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Newspaper
Lawton Constitution
Location
Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1972
Page
9
Major league standings cover Detroit Boston New York Cleveland Oakland Chicago Minnesota Kansas City Texas California and Baltimore with results from Sundays and Mondays games. Scheduled and completed games across leagues show wins by several teams including California at Boston and Chicago at Detroit, with notable 12 innings and 10 innings results and multiple doubleheaders.
Indianapolis a Oklahoma Tulsa Evansville Richmond Peninsula Syracuse Rochester Tidewater Toledo rain Charleston Louisville Tidewater 40 Toledo 0 2 Peninsula 8 Richmond 6 Rochester 7 Syracuse 0 Southern League no games Sunday Knoxville 1 Charlotte 6 Jacksonville 4 Asheville 2 Montgomery 9 Birmingham 8
Saturday and Sunday results from multiple leagues show scores for teams including Amarillo Arkensos Midland El Paso San Antonio Memphis and Phoenix with varied outcomes. Notable scores include Arkensos 7 Amarillo 2 and Memphis 7 Arkensos 4. Howell Albuquerque Tocome Salt Lake Portland Tucson Eugene Phoenix and others posted results with rain and weather noted.
Joe Leonard takes the Michigan International Speedway 200 mile event after Mel Kenyon runs out of gas with less than two miles left. Leonard leads Wally Dallenbach and Kenyon in a strong finish as Merle Bettenhausen is critically injured when his car crashes into an aluminum guard rail, losing an arm.
OSU offensive coach Fred Hightower, 36, will join the Winnipeg Blue Bombers CFL staff, reporting for an exhibition game against Ottawa after quitting OSU where he has coached since 1969 following his move from Texas Lutheran.
California teacher Earley won the ten meter platform while Miss Potter of Houston made history with a grand slam in AAU events. Other top results included Don Dunfield in one meter springboard and Mike Finne ran as three meter king. Various motor racing wins and standings followed with Fittipaldi leading the Formula One title chase and Stott winning a 200 mile USAC stock car race at Michigan Oval amid rain delays.
Adolph Rupp, 70, named president of the Memphis Tams ABA team by Charles Finley aims to rebuild the franchise with development and imagination. Rupp, who retired from Kentucky after a record 879 wins, will report to Finley and will name a general manager as front-office hires continue.
In the National League first game Houston tallies two runs in ten innings to edge Pittsburgh 2-1. In the second game Pittsburgh wins 3-2 after trading runs through seven, with Kison earning the win. Cincinnati defeats St Louis 4-1 as Billingham picks up the win and Tolan hits his fifth homer. Atlanta beats Chicago 5-3, New York slips past San Diego 7-3, Philadelphia over San Francisco 7-2, Montreal sinks Los Angeles 7-1, and California sweeps Milwaukee 3-2 in the doubleheader's nightcap. American League notes include California beating Milwaukee 3-0, Chicago routing Baltimore 6-4 in seven, Boston defeating Minnesota 6-4, Oakland defeating New York 5-2, and Detroit topping Kansas City 5-0. Cleveland defeats Texas after 12 innings 2-1.
Toledo pitcher Joe Niekro threw a perfect game for the Mud Hens against the Tidewater Tides, one day after being released by the Detroit Tigers. He arrived hours earlier, signed with Toledo, and improved his record to 2-2 with a 4.07 ERA in 31 innings this season.
The Pirates win 3-2 in both games at Three Rivers Stadium to gain ground on the Mets and pull Astros five games behind Cincinnati. Willie Stargell opens the 19th with a walk and scores on Sanguillen’s single. Bob Robertson’s RBI follows a loaded bases walk. An 11th-hour rally and solid defense pace Pittsburgh in a speed infused victory.
Texas star Ben Crenshaw, 20, claimed the 69th Trans-Mississippi Golf Championship by defeating John Paul Cain 4 and 3 in Dallas. Crenshaw, NCAA co champion, plans to pursue the U S Amateur title while preparing for the Southern Amateur in Columbus, Georgia. Cain, 36, a former Texas amateur champion, reached the final with a 2 and 1 win over Harold Gardner.
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