Reds bench to clean up season as Bench eyed cleanup role
Cincinnati Reds manager Sparky Anderson predicts a big year for catcher Johnny Bench after reinstating him as cleanup hitter. Bench cites past injuries and a mental slump, while Anderson plans a quick start to move him to the No 4 spot and occasionally use him at first base to rest Dan Driessen.
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Sparky
Dan Driessen
Kingman Aims for 50 Homers with Mets in 1977
Mets slugger Dave Kingman says he won’t be satisfied with less than 50 home runs this season as contract talks with GM Joe McDonald remain far apart. McDonald notes the Mets would place him among the top three or four salaried players, with Tom Seaver earning about 225000 annually. Kingman reported to spring training in St Petersburg and started hitting over the fence.
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Associated Press
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New York Mets
Mets
Joe McDonald
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Kingman
Tom Seaver
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Fla
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Tommy John
Los Angeles Dodgers
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Montreal Expos
Earl Williams
Cocoa
Floyd Bannister
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Mark Covert
Schultz
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Kansas City Royals
Fort Myers
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Miami
Milwaukee Brewers
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Ariz
Middletown Women Regain Trophy With 2 1 Victory
The Middletown Tennis Club women reclaimed the Silver Revere Bowl at a match here yesterday by defeating Tri County Club 2 1 in A division play after both teams entered with 30 points. In Cincinnati, Tri County won the B division by the same 2 1 score.
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Tri County Club
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Cincinnati
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Bonnie Barnes
Carolyn Dishun
Joann Grimes
June Haller
Libby Hammonds
Mary Striebich
Jeanne Tuttle
Peggy Verity
Sue Wright
Riessen Named to U S World Cup Tennis Team
Marty Riessen is named to the United States World Cup tennis squad for the March 10 13 competition in Hartford Conn joining Jimmy Connors Dick Stockton Roscoe Tanner and Brian Gottfried The Australians include Rod Laver John Newcombe Tony Roche John Alexander and Mark Edmondson with Fred Stolle as captain.
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United States
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Dennis Ralston
Riessen
Jimmy Connors
Dick Stockton
Roscoe Tanner
Brian Gottfried
Rod Laver
John Newcombe
Tony Roche
John Alexander
Mark Edmondson
Fred Stolle
Yonkers track loses nearly $900000 in 54 day meet
Yonkers Raceway ended its 54 day winter meeting with an estimated loss near 900000. Yonkers Raceway president Tim Rooney said January losses reached around 76000 and February losses continued, with February only partly known. He cited competition from Meadowlands New Jersey jai alai fronts and off track betting as factors.
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Tim Rooney
Yonkerseway Corp
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Uring Fry
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Rooney
New Meadowlands
New Jersey
New Jai Alai Frontons
Connecticut
Sarazen Loses Marathon Playoff at Salisbury 50 Years Ago
In a record long event at Salisbury Golf Club now Eisenhower Park Gene Sarazen and Macdonald Smith tied after 72 holes at 286. An 18 hole playoff left them tied at 70 and 72, then a third 18 holes saw Smith win 66 to 70 ending the marathon.
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Metropolitan Golf Association
Salisbury
Eisenhower Park
Gene Sarazen
Flushing
Fresh Meadow
Macdonald Smith
Lakeville, Great
Smith
Sarazen
Naval Academy Introduces Women's Volleyball Team
In Annapolis Maryland the U S Naval Academy announces its first varsity women’s volleyball program led by coach Steve Vittitoe. The Plebe squad beat Prince Georges Community College 15 10 and 15 7 then Montgomery Community College 15 9 and 15 8 as the new sport expands the academy’s intercollegiate lineup to 22 teams.
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Annapolis
Steve Vittitoe
Academy
Palmer blasts Orioles over training issues and pay
Jim Palmer, Orioles ace, vented on opening day about the team stink of the club and the field. He demanded 1.5 million for five years, then softened to about 260000 per year while noting he has hired a Baltimore lawyer to negotiate. The club spokesman Hank Peters said discussions are being re adjusted.
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Jim Palmer
Baltimore Orioles
Palmer
Baltimore Sun
Orioles
Hank Peters
Hank
Reggie
Jackson
Bobby
Grich
Baltimore
Peters
Umpire Davidson Seeks Higher Pay and Expenses
Satch Davidson a veteran NL umpire says the dispute with baseball’s hierarchy centers on a “decent living” for arbiters. He seeks a starting salary like $19,000, cites $74 daily expenses, and notes long travels and high costs while playing a major role in a 5 000 mile Florida spring tour.
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Washington Court House, Ohio
Satch Davidson
National League
Baseball
Davidson
Washington Court House
Ohio
Bengals safety Casanova predicts NFLPA rejoin by most players
Cincinnati safety Tommy Casanova, Bengals representative to the NFLPA, says most players will rejoin now that a new NFL-NFLPA agreement is in place. He notes the team's earlier dues boycott as a protest and discusses the move toward the agency shop and mandatory dues.
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Cincinnati Bengals
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NFL
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Bengals
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NHL linesman hospitalized after collision during Blues game
NHL official Dave Newell was hospitalized with rib contusions and possible liver injuries after a collision with Blues center Garry Unger in the first period of the Cleveland Barons and St. Louis Blues game. Linesman Neil ruled the rest of the game.
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Lolli Leads Madison to Dayton District bid after sectional win
Madison High heavyweight Phil Lolli, 11-6, captured the Class AA sectional crown at Valley View and will start the Dayton District at Hara Arena seeded No. 1 in AA. Lolli’s four sectional wins were by pins, as Madison and other area schools qualified multiple wrestlers for the district.
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Braves seek injunction over Turner suspension
Attorneys for the Atlanta Braves filed to block Baseball Commissioner Bowie Kuhn from suspending Braves owner Ted Turner. In Memphis, Mark Cox beat Bernie Mitton 6-4 3-6 6-4 in the opening round of the U S National Indoor Championships. A last minute contract extension averted a midnight strike at the American Totalisator Co. that could have disrupted legal gambling across the United States and Canada.
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Carlisle High Girls Top Franklin In Narrow Win
Carlisle High School girls beat Franklin 43 to 27 after a 23 point fourth quarter. Score by quarter margins show Franklin leading early, Carlisle storming back, with key contributions from Kramer Hedric Maloney and Stackhouse in a tense matchup.
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Stackhouse
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Martin
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Bellbrook tops Preble Shawnee 58 48 in non league game
Bellbrook a state runner up yesterday defeated Preble Shawnee 58 to 48. Bellbrook players Kozak and Cruz led with double digit points while Biermann Wright Barnett contributed for Preble Shawnee in the non league setback.
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