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Newspaper
Tucson Daily Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1976
Page
3
The piece argues US trials wrongly select sprinters by a single moment, citing Steve Williams missing Montreal due to a hamstring and comparing the process to evaluating Babe Ruth or Jimmy Connors on one play. It questions fairness and long-term legacy for American athletes and records.
A chaotic race card lists nine races with mixed grades and includes multiple horse names and bettors choices. Selections name Pacific Beauty Queen Vii AH Yody Madds Mark Mist Ing Orsamer Fred Hammons Gem Toro Barefoot Playboy Mojave Great Fleet Petuna Tatty Pull Bold Hickory Red Madds Mudd Lesiie Gray Tren Oshkosh Riser Velvet Tuffit Genius Jud Bee West Coast Ghost Tranquility Sparrow Eighth race features Amado C fourth race Fleet Petuna Tatty Pull Bold Hickory Fifth race Red Madds Mudd Lesiie Gray Tren Sixth race Oshkosh Riser Velvet Tuffit Genius Jud Bee Seventh West Coast Ghost Tranquility Sparrow Ninth W T Hope Sharp Gary Shemooe Forest Tenth O K Roy Mila Shur Mae Eleventh Struttin Mut Longdale Gossip J W My World.
Race card details show line scores with winners and payouts for nine Amado and Mile courses at Tacoma and Sacramento. Notable finishes include Hass and Gorinsk homers and Mullin scores with odds and payouts across multiple races. Odds and entrants listed with bettors’ picks and quinnella bets for the seventh race.
Tucson teens qualified for the World Junior Golf Championships in San Diego. Anne Kelly shot 86 to place third behind Ann Feist and Joanne Ceasar, while 17 boys and several girls also earned spots. John Russell led boys with 72, Dave DeSantis carded 73 for Tucson’s best.
Hawaii's Punahou Aquatics Club, led by coach Borowski, competes at the Southwest Invitational in Tucson with 32 swimmers. The team trails after day one while Albuquerque's University Swim Club leads and Tucson's Metro Y follows, as Borowski weighs a potential Hawaii head coaching role.
With the Tucson Home Box Office Pro Bowling Tournament set for July 16 20 at Golden Pin Lanes, five two hour pro am shifts start at 3 p.m. First prize tops 1000 based on 560 entries. Each bowler pays 50 and receives a bowling ball and the PBA Guide to Better Bowling. Entries available at local centers.
Tucson Toros right-hander Chris Batton regained his earlier fastball delivery to pitch a complete game in a 5 2 victory over the Salt Lake City Gulls. Batton allowed six hits, struck out one, walked five, and improved to 4-5 as Arizona based Toros evened the Pacific Coast League East series at 2-2. Manguai and Sands helped with three hits and three RBIs combined, while Angel Mangual and Rich McKinney added key hits as Tucson overcame a 2-1 deficit.
Green Bay notes two Arizona youths advance to championship round in boxing nationals. Henry Contreras of Gil's Boxing Gym meets Marshall Smith of Washington, D C while Henry Perez of Steve Daru Boys Club faces Alex Ramos of Manhattan N Y. Arizona also has George Garcia and Mark Kulish in finals.
Chagrin Falls Ohio JoAnne Camer tied the lead at two under par 72 alongside Ai Yu Tu of Taiwan and M J Smith of New Zealand after a rain delayed first round. Camer battled a double bogey seven on the fourth hole as Tu proved most consistent with a birdie rich two under on each nine.
California State Appeals Court upheld arbitration requiring Oakland Athletics owner Charles Finley to pay $50,000 in deferred salary to Catfish Hunter for 1974 and declare him a free agent. The ruling confirmed Hunter’s contract terms of 100000 per season with 56000 annual deferral.
The United States improved to 2-0 in Group A with a 79-59 win over France in Hamilton Ontario. The team shot 52 percent and grabbed 48 rebounds, led by Lusia Harris with 21 points, Ann Meyers 13, and Juliene Simpson 12 as they controlled play most of the game.
Bobby Orr tearfully said goodbye at a Boston restaurant after signing a $3 million contract with the Chicago Black Hawks. The former Bruins defenseman struggled to complete sentences as friends and teammates bid him well in an emotional send-off, calling the day both happy and sad.
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