Padres Jones adds 12th win in shutout win over Phillies
Randy Jones dominated Philadelphia with a 5-0 shutout in the first game and left his season record at 12-2 with a 2.10 ERA, extending a string of 55 innings without a walk. The Padres swept the doubleheader as Doug Rader and Butch Metzger aided the rally.
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Owens helped steer Olympic protests with steady voice
AP Special Correspondent recalls Jesse Owens rise from Alabama cotton patch to global athletic immortality and as a calm, outspoken defender of democracy. Owens, four golds in 1936, helped avert a black athletes walkout at Mexico City 1968 after Carlos and Smith faced suspension. He urged the pair to choose their battle on the battlefield and stressed unity and loyalty to America amid racial strife.
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All Arizona in sight at College World Series wrapup
Arizona State stays unbeaten at 64-8 after a 9-3 win over Washington State as Arizona and Eastern Michigan loom. Brock notes potential all Arizona final while Clemson, Maine, and Washington State contest survivor spots in Omaha. Eastern Michigan edges Clemson 3-2 in 10 innings. Arizona faces Clemson Tuesday as Maine meets Washington State.
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Birds Can't Stop Losing
The Orioles try to end a nine game skid with odd moves as Reggie Jackson threatens a walkout over beaning incidents and Ken Holtzman is traded amid mystery. Rest of AL scores include Angels over Tigers 10-7, Rangers 7, Yankees 1, Red Sox 10, Twins 2, Brewers 5 4, Indians sweep White Sox 8-5 and 9-7.
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Olympic Champ Owens Reflects On Berlin Snub And Humble Roots
The article profiles 62 year old Olympic champion Jesse Owens living in Phoenix. It details his public relations career, roles with the U S Olympic Committee and the Canadian Coin Program, and his memories of growing up in Oakville Alabama and later Cleveland Ohio. He describes Berlin and Hitler with emphasis on personal achievement over ideology and recalls early hardships including sharecropping and limited schooling. He credits his childhood dream of winning an Olympic medal and notes his connections to Bolton School in Lakewood Ohio.
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Braves Acquire Willie Montanez in Five-Player Trade
Atlanta adds power with the Giants deal sending Darrel Evans and Marty Perez to San Francisco and bringing Willie Montanez Craig Robinson and minor leaguer Mike Eden to the Braves Evans and Perez had been starters but were benched this season Montanez is hitting .318 with 20 RBI and was seeking a warm weather city after being courted by the Cardinals previously He is a veteran hitter with a strong 1970s track record and forms the core of the Braves’ updated lineup
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Woman Organizer Accuses Carter of Assault in New York
Carolyn Kelley, fundraiser organizer, says from a New York hospital bed that Robin Carter known as Hurrican Carter beat her unconscious six weeks earlier in a Maryland hotel room while he was free on bail. The AP wirephoto accompanies the report.
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Inman Wins Kemper Open After Turbulent Final Round
Joe Inman survived a storm delayed final round at Quail Hollow to win the Kemper Open by one stroke. He finished 11 under par 277 with a final round 71, earning $50,000 from a $250,000 purse. Weiskopf and Jones tied for second at 278 as Lou Graham, J C Snead, Charles Coody and Roger Malthie followed at 280.
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