Dodgers and Expos pitchers seek free agency
Two pitchers Andy Messersmith and Dave McNally filed a grievance with the Major League Baseball Players Association asking to be declared free agents after their contracts were renewed for 1975. Messersmith went 19 14 with a 2.29 ERA for the Dodgers with 213 strikeouts. McNally, a lefty, had starred for Baltimore before being traded to Montreal.
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Andy Messersmith
Los Angeles Dodgers
Dave McNally
Montreal Expos
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Major League Baseball Players’ Association
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New York Yankees
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California Angels
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Expos
Reds slump clouds World Series as Tiant shuts Reds again
Reds star Joe Morgan laments a power drought as Luis Tiant holds Cincinnati to a low hitting pace in a 54 victory that evened the World Series at 2-2. Perez struggles to find his swing while Tiant dominates, letting Boston seize momentum toward a possible finish in Cincinnati or Boston.
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Tink
Darrell Johnson
Red Sox
Riverfront Stadium
Dwight Evans
Birds Sabercats develop slowly in tight Arizona league
The Chaparral Firebirds and the Saguaro Sabercats, slow to blossom this season, face off as Firebirds visit Saguaro in a 7:30 p.m. game. Chaparral relies on a improving offensive line and ground attack led by Jeff Piltz and John Harper, while Saguaro struggles to convert offense despite a strong defense and a rejuvenated passing game led by Frank Shadid.
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Frank Shadid
Saguaro High
Yuma
Saguaro
Shadid
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Chaparral
Jeff Piltz
John Harper
Bob Keller
Firebirds
Keller
Sabercats
Monte
Varah
Bob Jenkins
Steve Smith
Dino Piazza
Weekend high school sports schedule from Phoenix area
Tonight Volleyball features Westwood at Coronado and Chaparral at Saguaro both at 7 p m. Friday football lists Arcadia at Yuma Chaparral at Saguaro Coronado at Mesa Westwood at Scottsdale Paradise Valley at Apollo Gerard at Ajo all 7 30 p m Cross Country shows Arcadia at Yuma Saguaro at Chaparral Scottsdale at Westwood 4 p m Saturday Girls Class AAA State Swimming 8 a m Powell Mesa Sunday Club SAR Boxing Exhibition at Scottsdale Stadium 4 p m
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Saguaro
Arcadia
Yuma
Mesa
Scottsdale
Paradise Valley
Apollo
Gerard
Ajo
Powell School
Scottsdale Stadium
Boston champ to receive trip for five years
Boston born Will Rodgers who set a 2 09 55 record last April will be the first American invited to the Hochi Marathon in Japan. The Boston race signed a contract with Hochi Newspaper Co to exchange top runners with the Ohio Hochi event. The winner traditionally receives a gold sunburst medal and a bowl of beef stew. The new bonus for the next five years is a trip to Japan.
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Local girls eye state swim finals at Powell Pool
Thirty five Scottsdale swimmers plus Coronado Saguaro Arcadia and Chaparral compete Saturday in the girls Class AAA state championships at Powell Junior High Pool Mesa. Coronado led local qualifiers with Barb and Carol Thompson, Wagner, Hubbell and others. Scottsdale headlines with 11 swimmers and three divers led by Carol Bean and Karen Wharton in multiple freestyle events.
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Powell Junior High Pool
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Dons
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Barb Thompson
Carol Thompson
Carol Bean
Carol Murray
Karen Wharton
Keren Clark
Trisha Geller
Carol Raisanen
K. C. McDonald
Susan Wellman
Laura Pollock
Alison Rowe
Cathy Bade
Wharton
Bean
Murray
Rowe
McDonald
Wellman
Bade
Pollock
Arcadia
Moe Snell
Mary Arendt
Missy Burchinal
Connie Hamilton
Michelle Mitchell
Snell
Arendt
Hamilton
Burchinal
Deanna Finn
Gretchen Mayes
Chaparral High
Fiesta Bowl Marathon opens entries for fifth annual race
The Fiesta Bowl Marathon announces its fifth annual event co sponsored by the Downtown YMCA from Cave Creek to Scottsdale with entries open via the Fiesta Bowl office in Phoenix. Race chairman Ed Francisco says anticipated nationwide registrations and notes the course is among the fastest in the country. The entry fee is 3 dollars and past records include Marjorie Kaputt and Diane Barrett as top teenage finishers and Dutch Workman setting a 12 year old standard. Dennis Williams of Eastern New Mexico won the 1974 race with a 2 15 18 time, fourth fastest in 1974 nationwide.
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Scottsdale
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Marjorie Kaputt
Diane Barrett
Phoenix
Dennis Williams
New Mexico
St Theresa’s romps to 63 point win over Mount Carmel
St Theresa’s blasted Mount Carmel 63 to 0 as John Pinnick rushed for 15 10 2 and 48 yard scores and paired on a 3 yard TD pass from Jim Gourley Rob Hulet added a rushing TD and a reception with a Gourley pass Pete Schwan scored on a 20 yard interception return Mike O’Neill forced a safety Tim caught two conversions and a pass from Gourley later capped the scoring.
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Jim Gourley
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Gourley
Pete Schwan
Mike O'Neill
Mount Prey
Tim
Aloe
Trail North Eyes Third Straight Victory in Phoenix Sprint
Trail North, an early speedster, seeks his third consecutive win in tonight’s featured 10th sprint at Phoenix Greyhound Park. The race shapes as a key test for the undefeated sprinter against a field of sharp rivals.
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Scottsdale Falls Just Short in Bid for NJCAA Top Twenty
Scottsdale Community College Artichokes earn a spot in the NJCAA Top Twenty after a 14-10 loss to Mesa Community College. Mesa remains No. 1 with 200 points and 14 first place votes as SCC sits in a four or five way tie for 16th.
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Mark Muller
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Lovato
Winslow
Kent Roberts
John Avianantos
Chris Laursen
Arizona State
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Boyce Named Assistant Coach At University of Michigan
Ann Arbor Md AP reports Jim Boyce named assistant basketball coach at Michigan. He previously coached two Detroit high schools and served as an assistant at the University of Detroit before leaving U-D amid a disagreement with Coach Vitale.
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