Soviets edge Americans 72 64 in elbow filled finale
Bob Cousy decried the rough play as the Soviets topped the U S 72 64 in Baltimore to win the six city series 42 34 The game featured 41 personal fouls against the Soviets and 40 against the U S Three U S players and six Russians fouled out including Aleksandr Shalnev with 6 02 left in the first half Sven Nater was ejected late in the second half Ernie DiGregorio led the U S with 22 points off the bench for most of the game
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Major League Standings and Wednesday Scores
Cleveland beat California 10 to 3 while Detroit topped Kansas City 4 to 1 Milwaukee defeated Texas 5 to 1 New York routed Minnesota 10 to 0. St Louis won 3 to 1 over San Francisco Cincinnati 9 Philadelphia 7 Houston at Montreal postponed New York 8 Atlanta 1 Los Angeles 8 Pittsburgh 5 Chicago 9 San Diego 2.
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Law of Averages Finally Catches Royals Busby
Detroit Tigers beat Kansas City 4 to 1 as Steve Busby scuffled early after two prior wins against Detroit. Jim Perry outdueled Busby, aided by John Hiller, while Gates Brown and Aurelio Rodriguez drove in runs. Brown’s RBI single spurred a third inning rally after Busby left with an injury.
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Lakers Championship Hopes Rise Amid Do Or Die Clash
Lakers coach Bill Sharman declares Los Angeles can beat the odds in a do or die game against the New York Knicks with Jerry West nursing a hamstring and Willis Reed at peak for New York. DeBusschere shines for the visitors as the series shifts to Los Angeles with the Knicks holding a 3-1 lead.
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Minor League Scores Roundup in American Association
Wichita beat Evansville 10 to 5 while Omaha defeated Tulsa 41 to 34. Town edged Oklahoma City 6 to 3 and Denver won over Indianapolis 6 to 2.
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Juco Names Cage Coach
Jerry Mullen, who guided Winfield High School to a 20 1 basketball record this year, is named basketball coach of Cowley County Community College. He replaces Lyle Rutter who resigned earlier this spring. Mullen previously coached at Little River School.
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Bench Lit Up Phillies With Three Homers
Johnny Bench homered three times off Cy Young winner Steve Carlton and drove in seven runs in Philadelphia. His four straight blasts tied the major league mark, but Cincinnati needed a ninth inning two run homer by Dave Concepcion to beat the Phillies 9-7.
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Junior Olympics Track Clinic Here Next Week
A track clinic for ages 8 through 17 runs Monday to Thursday at Roysier Stadium led by Bruce Jackson. It supports the May 19 local meet with qualifiers advancing to Pittsburg on June 2 for the Regional Junior Olympics.
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Rookie Reitz Delivers First Major League Home Run
Ken Reitz, a rookie, hit his first major league homer in the sixth inning as the St. Louis Cardinals defeated the San Francisco Giants 3 2. Reitz drove in Ted Simmons with the homer and Reggie Cleveland earned the win despite a late Giants rally as Diego Segui closed out the game.
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Semi-Pro Tryouts Set for Chanute Blues May 14
Chanute Blues semi pro baseball team holds tryouts next Monday May 14 at City Park field. Spokesman Dick Crowl urged all interested players to arrive at 6 30 p m for the summer roster.
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