Amateur golfers fall by wayside
In Richmond Virginia John Grace last year runner up and British Amateur champion Vinny Giles joined 130 others in the second round of the 75th U S Amateur Golf Championship on the tough James River Course at the Country Club of Virginia. Heat in the high 90s and several matches halted by darkness marked the day as 68 players were eliminated from a field of 200 with many tight results including 16 year old John Kircher’s 11 up win over Charles Harrison and other close finishes.
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Richmond
John Grace
Vinny Giles
U.S
Grace
Giles
James River
Country Club of
Virginia
Jerry Pate
Craig Stadler
Curtis Strange
Lance Ten Broeck
Chicago
Ten Broeck
Michael Preston
Cream Ridge
N.J
Andy Bean
Lakeland
Fla
Robert Young Jr
Dunwoody
Haps
John Kircher
Pittsford
N.Y
Charles Harrison
Atlanta
Kircher
Kelley
Campbell
Huntington
W.va
West
Bethesda
Young
Harrison
Tiant on mound in father son homage at Fenway
Luis Tiant Sr pitched to his son Luis Tiant Jr at Fenway Park in a nostalgic display. Tiant Jr lost 8-2 to the California Angels as Boston remained seven games up in the AL East. Ed Figueroa allowed five Boston hits while Andy Etchebarren homered for California. Other scores included New York over Oakland 7-1 and Kansas City 4-3 over Baltimore.
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Frank Brown
Fenway Park
Luis Tiant Sr
Boston
Tim Blackwell
Tiant, Sr
Luis Tiant
New York Cubans
Luis Tiant, Jr
Boston Red Sox
Tiant
Luis Jr
Havana
Cuba
California Angels
Luis Tiant, Sr
Red Sox
Tiant, Jr
Ed Figueroa
Andy Etchebarren
California
New York
Oakland
Kansas City
Baltimore
Minnesota
Milwaukee
Texas
Detroit
Catfish Hunter
A's
Hunter
Mark Belanger
Orioles
Royals
George Brett
Hunter safety rules expand amid Texas hunting plans
In Texas hunting shifts toward mandatory safety training seen in New Mexico and other states. The article outlines Texas Parks and Wildlife Department programs, including a cooperative school plan with the Texas Education Agency, to certify students 12 and older in six to twelve hours of safety and firearms education. It notes 25,000 past graduates, growth toward 50,000, and urges early signups as hunting seasons approach.
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Sporting Goods
Texas
New Mexico
VEXAS
Parks and Wildlife Department
P&wd
T.D. Carroll
Hunter
Austin
Texas Attorney General
Texas Education Agency
Rozelle Rule Negotiations Stall After Impasse
In Chicago, NFLPA and NFL Management Council failed to advance talks on option compensation and Rozelle Rule terms. Federal mediator James F. Scearce reported no progress after meetings Monday and Tuesday, as parties linger over contract regulations and possible modification.
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Rozelle
National Football League
National Football League Players Association
NFL Management Council
James F. Scearce
NFL
Pete Rozelle
NFLPA
Ed Garvey
NBA Team Beats ABA Squad in Japan Tour Opener
In Nagoya Japan an NBA team defeated an ABA squad 132 to 125 to move to 3-1 on the cross league tour.
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Nagoya
Japan
National Basketball Association
American Basketball Association
NBA
ABA
Cardinals rally past Astros to sweep and climb standings
The St. Louis Cardinals beat Houston 10-9 in 12 innings after trailing 8-1, then won 2-1 in the nightcap to sweep the twin bill. Reggie Smith drove in the decisive run in the 12th, as Hector Cruz plated a crucial bases loaded triple in the seventh. The sweep moves St. Louis into second in the NL East, three games behind Pittsburgh and one ahead of Philadelphia. Elsewhere, Mets beat Padres, Reds over Cubs, Giants nip Expos.
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Herschel Nissenson
St. Louis Cardinals
Cards
Houston
St. Louis
Astros
Reggie Smith
Redbirds
Pittsburgh Pirates
Atlanta
Philadelphia Phillies
Los Angeles
New York Mets
San Diego Padres
Cincinnati Reds
Chicago Cubs
San Francisco Giants
Montrel Expos
Cliff Johnson
Hector Cruz
Mike Tyson
Smith
Bake McBride
Ted Simmons
Ron Fairly
Harry Rasmussen
Duffy Dyer
Pittsburgh
Jamie Easterly
Ray Sadecki
Frank Taveras
Pecos drivers place in Abilene Demolition Derby
Pecos entries Wayne Scroggins and Jay Hickey finished among 45 contestants in Abilene Speedway demolition derby. Neither won prize money, but both earned 50 dollar bonuses for driving the farthest distances with Scroggins in a 1960 Chevrolet and Hickey in a 1964 Chrysler. The Pecos runners will join national finals activities November 1-2 in Odessa.
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Pecos
Wayne Scroggins
Jay Hickey
Scroggins
Hickey
Odessa
Dietz to semi finals in world rowing heat
Hurdling into the semis, Jim Dietz of New York finished second in his heat at Holme Pierrepont, clocking 7:48.74 after Peter-Michael Kolve won in 7:43.91. Dietz advances, securing a place in the World Rowing Championships semi finals.
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Holme Pierrepont
England
Jim Dietz
New York
Peter-Michael Kolve
West Germany
Dietz
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