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Lawton Constitution

Location

Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America

Date

Aug 08, 1972

Page

8

Saints edge Eagles as Linhart kicks winning field goal

Rookie Toni Linhart, an Australian import, nails a nine yard field goal with nine seconds left to lift the New Orleans Saints past the Philadelphia Eagles 13 to 10 in an exhibition. Manning connected on a 73 yard pass to Adkins for a late tie before the decisive kick.

Ralph Bernstein Philadelphia Toni Linhart Australa New Orleans J.D. Roberts Linhart Saints Philadelphia Eagles Archie Manning Margene Adkins Eagles Mike Dirks Roberts

Baseball Standings and Results Across Leagues

National and American League standings update with team records and night games. Detroit visits New York while Cleveland faces Boston and Baltimore plays Milwaukee. later schedules include Chicago at California and Oakland at Kansas City. National League notes Pittsburgh and New York leads with mixed results across venues.

Detroit S&s Baltimore New York Reston Cleveland Milwaukee West Doakland Chicago Minnesota Kansas City California Texas Lolich Peterson G. Perry Boston Pattin Dobson Colborn Bosmen Piyleven Oakland Odom DeCanton Bohnson Messersmith Pittsburgh St. Louis Montreal Philadelphia Houston Los Angeles Atlanta San Francisco Mondey Cincinnati Atlente Jenkins Biss Wilson NicLaln John Grimskey San Diego Ariin Gre Stone Gentry Wise

Baseball Linescores Include Contested Night Game

Box scores show Minnesota and Baltimore in a 59 to 2 game with Cuellar winning. Cuellar allowed a home run by Darwin and two pitchers combined for the win. Cincinnati’s game ended 9 to 2 with late offense sealing the result.

Hall of Famers Overcome with Emotion at Cooperstown Induction

Yogi Berra and Sandy Koufax led eight baseball legends inducted into the Hall of Fame amid Cooperstown crowds. Posthumous honors went to Josh Gibson, Lefty Gomez, William Harridge, Buck Leonard, Early Wynn, and Ross Youngs as speakers expressed gratitude to mentors and family.

Cooperstown N.Y Yogi Berra Berra Sandy Koufax New York Yankee Hall of Fame Bowie Kuhn Josh Gibson Lefty Gomez William Harridge Koufax Buck Leonard Early Wynn Ross Youngs Gibson Harridge Youngs Bill Dickey Casey Stengel Kuhn Gomez Joe DiMaggio Johnny Murphy DiMaggio Murphy Leonard

Americans Reach Davis Cup Final Against Romania In Barcelona

The United States faces Romania in the Davis Cup Challenge Round after Stan Smith beat Juan Gilbert in Barcelona to move into the finals. Spain’s Gimeno earned a pair of points but the U S leads 2 2 heading into the decisive series.

Barcelona Spain United States Romania U.S Dennis Ralston Die Nastase Ralston Stan Smith Pasadena Calif Juan Gilbert Smith Gilbert Andrei Gimeno Harold Solomon Silver Spring Australia Bucharest Carlo Martini Italy Martini Jaime Nans Manuel Orantes Gimeno Solomon

LSU Star Casanova Shines Amid Bengals Loss Reflections

LSU graduate Tommy Casanova praised for key play despite Cincinnati’s 24 14 defeat to Green Bay. Coach Paul Brown called the Bengals sloppy but hailed Casanova as a great player noting the brutal, fast pace of the game. Casanova described his wall kick and sprint to score and remarked on the fierce Packers tackle and speed across both teams.

Cincinnati Paul Brown Bengals Tommy Casanova Cassanova Casanova Packers

Nazarene Romps In YMCA Softball Night

The Nazarene team routed Boulevard Christian 14 to 1 on Monday night in the YMCA slow pitch league. Weldon Cox led Boulevard with eight runs, while Norrene Os S314 Roper and Drake, Don and Levick contributed key plays for Nazarene.

First Church of the Nazarene Boulevard Christian YMCA Butler Weldon Cox Norrene Roper and Drake Don and Levick Hr—Wilson

Sill Gridders Due Physicals

Football candidates at Lawton's three high schools and four junior highs who are military dependents will take physicals tonight at Reynolds Army Hospital on Fort Sill. The physicals will be given between 6 and 8 p.m. The grid-

Lawton Reynolds Army Hospital Fort Sill

Eddie Machen Dies After Falls from Apartment

Eddie Machen, once the World Boxing Association's top heavyweight contender, died Monday in an apparent fall from his second story San Francisco apartment. Coroners report liver damage but foul play is not suspected. Machen rose quickly in the 1950s and 1960s, winning his first 25 pro fights and earning top status despite a turbulent life.

San Francisco Eddie Machen Machen World Boxing Association

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