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St Louis Cardinals beat the Chicago Cubs 7 to 2 as Lynn McGlothen pitched well amid inconsistent run support. Reed Smith and Ted Simmons sparked the offense with key hits while Willie Davis contributed a trio of extra-base hits. The win, McGlothen’s fifth since May 24, comes as manager Red Schoendienst laments feast or famine scoring trends ahead of a 13 game trip starting with a doubleheader vs the New York Mets.
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Pair Of Longshots Meet In Playoff In Open
Lou Granam and John Mahaffey, longshots, reach an 18 hole playoff for 40,000 at the 75th U S Open in Medinah Ill. Granam parred the final hole but bogeyed it while Mahaffey shot 71 to tie for first. The playoff airs on ABC TV with analysis of a dramatic, wind shaken final round.
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Bob Murphy
England
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Palmer
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Tom Watson
Irwin
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Ali Says July First Bout Likely His Last Fight
Muhammad Ali announced at a Kuala Lumpur news conference that his heavyweight title defense with Joe Bugner on July 1 is likely his final bout. He planned to announce retirement officially on television. The match starts around 9:45 a.m. local time and will be shown live on close circuit worldwide.
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Joe Bugner
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United States
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Herbert Muhammad
Don King
Foreman
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Nation of Islam
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World record swimmers pace AAU trials in Long Beach
In Long Beach Jim Montgomery and Tim Shaw set world marks at the National AAU World Championship Swimming Trials prelims. Montgomery swam 100 meter freestyle in 51.12 seconds and Shaw clocked 1,500 meters in 15 minutes 20.91 seconds.
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Open Golf Championship final scores from Medinah Country Club
AP reports final scores and prize money from the 7th Open Golf Championship at Medinah in Illinois. Contenders include Lou Graham, Ben Crenshaw, Pat Fitzsimons, Tom Watson, and others with winnings ranging from five thousand to ten thousand dollars.
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Nichia
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Homer Gives Saints Split In Centralia Doubleheader
In Centralia, Virgil McCormack hit a solo homer in the eighth to lift the Saints to a 5-4 win over Columbia in game two after Columbia won game one 10-4 with Centralia committing 11 errors and issuing 10 walks. J.R. Straun won game one. Stan Elliott won game two. Centralia travels to Moberly Wednesday for a showdown with Huntsville in the Eastern Division.
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Ron Remley
Stan Elliott
Ken Bowman
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Barrow wins AIAW golf title in 3 hole playoff
Barbara Barrow of San Diego State defeats Debbie Simourian of Wheaton College in a three hole playoff to capture the AIAW golf championship. Barrow had a chance to win on the 16th hole but missed a five foot putt, sending the outcome to extra holes. Arizona State University took the team title by 23 strokes, with Miami-Dade Community College finishing second.
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San Diego State
Wheaton College
Debbie Simourian
Association of Intercollegiate Athletics For Women
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Arizona State University
Miami-Dade Communty College
Connors Rates Short Odds To Keep Wimbledon Title
Jimmy Connors, 22, of Belleville Illinois is the favorite to repeat as Wimbledon champion as the tournament opens. He cites Stan Smith, Il Nastase of Romania, Arthur Ashe, Brian Gottfried and Raul Ramirez as strong contenders. Bookies set Connors at 3-2, with recent losses in Britain affecting his edge. The event features center court action with Lloyd, Hewitt, Smith, Nastase, Gottfried and Ramirez in early rounds. prize money totals 240412 dollars, with the men's title worth 23000. Women’s singles begin Tuesday.
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Romania
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John Player
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Teimuraz Kakina
Soviet Union
Gottfried
Fort Lauderdale
Richard Lewis
Britain
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Nicola Spear
Yugoslavia
Leonard Utz Prove Worth In Capital Speedway Races
Leonard of Jefferson City upset early spin to win his sixth straight 20 lap feature and Utz of Sedalia started near rear to finish strong in the super sprint. Dale Edwards of Russellville swept the hobby stock division by winning heat and feature. Dalton Walker Vandalia and Gene Dye Auxvasse finished second in their heats for late model stocks.
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Bill Utz
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A's sweep Royals despite death threats at Oakland
Oakland remains hot as the A's take both games of a Sunday twinbill against Kansas City to stretch their streak to seven wins in eight. Sal Bando key in game one with a homer and a game winning double in the 12th. Billy Williams belts a two run shot and Dick Bosman tosses five hit pitching in the 8 1 victory. Security was tightened at the Coliseum after a letter threatening Reggie Jackson and Vida Blue, agents and guards stationed near the A's dugout and dressing area.
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Texas Tech Fans See New Coach Gamble Pay Off
Texas Tech fans saw coach Steve Sloan gamble on fourth and one at the East 41 in the All-America game and convert to seal a 23-21 East victory over the West. Sloan, former Alabama quarterback under Bear Bryant, coached Vanderbilt to its first bowl since the Peach Bowl a year earlier as the East coach. The game drew 36,000 in Lubbock with a 27 minute power outage, and East MVP Louis Carter of Maryland led the scoring with a third quarter run and a 23-13 lead before the late West rally.
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Bear"’ Bryant
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Teaff
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John Sawyer
Mississippi
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Grambling
David Hamm
Carter
Don Hardeman
Hardeman
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East
Pro Baseball Scoreboard Goes Across Major League Standings
League results from Pittsburgh to Oakland show varied scores with Montreal Philadelphia and San Francisco posting notable wins. Multiple games underway and scheduled, including Los Angeles at Houston and San Francisco at San Diego, plus pending matchups and inning details.
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Phipnia
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Gibson To Get At Least One Start In Montreal Series
St Louis Cardinals manager said aging Bob Gibson will start at least one game in the five game series opening in Montreal. Gibson, 39, rejoined the rotation after May 31, returning with a seven inning 6 1 loss to the Cubs. He carries a 1 6 record in his final season.
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Tee Scene
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St. Louis Cardinals
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Schoendienst
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Chicago Cbs
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Cubs
Major Leaders American League Batting Tean
The excerpt lists leaders in batting for the American League with figures for average runs and totals. Carew from Minnesota tops the batting, followed by Lynn and others. The fragment also notes doubles and home runs leaders with names such as Chalk, Roy Singleton, and Burroughs among others.
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Carew
Min
Margrave
Tom
Lynn
Nan
Roughs
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