Evert and King Triumph at Wimbledon
In Wimbledon action Chris Evert aged 17 from Fort Lauderdale and Billie Jean King of Long Beach led American winners in the women’s division while Jim Connors 19 of Belleville Illinois advanced to the third round in singles. Connors beat Nicky Kalogeropoulos 6-3 7-5 8-6 as Gloria Connors cheered from the stands.
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Wimbledon
England
Jim Connors
Belleville
I.c
Italy
Adriano Panatta
Gloria Connors
Jim
Bob Hewitt
South Africa
Raleigh
Freddie McNair
Chevy Chase
Danny Birchmore
Athens, Ga
Chris Evert
Fort Lauderdale
Fla
Billie Jean King
Long Beach
Calif
Aaron Bases Toward Ruth Record and RBI Milestone
Hank Aaron drives in two runs to reach 1 992 RBI, moving past Lou Gehrig into second on the all time list behind Babe Ruth while also closing in on Ruth's home run record. The Braves split with San Diego as Aaron and Ralph Garr turn in timely hits in the first game.
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Bruce Lowitt
Associated Press
Bad Henry
Hank Aaron
Atlanta
Babe Ruth
San Diego
Braves
Aaron
Lou Gehrig
Ruth
Gehrig Becaus
Larry Sahl
Fred Kendall
Padres
Garr
Henry
White Sox
Oakland
Vida Blue
Dick Allen
Walt Williams
Tom Egan
A’s
Bob Locker
Carlos May
Harmon Killebrew
Phil Roof
Danny Thompson
Minnesota
Twins
California
Dan Monzon
Ken McMullen
Cesar Tovar
Ken Berry
Angels
Rick Auerbach
Ron Theobald
Brewers
Indians
Sanders Favored In Cleveland Open Golf Tournament
Doug Sanders nominated himself as a favorite for the $150,000 Cleveland Open at Tang lewood Country Club over a soft par 71, 6 907 yard layout. Defending champ Bobby Mitchell praised rough greens as rain saturated fairways become mud and sand.
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Cleveland
Doug Sanders
Tanglewood Country Club
Jack Nicklaus
Lee Trevino
Arnold Palmer
Sanders
Bobby Mitchell
Mitchell
Beechmont Country Club
Tiant and Cuellar Spark Latin Pace in AL Triumphs
Tiant pitched five innings of one hit relief to lift the Red Sox 5-3 over Detroit, while Cuellar shut out the Yankees 5-0 as the Orioles tightened the AL East race. Other MLB results included White Sox, Twins, Brewers, and Royals wins, with Tiant citing his motion as key and Cuellar battling through fatigue.
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Henschel Nissenson
Associated Press
Luis Tiant
Mike Cuellar
Juan Beniquez
Tiant
Havana
Boston Red Sox
Detroit
Tigers
Baltimore
Cuellar
Santa Clara
Cuba
Orioles
New York Yankees
Chicago White Sox
Oakland
Minnesota
California
Milwaukee
Cleveland
Texas
Kansas City
New York Mets
Philadelphia
Montreal
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Houston
St. Louis
Chicago Cubs
Atlanta
San Diego
Padres
Red Sox
Joe Coleman
Doug Griffin
Carl Yastrzemski
Reggie Smith
Beniquez
Phil Gagliano
San Sebastian
Puerto Rico
Luis Aparicio
Cha
Yankees
Fritz Peterson
Roy White
Mark Belanger
Brooks Robinson
Merv Rettenmund
Hull Waits For WHL To Move
Winnipeg AP Hull signs with Winnipeg Jets prompting WHA and legal teams to assess potential action. NHL president Clarence Campbell says no official league status. WHA president Gary Davidson vows readiness to meet legal tests and avoid lengthy court battles while noting prior signings and contract terms.
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Winnipeg, Man
World Hockey Association
Chicago Black Hawks
Bobby Hull
National Hockey League
Winnipeg
Clarence Campbell
NHL
Black Hawks
Gary L. Davidson
WHA
Hull
Davidson
American Basketball Association
ABA
Baseball Standings and Schedule Snapshot
American League East standings show Detroit leading with 35 wins, 27 losses, followed by Baltimore and Boston. National League lists Pittsburgh atop with 39-24, while New York sits 43-15 in the East. Weekly results include Minnesota 7 California 6 and Chicago 6 Oakland 4.
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Padres
New York Mets
Philadelphia
Montreal
Pittsburgh
Los Angeles
Houston
St. Louis
Chicago Cubs
Cincinnati
San Francisco
Chicago White Sox
Oakland
Minnesota
California
Boston
Detroit
Baltimore
New York Yankees
Milwaukee
Cleveland
Ralph Garr
W. L. Pet
G.B. Detroit
New York
West Oakland
Chicago
Kansas City
Texas
Palmer
Stottlemyre
G. Perry
Parsons
Drago
Hedlund
Blyleven
Woodson
Twinight
Odom
Hunter
Wood
Bradley
Timmerman
McGlothlin
Broberg
W. L. Pet. G.B. Pittsburgh
Atlanta
San Diego
Billingham
Bart
Gentry
Carlton
McAnally
Briles
Hooton
Lady Ump Joins Lib New York
Bernice Gera, a 40 year old New York housewife, works one game as professional baseballs first woman umpire in Geneva New York. She resigns after one game citing lack of cooperation from male colleagues and plans future activism in women’s liberation movements.
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New York
Bernice Gera
Gera
Women's Liberation Movement
Geneva
Auburn
N.Y
Falcons Begin Camp In Two Weeks With High Hopes
Atlanta coach Norm Van Brocklin said the Falcons have the best club they've ever had and that jobs will be earned in camp. He outlined five qualities for players and stressed unity and leadership as keys to a simple, tough game.
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Phoenix Suns
Bill van Breda Kolff
Los Angeles Lakers
Detroit Pistons
van Breda Kolff
Cotton Fitzsimmons
Atlanta Hawks
UPI
Atlanta
Norm van Brocklin
Atlanta Falcons
Falcons
van Brocklin
National Football League
Georgia
NFL
Los Angeles
Philadelphia
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King Add
Southern
Las
Alexander Mayer
Woodmere, N.Y
Dan Bleckinger
Oshkosh, Wis
Clark Graebner
New York City
U.S
the Nastase
Romania
RBI
Mets
Bucs
Phillies
Jim Beauchamp
Tom Seaver
Dave Marshall
Bill Robinson
Robinson
Marshall
Expos
Steve Blass
Ron Fairly
Boots
Bill
Stoneman
Pirates
Don Sutton
Dodgers
Jerry Reuss
Astros
Ted Simmons
Cardinals
Jim Hickman
Cubs
Reds
Johnny Bench
Tony Perez
Giants
Chisox' Morales
A.L
Gary Ryerson
George Scott
Ryerson
WHL
Jets
Lady Ump
Patton Speedway
Loc
Pavo
Thomasville
Hwy
McDonough Power Equipment, Inc
Fuqua Industries, Inc
Hoyt’s Cycle Shop
Smith Ave
Dial
Monticello
Martine Es
PCOS
Petee
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