Eyesight as key to athletic greatness in baseball and beyond
AP Special Correspondent Will Grimsley reports on Dr. Leon Review, an optometrist who argues vision is the decisive factor in sports. He claims improved eye skills can cut error rates and boost batting averages, citing Kingman and Carew as examples while touting his visual training methods and rotors device.
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Will Grimsley
Leon Review
Columbia University
Athletes Visual Skills Training Center
Fresh Meadows
N.Y
Carew
Minnesota Twins
Ted Williams
New York Islander
Willis Reed
New York Knicks
Billie Jean King
Virginia Wade
Boston Red Sox
Detroit Tigers
Kingman
Fishing Changes This Year in Kansas Regulations
Kansas anglers face new rules from the Fish and Game Commission in a Spring 1978 regulation brochure. It outlines two creel limits on several species, 30 inch minimum for northern pike, 32 lake specific black bass limits, expanded bait fish rules, and daylight hours only for taking bait fish.
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PRATT
Kansas
Fish and Garlie Commission
Kentucky
Bloop Hit Beats Royals in Exhibition Baseball
Thad Bosley blooped a two run single in the eighth inning to spoil a strong outing by Dennis Leonard as the White Sox beat the Royals 3 to 2 in Fort Myers. Leonard admitted the eighth inning overthrew his vibe while Whitey Herzog praised the pitching earlier.
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Fort Myers
Fla
Thad Bosley
Dennis Leonard
Chicago White Sox
Kansas City Royals
Chicago
Leonard
Bosley
Freddie Patek
Frank White
Kansas City
Whitey Herzog
Norton to Receive WBC Crown Amid Boxing Tug of War
In Los Angeles Ken Norton is awarded the WBC heavyweight title amid a dispute over challengers. WBC president Jose Sulaiman emphasizes integrity as Norton would defend before June 15 against Larry Holmes, with a potential bout against Spinks or Ali discussed. Norton, 32, notes Ali and Spinks show reluctance to face him. In Houston another headline recalls Linda Williams, the first girl to play boys baseball in the University Interscholastic League, debuting for Wheatley with a tough 7-0 loss to Sterling after an error and fielding miscue.
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Los Angeles
Ken Norton
World Boxing Council
Leon Spinks
Muhammad Ali
Norton
Jose Sulaiman
Mexico City
Sulaiman
Spinks
Ali
Las Vegas
World Boxing Association
WBC
Larry Holmes
Easton
Don King
Holmes
Houston
Linda Williams
Birdsong brings Kings to overtime win over Bullets
Otis Birdsong, the second pick in last year's NBA draft, delivered the decisive 10 foot jumper in overtime to lift the Kansas City Kings to a 108-105 victory at Washington. Birdsong scored 25 as Ron Boone added five fewer. Bullets coach Dick Motta called the loss their fourth home defeat in six games.
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Dick Motta
Bullets
Indiana
New Jersey
The
Kings
LA 1984 Olympic Bid Faces IOC Backlash Over TV Revenue
Los Angeles, sole bidder for the 1984 Games, faces IOC fury as answers to a questionnaire show the city will handle television rights and revenue, challenging IOC rules. Contingency plans reportedly exist with Montreal Mexico City Moscow Munich and Tokyo cited as possible replacements if LA persists. Lord Killanin plans to meet LA planners in Mexico City to urge tone down and IOC alignment.
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Los Angeles
International Olympic Committee
IOC
ICC
Associated Press
Athens
Montreal
Mexico City
Moscow
Munich
Tokyo
Lord Killanin
Killanin
Los
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Don Sigmund
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Rod Croucher
Rick Roth
Mike Gullett
Wheatley Wildcats
Houston Sterling
Wildcats
Birdsong
Elvin (Hayes
Ron Boone
Bolen
Lyndon
Arvin Elec
Kurtzmann
Jaycee Jaynes
Petty
Laura Hillis Delaris
Wayne Wischropp
Jerry Anstaett
Angels Ioc
Bud
Betty
McArdle
E. Second Street
Solarcraft
Lister Plumbing CO
McArdles
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