Solomon Drives U S Toward Davis Cup Final
The United States faces Spain in the interzone semifinals with Solomon, 19, set to collide with Gimeno after a doubles win gave the U S a 2-1 lead. If Solomon wins, the U S will clinch a finals berth against Australia or Romania.
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Spain
United States
Stan Smith
Harold Solomon
Solomon
Silver Springs
Puz
Andres Gimeno
Gimeno
Australia
Romania
Smith
Pasadena
Calif
Gilbert
Jaime Bartoli
U.S
Bucharest
Ion Tiriac
Ilie Nastase
Colin Dibley
Mal Anderson
Mats Hasselquist
Porgresul
Tiriac
Dibley
Nastase
Anderson
Hylton Wins Talladega 500 In Tight Finish
James Hylton, 37, drove a Mercury to a half car length victory over Ramo Stott at Alabama International Speedway in Talladega. The win earned him $24,865, the biggest prize of his career, and validated his claim he can build and drive a winning stock car.
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Ala
James Hylton
Alabama International Speedway
Hylton
Mercury
Ramo Stott
Keokuk
Iowa
Dement Wins Flyweight Berth in Olympic Trials Upset
Tim Dement, 17, from Bossier La., stopped Jesse Trujillo of Denver in the third round to earn a U S Olympic boxing team berth at West Point N Y The victory came after Dement withstood a second round onslaught and a first round eight count Coach Irish McNeel praised Dement for his jab and straight right hand and noted his rapid rise after beating Pan American bronze medalist Bobby Lee Hunter in Ft Worth Texas Other Olympic hopefuls included Duane Bobick who defeated Larry Holmes by disqualification and several other bouts highlighted by Ray Seales and Jesse Valdez.
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West Point
N.Y
Tim Dement
Dement
U.S
Jesse Trujillo
Denver
Jesse
Bossier
Trujillo
Trish
Irish McNeel
Bobby Lee Hunter
Ft. Worth
Tex
McNeel
Munich
America
Duane Bobick
Larry Holmes
Trenton
N.J
Bobick
Navy
Bowlus
Minn
Holmes
Ray Seales
Tacoma
Wash
Billy Miller
Belton
Jesse Valdez
Edward Gregory
New York
Reginald Jones
Newark N.J
Lamont Lovelady
Des Moines
Iowa
Botkin Narrowly Misses Final in Wichita
Mickey Botkin of Lawton shot 80 after an opening 79 to finish 159 and tie nine others for the last three berths in the National Insurance Youth Golf Classic. A sudden death playoff ended his bid on the third hole.
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Wichita, Kan
Mickey Botkin
Lawton
National Insurance
Eisenhower
Botkin
Blake Crane
Commissioner Kuhn Fines Onaki Finley for Preseason Critique
New York Commissioner Bowie Kuhn fined and reprimanded Onaki and Oakland Athletics owner Charles Finley for criticizing Kuhn’s handling of the preseason holdout by pitcher Wide Blue, the A’s Cy Young Award winner and foster Piayer.
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NEW York
Bowie Kuhn
Onaki
Charles ©. Finley
Kuhn
Wide Blue
Foster Piayer
Philippine fighter Saleverria retains Oriental title
In Davao Erbito Saleverria outpointed Cho KeDong to retain the Oriental title in the 12 round flyweight bout. In Seoul Hong Soo-Hwan KO'd Ken Endo in the 3rd round, claiming the Korean title.
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Davao
Philippines
Erbito Saleverria
Cho KeDong
South Korea
Saleverria
Seoul
Korea
Five Women Six Men Set Records As Yanks Pick Olympic Swim Team
The U S Olympic Swim Trials produced 11 world records as five women and six men earned spots for Munich. Coaches Daland and Chavoor praised a balanced team, with stars like Mark Spitz and Karen Moe among those shattering records in multiple events.
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H. F. Wollenberg
Chicago
U.S
Peter Daland
Sherr Chavoor
Chavoor
Munich
Knoxville
Tenn
Portage Park
Daland
Mark Spitz
John Hencken
Gary Hall
Jennifer Kemp
Deena Deardorff
Melissa Belotte
Spitz
Rick DeMont
John Kinsella
Hinsdale
Ill
Jo Harshbarger
Bellvue
Wash
U. S
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Erik van Dillen
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National Association For
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Fox
Ken Still
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Ohio
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Las Vegas
Tom Sieckman
Millard
Neb
Scott Hart
Mike Glennon
Littleton
Shawn Bellis
Phoenix
Doug Picha
Patterson
National Association of Insurance Agents
Grier Jones
Gene Littler
Johnny Miller
Lee Elder
Pol. Adv
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Keena Rothhammer
Santa Clara
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Miss Moe
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Philadelphia
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Doug Northway
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