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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1975
Page
3
Lou Graham the soft-spoken Tennessean shot a par 71 to win an 18 hole playoff over John Mahaffey at Medinah. Mahaffey finished second after four previous runner up finishes. Graham earned 40000 prize bringing yearly earnings to 86071 while Mahaffey added 20000 for 6th at 121660.
The chart shows team records and match results across leagues with standings for Pittsburgh Philadelphia Chicago New York St Louis Montreal West Cincinnati Los Angeles San Diego San Francisco Atlanta Houston and others. Monday results include St Louis 1-4 New York 0-0 and Cincinnati 8 Atlanta 4. Tuesday schedules list multiple games with pitchers and scores.
In 1975 AL voting Jackson climbs to a slim lead in the outfield with 569,663 votes while Rod Carew remains the overall favorite with 1,055,063. Thurman Munson and Bert Campaneris hold solid leads at catcher and shortstop as voting runs until July 6 ahead of the July 15 All Star Game in Milwaukee.
The 54th Piney Woods Invitational Golf Tour begins July 4 with a 54 hole format over three days at Glen Arven Country Club. The field is capped at 176 entries and includes a Friday barbecue and Saturday Sunday watermelon cuts for players.
Doc Medich earned a solid start eight hitting Baltimore to lift the New York Yankees to a 6-1 victory behind Thurman Munson's three hits and three RBIs. Managerial notes aside, Bill Singer’s rough outing contrasted the Yankees’ surge as other AL results included Oakland over Minnesota 5-2, Cleveland 11-3 over Boston, and Milwaukee 8-4 over Detroit.
M D Bud Seretean was named president and general manager of the Atlanta Hawks and announced his aim to sign NC State star David Thompson, the No 1 NBA draft pick. He also bought a minority stake but won't seek majority control and plans to sell basketball to Atlanta.
In London, Britain allows a major bookmaker to set a betting tent beside Wimbledon’s center court as rain delays finish. Connors and Evert, top seeds, are 6-4 favorites. players banned from betting though some may place bets indirectly. Rain slows matches, with early upsets including Ray Ruffels’ win over Vitas Gerulaitis. Martina Navratilova and Chris Evert begin with byes in women's draw.
Johnny Bench drove in four runs lifting his 1975 total to 61 through 70 games as the Reds beat Atlanta 8-4. Bench added his 15th homer and a key double after moving from behind the plate to left field. The win sparked a stretch across the league with St Louis, Houston, Philadelphia, Chicago and San Diego posting victories. Bench credited playing other positions for his hot bat.
Muhammad Ali said sleep did not change his mind about retirement though he sounded less certain than Monday. He plans July 1 title defense vs Joe Bugner as his last fight and cites pressure to face Joe Frazier, yet says a Frazier rematch would require a Foreman matchup.
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