Duped columns and pitching plots darken a spring recap
A mixed sports column feature travels from recycled letters in Dear Abby to a Northwestern spring practice and baseball notes. It recalls a telegraph era rerun tale, Denny Green’s intrasquad scoring idea, and Rangers’ 12th straight loss while highlighting players Jim Sundberg Robert Bonnell and Ted Williams trivia.
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Jim Sundberg
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Raiders win move to Los Angeles in antitrust verdict
A six member jury found the NFL violated antitrust laws by preventing the Oakland Raiders from relocating to Los Angeles. Al Davis hailed the verdict as a credibility win while NFL Commissioner Pete Rozelle vowed an expedited appeal. The Coliseum Commission supported a fall Raiders season in Los Angeles.
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Moreland Explodes for Cubs in 12-6 Win Over Astros
Keith Moreland powered the Cubs with seven RBIs on two three run homers and a single at Wrigley Field. He connected off Nolan Ryan and Frank LaCorte as Chicago snapped a four game skid and moved into a strong offensive showing.
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Pabst Blue Ribbon Edges Fowler in Open Softball Clash
John Waechter doubled in a run with a fourth inning triple to lift Pabst Blue Ribbon over Fowler Electric 3 2 at Ellis Park. Fowler had tied the game with Mike Webber s first homer of the season. Ron Hurlbert and Kevin Hartwig produced early offense for Pabst as Dick Larson pitched a complete game win.
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Pabst Blue Ribbon
Fowler
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Pabst
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Kevin Hartwig
Kirkwood Community College
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Dick Thenhaus
Brockmeyer
Jerry Doyle
Duane Long
Gary Reid
Dave Mara
Waechter
Dick Larson
Thenhaus
Jerry Zimmerman
Zimmerman
Fow
76ers reach eastern finals behind Cheeks and Toney
Maurice Cheeks and Andrew Toney combined for 43 points to power the Philadelphia 76ers to a 102-90 win over the Milwaukee Bucks. The victory clinched the series in six games, sending Philadelphia to face the Boston Celtics.
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Bobby Jones
Julius Erving
Fegen leads Iowa to a doubleheader sweep over Minnesota
Nick Fegen hit a grand slam in game one and a solo homer in game two to spark Iowa to an 8-1 and 10-6 sweep in Big Ten play. Jeff Nielsen added a solo shot, Tim Davis went 3-for-3, and Brian Hobaugh pitched through two hits in a no-hit bid until the fifth. The Hawkeyes improved to 29-19 overall and 3-7 in the conference.
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Jeff Nielsen
Tim Davis
Dick Turelli
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