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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1976
Page
6
A Tribune reader recounts a Babe Ruth League game where insults from a spectator disrupted a child's contest. The letter urges adults to model good sportsmanship, emphasizing that the program aims for fun and learning, not just winning.
Celtics edge Phoenix 98-87 as Jo Jo White scores 22 points in second half to spark a comeback. Dave Cowens adds 25 and 21 rebounds while Paul Silas chips in 14 rebounds. Suns rookie Alvan Adams tallies 26 points as Boston outrebounds 54-41. Game 2 set for Boston Garden.
Kent Crownover of Neosho County Community Junior College placed ninth in the discus at the NJCAA national track and field championships in Pasadena Texas. His best throw 144 feet clinched the ninth place after qualifying for finals Friday. Teammate Brad Bright competed in the decathlon but did not finish in the top ten. Both NCCJC freshmen.
Ilie Nastase beat Arthur Ashe 6-3 1-6 6-7 6-3 6-1 in Hawaii despite groin trouble needing cortisone. The Romanian earned 180000 dollars, sweeping round robin and final rounds to claim the Challenge Cup title and a 5-4 lead in their series.
Oakland owner Charlie Finley hints at bizarre moves to end an eight game skid after a 3-1 and 4-3 double defeat to the Chicago White Sox. Pitcher Mike Torrez backs wearing white caps to disrupt hitters while manager Chuck Tanner laments lack of offense.
Reds pitcher Jack Billingham, the club’s wins leader over three seasons, says Sparky Anderson is shifting the staff to favor longer outings. The Reds have six complete games this season, four in their last 11, after 22 last year, with Billingham notching a three hitter and a 11-0 win highlighted by Foster and Concepcion.
Las Palomas defeated Terminix 15 to 3 after trailing 2 to 1 through two innings. Drisdell beat Mid-America 14 to 3, with a seven run seventh inning. Merle Kelly Ford overcame H. K. Porter 12 to 8 with a seven run fifth.
Muhammad Ali weighs 220 pounds for the Monday night world title bout with Richard Dunn in Munich. He vows a 225 pound fight weight and dismisses critics while his trainer notes a 12 mile daily run and vitamin regimen. Dunn, a left-hander, says he will attack with full effort despite Ali’s antics.
Saturday results list Chicago, Oakland, Minnesota, Kansas City, Milwaukee, Cleveland, Baltimore, Detroit, New York, Boston, Texas, California with multiple wins and losses. Sundays show Chicago, Oakland, Minnesota, Kansas City, Cleveland, Milwaukee, Detroit, Baltimore, Boston, New York, Texas, California results including rain shortened game. Monday slate includes several late games in Baltimore, Boston, New York, Milwaukee, California, Minnesota, Oakland with pitchers and times. Additional scores feature Atlanta, San Francisco, St. Louis, Philadelphia, Los Angeles, Cincinnati, Montreal, Chicago, Pittsburgh, New York, San Diego and San Francisco matchups with listed pitchers and game times.
United Brethren Otterbein and St. Pat's won Friday at Santa Fe Park. United Brethren beat Presbyterian 14 to 4 with 20 hits and a home run. Otterbein defeated First Christian 20 to 6 after 25 hits. St. Pat's beat Nazarene 8 to 2 with three runs in both the fifth and sixth innings.
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