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Newspaper
Port Lavaca Wave
Location
Port Lavaca, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1975
Page
5
Craiwank profiles motorcycle spotting and rider safety. He argues most car cycle crashes occur at intersections and in parking lots, urges headlights during day, and outlines high and low speed crash techniques to minimize injury, stressing practice and calm action. He cites Roger Levin’s The Complete Motorcycle Nomad for further reading.
Muhammad Ali ended a planned retirement after beating Joe Bugner in Kuala Lumpur and held a news conference announcing a third bout with Joe Frazier on Oct 1 in Manila. Promoter Don King and Philippine officials outlined purses, with Ali at least $4.5 million and Frazier at $2 million.
Muhammad Ali said Joe Bugner will be world champion someday despite losing to Ali in a 12 round decision two years earlier. Bugner claimed the heavyweight title of Europe and blamed the heat for his dip after the 10th round. Ali pressured Bugner with rope work and punches, leaving Bugner dazed late in rounds 13 and 14.
The Cincinnati Reds rallied at Riverfront Stadium with Johnny Bench delivering a decisive three run homer in the 12th inning to beat the Houston Astros 9 6. The night added ado with Dan Driessen and George Foster homers in key late innings against San Diego and the Padres.
Hale Irwin won the $200,000 Western Open by one stroke in Oak Brook Illinois, finishing 71 and 73 after a weather delay. George Johnson led most of the day before a late bogey burst and Bobby Cole faded, while Jerry Heard recovered enough to share fourth at 288.
The NFL Management Council reported 1974 as the league’s worst year in at least a decade with a record eight teams losing money and ticket sales down 6.6 million to 94 million. After tax operating profit fell 45 percent from 1973, while average player compensation rose to about 42,338 plus 12,883 in added pay and benefits.
Hristo Plachkov of Bulgaria established a world weightlifting record by lifting 424 pounds in the snatch, surpassing Vasili Alexeyev's mark. The move occurred Monday in Sofia and marks a new high in global competition.
Billie Jean King despite hay fever reaches Wimbledon semifinals by beating Olga Morozova 6-3 6-3 to face No 1 seed Chris Evert on Wednesday. Margaret Court and Evonne Goolagong Cawley join the women’s semifinals, ensuring an American Australian final. Connors leads the men with quarterfinals today including Ramirez, Borg, Vilas, Roche, and Okker. King aims for sixth singles title, tied Wimbledon record with 18 women’s titles across events.
Major league standings and upcoming games listed for Tuesday and Wednesday. Matches include California at Minnesota, Baltimore at Boston, Detroit at Cleveland, New York at Milwaukee, Chicago at New York, Kansas City at Texas, and Houston at Cincinnati among others with pitchers and records noted.
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