1980 Olympic Games Look Tougher For US
The United States, facing a likely third place finish, awaits tougher battles in Moscow 1980 as athletes warn government support is crucial. Russia leads with 94 medals, East Germany 74, while the U.S. trails at 73 overall. Boxing, wrestling, archery, and track stars push for more medals amid amateur vs professional debate and a notable long jump victory by Arnie Robinson.
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Montreal
United States
Moscow
Arnie Robinson
Russia
East Germany
U.S
Darrell Pace
Reading
Ohio
Luann Ryan
Riverside
Calif
Bruce Jenner
San Jose
Guido Krasteamer
West Germany
Nikolay Avilov
Jenner
Jan Merrill
Waterford
Conn
Army
Tommy Haynes
James Butts
Los Angeles
Rayfield Dupree
Lynwood
Szewinska
Robinson
Williams
Remembering the 1932 Los Angeles Olympics through Jack Morrisey
Terry Ostmeyer reflects on the 1976 Montreal Games and contrasts them with a nostalgic view of the 1932 Los Angeles Olympics. Jack Morrisey recalls attending those Games, noting open interaction with athletes, minimal security, and a focus on track and field, swimming, and spectator fun amid a somber American mood.
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Terry Ostmeyer
Montreal
Munich
Mexico City
Jim McKay
Howard Cosell
ABC
Los Angeles
United States
Jack Morrisey
S. Mulberry
Morrisey
Southwestern Bell
L.A
Jack
Kansas City
California
Olympic Village
Babe Didrickson
Eddie Tolan
Ralph Metcalf
Jim Bausch
Catalina
Mexico
America
Bird Feels Good But Tigers Don’t
AP Sports writer Herschel Nissenson notes rookie Mark Fidrych felt good but lost 1-0 to Rudy May and the Orioles on an unearned run. Orioles’ fourth inning produced Grich and May hits. Fidrych’s lone walk loaded the bases after Grich’s grounder was mishandled. May delivered a six-hitter for his second shutout of the season. Other AL scores: Twins over Rangers 2-1. Red Sox 6-4 Indians. NL: Reds 9-3 Padres. Phillies 2-2 Cubs in 11. Pirates 2-1 Mets in 10.
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Herschel Nissenson
AP Sports
Mark “the Bird
Fidrych
Detroit Tigers
Rudy May
Baltimore Orioles
Orioles
Bobby Grich
Lee May
Grich
Ken Singleton
Tony Muser
Mark Belanger
Pedro Garcia
Detroit
Boston
Kansas City
Bowling Scores and Highs From League Meet
A chaotic list of bowling scores shows numerous teams and players with high series and game totals. Notable entries include Wilson 144 and Hagen 146 in several divisions, Breshaers 197, FoArmatrang 148, Allen 158, and Ferguson 128, among many others across teams like RED BIRDS, BLUE JAYS, JAYHAWKERS, and MERRY MIXERS. The mixed results feature multiple no scores and varied totals up to 592 series, reflecting a crowded league night.
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S. Firestone
K. Ferguson
Alien
B. Campbell
Daugharthy
E. Calkins
Henderson
A. Zabloudit
J. Edgecomb
Spirit
F. Cox
PI Wizards
C. Turner
Goukas and Winfield Placed on Waivers by Kings
KANSAS CITY AP Two veterans Goukas and Lee Winfield were waived by the Kansas City Kings. Goukas, a 10 year man from St Joseph College Philadelphia, joined KC after the 1972 Royals move and bounced through Houston and Chicago before rejoining. Winfield, seven years, from North Texas State, had knee injury issues last season and joined from Buffalo.
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Kansas City
Matt Goukas
Kansas City Kings
National Basketball Association
Lee Winfield
Goukas
St. Joseph College
Philadelphia
Cincinnati Royals
Houston
Jimmy Walker
Chicago
Kings
Winfield
North Texas State
Buffalo
Women's Golf Handicap Tournament Final Round at Ottawa CC
On August 3 the Ottawa Country Club hosts the last round of the handicap tournament for women's golf. Pairings are listed for the final day play.
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Ottawa Country Club
Lawrence Hawks rout Shawnee to reach district finals
Lawrence Hawks pounded 13 hits to crush Shawnee 13-3 in a game deciding who meets Olathe for a state tourney berth. Mike O'Toole and Tom Haverty drove in three runs each. Ken Morris improved to 4-0 as Lawrence earned a finals spot at 6:30 in Olathe. a second game would follow if Lawrence wins.
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Lawrence Legion Hawks
Shawnee
Olathe
Mike O'Toole
Tom Haverty
Hawks
RBI
Ken Morris
Lawrence
Pro Football Begins With New Faces
Pro football opens with fresh teams coaches and quarterbacks heightening interest in this weekend’s pre season schedule. Six head coaches make NFL debuts and Hank Stram returns with New Orleans after a one season absence following his Kansas City exit.
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Mike Recht
Hank Stram
New Orleans
Baseball Scoreboard Friday and Sunday games
Friday's slate lists Cleveland at Milwaukee and New York at Boston among matchups with pitchers Eckersley Waits Figueroa Tiant Grimsley Ruble Briles Leonard Bosman Singer Brett Ryan. Saturday includes St Louis Chicago Cincinnati Montreal Pittsburgh Philadelphia New York Atlanta Houston Los Angeles San Francisco and others. Sunday features Oakland Minnesota Detroit Baltimore Cleveland Milwaukee Chicago California and more.
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Eckersley
Waits
Milwaukee
Rodriguez
Travers
New York
Figueroa
Boston
Tiant
Baltimore
Grimsley
Detroit
Ruble
Texas
Briles
Kansas City
Leonard
Oakland
Bosman
Minnesota
Singer
Chicago
Brett
California
Ryan
St.Louis
Montreal
West Cincinnati
Houston
San Diego
Atlanta
San Fran
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
St. Louis
Forsch
Renko
Strom
Spillner
Cincinnti
Gulatt
Nolan
Carrithers
Candelaria
Kaat
Koosman
Messersmith
Larson
Los Angeles
Ray
San Francisco
Montefusco
NFL
Bill Johnson
Paul Brown
Brown
Bengals
Johnson
Jack Patera
Seattle Seahawks
Monte Clark
San Francisco 49Ers
McKay
Rams
Verm
Buffalo
O.J. Simpson
Lincoln
Neb
Seattle
Patera
Clark
49Ers
New York Giants
Larry Csonka
New England
Chiefs
Associated Press
Pet. GE
Milwkee
Kan City
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Switzerland
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John Tate
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Tenn
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N.Y
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