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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1975
Page
6
Jim Murray lauds Arthur Ashe as a dignified pioneer in tennis and civil rights. Ashe’s on court skill and off court poise challenged race prejudice, with landmark performances at Forest Hills 1968 and Wimbledon at 32, while maintaining humility and integrity.
MU junior fullback Annise Davis from Malden Mo faces an Aug 18 court date on marijuana possession in Columbia. He is suspended from the Missouri program pending semester review, with athletic scholarship to be considered if he returns for fall term. Davis shared back duties with Ray Bybee.
Boston blasts Kansas City 8-3 behind Cecil Cooper's homer triple and double driving in four. Luis Tiant wins his 13th with Red Sox riding an eighth straight victory and 10-3 mark since May 15 as Carl Yastrzemski cautions about overconfidence after the Fenway win. Cooper misses cycle with grounder to short in seventh while Rick Burleson adds a fourth homer in fifth.
Tony Conigliaro, once a Red Sox star with 104 career homers, plays for the Charleston Charlies in the International League after a 1967 eye injury. Now 30, he hits about .240 with two homers and hopes a Boston call up at season end. Fans still chase his name, stealing gear and even his traveling bag.
A daytime and evening lineup lists women's pro tennis on Channel 4 and Channel 27, Milwaukee vs Chicago White Sox on Channel 427, Kansas City vs Detroit on Channel 13, 41, and 41 again, plus U S Open women's golf on Channel 29-13. Pro tennis returns on Channel 5, with evening baseball featuring Oakland vs Baltimore on Channel 4-27 and other sports on multiple channels.
Atlanta Falcons announce the signing of Alexander Brandl, an Austrian free agent kicker, adding depth to the special teams unit. Brandl joins after a soccer style kicking background and will compete for the placekicking duties this season.
Orioles outfielder Gary Hendricks hit a rare game winning three run homer in the 12th inning to power Baltimore to a 6-3 victory over the Minnesota Twins. Hendricks, a .176 hitter, said he wasn’t sure he got all of it but it carried into right field.
Bowing to owner pressure, commissioner Bowie Kuhn flirted with a potential retirement as four owners could block renewal of his contract. In a dramatic turn the Yankees and Rangers reversed their opposition, while critics argued Kuhn must balance fans players and owners in a fragile power struggle.
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