Racers Take Problems To WHA Meetings
Indianapolis Racers General Manager Brian Conacher said the team could not meet its next payroll and faced possible coach loss as he took the issue to WHA meetings in Chicago. The league fact finding committee planned a report on merger possibilities with the NHL following recent Montreal talks. Indiana National Bank assumed control of Racers assets after missed loan repayments.
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Harold Ducote
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Bank
Slew's Family Celebrates Belmont Victory in Style
Karen and Mickey Taylor with Jim and Sally Hill led the Slew entourage as Seattle Slew clinched the Belmont Stakes. Karen, a PR front woman, and Mickey, Seattle Slew’s businessman, shared triumph at the winner’s circle amid cheering supporters.
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Ford's Golf Ball Sought in Charity Bid at Memphis Classic
A Dallas executive offered 15000 dollars for Former President Gerald Ford's hole in one ball from the Colonial Country Club to return it to golf partner and donate to St Jude. Danny Thomas announced bids by June 30 while other memorabilia fetched 1000 dollars for Spalding to donate to the Golf Hall of Fame.
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Colonial Country Club
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Dayton
Ohio
Paul Brown
Cincinnati Bengals
Chuck Fairbanks
New England Patriots
Bobby Knight
Indiana University
Charlie Pride
Reds sign five more picks from draft
The Cincinnati Reds announced the signing of five more of their selections from the recent major league baseball draft. Kevin Mulholland, the third choice, a left handed pitcher from Paterson New Jersey. Tom Foley, the seventh choice, a shortstop from Miami Florida. Bill Kuchar, the ninth choice, a first baseman from Hamden Connecticut. Joel Willett, the tenth round pick, a right handed pitcher from Aloha Oregon. and Roger Glynn, the sixteenth round pick, a left handed pitcher from Omaha Nebraska.
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Golf tournament flight winners conclude with close finishes
Williams closed with a 74 as flight winners were decided across 20 divisions including Jim Spivey in the fourth and Harold Rush in a playoff for second. Notables include Tutterrow’s 74 in the eleventh flight and Bowers’s 74 in the sixteenth with trophies to be picked up at Oak Hollow or the Enterprise sports department.
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Jim Spivey
Steve Spillers
Harold Hutchinson
Gene Osborne
Jack Hedrick
Harold Rush
Bobby Pope
Butch Dobbs
Steve Deal
Tootie Ingram
Henry Young
al Jarrett
Ernie Hedrick
Lawrence Briles
Mike Sullivan
Jimmy Tilley
Zonie Tutterrow
Howard Williams
Terry Vestal
Ronnie Cheek
Roger Nance
Ron Dennis
Calvin Riley
Randy Miller
Mike Welch
Tony Moschetti
Jim Jenkins
Lloyd Underwood
Tommy Hamrick
Darrell Bowers
Marshall Hepler
Patti Harmon
Bill Roach
Buddie Dorsett
Floyd Bosworth
Tommy Jackson
Ron Schott
Eddie Jennings
Edsel Idol
Oak Hollow
Enterprise Sports Department
Williams Falters Then Falls to Fifth in Golf Bout
Zachary explains his bogeys after the turn cost him second place as Williams built a late edge with No. 16. He notes a bad kick, a water mishap, and a double bogey at No. 15. He criticizes slow play by the foursome and says speeding up hurt both Williams and himself while Utley stayed calm.
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Kingdome Seattle Project Uses Tons of Steel and Concrete
The Kingdome in Seattle required 443 tons of structural steel and 52 800 cubic yards of concrete in its construction.
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Higuchi Wins LPGA Title in North Myrtle Beach
Chako Higuchi captured the LPGA Championship at Bay Tree Plantation finishing 72 holes at 279 nine under par to edge Pat Bradley Sandra Post and Judy Rankin by three strokes. She earned 22500 and said the win would boost golf in Japan.
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UCLA
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Joyce Kazmierski
Mrs. Carner
Kathy McMullen
Sandra Palmer
Donna Caponi Young
Silvia Bertolaccini
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Europe
Major League Leaders By The Associated Press
American League batting leaders include Carew and Fisk. Notable pitching marks include Tanana with 102 innings and a 1.44 ERA. In the National League, Trillo leads batting, Winfield tops runs, and Burroughs leads home runs with 15.
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Rose
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