Stengel Plays Ambassador as Mets Welcome Australian Teens
Casey Stengel sits in the back seat on a publicity drive with two Australian Mets minor leaguers. He jokes about Dutch managers, past picks, Mantle, and cricket while touring in Florida amid team PR and future planning.
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Camelot
Merlin
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London
Mary Throneberry
Burma
Stengel
Matt Winick
Harold Weismann
Weissman
Dark Day for Cy Young Winners in Spring Training
Monday brought rough outings for top pitchers Denny McLain Ferguson Jenkins as Cleveland defeated Oakland 3-2 and Chicago fell to San Diego 12-11. Pirates beat Royals 8-7 after Dock Ellis allowed three runs. Mets edged Boston 4-0. Montreal beat Texas 5-2, Detroit St. Louis 1-0, Milwaukee California 7-5, Yankees Atlanta 1-0, Houston Cincinnati 4-0.
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Racing Roundup from Tracks Across the Circuit
Dares J won the Aqueduct Make Sail Purse by a length over Saturnin at New York’s Aqueduct. Ben egay edged Boswell Junior by a length for Narra ganseth Park’s South County Purse in Rhode Island. Chateauvir a captured Pimlico’s feature by two lengths over Good to be gone in Baltimore. Sterotyper defeated Talltela by a head at Hialeah in Miami. A My Charmer won the Fair Grounds Oaks Purse by a length over Color M.E Blue in New Orleans.
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Pawtucket, RI
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Narraganseth Park
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Chateauvira
Pimlico
Miami - Sterotyper
Talltela
New Orleans
My Charmer
Fair Grounds
Graniteville Little League Sets Start Dates and Venue
Graniteville Little League begins practice for ages 9-12 on April 3 at 5 p.m. at the Little League Field. Minor league workouts for ages 6-8 start April 4 at 5 p.m. at Gregg Park Civic Center. First games set for Monday, April 24, per Commissioner Harold Kirkland.
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Gregg Park Civic Center
Harold Kirkland
Lakers Begin Quest For First NBA Title
The Lakers open their Western Conference semifinals against the Chicago Bulls in Los Angeles after a record setting regular season. Coach Dick Motta of the Bulls says his team will not concede. Other series feature the Bucks vs Warriors and Celtics vs Atlanta with the Bullets hosting the Knicks. All series are best four of seven. The Lakers’ 69 wins and 0.841 winning percentage highlight a dominant season, though they have not captured an NBA title despite seven Finals appearances.
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Rupp Weighs New Title as Retirement Near
Adsoph Rupp, 70, may seek Congress after a 42 year Kentucky basketball career ends June 30. UK President Otis Singletary announced retirement follows university policy with an eight year rule triggering mandatory exit. Rupp had earlier said he would run for Congress if unable to coach, with filing due Wednesday.
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Tuscaloosa
Ala
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University of Kentucky
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Newsmen
Golfers card back to back eagles at Highland Park
A Saturday round at Highland Park Country Club saw a threesome make back to back eagles on the 35 yard par 4 eighth hole. Charles Acton used an eight iron for the first eagle followed by Bill Robinson using a nine iron. Dick Kilp completed the trio. Club owner Jim McNair called it a rare phenomenon.
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Highland Park Country Club
Charles Acton
Bill Robinson
Dick Kilp
Jim McNair
East and West Division Standings and Upcoming Games
The East has Kentucky at 66 16 805 Virginia 44 38 537 with New York 43 40 and Floridians 35 47 427. The West shows Utah 59 23 .720 Indiana 46 36 561 Dallas 41 42 494 and Memphis 25 56 317. Upcoming matchups include Carolina vs Virginia in Norfolk Kentucky vs Pittsburgh in Tucson Indiana vs New York Memphis vs Floridians Utah vs Dallas.
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Lakers Dominate 1971-72 NBA Stats Year
The Lakers set seven team records and finished 69-13 in 1971-72. Wilt Chamberlain and Jerry West led in two categories, while Kareem Abdul Jabbar topped scoring at 28.22 per game and Jack Marin led free throw percentage at .894. Archibald, Havlicek, Haywood and Goodrich top the rest.
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Seattle
Jabbar
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Cincinnati
Archibald
John Havlicek
Boston
Spencer Haywood
Gail Goodrich
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