Orioles Tie for East Lead as Tigers Drop 2-1
Orioles nipped the Tigers 2-1 to pull even with Detroit atop the American League East after a weekend set. Palmer won his eighth straight, Catfish Hunter and Odom-Knowles combo shined for Oakland, and Chicago, Cleveland, Minnesota, Milwaukee posted wins in a busy circuit.
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Lewis
Rowan
Weaver
Detroit
Baltimore
Orioles
Tigers
Oakland
California
Chicago White Sox
Texas
Cleveland
New York Yankees
Minnesota
Kansas City
Milwaukee
Boston
Red Sox
Palmer
Jim Palmer
Gates Brown
Catfish Hunter
Blue Moon Odom
Darold Knowles
A’s
Odom
Gene Tenace
Bando
White Sox
Carlos May
Chcago
New York
Gaylord Perry
Ray Fosse
John Lowenstein
Gerry Moses
John Ellis
Harmon Killebrew
Twins
Royals
Lou Piniella
John Mayberry
Reggie Smith
Marty Pattin
Earl Stephenson
Ken Sanders
Lynn McGlothen
Smith Favored in Weak Wimbledon Field
Stan Smith of Pasadena California opened his bid for the Wimbledon title as the favorite in the weakest field in years. Only 32 World Championship contract pros are absent including defending champion John Newcombe. Smith drew a favorable top-half seed and faces Hans Joachim Ploetz of West Germany in his first match as Connors, Graebner, Gorman and Crealy cluster near the bottom of the draw.
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London
Stan Smith
Pasadena
Calif
U.S
Wimbldon
John Newcombe
Australia
Smith
Romania
Ilie Nastage
Clark Graebner
New York City
Tom Gorman
Seattle
Graebner
Gorman
Jim Connors
Belleville
Ill
Dick Crealy
Hans Joachim Ploetz
West Germany
Frisco Express Wins at Finger Lakes Race Track
Frisco Express ridden by Stewart Wyatt tracked the pace then drew away to win the featured six furlong race at Finger Lakes. The seven year old gelding finished in 1 13 5 and beat Choko lofkee by three quarters of a length with Placate third. Wagering on the nine race card totaled 420 816 dollars from 5 552 in attendance. Elyse Palace is the residence of the president of France.
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Canandaigua
N.Y
Frisco Express
Stewart Wyatt
Finger Lakes Race Track
Chokolofkee
Placate
Choklofkee
Connors Wins London Grass Court Title at Queen's Club
Connors captured the men's singles crown in the London Grass Court Championships at Queen's Club after a tough match with seventh seed Bob Hewitt of South Africa.
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Hander
London
Queen's Club
Connors
Bob Hewitt
South Africa
Doubles Crown Earned In 1367 Gross At Tournament
A local golfing duet captured the doubles crown with a 1,367 gross during the annual tournament and Hall of Fame dinner. Captain Floyd Kunzwiler provided photographs of champions for this department for future publications.
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Nual
Floyd Kunzwiler
Four Little League makeup games at several sites
Rain caused postponements but four Senior Little League tilts were played. K of C beat Elks 2 0 at Diamond Match Field with two hit pitching from Bill Cooper and Jim Brancato. Seaway Supps defeated Elks 8 1 at Samey Site as George Ruf stifled hits. Fort Ontario saw Quality Plumbing win 25 0 over Police before play halted after four innings. Weston edged Goldberg 10 8 at Fort Ontario in the second game with late runs and key singles. Standings list multiple clubs and schedule notes for Father Son Enterprises Masonic Club County Savings Bank Lake Shore Trans Lions Club and others.
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Ted Simmons
Donn Clendenon
Bernie Carbo
St. Louis
Lou Brock
Matty Alou
Joe Torre
Luis Melendez
Cardinals
Mets
Pirates
Cubs
Chicago
Manny Sanguillen
Pittsburgh
Roberto Clemente
Willie Stargell
Burt Hooton
al Oliver
Sanguillen
Cincinnati
Houston
Astros
Denis Menke
Tony Perez
Menke
Joe Morgan
Reds
Tommy Helms
Tommy John
Pete Mikkelsen
Los Angeles
Atlanta
Bill Russell
Chris Cannizzaro
Dodgers
Manny Mota
Garry Maddox
San Francisco
San Diego
Chris Speier
Diamond Match Field
K of C
Elks
Bill Cooper
Jim Brancato
Jamie Donovan
Donovan
Cooper
Brian Gorman
John Muldoon
Seaway Supps
George Ruf
Joe Maxon
Kevin D'Amico
Fort Ontario
Tom Paeno
Bernie Finnegan
Dave Ahart
Tim Weigelt
Mark Lazzaro
Ed Rice
Len Costello
Pete Fern
Rick Wallace
Fran Harrington
Paeno
Tom Londwick
Weston
Gay Oldenberg
Tim Rafferty
Paul Atkins
Paul Heagerty
Goldberg
Dan Reynolds
Chuck LaRock
Butch Clark
Hal LaTulip
Spataro
Heagerty
Weston’s
Father Son
Bill's Grocery
County Savings Bank
Lake Shore Trans
Lions Club
Masonic Club
Father & Son Enterprises
South Athletic Field
Oswego County Savings Bank
Lake Shore Transportation
South
Lojos
Petty Wins Lone Star 400 at Texas as Rain Delays Pocono
Richard Petty drove a 1972 Dodge to win the Lone Star 400 at Texas International Speedway, beating Bobby Allison by a lap. Ralph Latham also claimed a 100-lap USAC stock car event in Terre Haute. Pocono Raceway remained rainbound delaying the Schaefer 500 practice and time trials, with six of seven practice days washed out and the 33-car field postponed to later in the week.
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Richard Petty
Texas
Ralph Latham
Indiana
Pocono
Pennsylvania
Petty
Bobby Allison
Texas International Speedway
Bryan
Randleman
N.C
Allison
Dodge
Bobby Isaac
Latham
Cincinnati
Chevrolet
U.S. Auto Club
Terre Haute
Ray Darnell
USAC
Indianapolis
Ontario
Calif
Bobby Unser
al Unser
Roger McCluskey
Gordon Johncock
Schaefer
Mark Donohue
Pete Revson
Gary Bettenhausen
Mario Andretti
Unsers
McCluskey
Johncock
Leaders Split as Charlies Keep IL Lead in Weekend Doubleheaders
Charleston Charlies win two to maintain International League lead with a 6-2 four hitter from Jim McKee and an 11 inning 9-6 win over Tidewater. Louisville also takes two to stay within reach, beating Toledo 2-1 and 6-4. Peninsula and Syracuse split, Rochester takes twice from Richmond, and Peninsula’s John Dolinsek hits a two run homer.
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Associated Press
National League
Montreal
Tim Foli
Steve Carlton
Foli
Carlton
Montreal Expos
Philadelphia Phillies
Ofer Carlton
Gene Mauch
John Bateman
Expos
Charleston Charlies
Louisville
Charlies
Charleston
Tidewater
Jim McKee
Tides
Toledo
Mud Hens
Peninsula
Syracuse
Rochester
Richmond
Braves
Chiefs
Nightcap
McKee
Rich Barry
Rich Coggins
Tom Aaron
Jesse Jefferson
McKinney
OHS Footballers Set Meeting With Oswego Candidates
Oswego High football candidates gather at Leighton School at 6 PM this evening. Attendees include last year’s returning varsity players, junior varsity, and junior high squads.
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Oswego High
Leighton School
Jamieson Wins Western Open in Home-State Triumph
Jim Jamieson captured the Western Open at Sunset Ridge in Northbrook Illinois with a 271 total 13 under par six strokes ahead of Labron Harris. He earned 30000 and boosted career earnings to 149458 joining Chick Evans as Illinois winners since 1910. He donated 2000 to the Evans Caddy Scholarship Foundation after the win.
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Northbrook
Ill
Jim Jamieson
Moline
Arnie’s
Bob Fry
Crow Valley Country Club
Davenport
Iowa
Sunset Ridge Country Club
Jimmy Boy
Chunky
Jamieson
Labron Harris
Harris
Hale Irwin
Jim Wiechers
Bob Lunn
Tommy Aaron
Lee Trevino
Oakwood Country Club
Illinois
Chick Evans
Evans Caddy Scholarship Foundation
Ali planning return bout with Frazier under terms near
Bob Arum said terms are nearly agreed for Muhammad Ali to fight heavyweight champion Joe Frazier after Ali’s Las Vegas bout with Jerry Quarry. Arum noted two remaining issues are date and site as negotiations proceed on the comeback fight.
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Nev
Muhammad Ali
Bob Aram
Joe Frazier
Frazier
Ali
Jerry Quarry
Arum
Top Rank Inc. of
New York
Saturday Chiefs Triumph Behind Four–Hit Pitching
Jim Magnuson threw a four hitter as the Chiefs won after scoring three runs in the second inning. Syracuse at Louisville, Charleston at Tide and Rochester at Toledo were today's single games.
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Jim Magnuson
Chiefs
Syracuse
Louisville
Charleston
Tide
Rochester
Toedo
Shampine Wins Oswego Speedway Feature In Tight Finish
Jim Shampine of Clay claimed his third feature win this season at Oswego Speedway after overtaking Don MacLaren and fending off Norm Mackereth in a close finish. Ken Andrews finished third with MacLaren fourth and Fred Graves fifth as Shampine earned a $1,500 first prize.
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Jim Shampine
Clay
Oswego Speedway
Don MacLaren
Norm Mackereth
Ken Andrews
MacLaren
Fred Graves
Shampime
New York State
Coswego Speedway
Norm Mack
Jim Muldoon
Brian Herb
Herb
Mackereth
Shampine
Baker
Simt
Carista
Matteson
Nickerson
Leeson
Kraft
Peckham
Andrews
MacLaren Uhird
Graves
Gray
Coniam
Rose
Manning
Kempton Oates
Stelter
Wallace
Barnhart
Muldoon
Murphy
Standings and results from a crowded baseball race
The standings show Pittsburgh leading the league with 39 wins 21 losses and a .650 pace, followed by New York and Chicago. Sunday results include Pittsburgh 9 Chicago 2 and St Louis 7 New York 2, with several other scores from Montreal Philadelphia San Francisco San Diego and Los Angeles. The report also covers a Coswego Speedway 200 lap Grand Prix pace with payouts and a field of twenty-nine drivers and notes about weather and floods affecting attendance.
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New York
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Chicago
St. Louis
Montreal
Philadelphia
West Cincinnati
Houston
Los Angeles
Atlanta
San Francisco
San Diego
Cincinnati
San
Reed
Francisco
Bryant
Moose
Koosman
Moore
Gibson
Nolan
Angeles
Osteen
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Quality Plumbing
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Triplets
Davis Brothers Meats
Seaway Supply
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Police
Diamond
Quality Plumbine
Goldbere
Davis
Split
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Smooth
the Palladium
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Oswego
Lockwood
Dobson
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Lamb
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Corbin
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Cal Canton
Kekich
Niekro
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