West Signs Pact With Lakers For Two-Year Deal
Los Angeles star Jerry West secured a two-year contract worth about 300 thousand dollars per season, joining Wilt Chamberlain among the league's highest paid players. West, 33, led LA to its first title in years, contributed 25.3 points per game, and helped set a record 60-13 finish and 33-game win streak as he weighed future seasons.
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20 Year Old IU Sophomore Captures State Amateur Title
Indiana University sophomore Biddinger, 20, won the Indiana Amateur Championship after a 6 hole finale, pairing a morning medal round 36 with an afternoon two over par 38, beating Hartman 3 and 1 as the final match concluded at Otter Creek. Red Wings sign Lee Carpenter to NHL deal after pro career in Fort Worth and Tidewater.
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Palmer Leads Early But Big Names Share American Classic Lead
Akron Ohio AP report from Firestone County Club describes Palmer tying for the lead at 137 after a 70 in tough hot, humid conditions. Melnyk mixes six birdies with double bogey to join the chase, with Irwin Ulozas and Snead also near the top as Floyd and Yancey struggle.
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Crenshaw Simons Lead 1972 All American Golfers
New York AP report lists Crenshaw 20 and Simons 22 among the 1972 All American College golf squad. The Wake Forest duo headline a team chosen by coaches and writers, with Dick Crowell honored and a July dinner in Dover, England funding cancer research.
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Smith tops Pinto Bravo to give U S edge in Davis Cup
Stan Smith of the United States defeated Chile's Jaime Pinto Bravo 61 7 5 6 2 in the opening Davis Cup American Zone final match at State Francais Country Club Santiago. The 25 year old Army corporal battled a slow clay court and a partisan 5,000 crowd to win the best of five and put the U S ahead. The second match was halted by darkness with Harold Solomon leading Patricia Came before play resumed this morning.
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West Decision Today Be Named Chilean Team
Unclear text suggests a scheduled Sunday afternoon match in Barcelona between Spain and Czech Republic with singles games involving players axeyoslovakia, Smiti-Corneja, and Solomon. Friday's action mentions Pinto-Bravo giving Spain a 4 1-0 lead before a halt to the second winner in the European Zone filmatch as Spain trailed.
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Spain Takes Lead In Davis Cup Debacle
Spain jumped to a 1 6 lead over Czechoslovakia in Davis Cup play as singles matches were halted by darkness. Spain’s Andres Gimeno substitute injury forced changes while Frantisek Pala vs Gilbert produced tense play over four hours. In Indiana, Manuel Orantes faces suspensions in a separate suit against the Indiana High School Athletic Association as courts consider a dismissal motion.
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Cheating Tales Stir Inside Sports World
Charles Maher surveys cheating rumors across golf football baseball and boxing, citing Jane Blalock denial and a congressional probe into track mischief. The piece surveys definitions, old tricks, and industry denials while noting sociologists view cheating as widespread at many levels and discussing tactics from ball inflation to edge-seeking tactics.
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