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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1970
Page
4
Chicago's White Sox stormed past Detroit 9-5 as Ed Herrmann Aparicio and Tom McCraw led a 14-hit assault on Niekro and four Detroit relievers. Milwaukee’s game halted by rain after late miscues, Yankees and others also in action with Culp tying strikeout record in Boston-California tilt.
Boston Bruins celebrate their first championship since 1941 after sweeping Chicago and St Louis in the playoffs. Coach Harry Sinden, star Bobby Orr and GM Milt Schmidt plan for the draft and future contracts as Orr earns multiple awards and the team eyes expansion draft impacts.
Cincinnati AP notes golfer Carol Mann remains the leading money winner on the 1970 LPGA tour with earnings reaching $10,160 as of today.
The schedule of Solunar Periods from Richard Alden Knight's SOLUNAR TABLES guides planning to fish in prime territory or hunt in optimal cover by aligning activities with daily Solunar windows. The aim is to identify the best sport each day offers and maximize success.
Expos pitcher Dan McGinn, in his 100th major league appearance and first complete game, blanked the New York Mets 3-0. McGinn, a 26-year-old ex Notre Dame footballer, outdueled Tom Seaver, ending Seaver’s regular-season win streak at 16. The Mets' offense managed only eight hits as Jim Farrey homered for Montreal and Seaver struck out 12. Also: Atlanta beat Chicago 7-6 in 10 innings. Pittsburgh topped Cincinnati 4-1. St Louis 3-0 over Philadelphia. San Francisco edged San Diego 6-5 in 14. Chicago beat Detroit 9-5. California defeated Boston 2-1 in 16 innings. New York-Milwaukee tied 5-6 after rain.
Former Detroit Tigers pitcher Denny McLain, 26, living on a Cleveland-based allowance from Mark McCormack after a $16,000 monthly salary, says July 1 will bring back pay but most funds go to expenses. He discusses investments, missteps, his hopes to prove critics wrong, and plans upon resuming baseball.
Little Rock Ark AP Frank Vangin delivered a bases loaded single as Arkansas rallied for three runs in the ninth to beat San Antonio 5-1 in Texas League action Monday night.
National League officials report more homers, runs, doubles, and triples after 174 games with 428 homers, 192 more than last season. NL President Feeney says no change in ball manufacturing. older balls remain in use. Some blame tougher bats, others cite livelier balls via alleged glaze, while players note bigger athletes and early-season pitcher development.
Indiana AP report notes Mario Andretti could win the 500 mile race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway May 30 if he sticks to his 1969 plan. He crashed Monday in a German built car but escaped injury as a wheel came off and the car hit the wall. Andy Granatelli planned repairs before weekend qualifiers after last year's crash with an English Lotus Ford.
Montreal’s Donato Padua 147 outpointed Marcel Cerdan 14% Paris 10 Paris Gallois 147 stopped Ike Martinez 152 Caracas Venezuela 9 Omaha Nebraska Art Hernandez Omaha outpointed Larry Brasier Oklahoma City 16 middleweights Sacramento Joe Sus Pimenta Us Mexicali knocked out Alfonso Alvarez 112 Monterrey Mexico 3
A State University edged Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville 5-2 as catcher Joe Drace doubled in two runs and homered the same day. Third baseman Dave Runhart also went deep, with freshman Charles Blackburn getting the win. Earlier, ASU defeated St Louis University 8-2 in a rain-shortened seven-inning contest.
The IOC votes on the 1976 Winter Olympics site with Tampere Sion Vancouver and Denver in contention and a separate vote on Summer Games cities Los Angeles Moscow Montreal. Avery Brundage warns that commercialism could pull ice hockey football basketball and Alpine skiing from the Games.
New York AP report shows Lee Trevino leading the PGA Tour money list for the seventh straight week with $95,889 from 16 events. Bully Casper is fourth with $69,483, Gary Player $79,481, and Dick Lotz $71,921 in top rankings. Trevino also leads the new PGA point standings with 848.9 points, ahead of Lotza, Lunn, Barber, and Player, shaping exemptions for next year.
Tulsa AP report: Kansas basketball coach Lanny Van Emat signs 6 foot 7 Roger Speirs from Nathan Hale High School in Tulsa. Speirs, an all state pick, averaged 13.2 points and 15.2 rebounds as Hale posted a 22–3 record. Van Emad previously signed Gary Berger at Iowa City.
AP reports notes from the PGA Tour in Fort Worth on exemptions changing to a points system. Players with lifted cards like Jerry Pruess Mahlon Moe and Gary Groh face eligibility issues. Projections place the 60th spot around 749 points as the year ends, while critics urge possible revision before year end.
Jacksonville Arkansas AP report says State College of Arkansas and Hendrix College both in Conway are tied for the lead entering the final round of the Arkansas Intercollegiate Conference golf tournament with a 318 total.
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