Knicks Aim To Close Out Lakers In Nba Finals Fight
New York leads Los Angeles 2-1 in the 1973 NBA finals after a hard fought 87-83 win. Willis Reed scores 22 and Earl Monroe 21 as the Knicks slow Wilt Chamberlain and Gail Goodrich, while Jerry West struggles with hamstring injuries and says he may play Tuesday.
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Los Angeles
National Basketball Association
Knicks
Jerry West
West
Willis Reed
Earl Monroe
Reed
Pearl
Chamberlain
Big Wilt
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Lakers
Walt Frazier
Lopes 13 for 13 as base stealing star for Dodgers
Dodgers rookie Davey Lopes, 27, extends his perfect 13 for 13 basestealing stretch with nine steals in a 3-0 win over the Cardinals. He credits Maury Wills for lessons and aims to reach 40 steals while maintaining a .348 season batting average.
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St. Louis Cardinals
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Albuquerque
Dodgers
Wills
Dodgertown
Benje and Tuffy to wrestle in Japan
Willard Tuffy Grossi the 130 pound state champ and Benje Williams the 98 pound CIF champ were chosen to represent Lompoc and the United States in a 3 12 week cultural exchange in Japan. They will join demonstrations and tournaments co sponsored by the California Wrestling Coaches Association.
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Willard (Tuffy) Grossi
Benje Williams
United States
Japan
California Wrestling Coaches Association
Cabrillo
Dave Long
Lompoc
Vandenberg
Long
Los Angeles
Grossi
Williams
Cabrillo High School
Auto race roundup from Winston to Spa and Lime Rock
Winston 500 at Talladega saw a 1 2 3 when a Lap 11 wreck led David Pearson to his NASCAR victory by a full lap and $26,095 prize. Buddy Baker Cale Yarborough and Bobby Allison exited. Dust and injuries followed as 15 of 60 starters were sidelined. In Laguna Seca Scheckter won by 24 seconds over Peter Gethin. Derek Bell Howden Ganley led Spa with Gulf Mirage two-lap win. Cevert won Pau Grand Prix. Indy practice led by Art Pollard. Savage top Indy prep speeds. Milt Minter triumphed at Lime Rock by three feet over Sam Posey.
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Cale Yarborough
Bobby Allison
David Pearson
Alabama International Motor Speedway
Talladega
Pearson
Donnie Allison
Earl Brooks
Wendell Scott
Joe Frasson
Slick Garnder
Ramo Stott
Monterey
Calif
Jody Scheckter
South Africa
Britain
Peter Gethin
Scheckter
Trojan Chevy
Tony Adamowicz
Derek Bell
England
Howden Ganley
New Zealand
Spa
Francorchamps
Belgium
Pau
France
Secretariat completes Derby triumph in record time
Louisville reports Secretariat's Kentucky Derby win in a track record 1:59 2-5. Groom Eddie Sweat praised the horse's transformation from a "dumb, green" youngster to a perfect racing asset, noting the impressive performance and the hope for a Preakness showing.
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Secretariat
Eddie Sweat
Pimlico
Feuerbach Sets Shot Put World Record at 71 Feet 7 Inches
Al Feuerbach, proponent of hard workouts before meets, set a world record with a 71 feet 7 inches shot put at the San Jose National Invitational Track and Field Meet at San Jose State. Benny Brown posted the season fastest 440 time of 45.00 seconds for UCLA in a win over USC. James McAlister jumped 25 feet 2 inches to aid UCLA in the same meet, prompting coach Jim Bush to praise McAlister and predict a future world mark.
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al Feuerbach
Feuerbach
San Jose
San Jose State University
Randy Matson
Texas
Pacific Coast
Benny Brown
Ucla Bruins
Southern California
James McAlister
Bruin
USC
Randy Williams
Jim Bush
UCLA
McCalister
McAlister
Bonds Delivers 12th inning homer lifts Giants over Cubs
In a Sunday doubleheader opener at Candlestick Park Bobby Bonds sparked a bench clearing melee then crushed a two run homer in the 12th to give the Giants an 11 9 win over Chicago. The nightcap sealed a 4 3 Giants victory as St Louis escape notes follow.
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Giant
Bobby Bonds
Bonds
Chicago Cubs
Giants
Cub
Jack Aker
Chicago
Milt Pappas
Jim Barr
Barr
Ron Santo
Pete Reiser
Reiser
St. Luke’s Hospital
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St. Luke’s
Pappas
Whitey Lockman
Hank Aguirre
Atlanta
Philadelphia
Houston
New York
Cincinnati
Montreal
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Los Angeles
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Local prep sports slate for tomorrow
Baseball Santa Maria at Cabrillo and Lompoc at Arroyo Grande start 3 15 p m. Tennis Arroyo Grande at Lompoc Cabrillo at Santa Maria. Girls swimming Santa Ynez at Lompoc Cabrillo at San Marcos 330 p m. Baseball College of the Canyons vs Hancock at Hancock JC 220 p m.
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Lompoc
Arroyo Grande
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San Marcos
College of Canyons
Hancock
Hancock JC
Lompoc Braves Qualify 10 For CIF Track Meet
Lompoc Braves lead Northern League CIF qualifiers with 10 entries in the 3-A Prelims at Santa Maria meet. Terry Williams sets league records in the mile and two mile while Jim Sehankel and Terry Jackson post strong times. Cabrillo and Righetti also post multiple qualifiers as Santa Maria and SLO help fill the field for next weekend's prelims in Ontario.
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Santa Maria
Soloman
Lompoc Braves
Terry Williams
Braves
Chattey High
Ontario
Righetti
Cabrillo
Terry Jackson
Tim Costa
Slip Chestnut
Lompoc
Jim Sehankel
Williams
Roger Fabing
Alvin Gilmore
Highettis
David Judy
David Farnum
Vito Pascua
Jackson
Costa
Chestnut
Gilmore
al Driesbach
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David Taylor
Ernie Hutchison
Cecil Dawkins
Brown
B. Penny
Amido
Stumbaugh
Slo
Massey
Wilbur
Parr
Kring
McGowan
Pascua
M. Penny
Miller
San Luis Obispo
Lompoe
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