May Turns Tables On Hot Royals
Rudy May shut down the Kansas City Royals on six hits in a 6-2 Yankees win highlighted by two two run homers by Bobby Bonds. May, 4-2, credited White Ford for inner work with right handed hitters and leg pivot. Bonds homered twice off Nelson Briles as Fred Stanley scored on a double then again on a Bonds shot to right, boosting New York’s late rally.
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Baseball scoreboard reports early season scores and matchups
Pittsburgh 3 Houston 0 and New York 4 Los Angeles 3 lead Thursday’s scoreboard. Friday features eight games including Los Angeles at Chicago and San Diego at New York. Wednesday results show New York 6 Kansas City 2 and Chicago 9 Milwaukee 3 among others.
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Park captures first P W B A title in Akron bowling meet
Virginia Park a 23 year old Los Angeles department store employee took charge in the final session to win the Greater Akron Bowling Classic. She averaged 210 over 18 match play games and 4084 total pins to beat Judy Soutar 202 192 in the final game. Soutar finished third with 4045 as Edie Jo Neal stood fourth with 4049.
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Legion Baseball Schedule Highlights and Tentative Dates
A fragmented schedule lists games for Topeka, Lawrence, Kansas City and others with times in June and July, including district tourney dates at Ottawa and an All-Star event. Notable entries show Topeka 74 and Kansas City 399 as team identifiers, with multiple home and away matchups across several towns.
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K State Honors Grogan Named Outstanding Player and Pride Award
Kansas State University senior quarterback Steve Grogan of Ottawa earned two football honors from KSU coaches. He was named the outstanding player of 1974 and received the Ken Ochs Pride Award for exemplifying the team’s spirit as imagined by former star Ken Ochs. Grogan played most of last season with a neck injury and later signed with the New England Patriots of the NFL.
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US Coaches Urge Patience for Chinese Track Reform
A pair of American coaches urge China to pursue patience as it develops world class track talent. They note instant success is unlikely, stressing gradual improvements from basic fundamentals and tailored training. Americans dominated most events in Canton Shanghai and Peking, with notable hammer throw upset and standout sprinters.
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Lady ABA Owner Challenges Crusty NBA Image
Kentucky Colonels owner Ellie Brown fumes at crusty NBA image and demands a $1 million challenge series with the Golden State Warriors. She faults retiring commissioner Walter Kennedy for refusing the offer and says ABC and CBS want the televised showdown. Brown predicts the ABA could beat the NBA and champions would earn top prize money. She urges recognition that fans deserve the cross league title fight and anticipates Larry OBrien will be more open to dialogue.
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Smith Eyes 19 Foot Pole Vault After 18-5 At MSG
Steve Smith, fueled by hypnotism, fails three attempts at 18-7 3/4 inches after clearing 18-1 earlier and 18-5 in a pro meet at Madison Square Garden. The Long Beach State student vows to push to 19 feet, aiming to break world indoor and amateur marks.
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Pistons Trade Willie Norwood For Earl Williams
DETROIT AP The Detroit Pistons traded forward Willie Norwood to the Phoenix Suns for center Earl Williams a rookie with the Suns last year Williams pulled down 456 rebounds while averaging 13 minutes a game He averaged 4 7 points per game Norwood 6 7 forward played four seasons with Detroit and owns an 8 2 career scoring average PHILADELPHIA AP The Philadelphia 76ers signed free agent Jerry Baskerville Wednesday Baskerville 6 7 190 pound forward last played at Temple averaging 12 6 rebounds and 9 7 rebounds in 1978 74 SAN FRANCISCO AP World Cup ski races will be held at Heavenly Valley Calif and Aspen Colo next winter the International Ski Federation Congress announced Wednesday Dates of Heavenly Valley races are March 5 7 BERGAMO AP Tom Scheffler's basket with about five seconds to go gave Purdue a 78 78 victory over the Italian national B team The time of the winning basket was approximate because no visible clock in the gym and timekeepers counted the final seconds Bruce Parkinson led scoring with 17 Scheffler had seven points and 10 rebounds Purdue was to play the Italian Olympic team today LOS ANGELES AP Ellen Mosher 25 Whittier College women's basketball coach last season named UCLA head women's basketball coach succeeding Kenny Washington Mosher posted a 12 2 record at Whittier She played in Iowa earning All American honors and hall of fame inductions with two Iowa colleges</S>
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