Ali Inoki Exhibition Ends In Draw In Tokyo
Muhammad Ali and Japanese pro wrestler Antonio Inoki fought to a 15 round draw in a billed World Martial Arts Championship. Ali landed two head blows, Inoki spent much of the match on the mat as spectators paid from 17 to 1000 dollars. Officials split on winner, crowd unimpressed, Ali to earn 6.1 million dollars, Inoki up to 4 million.
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United States
One-Game Start on Tourney for Women Slow-Pitch
The bicentennial tourney moved up with one game Friday night and the K-team double elimination meet set today and Sunday. Garden City Deerfield Lakin and Dodge City towns are in play. Golden Plains Credit Union beat Peerless Plastics 15-3 and will face Garden City Bullets at 2 p.m. today at Cleaver Field. Peerless Plastics meets the loser of a 3 p.m. contest in the losers bracket at 6 p.m. today.
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Fansler Field
Finley stands firm as A's players threaten strike
Oakland owner Charles C. Finley refuses to use three star players sold for 3.5 million while Commissioner Bowie Kuhn orders normal usage. Players vote to strike if stars sit, prompting threats of minor league callups and further turmoil before a 5-2 win over Minnesota.
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Bowie Kuhn
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A's
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Rollie Finers
Joe Rudi
Minnesota
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Three Stars
Delta Girls Capture Rainbow League Softball Crown
Delta Irrigation won the Rainbow League Tourney title in a four day event at the Peebles Ball Complex Southeast Field. Delta defeated Ray Rowland Concrete 12-3 in the Friday final after advancing with a 10-3 semi final win over Roark Realty and a 19-2 first round victory versus Rent Buy. Roark Realty beat Ehresman Packing 24-14 for third in a high scoring consolation.
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Garland Furniture
Rowland Concrete
Ree Schedule Leads Busy Day Of Local Games
Adult men and women contests fill Fansler and Cleaver Fields with multiple leagues including Peerless Plastics versus Oswalt Division at 7 15 p m and Garden City Farm Center facing Quint Automotive at 6 45 p m. Major clashes on Northwest and Southeast fields feature Zodiac League Holcomb versus Leo at 6 p m and Skyline Tourney opening today on Southeast Field.
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Norris Drugstore
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Skyline
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Evening league schedule at Fansler and nearby fields
Adult Men's Games list includes Sprinko Irrigation vs Pizza Inn at 6 9 p m and L R Repair Holcomb vs Craig Construction at 7 15 p m with multiple matches through 9 90 pm. Women's games at Cleaver Field show Turquoise Shop vs Garden National Bank 6 30 p m and Western State Bank vs Golden Plains Credit Union 7 30 p m. Minor and other leagues schedule matches across Northwest Southeast and Southwest Fields with several pairings and start times from 2 80 p m to 9 p m.
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Turquoise Shop
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Western State Bank
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Skyline League
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Rainbow League
Northeast
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Trny Rowland Concrete
Garsl- Thomas
Miles Optical Lab
Ehresman Packing
Rent-Buy
Zerr Canvas
H&b Builders
Major League Baseball Leaders Emit Loud Batting Marks
American League leaders include G Brett with a .363 average and Otis driving runs with 51, while McRae and LeFlore follow in hits and extra base counts. National League statlines feature Rose and Schmidt leading runs and Foster pacing RBIs, with Zisk and Morgan among RBI leaders and Kingsman pacing home runs.
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Tilt on Tap Sunday At Lakin Eight Teams Remain
LAKIN Eight of the original twelve teams remain in the annual Lakin Invitational slow-pitch softball tourney. The double-elimination event began Tuesday night and continues tonight with losers bracket games before Sunday finals. Teams from Marienthal Deerfield Ulysses Lakin Scon Garden City Scott City and Tribune compete as rounds narrow the field to six then back to the final.
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Baseball scores and schedule roundup from major leagues
MLB results list with New York beating Philadelphia and St Louis over Cincinnati while Houston edged Pittsburgh and Atlanta defeated San Diego. Also includes San Francisco at Los Angeles, Cleveland at Baltimore and other single games with upcoming Sunday lineups and pairings across leagues.
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Red Sox slump in defeat as Tigers top Boston 6 2
Friday night action features the Detroit Tigers beating the Boston Red Sox 6-2 as Boston falls to fifth in the AL East four games under .500 and 10 games behind New York. Other results include Yankees 1 Brewers 0 and Royals 6 Angels 3 with Mayberry leading Kansas City in a 6 3 win.
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Ex-A's Owner Sues Kuhn Over Damages in Void Sale
A's owner Charles O Finley sues Commissioner Bowie Kuhn for 10 million dollars after Kuhn voided a 3.5 million player sale. Wimbledon results show Roscoe Tanner reaching the quarterfinals with a 48 9 9 8 6 3 6 2 win over Carlos Kirmayyr. Equal prize claim dispute persists as All England Club rejects Chris Evert bid. Bob Dickson shoots 69-69 through wind to lead Western Open at 136, six strokes ahead of Geiberger and Coady. JoAnne Carner tied for first round lead at Babe Zaharias with Ai Yu Tu and M J Smith. Marty Liquori misses Olympic team after leg muscle pull in 5000m semifinal. Carmel ite wins Smashing Gail Purse at Belmont, Gala Lil captures Twixt Handicap at Pimlico, Floral Wreath wins at Suffolk Downs. Saskatchewan Roughriders beat BC Lions 12-6 in CFL exhibition.
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New Zealand
Wimbledon Faces Possible Women’s Draw Removal
Wimbledon officials rejected demands for equal prize money with the men, sparking threats from WTA president Miss Evert and players. The dispute centers on pay, match format, and field size, while on the courts several players advance to the last 16 in a reshaped tournament.
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