Irwin Wins Atlanta Classic by One Stroke
Hale Irwin birdied the final two holes to edge Steve Veriato by one stroke and claim $40,000 in the Atlanta Classic at the Atlanta Country Club. Veriato, 31, Hawaiian, held the crowd with a late surge and earned $22,800 to retain his tour card, while Lou Graham and Jack Nicklaus also finished in the top five.
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Atlanta
Hale Irwin
Steve Veriato
Irwin
Veriato
Atlanta Country Club
Lou Graham
Jin Dent
Joe Inman
David Granam
Bob Wynn
Larry Ziegler
Bill Rogers
Bill Mallon
Jay Maas
Mark Hayes
J. C. Snead
Victor Regalado
Lyn Lott
Alan Tapie
Lon Hinkle
Billy Casper
Dwight Nevis
Jerry McGee
Doug Teweil
Rod Curl
Bob Dickson
Orville Moody
Lee Elder
Butch Baird
Tom Jenkins
Tom Dorey
Post 87 Opener Falls 10-0 At East Randolph In Rain
High Point Post 87 American Legion opened the season with a 10-0 loss to East Randolph as rain spared Thomasville and High Point. Coach Chuck Hartman’s squad managed three hits and six errors, with 13 walks charged to three pitchers led by Steve Myers who lasted three innings before giving way to Monroe. The team travels to Asheboro for a 7:45 p.m. game to try to rebound.
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Thomasville
High Point
High Point Post
American Legion
Chuck Hartman
East Randolph
Asheboro
Mike Slack
East
Hartman
Ben Monroe
Steve Myers
Steve
Monroe
Ragsdale
Trong
NCAA Net AA Squad Selected
Top seed Matt Mitchell of Stanford and UCLA's Tony Graham headline a 31 player All American list announced by the ITCA. Ferdi Taygan and Bruce Manson also make the squad for UCLA and USC respectively, with multiple selections from Stanford, USC, UCLA and others across the field.
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Athens
Matt Mitchell
Stanford
Tony Graham
UCLA
Mitchell
Dan McGill
Ferdi Taygan
Bruce Manson
Southern California
John Eagleton
Miami
Fla
John Austin
Perry Wright
John Sadii
North Carolina State
Chris Mayotte
South Carolina
Charlie Ellis
Georgia
Kevin Curren
Gary Plock
Texas
John Geraghty
Jai DiLouie
SMU
Bill Clarke
Kansas
Marty Davis
California
Andy Lucchesi
Petty Captures World 600 With Record Payoff At Darlington
Richard Petty won the World 600 at Darlington in a race paying a record 68 000 to the winner. Donnie Allison faded with an engine failure on lap 220 while Lennie Pond and Buddy Baker finished high. Pond earned the Curtis Turner Memorial Award for his efforts as the average speed reached 137.676 mph.
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Petty
A.J. Foyt
Ontario Motor Speedway
Cies
Stategy
Chevy
Donnie Allison
Lennie Pond
Buddy Baker
Pond
Curtis Turner
Lucas Provides Portland Lift in Game Three Rout
Maurice Lucas scored 25 points to spark the Portland Trail Blazers to a 129-107 win over the Philadelphia 76ers after a handshake with Darryl Dawkins prior to tipoff. Walton fueled late momentum with standout plays as Portland took a 2-1 series lead.
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Philadelphia 76Ers
Portland Trail Blazers
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Lucas
Philadelphia
Darryl Dawkins
76Ers
Dawkins
Portland
Blazers
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Doug Collins
Lionel Collins
Bill Walton
Bob Gross
Walton
Dave Twardzik
Gross
Johnny Davis
Collins
NBA
Trail Blazer
Erving
Racing Fever and Patchy Uniforms at the Speedway
The writer describes fans booing David Pearson and Richard Petty, noting Baker and Yarborough in blue and yellow uniforms. He observes the colorful pit crews, infield chaos, and race-day rituals, calling the sport a ballooning circus that turns fans into children taking part in the spectacle.
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Pearson
Petty
Baseball trades and roster moves across two leagues
The Boston Red Sox traded outfielder Bobby Darwin to the Chicago Cubs for Ramon Hernandez. Tom House moved to the Seattle Mariners. Bruce Dai Canton placed on two day DL by the Chicago White Sox, Ken Kravec recalled from Iowa AAA. Steelers sign Beasley and Audick. Bob Pulford resigns as Los Angeles Kings coach. New England Whalers sign defenseman Thommy Abrahamsson to a multi year contract.
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Bobby Darwin
Chicago Cubs
Ramon Hernandez
Tom House
Seattle Mariners
Chicago White Sox
Bruce Dai Canton
Ken Kravec
Iowa
Hockey National Hockey Lea
LOS Angeles Kings
Bob Pulford
World Hockey Association
NEW England Whalers
Thommy Abrahamsson
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Hilliard
Howe
NCAA
Lucas Provides
Lloyd Neal
Elizabeth Taylor
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Tedee
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