Bonds Powers Yankees Past A's With 25th Homer
In a tense late drama Bonds homered off Ken Holtzman to cap a two run rally and lift the Yankees 3-2 over Oakland. Rollie Fingers fanned Bonds earlier for a key strikeout as New York snapped their skid.
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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1975
Page
6
In a tense late drama Bonds homered off Ken Holtzman to cap a two run rally and lift the Yankees 3-2 over Oakland. Rollie Fingers fanned Bonds earlier for a key strikeout as New York snapped their skid.
Young climber Greg Sapp completed Mt. Foraker ascent with partner Rob Muir after planning changes due to avalanches. They reached the 13,000 foot base camp and timed a 14 hour push to the summit on July 14, enduring a second storm and a return to camp four before finishing.
The 1975 Summer Points Championship concludes Saturday night with a Pro-Expert sweepstakes at Beeline Moto Cross Park. A three-race 10-lap event starts at 8 15 p m with Roger Jones favored despite last week's mixed results as Carlos Serrano and Bob Wharton face mechanical problems. Gate opens 4 p m with over 300 entries expected. general admission 3 50, ladies half price, parking free.
Former star wide receiver Lance Rentzel, after a career defined by record catches and public scandal, was placed on waivers by the Los Angeles Rams. His 1973 suspension followed a marijuana charge, and his troubled path includes a 1970 indecent exposure case and a 1969 divorce from Joey Heatherton.
The ABA awarded Baltimore investors the Memphis Sounds franchise after weeks of negotiations. The purchase price was about 1.5 million dollars, announced by ABA Commissioner Dave DeBusschere at a Civic Center press conference with local officials and the team owners.
Tucson pitcher Bob Lacey struck out six and allowing five hits led the Toros to a 6-1 Pacific Coast League victory over Phoenix. The deciding run came in the second after Buzz Nitschke singled and Don Hopkins drove him home. Tucson built the lead with a first inning double by Bill Grabarkewitz, while Horace Speed scored Tucson's only Phoenix run in the ninth on Chris Arnold’s double. Charlie Sands added a two run homer for Tucson in the third.
Phoenix AP The State Game and Fish Department said thousands of deer hunt permits remain in fall hunts as applications proceed on a first come basis. Remaining permits include hunt numbers 105 with 21 left 106 with 15 109 227 116 1995 119 110 121 183 123 169 124 314 125 52 126 448 133 78 141 333 142 145 143 234 and 144 139 with a few elk permits also unclaimed.
Quadrback Ken Pettiford, cut by the NFL San Francisco 49ers, signed with the Toronto Argonauts for a five day CFL tryout. Pettiford, from Nashville Tennessee and a Tennessee State alum, was the final quarterback cut last year by the Kansas City Chiefs.
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