New era for boxing ushers in a gentler era
Gerry Cooney, 24, from Huntington Long Island, is hailed as boxing’s next dominant force after a 54 second demolition of Ken Norton at Madison Square Garden. His calm, hard working style and crowd friendly image contrast with past taunts. Cooney, nicknamed Gentleman Gerry, is coached by Victor Valle and managed by two real estate men, with Nancy Griesel as his girlfriend at the press event.
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New York
Shirley Temple
Jeanette MacDonald
Nelson Eddy
Kate Smith
Gerry Cooney
Brooklyn
Victor Valle
Eddie Cantor
Sonny Boy
Ken Norton
Madison Square Garden
Mike Weaver
WBA
Larry Holmes
WBC
Huntington
Long Island
Hollywood
Cooney
Norton
Kenny Norton
Jim Corbett
Gene Tunney
John Wayne
Dais
Nancy Griesel
Garden City doubles teams qualify for state in regional tennis
Great Bend hosts regional action where Garden City High School tennis earns two doubles teams and several singles into the state meet at Riverside Racquet Club in Wichita on May 19. John Dickerson and Mark Bigler went 3-1 for third place while Jeff Smith and Kirk Saffell qualified despite a first-time pairing.
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Great Bend
Garden City
Bob Krug
John Dickerson
Mark Bigler
Salina South
Dodge City
Krug
Jeff Smith
Kirk Saffell
Wichita Heights
Hutchinson
Dickerson
Bigler
Riverside
Jay Sullivan
Salina
Eddie Felan
GCHS
Zorn
Bowers
Baker
Davis
le F
Hofer
Lang
Hill
Skulberstad
Smith
Rod Gardner
Internal probe finds WSU charges unproven
A three month internal investigation at Wichita State University found the payoffs allegations against basketball players cannot be proved. The 33 page report covered claims from The Kansas City Times articles, noted contradictions, and pledged further inquiry into new issues raised by additional sources.
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Wichita, Kan
Wichita State University
WSU
Kansas City Times
Times
Dwight Murphey
James J. Rhatigan
Clark Ahlberg
Chris Waddle
National Collegiate Athletic Association
NCAA
Missouri Valley Conference
David Price
Rhatigan
Price
Wichita
Royals Hope Turnaround After Team Meeting
The Kansas City Royals, 9-1 losers to the Texas Rangers, face a troubling 10 games under .500 and a 9th loss in 11 home games. Jerry Grote led a players meeting to shake up the club as AMERICAN LEAGUE rivals Cleveland, Boston, and Houston won their games. Texas shortstop Bump Wills, talking for the Rangers, noted the team’s hot streak, while Royals manager Jim Frey and AL leaders Amos Otis looked for breakout batting.
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Kansas City Royals
Jerry Grote
Royals
Texas Rangers
Oakland A’s
Grote
A.L. Washington
Cleveland Indians
Chicago White Sox
Boston Red Sox
Toronto Blue Jays
Houston Astros
Cincinnati Reds
Atlanta Braves
Pittsburgh Pirates
Bump Wills
Texas
Rangers
Larry Gura
Buddy Bell
Wills
Don Zimmer
Kansas City
Jim Frey
Amos Otis
Indians
White Sox
Joe Charboneau
Bert Blyleven
Charboneau
Red Sox
Blue Jays
Gary Allenson
Rick Miller
Boston
Miller
Allenson
Jorge Bell
Willie Upshaw
Toronto
Astros
Reds
Nolan Ryan
Jose Cruz
Houston
Ryan
Cooney Flattens Norton In 54 Seconds At MSG
Gerry Cooney overwhelmed Ken Norton in 54 seconds at Madison Square Garden to extend his unbeaten run to 25 and ignite title chatter with a possible WBC title shot against Mike Weaver. Norton, 35, saw his career risked as Cooney unleashed a rapid body and head punch assault before the referee stopped the fight. In the undercard, Marvis Frazier won in the sixth and Miguel Montilla stopped Domingo Ayala in the third.
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New York
Gerry Cooney
Ken Norton
Cooney
Madison Square Garden
Norton
World Boxing Council
Tony Perez
Huntington
N.Y
WBC
Mike Weaver
Don King
Larry Holmes
Duane Bobick
Perez
Gerry
Marvis Frazier
Steve Zouski
Miguel Montilla
Domingo Ayala
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