World tennis stars walk out over Wimbledon draw delay
In a major protest the ATP led more than 70 players to boycott Wimbledon forcing a postponed draw. The dispute centers on Nikki Pilic suspension by Yugoslav and ILTF authorities, threatening to diminish the tournament while women’s singles proceed. Stan Smith among 15 of 16 seeds affected.
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London
Nikki Pilic
Association of Tennis Professionals
Stan Smith
Pasadena
Calif
Pilic
All-England
ILTF
ATP
All- England
Cliff Drysdale
South Africa
Hendricks belts three homers in 8-7 win
Cleveland first baseman George Hendricks slugged his 11th 12th and 13th homers in an 8-7 victory over Detroit. The rest of the AL saw Minnesota, California, Oakland and New York win while Boston swept Milwaukee in a two game set. In the NL, Philadelphia beat New York Mets and Montreal edged St Louis as Chicago split a doubleheader with Pittsburgh.
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Associated Press
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Cleveland
Minnesota
Texas
California
Chicago
White Sox
Oakland
Kansas City
New York Yankees
Baltimore
Boston
Milwaukee
Twins
A’s
Angels and
Royals
Jim Bibbv
Jim Kaat
Winston Llenas
Wilbur Wood
Bill Singer
Sal Bando
Oakland Power
Thurman Munson
Gene Michael
Orioles
Sparky Lyle
Yanks
Brewers
Red Sox
Frank
Linzy
Carleton Fisk
Rick Miller
Philadelphia
New York Mets
Montreal
St. Louis
Houston
San Diego
Los Angeles
Atlanta
Cincinnati
San Francisco
Chicago Cubs
Pittsburgh
Gordie Howe signs four year deal with Houston Aeros
Gordie Howe signs a four year WHA contract with the Houston Aeros for 1 million dollars plus a 500000 dollar signing bonus. He joins his sons Marty and Mark who signed four year deals earlier and aims to play with them while shifting into an administrative role later. Howe confirms a lingering wrist issue is not a problem and emphasizes playing as a teammate first.
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Gordie Howe
Aeros
National Hockey League Hall of
World Hockey Association
Houston Aeros
Howe
Marty
Mark
Detroit Red Wings
Bill Dineen
Detroit
Bill
Winnepep
Bobby Hull
Janet Lynn Signs 1.5 Million Pro Skating Deal
Janet Lynn, 20, of Rockford Illinois, signed a three year contract worth 1.5 million dollars with Shipstad Johnson's Ice Follies in Chicago. Promoters caution against comparisons to Sonja Henie and Mark Spitz while Wirtz lauds Lynn as the greatest show skater since Henie. Lynn, national champion five straight times, holds a bronze from 1972 Olympics and placed second at Worlds in Czechoslovakia in March.
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Chicago
Janet Lynn
Sonja Honie
Miss Lynn
Mark Spitz
Spitz
Mark
Tom Scallen
Shipstad É Johnson
Ice Follies
Janet
Sonja Henie
Miss Henie
United States
Arthur Wirtz
Chi
Cago Sports Tycoon
Wirtz
Rockford, Ill
Peggy Fleming
Czechoslovakia
Tulsa star shines and Midland Cubs fall in Texas League
Midland’s first round pick Jerry Tabb doubled in two runs but the Midland Cubs lost 4-3 in 10 innings to San Antonio Brewers. Dizzy Dean Night drew 3,400 in Shreveport as Memphis Blues edged Captains 5-4 in 11. Amarillo Giants beat El Paso Sun Kings 10-8. Alexandria at Arkansas postponed due to rain.
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Associated Press
Midland
Jerry Tabb
Tulsa University
San Antonio Brewers
Midland Cubs
Dizzy Dean
Shreveport
Memphis Blus
Captains
Amarillo
Giants
el Paso Sun Kings
Alexandria
Arkansas
Tabb
Brewers
Memphis Blues
Ron Diggle
el Paso
Amarillo Giants
Sun Kings
Glen Stitzel
Larry Hanson
Bob Allieta
San Antonio
Memphis
Jackie Jensen Returns to Baseball as California Coach
The 42 year old former California All American and two time MVP Jackie Jensen resumes a coaching career at the University of California after a tumultuous life. Once a star with the Athletics and Red Sox, Jensen faced a bitter divorce and failed ventures then recovered from a heart attack. Now coaching at California with a modest starting salary, he seeks steady work and a fresh start.
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Nea
Jack Bo Jensen
University of Nevada
Jackie Jensen
California
Zoe Ann Olsen
Jackie
University of California
Lake Tahoe
California High Sierra
Boston Red Sox
Jamestown
N.Y
Red Sox
Office of Economic Opportunity
OEO
Nevada
Nick Peters
The
Berkeley Gazette
Jack Jensen
Baseball Oklahoma and Texas lead NCAA golf roundup
The article reports results from multiple sports sections. In baseball, Oklahoma and Texas top the NCAA golf roundup. A Tuesday note lists Yankees 14, Red Sox 4. Girls softball features Barstow over Farmerettes 17 16 and Barstow over Silver Gems 24 20, with Pecos Comets 33 Barstow 21. Pony League notes Tigers 12 Cubs 3.
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Yankees
Red Sox
Barstow
Oklahoma State Texas lead NCAA Golf Championship field
The 76th annual NCAA Golf Championships open with Oklahoma State and Texas among the favorites. Crenshaw and Kite headline individual contenders as wind and home-course conditions test players. Other strong entrants include Edwards Rogers Ellis Koch Pfeil and teams from USC Long Beach State BYU Wake Forest Indiana.
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Stillwater
Okla
Oklahoma State
Texas
Ben Crenshaw
Houston
California
Long Beach State
Brigham Young
Wake Forrest
Indiana
Crenshaw
Tom Kite
OSU
Danny Edwards
Bill Rogers
Jimmy Ellis
Georgia Southern
Gary Koch
Florida
Mark Pfeil
Southern Cal
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Dugan Trailer
R&r Trailer CO
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Jim McCloss
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