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Newspaper
Columbus Telegram
Location
Columbus, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Apr 03, 1972
Page
5
Lakeview hosts 22 teams across classes B and C at the Lakeview Invitational Track and Field Championships on Wednesday April 5. Preliminaries start at 9 a.m. with finals at 1 p.m. Aurora Scotus Clarkson vie for titles. many area schools compete in a crowded meet with several meet records in danger.
NBA playoff picture shows Lakers ahead 3-0 in the Western Conference semifinals after beating the Bulls 108-101. Celtics hold a 2-1 lead in the East by beating the Hawks 113-? and Knicks beat Baltimore 110-85 to level at 1-1, with more games scheduled Tuesday.
The WH Champions report a banquet at Ye Elks County Club at 7 p.m. Thursday to honor CHS 1933 and 1972 state championship teams. Spotlight on Harry Shank and George Beecher covers military service records, education, and postwar careers, including Shank’s Purple Heart and Beecher’s CPA career in San Juan.
Tom Reynolds of San Diego State averaged 6.7 receptions per game to top major college receivers. He totaled 67 catches for 1,070 yards, narrowly ahead of Brian Baima of the Citadel at 6.5.
Third annual Family wrestling tournament is set for Saturday April from 9 30 to noon and 1 30 to 4 pm. About 220 boys in grades kindergarten through eighth compete across fourteen weight classes for third and fourth place trophies and a championship trophy for the top school.
Jerry and Sue Stutzman led with 658 total on handicap 230 219 208 to win the Sunday night mixed doubles sweeper at Boulevard Lanes. Runners up included Rich and Emily Fuhr 637 Bill and Rita Fuhr 621 Paul and Ketty Goltschall 619 Dave Paprocki and Marion Hecker 62 Leonard Wuhr and Arlene Miller 99. High games went to Stutzman 200 Gottschall 228 Paprocki Hecker 227 Fuhr 236. Studnickas, drawn against Fuhrs, won and will appear on Bowling at ie in Omaha on April 14.
New York AP Major League Baseball payroll talks stalled after a weekend session. Owners' negotiator John Gahevin and MLBPA director Marvin Miller reported no progress toward a settlement as a Monday meeting was planned. Players struck Saturday over pension benefits and health care contributions, seeking a larger share from a pension surplus and club-wide contributions beyond a proposed $100,000. Pension figures show incremental monthly payouts by years of service, with scale rising for longer careers.
Jockeys Turcotte and Rubbieco voice high hopes for Riva Ridge and No Le Hace as Solar Salute strengthens Kentucky Derby case. Head of the River wins the Everglades at Hialeah. Royal Owl and others loom in Derby ongoing race chatter.
In the College All-Star game at Dayton Ohio Hank Iba eyes big men for the Olympic squad but a little player steals the show Bill Shepherd is named outstanding after 12 points and a sharp floor game. Shepherd and Travis Grant highlight the East in a 96 51 overtime win. Grant hints at rest before possible pro career. Iba praises Shepherd.
Arnold Palmer suffered a major collapse, dropping from the lead to finish third as George Archer beat Tommy Aaron in sudden death at the Greater Greensboro Open. Archer clinched the $10,000 first prize after Aaron and Palmer faltered in extra holes at Sedgefield Country Club.
Gil Hodges, famed Dodgers slugger and Mets star, died of a heart attack on Easter Sunday in West Palm Beach. Reports say he and coaches Rube Walker and Joe Pignatano had just finished golf when the tragedy occurred. Hodges would have turned 48 on Tuesday.
Oklahoma State dominates the Big Eight race with a 3-0 series win over Nebraska and 5-4 overall. Kansas, Iowa State and Missouri also win series, while Colorado and Oklahoma split doubleheaders. Conference play resumes with Oklahoma State visiting Kansas State and multiple matchups across the league.
Concordia Kansas Platte College finished third as Fairbury Junior College won the Thunderbird Invitational. Phite Carnahan set a meet record with 14 22.1 in the three mile, while Marlin Loseke claimed a meet record 6 2 high jump. Steve Turner contributed in the triple jump with 42 1 as Brice Alt and Bill Bryant placed 1 2 in the 880 yard run. Coach Suggs called the debut meet strong and noted the team is off to a good start.
In El Paso Texas Steve Williams clocked 43.4 in the 440 yard dash to lead Texas El Paso past Nebraska 97 to 68 in a dual meet Williams also ran a 49.6 leg on the mile relay team UTEP dominated with 14 first place finishes among 18 events Fred De Lernardi starred with a 65 5 shot put and 192 8 discus to capture both events for the Miners
The Central Hockey League finished loop play with Tulsa 8 Dallas 1 and Fort Worth 4 Oklahoma City 3. Playoffs start Wednesday with Dallas hosting Oklahoma City and Tulsa hosting Fort Worth. Ross Perkins of Fort Worth won the scoring title with 41 goals, tied by JP Bordeleau of Dallas, while rookie Steve King sparked Tulsa with a hat trick.
The Omaha Royals finish Florida spring training this week with a final game on Saturday in Sarasota. They travel to Rosenblatt Stadium in Omaha to face the University of Nebraska on Wednesday night April 12. The American Association season starts April 9 with the Royals hosting the Eastern division winner Indianapolis.
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