Rangers Rally Narrowly Misses In Chicago Showdown
The Texas Rangers, exhausted from a 13-inning game in Anaheim, led 2-0 but fell 7-5 to the Chicago White Sox. Cesar Tovar and Toby Harrah sparked a late rally that fell short as Goose Gossage blew the save with bases loaded. Jorge Orta drove in four for the Sox, as Osteen struggled and Tanner praised his starter.
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Catfish Hunter Beats Orioles as Yankees Move Up
Catfish Hunter outpitched Baltimore with four hits allowed in a 3-1 win that moved the New York Yankees into first place. The game featured a rare beanball duel, with Hunter striking early and late to stifle the Orioles while Boston fell to Cleveland 8-6 on a four-run ninth inning by the Indians.
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Phillies sweep Pirates in twin bill to close gap
Phillies start 21-year-olds Larry Christenson and Tom Underwood who shut down the Pirates as Philadelphia sweeped a doubleheader 6-3 and 8-1 to narrow the gap on first place Pittsburgh in the NL East. Reds Mets Dodgers and others also won with Morgan Koosman Garvey delivering key performances.
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OC coach defends Title IX as looming change
Oklahoma City University basketball coach and athletic director Paul Hansen, father of five daughters, rejects the doom predicted for collegiate sports by Title IX. He argues the rule’s meaning is unclear, opposes dollar-for-dollar elimination, and says athletics won’t be wiped out at his school despite the July 21 enforcement date.
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Longshot Long Drives Top Pros In Open Victory
Former major leaguer Jeoffrey Long, now a 15 handicap amateur, won the 1975 National Open Long Driving Contest with a 322 yard blast, earning 12000 dollars to donate to the PGA Junior Golf Fund. He plans to marry this weekend and has no pro plans, continuing to enjoy golf as a hobby while working as a steel drum plant foreman in Kentucky.
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Vilas Emerges as Wimbledon Heart Throb
Guillermo Vilas of Argentina excites Wimbledon teen fans as he tops Jeff Simpson 7-5 6-4 6-4 to reach the second round. The 22 year old, seeded No 4, has won Grand Prix and Masters titles recently and is noted for his quiet, poetic demeanor off court.
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Astrodomain denies creditors troubles in Houston
Astrodomain Corp officials deny loss of control to creditors and say financial rearrangements are complete. President T H Neyland states the company is in better shape, responding to reports that Ford Credit, GE Credit, and HNC Realty hold $38 million in mortgage notes and have authority to run the complex. Sidney Shlenker and Neyland deny Judge Roy Hofeinz has been displaced.
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Ali Eyes First Round Cut to Repeat 1973 Fight
Muhammad Ali says he plans to cut Joe Bugner in the first round of their title bout, mirroring their 1973 non-title clash in Las Vegas. The tactic would set the stage for a repeat of the earlier bout where Bugner was stitched but finished strongly before a potential 15th round.
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Weir Traded From Oakland to Toronto for Sabourin
NHL move sends center Stan Weir from Oakland to the Toronto Maple Leafs in exchange for right wing Gary Sabourin.
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Nets star Wendell Ladner killed in New York air crash
New York Nets forward Wendell Ladner, 26, died when Eastern Airlines Flight 66 crashed near New Orleans during a trip home from Mississippi. Police recovered his Nets bag and a championship ring at the crash site. New York medical examiners confirmed the body. Ladner, nicknamed Wonderous Wendell, was traded to the Nets in 1974 from the Kentucky Colonels and helped the team win a title two years earlier before a later injury and temper issues limited his play.
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