Flood Quits Baseball and Heads to Europe
Curt Flood, 33, former Washington Senators outfielder, resigns again from baseball. He sent a telegram to owner Robert Short and heads to Europe amid personal problems and ongoing legal battles over the reserve clause. Flood struggled to regain form this spring after returning from earlier retirement and a controversial 1969-70 legal fight.
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Derby Field Grows To 19 For Kentucky Derby
The 7th running of the Derby could feature at least 19 thoroughbreds with top contenders such as Unconscious Jim French King Eastern Fleet and lesser lights Vegas Vic and Jrs Arrow Head. Post time is 5 30 p.m. EDT with CBS coverage. Jim French arrival from New York raises questions about phenylbutazone.
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Angels Spill Indians Seven Times Losers
Angels rally for two runs in the ninth to beat the Indians 2-1, ruining Sam McDowell’s first major league start as Ray Lamb held the Angels to one run through eight. The win extended Cleveland’s winless streak to seven games while other AL and NL results included Orioles over A’s 6-2 and Mets over Cardinals 2-1.
Printed by Offset Pacers Utah Play Clutch Game Tonight
ABA West final pits Indiana Pacers against Utah Stars at the State Fairgrounds Coliseum in a do-or-die seventh game. Win advances to the ABA championship vs Kentucky Colonels. 11,000+ fans and statewide TV coverage. Pacers seek payoff after split season series. Keller sparks late runs as Utah holds edge early.
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Aaron and Stargell reach milestones in varied outcomes
Hank Aaron homered to reach 600 and extend his chase of Babe Ruth and Willie Mays, while Willie Stargell hit his 11th of the season in a Pirates loss. Mays delivered the decisive 10th inning single as Atlanta fell to San Francisco 6 5. Other NL scores include Mets over Cardinals 2 1, Reds over Padres 6 1, Astros over Phillies 1 0, and Cubs vs Montreal postponed by weather. AL results feature Orioles over A’s 6 2 and Yankees over White Sox 6 5 in 12 innings. Aaron’s 600th came on a first-pitch fastball after Garr’s infield single. he aims for another homer, not Ruth’s total, while Mays and McCovey discuss the milestone.
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Alpert and Wadkins Tie in North-South Round
Jeff Alpert, former pro turned trucking business owner from Mapleshade New Jersey, teams with Lanny Wadkins in the North and South amateur. Alpert, after regaining amateur status, fought through a chaotic qualifying run including daylight saving time mishap to reach the match play and face Wake Forest junior Wadkins in the third round.
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Aaron Hits 600th Home Run as Giants Edge Braves in 10th
Hank Aaron belted his 600th career homer off Gaylord Perry in the third inning, but Willie Mays' 10th inning single produced a 6-5 San Francisco win. Mays had four hits, Aaron tied 542 homers for eighth all time in the process, while Aaron said his 3,000th base hit remains his greatest thrill. The Braves planned to send Aaron's bat and ball to Cooperstown.
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