A's Hopeful Williams Sets Bold Opening Promise
Oakland manager Dick Williams predicted a stronger club than his 1967 pennant team as the A's open their 1971 championship drive in Washington. Vida Blue starts against the Senators' Dick Bosman in the opener, with Reggie Jackson and Rick Monday powering a lineup featuring Campaneris, Bando, and Alou.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Oakland
Dick Williams
Oakland Athletics
Boston
Williams
Oakland A's
KBHK
A’s. Army
Donald L. Pitzer
Viet
Don Mincher
Green
Campy Campaneris
Sal Bando
Feld
Felipe Alou
Jackson
Dave Duncan
Blue
Louisana
Iowa
Kansas City
Minnesota Twins
Giants mix of old and new in 1971 opening night
Giants new additions Steve Hamilton and Chris Speier bring fresh faces to San Francisco as they prepare for the 1971 season at San Diego. Hamilton, at nine years in the majors with gray hair and a canny grin, and Speier, a recent Alameda High graduate starting at shortstop, embrace a pennant chase and big league life. Speier recalls emotional first-week thrills while Hamilton predicts an NL pitching edge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steve Hamilton
Chris Speier
San Francisco Giant
Hamilton
Don McMahon
Giants
Speier
Alameda High
San Diego
Chicago White Sox
Chicago Cubs
Chris Arnold
Banks
Santo
Kessinger
Man
Yankees
White Sox
National League
Cal State spikers show progress in open meet
Cal State's track team posted a 98-56 dual meet win over UC Davis, with two school records and several personal bests. Andy Weber hit 226-6 in the javelin, Art McCollum threw 161-244 in discus, and Kermit Bayless led with a 21.4 200 and 48.0 440, while Rutherford vaulted 15-6 and anchored two winning relays. Athens Club led in several events with Marks and Burns among winners. Cal State faced eligibility questions due to a computer mixup affecting some unattached athletes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hayward
Cal State
Athens Club
U.C. Davis
Pioneers
Athens
A.C. Davis
Andy Weber
Art McCollum
McCollum
Kermit Bayless
Ken Bayless
Steve Rutherford
Kermit
Ken
Rutherford
Wes Jackson
Bruce Lindsay
Jackson
Lindsay
Cal
Richard Marks
John Burns
Larry Livers
John Powell
Don Webster
Willie Eushman
Funseth shoots 65 to grab Greensboro Open lead
Ron Funseth, turning 38, blasted a six under par 65 in round three at Edgefield Country Club to charge to nine under 204 and lead by two strokes over Miller Barber Dave Bichelberger Brian Allin. Barber, Allin, Bichelberger, Charles and Brown trailed as Trevino and Casper pursued Masters shift.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greensboro
UPI
Ron Funseth
Funseth
Miller Barber
Dave Lichelberger
Brian Allin
Pete Brown
New Zealand
Bob Charles
Edgefield Country Club
Ono
Barber
Eichelberger
Brown
Charles
Lee Trevino
Trevino
Billy Casper
Gary Player
Bavaera
Brian Alia
Ule Brown
Terry Dill
Jerry Hoard
Tse
Boros
Bruce Crampton
Dave Stockton
Artfall
Lea Trevino
Tommy Aeron
Don
Tony Jacklin
Larry Hinson
Howie Johnson
George Archer
Dale Douglass
Yancey
Edward Pearce
Tom Welskopt
Hal Underwood
Maton Rudolph
Homeruik
Willy, Maxwell
CN Rodriguez
Joe Goldstraw
Deane Reman
Carlyle Snead
Steve Frinbert
Graham
Ken Still
Rick Rhoads Witli
Bobby Mitchell
Larry Wood
Derry McGee
NTS
Fom Snead
Pat Opa PI
Y Pace
Warn Gary Plover
Bobby Nichols
Jim Wi
Ed Sneed
Phil Rodgers
Uryce Devtin Wat
Ab Stone
Bob Greenwood
Ed Furge
Uts
Labron Harris
Dick Lolz Wan
Hugh Roger Tony Jenn Schroeder
MTA
Gene Thompson
Earl Fennell
Dons Gott
Rudy Ted Hayes
Dob Miller
Rocky Thompson
Joo Lune
George Johnson
Mike Fetchick
Warriors Buck clash in Madison TV blackout noted
The San Francisco Warriors meet the Milwaukee Bucks in Madison for game five of the NBA playoff series. The game will be radio broadcast on KNEW-910 with Bill King and Hank Greenwald, but is blacked out on local TV. Bucks lead 3-1 after Thursday’s 106-104 Oakland upset.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison, Wise
San Francisco Warriors
Milwaukee Bucks
Madison
Wise
Bay Area
Walter Kennedy
NBA
Iife
KGO TV
Channel 7
ABC
San Francisco
Bill King
Hank Greenwald
Bucks
Warriors
Wisconsin
NFLPA charges owners with unfair labor practices
The NFL Players Association filed an unfair labor practices charge with the National Labor Relations Board in Minneapolis. The union says a complete collective bargaining agreement was reached on March 1 in New York, but owners at a Palm Beach meeting altered pages without NFLPA contact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NFL Players Association
New York
UPI
National Football League Players Association
Clu
National Labor Relations Board
Minneapolis
Theodore Kheel
NFL
NFLPA
New
Kheel
NLRB
Mackey
Baltimore Colts
Ed Garvey
UCLA Freshman McAlister 26-6.4 Long Jump Sets World Lead
UCLA freshman James McAlister opened the meet with a 26-6.4 long jump to set a school record and world best for the season as UCLA crushed Tennessee 100 to 40 in a dual meet, extending the Bruins’ winning streak to 13.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
UCLA
James McAlister
Hts
Bruins
Tennessee
Also Mentioned on This Page
A's
Cleveland Indians
Greenie
Graig Nettles
Chuck Dobson
Jim Catfish Hunter
Catfish
Indians
Nettles
Ray Fosse
Dobson
A’s
Vida Blue
Washinan
Dick Bosman
Senators
Curt Flood
Denny Mclain
Joe Foy
Bosman
Camilo Pascual
Pascual
Cleveland
Frank Howard
Flood
By Lowell Hickey
Gomer Pyle
Bobby Heise
Speler
UC Santa Barbera
Amarillo
Chris
Charlie Ox
Mays
Fox
Bonds
Arizona
Florida
Fresno City College
Cal St. Spikers
Montreal
Lakers
Bulls
Atlanta
Allin
Hichelberger
S.f.bucks
Milwaukee
Lotte Orions
KSFO
Kest
Players Association
McAlister
Ucla School
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!