Top Seeds Triumph in Wimbledon Singles Debut Action
Wimbledon opening day saw all top seeds win in singles matches. Arthur Ashe beat Ferdi Taygan 7 5 6 4 7 5 while Jimmy Connors defeated Antonio Zugarelli 6 1 6 3 6 2. Women’s seeds include Chris Evert and Billie Jean King as spectators and competitors.
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Wimbledon
England
All-England
London
Arthur Ashe
Ashe
Jimmy Connors
Ferdi Taygan
Framingham
Mass
Ucla
Connors
Antonio Zugarelli
Italy
Ilie Nastase
Romania
Bjorn Borg
Sweden
Adriano Panatta
Argentina
Guillermo Vilas
Roscoe Tanner
Lookout Mountain
Tenn
Mexico
Raul Ramirez
Tom Okker
Netherlands
John Newcombe
Tony Roche
Australia
Allan Stone
Stone
Miami
Fla
Star
Evonne
Goolagong
Chrissie Evert
Miss Evert
Miss Goolagong
Billie Jean King
Ms. King
Virginia Wade
Britain
Martina Navratilova
United States
Olga Morozova
Soviet Union
Rosemary Casals
San Francisco
Sue Barker
Kerry Reid
Whirlpool Moose Win In Pony League Action
Two-hit pitching by Tom Radie for Moose and Tommy Macomber for Whirlpool kept the leaders ahead. Moose beat the Eagles 9 2 in city league while Whirlpool routed W S Frey 14 0 in county league. Edwards had three hits for Whirlpool. Slater Macomber Dunlap added two apiece. Crites tripled for Whirlpool.
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Whirlpool
Moose
Tom Radie
Tommy Macomber
Radile
The
Eagles
Macomber
W.S. Frey
Mooseam Eagles
M. Edwards
D. Slater
D. Dunlap
M. Crites
R. Dunlap
Garland tosses two-hitter as Orioles top Red Sox
Wayne Garland, in his third start after a late-season trade, pitched a two hit 2-0 win for Baltimore over Boston with 10 strikeouts. Rico Petrocelli spoiled a no hitter in the eighth. Rick Miller beat out an infield single to end Garland's bid.
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Baltimore
Wayne Garland
Earl Weaver
Garland
Boston Red Sox
Rico Petrocelli
Rick Miller
Wayne
Weaver
Orioles
Reds Take Narrow Win as Griffey and Foster Hit Back-to-Back Homers
In Cincinnati, Ken Griffey and George Foster connected off Doug Ray in the sixth, lifting the Reds to a 3-1 victory over the Dodgers and widening their NL West lead to 4 a half games. Rowland Office fueled Atlanta with four hits as the Braves beat Houston 11-9. The night also saw Shirley Babashoff and Brian Goodell set world records at the trials, signaling strong U S Olympic hopes in Montreal.
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Cincinnati
Atlanta
Ken Griffey
George Foster
Doug Ray
Los Angeles
Reds
Dodgers
Rowland Office
Long Beach
Calif
California
Shirley Babashoff
Montreal
U.S
Uncle Sam
Jim Councilman
Indiana
Jack Nelson
Fort Lauderdale
Fla
Jimmy Wynn
Braves
Houston
Astros
Office
Doule
Wynn
Phils
Expos
Philadelphia
Tom Underwood
Garry Maddox
Bob Boone
Padres
Giants
Johnny Grubb
Willie Davis
San Francisco
Grubb’s
John Montefusco
Davis
Innati
Ray
Orioles Hold Tryout Camp at Hagerstown Stadium
The Baltimore Orioles announce a Thursday tryout camp at Hagerstown Masserpel Stadium for players 16 to 22. Participants should bring uniform, glove, and shoes. Dick Bowie will supervise. contact Buddy Zimmerman at 304-263-0854 for details. Berryville golfer Robert Heusner ace on 140 yard fourth at Retreat Golf Club.
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Baltimore Orioles
Hagerstown Masserpel Stadium
Dick Bowie
Buddy Zimmerman
Berryville
Robert Heusner
Retreat Golf and Country Club
Allegheny CC freshmen earn JUCO all American honors in marathon
Tim Frye Billy Stewart and Dennis Beatty led Allegheny Community College freshmen to all American status at the national junior college marathon held at Southwestern Michigan Community College in Dowagiac Michigan. Frye tied Robin Holland for first in a national record 2 23 56 for 26 miles 385 yards while Stewart finished fourth and Beatty sixth as Allegheny won the team title.
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Tim Frye
Billy Stewart
Dennis Beatty
Allegheny Community College
Handley
Pittsburgh
Southwestern Michigan Community College
Dowogiac
Mich
Frye
Robin Holland
Stewart
Beatty
Allegheny
Frye and Holland
Terry Baker
Hagerstown Community College
Alleghenys
Penn
Howie Orndorff
Slippery Rock
Orndorff
Southwest Missouri State University
Springfield
Richmond Robins AHL Franchise to Fold After Losses
The Richmond Robins will cease operations after five seasons with losses exceeding $1 million. Richmond Sports International cited poor attendance and lack of NHL subsidies as key factors, despite a Save the Robins drive that produced only 997 season ticket orders.
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Richmond
Richmond Robins
American Hockey League
Richmond Sports International, Inc
World Hockey Association
National Hockey League
E. Claiborne Robins Jr
Robins
AHL
John Clayton
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America
Miss Babashoff
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Bert Blyleven
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Ed Figueroa
Craig Nettles
New York
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Twins
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Minnesota
Melton
Dave Goltz
White Sox
Royals
Jim Spencer
Chicago
Kansas City
Tigers
Brewers
Ben Oglivie
Detroit
Milwaukee
Oglivie
Jim Slaton
Shirley
Conners
Jimmy Conners
Anatonio Zugarelli
Brian Goodell
Mission Viejo
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Mets
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Jerry Koosman
Los Angeles Dodgers
Clayton
Save the Robins
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