Strike Likely As Talks Go Past Midnight Hour
Baseball free agent compensation talks extended past midnight with a strike still likely for Friday. UNION head Miller warned players to prepare for a walkout while owners announced a new offer and a five hour hotel negotiation recess.
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Players’ Union
Washington
National Labor Relations Board
New York
Ray Grebey
Miller
Kenneth Moffett
Chicago
San Diego
Cubs
Moffett
Holmes Faces Spinks In Detroit Title Show Tonight
WBC heavyweight champion Larry Holmes defends his title in Detroit against Leon Spinks at Joe Louis Arena in a nationally televised card. Holmes, 37-0 with 27 KOs, seeks a 10th defense while Spinks, 15th pro fight, eyes an upset amid a sizable purse and undercard featuring Mamby, Dokes, Page, and Gardner.
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Larry Holmes
World Boxing Council
Leon Spinks
Holmes
Leon
Spinks
Joe Louis Arena
Louis
Saoul Mamby
Michael Dokes
Greg Page
ABC
Las Vegas
Easton
Nevada
Mike Weaver
New York
Madison Square Garden
Scott LeDoux
Bloomington, Mann
Mamby
Jo Kimpuani
Zaire
France
Kim Sang-Hyon
Korea
Seoul
Kimpuani
Saesasak Muangsurin
Thailand
Muangsurin
Dokes
Miami
Fla
WBC
John L. Gardner
England
Page
Louisville
Alfredo Evangelista
Spain
Evangelista
Don King
King
Coleman Young
Joe Frazier
Bob Foster
Pete Rose Waits To Break NL Hit Record In Philly
In Philadelphia Pete Rose eyes No. 3,631 as the crowd of 57,386 urged him to bat again against Houston. A tense ninth inning ended with Tug McGraw sealing a Phillies win while court actions left his historic chase unresolved.
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Pete Rose
Rose
Philadelphia Phillies
Houston Astros
Phillies
Stan Musial
Musial
Houston
Astros
Nick Colosi
Colosi
Tug McGraw
Expos complete three game sweep of Braves 7 0
Montreal Expos beat Atlanta 7 0 behind Steve Rogers seven hits nine strikeouts and two RBI from Gary Carter Warren Cromartie and Andre Dawson. Rogers improves to seven four with fifth straight wins over the Braves dating to 1977.
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Cromartie
Rodney Scott
Dawson
Carter
Rogers
Tennis Tourney Opens As Wood Seeks Back-to-Back Title
Danny Wood defends his championship as the Third Annual Daily Telegraph Tennis Tournament starts at 10 a.m. at Bluefield City Courts. The Wise, Virginia veteran, last year's winner over Princeton's Jon Levern, faces a 32-player field that will be cut to four by Sunday with semifinals and finals held that afternoon. The morning session features 16 first-round matches including Wood versus John Taylor and Lovern versus Garrison.
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Daily Telegraph
Bluefield
Wood
Wise
Princeton
Jon Levern
Jim Bailey
Shawn van Hulst
Rick Thompson
Larry McGlothlin
David Ball
Jack Lawson
Dale Conn
Andrew Beto
Rick Graham
John Senser
Jeff Lipinski
Rodney Howery
Terry Cole
Paul Meador
Ted Lipinski
Jeff Robinette
Jim Macomber
John Gouge
Kevin White
Eddie Harless
Gary Woods
Joe Blankenship
Jon Lovern
Bruce Garrison
John Taylor
Dean Rose
Robert Shamblin
Brent Richardson
Scott Hinte
Thomas Hodges
Augusto Flores
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Norton
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Bernardo Mercado
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Richard Landreth
Bluefield State College
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Riley-West Post No. 9
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Pete
Brett
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Quirk
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Roy Lee Jackson
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