Shakamak Wins SWIAC All-Sports Trophy Title
Shakamak High School captured the SWIAC all-sports traveling trophy at the banquet by winning cross country, finishing second in track, tying Shoals for basketball, and finishing second in baseball. Bloomfield led baseball 6-1 while Shakamak was 5-2 in conference play.
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Nicklaus Opens Favorite in 76th U S Open at Atlanta
Nicklaus, the era's dominant figure, begins the 76th U S Open at the Highlands Course near Atlanta as the favorite. Bobby Jones looms in memory. fields include Weiskopf Irwin with 150 players grouped in threesomes. The course measures 7 015 yards along the Chattahoochee River as rounds run from 7 a m to 3 24 p m.
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Allen and Kaat Star Phillies in 6-1 Win Over Giants
Phillies 6 Giants 1 as Dick Allen drives in four and Jim Kaat throws a four-hitter for his fourth straight win. Allen homered and singled, while Kaat praised team depth after the victory that kept Philadelphia seven games ahead in the NL East.
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Kuhn Sets Hearing On A's Dispersal Deal For Stars
Baseball Commissioner Bowie Kuhn scheduled a 2:30 p.m. hearing to decide if Vida Blue Joe Rudi and Rollie Fingers may report to their new teams after a three million dispersal sale by Oakland owner Charles O Finley. The trio remains on Oakland roster but cannot wear uniforms or play.
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Vandeventer Named Assistant Varsity Basketball Coach
Jerrill Vandeventer a 1971 Bloomfield High School graduate and 1975 Purdue University alum has been named the assistant varsity basketball coach at Tri Central High School. The new Kokomo area consolidation school sits seven miles south of Kokomo. his wife Jill Benjamin Vandeventer is a 1975 Indiana University graduate and dental hygienist.
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ABA Teams Join NBA in Expansion Deal
The ABA dissolves into the NBA with Denver Denver Rockets New York Nets San Antonio Spurs and Indiana Pacers joining the league. Each ABA club pays 3.2 million cash. rosters freeze May 1 1976 and four year TV revenue share suspended. Nets indemnity to Knicks for territory infringement noted. Approval pending Judge Carter.
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Coca Cola Falls Short to Civitan in Tight 15 13 Contest
Civitan edges Coca Cola 15 13 as Tracy Mason leads Civitan with two hits in three bats. Ron Marsh adds two hits for Coca Cola while six Civitan knocks trump Coca Cola's three. In the later game IGA routs Danvers 14 5 with Scott Bedwell and Shane Rehmel each with a double. John Hale and Steve Miller tally one hit for Danners.
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