Leonard twirls two-hit gem as Royals top Angels 3-1
Kansas City pitcher Dennis Leonard limits California to two hits through seven and a two-run eighth inning rally, lifting the Royals over the Angels 3-1. Rusty Torres homers for the Angels, but Leonard improves to 6-8 while Tanana falls to 11-5.
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Hall dominates Paola as Lawrence Hawks win 4-0
Rick Hall struck out 15 in six innings for Lawrence in a 4-0 win over Paola. He improved to 7-0 with a 0.72 ERA while adding two hits, boosting his batting average to .409. Lawrence teammates Hall Ebanks Lawson Stancliff contributed as Hawks improve to 19-4 and plan home games against Emporia and Paola.
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Wade shocks Evert to reach Wimbledon final
Virginia Wade defeated defending champion Chris Evert 6 2 4 6 6 1 to reach the Wimbledon final. Wade dominated late, pressed by a hushed crowd of 15 000, and earned one match point before closing out in the final rally.
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Howard Beach
N.Y
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Palos Verdes
Calif
City slow pitch scores by division and team results
In City slow pitch action results across divisions, Country Kitchen led 26 to 0 over Minsky's Men with several lopsided games and forfeit notes. Other matches included Mass. St. Deli 15 over Turkeys 11, Henry's 16 over Morris Locksmith 6, and Mad Hatter 0 forfeit. Women's and men's games also listed with Kaw Valley Cougars 12 Holy Cow Creamers 2 and LMH 15 over Auto Wrecking 2.
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City eyes tennis center as part of park plan
The Parks and Recreation Department and the school district plan a tennis center at the Lawrence High site with four courts renovated and four added pending a federal grant decision this fall. If funds arrive, the complex could open next summer. otherwise phased work may occur.
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Young McEnroe Reaches Wimbledon Semifinal at Eighteen
John McEnroe, 18, from Douglaston N Y, stunned veterans to reach Wimbledon men's singles semifinals. He defeated Phil Dent and Sandy Mayer, earning a matchup with top seed Jimmy Connors. McEnroe eyes prize money but, as amateur, may not collect it.
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Douglaston
N.Y
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Wimbledon tennis leads Wednesday TV slate
Sports on TV listings show 6 30 pm Wimbledon tennis on channel C3 and 9 30 pm Kansas City versus California baseball on channel 41.
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Saban to Undergo Open Heart Surgery
Miami. Lou Saban new University of Miami head football coach said he will undergo double coronary bypass surgery Thursday in Ohio. The operation uses veins from another body part to bypass a blocked artery.
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Optimists Rally Past Ottawa Legion 7-6 at Holcom Complex
Coy Randel sparked a come-from-behind 7-6 victory for the Breakfast Optimists over the Ottawa Legion. Trailing 6-2 in the sixth, Randel cleared the bases with a three run double as Jeff Wyatt and Kevin McCurdy added RBI hits. Wyatt earned the win in relief, and the Optimists head to Topeka to face the Pumas.
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Topeka
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Don Quarrie wins 200m world best in Oslo track meet
Jamaican sprinter Don Quarrie clocked 20.1 seconds to win the 200 meter race at a Oslo track meet, the fastest time worldwide this year. Christy O Connors leads British Senior Championship after a 68 three rounds. Harvey Smith captures Aachen jumping event aboard Graffiti. Helen B Wrigley, 75, widow of the Cubs owner, dies in Chicago.
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Jamaica
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England
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West Germany
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Britain
Graffiti
Chicago
Helen B. Wrigley
Chicago Cubs
Sloan departs job with Kings
Bruce Sloan resigns as public relations director of the Kansas City Kings at age 30 and will become director of promotions for Paniplus of Olathe. A 1969 KU graduate, Sloan has been the club's PR man since the team moved to Kansas City from Cincinnati in 1972.
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