Benny Phillips Returns to Talladega Sprint Race
Bobby Isaac, 40, explains quitting and returning to NASCAR racing at Talladega after a six month retirement. He recalls past battles, loves Bowman Gray and high speed tracks, discusses retirement dynamics, and aims to finish the 500 mile race without the urge to quit. His wife Patsy supported his comeback as he pilots an Ellington built Chevy.
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Daytona
Banjo Mathews
Hoss Ellington
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Patsy
Connors Defeats Parun to Reach U S Clay Courts Semis
Top seed Jimmy Connors defeated Onny Parun 6 3 6 2 in Indianapolis advancing to the men's semifinals of the U S Clay Courts Championships. Rain halted other play while delays stretched the Connors Parun match to nearly five hours. Diane Fromholz could not start her semifinal against Gail Chanfreau after injuring an ankle, with officials awaiting her report before permitting any forfeit.
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Jimmy Connors
Onny Parun
U.S
Connors
Belleville
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Parun
Connors-Parun
Diane Fromholz
Australia
Gail Chanfreau
Paris
Miss Fromholz
Colts Refund Fans Money After Preseason Game
The Baltimore Colts issued cash refunds for 18 527 tickets from Friday night’s exhibition vs the Detroit Lions. The game drew 6 752 turnstile count as NFL Management Council approved refunds during the early exhibition period due to the players strike. The squad has long struggled to attract crowds for home preseason games, with a 10 year gap before 1971 attempts.
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Detriot Lions
National Football League Management Council
Colts
Trevino Surges For Lead In Wet Palm Springs Round
Golfers chased the lead as Nicklaus trailed at 210 with Dave Hill firing 67 and Leonard Thompson 70. Sam Snead stood at 211, Arnold Palmer at 217, Johnny Miller at 218, while Trevino rallied, birdied the 13th and 18th to seize a solo lead after Cole bogeyed the 18th.
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Leonard Thompson Thompson
Jackie Gleason
Trevino
Pine Tree Forest
Schlee
Green
Cole
Foote Homer Lifts Expos Over Astros
Barry Foote hit an eighth inning homer to lift the Montreal Expos to a 2-1 win over the Houston Astros. It was Foote's sixth of the year off Tom Griffin, who allowed two runs in seven innings. Cesar Cedeno scored Houston's first inning run on a May single after Cedeno stole second. The Expos tied the game in the sixth as Griffin issued two wild pitches in the tying frame amid a Hunt walk and Foli sacrifice.
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Barry Foote
Montreal Expos
Houston Astros
Foote
Tom Griffin
Expos
Steve Rogers
Cesar Cedeno
Lee May
Griffin
Ron Hunt
Tim Foli
Willie Davis
Celtics Open Preseason Camp at Buzzards Bay
The Boston Celtics begin pre season training on September 18 at the Massachusetts Maritime Academy in Buzzards Bay with coach and roster plans for the new year.
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Boston Celtics
Massachusetts Maritime Academy
Buzzards Bay
Hargrove Caps Texas Victory Over Tigers
Mike Hargrove lined a bases loaded triple in the five run third inning to lift the Texas Rangers to a 6-4 win over the Detroit Tigers before 37,737 at Arlington. Detroit led 2-0 via Gene Lamont’s homer. Texas answered with Sundberg and Johnson singles and a Tovar walk. Leflore’s misplay allowed Sundberg to score, then Hargrove’s triple and Spencer’s sacrifice fly padded the lead. Jenkins earned the win, Nelson charged with two seventh inning errors for Detroit, crowd noted for hanger warmups for kids.
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Texas Rangers
Detroit Tigers
Detroit
Gene Lamont
Texas
Lerrin LaGrow
Jim Sundberg
Alex Johnson
Cesar Tovar
Jeff Burroughs
Hon Leflore
Jim Nettles
Leflore
Sundberg
Hargrove
Jim Spencer
Ferguson Jenkins
Dave Nelson
Nettles
Nelson
Aurellio Rodriguez
Tom Veryzer
Rodriguez
Royals Slip By Brewers in 8-5 Victory
Kansas City rode a three-run fifth inning to defeat Milwaukee 8-5. Amés Otis delivered the go-ahead RBI single, Hal McRae hit a two-run homer, and Marty Pattin earned the win after relieving early, while Fred Patek and Cepeda contributed key hits. Brewers starter Jim Slaton took the loss as Dal Canton struggled early.
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Amés Otis
Hal McRae
Kansas City Royals
Milwaukee Brewers
Brewers
Bruce Dal Canton
Royals
Jim Slaton
Otis
McRae
Orlando Cepeda
Cepeda
Fred Patek
Bill Travers
Marty Pattin
Cal Canton
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Quaze Quilt Upset Evert in Alabama Stakes at Saratoga
Quaze Quilt defeated Chris Evert by a neck to set a stakes record in the $50,000-added Alabama at Saratoga. The 94th running finished 2:02 3-5 for 1 1/4 miles with Fiesta Libre third and Maud Muller fourth. Gustines rode the winner, earning $33,660 of the $56,000 purse as Evert paid $2.20 and $2.40.
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Quaze Quilt
Chris Evert
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Carl Rosen
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Heliodora Gustines
M.A. Rivera
Jorge Velasquez
Quaze Quist
Site Changed In Davis Play Between India And USSR
The Davis Cup tie between India and the Soviet Union will be staged in Poona beginning September 19 or 20. It is the first meeting between the two nations and was moved from Delhi due to the lack of a grass court. R K Khanna of the All India Lawn Tennis Association announced the change.
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All-India Lawn Tennis Association
Baseball Roundup of Sunday Games Across Cities and Standings
A scattered summary of Sunday baseball matchups across Chicago Philadelphia Los Angeles St Louis Cleveland and more. It lists games with times venues and some pitcher lines plus notes on standings and upcoming contests.
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Buddy Bell Placed On 21-Day Disabled List
Cleveland Indians third baseman Buddy Bell is moved to the 21-day disabled list after re injuring his right knee in a game against Detroit. Tommy Smith is called up from Oklahoma City to fill the vacancy, carrying a 310 batting mark with 66 RBIs and 10 homers at the time.
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Cleveland Indians
Buddy Bell
Tommy Smith
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Detroit
Smith
Dodgers Dominate Cardinals 6-2 Amidst NL West Clash
Dodgers beat the St. Louis Cardinals 6-2 lifting Doug Ray to his fifth straight win as Jimmy Wynn Garvey and Ron Cey drive in two runs each. Wynn homered for his 27th of the year and Bill Buckner added a first inning single as the Dodgers extend their lead over Cincinnati to 54 games. Cardinals threaten in third but fail to convert, with Lou Brock stealing his 76th base.
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Steve Garvey
Ron Cey
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Cincinnati
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Doug Ray
Gibson
Bill Buckner
Wynn
Ted Sizemore
Reggie Smith
Joe Torre
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Lou Brock
Sizemore
Brock
Bake McBride
Smith
Padres Rally Past Pirates 8-4 on Winfield Triple
San Diego wins 8-4 as Dave Winfield hits a two-out triple in the seventh driving in Gene Locklear and Willie McCovey. Enzo Hernandez starts the rally with a walk, Locklear adds a go-ahead double, and McCovey is intentionally walked before Winfield’s three-run hit. Hernandez adds an eighth inning infield single. McCovey homers earlier for a Padres lead. Pirates answer with Stargell and Zisk in the late going.
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Dave Winfield
Gene Locklear
Willie McCovey
San Diego Padres
John Morlan
Bruce Kison
Enzo Hernandez
Padres
McCovey
Winfield
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Dave Freisleben
Stargell
Richie Zisk
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