Brown Rejoins Redskins After Holdout Amid Camp News
Redskins bring back Larry Brown after 11 day holdout costing him fines as Karl Kassulke enters very critical condition after motorcycle car crash. Browns role unclear as Duane Thomas joins Allen's offense. Kassulke worsens after surgery. Vikings trade for Greg Slough while Bud Grant leads camp with 73 players.
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Associated Press
George Allen
Larry Brown
Washington Redskins
Minnesota Vikings
Karl Kassulke
Brown
Thomas
Kassulke
Viking
Bud Grant
Memphis Blues sweep Shreveport to extend division lead
Memphis swept a doubleheader 7-4 and 10-3 to strengthen its TL East division grip, while San Antonio edged Midland 2-1. Beny Ayala hit his 14th homer as Tim Juran improved to 11-3. Ed Evilsizer and Marc Hill highlighted other Texas League games, with Alexandria and Arkansas producing late scoring bursts.
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Shreveport
Associated Press
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Midland
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el Paso
Alexandria
Arkansas
Tommy Hallams
Blues
Beny Ayala
Tim
Juran
Hector Crux
Marc Hill
Horace Speed
Giants
Sun Kings
John Carpenter
Dan Keller
Keller
Carpenter
Broken thumb sidelines Pitcher Catfish Hunter
Oakland Athletics' Jim Hunter has a hairline fracture in his right thumb, sidelining him for at least two weeks. Doctor Harry Walker says throwing may start in five days, with a return to game action minimum two weeks away. Abbott called up to start in doubleheader against the Texas Rangers.
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Oakland Athletics
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Catfish
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Harry Walker
Merritt Hospital
Kansas City
Walker
A’s
Dick Williams
Minneapolis
Williams
Cleveland
Glenn Abbott
Tucson
Abbott
Texas Rangers
Aaron Homers Hit by Hank Aaron Spark Cash Rewards
Atlanta fans at home games can win more than 700 dollars by returning Hank Aaron cut baseballs hit into the stands. The first prize of 700 dollars went to Robert Winborne 18 of Atlanta for retrieving Aaron’s 700th homer. The club also announced a college scholarship in Aaron’s name awarded to a local high school senior each year.
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Atlanta Braves
Hank Aaron
Braves
Aaron
Robert Winborne
Winbourne
Striped bass surge at Lake Spence draws anglers
Striped bass are the talk among Lake E. V. Spence anglers as saltwater transplants roam the surface feeding with abundant bass. Five pound class stripers have been hooked on top water lures while black bass fishing remains slow. Parks crews report more stripers added to Robert Lee Lake from eggs collected at Lake Spence and hatchery hatched.
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E. V. Spence
Spence
Parks and Wildlife Department
Robert Lee
Lake Spence
Sports royalty shifts the game for athletes and stars
In a trendsetting shift, sports figures join royal circles with marriages and high profile engagements. Avery Brundage, 85, plans to marry German princess Mariann Reuss, while Anne and Mark Phillips pursue a November wedding amid global attention. Royal involvement reshapes sports fame and public interest.
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Dick Schatrath
Cleveland Browns
White House
West Germany
Willy Brandt
Avery Brundage
International Olympic Committee
Mariann Reuss
Tim
Palace
Queen of Hearts
Ott
Anne
Mark
Bad Lippsprinnge
Germany
Mark Phillips
Phillips
Texas Rangers misdial for baseball team joke
A caller asked for the Texas Rangers number and wanted to know who was pitching tomorrow. A gruff response denied any pitchers and likened the group to gunslingers. The mistaken query contrasts the lawmen with baseball's Texas Rangers. The piece notes golf legend Gene Sarazen won the 1935 Masters in a 36 hole playoff against Craig Wood.
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Dallas
Texas Rangers
Rangers
Gene Sarazen
Craig Wood
Sarazen
Schranz decries Olympic inequality and high costs
Austria star Karl Schranz says the IOC remains conservative after Brundage’s resignation and that only the rich can compete in the Olympics due to mounting costs. He favors an open Games with professional competitors but not including Olympic pay, noting World Cup campaigns cost about 20000 dollars and require sponsors.
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Austria
Karl Schranz
International Olympic Committee
Avery Brundage
Olympic Committee
Brundage
Lord Killanin
Munich
Schranz
IOC
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Ed Budde
Kansas City Chiefs
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