World swimming records fall at AAU trials in Long Beach
Bruce Furniss set a 200 meter mark and Tim Shaw lowered his own world record in the 400 freestyle during the AAU National World Championship trials in Long Beach California. Shaw, who just graduated from high school, swam 3 54.69 to beat his 3 53.95 time. Shirley Babashoff later improved the American 200 meter freestyle record to 2 02.54 which was still short of Ender's pending world mark.
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Calif
America
Amateur Athletic Union
Bruce Furniss
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Tim Shaw
Shaw
Shirley Babashoff
Mission Viejo
Kornelia Ender
East Germany
Garvy Narrowing All Star Start Margin In NL
In early fan balloting for the All-Star game first base, Steve Garvey of Los Angeles leads with 431,344 votes but Cincinnati's Tony Perez has closed to 425,381. Johnny Bench tops with 857,469 while Pete Rose, Del Unser, and Rusty Staub lead other positions as Staub faces late pressure from Wynn, Smith, and Brock.
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Los Angeles
Bowie Kuhn
Cincinnati
Tony Perez
Garvey
Perez
Johnny Bench
Joe Morgan
Dave Concepcion
Ron Cey
Pete Rose
New York Mets
del Unser
Rusty Staub
Staub
Jimmy Wynn
St. Louis Cardinals
Reggie Smith
Lou Brock
Missouri Bass Federation anglers vote to cull in protest
In a June Outdoors Today report Bud Thies describes 185 Missouri Bass Federation anglers at Table Rock Lake voting to violate the state culling law. Conservation agent Bob Walsh witnessed the meeting and a 5-5 tie broken in favor of culling by Bill Bailey.
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Bud Thies
St. Louis
Outdoors Today
Missouri Bass Federation
Table Rock Lake
Bob Walsh
Thies
Walsh
Bill Bailey
Kansas City
Illinois
Kentucky
Arkansas
James Bailey
Missouri Conservation Department
WHA closes as Sharks Stags Blades and Cougars fold
The World Hockey Association ends its three season stretch as the Sharks Stags and Blades are revealed as one bankrupt franchise while the Cougars also fold after failing to secure funds. In a special draft 14 of Baltimore and Chicago players are selected by the other teams, ending their salaries. Toronto Toros sign Bob Baun as a one year coach and the Denver Spurs draft 14 Chicago players.
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Los Angeles Sharks
Michigan Stag
Baltimore Blades
Chicago Cougars
Sharks
Stags
Blades
World Hockey Association
Cougars
WHA
Baltimore
Chicago
Toronto Toros
Bob Baun
Ruffian Faces Six Rivals in Coaching Club Oaks at Belmont
Ruffian will race Saturday at Belmont Park in the Coaching Club American Oaks a 1 1 2 mile $100000 event the final leg of the Filly Triple Crown She seeks a 10th perfect start after winning the Acorn and Mother Goose Gallant Trial Sweet Old Girl Funalon Equal Change and Sun and Snow and Funny Cat make up the opposed field Somethingrega may also run
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Associated Press
Ruffian
Belmont Park
Coaching Club
Gallant Trial
Somethingrega
SIUC brochures win national award for sports guides
Southern Illinois University Carbondale press guides for gymnastics and track and field, written and edited by Butch Henry, are named among the top five nationally by the College Sports Information Directors of America. Rip Stokes provided photography and the pieces were printed by University Printing Service under Doc Holladay.
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Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
College Sports Information Directors of America
Saluki
Butch Henry
Rip Stokes
University News Service
University Printing Service
Doc Holladay
Regional women’s fast pitch softball tourney in Murphysboro
Entries are being taken for a women’s fast pitch softball regional tournament in Murphysboro. The winner advances to the state meet July 15 to 20 at Canton. Interested teams should contact Don Brewer at 684-6864.
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Murphysboro
Canton
Don Brewer
Seaver and Madlock Share NL Player of the Week Honor
Mets pitcher Tom Seaver and Cubs third baseman Bill Madlock earned the National League Player of the Week award. Seaver posted two shutouts and Madlock hit .533 for the week, raising his season mark to .360. Madlock went 11 for 13 in a series with Cincinnati.
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San Francisco
New York Mets
Tom Seaver
Chicago Cubs
Bill Madlock
Chub Feeney
Seaver
Madlock
Cincinnati
Johnny Bench
Pete Rose
A’s Sweep Twins in Ten for Sole Lead in West
Oakland A’s pitchers Sonny Siebert Glenn Abbott and Paul Lindblad combined to beat the Minnesota Twins 5-2 in ten innings. Manager Al Dark credited the win to a strong finish, noting Oakland won four of five to close the gap and put Minnesota further back in the AL West standings.
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Bloomington
Tucker Drills Star Dust Course Records Nine
Jerry Tucker set a Crab Orchard nine hole course record with a 29 at Star Dust Course near Johnston City. He carded seven birdies and two pars while teammates included Bob Tierney Dick LeFevre Jr. and Don Davis. He earlier won Crab Orchard SIGA event by one stroke over Bill Blewett.
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Jerry Tucker
Crab Orchard
Jan Jansco
Johnston City
Tucker
Bob Tierney
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
Eldorado
Dick LeFevre Jr
Carbondale
Don Davis
Bill Blewett
Elks Club Golf Tourney Set For Carbondale
The 21st annual Carbondale Elks Club golf tournament is scheduled for Saturday at Midland Hills in Carbondale. Scramble scratch and banker's handicap will be played with a 7 a.m. start. Sam Rinella leads the event, prizes to be awarded as usual. only Carbondale Elks members may participate.
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Carbondale Elks
Midland Hills
Carbondale
Sam Rinella
Carbondale Elks Club
Connors Beats By Upset. Wimbledon Prep Reassessed
Jimmy Connors, aiming to defend his Wimbledon title, lost to Roscoe Tanner 7-5 6-3 in the Player Championship semifinals, saying the defeat leaves him with three days of practice and sleep. Billie Jean King also advanced at Eastbourne, beating Natasha Chmurova 6-2 7-5 and Linky Boshoff 6-3 6-0 to tune up for Wimbledon.
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Nottingham
England
Jimmy Connors
Roscoe Tanner
Lookout Mountain
Tenn
Tom Okker
Phil Dent
Tony Roche
Connors
Eastbourne
Billie Jean King
Ms. King
Natasha Chmurova
Soviet Union
Linky Boshoff
South Africa
Veeck Plans Suit Over Orioles Buyout Collapse
Bill Veeck, three time major league club owner, says he will sue Oriole board chairman Jerold Hoffberger after his bid to purchase the Baltimore Orioles collapsed following more than eight months of negotiations.
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Bill Veeck
Baltimore Orioles
Oriole Board
Jerold Hoffberger
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