Ali Defends Crown in Heat Ridden Victory Over Bugner
Muhammad Ali retained the world heavyweight title with a 15 round unanimous decision over Joe Bugner in Kuala Lumpur. Ali said he would defend the crown against Joe Frazier in Manila. Gates and purses totaled about 2.5 million for Ali with Bugner earning 500,000 and Frazier likely near 2 million.
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Kuala Lumpur
UPI
Muhammad Ali
Joe Bugner
Ali
Merdeka
Independence
Bugner
Joe Frazier
Manila
King
Queen
Malaysia
Don King
Frazier
Las Vegas
Ken Norton
George) Foreman
Claytor Clouts Three Home Runs To Spark Bennett Electric Victory
Claytor clubs three homers and earns the win as Bennett Electric outscored Meek's Pastries 18 to 10 at McGuan Park in the Senior Division. Dawn Colvin added three singles for Meek's.
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Vera Claytor
McGuan Park
Bennett Electric
Meek
Miss Claytor
Dawn Colvin
Major League Baseball Leaders in Home Runs and RBI
National League leaders include Luzinski 19 home runs and Bench 64 RBIs with Schmidt 14. American League leads feature Jackson 18 homers and Lynn 56 RBIs. Stolen bases top for NL include Morgan 35 and Cedeno 32, while Rivers 43 steals pace the AL. Pitching leaders by wins show Messersmith 12 and Kaat 12 for the NL and AL respectively.
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Luzinski
Phil
Bench
Schmidt
Baker
Atl
Foster
Wynn
Parker
Stargell
Pitt
Jackson
Oak
Bonds
Horton
Del
Burroughs
Tex
Lynn
Bos
Hendrick
Cleo
Morgan
Cin
Staub
Watson
Hon
Det
Scott
Nettles
McRae
Cedeno
Brock
St. L
Lopes LA
Mangual
Rivers
Cal
Otis
Washington
Remy
Patek
North
Messersmith
Seaver
Sutton
Jones
Billingham
Gullett
Matlack
Reuss
McGlothen
Kaat
Chi
Palmer
Balt
Busby
Er Oak
Tiant
Hunter
Pet Mdick
Mrgn
Cash
Sangin
Joshua
Griffey
Parks
Rose
Grubb
American League Carw
Minn
Argrv
Munsn
Rookies Lead Tribe Sweep in Cleveland Night Twin Bill
Rick Manning's two run single in the eighth inning capped a 3-2 win and a doubleheader sweep over Detroit. Eric Raich tossed five hitters for his fourth victory. Duane Kuiper collected five hits to lift his average to .324 as Cleveland won the opener 4-1 aided by six Tigers errors.
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UPS
Cleveland Indians
Rick Manning
Early Wynn
Bob Feller
Bob Lemon
Mike Garcia
Tribe
Indians
Detroit Tigers
Eric Raich
Oklahoma City
Duane Kuiper
Tigers
Roric Harrison
Raich
Milwaukee
Leon Roberts
Charlie Spikes
Bell
Spikes
Manning
Tiger
George Hendrick
Harrison
Atlanta
Tester's 11-6 win in Lefty Grove League one-hitter
Tester Ford hurlers Carl Hinckley Mike Stewart and Tim Blystone combined for a one hitter at Maplehurst Field guiding Tester’s to an 11 6 win over Huron County Bank. Stewart and Blystone led with two doubles and a triple respectively while Bank pitchers fanned 14 and walked 15.
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Ford
Carl Hinckley
Mike Stewart
Tim Blystone
Maplehurst Field
Huron County Bank
Stewart
Steve Hancock
Alan Lieber
Dave Cutnan
Dave Webb
Bank
Brian Camp
Shane Loudy
Kevin Schumate
Jack Harrison
Hug Concrete
Eagles
Hug
Bill Warner
Dave Smith
Tom Sardanoff
Mike O’brien
Mike Conley
Chuck Coy
Tony Sardanoff
Marc Case
Conley
Moehlman
Jeff Wilhelm
VFW
Brett Staschke
Bob Lippert
Ken LaRoche
Chuck Conney
Schild
Moose
Brian Missler
Tim Corrigan
Duncan
Corrigan
Brian Marcum
Billy Meese
Sheller-Globe
Ron Charity
Mike Meyers
Schumate
Meyer Chevrolet
Meyer
Dave Lichoff
Dave Moehlman
Brad Billman
Meyer’s
Dan Lieber
Gary Braden
Russell Smacks Three Home Runs For Artesian
Russell Greg Russell powered Artesian Water Conditioning to a 13-3 win over Jim's Autowash with two homers a triple and a double then hit another homer in a 29-1 victory against Moose. Steve Farkas earned the wins in both games.
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Greg Russell
McGuan Park
Artesian
Russell
Jim
Moose
Steve Farkas
Larry Seibold
Battles Insurance
Bleile
Alan Lee
Battles
Larry Sims
Tom Leslie
Mike Harshberger
Jim Englert
Kevin Wetzel
Galindez Wins Decision in MSG Thriller Over Ahumada
World champion Victor Galindez defeated Jorge Ahumada by unanimous decision at Madison Square Garden in a fifth meeting. The victory leaves negotiations pending with John Conteh for the light heavyweight title as Ahumada suffers another loss to Galindez. In Baltimore, former MLB pitcher Dave McNally ends a hiccup spell after hospitalization at Sinai Hospital, according to his wife.
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UPI
World Boxing Association
Victor Galindez
Jorge Ahumada
John Conteh
Galindez
Ahumada
Madison Square Garden
Conteh
London
World Boxing Council
Monroeville Reineck's Willard notch wins in Huron County tourney
In McGuan Park action Monroeville Merchants crushed Culligan Soft Water 20 2 after a first round loss to Huron County Bank. Reineck's edged Norwalk Merchants 4 3 and Willard Merchants defeated Connie's Laundry 7 5 to stay alive in the losers bracket with two winners bracket games and a losers bracket contest slated for Wednesday night.
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Monroeville Merchants
Reineck’s Cafe
Willard Merchants
Huron County
McGuan Park
Monroeville
Huron County Bank of Norwalk
Culligan
Reineck’s
Norwalk Merchants
Connie’s
Willard
Jim Pheiffer
Connie
Isaac
Unseeded Holland Girl Wins Set From Evert
At Wimbledon, unseeded Betty Stove of Holland upset defending champion Chris Evert 5-7 7-5 6-0 in a dramatic semifinal warmup for the United States. The crowd roared as Stove battled back from a set down highlighting a key shift in the women’s draw.
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Wimbledon
England
Mexico
United States
Jimmy Connors
Connors
Raul Ramirez
Ramirez
Guillermo Vilas
Argentina
Roscoe Tanner
Lookout Mountain
Tenn
Bookies
Arthur Ashe
Miami
Sweden
Bjorn Borg
Ashe
Borg
Holland
Tom Okker
Australia
Tony Roche
Ken Rosewall
Chris Evert
Billie Jean King
San Mateo
Calif
Evonne Goolagong Cawley
Margaret Court
Miss Evert
Fort Lauderdale
Fla
Betty Stove
Mrs. King
Olga Morozova
Morozova
Tarnowski Leads With 37 In Sycamore Hills Outing
Dick Tarnowski earned medalist honors with a one over par 37 at Sycamore Hills, birdies on holes 1 5 and 9. Jeanne Sizemore led the ladies with 49. Several players earned prizes in diverse events including Most 5s and long drives.
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Agnes Higgins
Sycamore Hills
Dick Tarnowski
Jeanne Sizemore
Tony Aiello
Bill Meagrow
Karen Schick
Sizemore
Barb Meagrow
John Aiello
Fran
Mac McLaughlin
Pete Roche
Doug Lauderman
Harley White
Jim Brichacek
White
Morgan Jones
Robb Hurst
Rusty Rentzel
Nort Roth
John Hazelwood Sr
Harst
Rick Brooker
Bob Carbaugh
Don Burtchin
Don Wise
Chuck Mollison
Hurst
Tarnowski
Rentzel
Terry Hazelwood
Roger Dixon
Bill Smith
Jim Hoyt
Dan Izzard
Frank Sams
Mike Fritz
Bob Hoyt
Fritz
VFW
Ron Nopper
Bob Barker
Jim Ward
George Coddlupps
Jim Frey
Norb Roth
Roth
Frey
Denny Stoltz
Kay Jacoby
Sylvia Fantauzzo
Rose Brady
Mary Brown
Marge Zaccardi
Brown
Mary
Norma Schaechterle
Gal
Nelda Sisler
Louise Everman
Carol Trautman
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Houston Funeral Home
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Norwalk Reflector
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Tari Beveridge
Heuston
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Mary Creamer
Major League Baseball Leaders
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RT. 250 North
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