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Newspaper
Kingsport Times
Location
Kingsport, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1973
Page
7
Frank Robinson, 37, long touted as baseball's first Black manager, hears hopeful reports about various openings such as Cleveland and California, only to see them fade each season as action remains elusive.
The San Diego Padres sale to a Washington group sparks chatter about Frank Robinson as manager as owner candidates tease him for the top job. Robinson, amid Angels duties and hamstring rehab, remains a standout hitter with 8 homers and 28 RBIs while collecting praise for leadership.
Veteran Sam Snead, 61, competes in the Snead Low Open Qualifier stage in Charlotte and Denver as he eyes one of 7 final Open spots. Fred Marti and Gene Torres Mon each qualified, while Don Finsterwald posted 141 at Denver. Defending champion Jack Nicklaus is exempt from qualifying.
Jim Green of Kingsport Marracadas led the over-25 division at the Oak Ridge Masters swim meet, winning the high point trophy with SHAAU record times in the 1050 freestyle, 2000 individual medley, 100 breaststroke, and 400 butterfly. Kingsport placed third among 18 teams led by host Oak Ridge.
Arizona State, Southern California and Minnesota top the final 1972 Collegiate Baseball poll, with ASU No.1 for the second straight year after winning District 7. The Sun Devils seek their fourth world series title in 10 years, opening Friday in Omaha. Also in sports news, NASCAR figures Yarboro and Pearson vie for series lead, Cesar Cedeno and Tom Griffin depart hospital with rib injuries, and wrestler Doty Funk Sr. is buried in West Texas.
The New York Mets added another injury to a list already swelling with disabled players. Shortstop Bud Harrelson fractured the ring finger on his left hand when Cincinnati catcher Bill Plummer slid into him in the fifth inning of a 5-0 Reds win. If placed on the disabled list, Harrelson would be the fifth Met on the list, joining Willie Mays, Jerry Grote, Jon Milner, and Cleon Jones.
Jerry May missed several games with injuries. Theodore rookie outfielder was cut in the face by a pitch in San Diego. May hamstring pulled while running bases. Billingham pitched a three hitter for his eighth win in 10. He beat Matlack after five hitless innings. Reds scored four in the sixth on Morgan walk, Concepcion and Tolan singles, and Menke double. In NL, Houston shut out Philadelphia 5-0 and San Francisco beat Pittsburgh 7-2. Boston won 9-4 in a nationally televised game.
In Chattanooga the TSSAA double elimination tournament moved to round two with Nashville McGavock facing Knoxville Central and Old Hickory meeting Tullahoma. McGavock beat Old Hickory 6-2 while Knox Central crushed Tullahoma 11-1 as Central knocked out Tullahoma pitcher Jerry Farrar in the third.
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