Foyt Earns Miller Stock Car Victory In Ontario Duel
A. J. Foyt won the Wood Bros. 1972 Mercury in Ontario Calif in 3 hours 36 minutes 6.48 seconds over Bobby Allison and Buddy Baker. He led 145 of 200 laps and earned 31695. Baker finished nine seconds back in third as traffic and nerves tested Foyt's famed precision.
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Foyt Leads Duel as Gordon Spins Napa Race
Foyt and Allison duel for the lead before Cecil Gordon spins in the turn four wall on lap 149. After a yellow, the leaders stay glued together as the race resumes on lap 155. Petty finishes fourth one lap back, Elder fifth, while Isaac and Donohue retire after a lap 46 crash.
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Smith Wins World Indoor Tennis Championship Final
Stan Smith of Pasadena California defeated Ilie Nastase of Romania 6 3 6 2 6 7 6 4 to take the $10 000 first prize at Hampton Virginia securing his third straight title and a 15 match win streak. Nastase and Jon Tiriac won the doubles title 7 5 7 5 over Gimeno and Orantes.
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Parting sweet for McLain Williams
Denny McLain leaves the Tigers for the Oakland A's in a trade that involved minor league pitchers. He criticizes Ted Williams and explains his rest needs, contrasting his fourth day pitching plan with Williams's fifth day approach. He cites past disciplinary issues and notes a better hitting club with Oakland. He also thanks Bob Short for helping with finances.
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College Scores Chronicle Across East and Midwest USA
United Press International roundup lists college basketball results from coast to coast. Teams include Rutgers Penn State Pittsburgh Syracuse Dartmouth Columbia Brown Harvard Yale Duke Clemson North Carolina and many others with varied scores and standout performers. The dense tally notes wins losses and conference brackets across multiple venues.
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Von Ruden Looms as Olympic Hope in Mile
Tom Von Ruden 3 57 8 lifetime best at Champions Meet places him as Americas top 1500 meter threat ahead of Jim Ryun and Marty Liquori. Ryun runs 4 19 6, Liquori sidelined six weeks with a foot injury as George Young calls Ryun the greatest miler while predicting a comeback.
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George Young
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John Lawson
Montreal Expos Prospectus Sees Sixth-Place Finish Ahead
Gene Mauch pushes Montreal toward a top five finish in 1971 though defense and pitching worry experts. Stoneman and Renko lead a reshaped staff with Morton, McAnally, Strohmayer, and arrivals LeMaster and Taylor. Hunt set a record for being hit by pitches. Staub anchors the offense with Woods and Day providing support. Predicted finish is sixth in the NL East.
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Bill Stoneman
Steve Renko
Carl Morton
Ernie McAnally
Mauch
John Strohmayer
Denny Lemaster
Houston
Rod Taylor
Mets
Claude Raymond
Tom Walker
Dallas-Fort Worth
Local riders sweep trophies at Spillway motocross meet
Lompoc racers dominate at Santa Maria Spillway park with multiple first place finishes. Dave Czerwinski leads Open Intermediate with another Suzuki win while Vince Clark secures second in Open Senior behind Ray Long. Linda Hale wins the powder puff on Yamaha as next event set for March 19 and season ends June 30.
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Lempre Nas
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Slow Pokes Motocycle Club
American Motorcycle Association
Dave Czerwinski
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Vince Clark
Ray Long
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Jay Getchel
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