Pete Rose the coal baron and pancake king hoaxes
The piece lampoons Pete Rose by joking about a Rolls Royce and a sprawling set of business ventures. It imagines Rose owning coal mines in Western Kentucky The Pete Rose Energy Co and a pancake house plus clothing ties and a Caribbean cruise. Judy Rankin wins the Babe Zaharias Invitational in Chagrin Falls Ohio with a 15 000 prize.
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Mailman
Santa Barbara
Pete Rose
Cincinnati
America
Charlie Hustle
Red Rose
Pete
Mr. Hustle
Dodger Stadium
Rolls-Royce
Mr. McCoy
Randall Hatfield McCoy
Kentucky
Park Ave
Pete Rose Energy Co
Joe
Pepe
Tom Seaver
Cap D’ Antibes
Cincinnati Reds
Coman
Charlie
Diamond Jim Brady
Race projected for NL All Stars in close shortstop battle
Cincinnati catcher Johnny Bench leads at catcher with 1,613,165 votes and Dave Concepcion tops shortstop with 1,050,898. Pete Rose and Joe Morgan vie for third base and outfield spots include Greg Luzinski and George Foster among leaders. Balloting continues toward the July 13 game in Philadelphia.
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Cincinnati Reds
Johnny Bench
Pete Rose
Joe Morgan
Los Angeles
Steve Garvey
Philadelphia
Greg Luzinski
Concepcion
Bowa
Luzinski
Cincinnati
George Foster
New York Mets
Dave Kingman
Lou Brock
St. Louis
Mike Schmidt
Morgan
Dave Cash
Tony Perez
Garvey
Perez
Rod Carew
Minnesota
Bobby Grich
Baltimore
Fred Patek
Kansas City
George Brett
Carlton Fisk
Boston
Fred Lynn
California
Bobby Bonds
Detroit
Ron LeFlore
WEW York
Jonany Beach
Bob Boone
Ted Simmons
St Louis
Steve Ones
Los
Manny Sanguilien
Pittsburgh
Jerry Grote
New York
Steve Swisher
Chicago
Cliff Jonmaen
Houston
Bet
Steve Gervey
Willie Stargell
Willie Montenez
Atlanta
Dick Allen
Phitedelphia
Joe Torre
Bob Watson
Darrell Evans
San Francisco
Bare Joe
Dave Lopes
Felix Millan
Rennie Stennett
Manny Trilio
Tito Fuentes
San Diego
Derrei Thomas
Bete Pete Rose
Dere K
Bake McBride
Rick Monday
Ken Griffey
Cesar Cedeno
Cesar Geronimo
Garry Maddox
Bill Buckner
al Oliver
Schmitts 2 Hit Win Sparks Lafayette Rout
Lafayette pitcher Gene Schmitt earned his fourth win of the year as his team backed him with 16 hits in an 11 1 rout of the Mets in Texas league action. El Paso beat Midland 5 4 Amarillo topped San Antonio 11 4 and Shreveport defeated Arkansas 6 1.
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Associated Press
Lafayette
Gene Schmitt
Jackson
Mets
Texas
Farkas
Danny Goodwin
John Rosland
Dave Geisel
Rafael Cartel
Shreveport
Arkansas
Amarillo
Gene Delyon
Lyn Hamilton
Rusty Gerhardt
Mike Bucci
San Antonio
Midland
Fl Paso
Little Rock
Tanner Stuns Connors At Wimbledon
Roscoe Tanner defeated Jimmy Connors in a thrilling five setter at Wimbledon center court. The seventh seed erased a 0-40 deficit to save three match points and force a decisive set, rallying with sharp returns and consistent serves to clinch the upset.
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America
Jimmy Connors
Roscoe Tanner
Tanner
Connors
Wimbledon
England
Jimmy
Arthur Ashe
Ashe
Buut
Raul Ramirez
Mexico
Vitas Gerulaitas
Howard Beach
N.Y
Gerulaitas Wi Ashe
Rankin Grabs Zaharias Win
Judy Rankin wins the Babe Zaharias Invitational at Tanglewood, finishing one stroke ahead of Jane Blalock and three ahead of JoAnne Carner. Rankin earns 15,000 dollars and sets a career earnings record of 96,830 dollars as she pursues a milestone over 100,000. Carner, Blalock, and Rankin each staged strong rounds, with Rankin surviving a tense final day after back-to-back 69s.
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Chagrin Falls
Ohio
Judy Rankin
JoAnne Carner
Tanglewood Country Club
Carner
Jane Blalock
Mrs. Carner
Rankin
Sage Stooe
Chako Higuchi
Ai Yu Tu
Sally Little
My al
Kathy McMullen
Pam Higgins
Laura Baugh
Maria Astrologes
Sue Roberts
Young
Pat Bradley
Kathy Hite
Bonnie Bryant
Sandra Post
Debbie Austin
Kathy Cornelius
Bourassa
Jocalyn
Kathy Ahern
JoAnn Prentice
Tolhurst's Yacht Wins 2nd In Row In 5.5-Meter Regatta
In Hankok Norway Frank H. Tolhurst of Arunga Australia led Arunga to a second straight 5.5-meter world championship win. After a slow start Tolhurst moved up to take the lead and held on despite eight to 12 knot winds. Sundance skippered by R E Turner finished third and moved to second in the overall standings with eight and a half points.
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Connors
Vollies
Tanner
Ace
Hankok
Norway
Frank H. Tolhurst
Australia
Arunga
Tolhurst
Sundance
R.E. Turner
John B
Bahamas
Babe Hiskey Leads Milwaukee Open Qualifiers With 67
Babe Hiskey shot a five under par 67 to lead qualifiers for the Greater Milwaukee Open at Tuckaway County Club. Fifty five players qualified, joining 95 exempt entrants as Dave Newquist finished one stroke back at 68 and Sammy Rachels at 69. Five others tied at 70.
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Milwaukee
Babe Hiskey
Tuckaway County Club
Hiskey
Dave Newquist
Sammy Rachels
Terry Small
Ron Terry
Frank Connor
Marion Heck
Lon Hinkle
Seaver Contract Dispute Tightens Mets NL Approval
The New York Mets and the National League clash over Cy Young winner Tom Seaver’s contract. The league offices stall approval amid questions of incentive bonuses tied to starts and wins. Mets GM Joe McDonald defends the arrangement, citing performance based terms and rotation-based payments. A $25,000 Cy Young incentive is in the contract.
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New York
National Football Foundation
Football Hall of Fame
Kings Island
Ohio
Cincinnati
Mondayt
Taft Broadcasting Co
Hanna-Barbera Productions
Columbus
New York Mets
National League
Cy Young
Tom Seaver
Seaver
New York Times
Mets
Joe McDonald
the Times
Times
McDonald
The
League
More Arm Tests Due For Ryan
Anaheim AP The California Angels said Alan Ryans pitching arm looks better after last Saturday’s catch complaint. He will see Dr. Frank Jobe on Tuesday for a further exam and X rays to compare with last year’s pre operation records. On Saturday he lacked full extension.
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California Angels
Alan Ryan
Frank Jobe
Jobe
Ryan
Tabarly Finishes First in Newport Yacht Race
Angela Green of the London Observer reports Pen Duick skippered by Paul Tabarly finished first in Newport a.m. after a 23 days 52 hours voyage from Plymouth. Alain Colas French entry Club Mediterranee expected to arrive soon with no injuries among 126 starters.
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Angela Green
The
London Observer
Brie Tabarly
P. Y Brierly
Newport
Club
Mediterranee
Alain Colas
France
Tabarly
Miss Green
Ove & Ing
Green
Middleton to Face Norton in San Diego Tuneup Fight
Ken Norton and Larry Middleton will meet July 10 at the San Diego Sports Arena in a 10 round tuneup for Norton’s upcoming heavyweight title bout with Muhammad Ali in Yankee Stadium. Norton previously lost a 1973 decision to Ali.
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Ken Norton
Larry Middleton
Norton
Muhammad Ali
New York
Yankee Stadium
San Diego Sports Arena
Ali
Ee Iddieton
Baltimore
Joe Bugner
England
Jerry Quarry
Quarry
Bugner
Prosper ties record with 117th Suffolk winner Ruff Enuff
Jockey Gonzalo Prosper rode Ruff Enuff to win the sixth race at Suffolk Downs and set a new meet record with 117 winners surpassing his 1975 mark of 116. The win occurred Monday and solidifies Prosper as the season’s top rider.
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Boston
Gonzalo Prosper
Ruff Enuff
Suffolk Downs
76ers Sign Nate Barnet In Free Agent Move
Philadelphia basketball team announces the signing of 6-foot-3 guard Nate Barnet a former Indiana Pacers ABA player and 1976 draft pick who opted for the ABA after leaving the University of Akron. The deal formalizes Barnet as a 76ers player.
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Philadelphia 76Ers
National Basketball Association
Nate Barnet
Indiana Pacers
American Basketball Association
Barnet
University of Akron
Houston Rockets
ABA
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