Simons Leads ACC Golf as Wake Forest Takes Lead
Jim Simons shot 73 to top the field at Willow Creek as Wake Forest built a 13 stroke lead in the ACC tournament. Teammate Steve Walker, Duke’s Bill Mallon, and UNC’s Peter Tuttle followed with 74s, while Eddie Pearce, Loge Jackson, and Tom Case posted 75s and 76.
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High Point
N.C
Jim Simons
Wake Forest
Simons
Willow Creek
Wake
Steve Walker
Duke
Bill Mallon
UNC
Peter Tuttle
Eddie Pearce
Loge Jackson
Tom Case
Riessen Opens with Victory as Laver Tops Seed
Rod Laver was the No 1 seed but Marty Riessen opened day one of the NCNB Tennis Classic with a win over Laver in the Quebec World Championship Tennis title match. Riessen had defeated Ken Rosewall and Arthur Ashe to reach the finals. Sixteen first round matches were set including Okker v Roche Rosewall v Carmichael and Pasarell v Richey. Richey returns to a WCT event after signing a six figure contract with Lamar Hunt's tour.
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Charlotte
N.C
Rod Laver
Chicago
Marty Riessen
Riessen
Quebec
Laver
Ken Rosewall
Arthur
West Heads All-Pro Team In 1972 Basketball Poll
Jerry West of the Los Angeles Lakers leads a 10 man All-Pro list in a Bas ketball Weekly fan poll. Wilt Chamberlain Kareem Abdul Jabbar, John Havlicek, Walt Frazier, and Spencer Haywood are also chosen from the NBA.
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Detroit
Jerry West
Los Angeles Lakers
Basketball Weekly
Wilt Chamberlain
West
Kareen Abdul-Jabbar
Milwaukee Bucks
National Basketball Association
John Havlicek
Boston
Walt Frazier
New York
Spencer Haywood
Seattle
Wooden Named Coach of Year at Las Vegas Banquet
UCLA coach John Wooden was chosen as coach of the year by the All-American Basketball Coaches Clinic at a Las Vegas banquet hosted by Adolph Rupp and John Bayer. Wooden’s Bruins have won six NCAA titles in nine years. He will receive a new car for 12 months with nine other candidates named.
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Nev
UCLA
John Wooden
Adolph Rupp
Kentucky
John Bayer
University of Nevada
Wooden
Bruins
Granatelli Enters Indy 500 With STP Lola Entry
Andy Granatelli will field a standard STP Lola driven by Art Pollard for the Indianapolis 500. He considered a rotary Wankel engine but rule changes limited size, pushing him to focus on a turbine car for the California 500 at Ontario later this year. He expects no testing time and may struggle to qualify on the first weekend.
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Santa Monica
Calif
Andy Granatelli
Art Pollard
Grantelli
Indy
Vince
Ontario Motor Speedway
Granatelli
Quarry Tames Corletti in One Round in Los Angeles
Jerry Quarry earned a swift victory over Eduardo Corletti in Los Angeles. The Bellflower boxer used a sharp left hook to drop Corletti twice, ending the bout at 2:58 of the first round.
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Los Angeles
Jerry Quarry
Argentina
Eduardo Corletti
Corletti
Blues Ready for Bruins in Stanley Cup Semi Final
The St. Louis Blues, after a 2 1 overtime win over the Minnesota North Stars in the quarter finals, face the Boston Bruins in the best of seven semi final at Boston Garden. Bruins coach Tom Johnson expects a tougher, more physical series and notes St. Louis shooters and defensemen Plager as key factors. Phil Roberto leads Cup scorers while Ed Johnston and Gerry Cheevers guard the nets for Boston. In the other semi, New York visits Chicago with Ed Giacomin nursing a knee injury after the opener.
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Boston Garden
Bruins
Toronto
St. Louis
Minnesota
Boston
Tom Johnson
Bob
Billy
Barclay
Ed Johnston
St Louis
Kevin O'Shea
Jack Egers
O'Shea
Johnston
Gerry Cheevers
Phil Roberto
New York
Chicago
Rangers
Ed Giacomin
Racing Roundup from Narragansett to Suffolk Downs
In PAWTUCKET Narragansett feature Circus Flea beat Missy Joy. Baltimore Pimlico feature Irish Balla dier edged Chesapeake. Miami Palm Beach Handicap at Hialeah Star Envoy won first division over Wing Back while Joe Gaylord topped Roman Scout in the second division. Chicago Hawthorne Choctaw Purse Patient Hands rallied to beat American Victory. Boston Suffolk Downs Patriots Day Handicap Ky Hard Boot outran Kiss and Run.
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Pawtucket
R.I
Missy Joy
Narragansett
Baltimore
Pimlico
Chesapeake
Miami
Wing
Joe Gaylord
Roman Scout
Hialeah
Chicago
Patient Hands
Boston
Kiss
Suffolk Downs
Pros Mayria in U S Open Net Tourney
Bill Talbert in Nashville outlines a plan to include 32 WCT contracted pros in the U S Open. The proposal envisions two separate events culminating in a "Super Match" at the tournament’s end.
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Pros Mayria
Nashville, Tenn
Forest Hills
Lamar Hunt
Bill Talbert
Nashville
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