Foster the Destroyer Emerges From Reds Lineup Shock
George Foster of the Cincinnati Reds stands as the season’s leading run producer in the triple crown categories with 72 RBIs and a 327 batting average. He headlines all star ballots and will start in center as Luzinski and Kingman man the outfield. Foster’s journey includes hypnosis, Bible study, and a deliberate stance at bat, earning him the nickname The Destroyer from Sparky Anderson and praise from teammates as a key to Cincinnati’s success.
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George Foster
Cincinnati Reds
Greg Luzinski
Philadelphia Phillies
Ete Foster
Reds
Dave Kingman
David Kingman
Sky One
Sparky Anderson
Sparky
Peter Rose
Riverfront Stadium
Rose Garden
Fosterville
Bobby Tolan
Hal McRae
Buddy Bradford
Chris Speirer
Giants
Duffy
Foster
Bob Howsam
George
Ted Kluszewski
Klu
Hank Aaron
Joe Morgan
Tony Perez
Bob Bailey
Destroyer
IOC rivals U N in Indecisiveness
Montreal AP profiles Lord Killanin contrasting him with Avery Brundage. The piece critiques IOC culture, noting its exclusive makeup, lack of women, and disconnect from government, while portraying Killanin as a humane diplomat who accepts expenses and questions the buying of the presidency.
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Montreal
Lord Killanin
Avery Brundage
International Olympic Committee
Brundage
Killanin
Midas
IOC
Test developed to deter drug use at Olympics
Montreal AP reports a sophisticated drug checking program will be used at the Games to deter and detect banned substances. About 2,300 urine samples will be analyzed, with all medal winners and most fourth-place finishers plus random selections tested for drugs. Anabolic steroids are among the targets, reflecting past disqualifications for doping. Results vary by test type, with most results in 8 to 10 hours and steroid analysis taking about four days.
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Montreal
Robert Dugal
Innsbruck
Austria
Munich
International Olympic Committee
Dugal
Sweden
Africa urges Black athletes to boycott Olympics
Sacramento reports The Sacramento Bee quotes an anonymous source saying Black American Olympians will be approached by Black African countries to withdraw from the Games. The source warns a traumatic political experience could result and that blacks in the United States may face external pressure to pull out.
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Sacramento
The
Sacramento Bee
Taiwan rejects plan to march under IOC emblem
The Nationalist Chinese Olympic Committee decided to withdraw from the Montreal Games citing Canada's discrimination. The decision followed reports that the IOC full session approved the executive board proposal for Taiwanese athletes to march behind the IOC emblem without using the Republic of China name.
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Taiwan
Yai Lim
Kui Lim
Kingston
Canada
Lord Killanin
IOC
Taipei
Chinese Olympic Committee
Montreal
Republic of China Olympic Committee
International Olympic Committee
Republic of China
Montreal Times
China
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