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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1975
Page
9
Murray Olderman reports that former all pro players including Ted Kwalick and Ted Hendricks allege they were blackballed by NFL teams other than their own after contracts expired. The piece questions league politics and player freedom amidsignings and releases.
The Los Angeles Lakers cut veteran Bill Bridges after a poor season, with Bridges accepting the move to enroll in UCLA law school. He later returned briefly to aid the Warriors in the NBA title run, thanking Warriors owner Franklin Mieuli for saving his career.
Discusses Joe Namath as a market draw for the World Football League and the need for a better television deal to entice him, noting he has only one more productive year left if negotiations falter.
West Virginia fishing prospects look favorable with Sutton and Tygart reservoirs yielding catfish crappie panfish and some bass while Bluestone reports solid catfish crappie and panfish and East Lynn muskies with two 37 inchers caught this week. Rain dampens Summersville fishing and southern streams run high and muddy though the New and Greenbrier rivers at Hinton stay usable.
Carmine Salvino finished 19th at the Sacramento Open boosting his third place money total to $36,678 while Ed Ressler sits at $36,378. Earl Anthony leads with $68,560 and Dave Davis is second with $50,935. Steve Neff earned $3,000 for ninth and Sam Flanagan added $5,000 as he moved to $18,783 year earnings. The Port land Open is next, with Nelson Burton Jr and Mark Roth among top earners in the tour.
Friday games list matchups including Boston at Kansas City Oakland at Detroit Chicago at New York California at Milwaukee Baltimore at Minnesota and Cleveland at Texas with partial NL East and West standings shown. Thursday results and various pitching lines are partially included in the messy OCR piece.
Darrell Evans scored on a misplayed grounder by Cubs third baseman Bill Mad with the bases loaded and two outs in the ninth, lifting the Atlanta Braves to a 5 4 win in the opener of a two game set. The second game was halted after 1 inning with Chicago leading 6 2. An early curfew sent the Cubs to catch a plane home for Friday’s afternoon game.
In Paris at Roland Garros B Borg, 19, overcame a twisted neck to defeat Harold Solomon and reach the semifinals. Panetta ousted John Andrews to set a Borg Panetta semifinal, while Dibbs and Vilas advance to face each other in the other aeta.
Detroit pitchers Dick Lange and Ron Figueroa were involved in a dugout melee that led to Willie Horton being ejected after a bat was brandished. Horton denied grudges as AL officials expected no suspensions or fines following talks with umpires.
Montreal Expos win 3-2 over San Diego Padres in a marathon game. Mike Jorgensen doubled to drive in Pete Mackanin for the decisive run in the 15th, after San Diego tied it at 2-2 in the 11th on Willie McCovey’s sixth homer of the season.
Joe LaHoud drove in four runs with two homers including a three run shot as the California Angels defeated Detroit 7-1 in the first game. Earlier, John Hiller closed with three outs to secure Detroit’s 5-3 win in the nightcap.
Gary Nolan won his sixth straight decision and drove in two runs as Cincinnati exploded for seven runs in the sixth inning to rout the St. Louis Cardinals 10-1. Nolan improved to 7-3, allowing three hits in six innings, before Will McEnaney finished. Lynn McGlothen took the loss for St. Louis.
Auction notices list services for Mary Eleanor Blue in Bluefield West Virginia and an auction at Roanoke Auto Auction on Kimbell and Liberty Road with dealer access. A Bluewell Lions Club auction is planned for June 14 in the parking lot of Peoples Bank of Bluewell with new and antique items offered.
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