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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1976
Page
13
Russian gymnast Olga Korbut demonstrated her balance beam style during a rehearsal for the 21st Olympic Games when she suddenly missed a landing, recovering with composure as teammates looked on.
Detroit fans pay top money to see Mark Fidrych pitch as 35,000 tickets sold for Friday’s game against Oakland at Tiger Stadium. The rookie phenom, 9-2, has drawn crowds over 50,000 in recent outings, while Dave Roberts faces Vida Blue in tonight’s game opening a four game home stand.
The NHL approves transferring the California Seals to Cleveland effective immediately. Mel Swig remains a major owner as the club joins the Charles Adams Division in the Prince of Wales Conference for 1976-77. The team will play at the 18,000-seat Coliseum in Richfield between Cleveland and Dayton.
Shimshon Brokman of Israel edged Steve Taylor of Hamden, Conn., by a quarter mile in the Barrington Yacht Club 420 World Cup race. Taylor's second place after three races gives him the overall lead with 11 points under Olympic scoring, with Yannick Pollet and Peter Melvin also in contention as the fleet of 40 sails on Narragansett Bay.
Montreal AP reports a 350 technician strike by the Canadian Overseas Telecommunications Union may disrupt world telecasts of the Olympic Games. Teleglobe Canada warns of possible quality issues while CBC-TV and ABC-TV say their services remain unaffected and negotiations continue with a federal mediator.
Former New England junior middleweight boxing champion Jackie Smith will meet Paul Osborne of Burlington in an eight round feature on July 26 at the Golden Banana nightclub on Massachusetts 1 in Peabody. Smith is a recent Boston College graduate from Brockton.
After two days of rain the Twin City Softball League resumed with two games. Biddeford Industry edged Tri-City C.B. 7-4 to stay 9-0, while Donovan Weading downed Public Cable 13-8 to go to 5-4.
Yugoslavia defeated the Providence College All-Stars 106 to 98 in a Montreal Olympic tuneup. Drazen Dalipaghic led with 21 points, supported by Zeljko Jerkov and Damir Solman with 17 each, while UConn alums and Providence standouts paced the hosts.
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