Palmer, Watson lead as soggy U S Open opens at Medinah
Arnold Palmer as 45 year old veteran tops the field with a 69 amid rain soaked Medinah greens. Tom Watson and Pat Fitzsimons share the early lead at 67 while Jim Weichers sits at 68. Jack Nicklaus posts 72 amid challenging conditions as Weiskopf and Miller struggle.
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Tom Watson
Pat Fitzsimons
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Grier Jones
Lanny Wadkins
Ben Crenshaw
A's Rally to Threaten Royals in West Tilt
Oakland trades on a four of five stretch as Al Dark says the A's aim to outpace Minnesota and focus on Kansas City to keep World Series hopes alive.
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Oakland
al Dark
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A's rally to 5-2 win over Twins in 10 innings
The makeshift A's capitalized on strong pitching by Siebert Abbott and Lindblad and timely baserunning to beat Minnesota 5-2 in ten. Oakland won the series, moving eight games ahead of the Twins as Dark rested key players. Joe Rudi homered and drove in a run in the 10th, aiding the comeback.
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Reggie Jackson
Ted Martinez
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Sal Bando
Phil Garner
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Jim Hughes
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Glenn Borgmann
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Tigers
Catfish Hunter
Roy White
New York
Detroit
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Tom Veryzer
Ron LeFlore
Nancy Wins First Little League Game After Cap Rule Rift
Eight-year-old Nancy Winnard played in a Little League game in Romulus Michigan after a dispute over protective gear. The suit claimed the rule forced male equipment and aimed to bar girls. A compromise allowed Nancy to wear a girls protective panty with foam padding. she played right field and her team won 13 to 1.
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Nancy Winnard
Nancy
David Winnard
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Dairy Queen earns sixth win in Holcom League action
Dairy Queen remained unbeaten with a 9-0 victory over VFW as Greg Torneden pitched a two hitter and hit a solo homer and a triple. Gary Cain added three hits including a solo shot for DQ. In other games CWA beat Rotary 8-7 as Tony Miller pitched all nine, while Rotary’s Jeff Wyatt and Bill Blevins had three hits each. Noon Kiwanis beat Buzzi Maupinour 14-2 and Eagles defeated Knights of Columbus 16-6 in Houk league play.
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Torneden
Gary Cain
CWA
Rotary
Tony Miller
Jeff Wyatt
Bill Blevins
Ryan Green
Noon Kiwanis
Buzzi- Maupintour
Eagles
Knights of Columbus
Junior Olympics meet slated here Saturday
Up to 800 track and field competitors will fill Kansas University's Memorial Stadium for the Missouri Valley Junior Olympic meet. Seven Lawrence qualifiers and 60 volunteers are expected. top two in each top age group advance to Region 8 on July 12.
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Young swimmers set world pace at AAU Trials in Long Beach
Bruce Furniss twice lowered the 200 meter record as Tim Shaw lifted the 400 freestyle mark to 3 54.69. Shirley Babashoff and Kornelia Ender trade records in the women's 200 meter freestyle as leaders vie for spots on the U S World Championship team.
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Colombia
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Fred Tyler
Bloomington
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Santa Clara
Vikings list unsigned veterans and rookies for 1975 season
The Minnesota Vikings announced 10 veterans and three rookies have not signed 1975 contracts. Bruce Adams of Kansas is unsigned along with Mark Mullaney and Ollie Bakken. Others include Ed Marinaro Terry Brown Nate Wright Jackie Wallace Mike Hiescheid Fred Cox Steve Lawson Doug Kingsriter Jim Lash and Amos Martin.
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Fred Cox
Steve Lawson
Doug Kingsriter
Jim Lash
Amos Martin
Gardner-Webb Star Jim Blanks Signs with Rockets
The Houston Rockets announce the signing of Jim Blanks a 6 foot 5 inch forward from Gardner-Webb College North Carolina. Blanks was the Rockets second round pick in the NBA college draft last month and signed the contract Thursday.
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Garvey Aims to Hold All Star First Base Lead
New York AP report shows Steve Garvey of Los Angeles leading in fan balloting for the All Star first base spot after the first two weeks. Tony Perez of Cincinnati trails by 5 963 votes as Perez seeks a fifth All Star game appearance.
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Steve Garvey
Los Angeles
Bowie Kuhn
Cincinnati
Tony Perez
Perez
Tourney awarded to KU and first-round pairings set
The NCAA named Market Square Arena in Indianapolis the site for the 1980 basketball finals with Butler University as host March 22 and 24. It also released first-round pairings for 1976 on March 13 across four regions and noted Kansas would receive one at large berth with the Metropolitan Conference expected to join.
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