Young Golf Pros Dominate California Amateur Cham pionship
Medalists Brannan, Simpson, and Worley, all 17, lead early rounds at Pebble Beach as top teens surge in the California Amateur Golf Championship. Brannan defeats Golub 5 and 3, Simpson outs Nilmeier 7 and 6, and Worley tops Taano 2 up while 15-year-old Cater and 16-year-old Backlund also win their matches.
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San Francisco
Conrad Nilmeier
Stanford
Gene Taano
Palo Alto
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Gary Singer
Fullerton
Gary Backlund
Woodland Hills
Mike Haney
Glendale
NFL Aims to Cut Grid Injuries With Rule Tweaks
NFL Commissioner Pete Rozelle announced a set of injury prevention steps after league meetings. A study showed artificial and natural turf have similar major injury rates, but artificial turf may reduce minor injuries. The plan includes a longer halftime and enforcing a six foot buffer zone around the field to curb sideline collisions.
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Santo and Torre Battle for NL All-Star Third Base
Ron Santo of the Cubs and Joe Torre of the Cardinals, both seven time All-Stars, shine in wins for their teams. Santo drove in four runs to back a 6-1 Cubs win over Montreal while Torre had a cycle in a 15-4 Cardinals rout of Pittsburgh.
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Giants edge Braves in Candlestick homer barrage
Dave Rader blasted two homers and a double driving the San Francisco Giants to a 6-5 win over Atlanta at Candlestick Park. Rader drove in three, Adrian Devine took the loss in his first start, and Hank Aaron struck out to end the Braves rally as Elias Sosa earned his fifth save.
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Ron Bryant
Braves
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Charlie Fox
Sosa
Aaron
Tito Fuentes
Campaneris Drives A's to Narrow Win Over Royals
Bert Campaneris sparked Oakland with a ninth inning hustle as he singled and scored from first on a fielding miscue by Kansas City. The 3-2 victory kept the A's one-half game behind California in the AL West despite flu and injuries sidelining players including Joe Rudi.
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Kansas City
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Royals
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McLaren wins dramatic 5000 meters at Pacific Games opener
Canada and the United States split multiple events on opening night at Etobicoke Centenn ial Stadium as Grant McLaren edged Dick Quax in the 5000 meters to set a games mark. Francie Larrieu seized the 1500 meters crown in a record time, while Rick Wohlhuter and others set or approached records in other events.
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NBA plans action to curb drug use and raise player pay
The NBA will cooperate with a congressional request to expand its drug control program and discuss urine analysis. Commissioner Walter Kennedy announced a salary floor rise from 17 500 to 20 000 next season and revealed All Star sites for 1975 1976 and 1977 as Phoenix Philadelphia and Milwaukee. The 1972 73 season set a 6.8 million attendance record and 697 games are scheduled for 1973 74.
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Jipcho Breaks World Mark in 3 000m Steeplechase
Ben Jipcho of Kenya shattered his own world record by more than five seconds in the 3000 meter steeplechase with 8:14.0 at the World Athletic Games in Helsinki. Emil Puttemans of Belgium won the 5000 meters in 13:19.6 while finishing ahead of Steve Prefontaine who timed 13:22.4.
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Rookie Clyde Debuts With Rangers In Sellout Crowd
18 year old David Clyde won his major league debut for Texas as the Rangers beat the Twins 4-3. He pitched five innings with 112 pitches, walked seven, struck out eight, and displayed nerves in front of 35,698 fans. Detroit swept Milwaukee. Baltimore topped New York. Oakland beat Kansas City. California edged Chicago. Cleveland at Boston postponed.
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Fourth of July Open heats ignite Lakeport racing scene
Lakeport hosts NCAA Super-Stock Open with $500 purse and BCRA midget program on July 4 a big Bay Area racing show. Ukiah hosts Friday night events with Monza main and stocker heats led by Dewey Johnson and Gene Stacey. Bridges the schedule include Lakeport Saturday super modified and claimer races amid weekend action and injury update on Ernie Sala recovery.
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Healdsburg
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Wimbledon still lively despite ATP boycott
At Wimbledon crowds exceed 75,000 as spectators pack the All England Club for three days of tennis. The ATP boycott has not affected attendance or prize money of 147,800 dollars, with Ilie Nastase rising as the top seed ahead of Stan Smith.
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