Reds charge Dock Ellis with spitball among top throwers
Reds manager Sparky Anderson accused Dock Ellis of throwing the spitball after a 10–0 win over Pittsburgh. Ellis was checked by umpire Satch Davidson with no foul declared. Jack Billingham recalled Dodgers instructional league spitball training, while Pete Rose and Tony Perez extended hitting streaks as Cincinnati chased the Dodgers in New York.
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Pittsburgh Pirate
Dock Ellis
Cincinnati Reds
Ellis
Sparky Anderson
Satch Davidson
Davidson
Pete Rose
Tony Perez
Rose
Perez
Cincinnati
Kuhn's decisive vote stalls interleague play bid
Major League Baseball failed to adopt interleague play as Commissioner Bowie Kuhn did not cast the deciding vote. League leaders split with the American League pro interleague move and the National League opposing it. Kuhn formed a blue ribbon steering committee to study changes and report at winter meetings in Houston. Bud Selig expressed disappointment, while Charles Bronfman argued interleague play would not boost attendance or the World Series.
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Milwaukee
Major League Baseball
Bowie Kuhn
Kuhn
National League
American League
Houston
Bud Selig
Milwaukee Brewers
Selig
Charles Bronfman
Montreal Expos
Olga Korbut wowed crowd at World University Games finals
Olga Korbut led the Soviet women's gymnastics team to gold as fans cheered wildly at the World University Games in Moscow. Reporters asked about daring routines while Korbut said gymnastics cannot be stopped and she aims to bring happiness through her performances.
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Moscow
Olga
Olga Korbut
Munich
Soviets Dominate First Day As Olympics Gold Order Stands
Soviet athletes collected four golds and one bronze in the opening events while the United States earned a lone silver from Kathy Schmidt in the javelin. Svetlana Koroleva Valery Voikin Basil Stankovich Olga Korbut led the Soviets with standout performances as Yugoslavia’s Daniel Korica claimed the 10,000 meters. Americans, led by a high scoring 123-74 win by the men’s basketball team over Great Britain, still face tough Soviet and Cuban rivals for medals.
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Soviet Union
United States
Kathy Schmidt
Long Beach
Calif
Svetlana Koroleva
Valery Voikin
Basil
Bengals plan to use Carter against Browns
Bengals coach Brown plans to start Carter in place of an unproven quarterback against the Browns while keeping Charles Clark and Doug Dressler in the backfield. Ken Anderson may see second-half duty as injuries mount among receivers and linemen. Al Chandler, the Oklahoma rookie, impresses as a future receiving threat. Seifert released to trim roster after brief Jets stint.
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Carter
Ken Anderson
Philadelphia Eagles
Anderson
Charles
Clark
Doug Dressler
Ken Duncan
Isaac Curtis
Pat Matson
Bill Peterson
Dan Kratzer
Steve Kingman
al Chandler
Oklahoma
Bengals
Chandler
Exhibition Football Friday and Weekend Games Listed
Friday exhibitions include Washington at Buffalo and Baltimore at Memphis. Saturday matchups feature St Louis at Denver, Houston at Milwaukee, Minnesota at Kansas City, Chicago at Miami, New England at Atlanta, Oakland at Berkeley, New Orleans at Dallas. Sunday tilts cover Cleveland at Columbus, Giants at Jets in New Haven, and San Diego at San Francisco with a 4 p.m. kickoff.
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Washington
Buffalo
Baltimore
Detroit
Memphis
St. Louis
Denver
Houston
Green Bay
Milwaukee
Minnesota
Kansas City
Chicago
Miami
New England
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Cleveland
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N.Y. Jets
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Conn
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New York
West
Los Angeles
Messersmith
Bonham
Schueler
Renko
Galrett
Stone
Bryant
Moose
Carlton
Wilson
Kirby
Lotz leads USI Golf Classic as Crenshaw starts pro career
Dick Lotz shot 67 to grab the first round lead at the $200,000 USI Golf Classic at Pleasant Valley. Bruce Devlin was disqualified for a wrong drop after a hazard, while Ben Crenshaw opened with 71 in his pro debut.
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Mass
Dick Lotz
Bruce Devlin
Ben Crenshaw
Lotz
Pleasant Valley Golf Club
Devlin
Cranshaw
Jack Nicklaus
Bert Yancey
Rik Massingale
Steve Melnyk
Tom Jenkins
Roy Pace
Ross Randall
Dave Glenz
Lee Trevino
Bruce Crampton
Hank Aaron Expects No 714th Home Run This Season
Hank Aaron, 39, says he does not expect to tie Babe Ruth's 714 career homers in 1972. After belting his 702nd, he notes limited remaining games with Atlanta, while marking his 29th homer this season at Wrigley Field as Chicago drops to 11 straight losses.
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Hank Aaron
Babe Ruth
Atlanta
Braves
Chicago Cubs
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Cub
Jack Aker
Wrigley Field
Chris Chambliss
Buddy Bell
Paul Splittorff
Kansas City
Royals
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Red Sox
Vida Blue
Indians
Reggie Jackson
Blue
Jackson
Giants
Phillies
Tom Bradley
Elias Sosa
Sosa
Bradley
Gary Matthews
Gary Thomasson
Rusty Knight Dominates Latonia Featured Race
Rusty Knight jumped cleanly to the lead and held on for a 2 1/2 length victory in Latonia Trots ninth, clocking one mile in 2 02. The upset paid $3.60, $2.60, $2.60. Skip Along Stew paid $4.80 and $3.40. Bondville $2.80. The exotic big perfecta paid $2,199.60 as Time to Paint and Sweeper with Craig Dream and Direct Ruler. Crowd of 1,796 wagered $125,472.
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Florence, Ky
Rusty Knight
Skip
Stew
Bondville
Craig Dream
Direct Ruler
Hide Away Hobo
Bold Melody
Baseball Standings and Thursday Scores for American League
The American League East shows Baltimore leading with 65 wins, New York 66, Detroit 66, and Boston 62. Oakland tops the West at 69 wins, Kansas City 70, Minnesota 68, Texas 42. Thursday results: Oakland 6 Boston 3 and Cleveland 10 Kansas City 4. Remaining games listed with matchups and pitchers.
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Cleveland
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Minnesota
Chicago
California
Texas
Oakland
Bahnsen
Baltimore
Palmer
Drago
Moret
Blyleven
Bosman
McDowell
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Colborn
Holtzman
Perry
Ryan
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