Record Wimbledon Crowd Sees Nastase Eliminated And Connors Move Ahead
A record Wimbledon crowd of 37,081 watched Sherwood Stewart upset fifth seed Ilie Nastase in five sets amid cramps and controversy. Meanwhile Jimmy Connors defeated Vijay Amritraj as Chris Evert and Kerry Melville-Reid exited with upsets and seeds fell in the men’s and women’s draws.
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Australia
Britain
Sue Barker
Little And Senior Loops To Continue In Oswego Baseball
The Hot Stove Association confirms continuation of Little League and Senior League baseball beyond this year. Oswego aims to build a two-Little League fields plus one Senior League diamond while keeping existing fields in interim use. Local supporters urged to back the effort and move past past disagreements.
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Losurdo
Two Thrillers Mark Contests For Youngsters
Two city youth baseball games finished by slim margins. Lions Club beat Oswego County Savings Bank 7 to 6 in a Senior League thriller while Knights of Columbus edged Seaway Supply 3 to 2 in a Little League matchup.
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Seaway Supply
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K of C
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Ick Manwaring
John Dunsmoor
Knights
Tom Delaney
van Schaack
al Archer
Mark Heigt
Mike Bradshaw
Mike Wapen
Mark Familo
Major League Leaders Include High Batting Averages
The Associated Press lists National League leaders with batting averages headed by Madlock at .358 and Morgan at .355. Also shown are runs by Lopes and Cedeno, RBIs by Bench and Luzinski, and key hits, doubles, triples, and home runs leaders. Pitching leaders feature Messersmith and Gullett with top records, while strikeouts crown Sutton and Messersmith. In the American League, Carew and Munson headline batting, with Lynn, Yastrzemski, White, Burroughs among RBIs and hits leaders, plus doubles and other stats.
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Bench
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Phi
Cash
Rose
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Munson
Lynn
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Burroughs
Tex
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Mil
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Horton
Del
Valley Edges Oswego Nine In Connie Mack Opener
Valley defeated Oswego 3 to 2 in the Connie Mack League opener at eachem Field Syracuse. Duffy pitched for Valley, allowing one run in the fourth and seventh while Oswego backup hitters struggled to convert chances as Valley pulled away with a two-out second inning rally and a sixth inning go-ahead sequence. Oswego outhit 8 to 6 but left runners stranded.
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Salisbury
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Butch Clark
Jerre Brown
Franklin
Brown
Oswego
Syracuse- Minoa
Leighton Field
Elks and Jocko's top in city softball action
Elks No 1 beat Ernie's Best 7 5 and Jocko's routed Mac's No 1 14 6 on the main diamond. Lil's edged Buckland's 11 9 on the auxiliary field as Lazarro's faced Mac's No 2 and PLAY met Elks No 2 under lights tonight.
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Jocko
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Lil
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Carson
News and Shacks
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Dennis Kirk
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Dave White
Chick Crisafulli
Oise
Oe Fach
Dic Cafaione
Bob Ruggio
Ron Ahart
Edgar Beshures
Mike Mulcahey
Pie for Hire in Minnesota Offer Sparks Cautionary Rumor
In St Paul a newspaper personals ad offered a pie in the face for hire under Sweet Revenge. Five clients were listed with options Lemon, Catsn, and Combo. A reporter confirmed the line was a prank, noting contractors warned only a cleaning bill if involved.
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Minn
Pie-Kill Ltd
Minnesota
Silk Stockings Leads Monticello NY Stakes Field
Silk Stockings the world champion pacing filly is the 4-5 favorite in the New York Sires Stakes at Monticello Raceway. Preston Burris will drive her as she seeks a fourth straight win against seven rivals in the 3 year old filly division. The horse already posted a season best 1 57 4 5 at Brandywine and has $144 108 in career earnings for owners Dr Ken and Clair Mazik Bear Del.
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N.Y
Silk Stockings
Monticello Raceway
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Brandywine
Dr. Ken
Clair Mazik
Bear
Del
Actress Connie Stevens Negotiating to Buy Vegas Volleyball Franchise
Connie Stevens said she is negotiating to buy a Las Vegas franchise in the new International Volleyball Association. She targets the 1976 summer season and is in talks with league president David L. Wolper as the five team league expands from California and Texas.
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Nev
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Stokes Memoirs Benefit Set for Aug 12 at Kutsher's
The 17th Maurice Stokes Memoirs benefit basketball game is slated for Tuesday night August 12 at Kutsher's Country Club Red Auerbach announces. Auerbach with 1 037 career wins leads the Maurice Stokes Foundation and will coach one NBA all star team. Since Stokes' illness the event has raised over 100000 to aid ill or disabled former players and fund a high school scholarship program.
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N.Y
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Kutsher
Red Auerbach
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Auerbach
Stokes
NBA
Korea Sprints Past Canada in Opening Volleyball Duel
South Korea defeated Canada 15-2 15-6 15-9 in the opening match of the International Competitions 1975 women's volleyball event in Montreal. Bulgaria then beat Japan 15-4 15-8 15-4 as the tournament kicked off the summer Olympic program.
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Canada
Bulgaria
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Orioles Draw Crowds as Record Slips at Home
The Baltimore Orioles post their worst win loss mark since 1968 while attendance rises. Through 32 home dates at Memorial Stadium they drew 438,644 fans, up 100,053 from last year, with an average of 13,707 per home date versus 13,454 away.
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Baltimore Orioles
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DuBois Hotel Golf Tourney Draws High Field On Weekend
The Fourth Annual DuBois Hotel Tournament unfolds at Battle Island State Park with more than 32 two man teams registered. Pro Tony Torba leads a strong field with Frank Plata Jr. and Gary Garahan among principal entrants who won the 1974 title. Dinner follows Sunday’s finals and merchandise prizes are planned.
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Gary Garahan
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Thief Returns Teeth After Burglary in Oroville
Sheriff's deputies report a pickup theft in Oroville where the burglar stole tools a flashlight and a cigar box with personal items including false teeth. The thief returned the teeth to the victim's mailbox, a note of thoughtfulness noted but unnecessary.
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Oroville
Calif
Thriller in Women’s Slow Pitch League Encounters
Bill's Liquors edged Bosco & Geers 6 to 5 in a tight game despite Bosco scoring four runs in the sixth inning. Cathy Fitzsimmons Cindy Brown and Michele Kunzwiler each had two hits for Bill's with Kunzwiler and Brown adding three runs batted in.
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Art Attenboro
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Marie Benjamin
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