Track and Field Takes Stage as Olympics Enter Week Two
At Montreal the Olympic track events begin its second week with stars like Rich Wohlhuter and Angela Voigt contending in sprints and field. Kathy McMillan earns a silver in long jump as U S leads medal prospects while Russia and the United States share gold counts.
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Steelers Crown All Stars in Rain-Shortened Exhibition
The Pittsburgh Steelers beat the College All Stars 24 to 0 in Chicago as heavy rain ended the game 16 minutes 22 seconds early. Roy Gerela kicked three field goals, Franco Harris and Tommy Beamon scored, and a safety was recorded after a bad center snap.
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Attorneys sue Seahawks over Kingdome seat allocations
Two attorneys, Neil Hoff and Geoffrey Cross, filed a lawsuit against the NFL expansion Seattle Seahawks alleging the Kingdome seat assignments violated a pledge to accept applications by mail and that prime seats were quietly sold to favored customers. They described the seats as having poor sightlines to the field despite good lavatory access.
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Fosse Sparks Tribe to 9-4 Win Over Tigers
Cleveland catcher Ray Fosse raised his average to .306 with a triple and a single as the Indians defeated Detroit 9-4. Larvell Blanks and Rico Carty hit back-to-back homers in the third, Carty adding three hits and Frank Duffy driving in two in the fifth. Jim Bibby earned his sixth win, with Tom Buskey finishing for the save.
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Baseball daily schedule with multiple games listed
Detroit at Boston and other noon two p m starts feature Fidrych and Brown in a packed lineup. Texas faces California as Oakland hosts Kansas City with several late evening matchups across major clubs including New York Montreal Pittsburgh Philadelphia and Houston with Sunday renewals and night games in California and the West Coast.
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Williams Fails With Angels. Sherry Named Interim Manager
Dick Williams, famed for guiding the Oakland A's to consecutive titles, was fired by the California Angels after nearly two and a half seasons of poor results. Norm Sherry was promoted from coach to manager for the remainder of the season by Angels president Red Patterson.
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Slow-Pitch Deadline Tuesday District Slow-Pitch Tournament
The District Five Industrial Slow-Pitch double elimination event will be at Fostoria Meadowlark Park on July 31 and August 1 starting 10:00 A.M. Entries close July 27 at 7:00 P.M. Entry fee is $60 sent to Clayton Conine at 11598 West London Two, Fostoria Ohio. call 435-6452 or park 435-2916 after 5:30 P.M.
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Area Youths Shine At State Jr Track Meet in Granville
Thirty five area youngsters competed in the Jaycee State Jr. Track Championships in Granville with Norwalk athletes earning fourteen awards. In PeeWee Tim Larson and others placed in sprints and field events, while in Junior and Intermediate groups multiple runners and throwers achieved top finishes.
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