Hope Bobcats Face Malvern in Crucial AAA Showdown
Hope Bobcats travel to meet the Malvern Leopards in a pivotal AAA conference clash. Malvern leads in passes attempted with Bryan Bond at quarterback guiding a strong passing attack. Key runners include Ervin Nichols Paul Calway and J R Ross while linemen Petray Burks Dial Burks and Moody anchor the line. Pennington Doss and Reeves pace receivers as Hathcock Ratcliff and Wilks lead a stout defense. Both teams seek a 2-1 conference mark and a potential title chase with a win.
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Laver Leads Redwood Open Tennis Field in Berkeley
Rod Laver, favored to win the Redwood Bank International Open in Berkeley, advanced with a second-round win over Alex Olmedo. Roy Emerson defeated Hassan Rahim 6-3 6-4 as rain interrupted the day’s sessions. Second-round matches including Andrew Patti with Rhodesia and Arthur Ashe versus Tom Okker were yet to be completed as showers halted play.
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World Series set for Pine Bluff in August
The 1972 Babe Ruth World Series for ages 13 to 15 will be played at Taylor Memorial Field in Pine Bluff from August 8 to 26. Mayor Austin Franks presented Richard W. Case, international president of Babe Ruth Baseball, with a $12,000 advance deposit for the tournament, which will feature eight regional entries plus the host Pine Bluff team.
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Oakland Nips Kansas City 8-7 in finale comes from behind
Oakland, the West Division champions, rallied in the bottom of the ninth to beat Kansas City 8-7 in their final regular season game. Curt Blefary delivered a two-run, bases-loaded double with two out, sparking the comeback as Oakland prepared for a playoff series against Baltimore.
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Arkansas State No 1 in AP college football poll
Arkansas State claimed the No 1 spot in the Associated Press college division football poll after beating North east Louisiana State 206 last Saturday. North Dakota State fell to No 2 after a 16-15 win over South Dakota. Grambling moved to third with a 20-16 victory over Arkansas AM&N as Western Kentucky climbed to four after a 46-7 win over Austin Peay. Delaware rose to sixth, Louisiana Tech to seventh, Eastern Michigan dropped to eighth, Eastern Kentucky to ninth, and Tennessee State entered the Top 10 with an 18-7 win over Alcorn A&M.
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Broyles Sees Poorest Arkansas Practice Of Year
Arkansas coach Frank Broyles called Wednesday’s practice the poorest of the year citing injuries that sidelined Corky Cordell and Ron Revard. He did not know if they would be ready for Saturday’s game against TCU while captains were named as Mike Kelson and Jack Morris.
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Hope (Ark.) Stai Baseball Roundup Unrating
The Arkansas Hope Stai baseball roundup notes AL East standings with Baltimore, Detroit, Boston, New York, and Washington leading. It covers final regular-season games, notes NL leaders, and lists batting and pitching leaders across leagues with teams like Minnesota, New York, Pittsburgh, St Louis, San Francisco, Los Angeles and Houston cited. It mentions Wednesday stars Ken Forsch and Nate Colbert in brief highlights.
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Arkansas Football Predictions Highlight Key AAAA Showdowns
AP writer Harry King notes Catholic and Benton clash with high rankings in AAAA as Northside looms. El Dorado at North Little Rock and Forrest City at Helena also feature, while past results list multiple game outcomes and scores across the state.
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Astro Turf Under Fire With NFLPA
The NFL Players Association seeks a halt to artificial turf installations and closed circuit telecasts of home games. Ed Garvey says public opinion should push the NFL to act, while Wellington Mara counters, demanding a private meeting to address misstatements. The Broncos and Redskins plan live or closed circuit showings, with a study by Dr. James Garrick to assess turf injury risks continuing through the season.
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Solunar Tables Forecasts by Richard Knight
The schedule of Solunar Periods from Richard Alden Knight's SOLUNAR TABLES is printed below. Plan your days to fish in good territory or hunt in good cover during these times to find the best sport each day has to offer.
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Lakers edge Bucks on Chamberlain dunk in exhibition
Wilt Chamberlain scored the decisive dunk with six seconds left as the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Milwaukee Bucks 95-93 in an exhibition. Milwaukee suffered its first pre season loss in 18 games dating back to October 6, 1969. Sidney Wicks led Portland to a 112-96 win over the Golden State Warriors in the doubleheader opener, while Kareem Abdul Jabbar topped scorers for the Lakers with 28 points and Gail Goodrich added 25 as Cazzie Russell led the Warriors with 20.
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Giants, Dodgers race down to final NL test tonight
After 161 games, the San Francisco Giants hold a one game lead over the Los Angeles Dodgers in the National League West with one or two games left. A Giants win over San Diego or a Dodgers loss would clinch the title and set up a playoff against Pittsburgh, while a Giants loss and Dodgers win would force a one game tiebreaker Friday in San Francisco. Giants ace Juan Marichal toes through hip issue as he faces the Padres’ Dave Roberts in a key finale at San Diego.
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Alex Karras Refuses to Knock Game
Alex Karras, released by the Detroit Lions, says football left him with more pluses than minuses and he has no intention of returning to the game. He speaks of dehumanizing aspects, but remains optimistic about acting projects and a TV pilot.
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