Bulls Haw ks To Make Most Of Leftovers
Hyannis Mass AP The Chicago Bulls and the Atlanta Hawks the NBA s two weakest teams last season are set to gain the most from a dispersal draft of ABA players for 1976 77 The Bulls hold the No 1 pick and the Hawks No 2 in selecting from Kentucky Utah and the folding Virginia franchise as the merger brings four ABA teams into the NBA The plan ranks teams by last season s records with Denver Indiana New York Nets and San Antonio among others to be picked later This deal also gives the new teams 3.2 million payments and limits on revenue sharing and voting for several years with Kentucky and Utah to be paid or adjusted as part of the accord The agreement requires ABA players contracts to be honored by NBA clubs and includes various other financial terms and regulatory conditions The four new teams will join the NBA next season under the cap and O Brien called the compromise imperfect but workable
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Amateur Reid Leads U S Open After First Round
Mike Reid, 21, an amateur from Brigham Young University and son of a retired Air Force colonel, shot a three under par 67 at the Atlanta Athletic Club to lead the 76th U S Open. The field struggled with course conditions as many pros bogeyed and raged at the course staff and equipment failures.
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Austin High Football Team to Meet at 4 p.m.
Austin Grid Meeting Principal Bear Whitsett schedules a meeting of all Black Bear varsity football players today at 4 p.m. Players must report to the Field House for the session.
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Finley Faces Kuhn Over Basebal l Star Selloffs
Oakland owner Charles Finley accused the baseball system of instability and said he had to sell three stars after failed trades. He spoke at a Kuhn hearing with Yankees, Red Sox officials, and Marvin Miller, detailing sales of Joe Rudi and Rollie Fingers to Boston for 1 million each and Vida Blue to New York for 1.5 million on a three year contract.
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Baseball owners weigh unsigned players amid signing pressure
In a heated hearing Fred Finley's stance echoed by others, owners argued clubs avoid unsigned ballplayers and only big clubs like the Red Sox and Yankees would take them. The issue centers on seven Oakland players without current season contracts as decisions loom.
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To Buy And Sell Men Like Hogs
A sharp critique of the baseball reserve system and player trading. The piece argues owners justify large salaries as moral, while treating players as commodities. It cites Finley’s and others deals, including Blue, Rudi, Fingers, and Rose, and comments on Calvin Griffith, Bob Howsam, Yawkey, and Peahead Walker with emphasis on ethics and market power.
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