Jackson Loses Ground in 1975 AL All Star Ballot Lead
In 1975 balloting the Oakland outfielder Reggie Jackson slides to a narrow lead over teammates as Minnesota’s Rod Carew remains the fan favorite with 1 055 063 votes. Cookie Rojas trails in third, while Thurman Munson and Bert Campaneris hold solid spots ahead of two weeks left in voting.
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New York
Reggie Jackson
Oakland
Jackson
Baseball Commissioner’s Office
Minnesota
Rod Carew
Kansas City
Cookie Rojas
Thurman Munson
Bert Campaneris
Jack
Ion
Joe Rudi
Rudi
Jeff Burroughs
Texas
Bobby Bonds
New York Yankees
Gene Tenace
Buddy Bell
Cleveland
Tenace
A’s
Mike Hargrove
Baltimore
Lee May
Bell
Sal Bando
Ray Fosse
Milwaukee
Robin Yount
Burris blanks Expos as Cubs win 6-0
Ray Burris pitched a seven inning strong shutout, allowing seven hits with six strikeouts to lift the Chicago Cubs past Montreal 6-0. He walked one, earned his second shutout of the season, and helped his team build early lead with fourth and fifth inning scoring and key double plays.
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Montreal
Ray Burris
Expos
Chicago Cubs
Burris
Pepe Mangual
Larry Lintz
Mangual
Cubs
Jose Morales
Andy Thornton
Morales
Fred Sherman
Rob Sperring
Manny Trillo
Steve Swisher
Pirates
Astros
Dodgers
Bob Watson
Houston
Watson
Roger Metzger
Cesar Cedeno
Ron Cey
Joe Ferguson
Graham champ Medinah in U S Open playoff
Lou Graham, 37, wins the U S Open at Medinah in an 18 hole playoff over John Mahaffey. Graham praised a clutch eighth hole putt while Mahaffey lamented no birdies and a missed chance as he fell short for the seventh time in 1½ years.
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Patsy
Lou Graham
Tennessean
Medinah
John Mahaffey
Mahaffey
Graham
John
National Collegiate Athletic Association
Houston
PGA
Carbondale and Cincy clubs win in baseball night action
Carbondale routs Freeman Spur 15 6 to keep 25th District lead as Vaughn goes 4 for 4 with a three run homer Hopkins and Pulley add three hits each. Carbondale climbs to 6 1 in league play and 9 2 overall. next hosts Cincinnati while Harrisburg game was cancelled. Cincinnati no hits Murphysboro 11 1 as Keeton strikes out 11 and Radzinom triples twice. Marion misses game at Abe Martin Field as Blue Island Eisenhower prepares to play Freeman Spur.
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Carbondale
American Legion
Freeman Spur
Doug Vaughn
Marty Hopkins
Marty Pulley
Mike van Horn
Sparta
Murphysboro American Legion
Ohio State
West Frankfort
Abe Martin Field
Siu-C
Cincy
Jim Kindt
Itchy’ Jones
Joe Rothwell
Keeton
Jones
Murphysboro
Cincinnati
Gary Radzinom
Marion
Blue Island Eisenhower
SIUC
Marion American Legion
Fuzz’’ McDowell
Charleston
Stuc
Bleier Honored by NFLPA For Humanitarian Work
Pitt's Rocky Bleier, Steelers running back and Steelers champion, received the 1975 Justice Byron R. White Humanitarian Award as announced by the NFL Players Association. NFLPA President Kermit Alexander cited Bleier as the player who best serves his team community and country in the spirit of Justice White.
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Rocky Bleier
Pittsburgh Steelers
Byron R. White
NFL Players Association
NFLPA
Kermit Alexander
Bleier
Supreme Court
Burdon R. White
White
NFL
Steelers
Zeigler Beats Carterville In High School Baseball Tilt
Zeigler defeats Carterville 8 to 4 after a three run third in the home game. Glisson and Allen duet on mpg infield while Skelcher plates for Carterville and McCarty Prudent for Zeigler. Zeigler improves to 26 14 and Carterville Pepsi to 13 16.
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Zeigler
Carterville
Glisson
Allen
Genz
Voorhees
Skelcher
McCarty
Prudent
Carterville Pepsi
Local Baseball Scoring Confusion At West Frankfort
At West Frankfort the Du Quoin game shows uneven scoring lines with 000 2001-351 and 300 001x-492 in the box. Licata and Gross, Vosbein and Burns are listed as involved in the scoring dispute or official reporting.
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West Frankfort du Quoin
W. Frankfort
Licata
Gross
Vosbein
Burns
Weather returns to Wimbledon with bright sun and wins
Crowds filled all 14 courts at Wimbledon as brilliant sunshine returned after Monday rain. Guillermo Vilas, 22, defeated Jeff Simpson 7 5 6 4 6 4 in the opening men's match, while Jim Connors edged John Lloyd 6 2 6 3 6 1. Bjorn Borg, Onny Parun, and Ray Ruffels also advanced, with Navratilova and Evert drawing byes in the women’s singles. Arthur Ashe moved to the second round with 7 5 3 6 2 6 4 over Bob Hewitt.
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Argentina
Guillermo Vilas
Vilas
Jeff Simpson
New Zealand
Jim Connors
John Lloyd
Bjorn Borg
Venezuela
Jorge Andrew
Onny Parun
New
Miss Evert
Martina Navratilova
Arthur Ashe
Bob Hewitt
Fisk Returns to Red Sox Lineup After Injury
Carlton Fisk comes back from a fractured arm to play for Boston, delivering renewed energy in his first game since injury. The Red Sox lost 11 to 3 to the Cleveland Indians at Fenway Park before 19,591 fans as Fisk fanned butterflies and immediately tested his arm on a throw to short after Buddy Bell’s leadoff walk.
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Boston
Carlton Fisk
Boston Red Sox
Red Sox
Cleveland Indians
Fenway Park
Fisk
Burleson
Lakers and Kings court Kareem Jabbar and Marcel Dionne
Los Angeles reports Jack Kent Cooke spends 4 million to secure Kareem Abdul-Jabbar for the Lakers and Marcel Dionne for the Kings in 1975 76. Jabbar signs a five year deal while Dionne joins from Detroit after a trade that sends Dan Malone Terry Harper and a 1976 second round pick to Detroit.
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Jack Kent Cooke
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
NBA Lakers
Marcel Dionne
NHL
Los Angeles Kings
Jabbar
Dionne
Detroit Red Wings
Los Angeles
Cooke
The
Kings
Dan Maloney
Terry Harper
Detroit Star
Detroit
Saluki Baseball Camp Sees 184 Boys Enrolled
The Saluki baseball camp of Itchy Jones opened with 184 boys ages 10 to 18. Included is Blue Island Eisenhower High School team. Younger players train at four Southeast Park diamonds while older players meet 8:30 to 11:30 and 1:30 to 3:30 daily on the SIUC campus. The week-long camp ends Friday.
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Saluki
Itchy’ Jones
Blue Island Eisenhower High School
Four Diamonds
Southeast Park
Abe Martin Field
SIUC
Jones
Bench fuels Reds past Braves in RBI spree
Johnny Bench drove in four runs to raise his 1975 RBI total to 61 in 70 games as Cincinnati beat Atlanta 8-4. Bench also hit his 15th homer and suggested moving from behind the plate to left field occasionally to boost his production.
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Associated Press
Johnny Bench
Cincinnati
Reds
Atlanta Braves
Major League Standings and Schedule Report
Standings show Pittsburgh 39 25. Philadelphia 37 33. Chicago 34 33. New York 32 32. St Louis 32 31. Montreal 28 34. West leaders Cincinnati 43 27. Los Angeles 41 31. San Francisco 33 9. San Diego 32 37. Today’s games include Detroit at ee, New York at Baltimore, Cleveland at Boston, Texas at Chicago, Minnesota at Oakland, and others.
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Houston
Los Angeles
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Chicago
Montreal
San Diego
San Francisco
Bench
Cleveland
Boston
Baltimore
Milwaukee
Detroit
Texas
California
Oakland
Minnesota
Bare
LaGrow
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Slaton
Hunter
Torrez
Kern
Lee
Kansas City
B. Pittsburgh
St. Louis
West Cincinnati
Atlanta
Cincinnati
Curtis
Koosman
Ray
Griffin
Barr
Williams
Bradley
Jones
Strom
G.B. Boston
West Oakland
Bobby Mitchell Wins 1975 Amana VIP Golf Title in Iowa City
Bobby Mitchell shot 64 to win the Amana VIP Golf Tournament in Iowa City on Monday, two strokes ahead of runner up Gary Play. Neunert and Waterloo are mentioned with homer totals and team notes, while Kohen and Frech appear in a baseball line. Mitchell’s victory caps the event with a two stroke margin over Play.
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Neunert
Waterloo
Derry
Kohen
Adamson
French
Braun
Hirstein
Fulte
Engle
Reeder
Beml
Frech
The
Associated Press
Bobby Mitchell
Amana V.I.P
Iowa City
Gary Player
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