Connors Wins First Round At Wimbledon With Thumb Splint
Jimmy Connors, playing through a thumb injury with a steel splint, defeated Richard Lewis 6-3 6-2 6-4 to advance at Wimbledon centenary championships. The 24-year-old American, favored to win, faced boos from Center Court fans but remained focused as he prepares to meet Marty Riessen in the second round.
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Steve Docherty
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Ore
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Texas
Rod Laver
Australia
Chris Evert
Winnie Wooldridge
Janet Newberry
Maria Bueno
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Elks top Rices in high scoring Boys League game
In Boys League action Tuesday night Elks defeated Rices 21 to 15 after a dramatic effort led by nine and nine run innings for Elks. Legion upset Peoples Trust 11 to 7 in the nightcap as Legion's four run fourth sealed the win.
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Baseball Scores And Pitching Matchups From Tuesday
Major league results show wins for Kansas City over Seattle 13-3 and Minnesota 9-5. Cleveland beat New York 4-2 and Cincinnati topped Philadelphia 5-10. Evening games include Chicago at San Francisco and Houston at Montreal with three more matchups listed for later times.
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Linton Babe Ruth and Shakamak Babe Ruth Win Big
The Linton Babe Ruth team routed Shoals 22 to 5 at Shoals as Scott Simpson earned the win with 2 runs on five hits. Blaine Lannan and Dean Leroux each had three hits. The Shakamak Lakers blanked Bloomfield 10 to 0 at Shakamak with Louie Orman tossing a no hitter and eight strikeouts, Rehmel catching. Orman and Bennett led with two hits apiece and Sapp hit a triple.
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Wednesday basketball and local games listed by schedule
The schedule lists G E versus Citizens Western Auto versus Wheeler Ford Shakamak at Rosedale 6 Rick s IGA versus Freedom Angels 6 30 p m BABE RUTH Land M at Bloomfield Cards p m Linton at Eastern 7 p m Shoals at Worthington Thursday Elks versus Peoples Elks versus American Legion Girls softball Stars versus 76ers Streakers versus A s
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Baseball Transactions From Major League Clubs
Cleveland activates Rico Carty and places Rick Manning on the 15 day disabled list Milwaukee signs Jerry Jenkins Bill Foley and Chris Carstensen as free agents St Louis sells John Sielicki to the New York Yankees and adds Neal Fiala and Rick Murray Boston signs Tommy Helms and places Doug Griffin on waivers Chicago Cubs place Jose Cardenal on the 15 day DL and reactivate Steve Renko from the 21 day DL
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Tommy Helms
Pittsburgh
Doug Griffin
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Steve Renko
Schumaker Wins Indiana PGA Stroke Play Title
Bill Schumaker of Columbia City fired a four under par 68 Tuesday to capture the Indiana PGA stroke play crown in South Bend. He finishes 54 holes at even par 213, four strokes ahead of George Thomas of Elkhart who ends 217. Don Padgett III, Joe Campbell, and Dale Morrow follow. First prize pays $2,500.
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Logansport Berries eye second title despite injuries
Indiana high school baseball drama centers on Logansport as coach Jim Turner guides a bruised yet resilient Berries toward a second crown in three years. Key players battled injuries all season before two sophomores Carl Shively and Eric Sweetlandstepped up in semistate play.
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Eric Sweet
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Eric Kinnaman
Brian Wilson
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