Lakers Rally Past Bucks 108 105 To Lead Series
Gail Goodrich scores 30 and delivers late clutch plays as the Los Angeles Lakers erase a fourth quarter deficit to beat the Milwaukee Bucks 108 105. Wilt Chamberlain dominates interior defense with nine blocks and crucial rebounds helping L A pull 2 1 in the best of seven Western Conference finals.
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Baseball Opens With Full 12-Game Schedule After Strike
The season began with 12 games as 86 games were wiped out by the strike. Divisions will be decided by winning percentage since teams play uneven game totals. Four managers debuted this year: Del Rice and Ken Aspromonte in the AL, Bill Virdon and Yogi Berra in the NL.
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Kiteman Set To Fly For Phillies Opener
The Philadelphia Phillies will feature a kite flyer for the season opener against the St. Louis Cardinals. John Williamson of Paoli plans to launch from the parking lot and glide about 300 feet to deliver the first ball to the catcher, aiming to wow fans with a gravity defying introduction.
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Seven of Nine Lions shine at Pittsburg Relays meet
Lawrence High sent nine entrants to the Pittsburg Relays and finished eighth of 12 teams. Charlie Bockhorst won the discus with 159-6. Other Lion scorers include Tad Scales second in pole vault 13-0 Rob Cherry fourth in pole vault 12-6 Dave Crawley third in 440 51.8 Mike Wellman fourth in shot put 50-3 David Miller fifth in javelin 162-9 and Glenn Lemesang fifth in the mile 4 36.3. Coach Tom Waller praised nine competitors scoring points and gaining valuable experience.
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Lions Place Fifth and Eleventh in Shawnee Mission Tourney
Lawrence High sent a four man golf team to the Shawnee Mission Invitational at Overland Park Country Club finishing fifth. The two man team placed 11th in a 19 team field with Mission South leading the four man division at 309 and Mission East second at 312. Lawrence totaled 328, while Topeka 321 and 325, and Mission West won the two man event with 149.
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ISU Hosts Ames Kansas Iowa Dual Track Meet Details
Jay Spikers at ISU Ames Iowa Kansas and Iowa State were to compete in a dual meet this afternoon KU won 97 48 at Lawrence last year LHS four man scores Peter Higuchi 79 Altk Kennedy 80 J J Shull 84 and Bill Hack 85 two man Tom Albers 81 Mike Grosdidier 89 Lion total 170.
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Kansas and Colorado Baseball Doubleheader Snowed Out
KU and Colorado planned a doubleheader in Boulder after both teams were snowed out Friday. A single game was scheduled for Sunday as replacements.
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Four Mile Relay Fight Looms At Kansas Relays
Kansas State hosts a fast four mile at 1 50 p m Friday in the Kansas Relays with contenders including Kansas State Missouri Oklahoma State Nebraska Texas and others. Notable splits feature Jerome Howe Rick Hitchcock John Corman Clardy Vinson and Dave Rogles atop a field chasing a record pace.
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Seattle Bowler Mac Lowry Leads ABC Tourney All-Events
Mac Lowry of Seattle topped the regular all-events with a nine-game total of 2026 at the Ameri can Bowling Congress Tournament. He opened with a 691 in team, then 669 in doubles and 666 in singles to surpass Detroit’s Ted Bakatselos who led with 1985. Gary Mage of Seattle jumped to second in classic all-events with 1984, 10 pins behind leader pty Semiz of River Edge.
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Orioles Finding Pot of Gold Not All It Appears
Baltimore Orioles board chairman Jerold Hoffberger tells stockholders profits for 1971 came mainly from post season play. Salaries top 1 million with total over 1.2 million including Weaver and staff. Executive VP Cashen estimates 13 day strike cost about 275000 in lost gate receipts. Orioles push promotions to draw Washington fans.
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Ali Quarry On Ring Card Set For June
The Nevada Athletic Commission charged promoters with licenses for a boxing card on June 26 featuring Muhammad Ali versus Jerry Quarry and a tentative light heavyweight title bout Bob Foster against Mike Quarry. Licenses were issued to Bill Miller Sports Promotions Inc and WBL Corp for events at the Las Vegas Convention Center or Las Vegas Stadium.
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Hill Holds Four Stroke Lead In Monsanto Open Golf
Golf star Dave Hill, cautious after a 68 Friday, leads the Monsanto Open by four at Pensacola Country Club with a 36-hole total of 132. Bob Smith, Jim Colbert and others follow as Hill downplays his form and warns of possible danger on the course.
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Stanford names Charles A Taylor as athletic director successor
Stanford University announces the resignation of Athletic Director Charles A Taylor effective October 1. Taylor has held the post since 1963 after arriving as varsity football coach in 1951 and led the team to the Rose Bowl in that year.
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