Brewers End Goose Egg Drought With 5 2 Win Over Angels
Milwaukee breaks 30-inning scoreless spell to beat California 5 2 as Milt Wilcox and others contribute. Billy Conigliaro drives in two with a double and homer, while Indians and other AL games shape the pennant race with Lolich, Yanks, Tigers, A s, Twins, Orioles in action.
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Bruce Lowitt
Associated Press
Milwaukee
Milt Wilcox
Brewers
California Angels
Wilcox
Gaylor Perry
Cleveland
Wilt
Chicago White Sox
Mikey Lolich
Detroit
Texas
Oakland
New York Yankees
Minnesota
Boston
Baltimore
Kansas City
Indians
Hope Star Baseball Wick-Off Opens 1972 Season
The Hope Baseball Leagues kick off the 1972 season with two Little League games at K-Park and two Babe Ruth games at Legion Preda. Little League action begins at 6:40 with Century Bible Class facing Greening-Ellis Insurance and Hope Auto versus James Motor Co at 8:00. The eight team league plays two games per night across four weeknights, split into two sessions with round robin 7 game schedules and a July 10 11 playoff. Babe Ruth starts at 6:30 Anderson-Frazier vs First National Bank then Citizens Bank vs Blevins, with six teams total from Hope and one from Blevins, at Legion Field on Mondays Thursdays and Fridays. District 3 Babe Ruth Tournament is set for the week of July 17. Doctor's League for ages 8 9 10 begins May 11 at Key Field Mair Park with Braves vs Cards at 6 00 Cubs vs Dodgers at 7 15 Giants vs Yankees at 8 30.
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Hope
K-Park
Century Bible
Greening-Ellis Insurance Co
Hope Auto
James Motor Co
Anderson- Frazier
First National Bank
Citizens Bank
Blevins
Hope Area
Hope Businesses
Legion Field
Doctors of Hope
Key Field
Mair Park
Braves
Cubs
Dodgers
Giants
Yankees
Lakers Win First NBA Title Since 1960 in 1961 Finals
Wilt Chamberlain captained the Lakers to a 114-100 victory over the Knicks, clinching Los Angeles first NBA championship since 1960. Chamberlain battled a sprained wrist as Gail Goodrich and Jerry West led a balanced scoring attack while West praised the team effort and fans cheered at the Forum.
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Lakers
Jack Stevenson
Associated Press
LOS Angeles
Wilt Chamberlain
Fife
Los Angeles Lakers
New York Knicks
Minneapolis
Chamberlain
Chicago
Milwaukee
New York
Happy Hairston
Wilt
Walt Frazier
Knicks
Gail Goodrich
Dave DeBusschere
Scorout
Earl Monroe
Wuach
Goodrich
Forum
Sharman
Today's Baseball Leaders and Scores AP report
American League standings with Detroit and Cleveland tied for second. results include Cleveland 12 Chicago 0 and Detroit 4 Texas 1. Sunday highlights: Minnesota 8 Boston 4, Detroit 7 Texas 4. Pitching and batting leaders feature Darwin Min hitting and Cash driving runs for Detroit and Cleveland.
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Associated Press
W.L. Pet. G.B
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Baltimore
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New York
Boston
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Minnesota
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Tovar
Min
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Thompson
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Bal
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Tex
McCraw
Cle
R. Woodson
Lalich
Best Was Brilliant But Not Good Enough
Dodgers pitcher Don Sutton threw 10 innings of one hit ball but Montreal Expos won 1 0 in the 13th on Pete Richert error. Steve Carlton tied NL five game win mark with 13 strikeouts as Phillies beat Giants. Mets, Pirates, and Cardinals won while Cubs and Astros games postponed by cold.
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Herschel Nissenson
Associated Press
Don Sutton
Los Angeles
Montreal Expos
Dodgers
Pete Richert
Steve Carlton
Philadelphia
San Francisco
New York Mets
San Diego
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
St. Louis
Atlanta
Houston
Cubs
Chicago
Sutton
Bob Bailey
Jim Brewer
Richert
John Boccabella
Montreal
Ron Woods
Ron Hunt
Clyde Mashore
Duke Sims
Mike Jorgensen
Boccabella
Expos
Hind
New York
Phillies
Carlton
Mike Anderson
Greg Luzinski
Phils
Bobby Bonds
Giants
Mets
Fred Norman
John Jeter
Derrel Thomas
Norman
Tommie Agee
Jim Fregosi
Duffy Dyer
Agee
Pirates
Reds
Willie Stargell
Roberto Clemente
al Oliver
Tony Perez
Joe Morgan
Bobby Tolan
Cesar Geronimo
Shreveport Defeats Memphis 2-1 in Rain-ruled Texas League Game
Shreveport Captains edged Memphis Blues 2-1 as rain halted play after a nine-hit attack led by Larry Hanson’s solo homer. Rick Young earned the win over Memphis pitching while Memphis dropped to one game behind East Division leader Arkansas.
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Associated Press
Shreveport
Memphis
Larry Hanson
Rick Young
Memphis Blues
Arkansas
el Paso
Amarillo
San Antonio
Midland
Alexandria
Iverson Wins Golf Classic in Shreveport
Iverson, 26, a second-year pro from LaCross Michigan, fired his fourth straight two-under 6n to win the Shreveport Golf Classic. He finished eight-under 276, two strokes ahead of Rolf Deming, who earned $3,000 after leading after the second round. Deming closed within one on No. 16 before Iverson reclaimed a two-stroke lead and parred the final two holes. Iverson had $11,000 earlier on tour but this was his first pro tour win.
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Don Iverson
LaCross
Mich
Iverson
Rolf Deming
Deming
ASU Indians Name Newcomers in 24-Game Schedule
Athletic Director Don Floyd announced that the Arkansas State University Indians will open their 24 game basketball season December 1 against Tusculum College. New opponents include Drake Northwestern Oklahoma Houston Baptist Mercer McNeese State and Stetson.
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Jonesboro, Ark
Don Floyd
Arkansas State University Indians
Tusculum College of Greenville
Tenn
ASU
Drake University
Northwestern Oklahoma
Houston Baptist
Mercer University
McNeese State
Stetson
Winston 500 Wildest Stock Car Race in Years
Bobby Isaac calmly ignored a black flag and ran a turbulent Winston 500 at Talladega. He led a bumper to bumper duel with five laps left before officials halted him for a pit consultation. Isaac finished amid chaos as 71,400 spectators watched a rain interrupted, 188 laps at 134.400 mph.
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Bloys Britt
Talladega
Ala
Bobby Isaac
Isaac
Alabama International Speedway
Asso
Ciation
Racine
Tee Mile
Eventini
David Pearsem
Isdae
Aio
Sesten
Solunar Tables Guide for Daily Sport Planning
The schedule of Solunar Periods from Richard Alden Knight's SOLUNAR TABLES helps readers plan fishing or hunting. Use the nine periods each day to target optimal activity in good territory and cover for the best sport potential.
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Richard Alden Knight
Riva Ridge May Preakness Plans Narrow To Laurin Stable
After a dramatic Kentucky Derby win by Meadow Stable's Riva Ridge, trainer Lucien Laurin alone mentions running Upper Case and possibly Spanish Riddle in the May 20 Preakness at Pimlico. Other Derby runners reportedly will skip the sequel, with No Le Hace and Hold Your Peace also opting out.
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Riva Ridge
Bob Cooper
Associated Press
Louisville
API
Baltimore
Lucien Laurin
Chick Lang
Pimlico Race Course
Churchill Downs
Laurin
Meadow Stable
Roy Anderson
Upper Case
Chenery
Spanish Riddle
le Hace
J. R. Straus
Arnold Winick
Maribel Blum
Homer Pardue
New York
Pardue
Thrope Seeks First Pro Victory in Rain Delayed Houston Open
Rookie Chuck Thrope aims for his first pro win at the rain delayed Houston Open. Thrope trails leader Bruce Devlin by three after 54 holes, with Hale Irwin and Doug Sanders in pursuit. Devlin, 34, Australian in Miami, leads at 206, 10 under par. Irwin 208. Thrope, 25, from Roxboro, NC, tied at 209 with Jack Ewing and Doug Sanders as weather forces Monday play.
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Bob Green
Associated Press
Houston
Chuck Thrope
Thrope
Bruce Devlin
Devlin
Miami
Westwood Country Club
Young Hale Irwin
Thorpe
Roxboro
N.C
Doug Sanders
Jack Ewing
Jack Nicklaus
Lee Trevino
Arnold Palmer
Billy Casper
Gary Player
Chi Chi Rodriguez
Dallas
Ewing
Sanders
Irwin
John Lister
New Zealand
Edwards is New Golf Champion
Edwards of Edmond Oklahoma State University defeated Eddie Pearce 3 and 1 in the North and South Amateur golf final at Pinehurst North Carolina. Edwards began strong with a birdie on the opening hole to take the early lead and never trailed, ending the defending champion Pearce and becoming the tournament’s first repeat winner since 1963. Pearce, a Wake Forest sophomore from Temple Terrace Florida, was seeking back to back titles but fell short in the decisive match.
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N.C. Iap
Danny Edwards
Oklahoma State University
Eddie Pearce
Edwards
Edmond
Okia
Shore
Pearce
Wake Forest University
Temple Terrace
Fla
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Hold Your Peace
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