Christensen Seeks Return To Cowboys After Injury
Cowboys in camp. Todd Christensen, 6-3, 229 pounds, aims to recapture form after a foot fracture sidelined him last season’s end. With Robert Newhouse, Scott Laidlaw, and Larry Brinson at fullback, and Billy Joe DuPree at tight end, Christensen weighs roles in fullback or tight end while studying both playbooks. He prioritizes playing time and hopes for a quicker impact at fullback.
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Thousand Oaks
Calif
Todd Christensen
Dallas Cowboys
Christensen
Dallas
Brigham Young
Tom Landry
Landry
Robert Newhouse
Scott Laidlaw
Larry Brinson
Billy Joe DuPree
Jay Saldi
Chrisensen
DuPree
Midland Pounds San Antonio 9-1 In Texas League Action
Midland blasted San Antonio 9-1 as Brandt Humphry belted his 13th homer of the season and added two doubles. El Paso topped Amarillo 11-3 behind Ken Schrom’s complete game in a Texas League night of lopsided scores. Tulsa beat Arkansas 6-2 with Terry Bogener driving in three and Dave Crutcher pitching the full nine.
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Brandt Humphry
Paso
Amarillo
Tulsa
Arkansas
Midland
San Antonio
Jackson
Shreveport
Tom Bhagwat
FC Paso
Tim Flannery
Ken Schrom
el Paso
Joe Carroll
Terry Bogener
Rick Lisi
Dave Crutcher
Len Strelitz
White Sox edge Rangers to seize first in West race
White Sox veteran Don Kessinger topples Rangers as Chicago wins 5-4 to knock Texas from first place in the AL West. Don Kessinger and Pat Corrales managed key late innings with multiple pitching changes, Chet Lemon’s RBI double pacing the Sox. Randy Scarbery earned his fourth save, shutting down a ninth inning rally after Oscar Gamble and John Ellis were involved in a sequence that featured seven straight Rangers pinch hitters.
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Joe Mooshil
Chicago
Don Kessinger
Kessinger
Chicago White Sox
Pat Corrales
Texas Rangers
White Sox
Rangers
Corrales
Randy Scarbery
Chet Lemon
Fergie Jenkins
Ross Baumgarten
Buddy Bell
Ed Farmer
Baumgarter
Farmer
Oscar Gamble
Bell
Ed Putman
John Ellis
Guy Hoffman
Famer
Hoffman
Jim Sundberg
Putman
Scarberg
John Grubb
Mike Jorgensen
Guy
Scarbery
Larvell Blanks
Bump Wills
Bill Sample
Sox
Jenkins
Lamar Johnson
Lemon
Jerry Neudecker
Bill Deegan
Deegan
Jorge Orta
Orta
Fergie
Johnson
Chet
Greg Pryor
Milt May
Pan Am Games Controversy Over 800m Finish
United States appeals through a three hour process to uphold James Robinsons victory over Alberto Juantorena in the Pan American Games 800 meters after a bump with Jamaican Owen Hamilton. Robinson cited a needed lane move as Hamilton drifted inside lane 1.
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San Juan
Puerto Rico
United States
James Robinson
Alberto Jantorena
Robinson
Owen Hamilton
Juantorena
Hamilton
Navratilova Replicates Wimbledon Win Over Evert on Centre Court
Martina Navratilova smiles as she lifts the trophy after a 6-4 6-4 victory over Chris Evert in the Wimbledon Women's Singles final on Centre Court. It marked Navratilova’s second consecutive title.
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Martina Navartilova
Chris Evert
United States
Wimbledon
Centre Court
Navratilova
Milwaukee Open Qualifying Play Begins for GMO Tourney
The 12th annual Greater Milwaukee Open opens with qualifying at Tuckaway Country Club in Franklin Wisconsin. Mike Morley and Ed Sabo shot 67 to lead 84 players vying for 62 spots while Lee Elder defends the title and stars like Johnny Miller Fuzzy Zoeller Andy North and Chi Chi Rodriguez are in the field. Practice rounds are today with the first round Thursday and the event runs through Sunday.
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Milwaukee
Mike Morley
Ed Sabo
Lee Elder
Lee Trevino
Tuckaway Country Club
Franklin
Wis
Johnny Miller
Hubert Green
Bill Kratzert
John Mahaffey
Fuzzy Zoeller
Andy North
Mark McCumber
Chi Chi Rodriguez
Trevino
Wayne Levi
Zoeller
Tiant Keeps Tobacco Juices Flowing In Spittin Baseball
AP Special Correspondent Will Grimsley profiles Luis Tiant 38, Havana born, as a fierce spitters icon who thrives on tobacco chewing to curb thirst while pitching for the New York Yankees. The piece surveys baseball’s chew culture through Tiant, peers like Rod Carew and Hank Aaron, and past greats such as Babe Ruth and Willie Mays, noting era legends and quirky habits.
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Will Grimsley
Luis Tiant
Havana
Cuba
Cleveland
Boston
New York Yankee
Tiant
Satchel Paige
Oakland A
Rod Carew
Jim Rice
Milwaukee
Ben Oglivie
Joe Reichler
Monte Irvin
New York Giants
Irvin
Monte
Babe Ruth
Jackie Robinson
Willie Mays
Hank Aaron
Sparky Lyle
Texas
Catfish Hunter
Danny Murtaugh
Pirates
Reds
Tom Seaver
Lasorda names eight NL pitchers for All Star Game honor
Manager Tom Lasorda selected Steve Rogers and Steve Carlton among eight National League pitchers for next week's All Star Game in Seattle. Rogers leads NL starters with five shutouts and a 2.39 ERA, while Carlton logged a 10-8 record with two one hitters this season. Also chosen were Joe Niekro Joaquin Andujar Joe Sambito Gaylord Perry Mike LaCoss and Bruce Sutter.
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Joe Resnick
NEW York
Steve Rogers
Steve Carlton
Tom Lasorda
Rogers
Montreal
Expos
Lasorda
Los Angeles Dodgers
Carlton
Elliot Maddox
New York Mets
Philadelphia
Joe Niekro
Joaquin Andujar
Joe Sambito
Public Hearing on Directory Changes by Southwestern Bell
Public hearing set for 9 a m July 24 1979 at the Texas Public Utility Commission in Austin Texas on Southwestern Bell Telephone Co plans to reformat Texas directories. Proposals include separate bold faced residential surnames in white pages, given names listed afterward, plus a blue pages section with numbers for government and public service agencies. Inquiries to the PUC at 7800 Shoal Creek Blvd Austin TX 78757.
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Texas Public Utility Commission
Austin
Texas
Southwestern Bell Telephone Co
Texas Telephone
Shoal Creek Blvd
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Oliver
Emmit King
Birmingham
Ala
King
Ted
Pecos Enterprise
Grimsley’s Sports
Sambito
Astros
Niekro
Andujar
San Diego
Atlanta
la Coss
Perry
Lesn Pentathlon
Southwestern Bell
Pecos
Pecos-Toyah-Barstow
Pecos City
S. Cedar
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