Phillies pick an all star lineup from presidential past
On Independence Day Phillies players named a presidential all star pantheon. Jim Nash chose Washington, Denny Doyle Taylor, Deron Johnson backed Nixon, Mike Ryan picked Nixon, Tommy Hutton backed Truman, Bill Robinson and Barry Lersch cited Lincoln, Larry Bowa praised JFK, and Hutton later shifted to Taft, joking about power and size.
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Philadelphia
Philadelphia Phillies
San Francisco Giants
Nixon
Phillies
Associated Press
Stan Hochman
Philadelphia Daily News
Hochman
Dick Selma
George Washington
Jim Nash
Zachary Taylor
Denny Doyle
Pye
Deron Johnson
Vietnam
Mike Ryan
Ryan
Harry Truman
Tommy Hutton
Bill Robinson
Barry Lersch
Abraham Lincoln
Robinson
Lincoln
John F. Kennedy
Lersch
Jfk
Larry Bowa
Hutton
Taft
All Star Team to Be Announced at Babe Ruth League Night
Friday July 7 event at Legion Field marks Sponsor Appreciation and Awards for Babe Ruth League teams. Sponsors receive plaques, players get certificates, top hitters earn Louisville Slugger awards, and two Hope district teams, ages 13-14 and 14-15, will be selected for the District 3 tournament July 14 to July 22 after the Merchants vs Blevins game. Cleveland Browns sign Garlington and Demaine for 1972 NFL season.
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Legion Field
Louisville
Hope
Red Sox ride five straight complete games to win
Marty Pattin fires a five hitter in a 2-0 win over Minnesota as Boston’s rotation delivers five straight complete games. Lynn McGlothen, Ray Culp, John Curtis, and Luis Tiant also contributed in a six game streak lifting the Red Sox to third in the AL East.
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Lee Stange
Boston Red Sox
Fenway Park
Stange
Red Sox
Marty Pattin
Minnesota
Boston Hurlers
Fenway
Ball Park
Pattin
Lynn
McGlothen
Twins
Ray Culp
John Curtis
Luis Tiant
Baltimore
Chicago
Kansas City
Detroit
New York
Oakland
California
Milwaukee
Texas
Cleveland
Los ‘Angeles
Pittsburgh
Houston
Atlanta
San Diego
San Francisco
Philadelphia
Boston
Sox
Jim Perry
Carlton Fisk
Smith tops Kodes in Wimbledon semifinal clash
Stan Smith seeded No 1 from Pasadena rallied from a set down to defeat Jan Kodes of Czechoslovakia 3-6 6-4 7-1 7-5 in the Wimbledon men's semifinal. Ilie Nastase vs Manuel Orantes followed as the second semifinal. Billie Jean King and Evonne Goolagong advanced to the women's final after hard matches. Goolagong, 19, beat Chris Evert 4-6 6-3 6-4, while King defeated Rosemary Casals 6-2 6-4. Vic Edwards advised Evonne at the net to shorten rallies.
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Wimbledon
England
Stan Smith
Pasadena
Calif
Jan Kodes
Czechoslovakia
Ilie Nastase
Romania
Manuel Orantes
Spain
Smith
Alex Metreveli
Soviet Union
Nastase
Kodes
Orantes
Billie Jean King
Long Beach
Evonne Goolagong
Australia
Mrs. King
Rosemary Casals
San Francisco
Miss Goolagong
Chris Evert
Fort Lauderdale
Fla
Chris
Wimbledon Center Court
Evonne
Major League Roundup and standings from July 6 1972
National League East results and standings with Pittsburgh New York Chicago St Louis Montreal Philadelphia. West standings Los Angeles Atlanta San Francisco San Diego. American League leaders in batting and pitching with Scheinblum Piniella and Rudi highlighted. notable results include Mets, Cubs losses, and key players' totals.
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Associated Press
National League
W. L. Pet. G.B
Pittsburgh
New York
Chicago
St. Louis
Montreal
Philadelphia
Cincinnati
Houston
Los Angeles
Atlanta
San Francisco
San Diego
Bryant
Reynolds
Downing
Torrez
Hands
Stone
Arlin
Koosman
Moose
Wilson
Scheinblum
Piniella
Harper
Ban
Rudi
Oak
D.allen
Chi
Mayberry
Fisk
Patek
Blair
Bal
Ben
D.alien
R.jackson
Cash
Det
P. Kelly Chi
Campaneris
D. Nelson
Tex
Kaat
Min
Brock
Garr
Atl
Cedeno
Hin
Bonds
Simons
Nolan
Cin
Kingman
Stl
Blass
Pgh
Carlton
Phi
Seaver
Braves
Cubs
Ron Scheuler
Niekro
Scheuler
Mets
Durocher
Cubs Rally Past Braves In Nightcap 4-1 Victory
Cubs win 4-1 as Leo Durocher and Braves clash over lineup with Niekro throwing a near no hitter until an eighth inning rally. Ferguson Jenkins earns his 10th win while the Pirates and Dodgers win in other NL games and rainouts affect Mets and Phillies.
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Bruce Lowitt
Associated Press
Atlanta
Phil Niekro
Chicago
Leo Durocher
Cubs
Durocher
Braves
Atlanta Stadium
Scheuler
Joe Hoerner
Jim Hickman
Ron Santo
Darrell Evans
Carman Fanzone
Ferguson Jenkins
Mike Lum
Niekro
Billy Williams
Manny Sanguillen
Bob Robertson
Houston
Roberto Clemente
Bob Johnson
Pittsburgh
Dock Ellis
Willie Davis
Montreal
Dodgers
Fischer apologizes and match set for Sunday in Reykjavik
Bobby Fischer sent a handwritten apology to Boris Spassky and the two agreed to begin the world chess championship with Sunday night’s first game. Organizers planned a draw to decide white pieces. Euwe and the Russians pressed for earlier start delays and rule enforcement.
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Stephens Broening
Associated Press
Reykjavik
Iceland
Bobby Fischer
Boris
Spassky
Soviet Union
Fischer
Max Euwe
International Chess Federation
United States
Soviet Chess Federation
Euwe
New York
Geller
Midland shuts out Travelers in Texas League game
Midland blanked the Arkansas Travelers 5-0 in Midland Texas in a Texas League game. Midland scored one run in the second and seventh innings and added three more in the eighth to seal the victory. Renna division leader Alexan ia is mentioned in the report.
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Bob Burda
Tommy Harper
Carl Yastrzemski
Midland
Tex
Arkansas Travelers
Travelers
Renna
Alexania
Schaefer 500 race set for July 29 in Indianapolis
The Schaefer 500 mile championship at Indianapolis will run July 29, one day before the Pennsylvan ia 500 at Pocono. The event was postponed from July 2 after flood damage and a settlement allowed the new date. USAC officials and drivers had threatened a boycott if the date change was not approved.
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Indianapolis
Pennsylvania
Pocono International Raceway
U.S. Auto Club
Pocono
Milton J. Shapp
Long Pond
Wilkes-Barre
Shapp
USAC
Twins fire Rigney name Quilici as manager
The Minnesota Twins dismissed Bill Rigney as manager and appointed Frank Quilici to replace him. Rigney, 54, had led the Giants and Angels before joining Minnesota in 1970. Quilici, 38, had retired as a player in 1970 and joined the Twins as coach for 1971 after serving as fifth coach this year.
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Minneapolis-St, Paul
Minnesota Twins
Bill Rigney
Frank Quilici
Rigney
Twins
Billy Martin
Minnesota
Quilici
The
New York Giants
San Francisco Giants
California Angels
Solunar Tables Schedule for Fishing Periods
Solunar Tables outline daily periods for peak fishing activity. The plan emphasizes timing to maximize catches, noting best sport times and windows when fish are most active during the day and night.
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Browns
John Garlington
John Demaine
Cleveland Browns
Hal Bock
Mickey Lolich
Tigers
Royals
Fred Patek
Amos Otis
Richie Scheinblum
John Mayberry
Paul Jata
Lolich
Tiger
Paul Spilttorff
Yankees
Steve Kline
Ken Holtzman
Ark
Vic Edwards
Edwards
Jan Lehane
Kekich
Hamilton
Kanaan City
Canton
Drago
Cuellar
Bradley
Lockwood
Wright
W. W. Pet. G.B
West Oakland
Gogolewski
Broberg
G. Perry
Lamb
W. L. Pet. G
Leo
Tourney
the Hope Country Club
Jim Watson
L. L. Webb
Bill Hairr
Sam McHenry
E. E. Wassell
Buddy Sprague
Wayne Bailey
Newt Pentecost
Jim Pruden
Forrest Hairr
Joe Rooker
Jack Webb
Earl Lockett
Ken Daniels
J.W. Franks
Jerry Johnson
Clyde Fouse
Bob Whitmarsh
Eddie Whitman
Red Lockett
Tim Hogan
Terry Haist
John Beatty
Robert LaGrone
Albert Graves
Cecil Debney
Bob Regan
Bobby
Yefim Geller
Mexico
Schaefer
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