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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1972
Page
7
Wilt Chamberlain said his broken right wrist from the final game of the championship series was not serious and caused little pain the next day. He noted no lingering trouble after the Lakers clinched the NBA title with a win over New York.
UCLA basketball star Bill Walton, named player of the year after a 30-0 season and sixth NCAA title, was among about 50 arrested on campus for failure to disperse during an antiwar protest. An official said expulsion is remote and other disciplinary actions cannot be discussed.
Boston star Carl Yastrzemski will miss about a month with a small tear in his right knee ligament after colliding with Art Kusyner in Anaheim. Team physician Dr. Thomas Tierney said X rays in Cambridge showed the injury and that Yaz will use crutches for about ten days, with no surgery needed.
In Uniondale New York the Indiana Pacers meet the New York Nets in a pivotal ABA championship series game after Nets tie series 1 1 by winning in Indianapolis. Roger Brown of the Pacers cautions on home court loss and renewed focus.
Stan Smith the US Open champion from Pasadena advances to the semifinals at Bournemouth after a 6-4 9-8 win over Jurgen Fassbender of West Germany. He is playing through heat treatment for a strained right arm and was off form but prevailed.
The Associated Press recaps multiple midweek horse wins across U S tracks. Sea Saga romped by four lengths at Aqueduct for Angel Cordero Jr. Nelly Run beat London by Night at Garden State. Haluva Gal won at Narragansett, Bold King led Pimlico, Full Pocket won Hawthorne Derby Prep, Hum Dum captured Golden Gate feature, Dominant Star nosed Restless Runner at Hollywood.
Boston Bruins capture the Stanley Cup for the second time in three years after a 3-0 shutout of the New York Rangers in the sixth game. Bobby Orr and the team toast a return to glory following a prior season exit.
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