Finley and the Athletics Endgame Stir World Series Talks
The 1972 baseball season ends with Oakland owner Charlie Finley taking a hard line on playoffs and World Series hosting. Finley refuses to open in Chicago, seeks higher pay, and skips opening ceremonies prompting league officials and commentators to label his stance as costly to his team and the sport.
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Charley Finely
Finley
Oakland Athletics
Athletics
Vida Blue
Bobby Fischer
United States
Bush
Bowie Kuhn
Federation Internationale Des Eschecs
Fischer
Palma de Mallorca
Kuhn
Pat Benko
William Lombardy
Oakland
Chicago
Wrigley Field
Eugene
Ore
Cubs
Leo Durocher
N.L
Charlie
Finely
Saidy
Douglaston
L.I
Joe Cronin
American League
Irv Noren
Durocher
National League of Professional Baseball Clubs
Kuhn Apologizes Over Delays in National League
Finley sent a grudging half apology unsigned. Kuhn admits breaking rules by allowing delays and condemns Finley as “living in another world.” National League remains unmollified as sportsmanship and money clash linger.
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Finley
National League
Kuhn
Bolan-led Tigers Win City Tourney
Tommy Bolan rapped out two hits and teamed with Jonathan Thrasher on the mound to blank the Red Legs 2 to 0, clinching the Decatur Dixie Youth Baseball City Championship at Point Mallard Thursday night. Bolan doubled and singled in the first two innings to spark rallies that produced the Tigers’ runs. The Red Legs failed to score.
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Tommy Bolan
Tigers
Jonathan Thrasher
Decatur
Point Mallard
Bolan
Decatur Dixie
Austin Lions Club Tigers
Davis Construction, Inc
Austin Con Cage
Mount Joy's Spirit Wins in Victory's Dairy Queen II Show
The list details entries and riders across classes including walking horse mares and rackings, with mounts such as My Golden Girl in Lewisburg and Go Boy's Road Runner in Blountsville. Notable entrants include Jack Littreel for Dr. Burris Boshell in Birmingham and Sparkling Blade for Heathermoor Farms in Leeds, among others.
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Tom Walsh
Jackson
Tenn
Wayne Riley
Killen
J. R. Jones
Lewisburg
Berry
Jack Littreel
Burris Boshell
Birmingham
Delight
Doug Wolaver
Joel
Debra King
Moulton
Handshaker
Lurline
Calvin Travis
Grady Abernathy
Toney
D. Amond
Mischief
Jim Jackson
Homer Grissom
Russellville
Sparkling Blade
Peggy Tate
Heathermoor Farms
Leeds
Denmark
Holy Devil
Jack Thomas, Jr
John Kircher
Huntsville
Merchants Win Addison Crown In Softball Tourney
The Decatur Merchants clinched the eighth Addison Invitational softball title with five straight wins, led by pitchers Harold Parker and Jerry Phillips who allowed just 10 hits all tournament. They scored 49 hits including home runs by Parker, Phillips, Crabtree, Ashton, and Riddle, defeating Upstraw 4-0 Gadsden 12-0 Sardis 4-0 and Houston 10-0 and 11-1 to finish 30-7 on the year.
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Decatur Merchants
Decatur
Harold Parker
Jerry Phillips
Merchants
Doug Crabtree
al Ashton
Bobby Riddle
Upstraw
Gadsden
Sardis
Houston
Bunky Henry shoots 65 to lead Canadian Open round one
Atlanta pro George Bunky Henry, nicknamed from a cartoon, fired a six under par 65 on the redesigned Cherry Hill course to grab the day one lead at the Canadian Open in Port Erie Ontario. Sam Snead, Gay Brewer, Lou Graham and Sam Adams shot 67, while Knudson's 66 in 1960 remained the scoring mark at Cherry Hill.
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New York Times
Port Erie
Ont
George
Bunky) Henry
Atlanta
Georgia Tech
Henry
Cherry Hill Golf Club
George Knudson
Tom Sanderson
Sheridan
Wyo
Sam Snead
Snead
Heary
Gay Brewer
Lou Graham
Sam Adams
Boone, N.C
Adams
Bruce Crampton
Bob Smith
Lee Trevino
Arnold Palmer
Gary Player
Jack Nicklaus
Miami
Dodgers Dodgers Expos and Pirates winners in late rally
Arlin aided by Cecil Upshaw secured the save as Santo hit a two run homer to end Stone's start. Dodgers broke a 3 3 tie with two eighth inning runs and six in the ninth for a 9 3 victory. Russell had four RBIs. Lefebvre added a three run homer. Expos Jorgensen Mashore homered. Pirates beat Astros in 17 innings after Stargell's ninth inning homer tied it. Ramon Hernandez started the rally and Davalillo doubled in the tie breaking run. Oliver and Sanguillen produced three more runs. Pirates move 24 games ahead of the Mets in NL East. Astros slip 1.5 games back.
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Expos
Bill Russell
Jim Lefebvre
Mike Jorgensen
Clyde Mashore
Pittsburgh
Willie Stargell
Houston
Ramon Hernandez
Pirates
Vic Davalillo
al Oliver
Manny Sanguillen
New York
Astros
Cincinnati
NHL Jumps To NBC
The National Hockey League moves to NBC after threatening players who jump to rival leagues with legal action. The shift shocks CBS and realigns NBC as the league's new broadcaster.
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NYT
NEW York
National Hockey League
Columbia Broadcasting System
National Broadcasting Company
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