U S swimmers set marks in Munich heats
American swimmers rose in qualifying heats as records fell in the pool. Steve Genter, Ann Marshall, and Keena Rothhammer led a surge with new Olympic marks in the men 400 free and women 200 free semifinals, while East Germany’s Andrea Eife edged the women’s final heat record.
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Mers
Steve Genter
Lakewood
Calif
Ann Marshall
Fort Lauderdale
Fla
Keena Rothhammer
Santa Clara
Miss Marshall
America
Debbie Meyer
Miss Rothhammer
Andrea Eife
East Germany
Shirley Babashoff
Fountain Valley
Bengt Gingsjoe
Sweden
Mike Burton
Genter
Gingstoe
Brad Cooper
Australia
Burton
Rick DeMont
San Rafael
Tom McBreen
Cathy Carr
Albuquerque
N.M
Judy Melick
Somerset
N.J
Miss Melick
Miss Carr
U.S
Melissa Belte
Springfield
Susie Atwood
Long Beach
Karen Moe
United States
Egypt
Steve Smith
Americans pace Olympic swimming and track trials in Munich
American swimmers set fast times in heats with Genter, DeMont, and McBreen posting sub four minute efforts as Carl Spitz and team mates excel in relays. Track sprint chaos mars sessions as Hart and Robinson miss heats due to a scheduling foul up.
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Smith
U.S
United States
Bob Seagren
Los Angeles
Seagren
Kjell Isaksson
Sweden
Isaksson
Jay Silvester
Orem
Utah
Sylvester
Tim Vollmer
Portland
Ore
Iris Davis
Pompano Beach
Fla
Barbara Ferrell
Matiline Bender
New
Hart
Pittsburg
Calif
Robert Taylor
Houston
Dan Wright
Hans Klein
Ulrich Pabst
Polo year underway at NMMI with Sher man Cup debut
New Mexico Military Institute opens its polo season this weekend with cadet teams in the U S Polo Association Southwestern Circuit Sherman Cup at Sunset Farms Picacho New Mexico. Cadets Joe Ingram Andy Kemp Eddie Little II and Anthony Shaw to play 2 pm games daily with Colonel Bearly supervising.
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New Mexico Military Institute
U.S
Fort Worth
Texas
Eddie M. Little II
Edgar M. Little II
Midland
Anthony D. Shaw
Henry Shaw Jr
Colonel Bearly
NMMI
United States
Major League Standings and Schedule Highlights
National League East leads Pittsburgh 77 46 with Chicago 67 58 and New York 63 58 in pursuit. Schedule notes include Friday games at Los Angeles, St. Louis, and Montreal, plus doubleheaders and multiple matchups across the circuit.
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Associated Press
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New York
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Los Angeles
Atlanta
San Francisco
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Houston
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Hands
Reynolds
Lersch
Reed
Freeman
Sutton
Downing
Wise
Santorini
Twinight
Morton
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Bryant
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Seaver
Roberts
Baltimore
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Boston
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Minnesota
Kansas City
California
Texas
Lemonds
New York Stottlemyre
Teen-age swimmers push through brutal training regime says Meyer
Debbie Meyer reflects on growing up in swimming and how 12 to 15 year olds like Shane Gould and Shirley Babshoff surpass older rivals. She recalls her own intense workouts under coach Sherman Chavoor and explains the mental and physical toll of elite training as young athletes mature and sometimes fade.
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Debbie Meyer
Associated Press
Munich
Australia
Shane Gould
United States
Shirley Babshoff
Jenny Kemp
Sandy Neilson
Sherman Chavoor
Arden Hills
California
Sherm
Shane
Tacoma Twins edge Hawaii Islanders in 2-1 win
Tacoma Twins defeated Hawaii Islanders 2-1 as Steve J Webber outpitched Mike McCormick. The game stayed scoreless until the eighth when Tacoma scored two unearned runs to take the lead. Hawaii sits four games back of Eugene in the Pacific Coast League West with four to play. Albuquerque leads the East after a 5-3 victory over Salt Lake. Phoenix Giants beat Tucson 8-1 in another PCL game.
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Associated Press
Hawaii
Mike McCormick
Tagoma
Twins
Nancy Lopez Stumbles in Final Round at Junior Golf
Californians pace into final round of the fifth annual Junior Golf Championships at Torrey Pines. Amy Alcott and Jack Renner lead by two strokes in their divisions while Nancy Lopez, hurt by a driver issue, is two strokes back. Cirheard Friedman emerges as Renner's closest challenger.
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Calif
Amy Alcott
Los Angeles
Jack Renner
Renner
Cirheard Friedman
Seattle
Miss Alcott
Nancy Lopez
Roswell
N.M
France
Anne-Marie Palli
Nancy
Anne-Marie
Miss Lopez
Torrey Pines
Knight sends Redskins past Dolphins with late field goal
Washington's Curt Knight nailed a 24 yard field goal with 36 seconds left lifting the Redskins to a 27 24 exhibition win over the Miami Dolphins. Knight also hit a 51 yard boot as Charley Harraway scored twice and Sonny Jurgensen connected with Larry Brown on a 17 yard pass.
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Bob Green
Associated Press
Washington
Curt Knight
Garo Yepremian
Yepremian
Jan Stenerud
Miami
Kansas City Chiefs
Dolphin
Kansas City
Yepterian
Booter
Sonny Jurgensen
Larry Brown
Mercury Morris
Larry Csonka
Charley Leigh
Baltimore Colts
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Fla
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Chicago
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Cleveland
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Bruce Robertson
Jerry Heidenreich
West Germany
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Shorter
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Dave Wattle
William Farrel
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Lynn Lawson
Chicago Bears
Zeke Bratkowski
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State Farm Insurance Companies
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