Meet of Champions Ringers at Berkeley in 22 hour bid
A star studded field gathers at Edwards Stadium for the Meet of Champions. Invited standouts include Marty Liquen Tony Waldrop Robert Taylor Pat Matzdorf Jacques Rousseau Guy Drut and others. World record holders John Powell Al Feuerbach Dwight Stones are on the entry list along with top NCAA performers and Olympic medalists. Francie Laarrieu appears in one women's event.
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Berkeley
Calif
U.S. Track and Field Federation
Marty Liquen
Tony Waldrop
Robert Taylor
Pat Matzdorf
Jacques Rousseau
Guy Drut
Chien Jumip
Francie Laarrieu
Vale Drop
Mark Enyeart
Utah State
Tennessee
Reggie Jones
Southern California
James Gilkes
Louis Wilson
U.S
Drut
Texas eyes first College World Series title since 1953
Texas crushed South Carolina 17-6 and halted hopes of a third or fourth place finish as the Longhorns advance toward the finals. Arizona State edged Oklahoma 1-0 in the other semifinal, setting a Texas match with the winner for the title. Texas seeks its first championship since 1953 after seven finals bids in eight years.
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Omaha
Neb
Texas
Longhorns
Cliff Gustafson
South Carolina
Solunar Tables Guide for Fishing and Hunting Times
The schedule of Solunar Periods is printed from Richard Alden Knights SOLUNAR TABLES. Plan your days so you fish in good territory or hunt in favorable cover during these times to find the best sport each day offers.
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Richard Alden Knight
NL All Stars Lead Balloting With Reds Dominating Early
Cincinnati Reds stars Johnny Bench Joe Morgan Dave Concepcion and Pete Rose top early NL All Star voting Bowing to leaderboards Bench leads catching with 327 894 votes Morgan 249 174 Concepcion 182 836 and Rose 215 612 drive infield and outfield caps alongside rivals from Pittsburgh Philadelphia the Mets and others as Lefthanded outfielders Brock Wynn Staub Unser and others trail in early tallies with coaches to pick the rest.
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Cincinnati Reds
Bowie Kuhn
Bench
Manny Sanguillen
Pittsburgh
Reds
Joe Morgan
Dave Concepcion
Pete Rose
Morgan
Rennie Stennett
Concepcion
Larry Bowa
Philadelphia
Rose
Mets
Rusty Staub
del Unser
Staub
Unser
Floyd a sleeper in U S Open golf at Medinah
Ray Floyd, 32, comes off Kemper Open win and a course record tying 63 in the Philadelphia Golf Classic pro am, earning him sleeper status for the U S Open at Medinah. Defending champ Hubert Green and challengers include Player Weiskopf Miller Casper. Nicklaus Trevino Palmer Irwin not present. Rainy conditions give way to clear weekend weather.
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Medinah
Ill
Ray Floyd
Floyd
Maria Primoli
Kemper
Maria Floyd
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PGA
Whitemarsh
Hubert Green
Tom Weiskopf
Johnny Miller
Billy Casper
J.C. Snead
Dave Hill
Jack Nicklaus
Lee Trevino
Arnold Palmer
Hale Irwin
Tarkenton’s comeback dream fueled by muscular throws
Vikings legend Fran Tarkenton battled a nagging elbow shoulder injury after a brutal late season. A session with Dodgers pitcher Mike Marshall revealed a muscle behind the shoulder needed strengthening to restore distance throwing. Marshall devised a light-weight program and techniques that let Tarkenton throw pain free within weeks, fueling hopes to chase John Unitas’s career records in 1975. His teammates nicknamed him Muscles for his renewed power.
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Mike Marshall
Tarkenton
Fred Zamberletti
Mike
Marshall
Fran
Michigan State Anatomy Department
John Unitas
Unitas
Fran Tarkenton
Muscles
Borg Rules Out Nude Sleep After Neck Scare at Paris
Bjorn Borg, defending his French Open title, survived a neck scare after a shower injury and a coach orders him to stop sleeping nude in hotel rooms. He beat Harold Soloman 6 1 7 5 6 4, with Bergelin promising a night shirt. Panatta edged Andrews as Borg and Panatta set semifinals clash while Evert, Morozova, Newberry, and Navratilova eyes lift on women's side.
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Harold Solomon
Silver Springs
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Solomon
Roland Garros
America
Adriano Panatta
Italy
John Andrews
Fullerton
Calif
Chris Evert
Fort Lauderdale
Fla
Olga Morozova
Soviet Union
Janet Newberry
la Jolla
Martina Navratilova
Aces edge Travelers in 10 after misplayed ball
Alexandria Aces defeated the Arkansas Travelers 4-2 in 10 innings as Bob Hrapman misplayed a ball with two out in the 10th allowing the winning run. Mike Champion drove in the Aces' first run, John Young hit his 6th homer, and Dave McAllen earned the win to move to 4-1. The series continues tonight and Saturday.
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Arkansas
Bob Hrapman
Alexandria Aces
Travelers
Alexandria
Mike Champion
Hrapman
Champion
Aces
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Dave Wilhelm
Gene Delyon
Royals
Indians
Jim Wohlford
Cleveland
John Ellis
Steve Busby
Eric Raich
University of Southern California
Harmon Killebrew
Kansas City
Orioles
Rangers
Jim Palmer
Mark Belanger
Palmer
Cesar Tovar
Mike Hargrove
Angels
Tigers
Joe Lahoud
California
Detroit
John Hiller
Aaron homers as Brewers end A's bid in Milwaukee
Hank Aaron, age 41, homered for the Milwaukee Brewers in a 9-7 victory over the Oakland A's. The blast was Aaron's 6th of the season and 739th of his career, his first regular season homer in Milwaukee County Stadium since 1965. George Scott also homered for Milwaukee. Vida Blue took the loss.
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Tigers
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Brewers
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Billy Williams
Oakland
Standings and Friday baseball schedule notes from cities
Standings show Atlanta 5 6 Chicago 4 2. Cincinnati 10 St Louis 1 Pittsburgh 4 Houston 2 New York 2 Los Angeles 0. Friday games list Cincinnati at Chicago Chicago hosts Montreal at San Francisco. Pittsburgh at Atlanta. Houston at St Louis. New York at San Diego. Philadelphia at Los Angeles. Montreal at San Francisco. San Diego hosts New York. Los Angeles hosts Philadelphia. Sunday matchups Pittsburgh at Atlanta Houston at St Louis Montreal at San Francisco and New York at San Diego. Thursday results include Detroit 5 1 California 3 7. Chicago 9 Boston 2. Baltimore 7 Texas 1. Kansas City 2 Cleveland 1 in 10 innings.
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