Truth, sport, and speech in a gag rule era
A discussion of how major leagues punish players for critical comments and the fight for First Amendment rights in sports. It cites Kareem Abdul Jabbar, Bill Walton, Pete Rozelle, Duane Thomas, Jim Bouton, Marvin Miller, and Muhammad Ali, noting fines, investigations, and debates over free expression in baseball, football, basketball, and beyond.
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NEW York
NEA
Azeem Abdul-Jabbar
National Basketball Association
Jabbar
Bill Walton
Portland
Bronx
National Football League
NBA
Pete Rozelle
Duane Thomas
Thomas
Jim Bouton
Baseball
Bouton
Warn
Congress
Sovereigns of Sport
Marvin Miller
Baseball Players Association
14Th Street
Supreme Court
Abdul-Jabbar
American Civil Liberties Union
Wisconsin
Milwaukee Bucks
Bucks
Jim Brosnan
Muhammad Ali
Tony Perez
Dave Hill
Hill
Weldon Drew Named Texas Coach of the Year
Weldon Drew led Houston Kashmere to an undefeated AAAA season and state title as he won the Texas Sports Writers Association high school basketball coach of the year. Kashmere beat Midland Lee 52 47 in triple overtime and edged Paschal 60 58 for the crown.
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Fort Worth
Tex
UPI
Weldon Drew
Houston Kashmere
Texas Sports Writers Association
Kashmere
Midland Lee
Fort Worth Paschal
Drew
O.W. Follis
Lamesa
Paschal
Jim Wall
Wall
Bill Ingram
Ingram
LaPoynor Larue
Donnie Swain
Houston
Lincoln
Ken Cleveland
Dimmitt
Mike Konstadt
Corpus Christi Carroll
Royce Franklin
Tyler
Whiz Kids Back as Phillies sweep Pirates in doubleheader
The Phillies ride 21 year old pitchers Larry Christenson and Tom Underwood to a 6 3 1 victory in the opener and a 4 2 win in the nightcap over the Pirates. Christenson allowed six hits in seven innings and Underwood improved to eight wins as Philadelphia moves within two games of Pittsburgh in the NL East.
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Fred McMane
UPI
Philadelphia Phillies
Phillies
Larry Christenson
Tom Underwood
Robin Roberts
Curt Simmons
Pittsburgh Pirates
Pirates
Christenson
Tug McGraw
Mike Schmidt
Ollie Brown
Jerry Martin
Mike Anderson
Underwood
Winds Sign Jamieson And Draft Pick For Chicago WFL
The Chicago Winds of the World Football League sign veteran running back Cyril Pinder and Indiana University defensive tackle Larry Jamieson plus a draft choice to play home games at Soldier Field for three seasons. Pinder led last year’s WFL Chicago rushing with 925 yards and formerly played for the Eagles Bears Cowboys.
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Chicago
Chicago Winds
Soldier Field
Indiana University
Larry Jamieson
St. Louis Cardinals
Cyril Pinder
Pinder
Philadelphia Eagles
The
Bears
Dallas Cowboys
Chicago Fire
Karate Demonstration Slated Here Thursday
The Bonham Jaycees sponsor a karate show Thursday night by Denison residents in the old high school auditorium on Main street. Demonstrations include stick and knife fighting self defense board breaking and free fighting with proceeds funding a civic center project.
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Bonham Jaycees
Denison
Jaycees’ Fund
Green Prefers Tough Courses in Western Open Showdown
Hubert Green seeks another hard test at Butler National in the Western Open after contending at Medinah. The $200000 event awards $40000 to the winner and follows a U S Open where Lou Graham claimed playoff glory. Green, from Birmingham, notes Butler’s length and difficulty as a real challenge.
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Oakbrook
Ill
UPI
Hubert Green
Birmingham
Ala
Medinah
Butler National
Lou Graham
John Mahaffey
Graham
Tom Watson
Butler
Green
Republicans Drop Challenge to Multimember Districts in Texas
The Texas GOP says it will end its challenge to multimember House districts after Governor signatures establishing single member counties. GOP Chairman Jack Warren said the party asks the Supreme Court to remand to district court to decide mootness as the appeal remains before the U S Supreme Court. The party was among several plaintiffs in the case.
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Austin, Tex
UPI
Republican Party of Texas
GOP
Jack Warren
Republican Party
Supreme Court
District Court
Warren
U.S. Supreme Court
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