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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 21, 1972
Page
5
Minnesota AP reports that plans were announced for a team of NHL players to face the top Soviet Union players in eight games in September. Murray Williamson notes Russians' conditioning as a major factor and expects high emotions as Canadians and Russians meet on the ice.
Wilbur Sparky Stalcup, 62, longtime Missouri athletics director and basketball coach from 1946 to 1961, died in Boone County Hospital after hospitalization since April 9 for a suspected heart attack. A three sport star at Northwest Missouri State, he played under Henry Iba and led Missouri Tigers to 195 wins and 179 losses in 16 seasons.
North Hollywood hosts a charity boxing evening featuring Packy East, aka Bob Hope, challenging Sugar Ray Robinson at Lucka Lake residence. The $50 tickets back Sugar Ray's Youth Foundation as Robinson promises a sharp jab while East plays for laughs.
In Charlottesville North Carolina Tar Heels and Virginia Cavaliers reach the semifinal round of the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament with most singles and doubles entries still alive. Wake Forest also advances with seven survivors across flights.
Major league standings show Montreal leading the NL East with 3 0 and Philadelphia at 3 2. West teams Los Angeles 5 1 and San Francisco 4 2 pace the pack while Cincinnati and Atlanta linger. Saturday games feature six matchups including New York at Boston and Oakland at Minnesota with Sunday’s New York at Boston matchup noted.
New York Rangers solidified a 3-0 lead in the NHL Stanley Cup semifinals by defeating the Chicago Black Hawks 3-2. Walter Tkaczuk dominated with relentless forechecking and penalty killing, setting up Bruce MacGregor’s short handed goal and drawing praise from captain Vic Hadfield. Boston widened its lead by routing St Louis 10-2 to take a 2-0 series edge.
Dares J won the Caltha Purse at Aqueduct by a head over Royal Signal. Little Seth captured Pimlico’s feature by a head over Popular Act. Native Trial led Naragansett’s feature by one length over Liberty Road. M. Rebano defeated Automatic Harvey at Hialeah. Color Me Blue held Nalees Folly for a one length win in Keeneland’s Bluegrass Heights Purse. Honest Effort edged Cartier II by a nose at Hawthorne. Quiet Love beat Leslie’s Love by 3 in Suffolk’s Groton Purse. Bold Broad won Golden Gate’s feature by 4 lengths over Have Pappa.
Dave Giusti used a palm ball to escape a two on, none out jam in the ninth and preserve a 7-5 Pirates victory over the Cubs. Manny Sanguillen drove in two runs, Willie Stargell hit his first homer, and Pittsburgh held off Chicago after Dock Ellis and Luke Walker built a 7-3 lead. Dodgers rout Braves 11-1, Giants edge Padres 2-1, Orioles top Tigers 1-0. rain washed out Brewers vs Mets.
Hubert Green and Gardner Dickinson share the early lead at La Costa with four under par 68s in the Tournament of Champions. Jack Nicklaus, Bruce Crampton and Jerry Heard two strokes back after solid rounds. Arnold Palmer and Lee Trevino stumble in tough rough.
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