Dash 1975 Comeback Hopes Cards Put Willard On Bench
NFL rosters trimmed to 55 as Ken Willard, 32, veteran running back for the St Louis Cardinals, is placed on injured reserve after knee surgery and a season-ending injury. Others cut or placed on injured lists include Steve Tannen Thom Darden Wayne Coleman John Isenbarger Bill Malinchak Rollen Smith and more across Jets Browns Oilers Bengals 49ers and Falcons.
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John Isenbarger
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Bill Malinchak
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Ralph Cindrich
Rob Spicer
Vilas Dominates First Round at US Pro Tennis Championships
Guillermo Vilas boosted by a week off defeated Jose Higueras 6-2 7-5 at Longwood in Brookline to start the $100,000 US Pro Championships. Rod Laver, Manuel Orantes, Raul Ramirez, and others advanced, with upset wins by Juan Gilbert and Vic Amaya shaping a crowded opening day. Top seed Chris Evert also won easily in the women’s event at Westchester.
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NBC Tourney Games Played Despite Rain
In Wichita, Kenai Alaska and Boulder Colo loom as undecided leaders for tonight’s NBC Championship feature. Rain disrupted Tuesday, Liberal Kan defeated Mansfield Ohio 10-4, Fairbanks Alaska beat Eureka Calif 9-7, Ocala Fla beat Grand Rapids Mich 7-4. Mansfield eliminated from double elimination. Don Massaii led Liberal with two doubles two singles and four RBIs.
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Cross Country Tryouts Set For Ottawa High Athletes
Ottawa High invites all interested runners to report to the OHS locker room at 3 30 p m Thursday prepared to run. The first meet for the squad is the Olathe Invitational on September 12.
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Baseball Scoreboard Highlights From Wednesday and Thursday Games
MLB score recaps show Montreal 5 San Diego 0, St. Louis 2 Cincinnati 1, New York 6 Houston 3. Wednesday matchups featured several NL and AL pairings, while Thursday lists no games in California except a 15 inning marathon.
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Detroit Tigers End Skid With A’s Shutout Win
Detroit Tigers win four straight ending a 19 game losing streak by defeating the Oakland A’s 3-1 as Mickey Lolich steadies himself with a strong outing. Minnesota tops Baltimore 5-2 and Chicago edges New York 7-6 in 11 innings while Boston blanked Kansas City 5-0.
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Opening of 1975 Little League Brings Controversies Ahead
In Williamsport Pa AP reports the 1975 Little League Series opens amid two disputes. Little League Baseball Inc faces critique over image as male chauvinism and the decision to ban foreign competition. Officials have dropped a ban on female players and added girls softball. The four day event runs through Saturday featuring four baseball teams and four girls softball teams, all players age 12 or younger. Today’s baseball schedule includes Lakewood New Jersey vs Northridge California.
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Little League Baseball, Inc
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Calif
Ottawa High School Volleyball Team Practices Begin
OHS volleyball players must report at 3 30 p m Thursday dressed for practice with shorts T shirts and tennis shoes A completed physical form is required for eligibility Those without physicals should still attend a pre practice organizational meeting The first game is at 4 p m September 2 at home against Paola, with freshmen from Ottawa Junior High rostered.
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Bill Virdon To Helm Of Astros
Houston selects Bill Virdon as new manager after Perry Gomez's dismissal with the Astros at the bottom of the NL West. Virdon targets rebuilding the club with help from son in law, plans assessment through season end, while Tal Smith joins as GM. Gomez accepts firing, noting managers face risk in baseball.
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