Larsen, DiMaggio, Aaron Baseball Greats Honored
Don Larsen, Joe DiMaggio and Hank Aaron were named Most Memorable Moments in World Series history in a bicentennial promotion. Larsen recalled the 1956 perfect game against the Dodgers as he faced questions about his lasting place in baseball lore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Yankees
Brooklyn Dodgers
Joe DiMaggio
Hank Aaron
Philadelphia
Larsen
Dodgers
Yankee Stadium
San Jose
Calif
Wimbledon Faces Pay Equality Tie With Top Women
The All England Club aims to answer demands from Chris Evert and other leading women for equal pay with men under threat of a boycott next year. Evert, the 21-year-old top seed, warned that if parity is not achieved, the women will not compete. Amid the heat, Evert and Wade won third round matches while Cawley and Navratilova posted victories, and Ashe, Nastase, Borg advanced in singles. Okker fell to Phil Dent as the first seed to lose.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wimbledon
England
All-England
Chris Evert
Miss Evert
Fort Lauderdale
Fla
Mrs. Cawley
Virginia Wade
Britain
Arthur Ashe
Mark Edmondson
Australia
Illie Nastase
Romania
Kim Warwick
Bjorn Borg
Sweden
Colin Dibley
Jimmy Connors
Tom Okker
Netherlands
Phil Dent
Okker
Teen Agers Lead U S Sprint Hope at Trials in Eugene
At Hayward Field Brenda Morehead and Chandra Cheeseborough qualified for the women's sprints for the U S Olympic team after finishing 12 in the 100 and repeating in the 200. Willie Davenport will run the high hurdles at Montreal for the fourth time, after winning the hurdle race in 13.52 seconds. Frank Shorter remains the sole other American with two events, the 10,000 meters and the marathon. Paula Girven won the women's high jump at 6 feet 1 and 3/4 inches as Joni Huntley withdrew with a hamstring. Lawrence Hart threw the hammer 222 feet 7 inches, the only American so far bound for the Olympics in that event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eugene, Ore
Brenda Morehead
Chandra Cheeseborough
United States
Willie Davenport
Miss Morehead
Miss Cheeseborough
U.S
Hayward Field
Frank Shorter
Florida Track Club
Montreal
Davenport
Eugene
Tom Hill
U.S. Army
Paula Girven
Garfield High School
Woodbridge
Joni Huntley
Lawrence Hart
New York Athletic Club
Standings Friday's Games Across Leagues
Friday matchups list Chicago with Barrios and Forster facing Texas with Peterson and Perry while Cleveland visits Baltimore Cuellar, Detroit at Boston Jenkins, Milwaukee at New York Ellis, California Ross against Kansas City Splittorff, Minnesota Gold at Oakland Torre.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Barrios
Forster
Texas
Peterson
Perry
Cleveland
Brown
Baltimore
Cuellar
Detroit
Boston
Jenkins
Milwaukee
Travers
New York
Ellis
California
Ross
Kansas City
Splittorff
Minnesota
Gold
Oakland
Torre
Milwkee West
Kan City
Rangers Top Royals In Tight AL West Tilt
The Texas Rangers defeated the Kansas City Royals 5-2 in Arlington led by clutch pitching from Steve Hargan and Joe Hoerner. The win pulls Texas within two games of Kansas City in the AL West as the Royals continue a skid with six straight losses. In other AL action, Yankees edged Indians 6-5, Tigers beat Red Sox 6-3, Angels beat A’s 2-1, and Twins toppled White Sox 4-2. Baltimore and Milwaukee idle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arlington
Tex
Texas Rangers
Rangers
Steve Hargan
Joe Hoerner
Kansas City
Royals
New York Yankees
Cleveland Indians
Detroit Tigers
Boston Red Sox
California Angels
Oakland A’s
Minnesota Twins
Chicago White Sox
Baltimore
Milwaukee
Teenage League action yields mixed results for Buffs and Cardinals
Calhoun County Buffs lose 7-2 to Victoria's Dicks Super Markets despite a five hit first inning surge with McCamey doubling and Ramirez, Kveton, Leadbetter and Knopp adding singles. John Dodd Pharmacy Cardinals beat Calcom Credit Union A's 11-4 as Hernandez and Leadbetter lead with two run triples and multiple singles. Tonight Local 4370 Dodgers face Terry Bunch Motor Cubs while Yankees meet Braves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calhoun County
Buffs
Victoria
Tim McCamey
Fabian Ramirez
Russel Kveton
Roy Leadbetter
Greg Knopp
Jeff Lambert
Calhoun
Richard Evans
Dick's
Kevin Kalich
Michael Hernandez
John Dodd Pharmacy Cardinals
Calcom Credit Union A
Robert Leadbetter
Lester Colley
Eddie Ramirez
Jesse Aleman
Kenny Hilscher
Ricky Ramirez
Cardinals
Albert Cantu
Mike Zambrano
Mark Kurtz
Ken Lester
Whitney Williams
A’s
Terry Bunch
Circle Z dominates Slo-Pitch with 21-6 win over Salty Dogs
Mike Gossett hit his first homer of the season as Circle Z routed Salty Dogs 21-6 in Slo-Pitch Association play. Carl Meyer added a four-bagger for the Dogs who slip to 4-11, while Circle Z sits 11-6 in Zone 1 behind Chavana's 13-4.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mike Gosset
Circle Z
Salty Dogs
Carl Meyer
Dogs
Chavana’s
Ted's
Cleaners
Port Lavaca Sports
Friendly Inn
Dodgers Dump Houston Astros 5-1 in NL action
Ted Sizemore drove in three runs with two singles as he returned to Los Angeles after five years with St Louis. Tommy John held Houston to seven hits through seven innings before the Dodgers won 5-1. In other NL games, Braves beat Expos 2-1, Phillies edged Reds 5-4, Giants toppled Padres 8-5, and Cubs outlasted Pirates 2-1 in 13 innings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
Ted Sizemore
St. Louis
Tommy John
Sizemore
Los Angeles
Cardinals
John
Dodgers
Houston Astros
Ali and Inoki Set Stage for World Martial Arts Championship
In Tokyo prefight build up as Muhammad Ali and Antonio Inoki weighed in for their weekend event. Ali and Inoki exchanged taunts and gestured in a spectacle driven by publicity while both sides signaled the bout will proceed despite lingering questions about rules. Ali faces a 15 round boxing match airing Saturday, with Inoki wrestling in a match that limits other martial arts actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
Muhammad Ali
Antonio Inoki
Japan
Mt. Fuji
Inoki
Ali
Sayonara
New Japan Pro Wrestling Co
Sanzo Sato
Bowling Results From Tuesday Summer Mixed League
Parker House Rollers, D A s, Hillbillies and J B s each won four games. High spares and series included Jimmie Canion 178, Delores Canion 431. Brad Tanner 194-522. Donna Thompson 202 and Robert Abraham 521. Standings show Hillbillies 19-9, D A s 18-10, J B s 17-11, Parker House Rollers 17-11, Spades 14-14, Puhlish J J s 12-16, Bold Ones 10-18, Wreckers 5-23. Junior Port Lavaca Hillbillies matches Sea Gulls 2-0, Sharks 2-0, Rip Offs 347-393, Team 4 2-2. Splits topped by 5-6-10 and 3-10.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parker House Rollers
Wreckers
Pruhlish J. J’s. Hillbillies
J. B's
Spades
Jimmie Canion
Delores Canion
Jim Mooney
Brad Tanner
Jim Chatelle
Pruhlish J. J.'s
Donna Thompson
Robert Abraham
the Hillbillies
Clay Pelzner
The
Bold Ones
Gary Noska
Billy Tims
Hillbillies
Puhlish J. J.’s
Port
Lavaca Hillbillies
Sea Gulls
Sharks
Rusty Coward
Becki Pfahl
Team 2
Clinton Benne Bennetsen
Lorie Spell
Kevin Smith
Rebels
Timmy Lee
James Brown
Team 4
Pate Faces Strain After U.S. Open Victory
Jerry Pate, 22, says he is emotionally and physically drained after winning the U.S. Open and playing 85 rounds this year. He hopes to make the cut at the Western Open in Oak Brook, eyeing a week off before the British Open. His first round 78 mirrors Tom Watson’s score as both contend. Bob Dickson leads by two strokes after a 67 as conditions improve at Butler National.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oak Brook, Ill
Jerry Pate
Tour
Pate
Tom Watson
Bob Dickson
Butler National Course
Also Mentioned on This Page
Chinnati Reds
Johnny Bench
Philadelphia Phillies
Dave Cash
Phillies
Larry Bowa
Bench
Reds
Doug Flynn
Cincinnati
Don Larsen
Baton Rouge
Charles Foster
Phila
Pitts
St Laws
Se Diego Nh
Atlanta
San Francisco
San Diego
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati Phladeipmes
Matlack
Burris
Lous
Curtis
Christenson
Delphia
Kison
Warthen
Hinton
Rondon
Moret
Freislepen
Mantelusco
Los
Hooton
Angeles
Rip Royals
Kan
Nelson
Randle
Hargrove Ib
Mayberry
Harrah
McRae
Burogas
Solaita
Howell
Sundberg
Fitzmrris
Morgan
Hall
Terpko
Hoerner
Patek
Fitzmorris
Hargrove
Burroughs
G. Brett
Moates
SO Fitzmorris
Hargan
Weaver
Dukes
Ted's Lounge
Weaver's
Port O'Connor
Royal Realty
Americans
Dirt Dobbers
Wallies Dynamites
Margaret's
Pharmacy
Janie’s All Stars
Babes
VFW
G. 1. Forum
Tivoli
Atlanta Braves
Buckner
Cabell
Andrews
Garvey
Cedeno
Watson Ib
Goodson
Roberts
Russell
Cjomnson
Baker
Jutze
Yeager Boswell
Jonn
Rmetzger
Hough
Gross
Dierke
Ewe Dierker
Sievert
Wp- Dierker
Siebert T
Stir Wrestler
Angelo Dundee
Dundee
Lavaca
Dec Freeman
Clinton Bennetsen
Seagulls
Rip Offs
Valvou
Racing Motor, OK
Bull Parts
FUL Line
Port Lavaca
Carlos Torres
Gloria Torres
Melvin Earl Garrett
Hedy Mueller
Melvin Garrett
TRI Wholesale CO
Valvoline
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!