Dick Allen Leads AL All Star Ballot Pace in Early Voting
New York AP reports Dick Allen of the Chicago White Sox atop American League voting with 189 071 ballots as Brooks Robinson and Reggie Jackson follow in key positions. Balloting runs until July 15 with starting teams named July 18 and the All star Game set for July 25 at Atlanta Stadium.
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Dick Allen
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Detroit Tigers
Brooks Robinson
Baltimore Orioles
Bill Melton
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Melton
Reggie Jackson
Oakland Athletics
Rod Carew
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Cookie Rojas
Royals
Luis Apartidio
Red Sox
Bert Campanerias
A’s
Bill Freehan
Tigers
Ray Fosse
Cleveland Indians
Atlanta Stadium
Lee May
Houston
Glenn Beckett
Chicago
Joe Torre
St. Louis
Bud Harrelson
Trotters And Pacers Post Time At Evening Meet
Race card listing eleven harness races with pacing and trotting events, select horses and drivers, payouts, and early doubles. Includes results snippets from first through ninth races, with totals and references to additional entries and specials.
Ohio University names Jerry France as new head baseball coach
Athens Ohio AP Jerry France 28 previously Capital University baseball coach is named head coach at Ohio University effective July 1 He replaces Bob Wren who resigned two weeks ago after 24 seasons coaching Bobcat baseball teams.
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Ohio
Ohio University
Jerry France
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France
Bob Wren
Bobcat
Persian Warrior Wins Arcade Purse at Lincoln Downs
Persian Warrior surged from mid pack to win the rain soaked Arcade Purse at Lincoln Downs on Thursday night by three lengths. The upset paid $17, $5.80 and $5.20 with Restless Jr. second returning $6.80 and $4.20 and Pink Curlers $7.60. Favorite King's Circle finished fourth and Kid Billey ended last in an eight horse field.
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Bucks star Kareem Abdul-Jabbar becomes father
Milwaukee center Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and his wife Habiba welcomed a daughter named Habiba on May 15. The birth is the couple’s first child, announced by the Milwaukee Bucks.
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Crenshaw Shines In NCAA Golf Lead With Texas
Texas sophomore Ben Crenshaw fired a six under par 66 to help Texas build a 14 stroke lead at the NCAA Golf Championships in Cape Coral. Crenshaw eagled early and matched teammate Tom Kite in shaping a dominant team surge as Houston trailed by 14 strokes.
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Florida
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Deacons
Jim Simons
U.S
Mario Andretti Commutes To Pocono For Practice
Mario Andretti, 1969 Indy 500 winner and five time national champion, commutes 35 miles daily from his home to Pocono Raceway as 43 entries prepare for the July 2 Schaefer 500. Weather from Tropical Storm Agnes hinders practice with 14 drivers having little on track time and a four hour extra session added by Dick King. Andretti pilots a radical new racer from Parnelli Jones and is among the favorites despite rain delays.
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Point Standings At Beech Ridge Announced
Beech Ridge Speedway standings dated June 17 list leaders in Class A Super Modified with Ray Leach of Arundel at 177 and Homer Drew at 133. Class B Modified tops Dick McCabe of Kennebunkport with 194, followed by Homer Drew 184 and Dick Wolstenhulme 157. Class C Late Model Stock shows Roger Hanscom of Gorham at 182.
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Beech Ridge Speedway
Ray ‘Leach
Arundel
Homer Drew
Raymond
Dick Garrett
Jim Brown
Jim Higgins
Kittery
Dave Gutter
Gorham
Pete Peterson
Portland
Steve Brown
Springvale
George Babb
Windham
Dick Wolstenhulme
Dick McCabe
Kennebunkport
Dick Lavoie
Alfred
Ray Leach
Maurice
Ea Fergene
Iry
Falmouth
Bo Babb
Gardiner Leavitt
Kezar Falls
Roger Hanscom
Local figures listed with scores and towns
Ken Lund Windham 111 Ray Janson Biddeford 111 Ken Ham Hollis 104 Art Jones Scarborough 102 Bruce Elder Windham 96 Charlie Small Yarmouth 86 Dwight Shepard Buxton 73 Mal Graffam Saco 69 Gerry Drew Scar borough 64
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Windham
Ray Janson
Biddeford
Ken Ham
Hollis
Art Jones
Scarborough
Bruce Elder
Charlie Small
Yarmouth
Dwight Shepard
Buxton
Mal Graffam
Saco
Gerry Drew
Patriots Set Second Preseason Game Versus Eagles
The New England Patriots announce their second of six preseason games. They will face the Philadelphia Eagles at Franklin Field on Aug. 12 at 8 p.m. The game follows the opener in Oakland against the Raiders. The Eagles game was delayed due to stadium-use negotiations between the Eagles and Phillies.
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Philadelphia Eagles
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Raiders
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Astros Return The Favor In Cincinnati rout
The Houston Astros beat the Cincinnati Reds 9 5 to move back into first in the NL West. Cesar Cedeno went 4 for 4 with three runs as Doug Rader homered and six third inning runs sealed the win for George Culver who improved to 2 0. Wayne Simpson took the loss.
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Walker W
George Culver
Baseball Schedule and Standings Snapshot for Early Season
A rough standings table shows teams like Detroit, Baltimore, New York, Boston, Cleveland and others with records and percentages. Friday games list matchups including Detroit at Baltimore and New York at Cleveland, with weather notes and rain impacts. Saturday and Sunday schedules follow across divisions including Minnesota at Kansas City and Chicago at Texas.
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Baseball Standings and Thursday Schedule Highlights
A rundown of team records and percentages leads into Thursday results and scheduled games across the majors. Notable matchups include Pittsburgh at Chicago and St. Louis at New York with rain delaying some contests.
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Rockets to play 28 home games at Hofheinz Pavilion
The Rockets announce their 1972-73 home schedule with 28 games at Hofheinz Pavilion on the University of Houston campus and the remaining 13 games at the San Antonio Convention Center. Ray Patterson, president and GM, confirms the plan.
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Fans Rally Limited Appeal for Sports Watchdog
Sports Fans of America, Inc. dissolved after low interest but a mailing list of about 2,000 and old newsletters were sent to Sen. Marlow W. Cook who aims to form a federal sports supervision commission. Organizer Dominic Piledggi testified that fans want views on TV blackouts prices concessions parking salaries and player management attitudes. He notes only 1,200 members paid dues and discusses polls showing ticket price opinions and salary caps. he envisions a Ralph Nader like consumer union linking fans, players, and management.
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Sports Fans of America, Inc
Marlow W. Cook
R-Ky
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Cook
Senate Commerce Committee
Piledggi
Lansdowne
Sports Fans of America
Ralph Nader
Sikes and Jamieson Lead Western Open in Cold Wind
R H Sikes and Jim Jamieson fired three under par 68s at Sunset Ridge as Bruce Crampton trailed by five strokes in the Western Open. Sikes credited Dutch Harrison and a 25 year old club transfer for his surge, while Jamieson rallied after a rocky back nine to salvage a strong start in chilly, gusting conditions.
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Jim Jamieson
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Sunset Ridge Country Club
Bruce Crampton
Steve Opperman
St. Louis
Dempsey Still Recognized at 77 in Broadway Restaurant
The former heavyweight champion Jack Dempsey, now 77, remains instantly recognizable at his Broadway restaurant. Fans of all ages flock for glimpses and autographs as he reflects on boxing and changes to the sport. He recalls his rise from hard beginnings and notes future fighters need places to start and finish.
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Dempsey
Joe Frazier
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Muhammad Ali
Proba Ly
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Bad Weather Takes Toll In Transatlantic Yacht Race
London AP reports British Steel skippered by Brian Cooke leading the single-handed Transatlantic race as gale conditions harm several yachts. French Trimarans Cap 33 and Nike suffer gear failures. Yves Olivaux in Area 1 contends with injury and unconsciousness. Vendredi 13’s Jean Yves Terlain remains missing from regular radio updates.
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Brian Cooke
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Richard Konkolski
Yves Olivaux
Jean Yves Terlain
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