Collegians Grab Links Spotlight at U S Amateur
The 75th U S Amateur Golf Championship at the Country Club of Virginia trims to eight quarter finalists after two rounds of play. Many survivors are collegians or young players, including Curtis Strange, Bob Byman, Andy Bean, Phil Kenny, and Keith Fergus. Wayne De Francesco, Roane Puett, and others advance or exit as the field narrows toward Sundays 36 hole final.
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Richmond
U.S
Country Club of Virginia
James River
Curtis Strange
Bob Byman
Wake Forest
Andy Bean
Florida
Arizona State
Phil Kenny
Keith Fergus
Houston
Karl set to defend B C title
Endicott New York AP anonymity returns to Richie Karl after a surprise 11 under 273 to win the A B C Open last year at En Joie Golf Course. This year he aims to remind the golf world who he is as the sixteenth edition features a leaner field without Nicklaus Irwin or Weiskopf but includes Hubert Green Dave Stockton Tommy Aaron Sam Snead and others.
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Endicott
N.Y
Richie Karl
Karl
Bruce Crampton
En-Joie
Jack Nicklaus
Hale Irwin
Tom Weiskopf
Hubert Green
Dave Stockton
Tommy Aaron
George Archer
Frank Beard
Homero Blancas
Sam Snead
Ben Dave
Mike Ill
Eagles Scrimmage Lubbock Estacado In Midland
Pecos Eagles meet Lubbock Estacado in a 5 p.m. scrimmage at Midland Lee field as they wrap preparations for the 1975 season. Both squads stress gamelike conditions with varsity and junior varsity active before Pecos opener vs El Paso Irvin at Rotary Field. Pecos JV starts Sept 6 vs Hobbs, second team vs Carlsbad Sept 11.
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Eagles of Pecos
Midland
Lubbock Estacado
Midland Lee
Eagle
Artesia
Matadors
Eagles
el Paso Irvin
Rotary Field
Pecos
Pecos JV
Hobbs
New Mexico City
Carlsbad
Villaflor to defend junior lightweight crown in Japan
World junior lightweight champion Ben Villaflor will defend his title against Japanese challenger Kunii Shibata in Japan on October 16. The fight contract was signed by Saburo Arashida of Kyodo Tokyo, Inc, announced by Villaflor's manager Lawrence Ichinose of Honolulu.
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Honolulu
Ben Villaflor
Kuniaki Shibata
Japan
Villaflor
Lawrence Ichinose
Ichinose
Saburo Arashida
Kyodo Tokyo, Inc
Evert Confident Of Forest Hills Open Title Quest
Chris Evert, set to defend her clay mastery, voices strong confidence in capturing her first U S Open crown on clay as she dominates Lesley Hunt 6 1 6 0 in Forest Hills. Connors also advances, replying calm and steady after a 6 3 6 3 win over Geoff Masters. Rosemary Casals suffers surprising Forest Hills upset while Virginia Wade sits out with seed status.
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New York
Chris Evert
Forest Hills
Miss Evert
Lesley Hunt
Florida
Miss Hunt
Jimmy Connors
Connors
Geoff Masters
Geoff
Masters
Virginia Wade
Britain
Harrison
N.Y
Rosemary Casals
Billie Jean King
Ms. King
Bell hosts Sun in WFL clash at Anaheim Stadium
Southern California Sun quarterback Bob Davis leads the offense against new Bell coach Willie Wood at Anaheim. The Sun, 3-1, top the Western Division while Philadelphia, 2-2, sits second in the East. Daryle Lamonica could see action despite health doubts.
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Anaheim Stadium
J.J. Jennings
John Land
Claude Watts
Southern California
Anthony Davis
Sun
Pat Haden
Oxford University
Daryle Lamonica
Lenphar
Chick
BELL
Memphis
Philadelphia
Baltimore Welcomes ABA Hustlers Franchise Granted
The ABA awarded Baltimore investors the Memphis Sounds franchise for 1.5 million dollars. The Hustlers plan a home debut on October 25 at the Civic Center with a painted court and a coach likely to be Joe Mullaney, though not yet confirmed. The team will choose players and leadership as the new owners finalize arrangements.
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Baltimore
Civic Center
ABA
American Basketball Association
Memphis Sounds
Dave DeBusschere
Chase
Baltimore Hustlers
Lee Finkelstein
David R. Cohan
Hustlers
Finkelstein
Bonds Surprises As Yankee Bonds Beat A's 3 2 At Oakland
Rollie Fingers struck out Bobby Bonds with two Yankees on base to seal a 3 2 win for New York. Bonds followed a earlier miscue by Holtzman when he hit a fence for a two run double. Budding drama dominated the night with hits and homers from several clubs across the league.
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Bruce Lowitt
Bobby Bonds
New York
Oakland
Yankees
Rollie Fingers
Bonds
A’s
Ken Holtzman
Holtzman
Ed Brinkman
Baltimore
Chicago
Cincinnati
St. Louis
Philadelphia
San Francisco
Loseles
Montreal
San Diego
Mike Cuellar
White Sox
Ellie Hendricks
Don Baylor
Rentzel Waived by Rams as Comeback Fades
Fullerton California AP Rentzel once a star receiver with records of 58 and 54 catches and 12 TDs in the late 1960s sees his comeback end as the Los Angeles Rams place the veteran on waivers. His tumultuous career includes a 1973 suspension over a marijuana charge and a 1970 indecent exposure case. The reason cited is competitive depth at wide receiver.
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Harold Jackson
Jack Snow
Ron Jessie
Willie McGee
Rentzel
Rams
Don Klosterman
Minnesota Vikings
Dallas Cowboys
Joey Heatherton
Dallas
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Downing Gray
Bill Campbell
Huntington
W. Va
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Riverside
Calif
Byman
Raleigh
N.C
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Lakeland
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