Walton Leads Trail Blazers To NBA Title Victory
Portland wins 109 107 over Philadelphia in a tense finale as Bill Walton earns MVP honors with 20 points 23 rebounds and eight blocks. Parade planned downtown at noon as coach Ramsay praises team.
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Jensen and Stromer Capture Midwest Speedway Wins
Dick Jensen of Aurora won the 25 lap super stock feature for the second straight week after rebuilding his engine. Larry Stromer, from Hutchinson Kansas, won the 15 lap B Feature and then led the A Feature to victory after a last minute tow. Jensen thanked Don Droud for use of his garage in heat and prep work.
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Rising City
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Milligan
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Grand Island
Gene Hromas
Ulysses
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Elton Gottula
Steiner
Ron Boelter
Roger Alderman
Table Rock
Kermit Ekstrum
Tom Young
Calvin Craig
Foreign track stars still bother some
Chicago Daily News columnist Dave Nightingale argues NCAA track coverage fuels anti foreigner bias. He notes Arizona State won the team title with all American scorers, cites Kenyans Kenyatta runners, and questions age and scholarship politics while predicting future U S use of foreign talent.
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Arizona State
Cubs DeJesus name becomes barroom debate in Chicago
Mike Royko notes Cubs fans argue over how to pronounce shortstop DeJesus and whether the name fits religious imagery. The column riffs on slang and TV usage before shifting to sports highlights including Darnell Hillman winning the NBA slam dunk contest and Marques Johnson being named college basketball player of the year. Tass reports the 1980 Moscow Olympics mascot as the Russian Brown Bear after over 40,000 letter submissions.
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Pronunciation Debate Over Player Name At Ballpark
In a bar debate the group clashes over how to say Ivan DeJesus name with locals insisting on YaVin DeeHayJes while Sam Sianis offers Hee-Sue as the English version. The discusssion centers on respect and pronunciation at a baseball setting.
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