Baltimore Wins Battle of Boards To End Garden Jinx
Baltimore Bullets surge past the Knicks 127-113 as Wes Unseld dominates with 34 rebounds and 23 points. Phoenix Suns tie series 1-1 with a 114-101 win over the Lakers behind Connie Hawkins 34 points and Paul Silas 19 rebounds. Philadelphia and Milwaukee set for Game 3 in Philadelphia. Atlanta leads Chicago 2-0 as trio of playoff games continues.
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Black Hawks Rise To First In East With 4-0 Win
Chicago’s Tony Esposito posted his 15th shutout as the Black Hawks crushed Toronto 4-0 to pull into a first place tie with Boston in the East Division. Gerry Pinder and Bobby Hull led Chicago with early and late goals, while Detroit and New York won to stay in playoff contention.
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Second Place Stigma Plagues San Francisco
The San Francisco Giants again finished second in spring games as they lost 10 to 6 to the Lotte Orions in Japan. Willie McCovey played all spring for the first time. San Francisco also dropped several other exhibition games including Dodgers over Houston 64 and Reds over Mets 4-3.
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Tossup Between McLain and Harrelson in Spring Fumble
UPI reports a muddled spring for baseball and football figures. Denny McLain and Kenny Harrelson both face uncertain starts after Harrelson’s haircut and a broken ankle, while George Halas moves forward with the Bears and rookies like Tim Floi and Leo Foster draw attention amid spring drills.
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Katsumata Wins Hong Kong Open by One Stroke
Isao Katsumata of Japan won the Hong Kong Open by one stroke over Haruo Yasuda. Katsumata shot 70 in the final round for a 274 total.
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Trevino Wins National Airlines Open In Sudden-Death Finish
Lee Trevino claimed the $40,000 first prize as Bob Menne faltered on a four-foot putt in a playoff to finish second. Trevino also netted small wins at horse racing and jai alai, while the event faced a recent airline strike with peaceful protests outside the course.
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East All-Stars Triumph In Charity Baseball Classic
East All-Stars beat the West 5 to 1 at Dodger Stadium in a charity game for the Southern Christian Leadership Conference honoring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Ron Faigly and Ron Santo homered for the East, Seaver earned the win, with Willie Davis driving in the lone West run. Attendance was 31,694.
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Bowling International League Quick Standings Report
In the Bowling International League scored results, S Libby posted 194 while E Gardner achieved 62 in high triples and K Muckle rolled 560 in high series. R. remains unlisted.
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