Sudden rush to riches Women netters have gold mine
New York AP reports that Chris Evert leads official money in 1975 women’s tennis with $171,450 earned over 10 tournaments, surpassing male peers Johnny Miller and Jack Nicklaus in golf. Evert’s windfall includes $50,000 from the World Series of Women’s Tennis in Austin, where Billie Jean King was a key rival.
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Rockets poised for rough night against Celtics in pivotal game four
Houston forward Rudy Tomjanovich predicts more bruises as the Rockets host Boston in Game 4 of the NBA playoff semifinals. After trailing 2-1, Houston aims to leverage rebounding edge shown in Saturday's 47-31 board battle, led by Tomjanovich with 28 points and 12 rebounds.
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Crossword by Thomas Joseph Winter Spinout
Crossword by THOMAS JOSEPH ACRO 1 Winter 5 Reach 9 Palm 10 Proof- 13 Widow's- 14 Directs 41 One of the ages 4 Oxygen DOWN 1 Space traveler 2 Miss Oy 3 She's a from Ma hattan 4 Colored 5 Meager 6 Dough 7 Cunning 8 Indigent 11 Compac 12 Catch 16 Fatl Hines Yesterday's Answer 21 Bunco 30 Wavelike movement 31 Bedeck 32 Principle 35 Tumult 37 Sandra
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Cryptoquote Puzzle Briefing From Daily Panel
Daily cryptoquote explains substitution cipher hints with a quote to solve. It notes one letter maps to another and provides a sample with Longfellow style guidance and a postscript of yesterday's solution.
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Unorthodox pace nets Rod gers Boston Marathon record
Will Rodgers, Boston Marathon's new record holder, stopped briefly for water and a shoe lace as he dominated the Patriots Day race in 2 9 55, shaving 15 seconds from the course record. Steve Hoag took second in 2 11 54, while Liane Winter won the women's race in 2 42 24 and Kathy Switzer was runner up. Rodgers, a Wesleyan alum, said he never expected to win this early in his marathon career.
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Colonels edge Spirits in hellacious ABA semifinal opener
Kentucky Colonels held off St. Louis Spirits 112-109 in a tense ABA semifinal first game. Louie Dampier scored 27 with 15 assists, Artis Gilmore added 27, and Freddie Lewis led St. Louis with 35 as the game swung on late free throws and a clutch finish. The series resumes in Denver with Indiana leading Denver 1-0.
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Pro Football Stars Set for Charity Tennis Event
Twenty eight NFL players including Andy Russell Ray Mansfield and Franco Harris of the Pittsburgh Steelers will play May 10 11 in the Pro Football Tennis Championships in Silver Lakes California. Proceeds go to the Pro Football Hall of Fame. The event is a two day round robin.
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