16 Year Old Steve Cauthen Wins Track Crowds Awe
Steve Cauthen, a 16 year old apprentice jockey from Walton Kentucky, rides five winners at Aqueduct setting a New York record with 23 wins in six days. In the Interborough he sits fourth as Illiterate runs, crowd roars, he stays still then makes his move at the sixteenth pole.
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Judge rejects Barnes probation plans for jail term
Providence Rhode Island. Superior Court judge Anthony Giannini orders Marvin Barnes to serve a one year term in Cranston for handgun possession and violation of probation. Defense plans for community work are rejected. Barnes faces potential parole after four months with good behavior.
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Networks seek joint 1980 Moscow Olympics coverage plan
The ABC CBS and NBC networks seek a Justice Department antitrust waiver to form an Olympics Coverage Service. They would negotiate U S broadcast rights and feed coverage for all willing U S broadcasters on a pro rata basis. The Soviet Olympic Committee allegedly demanded 50 million for equipment and extra rights fees, higher than ABCs 25 million Montreal cost.
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Ford to play five PGA tournaments this year
President Ford with 18 handicap plans to compete in Bing Crosby Pro Am and four more PGA events including Desert Classic Inverrary Classic Nelson Classic and Hall of Fame Classic. Miller jokes about nonwinning after Tucson Open woes while Barber misses Tucson cut.
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Kentucky teenager Steve Cauthen draws praise as racing prodigy
Lenny Goodman, veteran jockey agent, hails 16-year-old Steve Cauthen as the best rider he's seen, comparing him to legends and noting his patience and maturity. Cauthen, son of a Kentucky blacksmith, rode his first winner last May 27 and has 268 wins overall, 57 since arriving at Aqueduct in late November.
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Turner seeks clemency from Kuhn over Matthews signing
Ted Turner mobilizes political allies including the Georgia governor and Atlanta mayor in an appeal to baseball commissioner Bowie Kuhn. Kuhn plans a mid afternoon ruling on Turner for tampering in signing Gary Matthews from the San Francisco Giants. The commissioner had imposed a one year suspension and delayed Matthews’ signing approval.
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Local league wrestling and prep sports slate listed
Northern League wrestlers head into a light night with Cabrillo hosting Arroyo Grande and Lom pom visiting Santa Maria while Righetti meets San Luis Obispo. Lompoc braves a Channel League foe Santa Barbara as Cabrillo soccer suffers a 5-0 setback versus Channel Islands and a tennis tournament entry deadline nears at Lompoc High. An organizing meeting forms Santa Maria track officials as Olympic Trials footage is shown.
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Benje Williams Poised For NCAA Wrestling Title Run
Poly star Benje Williams 134 pounds aims for NCAA glory and 1980 Olympic bid while balancing studies. Through 19-3 this season he helps Cal Poly as a tri captain, with teammate Scott Heaton sidelined by injury. The squad, ranked fifth, faces a slate of home meets including Oregon, Stanford, UCLA, and the Western Regional in March.
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Blount's Pro Bowl heroics seal AFC win and MVP
Mel Blount earned MVP honors after two interceptions in the Pro Bowl as the AFC defeated the NFC 24 14 in Seattle. Blount's first pick in his end zone stalled a late NFC drive and his 16 yard return set up a touchdown, with Joe Greene’s urging shaping his surprise decision to stay.
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