Indiana Still First Bruins Gain in Poll
Indiana Hoosiers finish perfect regular season 29-0 and hold No 1 in AP poll on all 37 first place ballots with 740 points. UCLA jumps to No 2 after claiming 23-3 Pac-8 season and 603 points. Louisville, Maryland drop. North Carolina rises to seventh. top ten rounded by Arizona State NC State and Alabama.
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IRS to bid on contracts of old Birmingham Americans
The IRS will accept sealed bids on 59 player contracts from the World Football League champion Birmingham Americans, with bids opened April 18. The sale aims to recover about 236000 in back taxes as the plans for a new Birmingham team named the Vulcans surface, led by Andrord Weir who says no ties to the old club.
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Red Sox drop spring loss as Johnson ejects in brawl
Boston manager Darrell Johnson clashed with umpire Joe Brinkman after a balk call on rookie Mark Bomback sparked a dugout eruption. The Red Sox fell 7-3 to the Houston Astros as Barr and Bomback balks helped fuel the early deficit and Johnson became the first spring ejectee. Other grapefruit league results featured Phillies, Orioles, Twins, Yankees, White Sox, Reds, Tigers, Expos, and Chunichi with various 7-4 to 14-7 scores.
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Greg Luzinski
Jerry Martin
Weekend Winds Damp Local Fishing Efforts At Gulf Centers
Local fishing centers report a pattern of poor conditions due to strong weekend winds with 45 to 50 mph gusts Sunday. Anglers found few fish as winds chased crowds away though some trout drum and flounder were caught. Port O'Connor centers noted persistent large drum and gafftops returning for a second weekend, with standout catches of 20 to 30 pound drums. Live bait was available at several jetties and ports, while Port Lavaca's pier saw limited success amid weather and bait shortages.
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Pharmacy Clinches Win In Port Lavaca Bowling Standings
Pharmacy defeated Jo's Coiffure 4-0 while Cain's Real Estate trailed Bank of Commerce by 22 games in the Port Lavaca Ladies League as Pharmacy remains 12 games behind the leader. High games were shot by DeShazo 168 and Jurek 516 among others with multiple splits converted across teams.
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Dorothy Wehemeyer
Dorothy Williams
Genny Moore
Hazel Dollery
Mary Fields
Laverne
Evert Cruises Past Louie In Houston First Round
Chris Evert, from Fort Lauderdale, Florida, easily beat Marcie Louie of San Francisco 6-3 6-2 in the first round of the women’s professional tour in Houston. Evert, the second seed, trailed 3-1 in the opening set but recovered to win. The $75,000 purse awards the singles winner $15,000 and the runner-up $8,000. finals are Saturday.
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Russia
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Australia
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Rain cancels Calhoun fray in Port Lavaca
Calhoun and Sweeny game postponed as rain hits Port Lavaca with a field deemed unsuitable. Coach John Rodriguez to inspect the diamond. Curtis Gladney may start if play resumes. Sandcrabs sit 1-5 this season after a 6-3 loss to Houston Alies in Wharton tournament.
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Nets acquire Wendy Overton in three team deal
The Cleveland Nets obtained 28 year old Wendy Overton in a three team trade for Nancy Gunter. Gunter moved to Houston while Houston sent Kim Warwick to Pittsburgh and Overton joined Cleveland, amid prior feuds involving Gunter, her brother Cliff, coach Clark Graebner and owner Joe Zingale.
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Wooden Leads Bruins To Balanced, Enjoyable Season
UCLA coach John Wooden calls this 1974-75 team one of his favorites in 27 seasons, praising its balance, lack of on and off court problems, and steady improvement as they enter the NCAA tournament as second-favorites behind Indiana. The Bruins, 23-3, seek a deep run after last year’s NC State upset.
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Andre McCarter
TCU names Windegger new director of athletics
Texas Christian University promotes Frank Windegger to director of athletics for next fall. Windegger, 41, will succeed Abe Martin who resigns effective Sept 1 after leading athletics since 1936. Assistant director Buster Brannon retires with Martin.
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Bench's wife learns baseball through sign language from Johnny
Vickie Bench, wife of Johnny Bench, learns baseball via sign language in Tampa. She says they play a charade style game to understand the sport, while Johnny shows patience and humor. The couple’s meeting led to marriage after a Vegas trip and an invite to a Stan Musial event.
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Calhoun junior high girls lead Flour Bluff Relays
Calhoun's seventh and eighth graders coached by Mrs. Betty Skelton scored 97 points to win first place among 15 teams at Flour Bluff Relays. Janet Clay won the 100-yard dash in 12 seconds and helped the Sandies win the 440 relay in 1:54.8. Shillings Moore Litzler and Judy Roberts contributed strong legs on the winning relay, while Roberts Saenz Brands and Shilling added a second-place 880 and third-place mile relay. Field events yielded points from Saenz in shot put and discus, Moore in long jump, Litzler in long jump, and Salinas in triple jump.
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Elrod Hendricks
Jerry Terrell
Minnesota
Lou Piniella
Ron Blomberg
Eddie Leon
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Bill Melton
Brian Downing
Arturo DeFreitas
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Aurelio Rodriguez
Gary Sutherland
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Litzler
Judy Roberts
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Saenz
Mary Ann Brands
Shilling
Julie Saenz
Olga Salinas
Kings seek playoff berth against fading Bucks in Milwaukee
Milwaukee beat Kansas City Omaha 103 96 to tighten the Western Conference wild card race. Kareem Abdul Jabbar scored 34 including 13 in the fourth while Bob Dandridge added late baskets as the Bucks won their fourth in five. Nate Archibald had 34 for the Kings, who remain tied for second in the Midwest standings.
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UT Faculty Seeks Repeal of SWC Polygraph Rule
J Neils Thompson says he has not received instructions from UT president Lorene Rogers to seek repeal of the Southwest Conference polygraph rule. UT faculty council voted to pursue repeal of a rule authorizing polygraph tests for coaches players and alumni tied to alleged recruiting violations.
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