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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1976
Page
6
The page lists numerous results from junior and senior level baseball, track and field, tennis, and horse racing across venues such as Schertz, Buffalo Valley, and Waterville Valley. It includes individual names like Jerry Wilton, Jack Bulkley, Monica Cowponers, and Adriane Barrera along with team and country references, plus race times, scores, and placements across multiple regional competitions and international events.
Angelo Drossos, president of the Spurs, hails an era of good feeling after the merger. He predicts growth, contract reforms focused on performance, and a possible expansion to as many as 100 franchises in 15 years. He warns ownership shifts could place cities in franchise control and notes the need for sound investment, track records, and risk assessment.
Sparky Anderson plans Randy Jones to start for the NL with Tom Seaver backing him. Detroit's Mark Fidrych headlines the AL pitching, while the lineups showcase a Reds heavy top order led by Pete Rose and Joe Morgan.
The NBA outlined realignment for the 1976 77 season due to San Antonio Denver Imbiana and the New York Nets. Spurs join the Central Division with Houston Cleveland Washington New Orleans and Atlanta. Other divisions include Atlantic with Knicks Celtics 76ers Buffalo. Midwest with Denver Indiana Kansas City Detroit Milwaukee Chicago. Pacific with Golden State Phoenix Seattle Portland Los Angeles.
New York reports the NBA players association filed suit in federal court alleging the merger terms violate the spirit of the Oscar Robertson anti trust case. The union says draft offers for this year’s selections are far below prior season contracts as NBA and ABA merger talks stall.
Central Catholic star Glen Kues, 65, has enrolled on a basketball scholarship at St Edward’s University in Austin, coach Zim Walker announced. Kues made the all TCUL team last season and averaged 15 points per game with eight rebounds.
The Jay Booster Club will meet at 7:90 p.m. All members and prospective members are urged to attend the show.
Brewers fall twice to Shreveport Captains 2-0 and 6-4 at Keefe Stadium despite solid pitching. San Antonio hitters managed few safeties as Silvie Martins and Jim Clancey earned the mound wins. Key Brewers include Chauncey and Nakamoto with multi hit efforts, but timely hits eluded the offense.
Philadelphia reports a compromise between players and owners settles the long dispute over the reserve clause. The six year deal with a one year option includes pension increases and higher salaries. The 24 player representatives ratified the agreement late Sunday, ending negotiations that stalled since last December.
Foki's Leo House and Jiminez Foods meet at Spencer Park Wednesday at 6 p.m. to decide third and fourth places in the Spanish American League playoff. The league tournament determines the league representative for the City Tournament starting July 24.
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