Referee Jay Edson Honored For Ali Ellis Fight in Houston
Phoenix official Jay Edson was named referee for the Muhammad Ali Jimmy Ellis bout at the Houston Astrodome. He has 20 years in officiating and has worked nearly 2,000 fights worldwide. Edson expects an Ali winner and notes Ellis must win to keep his title hopes alive. The Riverside Ballroom broadcast is in Houston with 5:30 p.m. doors. Edson also works with Phoenix Greyhound Park Prescott Downs and the Arizona Athletic Commission. He was nominated for the 1972 Munich Olympics refereeing panel.
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Spaghetti Joe joins Phoenix Blazers in new pro football bid
Bill Workman and Diego Perez formalize the Phoenix Blazers bid with Spag Spagnola returning to Arizona after a Steelers release. Spagnola will anchor a Blazers exhibition season opener August 14 at Phoenix Union High School against Pasadena as the team aims to build a football town in the Valley.
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Three Scottsdale Teams Reach District 7 Semi finals
East Scottsdale defeated Mesa Southern 7-0 as Richard Beale struck out 13 and two hits allowed. Jon Hainlen and Mike Rainbolt homered for ES while Dino Piazza drove in three RBIs. KK beat Cocopah 10-2 with Gary Johnston and Kirby Hutson homering. Loloma beat Salt River 10-7 with McKee Naderer and Falk homering.
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Plant triumphs in regionals and invitational diving
Danny Plant won the 10-and-under Regional title in Tucson with 162 in one meter and 176 in three meter. He then won an invitational in San Diego by six tenths of a point in one meter and earned a year pass to Sea World. This marked his third regional win as he eyes the 1976 Olympics and plans to defend the Yuma Invitational title next month.
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Mufflermen Battle Merritt Tonight At Rendezvous Park
Arizona State star hurler Craig Swan earned his ninth win with Midas' Mufflermen as they shut out California Tire 5-0 Friday. Swan fanned eight in five innings, Jim Montoya finished with four relief frames, Terry Jones had three hits and two RBIs, Paul Baker and John Booth added RBI singles. Local product Mike Pfitzer to pitch tonight against Merritt Electric at Rendezvous Park at 8 30 p.m.
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Hawks purchase Shaler Halimon from Trail Blazers
In Portland Halimon 25 former Utah State star and No 1 NBA draft pick of 1968 joined the Atlanta Hawks for the $1000 waiver price. He averaged 8.8 points last season as Portland’s first year NBA team released him July 7 to clear room for rookies after passes by Cleveland Buffalo and Cincinnati.
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Scottsdale Junior Golf Championship Opens With 104 Entered
One hundred four boys started qualifying at Coronado Golf Course for the Scottsdale Daily Progress Junior Golf Championship. Top nine-hole scores today determine medalist and 16 players advance to the championship flight with the rest dropping to first flight. Scores include Zipf 36 Pearson 38 Crawford 39 Rockwell 41. Girls entered but insufficient numbers for a separate flight. Tournament ends Thursday with trophies and a watermelon bust.
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McLaren dominates Can-Am with Revson Hulme victory at Watkins Glen
McLaren teammates Peter Revson and Denis Hulme won the 200 mile Can-Am at Watkins Glen in a one two finish. Stewart led early but transmission failure on lap 56 ended his bid as Jo Sieffert took a surprising third in a Porsche Spyder. Andretti faded to fourth in a Ferrari as Revson leads Hulme 67-65 in Can-Am points.
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Hollywood
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Gullette and Thompson Lead SST at Tucson Regional Meet
Gullette won the boys 200 meter butterfly and Barb Thompson took the girls 13-14 100 meter backstroke at the Western Mountain Aquatic AAU Regional Championships in Tucson. Thompson also placed fifth in the 100 meter free, while Gullette finished third in the 200 breaststroke and fifth in the individual medley. Marissa Tompkins earned second in the 10-and-under 50 meter free. other SST sailors included Dennis Boyle Debbie Brinner and Bill and Les McDonald.
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Barb Thompson
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Laurel
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SS Nine Drops Weekend Doubleheader Against East Scottsdale and WAFB
South Scottsdale's Big League team lost 9-5 to East Scottsdale and 5-1 to Williams Air Force Base. Hank Steele earned relief win for East Scottsdale, while Dave Sewell pitched a one-hitter for WAFB. SS committed 11 errors in each game.
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Palmer nets 50,000 after 18 under par score at Westchester
Arnie Palmer reports a phone call from President Nixon congratulating him on winning the $250,000 Westchester Classic. Palmer, who shot a record 270, says they are old friends and Nixon has called before.
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