Shaver KO’s Ellis in Madison Square Garden bout
Earnie Shaver flooring Jimmy Ellis with a right uppercut in the first round at Madison Square Garden. The 2:39 finish followed Ellis’ two solid shots that put Shaver in trouble, as Shaver improves to 44-2-0 with 44 knockouts while Ellis falls to 38-8-0. Shaver, 206% pounds, inches toward a shot at George Foreman in a fight that boosted his four year KO record.
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New York
Earnie Shaver
Jimmy Ellis
Madison Square Garden
Ellis
Harold Valan
Shaver
George Foreman
Warren
World Boxing Association
Louisville
Babe Ruth clubs vault to second place with 11 6 win
Al & Rays moved into sole second after an 11 6 Babe Ruth baseball win over Golden Rule. Mark Hairston fired a six hitter, Mike Peterson had three hits, Ken Brenn added two doubles. Golden Rule’s John Coyne homered and Andy Davis doubled.
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Mark Hairston
Mike Peterson
al & Rays
Golden Rule
Ken Brenn
John Coyne
Andy Davis
Bill Peterson
Mike Harry
Sherwood Wolstein
Denny Driscoll
Albertson
Elks
Kevin Driscoll
Macumber
Steve Dunfee
Ramada _ Inn
Village Inn
Dunfee
Dennis Lester
Larry Markovich
Village N. Metals Bank
East Side
College Finals Rodeo opens five day Montana event
Bozeman hosts the National College Finals Rodeo at Montana State University fieldhouse for five days starting today with 40 teams from Huntsville Texas River Falls Wisconsin San Luis Obispo California and Walla Walla Washington. Competition runs 7 30 p m nightly plus a Saturday matinee with finals Saturday night. Top contenders include Sam Houston State Utah State and Montana State with defending champ Eastern New Mexico not favored. Sam Houston led the Southern region with Jimmie Gibbs Cindy Gayle and Nanette McHenry helping its 1 988 point total.
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Huntsville
Tex
River Falls
Wis
San Luis Obispo
Calif
Walla Walla
Wash
Montana _ State University
Sam Houston State
Utah State
Montana State
Eastern New Mexico
Sam Houston
Jimmie Gibbs
Cindy Gayle
Nanette McHenry
Colorado State
Cal Poly
National College of Business
MSU
Rangers Race Past Twins 7-4 in Bloomington
Jim Mason hit his first major league homer and Dave Nelson drove in three as the Texas Rangers defeated the Minnesota Twins 7-4 in Bloomington.
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Bloomington
Anaconda Hosts Helena In Non-Conference Clash
The Anaconda A's meet the Helena Senators at Washoe Park at 6 30 this evening. Mike Donahue is slated to start for Anaconda as they seek their second win of the season in a 1 6 record.
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American Legion
Helena Senators
Washoe Park
Mike Donahue
A’s
Anaconda
Missoula
Bob Grubich
Tim McKittrick
Mavericks
Softball Scores From Monday League Action
In the Men’s Slow-Pitch league results Luck y DeLuxe defeated Golden Rule 17 to 6 South Side topped Top Deck 8 to 7 Quilky Met beat Robbie’s In & Out 15 to 14 Office Lounge won over Lucky DeLuxe 13 to 9 Village Inn the Milwaukee Hamms 9 score noted.
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Golden Rule
South Side
Top Deck
Quilky-Met
Robbie’s
Office Lounge
Village Inn
Milwaukee-Hamm’s
Montana handicap golf system proves successful statewide
The minimax handicap system launched by the Montana State Golf Association shows strong uptake with 48 clubs enrolled. MSGA executive director Shay Miller says the service, based in Dallas, provides up to date handicap listings for all players and courses, with the Montana Amateur Golf tournament requiring an established MSGA handicap and a July 10 deadline restricting entries to 225 players.
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Montana State Golf Association
Shay Miller
Butte
MSGA
Minimax
Dallas
Miller
Montana
Perry Drives Tigers Past Indians on Four-Hit Martin
Jim Perry pitched a four hitter and received strong run support as Detroit defeated Cleveland 5-1. Three Detroit players homered to back Perry’s win at Cleveland.
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Cleveland
Jim Perry
Detroit Tigers
Cleveland Indians
Detroit
A's top Royals as Rudi drives in four in win
Joe Rudi hit two doubles and four RBIs as the Oakland A's defeated the Kansas City Royals 9-5. The A's erupted for four in the first and added three more in the sixth. Pitchers were Hamilton for Oakland and Littell for Kansas City. Mayberry hit a solo homer for KC.
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Joe Rudi
Oakland A
Kansas City Royals
Oakland
Hamilton
Fingers
Fosse
Littell
Dal Canton
Bird
Healy
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Mayberry
Miller ignites charge of golf's Young Lions
Miller, once a teen Open sensation and now American National Champion, won with a record 63 at Oakmont. His West Coast peers Jerry Heard and Lanny Wadkins challenged him, signaling a new, young era in golf with a quiet, focused attitude beyond the sport.
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Miller
Golf
Young Lions
Oakmont
Johnny Miller
San Francisco
Julius Boros
Tom Weiskopf
Arnold Palmer
Jack Nicklaus
Lee Trevino
West Coast
Jerry Heard
Lanny Wadkins
Hogan
Palmer
Nickus Heard
Wadkins
Kuhn threats suspensions to stop aiding Aaron 715th
Baseball Commissioner Bowie Kuhn responded to an AP report by warning MLB pitchers that any intent or attempt to groove a pitch to Hank Aaron to help him reach 715 career home runs would violate Rule 21. Clubs were told to review with staff and warn players that suspensions will follow. He stressed that no actions should tarnish Aaron's achievements.
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NEW York
Bowie Kuhn
Associated Press
Hank Aaron
Kuhn
Henry
Aaron
Missoula man tops derby at Clark Canyon Dam
Doug Kern of Missoula won first place in the Rotary Club fish derby at Clark Canyon Dam on Sunday. He landed a 4 pound 1342 ounce trout and was a second place winner in last year’s derby. Keith Polson of Lincoln Nebraska took second, and third went to Lawrence Sullivan of Butte.
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Dillon
Doug Kern
Missoula
Rotary Club
Clark Canyon Dam
Kern
Keith Polson
Lincoln
Neb
Lawrence Sullivan
Butte
Angels Defeat White Sox 9 2 in Nationally Televised Game
California Angels coach Bobby Winkles said the team ignores place and focuses on closing the gap in the standings after a 9-2 victory over the Chicago White Sox. Chicago led the AL West but slumped to a fourth straight loss as Anaheim cut the gap to within 14 1/2 games. Tanner, the White Sox manager, spoke of accepting both bitterness and benefit from a rough night as his club faced criticism and resolve.
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Chicago
Bobby Winkles
California Angels
Chicago Sox
Angels
White Sox
Winkles
Chuck Tanner
Rookie Mike Tyson homers as Cardinals edge Expos 1-0
In a rain shortened five inning game, rookie Mike Tyson hit his first major league homer to back Rick Wise as the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Montreal Expos 1-0. Alan Gallagher tripled and drove in two runs in a four run fourth, while California’s Melton homered for Chicago.
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ST. Louis
Mike Tyson
Rick Wise
St. Louis Cardinals
Montreal Expos
Frank Robinson
Mike Epstein
Rich Scheinblum
Ken Berry
Gallagher
Jeff Torborg
California
Chicago
Melton
Kealey
Geddes
C.brinkman
Brewers rout Red Sox as Scott belts two homers
Milwaukee Brewers rout Boston Red Sox 83 to 0 as George Scott drives in three runs with two homers. The win extends Milwaukee's streak to 10 games, the longest in the majors this season.
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Milwaukee
George Scott
Milwaukee Brewers
Boston Red Sox
Pirates Hall Ellis stops Cubs in 3-1 win
Dock Ellis pitched a three hitter for the Pittsburgh Pirates as Richie Hebner and Bob Robertson hit consecutive home runs in the sixth inning to power a 3-1 victory over the Chicago Cubs on Monday night.
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Pittsburgh
Dock Ellis
Richie Hebner
Bob Robertson
Pittsburgh Pirates
Chicago Cubs
Trapshooters vie for crown at Butte championship
The Butte trapshooting championship will be held Wednesday at 6 at the Trap and Skeet Club range opposite the industrial area. Competition spans five classes with silver belt buckles awarded to each class winner. Top shooter will represent Butte in next month’s state tournament in Great Falls. Open to all shooters with free spectator admission.
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Butte
Great Falls
Schmidt Drives Phillies Past Mets with Trio of RBIs
Mike Schmidt delivered a double and a home run driving in three runs as the Philadelphia Phillies beat the New York Mets 9-6 on Monday night. Ken Brett homered for the third straight game, snapping Philadelphia's five game skid.
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Philadelphia
Mike Schmidt
Ken Brett
Philadelphia Phillies
New York Mets
Baseball play by play fragment with key stats and HRs
Partial box score style notes list team totals, players Schmidt Hahn Montanez Dyer Staub Brett Luzinski Beau chamn Stamp. HR Staub Brett Schmidt. 2B Schmidt Hahn Montanez Dyer. LOB New York 5 Philadelphia 10. SB Boone 2.
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Detroit
Cleveland
Ellis
Chambliss
Strom
J.perry
R.torres
New York
Philadelphia
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Millan
Schmidt
Hahn
Montanez
Dyer
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Brett
Boone
Luzinski
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Baseball schedule spread across leagues with multiple games
National League matchups include Chicago Reuschel and Bonham at Pittsburgh Moose and Johnson, New York Parker at Philadelphia Lonborg, Montreal Renko at St Louis Murphy, Houston Reuss at San Diego Kirby, Atlanta Niekro at Los Angeles John, Cincinnati Norman at San Francisco Bryant. American League games feature Detroit Fryman at Cleveland Tidrow, Baltimore Alexander at New York Medich, Oakland Hunter at Kansas City Splittorff, Boston Pattin and Curtis at Milwaukee Slaton and Short, Texas Bibby at Minnesota Kaat, California Singer at Chicago Wood. Games begin from 6 p.m. to 11 p.m. with multiple late evening starts.
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Mays Cf
Doyle
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We Millan
Unser
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Hutton
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Boonee
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Va Sadecki
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Cincinnati
California
Capra
Atlanta
Texas
San Diego
Beaudhpph
Minnesota
New York
St. Louis
Reuschel
Bonham
Moose
Johnson
Parker
Lonborg
Renko
Murphy
Reuss
Kirby
Fryman
Tidrow
Baltimore
Alexander
Medich
Hunter
Splittorff
Pattin
Curtis
Slaton
Bibby
Kaat
Singer
Wood
Tremis Martin claim most prizes at Butana speedway
Tremis wins Class B main and trophy dash plus heat race while Martin takes Class C main and heat wins at Butana Speedway south of Butte. Harold Paramore of Missoula takes Class C trophy clash. top A finishers include Diteman and Heckathorne with Belgrade and Helena riders dominant.
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Roy Tremis
Jim Martin
Butana Speedway
Butte
Tremis
Martin
Harold Paramore
Missoula
Wally Diteman
Belgrade
Spike Heckathorne
Helena
Maine
Ralph Northey
Bill Willis
Ken Pederson
Ron Trench
Great Falls
Slim Campbell
Diteman
Bud Pederson
K. Pederson
B. Pederson
Heckathorne
Willis
Northey
Bob Crisler
Tom Davis
Harry Adams
Paul Radar
Jim Foster
Ennis
John Coates
Rick Powers
Radar
Foster
Adams
Rick Svejkovsky
Dale Pederson
John Polich
John Crunch
Duane Anderson
Paramore
Pederson
Bob Johnson
Warren Simonds
Rodger Williams
Deer Lodge
Polich
Oklahoma star recalls bitter battles with Texas
Oklahoma linebacker Derland Moore recalls Texas games as the fiercest rivalries of his OU days. He highlights the 1972 end zone fumble recovery and a blocked punt in a 27-0 win, the Nebraska victory, and a Big Eight title. Moore notes the Texas clash remains the most exciting and describes campus anticipation before the Cotton Bowl.
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Oklahoma
Derland Moore
Nebraska
Moore
Texas
Oregon
Clemson
Missouri
Sooners
Associated Press
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Sooner
NCAA
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