Wood and Gray Echo Packers Free Safety Parallels
Packers rookie Johnnie Gray draws comparisons to Willie Wood as he battles for a safety spot. Gray, from Cal State Fullerton, signed as a free agent and faces tough competition from Matthews Hill Hall Hodgins and Luke. He chose Green Bay for the chance to play, despite being bypassed in the draft.
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Green Bay Press-Gazette
Cliff Christl
Hutson
Elgin Baylor
Willie Wood
Johnnie Gray
Wood
National Football League
Gray
Green Bay Packers
Jim Colbert
Colbert
Packers
al Matthews
Jim Hill
Charlie Hall
Norm Hodgins
Steve Luke
Cal State-Fullerton
Rodgers, Alouettes down TiCats for CFL win
Montreal Alouettes beat Hamilton 35-13 as Johnny Rodgers caught six passes for 200 yards and scored once. The victory put Montreal atop the CFL East division over Ottawa and Toronto while Hamilton fell to 1-4.
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UPI
Johnny Rodgers
Montreal Alouettes
Hamilton Tigercats
Montreal
Ottawa Roughriders
Toronto Argonauts
Ti-Cats
Red Sox place Petrocelli on 15 day disabled list
Rico Petrocelli is placed on the 15 day disabled list with an ear related balance problem. Doctors at Massachusetts Eye & Ear Infirmary linked it to an injury from last September. Dick McAuliffe recalled to fill in at third base as Petrocelli leaves Boston crew.
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Boston
UPI
Rico Petrocelli
Boston Red Sox
Petrocelli
Alfred E. Weiss
Massachusetts Eye & Ear Infirmary
Red Sox
Bill Crowley
Carl Yastrzemski
Dick McAuliffe
Bristol
McAullife
Jim Slaton
Brewers
Milwaukee
Howell Keeps .256 Average With Three Hit Day
Lompoc's Roy Howell went one for three versus Cleveland to halt a three game hit streak. He previously went 0 for 7 in a doubleheader with the Indians and now carries a .256 average on the season at 71 hits in 277 at bats for the Rangers.
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Lompoc
Roy Howell
Cleveland
Howell
Indians
Rangers
Pirates bounce Giants as Reuss earns shutout return
Pittsburgh ends a 2-12 road skid with a 4 0 win over San Francisco. Jerry Reuss, 13-9, limits the Giants to three hits and belts his team forward in the NL East, while Al Oliver and Richie Zisk added homers and Rennie Stennett drove in the first run. Oliver 3-for-4 with two RBIs.
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United Press International
Pirate
Pittsburgh
Jerry Reuss
Pirates
San Francisco Giants
Giants
al Oliver
Richie Zisk
Reuss
Rennie Stennett
Oliver
Dave Parker
Danny
Murtaugh
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Gene Garber
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Miley's Bat Lifts Angels In Marathon Victory
Mike Miley homered on the second pitch of the 15th inning to power the California Angels past the Milwaukee Brewers 5-4 in a four hour marathon. Miley, 22, improved to 23rd and 24th major league hits and drove in the decisive run as Dick Williams was ejected earlier for arguing.
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Aurelio Rodriguez
Ron LeFlore
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Mickey Lolich
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Donohue Dies After Brain Surgery in Austria Race
Donohue 38 died in Graz after brain clot surgery following a Grand Prix practice crash. The Penske driver, who returned to Formula One seeking a world title, had 57 North American wins and is survived by his wife Eden and two sons.
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Austria
UPI
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Roger Penske
Donohue
Landes Grankenhaus
Dewayne
Lund
Manfred Schaller
Penske
London
Europe
Eden
Daytona Beach
Fla
Brown University
Road Atlanta
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Ala
Michael
David
Lynn Emerging MVP Candidate For Red Sox
The 23 year old Fred Lynn drives Boston with clutch power and speed. He leads the AL in RBIs and runs while ranking high in batting average as the Red Sox extend their lead over Baltimore. Whitey Herzog calls him the best young all round player in years. Lynn belts his 20th homer and contributes key runs in a 4 0 win over Kansas City.
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Fred Lynn
Boston Red Sox
Whitey Herzog
Kansas City
Lynn
Red Sox
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Carl) Yastrzemski
Herzog
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Csonka and boxing headlines mix in sports notes
Former Miami fullback Larry Csonka’s WFL return questions loom as he visits the Dolphins after Memphis Southmen game. Other items note Preston Gomez’s Houston Astros exit, Joe Frazier and Muhammad Ali feuds, Foreman and Norton echoes, and a boxing book release.
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Frazier
Joe
Foreman
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