Triple too much for Pleasant Colony
New York AP report on Pleasant Colony losing the Belmont Stakes to Summing as a 7-1 shot. The piece discusses trainer Johnny Campo, the horse’s blemishes, and the debate over whether the Kentucky Derby and Preakness winner could join racing’s greats, noting the sport’s need to keep the Belmont as a true test.
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Borg wins sixth French Open title in gritty final
Bjorn Borg secured a hard fought 6-1 4-6 6-2 3-6 6-1 victory over Ivan Lendl at Roland Garros to claim his sixth French Open crown. The 3 hour 13 minute final tested Borg’s patience as Lendl challenged on clay. Borg won the $49,000 prize on a belated birthday weekend, turning 25 the day before.
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Paris
Bjorn Borg
Roland Garros
Czechoslovakia
Ivan Lendl
Borg
Lendl
Garden tracksters advance to sub state meet
Garden City track teams age 10 to 18 qualified 35 athletes for the Region VII Junior Olympics sub state meet at Memorial Stadium. Midget, Intermediate and Junior divisions saw multiple qualifiers in sprints, jumps, throws and relays with complete results promised in Tuesday's Telegram.
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Thane Mommer
Holcomb
Torey Keller
Dodge City
Memorial Stadium
Mommer
Longhorns
Keller
Garden City
Lacrosse
Anne Banning
Stephanie Brown
Brenda Cartmill
Lisa Brungardt
Julia Gabel
Sallie Brown
Karen Geier
Lisa Horney
Diana Hewlett
Nancy Wasinger
Kim Werner
Mark Fox
Randy Brock
Kelly Millington
Greg Burghart
Peter McMillan
John Marver
Optimism faint in baseball talks
New York AP report notes a cautious mood in baseball free agent compensation negotiations as mediator Kenneth E. Moffett expresses modest optimism. The parties await a potential NLRA injunction ruling by Judge Werker while the PILMA proposal for a player pool is considered but rejected as not offering a settlement framework.
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Moffett
Marvin Miller
Major League Players Association
Ray Grebey
Baseball
Grebey
May Starts at First Base as Royals Defeat Brewers
Lee May, 38, started at first base for Kansas City in place of Willie Aikens and delivered a two run double in a 7-1 win over Milwaukee. Brett collected three singles as Splittorff pitched eight solid innings, while Martin earned his second save in 13 scoreless frames. Brewers managed only a first inning run and failed to mount late threats.
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Kansas City Royals
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Jim Frey
Willie Aikens
Milwaukee Brewers
Randy Lerch
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Orioles
Splittorff
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Martin
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White Sox
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Guidry
Davis
Gossage
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Red Sox
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Innning
Oakland
Tony Armas
Boston
Mark Clear
Yankees use 1 2 punch to beat White Sox 3 1 in six innings
New York starter Ron Guidry worked five plus innings as Davis and Gossage finished Chicago off for a 3-1 win. Cruz set an AL record with 18 chances without an error in Seattle’s 5 4 11 inning win over Cleveland, while other AL scores included Detroit 3 Minnesota 0 and Texas 9 Toronto 0.
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Associated Press
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Ron Davis
Rich Gossage
Yanks
Ron Guidry
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Yankee
Gene Michael
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Yankees
Jimmy Dykes
Philadelphia A’s
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Chicago White Sox
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Willie Wilson
Tom Paciorek
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Minnesota
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Milwaukee
Baltimore
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Texas
Toronto
Berenyi Shuts Out Expos In One-Hit gem
Bruce Berenyi dominated Montreal with a 2-0 one hitter, striking out 10 and walking one. Joe Nolan hit a solo homer for Cincinnati, while Andre Dawson’s two-out single provided the Expos’ lone hit. The Reds improved to 6-2 in Berenyi’s wins, St. Louis, San Diego, and Philadelphia also posted NL results across the League.
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Joe Nolan
Berenyi
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Andre Dawson
Warren Cromartie
Expos
St. Louis
Pittsburgh
San Francisco
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Houston
Cromatie
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Ray Burris
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Burris
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Braves
Pete Rose
Philadelphia
Atlanta
Rose
Stan Musial
Sparky Lyle
Nino Espinosa
Ron Reed
Gaylord Perry
Big Eight names co winners Athlete of the Year
Oklahoma gymnast Bart Conner and Kansas State guard Rolando Blackman are named co winners of the 1980 81 Big Eight Conference Athlete of the Year. The pair highlighted a standout year with Olympic team affiliation and record scores.
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Blackman, Conner
Kansas City, Mo
University of Oklahoma
Bart Conner
Kansas State
Rolando Blackman
Carl James
Blackman
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