Brewers and Royals gain ground in tight AL race
Milwaukee beat Texas 6-2 to climb to second as Baltimore swept Chicago and moved closer to the AL East lead. Kansas City swept Boston 6-3, with Willie Wilson collecting four hits and driving in runs as Cal Angels fell further back. Detroit split a doubleheader with Seattle, while Cleveland beat Oakland. Gorman Thomas and Cecil Cooper homered for the Brewers, and Darrell Porter and Rod Carew drew sharp remarks from rivals amid standings pressure.
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Sal Bando
George Bamberger
Willie Wilson
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Rod Carew
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Darrell Porter
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Moon Lark Falls Short in All American Derby Duel
Moon Lark, the 3-5 favorite owned by the Howard family of Ada Oklahoma, led midway but Dickens Fireman edged ahead in the final strides at Ruidoso Downs. The victory, worth 1.02 million, denied Moon Lark a potential million-dollar prize and a historic double of All American Derby and Futurity. Moon Lark earned 164,352 for second, boosting career earnings to 855,574, while Dickens Fireman's 359,520 pushed his total to 461,066. Roon finished third with 84,230, and the remaining qualifiers received substantial checks.
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Moon Lark
Howard
Ada
Okla
Dickens Fireman
Don Knight
Dickeys Fireman
Jackie Martin
Knight
Easy Date
Mcdoel
Calif
Lyle Simmelink
Roy Farnam
Sonny Field
Roon
New Mexico
R.C
Suzanne Jones
Tatum
Dickeys Fire
Orioles Manager Weaver suspended for three games
Baltimore manager Earl Weaver received a three game ban from AL president Lee MacPhail after questioning umpire Ron Luciano's integrity during a doubleheader sweep of the White Sox. The Orioles won 12-7 and 4-3 in thirteen innings on Gary Roenicke's tie breaking homer as DeCinces, Singleton, Dauer and Murray homered in the opener.
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White Sox
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Doug DeCinces
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Ron Luciano
Chicago White Sox
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Rich Dauer
Eddie Murray
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Chiles Wilson claim Two-Man Low Ball title at Golden Acres
Lelan Chiles and Mickey Wilson captured the Second Annual American Business Women's Association Two-Man Low-Ball Partnership at Golden Acres CC with a second-day 69 for a 134 total. They beat Wayne Carter and London White who were 136. First flight winners were Bill Stanford and Jim Sumner. second flight Jack Bedford and N E Stephens. third flight Ron Parnell and Lamar Parnell.
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American Business Women's Association
Golden Acres Country Club
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London White
Bill Stanford
Jim Sumner
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N.E. Stephens
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Kyle Chandier
Kent Stallcup
C. B. Notley
R. McCleod
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Jerry Kitchens
Arthur Brown
Jesse Rand
L.C. Chapple
R Bagley
Max Walker
Joe Light
Willie Taylor
Millard Standifer
Mike Kirth
Jerry Schwinkendorf
Bill Guthrie
Daniel Alvey
Lloyd Bean
Horton Kidd
EO Duke
O. W. Duke
Monte Gerry
Don Adams
J. Nepper
J W. Taylor
Randy Smith
Kenneth Edwards
N. E. Stephens
Jack Howard
Mark Davis
C. W. Sizemore
C Sizemore Jr
Bob Chandler
George Stanford
R.B. Notley
Day
J L Sanford
Mike Clopton
Howard Lester
Johnny Spurgeon
Raymond Chacon
Joe Walker
Ronnie Smith
Dwayne Alldridge
Don Rogers
Rob Elam
Don Rose
Nell Patterson
Pat Lee
Henry Combs
Bartkowski Injures Finger Hurts Falcons Ahead of Opener
Atlanta quarterback Steve Bartkowski sprained his right index finger Saturday night and will not throw until midweek. Falcons coach Leeman Bennett said the injury might cause him to miss the season opener in New Orleans after he sat out Atlanta's 45-35 loss to Green Bay. An x ray was negative and Bartkowski will have precautionary tests Monday.
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Leeman Bennett
Bartkowski
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Pro boxing card staged at Ector County Coliseum
A five bout pro boxing program starts at 8 p.m. at Ector County Coliseum with two Best of the Dispatch bouts. Main event features Alvin Dominey in a 10 round heavyweight clash against Zack Fergeson of Dallas. Odessans Alfonso Dominguez and James Cleveland meet in a rematch from last month’s card. Ruben Munoz, advancing to the Golden Gloves semifinals, fights in his second pro bout. Other Dallas versus Fort Worth bouts bolster the card. Ticket tiers range 12, 10 ringside, 8 first level, 5 general admission.
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Alvin Dominey
Zack Fergeson
Dallas
Odessan
Alfonso Dominguez
James Cleveland
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