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Newspaper
Lawton Constitution
Location
Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1972
Page
15
Baseball standings and schedule across the leagues list teams, records, and tonight and tomorrow games. Notable matchups include Atlanta at Philadelphia and Cincinnati at Montreal with 8:05 p.m. starts, plus St. Louis at Los Angeles in a 1 p.m. matinee.
The 1972 Oklahoma and Oklahoma State football teams start fall drills at Stillwater with two a day sessions for the Cowboys and three a day workouts for the Sooners. Dave Robertson, replacing Jack Mildren at quarterback, says he is ready to begin. Classes start next Monday.
Denver coach John Ralston plans a two tight end approach in scoring range to improve on a 4-9-1 record. New asset Riley Odoms joins a defense led by Rich Jackson and Floyd Little, while questions linger at quarterback and receivers.
Munich AP report details Avery Brundage preparing to exit as IOC president after 50 years. Possible successors Count Jean de Beaumont or Lord Kilanin discussed. Brundage cites exhaustion, plans include a permanent Olympic museum in Greece and continued influence on Olympic ethics.
National League games feature San Diego routing Philadelphia 7 to 3 with Kendall and Gaston homering, San Francisco beating Cleveland 5 to ? and Chicago defeating Los Angeles 7 to 5 as Reuschel secures win. In American League action Tub Tidrow earns 11th win as Milwaukee tops Kansas City 6 to 2 and California defeats Detroit 10 to 9 in a high scoring affair. Boston and Chicago split a doubleheader with Forster and Curtis winning games for Boston and Allen homering for Chicago. New York and Texas clash with a 2 to 6 scoreline in a separate one inning game.
Baltimore Colts travel to face undefeated Kansas City Chiefs in a Monday night exhibition showdown. Johnny Unitas is expected to start for the Colts with Domres and Douglas backing him. Ed Podolak may miss the game with an ankle injury for the Chiefs, who rely on Len Dawson at QB.
Helsinki runner Pekka Vosola set a European 800 meters mark of 1 44.5, two-tenths off the world record shared by Peter Snell and Dave Wotte. East German Renate Stecher tied the women's record at 11.0 after Wyomia Tyus first set it in Mexico City 1968. Monzon stops Bogs in Copenhagen to retain middleweight crown. Morcel outpoints Sanz to win featherweight world title in Maracay. Olivares beats Stevens in Monterrey featherweights clash.
Detroit Tigers rallied from an early nine-run deficit to outlast the Angels 11 9 and trim Baltimore in the AL East. Chuck Tanner’s White Sox split a doubleheader with Boston to stay tied for first in the AL West as Bruce Tanner picked the lineup.
Veteran driver David Pearson captured the Yankee 400 at Michigan International Speedway beating close friend Bobby Allison by a car length. It marked Pearson's fifth major win of the season as he continues a long, prize-rich career.
Al Unser won the U S Club 100 mile dirt car race at the Illinois State Fairgrounds, edging A J Foyt by six seconds for his second win in 24 hours. David Pearson topped Bobby Allison by one car length to win the Yankee 400 stock car race at Michigan International Speedway before 27 404 spectators.
Kathy Whitworth defeats Jocelyne Bourassa in a sudden death playoff on the Southgate Open golf course to claim the KC title and her 63rd professional win. The 216 regulation score tied Bourassa at 4 under after 54 holes, with Whitworth earning a $3,000 purse and $44,757 season earnings.
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