Wage Freeze Sparks Confusion Among Pro Sports Figures
Pro teams and leagues voiced uncertainty about President Nixon's wage freeze and its impact. Treasury official Samuel Pierce Jr. suggested unsigned players may be unaffected if contracts run through this season, while executives from the ABA, NHL, and other leagues cautioned that sports contracts differ from ordinary jobs and may require special handling.
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Alex Sachare
Associated
Nixo P Professio
Hibtely
Associated Press
Nixon
Samuel R. Pierce Jr
Treasury Department
Pierce
Vince Boryla
Utah Stars
ABA
Mike Storen
Kentucky Colonels
Bill Wirtz
Chicago Black Hawks
NHL
Keith Allen
Philadelphia Flyers
Public Hearing Planned on New Boating Laws in Pratt
Pratt officials set a public hearing by the Kansas Forestry Fish and Game Commission at their headquarters on September 9 at 10 a.m. to discuss updated inland water safety regulations aligning with Coast Guard rules. The hearing covers vessel numbering, identification standards, certificate expiry, address changes, renewals, life preserver and fire extinguisher rules, flame arresters, ventilation, pilot rules, and regulations for regattas and water shows.
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PRATT
Coast Guard
Kansas Forestry, Fish and Game Commission
Commission
K.S.A
United States Coast Guard
OHS Grid Drills Start For 1971 Football Team
High school boys who missed team physicals must bring completed examination sheets to head coach Bud Wheeler by Aug. 19. No player may practice until the sheet is returned. First practice at 6:30 a.m. Aug. 19 includes mile test, 40-yard dashes, and agility drills. Squad meetings planned during the session.
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Bud Wheeler
Wheeler
Billy Conigliaro Walks Off Angels In Ninth Inning
Billy Conigliaro hit a three run homer in the bottom of the ninth to lift the Boston Red Sox to a 6 5 victory over California. The blast came after a seventh inning rally by Boston and followed a California four run eighth. Tony Conigliaro watched from the stands as Billy called it the most satisfying hit of the year. Elsewhere in the American League Baltimore edged Milwaukee 3 2 and Minnesota routed Cleveland 11 2. Frank Robinson raised his average to .500 against Milwaukee with a two run single as Jim Palmer won for Baltimore. Minnesota piled up 18 hits against Cleveland with Rod Carew and Tony Oliva each collecting four and three respectively.
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Hal Bock
Associated Press
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Conigliaro
Boston Red Sox
California
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Fenway Park
Red Sox
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Minnesota
Cleveland
Angels
Conigliaros
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Billy
Sox
George Scott
Joe Lahoud
Luis Aparicio
Rico Petrocelli
Scott
Frank Robinson
Brewers
Robinson
Brooks Robinson
Orioles
Mark Belanger
Jim Palmer
Merv Rettenmund
Boog Powell
Belanger
Shell
Jim Kaat
Rod Carew
Tony Oliva
Cesar Tovar
Twins
East
St. Louis
Jenkins
Cubs
Atlanta
Ralph Garr
Earl Williams
Braves
Hank Aaron
Warren Spahn
Philadelphia
Phillies
Chicago
Glenn Beckett
Billy Williams
Johnny Callison
Brock Davis
Callison
J. C. Martin
Cincinnati
George Foster
Tony Perez
Johnny Bench
Joe Torre
Lou Brock
Bench
Reds
Foster
Tommy Helms
Pete Rose
Joe Hague
Mets
Stargell Lifts Pirates Past Astros in 8-3 Win
Willie Stargell led Pittsburgh with three singles a double and four RBIs to end a slump as the Pirates beat Houston 8-3. Dock Ellis left after seven with a sore elbow but not before his 17th win. The victory boosts Pittsburghs NL East lead to five games over St Louis.
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Bert Rosenthal
Associated Press
Willie Stargell
Houston Astros
Ferguson Jenkins
Atlanta Braves
Stargell
Pittsburgh Pirates
Astros
Jenkins
Chicago Cubs
Atlanta
Cincinnati
St. Louis
New York
Los Angeles
Pittsburgh
Dock Ellis
Ellis
Baseball Scoreboard Baltimore 3 Milwaukee 2
The scoreboard shows Baltimore defeating Milwaukee 3 to 2 while Minnesota routed Cleveland 11 to 2. Orioles and Twins wins highlighted with decisive scoring margins. Teams listed include Baltimore Milwaukee Minnesota Cleveland. Games played likely as part of a daily scoreboard roundup.
Soviet hockey coach eyes NFL camp visit
Murray Williamson, the U S Nationals hockey coach, returned from the Soviet Union with Anatoly Tarasov and aims to arrange a Minnesota Vikings facility tour for the famed coach. Tarasov may seek NFL training ideas as Russia expands athletics and Tarasov eyes 11 month yearly training plus cross sport practice.
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Minneapolis-St. Paul
Soviet Union
Murray Williamson
Minnesota Vikings
Anatoly Tarasov
Williams
English Team Heads For Fifth Can-Am Title
New Yorker Pete Revson and New Zealander Denis Hulme steer Team McLaren toward a fifth straight Can-Am Challenge Cup as Riverside and Mid-Ohio races loom. The squad's win rate is staggering, with 32 of 37 and 26 of 28, while sponsorship and GM ties fuel the operation beyond prize money.
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New York
Pete Revson
Denis Hulme
New
Lexington
U.S
Team McLaren
E. E
Teddy) Mayer
Cornell University
Mayer
General Motors
Chevrolet
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Shawnee Mission, Kansas
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