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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 02, 1973
Page
2
The Knicks beat the Bullets 123-108 to take a 2-0 lead in the Eastern Conference first round. Celtics used strength to defeat the Hawks as both teams moved toward the Eastern Conference title. Earl Monroe led New York with 32 points in the win.
Oaklawn Park hosts the Oaklawn Preview for nine two-year-olds led by Merr y Marquis owned by Checker Blue Farm trained by E G Mahoney. The field includes Neilson Bill Baker Swift Arian and Tisab with topweights Stop The Bold Garner Lane. Prince Astro wins Oaklawn Handicap by a head over Herbalist in 1 43 3 5 on a crowd of 25 391. Warbucks leads Derby contenders with a 3 4 length win. Celtics beat Hawks 134 109 as Havlicek scores 54 in playoff opener. ABA Pacers 106 93 over Rockets. Squires 109 94 over Colonels. Christian Athletic Association sets April 3 meeting for slow-pitch softball planning.
Muhammad Ali, aged 31, loses to Ken Norton by a split decision after 12 rounds in San Diego. Norton, 28, secures a high profile victory as Ali sustains a broken left jaw and faces a doubtful future, while Norton calls for fair money if a rematch occurs.
Baseball's better pitchers strained for form in Sunday exhibitions. Vida Blue allowed seven runs in five innings as the Oakland A's lost 10-9 to San Francisco. Ferguson Jenkins and Jenkins's peers varied, with mixed results across the league including a 8-4 Milwaukee win over Chicago, and 13-4 New York Bronx victory. Nolan Ryan, Bill Hands and Steve Dunning shone for the pitchers' union in several wins. The day ended with Boston edging Detroit 6-5 and a long delay in Baltimore-Atlanta curfew after 14 innings.
David Pearson outdueled Cale Yarborough to win the Atlanta 500 at Atlanta International Raceway in front of 72,000. Pearson led 157 of 328 laps at an average speed of 139.391 mph, with Yarborough finishing second after his car overheated late in the race. Richard Petty suffered an engine failure before the halfway point, enabling Buddy Baker to place fourth and Benny Parsons to take third.
Hope Bobcats finish fourth in eight team field after a 1 66 win over Clarksville and a 3 1 finals loss to Liberty-Eylan. Downs took the loss as Liberty-Eylan pitchers limited Hope to two hits while Martin earned the win. Hope travels to Arkansas High Thursday at 7 p.m. at Hope Legion Field.
Eastern games saw Boston defeat Atlanta 134 109 to take a 1 0 series lead while New York beat Baltimore 123 103 to lead 2 0. Western results had Golden State 95 Milwaukee 92 tying 1 1 and Los Angeles 108 Chicago 93 with the Lakers up 2 0. ABA action listed New York 114 Carolina 111 in overtime tying 1 1 and Indiana 114 Denver 91 Virginia 109 Kentucky 94 in a 1 1 tie with Indiana up 2 0. San Diego visits Utah for the first game of that series. Carolina at New York and Kentucky vs Virginia at Norfolk Indiana at Denver.
A day of exhibition games featured Philadelphia routing Cincinnati 6 to 0 while Pittsburgh beat Boston 4 to 2. Chicago A lost to Montreal 4 3, Detroit edged Atlanta 5 1, St Louis tied Kansas City 1 0, and New York teams split results with New York N defeating New York A 7 to 4. Milwaukee toppled Chicago 5, Baltimore silenced Texas 10 to 7, Houston defeated Cleveland 4 to 3, San Diego beat Oakland 10 to 6, and San Francisco downed Los Angeles 5 to 1. Sunday results included Cincinnati 4 Pittsburgh 1, Montreal 3 Philadelphia 0, Chicago A 2 St Louis 0, Minnesota 3 Houston 2, Cleveland 2 San Diego 0, San Francisco 10 Oakland 9, Boston 6 Detroit 5, Texas 8 Kansas City 6, Milwaukee 8 Chicago N 4, New York N 4 New York A 3 and a 13 inning Atlanta 9 Baltimore 9 tie. Monday schedules list games in Florida, Arizona and California venues with city matchups and night games across several parks.
World Almanac notes 1128 athletes from 35 nations competed in the 11th Winter Olympics at Sapporo Japan February 3 to 13 1972. The Soviet Union led unofficially with 16 medals eight gold five silver three bronze, East Germany 14, Norway 12, Switzerland 10, the Netherlands 9, and the United States sixth with eight medals.
Solunar Periods schedule printed from Richard Alden Knight's SOLUNAR TABLES advises planning days to fish in good territory or hunt in good cover during these times to obtain the best sport each day offers.
Hope High lists game dates with opponents including Taylor Arkansas High and Fairview, hosting and away times mainly at 7:00 pm. The schedule runs April 2 to May 12 featuring district play in Pine Bluff and a Southern State Tournament April 23 to 28.
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