Penna Ready For Riggs Exhibition At Fontana Club
Fountain Hills Arizona hosts an exhibition with 18 year old Chris Penn facing Bobby Riggs at Fontana Racquet Club during its grand opening. Riggs and Chris will be followed by a public tennis clinic by Riggs and Trabert and Hollywood stars in doubles.
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Lloyd Bridges
Fontana Racquet Club
Fountain Hills
Arizona
Chris Penn
Bobby Riggs
Fontana
Riggs
Connors Sparks Praise and Criticism After Las Vegas Match
The piece contrasts Jimmy Connors sportsmanship with harsh criticism from Ted Schroeder, who calls Connors unattractive personally yet acknowledges his talent. Schroeder condemns Connors foul language and boycotts, while noting potential future clashes with John Newcombe and Davis Cup controversy amid nationalistic sports views.
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Jack
Connors
Ted Schroeder
Schroeder
America
Las Vegas
CBS
Charlton Heston
U.S
Mexico
United States
Democrats and Republicans Clash in Congressional Cup Tennis
The Congressional Cup Tennis Tournament runs this weekend at John Gardiner's Tennis Ranch with players from both parties including Charles Percy John Scalli Floyd Haskell and Bennett Johnson. Schedule starts 10 a.m. Saturday with 2 30 p.m. feature and 2 30 p.m. Sunday finals. Barry Goldwater is honorary chairman Bil Keane honorary referee. Open to public with voluntary donations to Scottsdale Memorial Hospital Expansion Fund for seats.
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John Gardiner
Washington
Charles Percy
R-Ill
John Scalli
Floyd
Scottsdale Memorial Hospital
ASU Surges Past Stanford 18-8 With Sixth Inning Burst
Arizona State broke a 7-7 tie with five runs in the bottom of the sixth and went on to defeat Stanford 18-8 on Thursday night.
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Tempe
Arizona State
Stanford
Cavaliers Rally Past Warriors In Narrow NBA Finish
Cleveland vaults from a 60-51 hole to beat Golden State 96-93 as Jimmy Cleamons scores 23 and Bobby Smith seals it with 15. Warriors fail to spark bench, while Indiana, Memphis and Denver win in ABA action.
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United Press International
Bill Fitch
Cleveland Cavaliers
National Basketball Association
Fitch
NBA
Goldert State Warriors
Golden State
al Attles
Warriors
Attles
Cleveland
Cavs
Jimmy Cleamons
Cleamons
Bobby Smith
Rich Barry
Indiana
Virginia
Memphis
St. Louis
Denver
Utah
Roadrunners Fall to Nordiques in WHA Clash
Phoenix lost 5-3 to Quebec as J C Tremblay broke a 3-3 tie in the third period and Serge Bernier sealed the win with 44 seconds left. Don Borgeson and John Gray scored for Phoenix while Michel Parizeau Marc Tardif and Bernier tallied on power plays for the Nordiques. The loss marks the sixth time this season Phoenix has dropped a game after returning from a road trip. The WHA West standings show Phoenix in second, six points ahead of San Diego, as Minnesota sits one point behind after a win over Baltimore.
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Serge Bernier
World Hockey Association
Michel Parizeau
Marc Tardif
Bernier
Quebec
Jeannot Gilbert
Phoenix
Don Borgeson
John Gray
Roadrunners
San Diego
Minnesota
Baltimore
Buffalo
Gary Bromley
Sabres
Boston
Wilf Paiement
Kansas City
Washington
Robin Burns
Ed Gilbert
Andre Lacroix
Flyers Top Black Hawks for 4-1 Victory
The Philadelphia Flyers beat the Chicago Black Hawks 4-1 for their 34th win as Gary Dornhoefer, Bobby Clarke and others scored. Buffalo defeated Boston 3-1 and Kansas City topped Washington 5-1 in other NHL games.
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Philadelphia Flyers
Flyers
Chicago Black Hawks
Gary Dornhoefer
Bobby Clarke
Buffalo
Boston
Kansas City
Washington
San Diego
Baltimore
Quebec
Phoenix
Final LL sign ups set for Pima Navajo and East Scottsdale
Final registration for Pima Navajo and East Scottsdale Little League is Saturday. Pima Navajo signs at Pima School from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.. East Scottsdale from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Pima Navajo charges 16 per person or 22 per family. East Scottsdale scales fees by age, with 8 12 age group and 13 15 and 16 18 groups. All boys must be accompanied by a parent and show birth certificates.
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East Scottsdale
P-N Little League
Pima
Celtics visit Suns in bid for Pacific Division
Boston Celtics, leaders of the Atlantic with a 39-16 mark, travel to Veterans Memorial Coliseum to face the Phoenix Suns who sit 24-28 and hunting for second place as Seattle hosts Portland. Havlicek leads Celtics in scoring among top 20 with 19.8 ppg. Cowens averages 20.7 over 37 games. White, Nelson and Silas also reach double figures.
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UPI
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Veterans Memorial Coliseum
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Celtics
Suns
Seattle
Portland
Boston
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Celtic
NBA
Dave Cowens
Jo Jo White
Don Nelson
Paul Silas
United Press International
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New York
Phil 2A
Washing
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Cleve
Houston
Atlanta
N. Orls
Chicago
Detroit
Kc-Omaha
Milw
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