Connors and Ashe Shine in Wimbledon Opener
Wimbledon opened with top seeds Connors and Ashe winning their debuts. Connors defeated Antonio Zugarelli 6 1 6 3 6 2 amid rowdy crowds while Ashe edged Ferdi Taygan 7 5 6 4 7 5. Newcombe and Tanner also advanced as American contenders eye a possible sweep.
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Robert Musel
Wimbledon
England
Arthur Ashe
Jimmy Connors
Connors
Mari Wallace
Belleville
Ill
Antonio Zugarelli
Zugarelli
Ashe
Louise Wise
Hawaii
Ferdi Taygan
Framingham
Mass
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Greenwich weekend set delivers shocks to Pittsburgh Hardhats
Pullman Schlessman split four games with the five time world champions in Greenwich as Dave Buss led with five homers and 10 RBIs. Larry Schlessman earned the three wins while Monk Adams totaled 10 singles. Norwalk Jaycees announce first annual car rally for July as part of Bicentennial program with four classes of street legal cars. Gary Biddle won the Bike Eliminator at Norwalk Raceway Park with 11.84 seconds and 108 mph. Don Rhode and others also claimed top times in various eliminators.
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Pittsburgh Hardhats
Pullman- Schlessman
Hardhats
Pullman-Schlessman
Bill
Greenwich Park
Dave Buss
RBI
Monk Adams
Buss
Larry Schlessman
Norwalk Jaycees
Ohio State Highway Patrol
Huron County Fairgrounds
Gary Biddle
Wooster
Norwalk Raceway Park
Norwalk
Jim Schoenegge
Yamaha
Biddle
Suzuki
Sandusky
Dick Garlock
Schoenegge
Hartland
Greg
Akron
Port Clinton
Donn Rhode
Cleveland
Tom Fisher
Andy Kocis
Colavito Bump Leads To Closed Hearing In AL Office
The June 13 incident involving Indians coach Rocky Colavito and umpire Rich Garcia will be reviewed at a closed hearing at the American League office today. Colavito received a three day suspension and a monetary fine, pending the hearing. Garcia’s crew led by Lou DiMuro has officiated 12 of 13 Indians ejections this season.
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UPI
Cleveland Indians
Rocky Colavito
Rich Garcia
League
Colavito
Garcia
Lou DiMuro
Indians
Figueroa Seeks Rebound After Slow Start
Ed Figueroa of the New York Yankees, nicknamed The Senor Stopper for his 16-win season with the Angels, finally delivered a sharp outing. He blanked Cleveland on three hits in a 6-0 win to extend the division lead to seven games.
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UPI
New York Yankee
Ed Figueroa
California
Figueroa
Angels
Senor Stopper
Yankees
Mickey Rivers
Bobby Bonds
Cleveland
Dent Wins Amana VIP Pro Am Title in Sudden-Death
Jim Dent, famed for long drives, edged into a six-way tie after 18 holes then sank a 15-foot eagle putt on the second playoff hole to claim $3,000 in the Amana VIP Pro Am before 15,000 fans. He also birdied the first playoff hole with a 25-foot putt to stay alive.
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UPI
Jim Dent
Dent
Babashoff and Goodell Lead U.S. Swimmers in Long Beach
Shirley Babashoff and Jean Goodell topped marks in Long Beach California as UPI reports a momentum boost for the U.S. swimming team ahead of the Montreal Olympics.
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Calif
UPI
America
Shirley Babashoff
Borgeson Heads to Ohio State as Football Prospect
St Paul star Chuck Borgeson plans a fall tryout at Ohio State after talks with coach George Hill and coach Dick Alge. The 19 year old back set school records 3566 career rushing yards 667 attempts 35 touchdowns and led Firelands Conference teams to titles. He will study forestry and wildlife management and hopes for financial aid if he makes the team.
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Don Hohler
St. Paul
Chuck Borgeson
Ohio State
Dick Alge
Columbus
George Hill
Alge
Borgeson
Firelands Conference
Marilyn Borgeson
Corwin Street
CYO
Area Ballpark Briefs: Shelter Globe Falls to Gaslight Drive Inn
In men's slow pitch play Shelter Globe loses 4-2 to Gaslight Drive Inn as Upper Construction beats Pizza House 7-3. Area Merchants stay tied with Upper Construction after defeating Home Savings & Loan 10-5. Kim Christman stars with three hits for Upper Construction while Bob Wallace followers pitch seven strong innings.
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Gaslight Drive Inn
Upper Construction
Pizza House
Home Savings & Loan
Andy Luxon
Stan Nickols
Globe
Kim Christman
Bob Wallace
Christman
Opper
Steve Smith
Larry Houser
Tom Green
Paul Myers
Dave Motter
Baseball Standings and Results Patchwork Across Leagues
AL and NL standings show New York and Baltimore leading East, plus Montreal and Philadelphia posting strong scores. Monday results include Boston 2-0 over Baltimore and Chicago 2-1 against Kansas City, with varied pitchers notables and several high scoring games across both leagues.
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Newcombe
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Dayton
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Bobby Hackett
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