Tigers Gain on White Sox as AL West Tightens
In a tight AL West race Chicago faltered after an 11 of 16 skid with a 9 2 loss to California. Minnesota Kansas City and Oakland trail by half a game to one game behind, while Texas beat Minnesota and Milwaukee extended a 10 game win streak atop the AL East.
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New York
Chicago
California
Angels
White Sox
Minnesota
Kansas City
Oakland
Milwaukee
Boston
Detroit
Cleveland
Texas
Baltimore
Alan Gallagher
Jim Geddes
Sox
Chuck Tanner
Jack McKeon
Jim Mason
Dave Nelson
Rangers
Sizgling
Brewers
George Scott
Jim Perry
Dick Sharon
Bill Freehan
Aurelio Rodriguez
Indians
L. Pet
Fryman
Tidrow
Alexander
Medich
Hunter
Splittorff
Pattin
Curtis
Slaton
Short
Champion
Golden Shadrack Wins Yonkers Feature Pace in 2 02 4 5
Golden Shadrack driven by Lucien Fontaine posted a lifetime 2:02 4 5 to win Yonkers Raceway’s featured pace before 16,510 fans. Ladner Hanover finished second, C.W. Roadrunner third, with a $4.20 payout.
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Golden Shadrack
Yonker’s Raceway
New York State
Lucien Fontaine
Ladner Hanover
C.W. Roadrunner
Shadow Wave
Saratoha Harness
Dons Bow
Gilles Filion
Ambro Lew
Luscious Lou
Akron Annie
Vernon Downs
Lloyd Gilmoure
Baron Too
Brian Schroeder
Earl Anthony Wins Seattle Open for Sixth PBA Title
Earl Anthony of Tacoma Washington captured the Seattle Open Bowling Tournament earning 35000 dollars, his sixth PBA title.
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Seattle
Earl Anthony
Tacoma
Wash
Howe Set to Sign 1 Million WHA Aeros Pact
Houston Aeros position Gordie Howe to sign a 1 million multi year contract after a news conference and his sons Marty and Mark Howe ink four year deals with the team. The move draws NHL objections as figures clash with league rules while Howe nears the deal.
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Clarence Campbell
Bourassa Wins La Canadienne in Sudden Death
Montreal golfer Joycelyne Bourassa parred the third hole in a sudden death playoff to defeat Judy Rankin and Sandra Haynie after a 54 hole regulation, securing the $10,000 first prize in the La Canadienne Women’s Golf Tournament. Randy Morris, from Washington, D.C., won the Tuesday ProAm Invitational after a 67, defeating Jim Weichers on the fourth hole of sudden death. Calgary’s Al Balding of Toronto captured the Alberta Open with a $10,000 prize.
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Montreal
Joycelyne Bourassa
Judy Rankin
Sandra Haynie
Landover
Randy Morris
Washington, D.C
Jim Weichers
Calgary
al Balding
Toronto
Mexico Expert To Tutor Local Youth Swimmers
Ron Magin a 27 year old All American from Oneonta State will coach the YMCA Elks Lodge swim team in Oswego. He hopes to raise local youth with AAU sanctioned meets and new programs while emphasizing girls and boys can peak at different ages. Magin aims to qualify Oswego kids for national level competition and grow the local swimming program.
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Oswego
Ymca-Elks Lodge
Rochester
Magin
Flavor Road School
Mexico
Oneonta State
Oneonta
East Ridge High
Amateur Athletic Union
YMCA
New York
California
Poughkeepsie
New York State
Y-Elks
Oswego Elks
Alexandria Bay
Keewaydin State Park
Ron
Close encounters Monday in City Softball Action
Ronnie Reynolds singled home the tie breaking run in the bottom of the eighth to lift Carson's News 8 7 over Shacks Patch No 1 in chilly Fort Ontario city league play. Reynolds also pitched and Jeff Calasardo and Artie Chetney sparked rallies as Carson's totaled 11 hits. Signorile's topped Allan Lakers 8 3 in the opener as Dave Gill went 4 for 4. Morabito's beat McCarthy's Rest 9 5 with a six run sixth. Evening schedule lists Ernie's Rest vs Lake City Police Club, Laura's vs Elks, and Mac's Place No 1 vs Samson's Chapparal.
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Ronnie Reynolds
Carson
Shacks
Fort Ontario
Jon Holcomb
Artie Chetney
Ty Calasardo
Reynolds
Mike Cloonan
Fran Ponzi
Chetney
Anthony Ponzi
Bob Ascenzi
Lou Anglina
Bob Axtell
Holcomb
Jim Masurica
Mike Calasardo
P.J. Dilts
Paul Somers
Bob Dashner
al Ritz
Bob Shannon
Dave Gill
Bob Allen
Bob Clark
Johnson
Morabito
McCarthy
Mike Dearmin
Henry Ruf
Gary MacDonald
Dick Stark
Reuel Todd
Ken Slonis
Don Unger
Joe Clarke
John Clarke
Ed Keen
Raf
Bill Dawson
Paul Corbett
Bill Germain
Billy Plaff
Billy Dawson
Stark
MacDonald
Ernie
Lake City Police Club
Laura
Elks
Mac
Samson
OCC Golfers Win Best Ball Competition
Pro John Lisk of Oswego Country Club captained a team to victory in the Central New York PGA Pro-Am at Rogue's Roost. The foursome also included John Czeriak and Robert McDonoug of Oswego and Al Walker of Rogue's Roost, posting a best ball 60 to top 39 teams. Jim McCoy of Lake Shore Country Club led professionals with a 69.
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John Lisk
Oswego Country Club
Central
College Athletes Face Urine Tests
The NCAA will start random urine tests for drug use among college athletes next fall Following a convention decision tests will be used to gather facts for future anti drug strategies Tests aim to deter abuse rather than punish and will apply to drugs including amphetamines and anabolic steroids under medical supervision
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Washington
NCAA
Robert W. Pritchard
Pritchard
Senate
Birch Bayh
D-Ind
Juma Wins 10,000 Meters at Helsinki Games
Richard Juma of Kenya won the 10,000 meters at the Helsinki Games with a time of 28 minutes 10 seconds, the fastest world time recorded this year.
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Helsinki
Richard Juma
Kenya
Standings and schedule from the National League and American League
A dense rundown of standings for the National League East and West and the American League, listing team records and games behind. It covers Monday results including Philadelphia over New York, Pittsburgh over Chicago, St. Louis over Montreal, and Los Angeles over Atlanta, with rain in the fifth inning. It also previews Tuesday and Wednesday matchups across multiple cities and venues with starting pitchers and records noted.
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Pittsburgh Pirates
Pirates
Fergie Jnkins
Dock Ellis
Chicago Cubs
Pittsburgh
Ellis
Cubbies
Jenkins
Cubs
Mets
Bruins
Los Angeles Dodgers
Atlanta Braves
St. Louis Cardinals
Montreal Expos
Philadelphia Phillies
New York Mets
Philadelphia
Ken
la Brett
New York
Rusty Staub
Mike Schmidt
Phils
PRTSS
Chicago
Montreal
St. Louis
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Houston
Cincinnati
Atlanta
San Diego
Reuschel
Bonham
Moose
Johnson
Parker
Lonborg
Renko
Murphy
Reuss
Kirby
Niekro
John
Norman
Bryant
Little Leaguers Rattle Off Four Wins At Crisafulli Park
In Monday Little League action at Crisafulli Park K of C beat Elks 11 to 3 with Kevin Sheridan allowing one hit. Seaway Supply edged D A Lodge 615 in a 6 2 game as Herm Rodriguez singled in the second inning for Seaway’s only hit of the frame. Firemen defeated Goldbert’s 6 2 at Lagoe Field while Police toppled Westons 5 1 behind Mark Lazzaro who limited hits to three as Kevin Farrell’s team totaled few errors.
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Russell
Bill Russell
Dodgers
Braves
San Francisco
Darrell Evans
Dave Johnson
Andy Messersmith
Messersmith
Mike Tyson
Rick Wise
Cardinals
Expos
Tyson
Balor Moore
Wise
K of C
Elks
Seaway Supply
D. A. Lodge
Crisafulli Park
Kevin Sheridan
Gary Malone
Pat Roy
Ed Hoefer
Dave McLain
Keith Sheridan
John Edwards
Tim James
Tom Dunsmoor
Harold Russ
Don Sawyer
Dan Harrington
Sawyer
Dante Maniccia
Herm Rodriguez
Mike Bradshaw
Tom Torizzo
Seaway
Lagoe Field
Firemen
Goldbert’s
Police
Westons
Barry Collins
Im Rourke
Tim Callen
Kevin
Mike Cutro
Dan Kirk
Tom Paeno
Wimbledon names top seeds as Pilic shadow hangs over lineup
Stan Smith and Margaret Court head the seed list for Wimbledon as 71 players threaten boycott over Pilic. The court case at Queen's Club fuels doubt about Smith's participation while Nastase Newcombe Ashe Rosewall and others are named as seeds alongside Billie Jean King Evert and Goolagong.
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London
Stan Smith
Margaret Court
Smith
Sea Pines
S.C
Nikki Pilic
Pilic
International Lawn Tennis Federation
Association of Tennis Professionals
Ilie Nastase
Romania
John Newcombe
Australia
Arthur Ashe
Richmond
Ken Rosewall
Tom Okker
Netherlands
Marty Riessen
Evanston, Ill
Roy Emerson
Tom
Queen’s Club
Queen's Club
Queen's Bench
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Judicial Court
Erik van Dillen
San Matero
Calif
Jimmy Conners
Philadelphia
Court
Christina Sandberg
Sweden
Chris Evert
Fort Lauderdale
Fla
Laura Rossow
South Africa
Pilice
Wimbledon
Sports Reader Attacks Umpires Over Supporter Conduct
A letter-w writer urges readers to stop haranguing umpires over calls at City League games. The writer defends umpires, questions the critic's sportsmanship, and suggests testing umpire rules knowledge before criticizing calls. The letter-writer declines to sign, fearing abuse.
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Ball Park
Phoenix Oswego Co League Names All Star Squads for Spring
The Oswego County League unveils annual all star selections with seven schools represented. Notably Phoenix leads with baseball and tennis picks, while Pulaski Mexico and A P W claim multiple nods in fielding batting and coaching roles. Catcher categories were not listed.
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Phoenix— Oswego Co
Oswego County
John Jones
Pulaski
Randy Bortles
Phoenix
Dick Drake
Mexico
Larry Raimo
A-P-W
Wes Pickerign
Ebon Forbes
Lynn Shortslef
Hannibal
Rich Himes
Brian Hilliker
Ed Dawley
Jim Garrett
Gary Kingsland
Dean Nicholson
John Fitzsimmons
Oswego
Roger Allen
Denny Shortslef
Larry Graves
Tom Wolever
Dennis Collins
Bob Hopkins
Stu Farnham
Mike LaFond
Sid Kaine
Jeff Rhinehart
Chris Pritchard
Dave Ruckdeschel
Nancy Pringle
Mark Snigelski
Bill Wynn
Kip White
Oswego Links
Gol Oswego
Etter Hannibal
Tennis
Etter
Eve Oswego
Foreman Rates Top Heavyweights as Ali Critique Highlights
George Foreman evaluates leading heavyweight contenders in a candid Oakland Tribune AP feature. He criticizes Muhammad Ali’s recent form, discusses Oscar Bonavena Joe Frazier Floyd Patterson Jerry Quarry Ernie Terrell Jimmy Ellis and a rising unknown, and notes the ongoing hunt for the next champion. The piece emphasizes Foreman’s insights on style durability and potential matchups as he weighs rivals for a future title challenge.
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George Foreman
Paul McCarthy
The
Oakland Tribune
Associated Press
Tribune
Oakland Trbune
Hayward
Calif
Louisville
Muhammad Ali
Ali
Norton
Oscar Bonavena
Oscar
Joe Fazie
Muhammad
Joe Frazier
Joe
Joe Bugne
London
Bugne
Frazier
Storm
Floyd Patterson
Jerry Quarry
Jerry
Stoppd
Ellis
Mac Foster
Ron Lyle
Ernie Terrell
Ernie
Jimmy Ellis
May
YMCA
Police Athletic League
Celtics Star K C Jones Chosen Bullets Coach
Former Celtics star K C Jones signed a three year contract to coach the Capital Bullets in the NBA after last season with San Diego in the ABA. Los Angeles Kings sign Butch Goring to a one year NHL deal.
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Washington
Boston Celtics
K.C. Jones
San Diego
American Basketball Association
National Basketball Association
Capital Bullets
Hockey
LOS Angeles
Butch Goring
The
Los Angeles Kings
National Hockey League
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