Sutton Delivers Laughs In All Star Build Up
Dodgers pitcher Don Sutton blends humor with veteran craft as he heads to start for the NL in the 48th All Star Game at Yankee Stadium. He explains his confidence, reflects on his career win total, and jokes about fans, managers, and questions about his pitching style while eyeing another strong outing.
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John Schultan
Chicago Daily News
New York
Don Sutton
Los Angeles Dodgers
Sutton
National League
Sparky Anderson
Charlie McCarthy
Yankee Stadium
Reggie
Richie Zisk
White Sox
Martin
Doug Rau
America 12 Meter Trials In Newport Split By Two Races
In Newport Rhode Island United States contenders Independence and Enterprise split a pair of trial races as wind and tactical errors affect performance. Courageous leads trials at 10-2 under Ted Turner while Enterprise improves, skippers Lowell North and Ted Hood report near equal speeds but execution lags. The winning American entry will race a foreign 12 meter in September finals with Sweden France and Australia beginning trials in August.
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Newport
R.I
UPI
United States
Independence
Enterprise
Rhode Island Sound
Courageous
Lowell
San Diego
Calif
Atlanta Braves
Ted Turner
John Marshall
Sweden
France
Australia
Chess in America on recovery road
The article notes that American chess is recovering from the Fischer era, with a wave of young players competing for world titles. It highlights Mark Diesem and Larry Christiansen as leading youths, along with Tarjan Rogoff Regan Seianan Wilder and Benjamin, and cites membership shifts from 35,000 before Fischer to 60,000 in 1972, then down to 47,000.
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New York
Bobby Fischer
Boris Spassky
Reykjavik
Iceland
Fischer
Anatoly Karpov
Karpov
Mark Diesem
Potomac
Larry Christiansen
California
James Tarjan
Kenneth Rogoff
Rochester
N. Y
Michael Rohde
Kenneth Regan
Yass Seianan
Seattle
Wash
Michael Wilder
New
Joel Benjamin
United States Chess Federation
Pappas Beats Roth To Halt PBA Title Run In Tucson
Bowling star George Pappas defeated Mark Roth by two pins to stop Roth from a potential fourth straight PBA tournament win at the Tucson Open. Lincolnite Bill Straub placed 18th, earning $900. Trackster Brian Oldfield was fined $607.50 in Galveston after a three count assault conviction against a bar manager. Celtics sign top draft pick Cedric Maxwell from North Carolina Charlotte.
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George Pappas
Mark Roth
Roth
Pappas
Brian Oldfield
Galveston, Tex
Galveston
Nebraska wrestlers fade in 100 degree gym duel with Germans
In a hot 100 degree gym in Kearney, the German National freestyle Greco-Rroman team edged Nebraska All-Stars 8-6 in total matches. Paul Maloley of Lexington and Nebraska's George Mink earned the Nebraskans' only two wins as both teams fought fatigue from the heat and prior world competition.
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Stathoporss Vires
Kearney
Nebraska All-Stars
Las Vegas
Nebraska
Paul Maloley
Lexington
George Mink
Tom McCann
Kearney High School
McCann
Karl-Heinz Helbing
Sidney Richards
Pasquale Passarelli
Jed Dobberstein
Lindsay Ball
Columbus
Missouri
Guenther Laier
Ray
Marshall Oliver
Henry Harmony
Huron
Oliver Brothers
Omaha Tech
Marshall
Arizona State
UNO
Raye
ASU
Omaha
Roye
Ecclesiastes Jr
Olivers
Ecclesiastes
Europe
Ecclesiastes Sr
Toby
Lincoln
West Germany
Frank Weizmann
John Schearer
Omaha Wrestling Club
Fritz Niebler
Randy Negley
OWC
Neb Dec
Guenther Lajer
Ray Oliver
Anton Lohrbacher
Martin Knosp
Roye Oliver
Marshal Oliver
Alfred Sutter
George Lutz
Herbert Egelseer
Neb
Fred Maloley
Jurgen Lutterer
Robert Geig
Secretariat colt tops sale at Keeneland auction in Lexington
A British buyer paid 725000 for a chestnut Secretariat colt out of Lady Victoria sold during Keeneland's second session. Robert Sangster purchased the yearling consigned by Windfields Farm Toronto and will train the horse in Ireland under Vincent O’Brien. British Irish buyers boosted session averages with 24 horses over 100000 and total sales at eight million dollars.
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Lexington
UPI
Secretariat
Lady Victoria
Keeneland Race Course
E. P. Taylor
Windfields Farm
Toronto
Ont
Canada
Robert Sangster
Isle of Man
England
Ireland
Vincent O’brien
Graystark
Natasha
British Bloodstock Agency
Mockingbird Farm
Ocala
Fla
Drexel Farms
Fort Lauderdale
Mickey
Karen Taylor
Seattle
Hisle Makes All Star But Missing Starter Spot
NEW YORK UPI Larry Hisle Minnesota Twins outfielder leads AL with 82 RBI and is named to the All Star squad but not the starting lineup at Yankee Stadium. Hisle recalls a difficult rise from Phillies prospect to star, facing a militant label early in his career and later coping with high expectations and self doubt.
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RBI
Dodgers
Anderson
Sutton
Tom Seaver
Cubs
Rick Reuschel
Jim Palmer
Baltimore Orioles
New York
UPI
Larry Hisle
Yankee Stadium
Minnesota Twins
Hisle
Georgia
United States
Lincoln Fairgrounds grandstand earns high praise
Albert C. Hamersky of The Clark Enerson Partners previews the completed Lincoln State Fairgrounds grandstand. He notes the design matches blueprints, confirms effective public and service separation, and praises cross ventilation and sight lines. Lincoln races begin a 29 day season next Tuesday through August 27 with notable attendees at a Monday night reception.
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Albert C. Hamersky
Lincoln Grandstand
State Fairgrounds
Hamersky
Clark Enerson Partners
Lincoln
New State Fairgrounds
Ak- Sar-Ben
Bob Volk
Omaha
Don Romero
Fenner Park
al and
Bruce Swihart
Columbus Races
Warren Albert
Nebraska
Dean Williams
Bob Devaney
Paul Douglas
Kolnegin
Mark
Bills Sign Pruitt and Jackson Among Rookie Additions
Buffalo Buffalo Bills sign sixth round pick defensive tackle Ron Pruitt from Nebraska and 11th round fullback Nate Jackson from Tennessee State. Top picks Phil Dokes and kicker Neil O'Donoghue remain unsigned as rookies begin two a day workouts at Niagara University camp.
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Niagara Falls
N.Y
UPI
Buffalo Bills
The
Bills
Ron Pruitt
Nate Jackson
Pruitt
Nebraska
Jackson
Tennessee St
Phil Dokes
Neil O'Donoghue
Niagara University
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Carl Yastrzemski
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Chess In America
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Cornbread) Maxwell
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Malcolm X
Frank Lucchesi
Larry Bowa
Hisse
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Ak-Sar-Ben
R.E. Lee
Silver Creek
Horsemen’s Benevolent and Protective Association
Felix Beda
Nebraska Thoroughbred Breeders
Buffalo
Dokes
O’donoghue
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