Assembly line athletes for U S
Montreal games leave U S with 94 medals and debate over the nation’s medal system. Philip Krumm, head of the U S Olympic Committee, rejects a factory system yet supports government funding for development and facilities. The Soviet Union and East Germany outpace the United States in gold and total medals.
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Will Grimsley
Montreal
United States
Soviet Union
East Germany
U.S
America
Detroit
Philip Krumm
Krumm
United
Dorothy Morkis
Raynham
Mass
Margaret Murdock
Topeka
Kan
United States split on athletic systems and Olympic paths
The article surveys how NCAA AAU and federal commissions clash over U S Olympic policy while contrasting American free athletes with East German and Soviet models. It cites Mac Wilkins and Dean Smith criticizing controlled systems and praises Bruce Jenner’s self guided training.
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Mac Wilkins
U.S
Bruce Jenner
Sidney Midgets overpower Torrington to extend streak
The Sidney Midgets beat Torrington 12 to 2 in Sidney Friday, extending their win streak to 10 and improving to 18-5 as they head into district play. Wyatt Surber allowed one earned run over seven strikeouts, while Sidney's offense produced 12 runs on seven hits aided by five Torrington errors.
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Sidney
Torrington
Sidney-Torrington
Wyatt Surber
Scat
Tering
Surber
John Thayer
Thayer
CSC Names Larry Riley New Head Basketball Coach
CSC hires Larry Riley a 1966 Chadron State College graduate as head basketball coach. He will start August 30, replacing Bob Van Poppel who resigned to coach at Earlham College. Riley vows an accelerated pace and high percentage shots as he guides CSC. His twin brother Mike Riley is head coach at South Dakota Tech.
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Larry Riley
Chadron State College
CSC
Edwin C Nelson Riley
Riley
Bob van Poppel
Earlham College
Richmond
van Poppel
Larry
Mike
South Dakota Tech
Unsung Nebraskas Tennis Talent Mark Johnson
Sidney native Mark Johnson a 1976 Sidney High School graduate and future UNL student has risen in local tennis with two tournament titles and a third in the past year. He learned without a coach relying on magazines and TV, practices five nights weekly, and aims to study stockbroking while promoting intramural tennis in Sidney Lincoln and Sterling events.
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Sidney
North Platte
West Point
Lincoln Merchants
York Angeles
Gregg Piburn
Mark Johnson
Johnson
Mark
Sidney High School
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Sterling
Scottsbluff
Jenny Simmerman
Lincoln
Purchasing a Bowling Ball and Best Ball Championship Recap
Betty Morris advises buyers to prioritize fit and drill over price when purchasing a ball and to use trained pro shop staff. The piece notes the 1976 PBA Best Ball Championship finals at Showboat Lanes Las Vegas won by Bill Straub and Tom Warren with a 280 game, and invites ideas for the Sidney WBA Fall Meeting and Fun Nite Tournament.
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Betty Morris
Stockton
Calif
Betty
Professional Bowlers Association
Las Vegas
Nev
Bill Straub
Lincoln
Tom Warren
George Pappas
Gary Dickinson
Olympic ideal biggest loser in the Games
The piece surveys the 1976 Summer Games star performers and top disappointments across Track and Field Swimming Boxing Gymnastics Basketball and more. Bruce Jenner Alberto Juantorena and Nadia Comaneci are highlighted among winners, while Dwight Stones Frank Shorter and Taiwan athletes are noted as notable losers amid a critique of the Olympic ideal.
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Fred Rothenberg
LAP Sports Winter
Montreal
Bruce Jenner
United States
Jenner
Alberto Juantorena
Cuba
Ieader
Fidel Castro
Lasse Viren
Finland
Woolworth
Dwight Stones
Frank Shorter
Stones
California
Shorter
Munich
America
Dean Smith
Adrian Dantley
Scott May
Buffalo Braves
Chicago Bulls
Dantley
May
Soviet Union
Yugoslavia
National Basketball Association
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AAU
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Ogle
Gregory
Stroh
Patten
Hornback
Wieser
Hazelwood
Jones
Wyoming
Ken Stroh
Dennis Dils
Jay Hazelwood
Gering
Ogallala
Bayard
Swins
Ogatlala
Chadron
Nadia Comaneci
Shriners Hospital For
Minneapolis
Kirk Nydahl
Marian Burki
Gordon
Kimball
Eric Vogler
Nebr Telegraph
Sidney Netter
Rik Rush
Rik
Harold Solomon
Telegraph
Kegler
Korner
John Naber
Brian
Goodell
Kornelia Ender
Klaus Dibiasi
Italy
Sergei Memtsanov
Canada
Romania
Newsweek
Nikolai Andrianov
Russia
Olga Korbut
Andrianov
Miss Korbut
Comaneci
Leo Randolph
Howard Davis
Sugar Ray Leonard
Mike Spinks
Leon Spinks
Teofilo Stevenson
Stevenson
John Tate
Taiwan
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