Aaron Leads Braves Past Giants In Opening Night Smash
Aaron, Atlanta’s slugger, hit a towering 557th career homer to spark a 9-3 win over Clyde King’s San Francisco Giants at Atlanta Stadium. Reggie Jackson delivered a two-run single for Oakland in a 2-1 win. Los Angeles blanked Houston 2-0 behind Don Sutton. San Diego topped Cincinnati 3-1 as Roberts and Herbel pitched. Kansas City Minneapolis game postponed due to snow.
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Hank Aaron
Dave Bristol
Reggie Jackson
Aaron
Attlanta
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King
San Francisco Giants
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Bristol
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Houston
Don Sutton
San Diego
Cincinnati
Dave Roberts
Ron Herbel
Kansas City
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Tony Gonzalez
Marty Battlin
Oakland
Reggie
John O’donoghue
O'Donoghue
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Sutton
Dodgers
Astros
Denis Menke
Norm Miller
Roberts
al Santorini
Padres
Herbel
Tony Perez
Johnny Bench
Tommy Dean
Clarence Gaston
Santorini
Assignments to Little League Teams Proceed After Tryouts
Star Sportswriter Bill Moore lists players assigned to CORN BELT and YOUNG AMERICAN HOME teams after Senior Babe Ruth league tryouts. Eligible players ages 16 to 18 are told to contact Hulan White by 5 p.m. Wednesday and attend a meeting with birth certificates at Jones Field House Thursday at 7 p.m.
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Bill Moore
Corn Belt
Ronnie Brown
Tim White
Richard Butler
Sandy Wright
Phil Thurman
David Powers
Tammy Webb
Jerry Pruden
Eddie White
Jackie Easterling
Johnny Turner
Larry Monk
Stanley Wilson
Ashely Hoggard
Kenneth Aylett
Dennis Atterbury
William Pree
Homelynn Norton
Bill Rowland
Sidney Waller
Steve Harris
Bill Cox
Jimmy Pruden
Craig McCone
Rusty Fawcett
Alonzo Nelson
David Sti
Jessie Lenry
Charles Martin
Eddie Hale
DeWayne Jackson
Joy Smith
Bill Smith
Thomas Leonard
Henry Lee McKinney
Gary Damon
Anyboy
Hulan White
Herbert Burns Mens
Jones Field House
ABA Owners Discussing Mergers Report on ABA NBA merger efforts
ABA owners met in New York to hear a merger report with the NBA. Commissioner Jack Dolph announced Miami Floridians would be taken over for the season and that Vince Murphy remains as general manager. The ABA is exploring making Miami a regional base and is negotiating CBS telecasts for playoffs, though the first round won t be televised.
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ED Schuyler JR
Associated Press
NEW York
American Basketball Association
National Basketball Association
Jack Dolph
ABA
Miami Floridians
Miami
Dolph
Vince Murphy
Carolina Cougars
CBS
Sam Shulman
NBA
Los Angeles
Baltimore
Washington
ABA Washington
NBA Baltimore
Shulman
Earl Foreman
Solunar Tables From Knight Guide For Daily Sport Planning
The schedule of Solunar Periods printed here is adapted from Richard Alden Knight's SOLUNAR TABLES. Plan days to fish in good territory or hunt in good cover during these times to maximize the best sport each day offers.
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Richard Alden Knight
Casper Wins Masters Going Away
Casper dominates Augusta National to win his first Masters by four strokes over Gene Littler. He shoots 69 as Littler finishes 74, with Casper noting his U S Open wins remain top but this greens jacket ranks second. He plans to play the rest of the major championships.
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Associated Press
Augusta, GA
Bill Casper
Augusta National Club
Mammoth Pines
Gene Littler
Casper
Buffalo Bill
Littler
Arnold Palmer
Palmer
Jack Nicklaus
U.S
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Fellows
San Diego
Litler
Caseper
Augusta National
George Archer
Shirley
Little Billy
California
Palmers
Nicklauses
Gene
Billy
Reed Stars as New York Licks Bucks
Knicks beat Milwaukee 112 111 to take a 2 0 lead in the Eastern Division finals. Reed scored 36 points and grabbed 19 rebounds while Alcindor tallied 38 points 23 boards. Riordan and Russell provided late spark as New York fans roared at Madison Square Garden.
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Associated Press
NEW York (Ap
Wills Reed
Lew Alcincor
Reed
Milwaukee
New York
Bucks
National Basketball Association
Knicks
Los Angeles
Atlanta
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New York Center
Big A
Wilt
Alcincor
Red Holzman
Madison Square Garden
Cazzie Russell
Mike Riordan
Riordan
Russell
Baseball anxiously updates as league leaders clash
The Associated Press recap shows two NL clubs tied atop with 3 2 records and a crowded pack. Uplifting notes highlight pitching by Don Sutton who shut out Houston on two hits for the Dodgers and Reggie Jackson's late two-run single powering Oakland past Milwaukee as the season nudges toward the early stretch.
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Oakland
Minnesota
California
Washington
Baltimore
New York
Boston
Associated Press
Don Sutton
Dodgers
Houston
Astros
Reggie Jackson
A's
Milwaukee
Guerin Raps Officials in Playoff
Hawks coach Richie Guerin blasted NBA officials after a 119-115 loss to the Lakers in Atlanta. Commissioner Walter Kennedy fined Guerin $1,000 and warned of further penalties as Los Angeles led the Western Division finals 1-0. Lakers GM Fred Schaus pressed for increased security at the Coliseum tonight.
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Atlanta Hawks
Richie Guerin
National Basketball Association
Walter Kennedy
Guerin
Elgin Baylor
Jerry West
Los Angeles Lakers
Hawks
Baylor
West
Kennedy
Lakers
Fred Schaus
Schaus
British Colt Going for the Big One
London AP reports British wine expert David Sandeman aims Double Splash for the May 2 Kentucky Derby. The gray colt, bought for 98400 dollars last October, shipped to the U S for acclimatization as Sandeman seeks a non American winner in the classic race.
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London
David Sandeman
North America
Sandeman
Gray
Atlantic
Britain
Triangular Car Shines on Ontario Oval in Test Spin
Mario Andretti pilots STP Special to a high speed test on Ontario Motor Speedway’s new oval. The triangular design and low center of gravity aim to improve handling as the track prepares for Memorial Day and the California 500 event debuts. Rodger Ward oversees public relations as the facility completes its first official laps.
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Mike Mosley
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
G.C. Murphy
GC. Murphy Company
Leader Cards, Inc
Milwaukee
Wis
Murphy Company
Jack Stevenson
Associated Press
Ontario
Calif
Mario Andretti
Ontario Motor Speedway
Andretti
Andy Granatell
United States Auto Club
No. 1
Indianapolis
Rodger Ward
Indy
Get Coach But Lose Draft Choice
New York AP Miami Dolphins lose their first round pick for 1971 after NFL commissioner Pete Rozelle found the club guilty of tampering in luring Ben Shula from the Colts. The ruling cites third party approaches, direct talks without Colts' notice, and initial negotiations before Feb 48.
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Miami Dolphins
Baltimore Colts
Pete Rozelle
National Football League
Dolphins
Ben Shula
Colts
Rozelle
Miami
Shula
Rogelle
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