Gorman Reveals Painful Back In Wimbledon Semi Final Loss
Seattle star Tom Gorman says a severe back injury limited him in his semi final against Stan Smith after shocking Rod Laver at Wimbledon. The 25 year old, who hurt his back in 1965, described a knot of nerves and muscles and needing help to don his socks before the decisive match. He had earlier defeated Cliff Drysdale and then Laver in straight sets to reach the semi final.
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Dodgers Rally Past Giants in Dramatic Plus Twelve
Dodgers top Giants 5 4 in the eighth highlighted by Duke Sims and Bill Buckner hits and Manny Mota two run double. Giants’ Chris Speier cleared a bases loaded double but errors and late rallies shaped the outcome as the NL race remains tight toward September.
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Poor base running helps Vida collect 17th triumph
Vida Blue earned his 17th win of the season as the Oakland Athletics defeated the California Angels 2-1, while Mike Cuellar improved to 12-1 as the Baltimore Orioles edged the Detroit Tigers 3-2. Slow baserunning by the opposition aided both pitchers in securing the wins.
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Baseball Standings and Late Sunday Results Noted
The D4 standings show Chicago top in Sunday action with a 1 0 win over Kansas City and Baltimore routing Detroit 3 2. Aces Palmer and Stottlemyre lead tonight’s listed probable pitchers across the league with several AL and NL matchups noted and key homers by Rudi and Kaline highlighted.
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Santa Barbara duo leads Mackie Invitational after 36 holes
Packy Lorenz and Mike McGinnis of Santa Barbara shot 67 and 69 to claim a four stroke low gross lead at the Thomas Mackie Invitational after two rounds at Village Country Club. The field features Bud Oxford-Vern Caloudes and Ed Sperber-Al Greenleaf tied at 140, while H Stafford Jr and Jim Allen lead low net at 121. The final round is set for today with awards to follow at 6:30 p.m.
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Trevino Wins Canadian Open in Sudden-Death Playoff
Lee Trevino defeats Art Wall 18-foot sidehill birdie on the first extra hole to take the $30,000 Canadian Open title. The victory caps his second straight national championship in as many weeks, following his U S Open win at Ardmore. He heads to Royal Birkdale for the British Open aiming to top Billy Casper’s $205,000 yearly earnings.
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Pros may boycott next Wimbledon
Wimbledon could see a player boycott as top pros complain about the low purse. Longstanding pay disputes between the ILTF and WCT, led by Lamar Hunt, end with a split effective January 1, 1972 over money sponsorship and TV terms.
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Hain twirls one hitter as Truckers win 1-0
Hain Jr. throws a brilliant one hitter with 17 strikeouts guiding the American League Truckers to a 1-0 victory over the National League Aztecs in game one of the Little League City Championship best of three at J M Park. Vargas doubled and scored on Surch’s RBI single in the fourth. Hain and gray duel as eight straight Aztecs retired by strikeout.
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Blue eases past Angels as 2-1 win tests tough season
Vida Blue earned his 17th victory for the Oakland Athletics in a 2-1 victory over the California Angels at Anaheim Stadium. He admitted the win was his toughest of the year as Angels hitters battered him for nine hits. Jim Rudi's eighth inning homer and Mike Epstein's 13th homer provided the decisive hits, while Tom Murphy took the loss. A crowd of 44,631 watched the game, the largest ever at the venue.
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