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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 15, 1971
Page
2
Fayetteville AP Frank Broyles said the opening day of spring football at Arkansas was poorly organized. He described the two hour and 15 minute session as clumsy and noted he recorded three pages of coaching errors while stressing fundamentals and assignments to determine who can play.
The Baltimore Bullets crushed the New York Knicks 401-80 to tie the Eastern Conference final at 2-2, led by Jack Marin’s 27 points, while the Los Angeles Lakers trounced the Milwaukee Bucks 418-107 to cut the West final gap to 2-1 as Wilt Chamberlain and Gail Goodrich each scored 24. Indiana Pacers edged Utah 120-107 in the ABA West final to even at 1-1. Pacers coach Bob Leonard hailed the win before a Salt Lake City game Saturday.
Hope High golfers defeated Texarkana 11 to 5 in a meet, posting 314 strokes to break last year’s 315 record. Jimmy Pruden led with 75, Jack Turner and Tim Hogan 79, Jerry Pruden 81, as the B team won 11 7 to move to 1 2. Bobcat Baseball heads to Blevins for a four o'clock start Friday.
Andrew Pettes of Oklahoma holds a slim lead in the Kansas Relays decathlon with 3,857 points at the midway mark, ahead of Gary Hill of Oklahoma Christian who has 3,647. Pettes posted the day’s best long jump and ran 400 meters in 48.3 seconds, with Hill tying for the best 100-meter dash time.
Hall of Fame reliever Knowles starts 2 0 season with 2 0 record as Washington rallies to a 6 5 win over Boston. Other AL action includes Baltimore over Cleveland 3 0 New York over Detroit 4 0 Milwaukee over Chicago 2 0 Oakland over Minnesota 6 1 and California over Kansas City 4 1. In the NL San Francisco edged Houston 2 1 Philadelphia beat Pittsburgh 6 5 Cincinnati toppled Atlanta 8 3 and St Louis defeated Los Angeles 7 1.
This AP roundup presents AL East standings with Baltimore atop 5 1 record and New York trailing, plus NL listings showing Pittsburgh and New York leading. It details Wednesday results including Baltimore 3 Cleveland 0 and New York 8 Detroit 4, with Thursday and Friday schedules and noted stars like Reggie Jackson and Tony Gonzalez in California vs Kansas City.
John Miller, tall and blond, eyes a first pro win as he arrives for the Santo Open with Casper backing him. Miller, who blew a late Augusta lead to finish second, faces Casper, Trevino and Littler as favorites while Nicholson, Palmer and Jacklin skip the event amid spring golf weather.
In the NBA playoffs the Eastern Conference Final saw Baltimore defeat New York 101 to 80, tying the best-of-seven series at 2-2. The West clash had Los Angeles beating Milwaukee 118 to 107, giving Milwaukee a 2-1 series lead with Nogaimes listed for next games. Indiana handled Utah 120 107 in the West while Kentucky met Virginia in Richmond for the East Final opener, both series advancing with one game scheduled and no other games set.
SMU's spring session shows a shift from ground focus as Gary Hammond completes 9 of 18 passes for 137 yards including a 50-yard TD to Randy Dossett. Dossett grabs seven receptions for 84 yards in a major scrimmage after a vacation layoff. coach Hayden Fry notes progress but cites pass protection and blocking as areas to improve.
Johnny Bench extended a strong series with two singles and a home run as Cincinnati defeated Atlanta 8-3. Bench boosted his average from .250 to .279 while Hank Aaron also homered twice in the win. The Reds, led by Tony Cloninger’s first 197? victory and key hits from Perez and McKay, swept the three-game series despite rainouts elsewhere.
The Associated Press reports the NHL quarterfinals with New York leading Toronto 3-2, Boston ahead of Montreal 3-2, and Minnesota up 3-2 over St. Louis in a best-of-seven format.
In Shreveport, the Travelers beat Arkansas 10 World Series style drama as Tito Fuentes delivers in 11th. San Francisco wins third straight. Bob Watson, Ted Sizemore contribute for Houston and St Louis respectively.
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