Masters Battle of Brains Tests Experience and Winds
At Augusta National the 41st Masters opens amid 50 mph gusts then calmer conditions as veteran players warn newcomers wind adds pressure. Raymond Floyd defends, while Jack Nicklaus and young stars like Lietzke Bean Edwards eye victory amid local knowledge and wind varying scores.
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Augusta National Golf Club
Augusta
Jack Nicklaus
Bruce Lietzke
Mark Hayes
Andy Bean
Benny Edwards
Lietzke
Tucson
Hayes
Jacksonville
Fla
Trade talk stalls as Kuhn veto threatens Vida Blue deal
Texas Rangers owner Brad Corbett says Baseball Commissioner Bowie Kuhn would veto a six player plus 2.5 million trade for Oakland ace Vida Blue. Corbett and Texas VP Eddie Robinson pressed Finley and Kuhn, noting Yankees' three-player Bucky Dent deal was approved.
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Bowie Kuhn
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Vida Blue
Corbett
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Blue
Michael
Mansfield
Vida
Texas
Eddie Robinson
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Rollie Fingers
Joe Rudi
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Robinson
Bucky Dent
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Yankees
Bucky Dent Deal,” Corbett
Masters Opens Under Warm Skies in Augusta
Temperatures in the low 70s and clear skies were forecast for the Masters opening round in Augusta, Georgia after two days of cool wind. Overnight lows dipped into the 30s with frost reported Tuesday and Wednesday nights.
Ali blasts boxing bodies over ranking and title threats
Muhammad Ali denounces the WBA and WBC as racist for threatening to strip his heavyweight title if he fights unranked challengers. He defends a May 16 title defense vs Alfredo Evangelista of Spain at Capital Centre in Landover, noting promoters and officials keep shifting rankings and past champions faced unranked foes.
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World Boxing Association
World Boxing Council
Ali
Don King
Alfredo Evangelista
Spain
Landover
Capital Centre
Joe Louis
Rocky Marciano
Floyd Patterson
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