Clint Courtney Remembered As Tough Outside Soft Inside
Clint Courtney, 48, died of a heart attack in a Rochester hotel while managing the Richmond club for the Atlanta Braves. A former Yankee and Oriole catcher known as Scraps, he played 11 major league seasons and pursued a managerial career.
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Clyde King
Bonham Daily Favorite Sports Brief
Bonham area sports brief reflects local athletics coverage from Tuesday June 17 1975 with compact notes on teams standings and scores from recent games.
ABA Draft Picks Stress Signings Amid Tight Budgets
Dave DeBusschere, in his first year as ABA commissioner, acknowledged the high costs of signing top draftees. Denver Nuggets hold Marvin Webster as the likely No. 1 pick, while Virginia Squires select David Thompson, both likely unaffordable for their teams.
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California Angels outfielder Lee Stanton named AL Player of the Week
Lee Stanton of the California Angels was named AL Player of the Week after hitting 16 times in 38 at bats for a .421 average. He hit his first two career grand slam home runs and drove in 13 runs, including two five RBI games.
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Hisle Earns Clutch Image With Twins Dominant Play
Larry Hisle, 28, dubbed Mr. Clutch, leads the Twins with a .322 batting average and 41 RBIs, delivering a two run single in the ninth to beat Oakland 7 4. He led Minnesota in game winning hits last season and has grown into a key AL All Star candidate. In Monday's win Hisle also hit his 10th homer as the Twins rallied from a deficit. Other AL scores included New York over Milwaukee 10 7 Baltimore over Cleveland 83 Boston past Detroit 6 2 in 12 innings. Weather and NL results followed with Los Angeles beating Houston 4 2 Cincinnati routing Atlanta 9 2 Pittsburgh over St Louis 10 4 Chicago defeating Philadelphia 9 7 and San Diego beating San Francisco 7 1.
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Morgan Seeks Valued Player Nod Amid Reds Spotlight
Joe Morgan fights for national recognition as he stars for the Cincinnati Reds. He’s hitting .351 with nine homers and 41 RBIs while moving to the No. 3 spot and boosting the Reds to a 9-2 win over the Atlanta Braves. Don Gullett earned his ninth win as Cincinnati maintained a three game NL West lead.
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Home Run Lifts Dodgers Infrustration Cure Against Astros
Dodgers rally from a 2-1 deficit to beat the Astros 4-2 on May night as Steve Garvey delivers a 410 foot go ahead homer off Larry Dierker with Jimmy Wynn aboard. Don Sutton earns his 11th win and Dodgers stay 3 1/2 games behind Reds.
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Jenkins wins first golf title at Philadelphia Classic
Tom Jenkins captured his first pro golf title by one stroke over Johnny Miller at the Philadelphia IVB Golf Classic. Rain delayed play three days at Whitemarsh Valley. Jenkins finished 9 under 275. Miller moved ahead in Ryder Cup points with 17100 for second, surpassing Jack Nicklaus on the money list.
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Coaches All-America Game Set For Saturday Night
Neal Jeffrey of Baylor and Dave Hamm gear up for the 15th annual Coaches All-America Football Game in Lubbock Texas. A 9 p.m. EDT kickoff airs on ABC with an expected 45 000 spectators as West seeks a third straight win.
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Connors and Evert Top Wimbledon Seeds
The 98th Wimbledon draw has Jimmy Connors and Chris Evert as No 1 seeds and favorites for the titles. Ken Rosewall is No 2, Bjorn Borg No 3, Guillermo Vilas No 4, with total prize money at Wimbledon $266000 and Connors and Evert winning $23000 and $16100 respectively. Attendance in the American League rises 12 percent vs 1974 through 335 dates.
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Coaches Unite Against New Gender Equity Rules
Barry Switzer Darrell Royal and Woody Hayes pressed before House Speaker Carl Albert and Pat O Donnell to back a resolution by Sen. Jesse Helms to overturn HEW rules requiring equal expenditures on men's and women's athletics. They argued the HEW standards apply to programs not funded by federal dollars. Switzer warned enforcement could end most OU men's sports aside from football wrestling and possibly basketball. They cited gate receipts and donations as funding sources.
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