Evert Leads Women Tennis Money Pace Amid Rival Golfers
AP report notes Chris Evert earned $171,450 in 10 tours this year, more than golfers Miller and Nicklaus, as Billie Jean King spurred women's tennis to new cash heights. The piece catalogs rising stars like Evonne Goolagong and Martina Navratilova, and contrasts men's tennis with smaller rivalries and marketing.
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New York
Johnny Miller
Jack Nicklaus
Chris Evert
U.S. Lawn Tennis Association
Miss Evert
Miller
Nicklaus
Austin
Tex
Billie Jean King
Billie Jean
Lamar Hunt
Dallas
Commercial Union Assurance
Boston
Pable Princess
Evonne Goolagong
Outback
Margaret Court
Virginia Wade
Britain
Martina Navratilova
Czechoslovakia
John Newcombe
Rod Laver
Jimmy Connors
Arthur Ashe
Ms. King
Palm Springs
Calif
Padres Jones Surges to 2-0 After Last Year’s Lament
Randy Jones improved to 2-0 with a 4-0 win over the Houston Astros, shutting them out over six innings while allowing 12 hits and one unearned run in three starts. The Padres climbed to 7-4 atop the NL West, aided by Winfield and Fuentes scoring in a four-run night. Dodgers edged Braves 2-1, Giants beat Reds 4-3 in 10 innings as San Francisco benefited from Matthews and Flynn miscues in extras.
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Herschel Nissenson
San Diego
Jones Boy
Randy Jones
Padres
Jones
Houston Astros
Lefty
Los Angeles Dodgers
Atlanta Braves
San Francisco Giants
Cincinnati Reds
Randy Hundley
Roger Met
Lee Lacy
Jimmy Wynn
Buzz Capra
Lacy
Stevé’ ‘Garvey
Capra
Dodgers
Ron Cey
Joe Ferguson
Cruz
Giants
Reds
Gary Matthews
Cincinaati
Pedro Borbon
Doug Flynn
Matthews
Flynn
Chris
Speier
San Francisco
Marc Hill
Johnny Bench
Baseball Scoreboard shows scattered MLB games today
Scores listed include Los Angeles, Atlanta, San Diego, Houston and Philadelphia with matchups such as San Francisco at Cincinnati and St Louis at New York. The page notes several venues and pitcher notes like D Acquisto and Nolan, plus multiple scheduled games across the league.
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Los Angeles
Atlanta
San Diego
Houston
San Francisco
D’acquisto
Cincinnati
Nolan
St. Louis
McGlothen
New York
Philadelphia
Chicago
Pittsburgh
Montreal
Associated Press
Boston
Milwaukee
Baltimore
Detroit
Cleveland
Kansas City
Oakland
California
Minnesota
Texas
Cal
Canton
Kaat
G. Perry
LaGrow
Medich
Wise
Goltz
Cali
Fornia
Dobson
Palmer
Broberg
Jenkins
Holtzman
Batimore
West San Diego
Francisco
Rodgers sets Boston Marathon record in bold debut win
Will Rodgers, a Boston College graduate student, wins the 79th Patriots Day race in 2:09:55, shattering the course mark set by Ron Hill in 1970. He stops briefly to drink and tie a shoe but still dominates a field of over 2,000 as Germanys Liane Winter wins the womens race in 2:42.24.
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Boston
Will Rodger
Boston Marathon
Rodgers
Boston College
Hopkinton
England
Ron Hill
Derek Clayton
Australia
Jerome Drayton
Steve Hoag
Minneapolis
Tom Fleming
Bloomfield
Germany
Liane Winter
Kathy Switzer
New York
Wesleyan University
Connecticut
UCLA Grad Wins NBA Rookie Honor
UCLA alum Keith Wilkes was named the NBA Rookie of the Year for 1974-75 with the Golden State Warriors. He started all 82 games, averaged 14.2 points and 8.2 rebounds, helping the Warriors win the Pacific Division and reach a tied Western Conference semifinal against Seattle.
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Oakland
Golden State Warriors
Keith Wilkes
National Basketball Association
NBA
Warriors
al Attles
Wilkes
Atlanta
John Drew
Hawks
Scott Wedman
Kansas City-Omaha
Leonard Gray
Seattle
UCLA
Bill Walton
Walton
Porland Trail Blazers
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Carrie Nation
Jennie
Sandra Palmer
Kathy McMullen
Jane Blalock
Miss Palmer
Braves
Henry Cruz
RBI
Andy Messersmith
White House
Ottawa Lumber
Bob and
Jim McCrea
Main
Ray Brady
S. Main
Shuck Implement Company
Amby Burfoot
Burfoot
Hill
Tom Howard
Ucla Grad
J.R. Cheney
Ramsay Squire
Romeny Squire
Ottawa
Bae Ree Ata
Chain Link Fencing Sale
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