Word: lyle
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...LYLE DUANE...
...finally over. Ever since he upset George Foreman in Zaïre last October to regain the world heavyweight championship, Muhammad Ali has been beefing up his bank account at the expense of harmless opponents. First he played with Chuck Wepner in Cleveland for $1.5 million, then humiliated Ron Lyle in Las Vegas for $1 million. Last week in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, he pocketed $2.5 million with an easy 15-round decision over European Heavyweight Champ Joe Bugner. In fact, his toughest opponents in Kuala Lumpur were the sopping 118° under the ring lights and the near 100% humidity...
Bartender is known as Lyle Joseph Thomas on police records and his dossier is full. He has been arrested eleven times on charges that include assault on a police officer, simple assault, strong-armed robbery and possession of a carbine. But, thanks to the vagaries of juvenile justice, he has never served time in jail...
...Lyle wasn't equal to the task. He walked Evans and struck out Carl Yastrzemski before giving up run-producing singles to rookies Fred Lynn and Jim Rice...
...Lyle was quickly replaced by Dick Tidrow, who fell prey to Bob Montgomery's two-run double and then was nicked for three more runs in the eighth...