Duran Beats Buchanan For Lightweight Title At Madison Square Garden
Roberto Duran defeated champ Ken Buchanan at Madison Square Garden to win the lightweight crown. Duran dominated the 13th round with a flurry of rights and lefts, sending Buchanan to the canvas and prompting the referee to stop the bout.
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Duma
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Local duo tie for second in Two Man Best Ball
Larry Withrow and Larry Baron of New Castle tied for second place in the Two Man Best Ball Tournament at Lake Front Golf Course Columbiana Ohio. The pair shot a six under par 64 to finish, among 64 teams entered.
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Baron
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Ohio
New Castle College rolls to 17 12 win in Slo Pitch league
New Castle Business College blasted 24 hits to beat St. Lucy Hillsville 17 to 12 in the Seventh Ward Slo Pitch League at Progressive Field. Key hits came from Randy Saxton Jim Russo Dave Montgomery Doug Kish and Mark Pozzuto. Earl Work earned the win.
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Progressive Field
Randy Saxton
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Dave Montgomery
Doug Kish
Mark Pozzuto
NCBC
Earl Work
Toscano misses Cleveland Open qualifying at Wedgewood
New Castle pro Harry Toscano Jr. shot 76 at the Cleveland Satellite Tournament in Medina failing to earn one of 44 Open spots at Tanglewood. Seventy three others battled at 6,678 yards with 10 under par.
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Ali Quarry Showdown in Las Vegas Heavyweight Fight
Muhammad Ali faces Jerry Quarry in a 12 round headliner at the Las Vegas Convention Center on a doubleheader that also features Bob Foster defending the light heavyweight title against Mike Quarry. Ali favored 5-1, Foster 8-1, with purses totaling about $820,000.
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Conigliaro Out of Contact After Suspension
Milwaukee outfielder Billy Conigliaro remains unavailable after being suspended without pay for abandoning the Brewers before a doubleheader with Boston. Attempts to reach him at his Milwaukee apartment failed, with the line reported out of order. His mother in Boston said he had called and would not act until speaking with GM Frank Lane, who has not heard from him. Lane asked Jim Lonborg to reach him, but Lonborg also cannot contact him.
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Baltimore
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Mets Rally Past Pirates 4-2 On Harrelson’s Late Heroics
Bud Harrelson drove in the tying and winning runs as the Mets defeated the Pirates 4-2. Jerry Koosman flirted with a complete game in his first since last year, earning his fifth straight win after three losses. The win cuts Pittsburgh’s lead in the NL East to two games while Cincinnati and Houston bolstered their positions elsewhere.
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Mets
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Houston
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Astros
Gibson Dominates Montreal as Cardinals Win
New Castle's Bob Gibson allowed six hits in a win that extended his streak to six. Joe Torre drilled a three run homer in the first inning, powering the Cardinals. Rick Reuschel made his first major league start, holding Philadelphia to six hits as Chicago's 15 hit attack backed him. Rick Monday homered for the Cubs, snapping a four game skid. Ron Bryant blanked the Braves for back to back shutouts as San Francisco won at Candlestick Park.
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Baseball batting and pitching leaders listed by league
Batting leaders include Cdeno Hou Mota LA Alou St.L Saguila Pit Oliver Pit Santo Chi Brock St.L Carty Atl Clmente Pit Torre St.L and American leaguers Rudi Oak Shabim KC May Chi Pniela KC Braun Min Allen Chi Otis KC Pnson Cal Harper Bos Alomar Cal Kelly Chi Berry Cal. Home run leaders Bench Kingman Stargell Colbert and Cyrus tied. American leaders Jackson Cash Epstein Allen May Oliver Mayberry. Pitching leaders show Nolan Cin Blass Pitt Seaver NY Sutton LA Torrez Mont McDowell SF Jenkins Chi Carlton Phil. Perry Clev Lolich Det Holtzman Oak Wood Chi Palmer Ball Bahn sen Chi.
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Lady umpire Bernice Gera calls news conference
Bernice Gera, former baseball umpire, announced a news conference for tomorrow. She first umpired in Geneva New York in a NY Pennsylvania League game between Geneva and Auburn, then retired. She contacted UPI to say the event will be at 1 p.m. at a Jackson Heights restaurant.
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Slayback Debuts With Tigers In No-Hit Seven, Two-Hit Eight
Bill Slayback, called up from the minors, pitched seven perfect innings then allowed two hits in eight as Detroit beat New York 4-3. Skip Lockwood also won for Milwaukee with an eight inning one hitter aided by Ken Sanders, while other games saw Oakland, Cleveland, Minnesota and Kansas City win.
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Chicago
WESAC Domination of White Sox In Rookie League Game
WESAC defeated the White Sox 8 to 4 in the KIDS Inc. Rookie Baseball league. Kim Kirsch pitched a full game to earn the win while Greg Clarke took the loss. Bo Scott hit a two run homer and Terry Scott added a double and triple. Shawn Million and Jim Peluso collected triples for the White Sox.
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White Sox
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Greg Clarke
Bo Scott
Terry Scott
Shawn Million
Jim Peluso
WESAC Summer Night Basketball League Opens With Four Wins
The WESAC league kicked off with four Junior Division games led by Chiafullo Paints 79-49 over Sporting Goods and Burrelli A 86-32 over Robinson's. George Washington beat East Side Center 62-58. Burrelli A also defeated M& E Five 79-52. Senior Division tips off tonight with UDC at 7 and two other matchups. two teams remain open.
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Campanella Improves to Fair in Grasslands ICU
Roy Campanella former Brooklyn Dodger star and Hall of Fame inductee was moved to a fair condition in Grasslands Hospital ICU after being admitted Friday in critical condition. A hospital spokesman noted some improvement since the admission.
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Grasslands
Baseball Standings and Schedule Toss Up in Busy Week
Major league standings show Pittsburgh and Houston leading their divisions with records near .600. Monday results include Chicago beating Philadelphia and New York defeating Pittsburgh. Tonight's games feature doubleheaders and multiple pitching matchups across eight parks with notable duels between Mets at Giants and Dodgers at Astros.
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Evert Tops Wimbledon Hype As Teen Sensation
Wimbledon opens with Chris Evert drawing crowds as "Little Miss Icicle" while Evonne Goolagong sits out. Evert seeded No 4 aims for strong performance on grass, with Val Ziegenfuss awaiting in the first round.
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Fla
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Long Beach
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San Rafael
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San Angelo
Tex
Jimmy Connors
Belleville
Ill
Bob Hewitt
South Africa
Clark Graebner
New York
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Romania
Nastase
Graebner
Coody blisters to Lorain win in pro am tune up
Charles Coody won the fifth Lorain International Pro-Am Tournament with a 28 35 63 total setting two course records despite damp conditions. He birdied seven times, including six straight, totaling 17 greens in regulation and finishing near nine under par.
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Ohio
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Coody
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Sam Snead
Tony Sackett
George Bellino
Youngstown Stambaugh
Youngstown Country Club
Joe Cox
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