NFL Eyes Significant New Rules
The NFL Competition Committee met in Maui to present to owners proposed rules changes aimed at boosting scoring and altering sudden death formats. Proposals include tougher aim at increasing touchdowns, reducing field goals, widening the field, and changing sudden death rules. Also on the agenda were Super Bowl VII site selection and discussion of the Chicago All-Star game.
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Lakers Rout Warriors Sets NBA Scoring Margin Record
Los Angeles overwhelmed Golden State 162 to 99 as seven Lakers reached double figures. Gail Goodrich topped LA with 25 points, while Pat Riley and Jerry West each had 17, and the win boosts the Lakers toward the all-time victory mark as Philadelphia holds the current record.
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Stallworth Wins Big Eight Player of the Year
Bud Stallworth of Kansas was named Big Eight Conference player of the year by The Associated Press. He led the league in scoring with 63 points per game average 3.5 and finished his Kansas career with 1495 points seventh on the all time Big Eight list.
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Ware wins two motorcycle races at Motorcycle Park
Danny Ware was the double winner at Medicine Park on Sunday taking the 256cc and open division races. Lawton’s Mulkey and Henry finished 2-3 in the 250 class while Eddie Hill and Tommy Ledford placed second and third in open. Billy Lewis led 100cc with Jimmy Mitchell and David Wright following. Hill beat Seay and Rogers in 125.
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Blossom Classic Result Sparks Victory For Mann
ST PETERSBURG Fic Corel Mann of Towson wins the Blossom Classic with a last shot win over Whitworth of Richardson. In Sweden Aussie Alexeyev sets a world record lifting 599.19 pounds, beating the previous mark by 11.03. Milwaukee Nelson Burton Jr. wins Miller Open bowling title with a 201 19 victory over Gary Dickinson and $12 000 prize.
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Eagle at Phoenix: Bobby Unser Rules Phoenix 150
Bobby Unser drives Dan Gurney's Eagle to win the Phoenix 150 for USAC cars. He sets a one mile lap record of 141.9 mph, endures seven cautions, and leads from near the start to take victory with about $10,000 prize. The car is touted as capable of 199 mph at Indianapolis.
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Okker Wins Tennis Title In Evanston Final
Tom Okker defeated Arthur Ashe 4 6, 6 2, 6 ? in the Kemper International final at Northwestern University to claim $10,000 plus $900 in doubles. Okker avenged a late first set fault ruling, rallying to win the nationally televised match on the World Championship Tennis tour.
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Former Cards Spark Exhibition Win and Pirates Sweep Reds
Former Cardinals standout Steve Carlton led the Philadelphia Phillies past St. Louis 7-1 in an exhibition as Willie Montanez and Tim McCarver drove in four and produced two runs respectively. Pittsburgh swept Cincinnati in Venezuela, Rob Johnson threw 5 1 3 perfect innings, and Richie Zisk homered. Other MLB results include Atlanta beating New York, San Francisco edging Chicago, and Texas routing Kansas City.
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Astros trade haul boosts pennant odds in 1972
Houston GM Spec Richardson engineered off season deals to stock the Astros with Lee May, Tommy Helms, Dave Roberts, Jim York, and Lance Clemons. Manager Harry Walker praised the lineup with Wilston, Dierker, Forsch, and Roberts anchoring a deep pitching staff and Lee May powering the middle order as Wynn eyes a rebound year.
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Exhibition Baseball Scores and Matchups Across Cities
A garbled list of exhibition baseball games and results features teams such as Chicago, New York, Los Angeles, and St. Louis. Matches include Chicago versus Carian, New York versus Chicago, and Tokyo Lotte Orient against others, with several city pairings noted and several incomplete lines.
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Horse Boring BALTIMORE-Sumetra Stakes Victory
A confusing OCR entry records a horse race at Pimlico with Memile and Boogerwith Hentcap of Higlesh among the competitors. It notes a track record being broken by about a full second with a time around 1 9 2 3 5.
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