Blancas, Knudson Lead Colonial National Invitational in Texas
Homero Blancas fired a three under par 67 to tie for the first round lead at the Colonial National Invitation in Fort Worth Texas with Canadian George Knudson. The duo holds a one stroke edge over Bert Greene Fred Marti and Jack Montgomery as Ben Crenshaw, Davey Stockton Jerry Heard Bert Yancey and Chuck Courtney sit close behind.
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Fort Worth, Tex
UPI
Homero Blancas
University of Houston Golf Factory
Texas
Blancas
Dallas
Houston
George Knudson
Bert Greene
Fred Marti
Jack Montgomery
Ben Crenshaw
University of Texas
Davey Stockton
Jerry Heard
Bert Yancey
Chuck Courtney
Billy Casper
Gary Player
Casper
Knudson
Montgomery
Grandmother Golf Tourney At Village Country Club
A Grandmother's Golf Tournament was held at Village Country Club on Saturday with 18 ladies participating Harriett Adam won first place with the low net and the Miniature Rocking Chair Trophy Wilma Lilly and Cal Stokes tied for second while Marguerite Giffin and Alice Watts tied for fourth Tuesday the Village CC Women's Golf Association held a best ball foursome 36 ladies entered a four way tie for first among Virgie Burger Wanda Anderson Jean Fuller and Viv Irvine with net scores of 60 seven players finished one stroke behind at 61 including Cal Stokes Joyce Campbell Marge Kunkel R Nita Fritz Alice Watts Elsie Briscoe and Sally Doran
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Village Country Club
Harriett Adam
Wilma Lilly
Cal Stokes
Marguerite Giffin
Alice Watts
Village CC Women's Golf Association
Virgie Burger
Wanda Anderson
Jean Fuller
Viv Irvine
Joyce Campbell
Marge Kunkel
R'Nita Fritz
Elsie Briscoe
Sally Doran
Boxing bill approved by California Assembly panel
The Assembly Commerce and Public Utilities Committee approved a bill barring boxing events on closed circuit TV in California without state Boxing Commission permits. It would let a commission representative oversee ticket counts to ensure correct tax receipts, citing $120 000 from the Clay Frazier fight. The panel also backed measures cutting amateur boxing age to 16 and boosting fines to 2500 for boxers and wrestlers.
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Sacramento
UPI
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State Boxing Commission
Assembly Commerce and Public Utilities Committee
State Athletic Commission
Thomas
Athletic Commission
Carlton's Mirror Confidence Fuels 5-0 Dodgers Win
Steve Carlton improved to 7-2 with a five hitter as St. Louis beat the Dodgers 5-0 to pull within a game of second in the NL East. Deron Johnson and Lou Brock fueled the attack while Rick Wise won 1-0 for the Phillies over the Mets.
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St. Louis Cardinals
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Philadelphia Phillies
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Pirates
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Deron Johnson
Rick Wise
Cincinnati Reds
San Francisco Giants
Chicago Cubs
Montreal Expos
Atlanta Braves
San Diego Padres
Houston Astros
Bill Singer
Joe Hague
Lou Brock
Wise
Duane Thomas and the era of multi year contracts
Duane Thomas quits the Dallas Cowboys over a three year deal worth about 22 500 a year plus fringe benefits. The piece examines how multi year contracts are common in football and basketball and how players leverage guaranteed money and rookie bonuses.
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Dallas Cowboys
Thomas
Dennis Shaw
Buffalo
Bruce Taylor
San Francisco
UPI
Shaw
Cowboys
NFL
Carl Yastrzemski
Lee MacPhail
Yankees
Tex Schramm
The
Duane
Mies
Schramm
Wright tosses 1-0 shutout as Angels top Twins
Clyde Wright threw five hits and no walks to blank the Minnesota Twins 1-0 in Anaheim. John Stephenson drove in the decisive run with a single in the eighth, extending his hitting streak to 12 games as Sandy Alomar started at short due to injuries.
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Anaheim
UPI
Clyde Wright
California Angels
Minnesota Twins
Detroit
Minnesota
Pete Hamm
John Stephenson
Ray Corbin
Lefty Phillips
Wright
Stephenson
Sandy Alomar
Alex Johnson
Tony Conigliaro
Alomar
Jim Fregosi
Syd O’brien
Fregosi
Phillips
O'Brien
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Angels
Twins
Chicago White Sox
Anaheim Stadium
Rudy May
Tom Bradley
Hot car hunt intensifies as 500 hopefuls seek speed
Indianapolis drivers scramble for faster machines with one day of practice left before time trials for the 55th Indianapolis 500. Rookie Steve Krisiloff led on the 22 mile oval at 171.854 mph, with Wally Dallenbach close behind and others like Mel Kenyon, Sammy Sessions, and Denny Zimmerman posting fast laps.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Steve Krisiloff
Parsippany
Mario Andretti
Nazareth
Andy Granatelli
Wally Dallenbach
East Brunswick
N.J
Mel Kenyon
Lebanon
Sammy Sessions
Nashville
Mich
Denny Zimmerman
Glastonbury
Conn
Fosbury Flop Star Turns To Work With Retarded Children
Dick Fosbury, famed for the Fosbury Flop, is finishing his Oregon State degree in civil engineering tech while coaching and helping a Kennedy Foundation supported special Olympics program for retarded youngsters. He views this work as his main focus as he plans for the 1976 Olympics and keeps track meets with the program.
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Corvallis, Ore
UPI
Dick Fosbury
Fosbury
Oregon State University
Bakersfield
Calif
Kennedy Foundation
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