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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1971
Page
2
Rick Wise matched a near perfect line, retiring 16 straight and beating Cincinnati 4 0 with two home runs and four RBIs. The Phillies improved to 66 66 in the season as Wise joined a list of near perfect games in a night of NL action.
Moon faced Mark Donohue smiled as he posted a lap above 172 mph at Pocono International Raceway, the fastest time in five days of practice for the Schaefer 500. After Indy wrecks and a tough run of results, Donohue and Penske McLaren regrouped to chase a strong July 3 race. Two days of practice left before time trials start Saturday at 10 a.m. for the 33 car field.
Outland Trophy winner Jim Stillwagon pursues a starting role with the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League under a two year no cut contract. He describes the intense competition, adjustment to Canadian football, and hopes to someday land an NFL deal.
The American League East shows Baltimore leading with 43 wins, followed by Boston, Detroit, New York, and Cleveland. Oakland tops the West, with Kansas City and Minnesota mid-pack. Results include Boston 2 Cleveland 1 and New York 6 Detroit 5 in 13 innings, with Chicago routing Kansas City 12-3 and several other interleague scores. Major leaders feature Oliva and Murcer in batting, Oliva with 17 home runs, Patek and Otis leading in steals, and Cuellar and Blue posting strong pitching lines.
Boog Powell homered twice and added a single to pace the Baltimore Orioles to a 7-5 win over the Chicago White Sox. Odom blanked the Twins into the eighth, earning relief help in Palmer's 10th win. The White Sox beat Kansas City 12-3, while the Yankees, Red Sox, and Brewers won to flesh out the day's AL action with no-hitter by Wise for Philadelphia.
In Cleveland Buster Mathis and Jack O halloran were listed for a heavyweight bout that was canceled. In Oakland Ralph McCoy out pointed Jimmy Lester in a 160 lb bout. In Las Vegas Billy Wagner out pointed Hill Chambers, both fights listed as 10 rounds. In New Orleans Bill Hines, LSU head baseball coach, announced his resignation to enter private business.
The San Diego Rockets are sold to a Houston group for 5.6 million and become the Houston Rockets. Elvin Hayes joins the team, now led by manager Pete Newell and coach Tex Winfree, with most games at Hofheinz Pavilion and a few at the Astrodome.
Rick Wise pitched a no hitter against the Cincinnati Reds, with Phillies teammates openly discussing the feat in the dugout. Wise also hit two home runs driving in three of Philadelphia’s four runs, recalling a prior near no hitter against the Dodgers in 1968 and criticizing a controversial scoring call.
Bobby Allison of Hueytown Alabama captured his fifth straight NASCAR victory by winning the Space City 300 at Meyer Speedway in Houston. He drove an almost flawless race and made only two pit stops.
The schedule of Solunar Periods printed here is taken from Richard Alden Knight's Solunar Tables. Plan your days to fish in good zones or hunt in good cover during these times to maximize sport.
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