Heavyweights on collision course in Holmes Cooney showdown
Detroit reports two unbeaten giants, Larry Holmes and Gerry Cooney, set to clash amid fierce racial tensions. Holmes castigates Cooney as a white challenger, while Cooney avoids war of words, landing attention at ringside after Holmes KO of Leon Spinks.
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Detroit
Muhammad Ali
Smokin
Joe Frazier
Larry Holmes
Gerry Cooney
Holmes
Cooney
Leon Spinks
Joe Louis Arena
Long Island
Spinks
Floyd captures Westchester Classic in prep for Open
Ray Floyd edged to a two shot win in the $400,000 Manufacturers Hanover Westchester Classic at Westchester Country Club. His closing 69 gave him 275 for the week nine under par, boosting his season to three wins and earnings of $323,094, behind only Tom Watson. Floyd eyes the U S Open at Merion with optimism.
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N.Y
Ray Floyd
Merion Golf Club
Ardmore
Floyd
Westchester Country Club
Tom Watson
Bruce Lietzke
Watson
West Stars Dominate East in Shrine Bowl Upbeat Kansas Thriller
The West All Stars, the underdogs in the eighth Kansas Shrine Bowl, built a 35-7 lead by halftime and held on to win 35-7 at KSU Stadium before about 10,000 fans. Jeff Long engineered four West scores, Cimarron’s George Fowler set up a big third quarter-score with an interception, and West defensive standout Wayne Loy of Lincoln contributed six tackles and a fumble recovery.
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West All- Stars
Quater
West Stars
Jeff Long
Wichita Southeast
Long
University of Kansas
Ksu Stadium
East
Hiawatha
Greg Strahm
Wichita East
Delton Knox
Salina Sacred Heart
Ted Verslays
Derby
Ronnie Greathouse
West
John Kendall
Liberal
Cimarron
George Fowler
Ron Hill
Witherspoon
Greathouse
Ark City
Harvey Fields
Wayne Loy
Lincoln
Loy
Kansas State
Thane O’hair
Elkhart
Fowler
Talks to resume after baseball strike weekend
Negotiators in the baseball labor dispute planned to reconvene in New York Tuesday at 2 p.m. EDT after a Friday session ended without an accord. Key figures include mediator Kenneth Moffett, owners’ Ray Grebey, players’ Don Fehr, and union chief Marvin Miller, with potential involvement from George Steinbrenner and Edward Bennett Williams.
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Kenneth Moffett
Moffett
New York
Don Fehr
Players Association
Marvin Miller
Miller
Sunday Miller
George Steinbrenner
New York Yankees
Arthur
Red
Patterson
California Angels
Steinbrenner
Edward Bennett Williams
Baltimore Orioles
Bowie) Kuhn
Lee
MacPhail
Williams
Washington
Ray Grebey
Reagan
Baltimore News- American
Player Union
Bob Boone
Philadelphia Phillies
Steve Rogers
Montreal Expos
Doug DiCinces
Mark Belanger
Donald Fehr
National Labor Relations Board
U.S
Henry Werker
William Lubbers
NLRB
Werker
Lubbers
Calvin Griffith
Minnesota Twins
Bloomington
Minn
Atlanta Braves
Holmes must cool heels after Spinks knockout
Larry Holmes defends WBC title by stopping Leon Spinks in 2 34 of the third round as onlookers witnessed potential challengers Greg Page Michael Dokes and Gerry Cooney. Promoter Don King’s orbit clouds future bouts with Holmes facing options and politics. Holmes belts Spinks with sharp punches, earning his 28th win in 38 and boosting public acceptance.
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Hal Bock
Detroit
Leon Spinks
World Boxing Council
Larry Holmes
Holmes
Dokes
Don King
Page
Gerry Cooney
Ken Norton
King
Cooney
World Boxing Association
Mike Weaver
WBA
Weaver
Holmes-Cooney
Spinks
New York
Long Island
Howard Cosell
Caponi Captures LPGAC Title Despite Rib Injury
Caponi soldiered through rib injury to win her second LPGA Championship in Mason Ohio. She sank a 15 foot birdie on the final green to edge Jerilyn Britz and Pat Meyers by one stroke for a 1 over 71 total of 280 after 72 holes.
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Ohio
Donna Caponi
Caponi
Jerilyn Britz
Pat Meyers
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Ken
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Philadelphia
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