Bulls Sold To Crown Cooke Group For 5.1 Million
NBA directors approve the five point one million sale of the Chicago Bulls to a 10 member group led by Lester Crown and Joe Cooke. The deal hinges on a 10 year stadium lease, with Arthur M. Wirtz among new owners. Fishman’s challenge to the sale looms. Julius Erving case also discussed for Atlanta Hawks signing.
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National Basketball Association
Chicago Bulls
Arthur M. Wirtz
NBA
Bulls
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Lester Crown
Joe Cooke
Chicago Stadium
Marvin Fishman
Milwaukee
International Amphitheatre
Kennedy
Fishman
Julius Erving
Atlanta Hawks
American Basketball Association
Virginia Squires
Milwaukee Bucks
Atlanta
Erving
Lamar Hunt
NFL
Kansas City Chiefs
Jonathan
Calif
Cedeno Dominates NL Hitting Leads Astros on Tear
Cesar Cedeno, 21, in only his second full Astros season, leads the league in batting and drives in 51 with 16 homers and 36 steals. He says he’s not changing his approach, just hitting where pitched. Astros manager Harry Walker calls him a potential perennial star, likening him to a race horse and naming him among the game’s most exciting players. Cedeno aims for a .300-plus average and contends he can win a batting title.
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Tom Saladino
Associated Press
Atlanta
Cesar Cedeno
Cedeno
Houston Astros
Dominican Republic
Atlanta Stadium
Houston
Astros
Harry Walker
Noody
Roberto Clemente
Pittsburgh Pirates
Walker
Bob Watson
Oklahoma City
ECC Club Tourney Opens at Edgewood Country Club
The ECC Club Tourney starts Sunday at Edgewood CC with 132 players in seven flights. The 32 man championship flight will be cut to 16 after Sundays matches, with other flights beginning Aug 20 and concluding Labor Day. Sunday’s first round features Swinehart, Farrer, Spannuth, Teter, Sullivan, Toole, Martin Jr., McIndoo, Minnick, James, Vaught, Swinford, Phelps, Norton, Moore, McKee, Peck, Roush, Mills, Wood, Woodruff, and more.
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Edgewood Country Club
Rod Swinehart
Dick Farrer
Pete Lewis
Dick Daoust
Neal Spannuth
Ralph Teter
Wally Smith
Frank Phelps
Tim Broderick
Charles Norton
Phil Moore
Bob McKee
Dick Peck Sr
Dow Roush
Milton Mills Sr
Boyce Wood
Bill Woodruff
G. R. McLaughlin
Beauchamp Happy With Competition For Bengals Backup Spot
Beauchamp, Bengals linebacker, says he is not worried about not starting in the exhibition vs Detroit. Bill Peterson will start, with Beauchamp focusing on practice and performance. The Southern University product notes gains from Costello coaching, adds he’s trimmed weight, staying confident for a possible four more seasons and a championship run.
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Wilmington
Ohio
al Beauchamp
Cincinnati Bengals
Detroit
Beauchamp
Bill Peterson
Bengals
Southern University
Vince
Costello
Nautilus
Realignment as MLB considers three or four leagues
Major league owners studied realignment options to split the American and National Leagues into three or four six to eight team divisions. No expansion before 1974 and the group planned a December report in Hawaii. The meeting also tabled playoff reform talks and other 1973 agenda items.
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Robert Moore
Associated Press
Kansas City
Major League Baseball
Bowie Kuhn
Leagues
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The
American
Charles “Chub” Feeney
National
Hawaii
Superdome
Kuhn
Feeney
NLA
Atlanta
New Orleans
Philadelphia Phillies
Gardner finds his home with the Yankees in 1970
27 year old lefty Rob Gardner earns a spot as a fifth starter for New York after a long minor league tour. He is unbeaten in four starts with a 0.60 ERA over 30 innings while praising his sinker and citing renewed confidence under manager Ralph Houk.
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Orlando
Wilson
Buffalo
Salinas
Williamsport
Auburn
New York Mets
Mets
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Phoenix
Chicago Cubs
Portland
Cleveland
Syracuse
New York Yankees
Oakland A’s
Yankees
Gardner
Ralph Houk
Houk
Gardiner
Bruins Eye 46th Straight Start to 1972-3 Season
UCLA opens the 1972-3 season with a 46th straight win pursuit against Wisconsin at Pauley Pavilion on November 25. The schedule has 15 home and 11 road games, includes Sugar Bowl Tournament in New Orleans December 29-30, and could tie San Francisco’s 60-game streak on January 25 if undefeated. Dame visits January 27 in South Bend as the next challenge.
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Ucla Bruins
Wisconsin
Pauley Pavilion
UCLA
New Orleans
Drake
Bruins
University of San Francisco
Loyola
Chicago
Dame
South Bend
Ind
Stay with Us Inn Place to Be Kings Inn Motel
Local lodging advertisement promotes Stay with Us at the Inn, calling it the place to be. Kings Inn Motel offers rooms and services in a compact promotional blurb.
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