Cuba builds sports power through massive participation
Cuba plans broad athletic expansion with 48 million dollars yearly for 29 sports. A pyramid system links nursery school physical education to provincial junior high schools and the National Sports Academy in Havana, producing Olympic champions like Stevenson and Juantorena while calling on 50 000 volunteers to boost local programs.
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Havana
Fabio Ruiz
Cuba
Jamaica
Sports City
Ruiz
National Sports and Recreation Institute
Sports
Fidel Castro
National Sports Academy
Universiy
Teofilo Stevenson
Munich
Alberto Juantorena
Montreal
Open Bowling Championship Draws Top Pros to Greensboro
All time money leader Dick Weber and runner up Earl Anthony headline the $100,000 U S Open starting Sunday in Greensboro. The four major bowling events include this South first time venue with ABC TV carrying the Saturday finals. Contenders include Moser Stephanick Salvino Colwell Dickinson Neff Roth and Holman. Weber has earned $519 943 lifetime while Anthony has $465 106. The Bowling Proprietors Association of America sponsors the event.
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Greensboro
Dick Weber
Earl Anthony
South
Abc-Tv
Paul Moser
Jim Stephanick
Carmen Salvino
Paul Colwell
Gary Dickinson
Steve Neff
Mark Roth
Marshall Holman
Weber
Anthony
Bowling Proprietors Association of America
Junior Pro-Am Highlights In High Point Bowling
Bill Spigner directs High Point’s Dwight Newby as trophy winners Sandy Widener Carrie Glenn and Don Thornburg pose. Event drew 16 pros and 224 juniors with Greensboro natives taking the top trophies.
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Bill Spigner
High Point
Dwight Newby
Sandy Widener
Carrie Glenn
Don Thornburg
Greensboro
Dyer Frisselle Capture 12 Hour Sebring Endurance Race
George Dyer and Brad Frisselle won the Sebring 12 hour race as Peter Gregg lost a wheel on his turbocharged car. Gregg and Jim Busby finished third after late pit stops. Diego Febles and Hiram Cruz finished second ahead of Gregg and Busby with about 40,000 spectators watching.
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Sebring, Fla
George Dyer
Brad Frisselle
Peter Gregg
Sebring
California
Diego Febles
Puerto Rico
Hiram Cruz
Miami
Gregg
Jim Busby
Dyer
Woodside Calif
Frisselle
el Segundo
Calif
Busby
Carrera
Febles
Cruz
Jacksonville
Fla
Laguna
Buckley Wins PBA Title With 227-193 Victory
Roy Buckley of Columbus edged Jimmy Certain 227 to 193 to capture the $75,000 PBA tournament in North Olmsted Ohio. Buckley’s fifth tour win netted $8,000 as Certain finished second for the fifth time in finals.
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North Olmsted
Ohio
Roy Buckley
Columbus
Jimmy Certain
Buckley
Certain
Huntsville
Ala
Tommy Hudson
Akron
Boysie Huber
St. Louis
Exhibition Baseball Games Feature Multiple City Matchups
Boston faces Minnesota and a slate of exhibition games lists teams including Cleveland Detroit California Baltimore New York Kansas City Seattle Milwaukee and more with various venues and times across the schedule. Several matchups are noted with opponents and locations such as Chicago Detroit Minnesota Houston Los Angeles New York Baltimore Montreal Pittsburgh and St. Louis with games set in Florida California and Arizona venues.
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Boston
Minnesota
Cleveland
Detroit
California
Baltimore
New York
Kansas City
Seattle
Milwaukee
Toronto
Texas
Oisalan
San Francisco
Montreal
Pittsburgh
Chicago
Houston
Los Angeles
New
Dominican Republic
Coxon
Prindeigha
Creago
Sconale
Sun City
Tucson
Ariz
Randolph-Macon and Tennessee in Saturday semifinal action
College teams clash in a Saturday semifinals round with Randolph-Macon facing Tennessee 7 Division. Wittenberg defeats Scranton 82 in overtime while Oneonta State trips Hamline to reach the championship.
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Randolph-Macon
Tennessee
Wittenberg
Scranton
Oneonta State
Hamline
Championshipenberg
Long Beach Grand Prix Site Progressing Well
Construction of the 2.02 mile street course and 53 000 bleacher seats proceeds for the April 3 Long Beach Grand Prix. A court injunction halted bleacher erection but was withdrawn and race week begins April 1 with Formula One qualifying. The event offers over 500000 dollars in prize money as drivers reach near 190 mph. Clay Regazzoni won last year in a Ferrari.
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Long Beach
Calif
Evert and Navratilova Advance to Philadelphia Final
Top seed Chris Evert beat Sue Barker 6 2 7 5 in 64 minutes to reach the Philadelphia final. Martina Navratilova outpaced Rosie Casals 6 3 6 2 to join her. Evert trails Navratilova in money won this year as they both eye a fifth title.
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Philadelphia
Chris Evert
Sue Barker
England
Martina Navratilova
Rosie Casals
San Francisco
Miss Evert
Miss Navratilova
Miss Barker
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Open
Cris
Dyer-Friselle Pocket
Hudson
Pete Couture
Windsor
Couture
Huber
Olson
Reno
Ev Olson
Tacoma
Wash
Matthew Webber
Nick Hoyrup
Butte
Mont
Chuck Tingley
Tonawanda
N.Y
HONDA
Thomasville
Clay Regazzoni
Garner Motors Power Equipment Center
3000 N. Main
Ait
Hotanu
Wrights
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