Jenkins nips Miller in Philadelphia duel
Tom Jenkins won the rain delayed Philadelphia Golf Classic by one stroke over Johnny Miller at Whitemarsh Valley CC. Miller rose to Ryder Cup contention and moved into the money lead as Bob Wynn faltered with an eight on the 71st hole.
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Philadelphia
Tom Jenkins
Johnny Miller
Whitemarsh Valley Country Club
Wynn
Jenkins
Miller
Jack Nicklaus
Nicklaus
US USSR track meet canceled over contract violations
Indianapolis AP report says the 16 year US USSR athletic meet to be held in Kiev July 4-5 was canceled after the USSR All Sports Committee violated a contract by withholding television rights. AAU executive director Ollan Cassell lamented the loss of the exhibition meet and noted a triangular Prague event for July 7-8 also faces jeopardy.
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Ollan Cassell
The
Amateur Athletic Union
Kiev
Russia
Ussr All- Sports Committee
U.S
Cassell
AAU
Poland
Czechoslovakia
Prague
Seeds sweep NCAA tennis first round with few upsets
In Corpus Christi, 15 of 16 singles seeds advanced as NCAA tennis seeds dominated the opening round. Only Tim McNeil of San Jose State upset Victor Amaya of Michigan in a tight three setter. Doubles saw two seeds fall to upsets while UCLA and Stanford led by example with first round byes for top seeds.
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Tex
Tim McNeil
San Jose
Victor Amaya
Michigan
Ross Walker
Houston
Steve Whitehead
Brigham Young
UCLA
Bill Martin
Hank Pfister
San Jose State
Brian Teacher
Jim Delaney
Stanford
John Whitlinger
Ricky Meyer
Pennsylvania
Todd Lundy
Hugh Hyde
Harvard
Bill Brock
Tom Nixon
North Carolina
Hans Gildemeister
Mike Wayman
Southern California
Bill Clarke
Tim Headtke
Kansas
McNeil
New Mexico
Tom Pucci
Jeffrey primed for star clash
Quietly confident Baylor quarterback Neal Jeffrey prepares for the San Diego Chargers quarter back job in Saturday night's nationally televised Coaches All America game. He credits Baylor coach Grant Teaff for support and notes his speech impediment while touting his strong arm comparison to Dan Fouts and his own improving passing game.
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Chargers
Bears
Grant Teaff
Baylor
Teaff
Dan Fouts
Controversial Title IX regulations approved by Ford
Washington AP report on President Ford signing new federal rules barring sex discrimination in schools and sports. NCAA leaders fear budget cuts and loss of men’s programs while Texas coach Darrell Royal leads protests and Kathy Kelly of the National Student Association supports the measure as needed to ensure equal educational rights for women and men.
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Ford
Michigan
Tom Hansen
National Collegiate Athletic Asociation
Darrell Royal
University of Texas
American Football Coaches Association
House
Kathy Kelly
National Student Association
United States
Congress
NSA
Carew Tops Voting in AL All Star Balloting
New York AP Rod Carew second baseman for the Minnesota Twins remains the overwhelming favorite in AL All-Star voting. He leads with 475,010 votes while Sandy Alomar of New York trails with 65,942. Oakland players lead or contend at multiple positions as San Bando of Oakland edges Buddy Bell for third base with 187,484 to 176,160.
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Rod Carew
Minnesota Twins
Carew
Kansas City
Cookie Rojas
Sandy Alomar
Baseball Commissioner’s Office
Oakland
San Bando
Buddy Bell
Cleveland
Bell
Buckstar Jabbar joins the Los Angeles Lakers
Los Angeles owner Jack Kent Cooke bets at least 2.5 million that Kareem Abdul Jabar can turn around the franchise. Abdul Jabbar signed a five year deal and is set to earn at least 50 000 per year after being traded from Milwaukee with Walt Wesley for Elmore Smith Brian Winters and two first round picks David Meyrs and Junior Bridgeman.
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LOS Angeles
Jack Kent Cooke
Los Angeles Lakers
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
National Basketball Association
Abdul-Jabbar
Lakers
Walt Wesley
Milwaukee Bucks
Elmore Smith
Brian Winters
David Meyrs
UCLA
Junior Bridgeman
Louisville
Cooke
New WFL Faces Old Debts in California Bankruptcy Tale
The 1975 World Football League plans to take on debts from the 1974 old league in a California bankruptcy case. The old WFL owes players, coaches, and creditors about $8.9 million, with additional 7 million in anticipated salaries. The new WFL may fund historic debts over 12 years, contingent on a major TV deal. attorneys warn repayment may be unlikely.
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California
WFL
Richard Cohn
Birmingham
Cohn
Twins batter Fingers again in Bloomington
Oakland reliever Rollie Fingers faltered as the Twins beat the Athletics 7-6 at Metropolitan Stadium Bloomington. Steve Braun fouled off a pitch with two strikes in the ninth before Fingers gave up a decisive homer by Larry Hisle and a go ahead single. Reggie Jackson and Gene Tenace hit consecutive homers for Oakland earlier.
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Detroit
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California
Kansas City
Reggie Jackson
Tenace
Phil Garner
Orioles
Indians
Brooks Robinson
Lee May
Jim Palmer
Palmer
Grant Jackson
Calendar matchups across fields this week
Today several games dot Sample and Barstow fields with double headers at 6 and 8 p.m. Tonight features Cats vs Missions at Sample Field and Giants vs Bear at Barstow Field.
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Missions
Sample Field
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Bear
Barstow Field
Eagles
Cubs
Barstow
Dodgers
Yankees
Lions Field
Buffs
Oilers
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Lions Park
Church of Christ
Calvary
Jaycee Park
Cardinals
Red Sox
West Park
First Presbyterian
Jaycee
Bears
Indians
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Joe Luis Gabaldon
Robert Jaquez
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Roger Lee
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Roman Gabriel
Sammy Baugh
Buckstar Jabbar
LA Lakers
Robinson
May
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Tigers
Rick Burleson
Jim Rice
Tom Veryzer
Brewers
Ron Blomberg
Graig Nettles
E & A Body Shop
Glenn McNeil
West Texas Boys Ranch
Reeves County Sheriff's Posse
Eligio Acosta
Alfred Orona
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