Western Open players struck by lightning at Oak Brook
In a thunderstorm at Butler National Club two time U S Open champion Lee Trevino and Jerry Heard were burned and evacuated after lightning hit during the second round of the Western Open. Several others, including Bobby Nichols Tony Jacklin and Jim Ahern, received jolts but were less seriously hurt. Final two rounds moved to Sunday with scores wiped for the halted round.
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Oak Brook
Till
Lee Trevino
Jerry Heard
Trevino
Butler National Course
Bobby Nichols
Tony Jacklin
Jim Ahern
Nichols
Jacklin
Ahern
Heard
Arnold Palmer
Dave Graham
Palmer
Graham
Mike Fetchick
Fetchick
Me Agre
Tom Watson
Medinah Country Club
Graves Grabs Oswego Feature In Thrilling Last-Lap Win
Freddy Graves clinched a dramatic last-lap victory over Jimmy Shampine at Oswego Speedway, his fifth different main-event winner in eight weeks of 1975. The Central Square driver rebuilt after a severe early crash and now pilots a front-engine and a radical Hite rear-engined car as he prepares for the Oswego Grand Prix 100 on July 5, with over 120 laps planned tonight starting at 7 45.
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Freddy Graves
Jimmy Shampine
Oswego Speedway
Graves
Central N.Y
Oswego
Central Square
Mobile
Alabama
Bill Hite
Todd Gibson
Ohio
Connors,Evert Reach Wimbledon Quarterfinals Amid Record Crowd
Jimmy Connors and Chris Evert advanced toward titles at Wimbledon as crowds of 34,000 watched day five. Connors beat Phil Dent 6-1 6-2 6-2, Borg beat Marty Riessen, and Roscoe Tanner ousted Mike Estep to reach the last eight. Top women seeds including Evert and Billie Jean King moved into the fourth round.
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Wimbledon
England
Jimmy Connors
Chris Evert
Connors
Sweden
Bjorn Borg
Roscoe Tanner
Lookout Mountain
Tenn
Forest Hills
Belleville
Ill
Phil Dent
Australia
Borg
Tanner
Mike Estep
Dallas
Arthur Ashe
Britain
Graham Stilwell
Sandy Mayer
Wayne
N.J
Guillermo Vilas
Cliff Richey
Santo, Tex
Raul Ramirez
Mexico
Tom Okker
Netherlands
Alex Mettevelli
Soviet Union
Red Sox Return to AL East Lead With 9-1 Win Over Yankees
Boston tops New York 9-1 as Rick Wise and Bill Lee pace the Red Sox. Wise allowed one earned run on eight strikeouts, while Cecil Cooper and Carlton Fisk drove in key runs. The loss drops the Yankees further from first place in the tightly contested AL East.
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Boston
Sox
New York Yankees
Red Sox
New York
H.W
Yankees
Rick Wise
Bill Virdon
Luis Tiant
Wise
Bobby Bonds
Cecil Cooper
Carl Yastrzemski
Carlton Fisk
Larry Gura
Rico Petrocelli
Fisk
Griffin
Petrocelli
Rick Burleson
Vosbam
W Williams
Jim Rice
Burleson
Fred Lynn
Yastrzemski
Bill Lee
Lee
Doc Medich
Texas
Baltimore
Jeff Burroughs
Billy Martin
Rangers
Minnesota Twins
Detroit
Ralph Houk
Orioles
Tigers
Boston Red Sox
Oakland A’s
California Angels
Kansas City Royals
Chicago White Sox
Cleveland Indians
Milwaukee Brewers
Mark Belanger
Bill Freehan
Gene Michael
Tom Walker
Brooks Robinson
John Hiller
Doug Griffin
RBI
White Sox
Royals
Hal McRae
al Fitzmorris
Carlos May
Bucky Dent
Gluccio
Steve Mingeri
Title Fight On Schedule For Tuesday
British challenger Joe Bugner weighed 230 pounds at the weigh in for a scheduled title fight with Muhammad Ali. Ali arrived with a Malay ceremony and taunts. Bugner wore blue trunks and spoke little as he prepared for the Tuesday bout.
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Joe Bugnir
Joe Bugner
Muhammad Ali
Teouay
Ali
Alier
Andy Smith Dee
Reds Turn On Driessen Homer To Beat Padres
Dan Driessen hit a three run homer in the 11th to lift Cincinnati past San Diego 5 2 and widen the Reds NL West lead. Giants Dodgers Mets Braves Pirates and Expos also won as NL action continued.
Mets Top Phils 4 2 as Kingman Stars with 11th Homer
Dave Kingman drove in four runs including his 11th homer to back Jon Matlack who yielded a five hitter in a 4 2 Mets win over Philadelphia. Greg Luzinski homered for the Phils in the fifth but New York secured the victory with a four run first inning and solid defense late. Luzinski’s drive nearly tied the game but Dave Kingman and Matlack helped preserve the win.
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Sparky Anderson
John McNamara
Sree
Reds
Dan Driessen
Cincinnati
Ison
Driessen
Danny Frisella
Padres
Los Angeles
San Francisco
New York
Iladelphia
Atlanta
Houston
Giants
Mets
Phillies
Dave Kingman
Jon Matlack
Phils
Greg Luzinski
Pittsburgh
Braves
Astros
Dusty Baker
Ie Jamie Easterly
Pirates
Cubs
Dock Ellis
Richie Hebner
Bucs
Richie Zisk
Cards
Expos
Ted Sizemore
RBI
Bob Gibson
St. Louis
Indians
Brewers
Buddy Bell
Cleveland
Milwaukee
Don Money
Jim Bibby
Texas Rangers
Matlack
Luzinski
Philadelphia
Man
Dave
Kingman
Marand
Wayne Twitchell
Baseball scores and weekend schedule across MLB matchups
Friday results include St. Louis 6 Montreal 4, Montreal 5 St. Louis 4, Pittsburgh 5 Chicago 1, Pittsburgh 5 Chicago 3, Cincinnati 5 San Diego 2 in 11 innings, New York 4 Philadelphia 2, Atlanta 7 Houston 4, San Francisco 10 Los Angeles 5. Saturday games feature Philadelphia at New York, Chicago at Pittsburgh, Los Angeles at San Francisco, San Diego at Cincinnati, St. Louis at Montreal, Atlanta at Houston, and late night Atlanta at Oakland. Sunday schedules list all eight series with game times and venues for the pairings.
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St. Louis
Montreal
Pittsburgh
Chicago
Cincinnati
San Diego
New York
Philadelphia
Atlanta
Houston
San Francisco
Los Angees
Carlton
Tate
Bonham
Booker
Los Angeles
Ray
Montefusco
McIntosh
Nolan
Denny
Sherman
Niekro
Roberts
Asociated
Philphia
West
S.francisco
Twilight Net Loop In Action
Jim Cicarelli finally started the men s twilight league after three rainouts. In the Red League Doll and Seago beat Klinger and Brown 10 7 while Zuberbuehler and Camacho lost 10 3.
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Jim
Cicarelli
Bill Doll
Jim Seago
Frank Klinger
Dan Brown
Hans Zuberbuehler
Ron Camacho
Bill Cooper
Zuberbuehler
Camacho
Klinger
Brown
John Cooper
Barrie Cayless
Wayne Hultgren Cooper
Thomas
Izzett
Harrison
Cathy Cutuli
Jill Seago
Kathy Morgia
Addie Castaldo
Arlene Izzett
Charlie Chies
Jean Campbell
Paula Guid
Ry Doll
Sheila Pidgeon
Kiane Lindquist
Lenore Shapiro
Joan Huff
Vicky Shute
Sue Attwood
Teresa Tripp
Six Softball Squads Clash in Fort Ontario League Night
Six City Softball League squads played at Fort Ontario and Dick Fox Stadium. Dick Fox hurled a 8-0 shutout for Kaycees while Ralph Clark starred for QLM Lab with four hits and four runs scored. Other games featured Woodshed edging JayCees 6-5 and Davis 21-15 over Lab in a high scoring affair. No standings yet. next games listed for Monday night at 6 and 7:30.
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Fort Ontario
Dick Fox
Dick's Grill
Fox
Matt Pelkey
Jim Smith
Dave Carter
Jim Sparks
Dan Fox
Kaycees
Ralph Clark
Gary Dunsmoor
Joe Dodge
Q.L.M. Lab
R.E. Davis and Sons
Bob Williams
Dan Griffiths
Dave Rengert
Hal Sussman
Joe Fagnani
Jeff Janik
Arnie Schussler
Davis
Davies
Jamie Walker
Dave Guiles
Fulton Sheet Metal Works Vre
Lil's Ferris Wheel
Seneca
Colonial House
OCC Women In Links League Hosts Members At Oswego Club
Oswego Country Club 9 hole league hosted its first with full membership present. In Flight A Essie Schwartz won low gross Maureen Tucker low net and Gen Lisk low putts. In Flight B Doris Lisk claimed low gross Florence Culkin low net and Norma DeAmbra low putts. Luncheon followed prize distribution.
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Oswego Country Club
Essie Schwartz
Maureen Tucker
Gen Lisk
Doris Lisk
Florence Culkin
Norma DeAmbra
Slow Pitch Teams Split Four Tilts In Friday Encounters
In Friday slow pitch play Lake City Police beat Dave's Bug Shop 7 1 while Tri Lions triumphed over Samson's 30 3. Lori Guernsey drove in the lone Dave run on a last inning single as the Police totaled three runs in the second. The Lions dominated Samson's with a 20 hit barrage led by Mary Lou Skillen and Val Stack.
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Lake City Police
Dave
Bug Shop
Tri-Lions
Samson
Laurie Guernsey
Carolyn Bonner
Jody Dixon
Terry Galvin
Jegsy Davenport
Police
Lions
Mary Lou Skillen
Cathy Cullen
Irene Annal
Val Stack
Pat DeBona
Jeanie Bivens
Judy Love
Jo Manasserri
Patty Lowery
Liz Kielb
Lynn Lombardo
Cathy McGrath
Papa Jays
Q.L.M. Lab
Dominic
Woodshed
Linda Gibson
Joanne LaTulip
Karen Dashner
Nancy Allen
Lorraine Godfrey
Diane Peters
Joanne Domicola
Linda Sereno
Mary Lou Ferguson
Pat Wright
Carol Watson
Q.L. M. Lab
Rose Vincequerra
Nancy Cross
George Wenham
Sue Fledenstein
Sharon Florence
Dee Rathman
Diiana Fraser
Cindy Giambo
Mary Alice O'Mara
Jill Simons
Sharon Winchek
Cindy Fragale
Bonnie Wahrendorf
Patty Derklewich
Ann Fitzsimmons
Joyce Askew
Linda Grace
Diane Broadwell
Phyllis Munski
Debbie Dunsmoor
Julie Penfield
Shirley Frake
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Palladio Times
Wenham, Mass
Anne of Great Britian
Arthur
Troy
Mark Phillips
UPI
Jim Shampine
Ron Wallace
Kempton
Fred Graves
John Spencer
Gary Allbritain
Ed Bellinger
Don MacLaren
John Logan
Bob Stelter
Warren Coniam
Norm Mackereth
Steve Gioia
Jim Cheney
Baldy Baker
Gary Reichert
Brian Herb
Jim Thompson
Joe Paeno
Mike Rizzo
Dennis Lichty
Nolan Swift
Chuck Ciprich
Jim Winks
Ron Matteson
Armand Holley
Rex Kenney
Gary Kelly
Scott Wilson
Mark Letcher
Sam Carista
Jim Muldoon
Tom Leeson
den Wheeler Larr
John Bush
Ed Bell
Evert
Marty Riessen
Trim Yankees
Sear
Burroughs
National League
THE
Associated Press
Angels
Joe Rudi
Claudel Washington
Phil Garner
Oakland
California
Seosan
Wee Uri
Garrett
Twitchell
del Unser
Pi Garrett
Unser
Osty Staub
Bowa
Ollie Brown Ce
Met
Phillips
Staub
Tom Hilgendorf
Joe Hoerner
Interlaken
Switzerland
Darrell Pace
Oeam
OCC
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