Lakewood Reaches Little League Final With Pitching Art
Solid pitching by Dion Lowe and sharp in field defense propelled Lakewood New Jersey into the 1975 Little League final in Williamsport. Lowe fanned eight and walked two as Lakewood defeated Northridge California 2 to 0 in an extra inning rally. Northridge pitcher Craig Stevenson struck out 15 batters.
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Dion Lowe
Lakewood
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Lowe
Northridge
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Craig Stevenson
Nicklaus Leads Teeoff Inaugural TPC At Colonial
The Tournament Players Golf Championship resumes with star power led by Jack Nicklaus at Colonial Country Club in Fort Worth. A $50,000 top prize tops a $250,000 purse as Beaman touts a major status bid while Nicklaus seeks his first win on the layout. He fired a 67 in pro-am and says the event will gain worldwide recognition with time.
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Tournament Players Golf Championship
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Texas
Tech's Sloan aims for quick learners and winners
SWC preview introduces Steve Sloan as 30-year-old Texas Tech coach, shaping a disciplined, faster team. He tests limits in spring drills, benches Burley at 240 and reshapes defense to noseguard, while evaluating QBs Allison and Duniven under a versatile offensive plan.
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Crimson Tide
Nebraska
Rodney Allison
Odessa
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Tommy Duniven
Texas
Petrocelli Placed On 15 Day DL After Ear Injury
Boston Red Sox third baseman Rico Petrocelli is out 15 days with a left ear injury possibly from a pitch last season. A team spokesman said a doctor suspects the current problem stems from the Sept. 15 Milwaukee incident when Jim Slaton hit him in the head and caused him to miss the remainder of the season.
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Boston Red Sox
Rico Petrocelli
Petrocelli
Milwaukee
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Red Sox
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Tigers
Sonny Siebert
Jim Todd
A’s
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Pirates edge Giants as Halicki salutes hitters
Ed Halicki limited Pittsburgh to two hits through seven and a third, but the Pirates rallied in the eighth with Richie Zisk driving in the tying run and Rennie Stennett delivering a two run single to beat San Francisco 3 1. The win moved Pittsburgh one game ahead of Philadelphia in the NL East while St Louis blanked Cincinnati 4 0 and Houston toppled New York 5 4 in 10 innings.
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Rennie Stennett
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Los Angeles
Suns Lose Lights and Fortunes at Wolfson Park
Jacksonville Suns, a Southern League class AA club, face dwindling attendance and repairs after a burglary stripped $900 in office equipment and a storm toppled the 90-foot right-field light. GM Miles Wolff weighs afternoon or dusk games for the remaining nine, as repairs remain unfunded. The item also notes split-season results from other teams including the Pirates, Braves, Astros, and Expos with various key plays and game outcomes.
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Suns
Wolfson Park
Miles Wolff
A L A Roundup: Angels fall as Williams laments homers
California pitching shines in a 6-1 win over Milwaukee as Nolan Ryan notches his 13th victory, while Oaklanddown Detroit 2-1 and the White Sox topple the Yankees 5-3. Kansas City beats Boston 3-1 and Baltimore tops Minnesota 3-2. Ryan struck out nine over eight innings before Hassler finished. Orioles Grimsley homers defense, Grimsley seven-hitter in Orioles 3-2 win over Twins.
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Angels
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Dick Williams
Roger Maris
Nolan Ryan
Ryan
Milwaukee Brewers
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Detroit
Chicago White Sox
New York Yankees
Kansas City
Boston
Baltimore
Minnesota
Bum Phillips Optimistic On Oilers Prospects In 1975
Houston coach general manager Bum Phillips expresses strong confidence in the Oilers 1975 squad. He cites defensive depth with Curley Culp Elvin Bethea and Tody Smith plus linebackers Steve Kiner Gregg Bingham. Offensively he hopes a solid running game emerges behind Don Hardeman and a duo at quarterback Dan Pastorini and Lynn Dickey. Jerry LeVins Ken Burrough Billy Parks and Billy Johnson headline the receiving corps as camp begins in Huntsville Alabama.
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D. A
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Sid Gillman
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Curley Culp
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Houston
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Tody Smith
Steve Kiner
Gregg Bingham
New Orleans
Vic Washington
Willie Rodgers
Fred Willis
Don Hardeman
Texas A&m
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Lynn Dickey
Dickey
Jerry LeVins
San Diego
Ken Burrough
Billy Parks
Billy Johnson
Baseball Standings and Results in Midweek Action
American League East standings show Boston leading with 76 wins and 50 losses, Baltimore at 56-56, New York 62-60, Cleveland 55-66, Detroit 50-75. West division lists Oakland 75-50, Kansas City 68-54, Chicago 63-49, Minnesota 68-66, California 69-57. results include California 6 Milwaukee 1, Oakland 2 Detroit 5, Chicago 3 New York 5, Kansas City 3 Boston 3 Baltimore 2. Thursday and Friday schedules feature Chicago at New York, Cleveland at Kansas City, Oakland at Milwaukee, Detroit at Minnesota, and Baltimore at Texas, with various pitchers noted.
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Top seeds open strong at Longwood and Orange Lawn Open
Bjorn Borg, Wim Villas not Villas. Hans Jurgen Pohmann fall as Borg wins 6 1 7 5 in first round. Vilas, Ashe and Orantes win second round at Longwood Cricket Club Brookline Mass. Connors battles stomach cramps to beat Dick Crealy 7 5 6 4 at Orange Lawn Tennis Club South Orange N J in Tennis Week Open.
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San Antonio Names Don Batie New NASL Coach
AP reports San Antonio hires Don Batie to coach the NASL Thunder for 1976 after he took over mid season earlier this year. Batie leaves Chico State to join San Antonio. he inherits a 5-8 rest of season record following Alex Perelli's one win in nine outings.
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Gibbs Leads GRA Barrel Race Standings in National Series
Jimmie Gibbs of Valley Mills Texas continues to top the Girls Rodeo Association barrel racing rankings with 10396 dollars in winnings. The top 15 money winners qualify for December’s National Finals Rodeo in Oklahoma City. Becky Carson remains second with 8500 dollars, while Gail Petska Connie Combs Kay Procter and others fill the top 15 across Oklahoma Texas California Kansas Oregon New Jersey and Missouri.
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Oakdale
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Hanford
Patti Prather
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