Equal Pay Clash Clouds Wimbledon Next Year
The Sidney Telegraph reports potential Wimbledon boycotts by around 96 players led by WTA president Chris Evert seeking equal prize money. John Newcombe counters that pay should reflect performance, while analysis compares men and women's play styles and value to the sport.
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Banks Invited by Ford to White House Luncheon
Chicago Cubs ambassador Ernie Banks has been invited by President Ford to attend a White House luncheon next Wednesday honoring Japanese Prime Minister Takeo Miki. The Cubs announced the invitation on Thursday.
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Women’s Softball Scores Include Slugger Showdowns
In Wednesday action Tammy Stines hit a triple as Lincoln Lifers beat Chicken House 13 to 7 with Coflenn Buhrdort earning the win. Tanya Emerson homered for Hajek Plumbing in their 26 to 19 win over Holly Realty. Penny Kinnesmith tripled for Fire Equipment’s victory while Kathy Dress hit a homer for the losers.
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Potter D and E edge Gehrig in junior league thriller
Jeff Carlson earned the win on the mound with a double from the pitcher’s spot and Cheryl Grisham produced two triples for the losers as A W downed Cabela’s 9 to unknown score with Sherry Winston the winning pitcher in senior league Pats 24 Juells Grain 13 Ann Barnica homered and doubled for the winners while Joni Katinam doubled and had two triples The Mill won by 10 run rule over Pecty
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Juells Grain
Ann Barnica
Joni Katinam
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Unsung athlete pilots solo flight on sweet sixteen
Jenny Harman, 17, of Sidney, earned a student pilot license after summer lessons with Virgil Lehmkuhler. Her first solo flight lasted 3.06 minutes around Sidney Airport, with a dream to become a commercial airline pilot and a test ahead in Scottsbluff.
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Hein Leads Sidney Juniors to 8-4 Kimball Win
Scott Hein powered Sidney to an 8-4 victory at Kimball with a first pitch grand slam. Teammate Jay Schmidt added three singles and two stolen bases as Sidney’s offense and pitching by Brad Hawks and Steve Cook balanced Kimball’s late rally.
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Minor League Cabelas Defeat Lions 16 to 11
In a Thursday game, Minor League Cabelas toppled Lions 16 to 11. Western Drug beat Gurley 16 to 2, American National won 10 to 6 over Sidney, and Pony League Peetz prevailed 4 to 3 against Lodgepole.
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Chappell Co-op Men Seek Slow Pitch Games
The Chappell Co-op men's slow pitch softball team is seeking games with teams for home or away matchups. Contact Carter Kerk, Box 462, Chappell, at 874 272. In New York, Don Larsen Hank Aaron and Joe DiMaggio were honored for key baseball moments.
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Sidney Country Club Invitational Golf Tourney
The Sidney Golf Tour is this weekend at Hillside Golf. Forty members have signed up, each bringing one guest for two man teams. Scoring uses both players 36 hole totals with handicaps. Shotgun start at 0 am Saturday and 9 am Sunday.
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Night swimming schedule announced for municipal pool
The municipal pool will begin night swimming next Tuesday and continue through August with hours on Tuesdays Thursdays and Sundays from 6 to 9 p.m. and 1:30 to 7 p.m. on Mondays Wednesdays Fridays and Saturdays. In Cleveland DeHart Hubbard, the first Black American Olympic gold medalist, died at age 72.
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