U S Team Wins All Events in Canton Farewell Display
U S track stars swept 17 of 17 events in Canton as Chinese athletes and townspeople offered a touching goodbye. Delano Meriwether won the 100 meters in 10.3, with others like Keith Francis, Mike Slack, Dick Buerkle, Dennis Adams also victorious.
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New Bedford
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Fargo
N.D
Dick Buerkle
Rochester
N.Y
Dennis Adams
Newago
Mich
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Slack
Buerkle
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Warriors Rally Past Bulls Then Edge Bullets In Playoffs
Golden State erased a 19 point deficit to win game seven against Chicago and later overcame a 16 point hole to beat Washington 101 95 at the Bullets arena. Coach Al Attles used a deep bench with Phil Smith and Charles Dudley scoring 20 and 7 as part of a 61 41 second half surge. Rick Barry credited the reserves while noting the team showed it can die hard in the West final series.
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Butch Beard
Phil Smith
Charles Dudley
Padres Hurler Solves Non Support With Shutout Win
Randy Jones pitched 10 innings of one hit ball as the Padres beat the Cardinals 10 0. Grubb hit a 10th inning homer for the decisive blow after Jones, 5 2, asserted he’d stay in as the hitter. Jones has endured little run support, yet he delivered another stellar shutout.
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San Diego
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Grubb
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Braves host Congs in final regular season softball clash
The undefeated Lompoc Braves host the Cabrillo Congs at 7 30 p m in Thompson Park. Lompoc, 10-0 overall and 8-0 in league, has clinched the title and awaits CIF playoff pairings due Thursday with playoffs starting May 29. Cabrillo stands 3-4 in league and needs a win to edge Santa Maria 3-5 while Santa Ynez 1-6 looms for makeup game Thursday.
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Yankees rally to a 5 1 victory over Royals
The New York Yankees broke a poor May run with a 5-1 win over the Kansas City Royals as Rudy May regained his fastball and Dick Tidrow earned the first save. Chris Chambliss homered twice driving in three runs amid managerial pressure from Gabe Paul and Bill Virdon.
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Gary Sutherland
Detroit
Minnesota
Joe Coleman
John Hiller
Hiller
Money match fuels tennis boom in Las Vegas
In Las Vegas CBS Sports and Bill Riordan stitched a million dollar deal for the Connors vs Newcombe exhibition at Caesars Palace. Riordan netted a quarter million plus promotion shares, while Connors led prize money near 500,000 and Newcombe about 250,000 as Caesars banked on the daily drop to justify the gambit. The show drew about 1,900 comps and a reflected boost to the casino’s profile and wagering.
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New York
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Riordan
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Connors
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Australia
Belleville
Illinois
John Newcombe
Newcombe
CBS
Newcombe and Connors
Tom Jones
Circus Maximus
Connors - Newcombe
Johnny Carson
Merv Griffin
Foreman wins court bout in divorce suit dismissal
Superior Court Judge Nancy B. Watson dismissed Pamela Clay’s suit against George Foreman ruling he never married her. Clay claimed they lived as putative spouses from December 1973 to August 1974 and had one child, George Foreman Jr., born September 30.
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UPI
George Foreman
Foreman
Superior Court
Nancy B. Watson
Livermore
Calif
Pamela Clay
George Foreman Jr
IOC Softens Timeline for China's Olympic Readmission
The IOC will discuss readmission of China in its Montreal 1976 context. a delay to early next year may still allow Chinese athletes to compete in the July Games. The session opens amid Montreal crisis and resumed Olympic complex work after a strike. Taiwan remains an IOC member.
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Taiwan
Pinch-host for '16 Olympics why not L A
Scott Ostler argues for Los Angeles to host the 1976 Olympics noting Montreal’s cost overruns and delays. He jokes about repurposing the Coliseum as a dome covered venue, mocks environmental reviews, and highlights LA’s culture and amenities as fitting for the Games.
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