Hope of Star SPORTS Chiefs 12 Pt Favorites in All-Star Game
The 37th All-Star Football Game at Soldier Field pits the Kansas City Chiefs as 12 point favorites against the top 1969 college seniors. Labor disputes shadow the event as NFL players strike while pro champions seek a seventh straight win over the collegians. Coach Otto Graham's All-Stars, slowed by a lack of scrimmage, rely on Dennis Shaw or Mike Phipps to spark the offense against a strong Chiefs defense. RF: Edges and selections highlight the prep for kick.
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Jerry Liska
Associated Press
Chicago
Kansas City Chiefs
Soldier Field
National Football Players Association
Chicago Tribune
Chiefs
Minnesota Vikings
All-Stars
NFL
St. Louis Cardinalls
Chicago Bears
Graham
Cleveland Browns
Coast Guard Academy
New York Jets
Cook
Collegians
Joe Namath
Jets
Shaw
Phipps
Terry Bradshaw
Louisiana Tech
Notre Dame
Mike McCoy
Ken Burroughs
Texas Southern
Ron Shanklin
North Texas State
Jerry Hendren
Idaho
Bob Anderson
Colorado
Art Malone
Arizona State
Steve Owens
Oklahoma
Len Dawson
All-Star Game Rosters Highlight Chiefs Strikes Impact
CHICAGO AP Probable starting lineups for the 37th All-Star Football Game at Soldier Field tonight feature Shaw and Hendren as top receivers, with Owings and Shanklin backing the All-Stars. Len Dawson leads the Chiefs’ defense against Graham's plans as players strike may affect the game timing and focus.
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Chicago
Soldier Field
Jerry Hendren
Idaho
Richard Caster
Jackson State
Bob McKay
Texas
Bob Asher
Vanderbilt
Doug Wilkerson
North Carolina College
Chuck Hutchison
Ohio State
Sid Smith
Southern California
Dennis Shaw
San Diego State
Bucks
Bob Anderson
Colorado
Art Malone
Arizona State
Ron Shanklin
North Texas State
Stone Unseeded Yet Dominant In National Clay Court
Allan Stone of Australia remains unseeded at the National Clay Court Championships in Indianapolis but continues a dramatic run, upsetting top players. He beat Jan Kodes in straight sets to reach the quarterfinals after previous victories over Charles Pasarell and a near miss against Cliff Richey in Cincinnati. Jaime Fillol also shocked the field by defeating Nastase, the No. 3 foreign seed, 6-3 6-4. Cliff Richey moved through his match with ease.
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Indianapolis
Allan Stone
Australia
Stone
Jan Kodes
Czechoslovakia
Woodstock Club
Clff Richey
Cincinnati
Kodes
Charles Pasarell
U.S
the Nastase
Romania
Cliff Richey
San Angelo
Tex
Zeljko Franulovic
Yugoslavia
Mike Belkin
Canada
Franulovic
Stan Smith
Pasadena
Calif
Brian Fairlie
New Zealand
Arthur Ashe
Gun Springs
Clark Graebner
New York
Torborg Revealed as Fencebuster in Dodgers Win
Dodgers battering threat Jeff Torborg blasted a four RBI game including a three-run homer as Don Singer and Los Angeles defeated Montreal 7-2. The catcher, who had a spring hepatitis comeback, boosted his average to .227 and helped Singer move to 8-3 on the season. In other NL action Cincinnati beat Pittsburgh and St. Louis topped Atlanta while Cubs and Dodgers pursuers added wins in a busy baseball night.
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Jeff Torborg
Dick Couch
Associated Press
Torborg
Sandy Koufax
Bill Singer
Singer
Los Angeles Dodgers
Montreal
Dodgers
Petty Seeks Dixie 500 Pole in Atlanta Qualifying
NASCAR star Richard Petty, with $75,525 earned in six months, aims for the Dixie 500 pole at Atlanta Raceway. He trails big names like Yarborough and Baker in practice, hoping a strong day leads to a front spot in Sunday’s $103,000 race.
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Bloys Britt
Atlanta, Ga
Richard Petty
South
Petty
Atlanta Raceway
Buddy Baker
Cal Yarborough
David Pearson
Yarborough
Atlanta
Six Man Blindfold Battle Royal at Hope Coliseum
Next Monday night August 3 at Hope’s Fair Park Coliseum the six man blindfold battle royal headlines a card starting at 8 30. Aldo Bogni faces John Lee Rugged Ox Baker meets Chief War Eagle Crazy Chuck Karbo battles Cowboy Bruce Kirk with a 700 added purse for the winner. Tickets on sale at Town & Country in Hope.
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Hope’s Fair Park Coliseum
Hope
Aldo Bogni
John Lee
Rugged Ox Baker
Chief War Eagle
Crazy Chuck Karbo
Cowboy Bruce Kirk
Hope's Fair Park Coliseum
Town & Country
Fair Park Coliseum
Could Make Turf History at Delaware Handicap
Pattee Canyon, a 5-year-old mare, aims to make turf history by winning the $131,100 Delaware Handicap at Delaware Park over 144 miles atop 131 pounds. A field of 12 is expected with the race headlining weekend action alongside the $141,370 Sapling Stakes for 2-year-olds at Monmouth Park and other stakes across Aqueduct, Liberty Bell, Arlington, Tropical, Del Mar, and Rockingham.
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Twilight Tear
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Beldame
Witch
Barbara Hunter
Aqueduct
Patee Canyon
Sheepshead Bay
Delaware
Monmouth Park
Liberty Bell
Arlington
Tropical
del Mar
Rockingham
Hargan Dominates To Keep Indians in Nightmares
Friday July 31 1979 right-hander Steve Hargan silenced the Twins for 7 2 3 innings before a two run eighth inning gives Cleveland a 2 0 win Hargan improved to 5 14 with three complete games and a 2 4 ERA in his latest recall Vada Pinson hit a seventh inning homer for Cleveland while Bob Oliver delivered a clutch 10th inning single for Kansas City over Detroit other scores included Milwaukee over Washington and Oakland over Boston in AL action. In the NL Chicago beat Houston 6 3 Los Angeles beat Montreal 7 3 St Louis defeated Atlanta 4 2 and Cincinnati beat Pittsburgh 8 4.
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Cleveland Indians
Hargan
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Oakland
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Tigers
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Danny Walton
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Catfish
Hunter
Jim Grant
Red Sox
Grant
Carl Yastrzemski
Tony Conigliaro
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