Wheelchair basketball showdown set at South Side gym
The Cincinnati Spinners meet the Indianapolis Olympians tonight at 8 p.m. in a National Wheelchair Association game sponsored by the Anderson Jaycees. Both teams are in the Mid-America Conference with Illinois and Springfield. four All-Americans will play, led by Pollock and Kessen for Cincinnati and Hagans and Foust for Indianapolis. The Olympians, ranked third nationally, seek win to boost National Invitational tourney prospects with Detroit and Chicago also in the field.
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Indianapolis Olympians
South Side
Anderson Jaycees
NWBA
Champaign
Ill
Cincinnati
Indianapolis
University of Illinois
Springfield
National Wheelchair Basketball Association
Kim Pollock
John Kessen
Bill Foust
Jack Hagans
Detroit
Chicago
John Bevan
Curtis Bell
Hagans
Dan Wheeler
Gary Sutherin
Tel Aviv
Israel
Butch Block
Steve Dillon
Glen Collins
Gary Talley
Ron Dossenblock
Wes Jackson
Rusty Clark
Don Cleary
Chuck Stelzie
Pas
Gary Stock
Tom Sutherlin
Bill Coble
Ed Severn
Rick Muller
Tom Osburn
Jerry Burkhart
Gary Conner
Derby Trail Heats Up With Royal Owl Riva Ridge Duel
Royal Owl and Riva Ridge prep for Kentucky Derby bids as Santa Anita Derby and Everglades at Hialeah draw strong fields. Spanish Riddle tops the Arkansas Derby odds, while Upper Case and Hold Your Peace challenge in Florida. Westchester Handicap and Politely Stakes also draw notable runners in a busy weekend slate.
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Associated Press
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Maribel Blum
No le Hace
Westchester
Aqueduct
Jack Dreyfus
Tunex
Beaukins
Sigmund Sommer
Autobiography
Invested Power
Harbor View Farm
Royalty
Pimlico
Beta N
Golden Gate Fields
Berkeley
Spitz Wins Sullivan Award as Nation's Top Amateur
Olympic gold medalist Mark Spitz is named the Sullivan Award winner for 1971 at a Sacramento banquet. Indiana University senior Itz prepared to receive the honor. Spitz, who may retire after the Munich Olympics, holds multiple world and U.S. swimming records and has earned two golds, a silver, and a bronze in 1968.
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Calif
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James E. Sullivan
Itz
Indiana University
Jack Kelly Jr
Arden Hills
Ming and Tennis Club
Spitz
Munich
J.u.’S Dental School
Indiana
U.S
Mexico City
ABA record breakers named as Gilmore Issel lead final stats
New York AP report highlights Artis Gilmore 806 of 1348 field goals at 59.8 percent and 1,491 rebounds for 17.8 per game. Dan Issel totals 2,538 points, breaking Spencer Haywood’s record. Charlie Scott and Rick Barry also set marks in scoring and assists. Utah’s Glen Combs, Barry, Melchionni, and team records for Kentucky and Utah noted.
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NEW York
Kentucky
Artis Gilmore
Dan Issel
American Basketball Association
Gilmore
Utah
Zelmo Beaty
Issel
Spencer Haywood
Charlie Scott
Virginia
ABA
Phoenix
National Basketball Association
Haywood
Rick Barry
Glen Combs
George Lehmann
Memphis
Barry
Bill Melchionni
Melchionni
Melcionni
Indiana
Dallas
Stars
Campanella in Serious Condition After Collapse in NY
Roy Campanella, Hall of Fame catcher for the Brooklyn Dodgers, remained seriously ill at Grasslands Hospital after a pulmonary embolism. The 50 year old, paralyzed since 1958, was unconscious briefly Thursday and is now conscious and under intensive care with breathing aided by mechanical means.
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Westchester County
Greenburga
N.Y
Grasslands Hospital
Dalziel
Campanella
Brooklyn
New York Yankees
Mileti Buys Cleveland Indians Baseball Team
Sports magnate Nick Mileti completed the purchase of the Cleveland Indians, adding a major league club to his holdings that already include the Cavaliers of the NBA and the Barons of the AHL. The sale, reportedly over $9 million, followed AL approval on March 22 in St Petersburg, Florida. Mileti also owns the Cleveland Arena, home to the Barons and Cavaliers.
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Nick Mileti
Cleveland Indians
Vernon Stouffer
Mileti
Cleveland Cavaliers
National Basketball Association
Cleveland Barons
American Hockey League
St. Petersburg
Fla
Cleveland Arena
Barons
Cavaliers
Baseball Strike Action Looms For Pension Dispute
MLB Players Association voted 47 to 0 with one abstention to strike against owners over pension benefits. Marvin Miller said a four year pension plan remains on the table though the union seeks a 17 percent rise. Exhibition games halted. a Birmingham charity game was scrapped.
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Major League Baseball Players Association
Marvin Miller
Players’ Association
Sports Fans of America
New York
Bowie Kuhn
Miller
John Gaherin
Gaherin
Atlanta Braves
Baltimore Orioles
Birmingham
Ala
Gary Peters
Boston Red Sox
Peters
IU ND PA Begin Drills In Spring Practice Stages
Indiana and Notre Dame open spring football drills next week with Purdue starting April 11. The Hoosiers, under John Pont, plan their first off campus scrimmage on April 15 followed by the Cream and Crimson intrasquad on April 28 at IU Stadium. Notre Dame under Ara Parseghian begins Tuesday with a game type scrimmage May 6. Purdue starts April 11 and will conclude with the Black Gold game May 13 at Ross-Ade Stadium in Lafayette.
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Associated Press
Indiana
Notre Dame
Purdue Boilermakers
Hoosiers
John Pont
Ind
Bloomington
Ara Parseghian
Purdue
Bob DeMoss
Lafayette
Ross-Ade
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