Tanner and Borg reach Wimbledon semis in power wins
Roscoe Tanner defeated Jimmy Connors 6 4 6 2 8 6 to reach the Wimbledon semifinals as the lone American. He faces Bjorn Borg, who crushed Guillermo Vilas 6 3 6 0 6 2 despite a groin injury.
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Newspaper
Linton Daily Citizen
Location
Linton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1976
Page
3
Roscoe Tanner defeated Jimmy Connors 6 4 6 2 8 6 to reach the Wimbledon semifinals as the lone American. He faces Bjorn Borg, who crushed Guillermo Vilas 6 3 6 0 6 2 despite a groin injury.
Shakamak remains undefeated at 4-0 beating Bloomfield Whites 4-0 on the home field as Randy Rehmel pitches four innings for the win. Rehmel allows one hit, none earned, with eight strikeouts. Farris takes the loss for Bloomfield. Bennet, Rotman, and Fougerousse drive runs in with timely hits and a pair of passed balls aid the home team.
The schedule lists games across major leagues with time and pitcher records. It notes tonight and Thursday matchups including Philadelphia at Montreal and St Louis at New York, plus probable pitchers for listed showdowns such as Garland versus Tiant and Elllis versus Roberts.
Chicago Bulls face a 1.1 million price to sign center Artis Gilmore as part of a dispersal draft from defunct St. Louis and Kentucky ABA teams. Gilmore, 7 foot 2, could transform the Bulls who finished 24-58 last season, and join Scott May to bolster a core including Love Van Lier Sloan Johnson and Laskowski. The dispersal fund splits Gilmore’s fee between the ABA and NBA to settle contracts and indemnities.
Kingman hit his 27th homer to lead the Mets to a 2-0 win over the St. Louis Cardinals. The homer kept him 12 behind NL pace leader Hack Wilson's 56. Mickey Lolich earned a three hit shutout for Detroit, while Pittsburgh routed Chicago 10-1 and other NL AL results followed.
The Indianapolis Indians split with Tulsa 4-0 and 2-8, while Evansville was routed by Oklahoma City 9-2. Iowa defeated Wichita 5-0, and Omaha and Denver split their twin bill. Bill Davis tossed a three hitter in the Indians' 4-0 win as early runs and a seventh inning tally provided support.
Jurors in Toronto hear if Detroit Red Wing Dan Maloney assaulted Maple Leaf Brian Glennie in an NHL game last November. The trial questions whether on ice violence should be criminally punished or handled within hockey’s rules.
A compiled list of leaders in batting average home runs runs batted in stolen bases and pitching wins and ERA for the National and American Leagues. Notable names include Rose Kingman Morgan Seaver Ryan Tanana and Figueroa with top marks across categories.
On Wednesday the Linton Boys League features G E against Citizens at 6 p.m. and Western Auto versus Wheeler Ford at 8 p.m. The Linton Swim Team travels to Bedford at 10 a.m. Sullivan American Legion visits Clinton at 7:30 p.m. Thursday shows Rices versus Peoples and Trust Elks versus American Legion at 8 p.m. plus Danners versus IGA at 6 p.m. The Linton Girls Softball Swingin Demons meet 76 ers at 3:30 p.m. Super 16 vs A s at 5:45 p.m. Babe Ruth Worthington plays at Linton at 7 p.m. Bloomfield Whites clash Cards at 7 and Shakamak visits Eastern at 7 with Odon at Shoals at 5 p.m.
Rick Wise nearly throws another no hitter, securing a 2 0 win over the Orioles on one hit. His remark emphasizes how rare the feat remains. The night also features multiple MLB results including Indians over Brewers and Tigers over Yankees.
Greene County West leads off the 14 15 year old division with Greene County Mitchell at 12 30 p m Saturday at Bloomfield The 13 year old tourney opens at Eastern with Greene County West versus Mitchell at 3 p m Monday and Greene County East meeting Bedford at 5 30 p m The championship for the 13 year old bracket is set for 6 p m Thursday July 8
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