Heard Wins Colonial National Invitational to top Nicklaus
Jerry Heard, 25, claimed the $125,000 Colonial National Invitational at Colonial Country Club in Fort Worth with a final total of five under par 275. He edged Fred Marti by two strokes after a late birdie on the 18th. Nicklaus finished behind, with $154,000 season total, and eyed a run at the year’s four majors.
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Bob Green
Associated Press
Fort Worth
Tex
Jerry Heard
Jack
Nicklaus
Danny Thomas
United States
Pebble Beach
Calif
Memphis
Heard
Fred Marti
Marti
Colonial County Club
Dave Stockton
Phil Rodgers
Doctors League Opens 1972 Season at Fair Park
The Doctors League opened the 1972 season at Key Field in Fair Park with three games. The Braves defeated the Cardinals 8 to 3, the Cubs beat the Dodgers 7 to 4, and the Yankees routed the Giants 20 to 2. Next Thursday schedule lists Dodgers vs Giants at 6 p.m. followed by Yankees vs Braves at 7:15 and Cards vs Cubs at 8:30.
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Doctors League
Key Field
Fair Park
Braves
Cardinals
Cubs
Dodgers
Yankees
Giants
El Paso Still in First Place in Texas League West
The Associated Press reports Geoff Zahn pitched a five-hitter, striking out 12, for a 5-0 El Paso win over San Antonio to keep the Sun Dogers one game ahead of Amarillo. In the East Memphis swept Arkansas to gain a two-game lead over Alexandria, while Shreveport beat Alexandria 4-3. Tom Russell improved to 4-0 with a 0.42 ERA.
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Associated Press
Geoff Zahn
Paso
San Antonio
Zahn
Sun Dogers
Amarillo
Midland
Memphis
Alexandria
Arkansas
Shreveport
Augusto Martin
Ken Cornell
Giants
Tom Russell
Solunar Tables Guide for Daily Sport Timing
Solunar Period schedule from Richard Alden Knight's Solunar Tables guides readers to plan days around peak fishing and hunting windows. It advises fishing in productive spots and hunting in good cover during these times to maximize sport each day.
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Richard Alden Knight
Baseball Standings and Results From Recent Games
Baseball standings show Cleveland leading the AL East at 14 8 with Boston at 8 12 and New York 8 14. AL West leaders Minnesota 16 5 and Oakland 13 7. Sunday and Saturday results include Cleveland beating Texas 7 3 and Chicago 9 Baltimore 3. Various box scores list late inning play and leaders in batting and pitching across both leagues.
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Associated Press
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Baltimore
Boston
New York
Milwaukee
Minnesota
Oakland
Chicago
Texas
California
Kansas City
Palmer
Cain
Brobert
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Los Angeles
Houston
Cincinnati
San Diego
Atlanta
Ste
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Pittsburgh
Mays Dazzles as Mets Top Giants 5 4 in War of Former Giants
Willie Mays homered to provide the decisive run in a 5-4 Mets victory over the San Francisco Giants. Rusty Staub hit a grand slam in the first inning but Mays stole the spotlight with a fifth inning homer and a tense locker room moment followed by a standing ovation. The game featured a 35,505 crowd and Mays 647th career homer amid his Giants to Mets transition.
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Ken Rappoport
Associated Press
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New York Mets
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Giants
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Homer
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Perez
Tom Hall
Darrell Evans
Atlanta
Cubs
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Bob Watson
Houston
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Astros
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Pirates
Willie Stargell
Jim Ray
Bob Bailey
Mike Jorgensen
Ron Fairly
Tim Foli
Montreal
San Diego
Arkansas State Jumper in Lead
Thomas Hill of Arkansas State won the 120 yard high hurdles at the Martin Luther King Games in Philadelphia with a 13.5 second time. He finished ahead of 1968 Olympic champion Willie Davenport and Paul Gibson of the El Paso Track Club, who also ran 13.5. Hill trains for the June 29 Olympic trials and heads to Bakersfield for the Bakersfield Invitational next.
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Philadelphia
Thomas Hill
Arkansas State
Hill
Willie Davenport
Paul Gibson
el Paso
Bakersfield
Calif
Twins Start 16-5 as Pitching Leads Rally in AL West
Minnesota roars to an 18-5 start led by Jim Kaat 4-2 victory over Milwaukee as Al Worthington returns to coach the staff. The article notes a 1.86 ERA while detailing other AL results including Oakland beating Boston 6-5 and Cleveland closing in on Detroit in the East with Chambliss's 10th inning homer.
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Herschel Nissenson
Associated Press
al Worthington
Minnesota
Twins
Jim Kaat
Milwaukee
Oakland
Kant
Prof
Worthington
Boston
Chicago White Sox
Baltimore
Cleveland
Texas
Detroit
Kansas City
California
New York Yankees
Kaat
Brewers
Billy Conigliaro
Duane Josephson
Chicago
Tom Bradley
Orioles
Rich Morales
Chris Chambliss
Ray Fosse
Eddie
Rangers
Gaylord Perry
Richie Scheinblum
Mays Delivers Tiebreaking HR In Mets Victory
Willie Mays, back in New York, hits a dramatic tiebreaking home run to lift the Mets 5-4 over his former Giants. The 41-year-old tied Mel Ott for seventh on the all time RBI list with 1,860 as Cincinnati’s Tony Perez homered twice and drove in four runs in separate games.
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Bert Rosenthal
Associated Press
Sey Hey
Willie
New York
Willie Mays
Mets
San Francisco
Mays
Giants
Tony Perez
Cincinnati
Reds
St. Louis
Rosewall Defends 50,000 World Tennis Crown in Tie Breaker
Ken Rosewall defeated Rod Laver in a dramatic five set final at Moody Coliseum to win the World Championship of Tennis and its 50,000 prize. The match lasted 3 hours 50 minutes with a 7-3 tiebreaker in the decider as Laver, 33, vowed to return for a title bid next year. Arthur Ashe took third place with a 6-3 6-1 win over Marty Riessen, earning 10,000 dollars.
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Denne H. Freeman
Associated Press
Dallas
Ken Rosewall
Rod Laver
Rosewall
Laver
Kenny
Arthur Ashe
Marty Riessen
Riessen
Moody Coliseum
Best Ryun Could Do Was Next to Last
Jim Ryun, world mile record holder, ran 4:14.1 at the Martin Luther King Games as Dave Wottle won in 3:58.5 amid rain. Ryun exited with his wife after a poor showing, while Wottle edged Howell Michael by a stride in a tight finish.
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Ralph Bernstein
Associated Press
Philadelphia
Jim Ryun
Franklin Field
Ryun
Bowling Green
Dave Wottle
Penn
Ryan
Wottle
Saturday Little League Winners at K Park
In the first game James Motor Co. defeated Walker Ref 7 to 0 with Bruce Hunt and Jay Honeycutt as no 1 pictures and Honeycutt and Tommy Bryant leading hitters with two singles each. In the nightcap Sheriff's Department beat CBC 8 to 3 as Willis Williams and Randy Elledge pitched for the winners while Aaron Sheppard and David White worked for CBC.
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James Motor Co
Walker Ref
Sheriff’s Department
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Bruce Hunt
Jay Honeycutt
Walker Refrigerator
Drew Easterling
Tommy Bryant
Robbie Tefteller
Willis Williams
Randy Elledge
Sheriff's
Aaron Sheppard
David White
CBC
T. Powers
James Stuart
David Endsley
Lion’s
Barry’s
ABA Rookie Of The Year Named
Artis Gilmore of the Kentucky Colonels earned Rookie of the Year honors in the ABA, with Julius Erving a strong second, but both were eliminated in the playoffs by New York. Indiana forward George McGinnis leads a 2-1 Pacers edge in the series against the Nets at Nassau Coliseum, while Nets coach Lou Carnesecca labels Indiana a brutal team after a 114-108 Indiana win.
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N.Y
Artis Gilmore
Kentucky Colonels
American Basketball Association
Julius Erving
Virginia
New York
Nets
George McGinnis
Indiana
McGinnis
Pacers
Nassau Coliseum
Lou Carnesecca
Coliseum
Unser Nears Pole At Indianapolis 500 Trials
Bob Unser drove a fragile car to 195.940 mph to claim top qualifying pace as 12 of 33 cars completed time trials for the Indianapolis 500. Peter Revson and Mark Donohue remained in contention for the pole while injuries and crashes reshaped the field.
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Séth
Speedway
Peter Revson
Mark Donohue
Unser
Revson
Donohue
Gary Bettenhausen
Mario Andretti
al Unser
A. J. Foyt Jr
New
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Bettenhausen
McLaren
Roger Penske
Parnelli Jones
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