Milwaukee Brewers
Doug Griffin
Jim Rice
Brewer
Darrell Porter
Baltimore
Detroit
Orioles
Johnson
Colborn
Willoughby
St. Louis Cardinals
Tulsa
Eve
Rick Burleson
Denny Doyle
Carl Yastrzemski
Tom Murphy
Boston
Cecil
Murphy
Moore Porter
Connors Seeks Ashe Rematch After Easy Win
Jimmy Connors, top seed, defeats John James 7-5 6-3 in a $100,000 international on Mt. Washington clay. Connors says his Wimbledon ankle is healed and he wants a rematch with Arthur Ashe, who had defeated him previously.
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North Conway
N.H
Jimmy Connors
Belleville
Ill
Arthur Ashe
Ashe
Connors
John James
Australia
Wimbleon
Nastase
Argentina
Guillermo Vilas
Louisville
Ken Rosewall
Rod Laver
Laver
Gerald Battrick
Britain
Rosewall
Barry Philips-Moore
Mt. Washington Chamber of Commerce
Volvo Co
John Alexander
Kjell Johansson
Also Mentioned on This Page
Baseball Hall of Fame
Yogi Berra
Bucky Harris
Casey Stengel
Ralph Houk
Bob Gibson
Berra
Gil Hodges
New York Mets
Red Smith
Johnny Keane
Houk
Phil Linz
Menne
Pro Lyon
Jay Dolan
Leicester
Cotton Dunn
Salem
Bruce Samaklis
Mast
Poland
Jerry Maxfield
Portsmouth
Paul Barkhouse
Danvers
Eed Whatley
Lyonfield
Bill Flynn
North Reading
Byron Abbott
Wayne Levi
Herkimer, NY
Bruce Dobre
Worcester, Vass
Barrie Bruce
Billerea
Jim Thomas
Naples
Scott Hughes
Cumberland
Jack Lances
Mike Dumas
Bobo Mathews
Ueasta
PGA
Gene Littler
Tet
Firestone
Brewers
Petrocelli
Sox
Jim Palmer
Jim
Porter
Rice
John Milner
Expos
South Africa
Kim Connors
Tony Trabert
Dennis Ralston
Trabert
the Nastase
Romania
Red Clay Court
Mt. Cranmore
Graham Sitwell
Sweden
Ray Moore
Hans Plotz
Norman Holmes
Melbourne Fla
John Lloyd
Victor Pecci
Paraguay
Dick Crealy
Colin Dowdeswell
Rhodesia
Patrick Proisy
France
Ilie Nastase
Graham Stilwell
Bailey Brown
Barry Phillips Moore
John Yuill
Phillips Moore
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