Denver Nuggets Sign Marvin Webster and Begin Thompson Talks
The Nuggets signed 7-foot center Marvin Webster to a multi year 1.5 million contract and moved to sign forward David Thompson. Webster earned the Human Eraser nickname at Morgan State and set an NCAA rebounding mark. George Thompson and Monte Towe joined in earlier talks as Denver planned deals for Thompson.
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Royals shell Ryan as they shell to Oakland next
Nolan Ryan pulled groin in right leg ends his outing after churchly 13 0 Royals beat Angels. Hal McRae leadoff, Tony Solaita drives in four with two homers and a single five runs. Marty Pattin earns win with five hitter over complete game.
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Industrial No 2 slow pitch sparks tight wins at Santa Fe Park
In Industrial League No 2 play at Santa Fe Park on Wednesday night Foodtown National Guard Rendezvous Farmer’s and Data Comm. produced close results. Foodtown rallied to 9-5 over National Guard. Rendezvous topped Mid-America 13-8. Farmer’s edged Data Comm 6-4. Women’s softball saw Colonial Acres defeat Neosho Memorial Hospital 18-2 with 27 Colonial hits led by Washburn Carraway Jones and Donavan. Memorial scored in the fourth.
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Baseball Scores From Wednesday’s MLB Games
Major league results show Milwaukee defeated New York 5 3 and Baltimore beat Cleveland 13 6. Boston routed Detroit 15 7 while Oakland edged Minnesota 6 7 Kansas City blanked California 0 13 Texas won 10 3 over Chicago. In the National League Cincinnati topped Atlanta 6 9 Philadelphia beat Chicago 9 7 San Francisco won 8 7 against San Diego Montreal 7 New York 6 in 10 innings Pittsburgh defeated St. Louis 3 9 Los Angeles lost to Houston 0 4.
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Legion takes pair from Independence in Chanute walk
Chanute American Legion swept a doubleheader from Independence at City Park winning 9-2 and 6-0. Leatherman earned the first win with nine strikeouts over seven innings while Honas Hendrix and Bright sparked the offense with multiple hits and runs. Sutcliffe pitched five shutout innings in the nightcap before a season-ending shoulder injury to Larry Rogers occurred in the first inning.
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Lynn Drives in 10 as Red Sox Rout Tigers
Rookie Fred Lynn of Boston belts three homers a triple and a single to drive in 10 runs in a 15-1 rout of Detroit. His 10 RBIs tie a club record and his 16 total bases tie an AL mark, while his season totals surge past many 1950s and 1960s greats.
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Penneys cover Harper's in VFW Minor League rout
Jeff Friederick hit a decisive home run as Penney's defeated Harper's Insurance 12-2 in the VFW Minor League. Frederick and Jeff Guiot pitched for Penney's while Rod Burghart and Marvin Ray pitched for Harper's. Harper's drops to fifth straight loss.
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Furniss sets two world marks at AAU trials in Long Beach
Bruce Furniss, 18, of the Long Beach Swim Club, breaks two world records in the men’s 200 meter freestyle prelims and finals with times of 1:51.41 and 1:50.89. Tim Shaw places second, tying his own world and American records. Kathy Heddy breaks the American mark in the women’s 200 meter individual medley with 2:20.86. The top two finishers earn spots on the U S team for the world championships in Cali Colombia July 18 27.
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Comets Rally Past Jets 16 14 In Ponytail League Softball
The Comets overcame a 12 5 deficit to beat the Jets 16 14 as Tracy Sharp homered and Debbie Vogel and Sharp pitched the win. Debra Lee and Julie Hosack led Jets with triples while Alice England threw for the Jets. In Shortstop League the Cubs led Rug Rats 11 10 after 5 ½ innings before a time limit ended play and a protest. The Oranges defeated the Yellows 13 7 in Flyweight with Barry Huffman and Carilyn Carter earning the win.
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