This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 9 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1973
Page
10
Beaver Pa AP Norm Van Lier NBA guard for the Chicago Bulls was convicted of resisting arrest in Midland Pennsylvania but acquitted of assault and battery and riot charges. Sentencing deferred. The verdicts followed a five hour jury deliberation.
Stan Smith strengthened his strong favorite status in the World Championship Tennis tournament by defeating John Alexander 6-4 6-2 6-1 in the quarterfinals. Laver beat Emerson 7-5 6-2 7-5, Rosing toward a semifinal with Rosewall and Ashe to meet Riessen in other quarterfinals.
Jerry Mullen, who led Winfield High School to a 20 1 basketball season, is named basketball coach of Cowley County Community College. He replaces Lyle Rutter, who resigned earlier this spring after coaching at Little River prior to Winfield.
Johnny Bench blasted three homers and drove in seven as Cincinnati beat Philadelphia 9 7 aided by Dave Concepcion two run homer in ninth. Bench tied major league mark with four straight games with at least three homers, his second such career feat.
The article explains racial barriers in professional hockey, noting no black players in the NHL and Alton White as the WHA’s lone black player. It compares hockey's racial makeup to basketball, football, and baseball, and discusses audience demographics and skate culture among black Americans.
In a split doubleheader, the Omaha Royals took the opener 4-3 against Tulsa Oilers while dropping the nightcap 4-1, keeping a half game lead over the Iowa Oaks who beat Oklahoma City 6-3. Dennis Paepke homered for Omaha. George Brett doubled in the second.
The report lists leaders by league in batting and pitching with figures for at bats runs hits doubles triples home runs and steals. Notable names include Mayberry Kirkpatrick Rojas Otis Bonds Stargell and Bonds with top marks across categories and Koosman Sosa Carlton Seaver earning top pitching decisions and strikeouts.
Florida's Board of Business Regulation voted 4-0 to move winter racing dates from Hialeah to Gulfstream Park. Gulfstream will host the Jan 17 to March 4 meet in 1974, while Hialeah receives a 49 day meet starting March 5.
The 101 year old Cleveland Indians supporter Charles Evans regained hearing after Beltone Hearing Service donated a hearing aid. A field consultant read Evans’ plight and arranged the aid just in time for the Indians’ 10 3 victory over the California Angels at home.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.