Padres Change Manager Shocks Baseball Season Opener
Shirley Povich notes Buzzie Bavasi ousts Preston Gomez eleven games into the season and Don Zimmer takes over, the swiftest managerial swap since 198. He recalls Eddie Sawyer quitting for the Phillies after one game. Also mentions Phil Wrigley firing Phil Cavarretta and Willie Mays possible trade.
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Shirley Povich
Washington Post
San Diego Padres
Buzzie Bavasi
Preston Gomez
Don Zimmer
Eddie Sawyer
Phillies
Reds
Cubs
Phil Wrigley
Phil Cavarretta
Willie Mays
San Francisco
New York Mets
Omaha World-Herald
Johnny Rodgers
Nebraska
Wally Provost
World-Herald
Rodgers
Bareis Heads Cedar Rapids Horseshoe League
Arbe F. Bareis elected president of the Cedar Rapids Horseshoe Pitching league with Joe Haley as vice president and Homer Thompson as secretary treasurer. Directors include Huntley Sproston Johnson and Martin. Non‑qualified pitchers may join at Ellis Park May 14, league opens May 16, membership $3 for 13 weeks. Amvets Post 50 to sponsor state tournament at Ellis Park September 10.
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Arbe F. Bareis
Cedar Rapids
Joe Haley
Homer ‘Thompson
Lass
Howard Huntley
Robert Sproston
Sid Johnson
Charlie Martin
Ellis Park
Lakers Clinch First title since 1954 with Chamberlain MVP
Wilt Chamberlain scored 24 points and grabbed 29 rebounds despite a sprained right wrist as the Los Angeles Lakers beat the New York Knicks 114-100 to win their first NBA championship since moving to Los Angeles. Gail Goodrich added 25, West 23, Hairston 14, and the Lakers built a 10-0 start and pulled away in the fourth period. Chamberlain earned MVP honors and a payoff boost for players, while New York fell short despite Frazier’s 31 and Monroe’s 16.
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Dave DaBuischere
New York Knicks
Wilt Chamberlain
Los Angeles Lakers
Wilt
LOS Angeles
Chamberlain
Fife
Ife
Lakers
Minneapolis
Jerry West
Los Angeles Laker
Bill Sharman
Boston
Cleveland
Utah
Tor Chamberlain
Chicago
Milwaukee
Happy Hairston
Hairston
Walt Frazier
Knicks
Gail Goodrich
West
Jim McMillian
Dave DeBusschere
Earl Monroe
Frazier
Bill Bradley
Monroe
Goodrich
Forum
Sharman
New York
Los Angules
Bradley
Haire
Gamble
Hal Razier
Goodren
Beret O
Cleening
Jackson
Ellis Uv Mast
Riley
Les
Rosinga
Yoram Canan Ry
DeBusschere
Total
Angeles
Goniich
Fight Results From Tokyo and Buenos Aires Mixed Card
Boxing results show Steven Smith defeating Turtle Okabe by knockout in Tokyo while Victor Galinder outpoints Eddie Jonds in Buenos Aires. Other bouts include Yuh Jae-do winning in Pusan and Hideo Kenazawa earning a decision in Japan. Middleweight action filled the card with fighters from Argentina, Japan and the United States.
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Takyo — Steven Smith
United
Turtle Okabe
No Federation Mat Meet in C R Saturday
Irv Janey finished second behind Derr in a federation qualifying meet in Cedar Rapids as 1970 Dodge RoadRunner driven by Janey set a 27.70 lap record before late incident by Jack Bowsher altered the event. The story also notes Janey’s era and other motor sports results including a stock car race won by Ernie Derr in Keokuk.
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Janey
Derr
Sedalia
Irv Janey
Jedar Rapids
U.S
Dodge
IMCA
Iowa
Harlan
Northern Iowa
Towa City
UNI
Mass
Jack Bowsher
Springfield
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Department of Microbiology
Chicago Medical School
Brown
Bob Watson
Houston Astros
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Millhiser Smith Agency. Inc
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Montreal
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NBA
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Hiram Walker & Sons Inc
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