King Cruises At Wimbledon In Straight Sets Victory
Billie Jean King opened defense of her Wimbledon singles title with a crushing 6 0 6 2 victory over Italy's Lucia Bassi on the center court. The first day crowd swelled to nearly 23 000 as top players and a social Wimbledon atmosphere dominated the event.
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Wimbledon
England
UPI
Billie Jean King
Italy
Lucia Bassi
Mrs. King
Hilton Head
N.C
Miss Bassi
Evonne Goolagong
Australia
Betty Stove
Netherlands
Miss Stove
Miss Goolagong
Amritraj
Caujolle
Pagaev
Stan Smith
Ken Rosewall
Arthur Ashe
Rod Laver and Company
Duchess of Kent
Ilie Nastase
Romania
Association of Tennis Professionals
ATP
Nastase
Hans- Joachim Plotz
West Germany
Bjorn Borg
Sweden
India
Premjit Lall
Borg
Jimmy Connors
Bellville
Mark Farrell
Roger Taylor
Britain
Baseball Boys By Robby and The Pony Leagues Highlights
A roundup of youth baseball scores including Yanks 12 Servisoft Tigers 3 with Edwards 2 hits and Reiss throwing a two-hitter through seven, Cubs 4 San Rosita 0 thanks to Gibson 2-for-3, and Cards 184 Pirates 0 as Robinson and Alvarez led walks and hits. Also notes Giants 5 Police 3 with Trunnelle HR, Gairs 16-5 over Ins Agent Cards with Edwards 4-for-4 including two homers, and Western Fruit 9 Forest Falls 8.
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Mustangs
Gibson
Pitts
A. Bishop
Pony
Town Square
Sizzler Steak House Pirates
Robinson
Alvarez
White
Pirates
Laughlan
Friedman
Coleman
Ells
Optimist
Police Assn. Twins
Jim Glaze
Trunnelle
Bender
Gairs Yanks
Ins
Rask
Waldum
Austin
Gairs
Edwards
Taylor
E. Edwards
Wright
Smith
Gail
Owens top story of century in Pepsi survey
UPI reports a Pepsi survey of sports writers and broadcasters named Jesse Owens four 1936 Olympic golds and Nazi mistreatment in Berlin as the century’s top sports story, with 112 votes. Other top moments include Bannister’s mile, Thomson’s homer, Spitz’s seven golds, and more.
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New York
UPI
Jesse Owens
Berlin
Pepsi-Cola Company
Owens
Roger Bannister
Bobby Thomson
New York Giants
Brooklyn Dodgers
Mark Spitz
Munich
UCLA
Don Larson
New York Yankees
Muhammad Ali
Joe Frazier
New York Jets
Baltimore Colts
Babe Ruth
Jack Dempsey
Gene Tunney
Roger Maris
All Star format and drugs issue on NBA governors agenda
At the three day NBA Board of Governors meeting in Beverly Hills the competition committee led by Arnold Auerbach will discuss possible changes to the All Star game squads including reducing rosters to 12, removing the representation requirement and limiting players per team. The panel will also consider playoff tiebreaking rules and drug use discussions with league officials, doctors, and players. Also reported is a Cleveland Indians trade of Ed Farmer to Detroit for Tom Timmerman and Kevin Collins.
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UPI
National Basketball Association Board of Governors
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Arnold ‘Red’ Auerbach
Boston Celtics
Seattle
Walter Kennedy
Harley Staggers
D-W.va
Kennedy
NBA
Robert Kerlan
Los Angeles Lakers
Players Association
Phoenix
Herman Sarkowsky
Portland Trail Blazers
Congress
Sen
Bireh Bayh
D-Ind
Farmer
Cleveland
Cleveland Indians
Ed Farmer
Detroit Tigers
Tom Timmerman
Kevin Collins
Indians
Timmerman
Tigers
Collins
Toledo
Oklahoma City
Rich Yankee pace and sport stars in talk column
A discussion of baseball earnings with Bobby Murcer as the latest Yankee to reach the $100,000 plateau and speculation that he may become the richest Yankee in a season. The column also includes reader questions on Muhammad Ali, Joe Namath, Cliff Richey, tennis, and other sports figures with humorous, candid replies.
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DiMag
Mickey Mantle
Bobby Murcer
Joe Namath
Eric Anderson
Morristown
N.J. A
Joe
Italy
Cubs Rally Past Mets to Seize NL East Lead in 3-2 Win
The Chicago Cubs erased a 2-0 deficit in the ninth inning to defeat the New York Mets 3-2, extending their division lead to six games over the Montreal Expos. Key two runs came on a Ron Santo double, with Don Kessinger delivering the game-winning single after bases loaded. Pirates, Astros, Phillies, Dodgers also won in NL action.
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United Press International
Chicago Cubs
Cubs
Jon Matlack
New York Mets
Montreal Expos
Matlack
Glenn Beckett
Billy Williams
Jim Hickman
Tug McGraw
Ron Santo
McGraw
Jose Cardenal
Randy Hundley
Hickman
Don Kessinger
Pittsburgh
Montreal
Houston
Cincinnati
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Los Angeles
San Diego
Richie Hebner
Pirates
Hebner
Ronnie Stennett
al Oliver
Boots Day
Astros
Reds
Cesar Cedeno
Bob Watson
Ken Forsch
Bobby Tolan
Mike Rodgodzinski
Phillies
Cardinals
Ted Simmons
Brumby Collects Five Hits in Orioles 4 3 Victory
Orioles edge Brewers 4 3 as Al Brumby goes 5 for 5 with a triple and four singles, scoring the decisive run in the 12th after Tim Johnson hesitated on a toss. Mike Cuellar pitches 12 innings for the win. Other AL results include Indians over Yankees 4 2, Angels 5 2 over Royals, Red Sox 2 1 over Tigers, White Sox 3 2 over Twins, and Rangers 4 2 over A’s.
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United Press International
al Brumby
Tim Johnson
Orioles
Milwaukee Brewers
Bumbry
Johnson
Cleveland Indians
New York Yankees
California Angels
Kansas City Royals
Boston Red Sox
Detroit Tigers
Chicago White Sox
Minnesota Twins
Texas Rangers
Oakland A's
Rich Coggins
Frank Linzy
Willie Davis
Mike Cuellar
Major League Standings and Probable Pitchers Schedule
Major League games listed with times and pitchers for today and tomorrow. Teams include Chicago at New York with Koosman and Hooton details, St Louis at Philadelphia, Cincinnati at Houston, Los Angeles at San Diego, Atlanta at San Francisco, plus Montreal at Chicago and other midweek matchups. Several doubleheaders and twi nights noted. times in EDT.
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Chargers
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Strom
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Seelbach
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Sir Louis
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Pittsburgh
W. L Pet. Gb
W. Pet
Kansas
City
Pitts
Ball
Mile
Kan City
Stoneman
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