Soviet Heroine May Quit After Routines ban
Olga Korbut, famed for Munich 1972, may retire if the International Gymnastics Federation bans elements of her program including the double backward somersault on the balance beam. The 18 year old star, AP Female Athlete of the Year, could skip next months International University Games.
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Olga Korbut
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Borchers Dominates Yet Team Errors Doom Oil in Tourney
Rick Borchers of Wichita Blast Oil pitched a near perfect game, with one hit allowed and 18 strikeouts, while going 3-for-3 at the plate. Despite his effort, five errors and two passed balls by his teammates led to a 4-0 defeat to Girard in the Kansas Baseball Congress Tournament. Dave Hudson earned the win with seven strikeouts in six hits, and Girard stole seven bases with no errors.
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Namath Puts In Brief Appearance At Jets Camp
Namath checked into Hofstra University camp weighing 205 pounds and will be absent for a week to tape three TV shows. Meanwhile a simmering revolt at Dallas Cowboy camps surfaced with Craig Morton and others demanding trades and salary actions, while DeMarco and others skipped camps over pay.
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Associated Press
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New York Jets
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Bob DeMarco
Dallas Cowboy
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Cowboys
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DeMarco
Cleveland Browns
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Ohio
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National Football League
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California
Weeb Endbank
Jonathan Winters
Landry
Dallas
Dave Manders
NBC Monitor
Guy LeBow
Tex Schramm
LeBow
Manders
Lee Roy Jordan
Jethro Pugh
Ottawa Babe Ruth All Stars top Olathe in tune up
Ottawa 13-year-olds beat Olathe 13-year-olds 9-4 in a practice game as preparation for district tourney. John Mueller allowed one hit in three innings, Joe Geist and Bob Shaffer fueled the offense with timely hits, and Ottawa pitchers held Olathe to four runs on three hits. Ottawa plays Osawatomie tonight at 7:30, with both Babe Ruth teams hosting district tune ups at Orlis Cox Field.
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Ottawa
Olathe
John Mueller
Joe Geist
Geist
Bob Shaffer
Tony Reed
Shaffer
Tony Petty
Darren Beets
Beets
Scott Hay
David Hayes
Mark Harsh
Mark Gentner
Gentner
Giest
Harsh
Osawatomie
Allstars
Topeka
All-Stars
Olathe Allstars
Orlis Cox Field
al Beets
Byron Faden
Weiskopf Still Baffled By Troon Links After Open Win
Tom Weiskopf, new British Open champion, remained puzzled by the Troon course despite tying the event record with a 12 under par 276. He had criticized the layout before the tournament but finished with birdies, sharing second place with Neil Coles at 279, three behind and with Johnny Miller also in contention. Nicklaus finished fourth at 280 as Miller pressed the final round.
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Weiskopf
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Johnny Miller
Miller
Britain
Neil Coles
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