Ali Wepner bout shows boxing as macho show not sport
Muhammad Ali battered Chuck Wepner in a fight billed as boxing but described as a machismo spectacle. Ali teased rival showdowns with Foreman and Frazier while promoter Don King praised the audience’s money well spent.
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Cleveland
Muhammad Ali
Chuck Wepner
Wepner
Ali
Cleveland Coliseum
Tony Perez
Perez
Joe Bugner
England
Frazier
George Foreman
New York
Foreman
Don King
Moret Dangled As Trade Bait For Red Sox Spring
Southpaw Rogelio Moret struggled in five innings as the Red Sox fell 5 4 to Kansas City in Ft Myers. Manager Darrell Johnson said Moret showed some improvement but his breaking ball remained unreliable. The loss leaves Boston 7 12 in spring exhibitions with Rick Wise slated to start against Detroit.
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Winter Haven
Fla
Rogelio Moret
Boston Red Sox
Oret
Red Sox
Kansas City Royals
Ft. Myers
Moret
Kansas City
Harmon Killebrew
Carl Yastrzemski
Boston
Paul Splittorff
Lindy McDaniel
Splittorff
Danny Cater
Bernie Carbo
Dick Drago
Rod Scott
Jamie Quirk
Scott
Fran Healy
Frank White
Healy
American International College
Holyoke
Mass
Detroit Tigers
Rick Wise
Detroit
Maine Heads For Florida
The University of Maine Bears depart for Miami for 20 exhibition games in 11 days as preparation for the 1975 season. Coach John Winkin leads 22 players with co captains Rich Prior and Kevin Goodhue. Prior is a senior left handed pitcher and Goodhue a senior first baseman.
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Crono
University of Maine
Miami
Fla
Black Bears
John Winkin
Rich Prior
Kevin Goodhue
Prior
Goodhue
FBI Eyes Dog Race Row as Owners Face Contempt
Greyhound owners at Seabrook refuse to race violating a court order and must show cause why they should not be jailed. Judge Charles Douglas ordered 23 owners to appear in Rockingham County Superior Court. FBI said to probe possible underworld involvement amid threats and violence reports. Governor Thomson seeks FBI help to investigate the dispute.
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Exeter
N.H
Seabrook
Charles Douglas
Rockingham County
Hinsdale
New England Greyhound Asso
Ciation
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Meldrim Thomson
Manchester
FBI
World Element
Thomson
Joe Zellner
Zellner
Celtics Defeat Cavaliers In Ohio Records Crowd
Boston Coach Tom Heinsohn led the defending champions as Dave Cowens posted 25 points and 17 rebounds in an 89-84 win over Cleveland before the largest Ohio crowd in hoops history at Cleveland Arena.
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Cleveland
Ohio
National Basketball Association
Cleveland Cavaliers
Boston Celtics
Boston
Tom Heinsohn
NBA
Heinsohn
Dave Cowens
Celtics
Celts
Washington Bullets
Bullets
Washington
Cavaliers
Houston
New York
Tuesday Cowens
Celtic
John Havlicek
Havlicek
Cavalier
Bobby Smith
Smitty
Bill Fitch
Fitch
Jim Chones
New Orleans Jazz
Chicago
Thompson Named Top Cager
North Carolina State star David Thompson received the AP college basketball Player of the Year award for a second straight season with 188 votes. Adrian Dantley finished second for Notre Dame. UCLA’s Bill Walton was the prior two-time recipient.
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NEW York
David Thompson
North Carolina State
Associated Press
Notre Dame
Adrian Dantley
Thompson
UCLA
Bill Walton
David Meyers
Kevin Grevey
Kentucky
North Carolina
Tigers Gear Up For Spring
Biddeford High announces spring schedules for baseball track and golf with April start dates at West Brook and Thornton Academy. Details list venues times and key coaches and players for each sport. Bowdoin finishes fourth in NCAA III swimming. Colby heads to Florida on a preseason baseball tour. Foreman misses five fights night option. NIT may trim field to 12 or 14 teams.
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Dick Charles
Biddeford High
Richard Hebert
Westbrook
St. Louis Alumni Field
Thornton Academy
Kennebunk
Richard Buffum
Tiger
Steve Notis
Jack Garvin
James Maguire
Paul Twomey
Art Descoteaux
Bowdoin College
Allegheny College
Meadville
Chico State of California
Johns Hopkins
Monmouth State
Bowdoin
George Foreman
Ontario Athletic Commission
Foreman
Alonzo Johnson
Pedro Acosta
Mac Foster
Terry Daniels
Boone Kirkman
New York City
Sports expansion boom goes bust in the 1970s
AP reports the sports expansion boom is collapsing as inflation and recession hit. Major leagues face debt with ABA WHA WFL losses, while teams fold or contract. Bowie Kuhn and executives warn of shrinking, with potential future withdrawals and cost pressures in baseball hockey basketball and football.
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New York
Europe
Orient
Smallville
USA
Wall St
Flatbush Ave
Milwaukee
National Basketball Association
Philadelphia
National Hockey League
American Basketball Association
World Hockey Association
World Football League
ABA
WFL
World Team Boxing
John Y. Brown
Memphis
San Diego
Brown
Memphis Y
Bowie Kuhn
NBA
Louis Harris
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Maine
Florida
Cavs
Campy Russell
Jim Brewer
Paul Westphal
Tigers
Old Orchard Beach
Loranger
Mary Bean
Colby College
Southland
Colby
University of South Florida
Florida Institute of Technology
Florida Central
Florida Southern
Valencia Community College
Canada
Peter Bavasi
Padres
Bavasi
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