Pan Am Meeting and Death Stir Rumors at Pan American Village
Reports from Cali Colombia describe chaos and rumor at the Pan American Village during the Pan American Games. A Cuban trainer named Domingo Gomez died after falling from a roof amid conflicting theories of accident suicide or foul play. Police investigations continue as speculation swirls about defections and CIA involvement.
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Guerra
Hollywood
Domingo Gomez
Building No. 2
iPanAm
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May Delivers Late Homer as Reds Edge Expos 6 3
Cincinnati slugger May hit a first inning homer and a ninth inning game winner off John Strohmayer to lift the Reds 6 3 over Montreal. Ross Grimsley started for Cincinnati, Rusty Staub and Boots Day sparked a tie before May’s ninth blast. Sparky Anderson praised reliever Clay Carroll who earned the win. The Reds head to faced Houston on Tuesday.
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Cincinnati Reds
May
Reds
Montreal Expos
Er OeoSeo
Carl Morton
Pete Rose
John Strohmayer
Rose
Jimmy Stewart
Strohmayer
Ross Grimsley
John Bateman
Ron Hunt
Ty Cline
Tony Perez
Montreal
Boots Day
Rusty Staub
Sparky Anderson
Clay Carroll
Anderson
Hawk
Expos
Gene Mauch
Senators May Move to Dallas Fort Worth Post Reports
The Washington Senators may relocate to Dallas Fort Worth after this season. Bob Short, unable to meet a 3.5 million loan due Oct 31, faces three options including selling or moving the franchise, with talks at an American League meeting in Chicago. Short has demanded 12 million, higher than a recent 7.5 million bid by Bill Veeck and Bob Hope.
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Washington Senators
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Washington Post
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Short
Chicago
Post
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Bob Hope
National League East Scores and Monday Night Matchup
Cincinnati defeated Montreal 6 to 3 and Philadelphia routed Pittsburgh 30 to 2. A night game features Los Angeles with Downing 13 6 visiting St. Louis led by Gibson 10 9.
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Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
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Downing
St. Louis
Gibson
W.L. Pet
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New York
Francisco
Atlanta
Houston
San Diego
San Francisco
Niekro Unveils Goo Goo Pitch In Braves 5-0 Mets Win
Braves righty Phil Niekro mystified New York with his goo goo delivery and a slow knuckleball as Atlanta blanked the Mets 5-0. Niekro struck out seven over seven innings, allowing four hits, and Duffy Dyer was the only Met to solve the pitch briefly with a third inning single.
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Atlanta Braves
Niekro
Braves
New York Mets
Atlanta
Sewell
Pirates
Hamilton
New York Yankees
Giants
Bob Priddy
Mets
Tommie Agee
Duffy Dyer
Ken Boswell
Adjustment Pays Off In Western Tennis Championship
Stan Smith of Pasadena beat Juan Gilbert 7 6 6 3 to win the men's singles title in the 30 000 Western Tennis Championships. He earned 5 000 with the singles victory and 500 for the doubles with Erik Van Dillen, who together defeated Roscoe Tanner and Alex Mayer 6 4 6 4. Virginia Wade won the women’s singles 6 3 6 3 over Linda Tuero, collecting 2 000. Australian duo Helen Gourlay and Kerry Harris won the doubles 6 4 6 4 over Gail Chanfreau and Winnie Shaw.
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Stan Smith
Pasadena
Calif
Spain
Juan Gilbert
Juan
Smith
Gilbert
Erik van Dillen
San Mateo
Roscoe Tanner
Lookout Mountain
Tenn
Alex Mayer
Woodmere
N.Y
van Dillen
Virginia Wade
England
Linda Tuero
Metaire
Miss Wade
Miss Tuero
Helen Gourlay
Kerry Harris
Gail Chanfreau
France
Winnie Shaw
Great Britain
Weekend Fight Results Surface in Two Cities
In Johannesburg Pierre Fourtie defeated Fraser Scott by outpoint, at 16444 South Africa. In Santa Monica Ken Norton stopped Chuck Haynes at 7 rounds, with Norton from Compton California delivering the knockout.
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South Africa
Pierre Fourtie
Fraser Scott
Seattle
Wash
Santa Monica
Calif
Ken Norton
Compton
Chuck Haynes
San Diego
Lolich Near 20 Wins After Victory Over Red Sox
Detroit left hander Mickey Lolich pitched 270 innings with 226 strikeouts and a 2.93 ERA in an 8-2 win over Boston, keeping him in sight of 20 victories as Baltimore slips in the AL East. Felipe Alou delivered a ninth inning pinch hit to lift the Yankees over the Orioles 2-1 in a four game set.
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Associated Press
Vida
Mickey Lolich
Detroit
Boston Red Sox
Lolich
Oakland
Chicago White Sox
Lelich
Boston
Red Sox
Baltimore
Orioles
New York Yankees
Carl Yastrzemski
Phil Gagliano
Felipe Alou
New York
Canadian Prepster Adds Embarrassment For U S
Canada dominates women's swimming at the Pan American Games with Leslie Cliff, a 16 year old from Vancouver, winning three golds including the 400 meter individual medley and anchoring the 400 meter relay while the United States trails with limited golds.
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Cali
Colombia
United States
Uncle Sam
USA
Canada
Leslie Cliff
Vancouver
U.S
Winnipeg
Brazil
Miss Cliff
Ernie Biggs, longtime OSU athletic trainer, dies at 54
Ernest R. Biggs died Saturday night in University Hospital at age 54 after battling leukemia and pneumonia. He led OSU athletic training from 1942, served in World War II, aided the 1964 Tokyo Olympics, and chaired the National Athletic Trainers Association. Survived by wife Millie, son William, daughter Mrs David Kramer of Columbus.
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Ernest R
Ernie” Biggs
Ohio State University
Biggs
OSU
University Hospital
Ohio State
Tokyo
National Athletic Trainers Association
Millie
William
David Kramer
Columbus
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