Crase Among Three Inducted Into National Wheelchair Hall
Cliff Crase of Phoenix a former Air Force navigator joins Dick Maduro of Gainesville Fla and Ted McLean of Pearl River N Y as the three new inductees into the National Wheelchair Hall of Fame at the annual awards dinner in New York City. Crase holds 65 medals in nine years of competition including 33 abroad and was Athlete of the Year in 1969 leading the U S against England and Austria.
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Crase
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Austria
Dick Maduro
Gainesville
Fla
Ted McLean
Pearl River N.Y
Phillips wins Navajo Trails pro division in Durango
Phoenix pro Bob Phillips shot a 73 Sunday for a 54-hole total of 212 to take first in the Navajo Trails Golf Tournament in Durango Colo Amateur Gary Potter of Lakewood Colo posted 68 70 73 211 for best amateur score while 16 year old Mark Pelletier of Albuquerque finished second with 77 73 77 227 Phillips won by five strokes over runner up Brad Lazares of Saratoga Calif who carded 69 76 72 217
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Colo
Phoenix
Bob Phillips
Gary Potter
Lakewood
Mark Pelletier
Albuquerque
Phillips
Brad Lazares
Saratoga
Calif
Bourassa Holds One‑Stroke Lead In La Canadienne
Montreal golfer Jocelyne Bourassa with an even par 73 Sunday posts a two day total of 141 and leads Judy Rankin by one stroke entering the final round of the $50,000 La Canadienne Golf Championship.
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Jocelyne Bourassa
Miss Bourassa
Judy Rankin
Toros Top Albuquerque for Fourth Straight Win
Tucson thrashed Albuquerque 8-1 to extend its lead in the PCL Eastern Division. Jay Johnstone collected three hits and three RBIs for the Toros, while Charlie Chant added three hits and scored three times. In the five game set, Johnstone has eight hits and six RBIs across three games.
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Albuquerque
Jay Johnstone
Johnstone
Charlie Chant
The
Toros
Midas Mufflers overpower Circle K for big 12 5 win
Midas Mufflers routed Circle K 12 to 5 Sunday at Eldorado Park as they scored at least twice in each of the first four innings. Terry Jones and Steve Naval hit three run homers, Jim Williams went 3 for 4 with two doubles and two RBIs, and Doug Johnson earned his second win. Midas improved to 8-2 and lead the Valley nonpro league. Circle K 5 6 3. Midas 12 6 2.
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Eldorado Park
Terry Jones
Steve Naval
Midas
Jim Williams
John Booth
Scottsdale Community College
Doug Johnson
Dick Seminoff
South Mountain High
River Tavern Twins
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Circlek
Simpson hurls Giant victory
Steve Simpson pitched the Phoenix Giants to a 3-1 win over the Salt Lake Angels with ninth inning relief from Chuck Hartenstein. Rich Stelmaszek scored on Doug Howard's single in the ninth, Ontiveros hit a first inning two run homer, and Skip James scored on a seventh inning wild pitch for insurance. Simpson earned his first win against four losses after joining Phoenix in a trade with the Hawaii Islanders.
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Chuck Hartenstein
Phoenix Giants
Salt Lake Angels
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Angels
Phoenix
John Cumberland
Simpson
Salt Lake
Rich Stelmaszek
Doug Howard
Steve Ontiveros
Hartenstein
Skip James
Hawaii Islanders
No-hitter by Bell powers 6-0 Dodgers over Athletics
Jeff Bell pitched a no hitter through five innings and allowed four walks as the Senior Dodgers defeated the Athletics 6-0 in Kiva Kaibab Little League. Brian Lesk Jim Bried and Chris Paytas fueled the Dodgers offense with key hits in a five-run fourth inning.
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Athletics
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Jell
Brian Lesk
Jim Bried
Chris Paytas
Dodger
Twins
Don Chiappetti
Fred Sutter
Tom White
A's
East Scottsdale Dominates South Scottsdale In Big League Action
East Scottsdale defeats Triangle Construction 14-1 as Dave Hansen Construction uses 10 hits and 11 errors. Tom Teachert earns the win with one hit allowed and 11 strikeouts. Jim Fredrickson drives in two runs with three hits. South Scottsdale’s Jim McKinney has the lone RBI on an early hit. Williams AFB beats Sertoma 9-6 after a three-run seventh. Kevin Horville and Keith Heller pace Sertoma.
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Dave Hansen
South Scottsdale
Triangle
Tom Teachert
Larry Evans
Jim Fredrickson
Chuck McCalmont
Brian Leh
Keith Hartman
Jim McKinney
Williams Afb
Sertoma
Kevin Horville
Keith Heller
Correcting a Shanked Iron Shot With Upright Swing
The article explains shanking caused by a too flat backswing where the clubhead moves inside the target line. It advises lifting the swing to be more upright and to take the clubhead straight back several inches before moving inside, preventing the heel from leading during impact.
Williams wins two sprints at AAU meet in Bakersfield
Steve Williams of UCLA dominates the national AAU championships earning 100 and 220 yard dash titles. Coach Jim Bush hails Williams as a future world beater. The San Diego State transfer will tour Europe this spring, with meets in Toronto Munich Minsk and Dakar. Other winners include Wohlhuter Prefontaine Brown Bolding Hill and Stones in various events.
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Jim Bush
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Williams
Ray Norton
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Dave Wattle
Allison edges Petty in Tuborg 400 triumph
Bobby Allison won the Tuborg 400 at Riverside International Raceway on Father's Day earning 14000 dollars. He led 84 of 153 laps at an average speed of 100.215 mph in his 1973 Chevelle, fending off Richard Petty who finished second. Cale Yarborough led early before a blown engine ended his run.
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Petty
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Tummonsville
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Yarborough
Randleman
N.C
Peoples sweeps national titles in 44 yard run at AAU meet
In Bakersfield California Maurice Peoples of Arizona State won the AAU 44 yard dash in 45.2 seconds, repeating his NCAA title from a week earlier. Kirk Farmer the California Junior College champ was 2nd in 45.8. Former ASU student Chuck Labenz placed 3rd in the mile at 3 58. Len Hilton won the mile in 3 55.9 a lifetime best. Barry Shepard tied for fifth in the high jump at 7 feet.
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UPI
Arizona State
Maurice Peoples
Peoples
National Collegiate Athletic Association
Amateur Athletic Union
Kirk Farmer
California
ASU
Chuck Labenz
Len Hilton
Pacific Coast Club
Yvetot Captures Rolling Green Handicap at Golden Gate
Yvetot upset favored Queen's Hustler to win the $30,000 Rolling Green Handicap at Golden Gate Fields. The Sunday race set a track record amid the upset victory by Yvetot.
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Yvetot
Queen's Hustler
Golden Gate Fields
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