Lightning Strikes Hit Western Open Golf Event
Overnight rain paused play at Butler National Golf Club as the Western Open faced a second consecutive postponement. A violent thunderstorm injured Lee Trevino and Jerry Heard, with others lightly shocked. the event resumes with 18 holes Sunday and 36 on Monday while Trevino and Heard remain under observation.
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Bugner weighs five pounds more than Ali for title bout
Kuala Lumpur AP Joe Bugner's weigh in at 230 pounds marked him five pounds heavier than champion Muhammad Ali for the Merdeka Stadium title fight. Ali tipped 225, with both camps predicting lighter ring weights on fight night after formal Malay ceremonies and pre bout workouts.
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Rookie Juan Bernhardt Opens Big Baseball Beat
Rookie Juan Bernhardt bursts onto the IL scene with a .370 average in 27 hits in 73 at bats for the Syracuse Chiefs and leads a surge as Bobby Cox's Tribe dominates, while fixing third base duties amid injuries and lineup shuffles as August looms. He hopes a healthy 1975 starts a long major league run after early career injuries and a broken Achilles.
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Sox Beat Yankees 9 1 To Take AL East Lead In June
Boston Red Sox rout New York 9 1 as Rick Wise limits Yanks to eight hits and four walks. Cecil Cooper hits first homer since July and Carl Yastrzemski scores on a misplayed fly. Boson gains 1 2 game lead. Bill Lee to start next nationally televised game against Doc Medich.
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Yastrzemski
Walt Williams
Jim Rice
Burleson
Fred Lynn
Cooper
Bill Lee
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Doc Medich
Pele, Cosmos blank Rochester Lancers 3 0 in NASL clash
New York Cosmos defeated Rochester Lancers 3 0 as Pele scored the opener at 31 minutes after a Correa shot hit the bar. Joe Fink and Jorge Siega added second half goals, with assists from Mordechai Shpigler and Correa.
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Rochester
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New York
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Jorge Siega
Mordechai Shpigler
Friday night brawls highlight AL doubleheader chaos
The American League nights feature wild incidents as Texas slugger Jeff Burroughs fights with teammates and manager Billy Martin intervenes, while Detroit's Ralph Houk is accused of roughing up a Baltimore writer. In Minnesota, Dan Ford drives a ninth inning rally to top the Rangers as the A’s rout the Angels and Sox beat the Royals.
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Phil Garner
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Hal McRae
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Bucky Dent
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NFL to use 43 man active rosters for 1975 season
NFL owners voted to set 43 players on active rosters for the 1975 season with no taxi squads. The figure marks a rise from last year’s emergency 47 but is below the historic 40 man standard, with the league noting possible bargaining conflicts to be cleared with the Players Association. Injured reserve recalls will be prohibited during the season.
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