Baseball Scores From Wednesday's Games
Chicago beat New York 9 to 8 in 10 innings while St. Louis overcame Pittsburgh 7 to 5. Philadelphia defeated Montreal 7 to 5 and Los Angeles topped Atlanta 3 to 2. Houston shutout Cincinnati 3 to 0 as San Francisco crushed San Diego 41 to 2. Detroit edged Cleveland 3 to 2. Milwaukee lost 5 to 7 to New York. Toronto beat Baltimore 3 to 2. California defeated Kansas City 9 to 5. Oakland won 2 to 1 over Texas in 15 innings. Chicago downed Seattle 4 to 2.
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Texas Still At Division Top Though Oakland Wins In 15th
Oakland tops Texas Rangers 2-1 in 15 innings at the Coliseum as Mike Edwards drives in Rob Piccolo after Glenn Burke walks and Jim Essian sacrifice, ending a seven game Ranger win streak. Barker took the loss after allowing the decisive hit.
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Brown Levin Meet Today On Celtics Braves Ownership Swap
John Y Brown and Irving Levin, owners of the Buffalo Braves and Boston Celtics, are to meet in Los Angeles to draft papers for a deal to swap ownership and move the Braves to San Diego. Two NBA sources say a tentative agreement was reached Wednesday, with Brown confirming discussions but offering no further comment. Levin’s family member noted Levin would be unavailable for comment until today.
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Connors Based At Wimbledon
Defending champion Bjorn Borg resumes action at the All England Club as a day starves for the ladies with Martina Navratilova Billie Jean King and Virginia Wade in line to play. Navratilova faces Pam Whytcross King meets Marie Pointerova and Wade battles Lesley Bowrey. Connors enjoys a hard early-round test, edging Kim Warwick in four sets 6-3 7-5 2-6 6-4 after a near two and a half hour duel. He says he feels relaxed and able to handle the tougher opponents.
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Skating Sparks California Craze Starts in Venice
AP reports Venice California becomes the seed of a skating craze as Jeffrey Rosenberg launches The Cheapskates. He bought 25 pairs of skates and a van, now rents and repairs 300 pairs from a boardwalk shop. Demand grows with long rental waits.
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Dixon Records Astros Shutout
Houston pitcher Tom Dixon earned his first major league shutout in a 3-0 win over Cincinnati. Dixon, called up last July, held the Reds to four hits in relief over six weeks with Houston’s Bob Watson delivering a three run homer in the seventh after Dixon and Jesus Alou and Terry Puhl produced earlier hits. Dixon, 4-3, lowered his ERA to 1.96 and called himself a battler.
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Summer program highlights at Scurry County Boys Club
The Scurry County Boy's Club summer program features strong participation across sports and activities. Softball sees Wally Rutkowski face his brother Eddie with 15-10 and 11-3 wins, while David Crouch leads darts with 170, and various teams contest football, basketball, tennis, badminton, and shuffleboard. Bill Boles, Snyder High School tennis coach, guides the program.
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U S Sweeps 400 Meters in Helsinki World Games
Edwin Moses led the United States to a 1 2 3 finish in the 400 meter hurdles, clocking 48.62 seconds to tie the season best and Olympic Stadium mark. James Walker was second in 49.23 and Sam Turner third in 50.24 as Henry Rono won the 3000 meter steeplechase in 8 16 8 with Marsh second. East Germany's Wolfgang Hanisch set a world year best with a 299 foot javelin toss.
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Barry joins Houston Crew
Barry, known as the original basketball gypsy, leaves the Golden State Warriors for Houston on a two year deal reportedly worth 1 million dollars. He will also work as a CBS broadcaster this summer before a full time return to basketball. Barry, 34, cites the business side of the sport and his future in broadcasting as factors in the move.
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