Kuhn Cancels Sale Of A s Top Players By Finley
Baseball Commissioner Bowie Kuhn voided Charles Finley s 3.5 million sale of Vida Blue Rollie Fingers and Joe Rudi to the Yankees and Red Sox saying the move harmed the game s integrity Finley vowed court action and kept the three players on the A s roster for Friday s game against Milwaukee as he planned to seek an injunction to force use of the money for rebuilding the club
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Fred Rothenberg
NEW York
Bowie Kuhn
Charles O. Finley
New York Yankees
Boston Red Sox
Finley
Oakland A’s
Kuhn
Yankees
Red Sox
Chuck Tanner
Vida Blue
New Yankees
Rollie Fingers
Joe Rudi
Oakland
Milwaukee
A’s
Pressure Key For Ex Tider Pressure Key For Ex Tider
Jerry Pate, 1974 United States Amateur champion, says handling pressure will decide if he wins the 76th National Open. The 22 year old rookie pro shot 140 total after 36 holes, reacting to nerves and a recent late bogey finish. He recalled Hubert Green's advice on learning to lose before winning and described a missed short putt on 18 as a nerves lapse. A frog may have cost him a shot in the opening round, though officials saw nothing.
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Duluth
University of Alabama
Philadelphia
Pate
Pate Pauses To Wipe Face During U S Open Round
Jerry Pate, Alabama native and PGA rookie, pauses to wipe his face with a towel in the second round at the U S Open held at the Atlanta Athletic Club. He shoots one-under par 71 on Friday, placing him in strong contention after 36 holes of the 72-hole event.
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Jerry Pate
Alabama Crimson Tide
Atlanta Athletic Club
Pate
Mahaffey Leads U S Open After Two Rounds One Shot Ahead
John Mahaffey shot a two under par 68 to take a one stroke lead at 138 in the second round of the U S Open. Al Geiberger was one back at 139, with Ben Crenshaw and Rod Funseth among a group at 140. Arnold Palmer barely made the cut at 150. many stars struggled.
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Duluth
John Mahaffey
Mahaffey
al Geiberger
Geiberger
Atlanta Athletic Club
Ben Crenshaw
Rod Funseth
Jerry Pate
Funseth
Pate
Crenshaw
Lott
Butch Baird
Arnold Palmer
Lou Graham
Gary Player
Ray Floyd
Tom Watson
Hale Irwin
Mike Reid
Brigham Young
Unheralded To Kickoff Grid Season In Lubbock
The 1976 football season opens with the Coaches' All-America East West clash in Lubbock featuring unheralded stars led by East QB Mike Krucsek and Mississippi Valley and West QB Chris Rowland of Washington. Kush and Welsh weigh in on the matchup as fire drills and a 30,000 crowd loom plus a fire-damaged locker room at Texas Tech earlier in the week.
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Lubbock
Tex
Mike Krucsek
Boston College
Parnell Dickinson
Mississippi Valley
Chris Rowland
Washington
Steve Myer
New Mexico
Frank Kush
Arizona State
Andrew Bolton
Fisk
Rick Jennings
Maryland
Dwight Scales
Grambling
West
Terry Kunz
Colorado
Skip Walker
Texas A&m
Theo
T’’ Bell
Arizona
Rowland
Kush
Welsh
Frank
Texas Tech
Jones Stadium
Jazz Jumping Gun In NBA Draft Maneuver
New Orleans Jazz seek to sidestep ABA draft pool by signing 6 foot 11 Moses Malone. Jazz general counsel Beychok flies to Washington to negotiate with Malone's attorney Fentress. league approval needed. Fentress seeks a salary above Malone's prior $275,000 annual at St Louis.
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NEW Orleans
New Orleans Jazz
American Basketball Associaton
Moses Malone
Jazz
Sheldon Beychock
Washington
Malone
Moses
Behuchok
ABA Spirits of
St. Louis
ABA
National Basketball Association
Denver
New York
San Antonio
Indiana
NBA
Utah Stars
Beycick
Lee Fentress
Fentress
Beychok
Phillies Outlast Reds In opener of series
Phillies rally to 6-5 win over the Cincinnati Reds behind Mike Schmidt's three run homer and Dick Allen's solo shot. George Foster later hit a two run homer for the Reds as Jim Lonborg earned the win. Pirates top Astros 7-3 behind Oliver and Sanguillen. Indians edge Royals 5-3 with Rojas driving in three. Cubs topple Braves 6-4 on Madlock grand slam as Reuschel wins. See PHILLIES On Page 7.
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Philadelphia
Mike Schmidt
Dick Allen
Philadelphia Phillies
Cincinnati Reds
Reds
Jim Lonborg
Pete Rose
Bobby Tolan
Ken Griffey
Allen
Phillies
Schmidt
Cincinnati
Jack Billingham
Lonborg
George Foster
RBI
Foster
Gene Garber
Pittsburgh
al Oliver
Manny Sanguillen
Pittsburgh Pirates
Houston Astros
Astros
J. R. Richard
Richard
Pirates
Cesar Cedeno
Oliver
Sanguillen
Pirate
Willie Stargeill
Bob Watson
Houston
John Candelaria
Bob Moose
Cleveland
Cookie Rojas
Kansas City Royals
Cleveland Indians
Tom Paquette
Royals
Rojas
Stan Thomas
Kansas City
Poquette
Jim Kern
Dennis Leonard
Thomas
Rick Waits
Indians
Atlanta
Bill Madlock
Chicago Cubs
Atlanta Braves
Madlock
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Vida Bive
Bob Green
Hubert Green
J.C. Snead
Mike Morley
Lyn
Navy
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East
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Dickinson
Birmingham
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Pat DuPre
Terry Moor
DuPre
Anniston
Tim Noonan
Springfield
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Monroe
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Charlie Owens
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Owens
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Portland
Ore
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John James
Major League Baseball
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Braves
Carl Morton
Dave Rosello
John Summers
Jose Cardenal
Morton
Max Leon
Rick Reuschel
Chiago
Darrel Chaney
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