Fired Boston Manager Agrees With Decision
Arlington Texas AP Don Zimmer replacing fired 1975 American Manager of the Year Darrell Johnson says he would be the happiest man in the world if the Red Sox keep showing fighting spirit after a 4-3 loss to the Rangers. Zimmer to serve as interim manager through season end and will fix lineup including Dillard at third and Yastrzemski at first or left.
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Nadia Comaneci Shines With Two More Perfect Scores
Nadia Comaneci, 14, Romanian, poured gold into the Montreal Games with perfect 10s on the uneven bars and balance beam. Her third perfect on the uneven bars followed two earlier flawless routines, dazzling a crowd of 18,000 and lifting her as the likely all around favorite. Meanwhile Americans shone in swimming as Long John Naber and Bruce Furniss set world records and led the U S to another gold.
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Lawton swimmer finishes third as world record sparks coach’s quip
Peter Rocca of Orinda and John Hencken of Santa Clara led the field in the men’s 100 breaststroke trials with Hencken clocking 1:03.02 to set a world mark. Coach Doc Counsilman joked about waiting for the medals as the East German women and American men continued unbeaten run with two further swimming wins.
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Orinda
Calif
John Hencken
Santa Clara
Doc Counsilman
East German swimmers sweep Olympic events in record times
Andrea Pollack led East Germany in a 200 butterfly Olympic record of 2 11 41 with Nelia Ender winning the 100 free in a world record 55.65. Petra Primer placed second. Romania's team finishes strong in gymnastics as Russia claims another title. political and managerial shifts ripple through baseball as Red Sox rally but lose to the Rangers.
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Kornelia Ender
Petra Primer
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Holland
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Grzegorz Cziura
Poland
Kenkichi Ando
Japan
Romania
Russia
Boris Onischenko
D's Post Wild Win Over Colt All-Stars At Cameron Field
Gibson's Discounter's 11 to 8 win over Lawton Colt All-Stars in nine innings at Cameron's McCord Field. Everett and T Jones led Gibson's with multiple hits including a double each and a key two-run second inning rally. Hendrick paced Lawton with a standup double and a strong first five batters sequence before fatigue.
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Medley Faces Colonels In City Legion Baseball Rivalry
Lawton Colonels seek a rebound tonight at Jaycee Park facing the D's in a scheduled nine inning game at 7 30 p m. Medley Insurance beat Lawton 7 2 in a warmup, tallying 11 hits while Lawton stranded 13 runners. Three pairs of brothers clash as Kelly Jones and Terrell Jones lead their teams in a tightly watched local riv ary.
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Hrnciar Wins Two PGA Matches At Adams Park
Bartlesville report: Lawton Country Club pro Jerry Hrnciar advances to the third round of the South Central PGA match play championships at Adams Park Golf Course after two marathon wins Monday. He defeated Ken Chesney 21 holes and tied Dick Goetz late, then edged Chris Cole 1 up in regulation. Moody and Jaeger also won morning bouts but fell in the afternoon.
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Kingman Injured Out For Six Weeks
New York AP reports Dave Kingman, leader with 32 homers, tore thumb ligaments diving for a Niekro pop fly in a Mets loss to Atlanta at Shea. Surgery Monday night left his left thumb in a cast for about four weeks with two more for therapy, ending his chase for Ruth Maris and Wilson records.
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Naber Emerges as New Olympic Swimming Hero in Montreal
John Naber, a 6-6 extrovert from USC, wins gold in the 100 back in 55.49 and silver in the 200 free 1:50.50 at the Montreal Games, setting a world record in the former. He quips about his audience-friendly style while Bruce Furniss sets another world mark, as the two college roommates shine on the world stage.
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Triumphant US swimmers share leadership roles
Coach Counsilman notes Olympic hopeful John Naber trains three years for the games and excels in multiple races. He emphasizes that Naber is not the dominant figure on the men’s team, with Gary Hall and Steve Furniss elected as captains while Bruce Furniss’ brother remains a capable, willing contributor.
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