Modern Samson aims to lift cycle with finger at MSG
Jack Walsh the self described strongest man in the world plans an April 29 appearance at Madison Square Garden Felt Forum to break his world record by lifting a 700 pound motorcycle with one finger. He touts ligament based strength and leverage over pure brawn, cites past feats including lifting a 4 000 pound elephant and stuffing a horse and 5 013 pounds of beauties on a platform.
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RBI
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Oakland
Staub's two homers lift Mets past Astros in 5-2 win
Rusty Staub broke a 1-for-29 slump with two solo homers to power the Mets to a 5-2 victory over the Astros. Jerry Koosman earned his third straight win as New York finally showed offensive punch with more than six homers all season. Dodgers, Braves, and other NL and AL games noted.
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Associated Press
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White Sox Blank Yankees In 3 0 Victory
pitcher Wilbur Wood dominated the Yankees with a knuckleball as the White Sox won 3-0. Only Alou Clarke White and Munson collected Yankee hits. Boston and Texas won while several NL games and a rain delay filled the rest of the schedule.
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Associated Press
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Roy White
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Chicago
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Mel Stottlemyre
John Kennedy
Boston
Minnesota
Bob Bolin
Red Sox
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Celtics edge Knicks 98 97 in pivotal game five
Dave Cowens scored 32 with 16 rebounds while John Havlicek provided a lift off the bench and Paul Silas hit clutch free throws and a late rebound as Boston beat New York 98 97 to force a sixth game in New York. The Celtics trail 3 2 in the series. The Lakers eliminated Golden State 128 118 to advance.
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Celtics
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Lakers
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Knicks
Lamar to sign contract with ABA's San Diego Conquistadors
Dwight Lamar a 6-foot-2 guard from Southwestern Louisiana will sign a long term contract with the ABA San Diego Conquistadors. The ABA seeks top college talent with a two round undergrad draft, while Bill Walton remains undecided at UCLA.
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Midland Cubs squeeze past El Paso 1-0
Midland Cubs edge El Paso 1-0 in 11 innings as Ron Matney and Bob Bussey deliver decisive hits. Rainy weather stalled other Texas League games. Alexandria and Memphis also played with Aces beating the Blues 8-3.
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Woman bowler Rita Justice leads early in Akron
Rita Justice of Wilmington Del set a sizzling pace in the Rick Case Honda professional women’s bowling tournament in Akron Ohio. She averaged 233 for the first six games and stood with a 12 game total of 2602 for a 216 average at the halfway point while fending off Helen Duval of Berkeley Calif’s late challenge.
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Virginia Slims Tour Returns to Houston for $30,000 Championship
The Virginia Slims women's pro tennis tour resumes at Net Set Racquet Club in Houston with a 30 thousand dollar event. Top players include Margaret Court Billie Jean King Rosemary Casals and Francoise Durr. First prize is seven thousand dollars.
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Stan Smith Finds Haven in Sweden in Tennis Run
Stan Smith, defending Wimbledon champ from Pasadena, defeated Australia’s Allan Stone 6 3 6 3 in Goteborg to reach the quarter finals of the $50,000 Swedish Pro Tennis championship. He earned 375,000 since January and leads the WCT standings with 65 points, securing a Dallas $100,000 event berth.
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SWC golfers tee off today for conference championships
Southwest Conference golf opens at 8 a.m. with nine schools entering five players each. The two day event at Austin Country Club uses the low 54 hole scores for team title and also crowns an individual champion led by defending champ Ben Crenshaw of Texas alongside Bill Rogers of Houston and Mike Huebinger of SMU.
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