Royals Narrow AL West Lead With One-Run Victory
Royals edge Orioles 2-1 on Hal McRae and Lou Piniella homers with Doug Bird earning his 10th save. McKeon cites one-run wins as pennant fuel while Yankees outslug Oakland 10-9 aiding Kansas City. Otis throws out Boog Powell at the plate. Weaver laments injuries and tight race in AL East.
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Reggies Shine in Spotlight as AL Baseball Action Unfolds
Reggie Smith and Reggie Jackson starred in separate AL games with notable plays. Jackson hit two long homeruns and a ninth inning RBI as Oakland fell 10-9 at New York. Smith departed Fenway after a balked double play and boos as Boston lost 5-3 to the Angels. Elsewhere Kansas City beat Baltimore 2-1, Detroit topped Chicago 7-3, Milwaukee defeated Minnesota 5-1, and Cleveland crushed Texas 8-1.
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Lions Gridmen Open Drills Next Thursday at LHS
Lawrence High announces first football practice next Thursday with head coach Frank Gibson and staff. Players must bring $4 insurance and signed medical permits. 8 a.m. two a day sessions start with padless conditioning. Seniors begin squad workouts Monday through Wednesday.
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Evonne Goolagong Defeats Jeanne Evert in Semi Final
In Cincinnati at the Western Championships, Evonne Goolagong, 22, defeated 15 year old Jeanne Evert 6 3 6 2 in the semi finals, ending any prospect of a Evert sisters final. Chris Evert had advanced to the final earlier, leaving the doubles to Goolagong and the Evert sisters.
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Feared Footsteps Dogging Iverson in PGA Glory Bid
In Cleveland AP report, Don Iverson, 27, held a three under par 189 after a 72 in the third round of the PGA event. He dismissed the looming legends Jack Nicklaus Tom Weiskopf Sam Snead and Mason Rudolph, saying he would focus on the course and his own play.
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Veterans and legends clash as field vies for title at Canterbury
Rudolph shoots 70 in round two while Sam Snead dominates with 84 career wins and 61 age. Nicklaus sits at 140, Tom Weiskopf and Jacklin tied at 141, with players chasing a 149 cut to reach the final rounds televised by ABC. Arnold Palmer misses the cut.
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Palmer Cut From PGA Championship Final Rounds
Arnold Palmer, 43, shot 74 to finish two rounds at 150 on the Canterbury course. He missed the cut by one stroke with poor putting and three putts in 36 holes. He plans to rest then perhaps play the Hartford Open, joking about TV blackout as he left.
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Allergy Nearly Fatal for UCLA Star Walton
UCLA center Bill Walton collapsed from a bee sting allergy three weeks ago and was revived at a hospital after his roommate called an ambulance. His mother Gloria Walton said the star was unaware of the allergy prior to the incident in Sonoma State College summer school.
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Homers-Decide Openers in National Baseball Congress
Liberal Kansas and Jackson Mississippi won openers Friday night in Wichita. Jackson defeated St. Louis 6-5 on a three run homer by Ted Thornton in the seventh. Curtis Edwards of St. Louis homered in the sixth to pull ahead 5-3.
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Lawrence Opens Bid for 1973 State Legion Title
The Lawrence American Legion baseball team, sitting at 33 12, starts its push for the state title this 3 p.m. in McPherson against El Dorado. Lawrence seeks its first state Legion crown since 1964 in the eight team double elimination tourney with second round games slated for Sunday.
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Jets Face Holdouts Boozer Hill Riggins In Ultra Budget Talks
Ewbank lists options fine suspend trade retire or play out. Boozer and Hill fined for missing a game then suspended for an indeterminate period. Riggins also holding out as NFL moves include Gillman probation for past drug claims and moves by Patriots and Bengals in trades.
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Gridders Take Over Tonight In Star Arena
Kansas East-West high school all star football game is tonight at 8 p.m. in Wichita State University stadium. Forty nine schools are represented with Wichita and Shawnee Mission supplying most starters. Starting QB for the East is Charlie Weatherbie Fort Scott who has thrown for over 2 000 yards in recent seasons.
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Sooner Solon To Sue Big 8
Enid Oklahoma state Rep. Tom Rogers said he has asked his attorney to prepare legal action against the Big Eight for putting the University of Oklahoma on probation for recruiting violations. He called the ruling a gross miscarriage of justice and said it punishes innocent people.
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