Kiner and Taylor tale ties star power to All Star tour
Ralph Kiner, former Pirates home run king, previews the midsummer All Star game as he travels to rally fan support. He recounts a famous 1949 date with Liz Taylor at the Twelve O'clock High premiere and reflects on Hollywood glitz versus his baseball duties. Kiner’s travel schedule includes stops in New York, Philadelphia, Houston, Atlanta, and Montreal ahead of Cleveland’s July 14 game.
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Houston
Atlanta
Montreal
Baseball strike delayed by judge ruling cuts to week
AP reports a last minute deal avoids a strike for now as MLB players and owners seek to delay action. U.S. District Judge Henry Werker allows the pause while the NLRB injunction hearing proceeds in Rochester New York.
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Newtons horse pills ease elbow in Kemper Open lead
Australian Jack Newton says pills and an ointment for horses helped his golfer’s elbow as he shot 65 to share the Kemper Open first round lead with John Cook at Congressional. Howard Twitty and others followed with 66 while rain shortened greens aided scoring.
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John Cook
Pebble Beach
Congressional Country Club
Washington
Cook
Howard Twi
Heafner
Craig Stadler
Danny Edwards
Tom Weiskopf
Tom Purtzer
D.A. Weibring
Mike Reid
Mark O Meara
John Mahaffey
Charlotte
N. C
Dodgers' Superman Valenzuela Struggles in Braves Loss
After a dazzling start Fernando Valenzuela faltered as Atlanta pitcher Gaylord Perry earned his 293rd victory with a 9-4 decision. Perry scattered nine hits over eight innings while Valenzuela lasted 3 2 3 innings and gave up seven runs in a seven-run fourth. The Braves pulled ahead and the Dodgers fell behind as other NL and AL games produced Cincinnati over San Francisco and Milwaukee over Detroit.
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Chicago
Milwaukee
Detroit
Texas
Minnesota
Ken Landreaux
Steve Garvey
Rick Camp
Reds
Giants
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Lavelle
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George Foster
Dan Driessen
RBI
Brewers
Tigers
Roy Howell
Ted Simmons
Mike Caldwell
Rollie Fingers
Fingers
Dan Petry
Rangers
Twins
Leon Roberts
al Oliver
Buddy Bell
John Grubb
Roger Erickson
Roberts
Don Cooper
Rick Honeycutt
Honeycutt
Sonics Sign Williams and Add Free Agents
The Seattle SuperSonics agreed with Gus Williams on a five year deal and also signed free agents Alex English and Steve Hawes. Williams, Sonics top scorer and 1979 champion, sat out 1980 81 before returning to play with Seattle as terms were finalized. English reportedly rejected a Cleveland bid for a richer offer.
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Mass
Seattle SuperSonics
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Alex English
Denver
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Atlanta
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Sonics
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English
Hawes
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Kansas City
James Edwards
Indiana
Steinberg
Wilkens
Impressive field set for USA championship in Wichita
The Track and Field Association-USA meet in Wichita opens with stars like Al Oerter Madeline Manning and 10 American record holders among the entrants. Noted performers include James Sanford Ben Plucknett Evelyn Ashford Rosalyn Bryant Madeline Manning Joni Huntley Jodi Anderson and Henry Marsh. Rain cleared and pole vaults dominate the field as 13 of 16 18-footers enter. The two-day event marks a rare rainless national championship in 18 years.
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Kan
al Oerter
Madeline Manning
Brian Oldfield
Chicago
Modesto
Calif
James Sanford
Ben Plucknett
Evelyn Ashford
Rosalyn Bryant
Joni Huntley
Jodi Anderson
Lorna Griffin
Henry Marsh
Tfausa
Cessna Stadium
Autry Replaces Fregosi with Mauch as Angels Manager
Gene Autry confirms firing Gene Fregosi and offers the job to Gene Mauch, who accepts after prior declines. The Angels, 65 95 last season and 22 25 this year, fall behind Oakland by 742 games in the AL West while Autry seeks stability amid a farm of injuries and late May revival.
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Mauch
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California
Oakland
Milwaukee
Detroit
Cleveland
Baltimore
Rupp to Run for Garden City Community College
Duane Rupp, three-year GCHS track runner, signs with Garden City Community College for two seasons. He will compete in 400 meter intermediate hurdles and 110 meter high hurdles for the Broncbusters, after transferring but keeping the same practice facilities. Rupp owns 39.59 in the 300m intermediate hurdles and 14.8 in the 110m high hurdles, and won the 300m intermediate hurdles at regional, placing fifth at state his senior year. He qualified for state in the 110m high hurdles but did not reach finals. He plans a business major and aims to become a certified public accountant, with two years at GCCC followed by two more years elsewhere.
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Garden City High School
Garden City Community College
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Broacbuster
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Wichita State University
Cessna Stadium
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