Bulldogs and Brock in Baseball and Football Talk
Readers question nickname origins and age records for Lou Brock Maury Wills Ty Cobb and Ernie Lombardi plus Paul Warfield WFL move to Memphis and Toronto memory. The column notes Warfield’s million dollar deal and his TV sportscaster ambitions as he pursues a Kent State broadcast degree.
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Ty Cobb
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Sam Brown
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St. Louis Cardinals
Baseball Encyclopedia
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Ernie Lombardi
Gelly Miller
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Reader Miller
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Toronto
Memphis
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Cleveland
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Standings and Tonight's Baseball Schedule Across Cities
Standings show Chicago ahead of Philadelphia by two, New York at Montreal postponed by rain. Tonight's nine listed games include Morton at Montefusco, MecGlothen at Rooker, Reuschel at Lonborg, Matlack and Seaver at Rogers and Blair, and more with local start times mostly 7:30 to 10:30 p.m.
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San Diego
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Montefusco
St. Louis
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Pittsburgh
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Seaver
Rogers
Blair
Gullett
Jones
Dierker
Zahn
Portland
Jacksonville
Florida
Memphis
Detroit
Wheels
New York Stars
Blazers
King Corcoran
Hawaii
Birmingham
Hull Leads Canada to Tie With Soviet Nationals in Canada Series
Bobby Hull scored twice to salvage a 3-3 tie for Team Canada '74 against the Soviet Nationals in Quebec City. Johnny McKenzie opened the scoring for Canada as Lutchenko Petrov and Kharlamov tallied for the Soviets. Hull said the result boosts confidence but offered no final outcome prediction.
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Vancouver Blazers
Hull
Vladimir Lutchenko
Vladimir Petrov
Valeri Kharlamov
Networks flood airwaves with visuals amid football rule changes
Viewers face a flood of visual explanations for the new football rules as networks race to clarify the changes. The effort aims to aid fans but risks expanding confusion with rapid, ad‑heavy segments and overlapping explanations.
Robinson to Manage Indians Rumors Stir in Cleveland
A source indicates Frank Robinson may be named Cleveland Indians manager after the season, making him baseballs first black skipper. Internal power struggles prompted Nick Miletti to fly in from Las Vegas to address the situation. Robinson denies immediate moves.
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UPI
Ken Aspromonte
Cleveland Indians
Indians
Phil Seghi
Frank Robinson
Cleveland
Nick Miletti
Las Vegas
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Miletti
Ted Bonda
Robinson
Aspromonte
Kenenee
Ike
WFL signs NFL dropouts amid league reshuffle
The World Football League signs players released by NFL clubs as rosters open up after the league trims to 47. Tonight Portland visits Jacksonville and Philadelphia plays Florida as teams chase early-season momentum and shifting divisions.
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United Press International
WFL
National Football League
NFL
Courageous Wins Dominant America's Cup Victory
The Courageous defeated Australia's Southern Cross in Newport Rhode Island to claim the America's Cup. Ted Hood steered the aluminium hull 12 meter boat to a seven minute 19 second win after four straight races in the 22nd challenge.
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Courageous
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Southern Cross
United States
Rhode Island Sound
Ted Hood
Marblehead
Mass
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