Former Oiler coach knew of bribe attempt
Ed Hughes, former Houston Oilers head coach, said center Jerry Sturm may have met a former player who offered him a $30,000 bribe to influence three NFL games in 1971. Sturm reportedly rejected the offer and reported it to authorities.
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Kerr Sporting Goods Rallies To Win Wild West Invitational
Kerr Sporting Goods downed Tucson Gas 9 7 in the sixth inning to win the Parks and Recreation Wild West Nonpro Baseball Invitational. Tim Ratsich drove in two runs, Bob Weinser added one, and Jim Healey held Tucson to one run late for the victory.
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Bosox sweep two from New Yanks in holiday doubleheader
In a holiday twin bill at Yankee Stadium Boston tops New York 2-1 and 1-0 to tighten the AL East race. Carlton Fisk drives in the winning run on a ninth inning miscue, while Yaz delivers the lone RBI in the second game as Rogelio Moret throw a complete game. Baltimore and Chicago also win while California and Kansas City take notable results.
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Giants hand Dukes another loss as Crider stays unbeaten
Undefeated pitcher Jerry Crider improved to 5-0 for the Phoenix Giants in a 4-2 win over Albuquerque. After a 2-1 deficit, Phoenix rallied with two runs in the fifth inning, aided by singles from Bruce Miller, Skip James, and Steve Ontiveros. Crider allowed one more run on a wild pickoff. The series concludes with John D Acquisto facing Phoenix.
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Ongais Captures Gold Cup in Beeline Dragway Duel
Danny Ongais edged Larry Christopherson in a wheel to wheel final at Beeline Dragway for the Gold Cup Championship before a record 12,662 crowd. Ongais posted 6.71 seconds at 212.76 mph to Christophersons 6.72 at 212 mph.
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Braves and Astros light up fireworks with doubleheader sweep
Houston swept a holiday twin bill from Atlanta 114 128 as both teams combined for 56 hits and 10 homers. Doug Rader and Tommie Agee homered twice for Houston with a grand slam by Lee May, while Frank Tepedino Darrell Evans Dave Johnson and Ralph Garr went deep for Atlanta. Montreal San Diego St Louis Chicago San Francisco also won in NL action.
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Fans flock to baseball on holiday
Crowds totaling 305 721 watched major league baseball on Independence Day as races in three divisions heated up. The Twins lost to the Royals 5 4 in Bloomington Minnesota before a record 45 890 crowd, while Los Angeles drew the day’s top attendance with 46 681 fans.
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