Baseball Opens With Traditional Openers Across Leagues
Opening day features the Senators with Curt Flood and Denny McLain debuting in Oakland as Dick Williams begins his managerial tenure. First-year shortstops Harrah Duffy Perez and Metzger join pennant races. crowded ballparks project 51,726 at Riverfront and 25,000 at the Astrodome as Gibson Jenkins face off in Chicago.
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Bullets win semifinals 128 120 to reach East finals
Baltimore Bullets overpower Philadelphia 76ers 128 120 to clinch the series 4 3 and advance to meet the New York Knicks. Jack Marin leads with 33 points. Fred Carter and Earl Monroe spark a 43 point second quarter rally as Bullets pull away by halftime.
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Scott Sparks Squires By Nets In ABA East Semis
Virginia Squires beat the New York Nets 114-108 to take a 2-0 lead in the East Division semifinal series. Rookie Charlie Scott scored 29 points and delivered key baskets in the final two minutes. Doug Moe added 24 points as the teams clash again in West Hempstead on Tuesday and Wednesday.
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A J Foyt Wins After Tight Finish at Oval Race
A J Foyt clinched victory in a 328 lap race on the 1.5 mile saucer oval, finishing 1.8 seconds ahead of Richard Petty after a late scare. Foyt earned 19200 from a 106000 purse while Petty took 10700 for second as Foyt solidified his status as auto racing's leading money winner this year with 86000 from NASCAR events. Petty remains the season money leader with over 93000 and nears a career 1 million in prize money.
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Karting meet injuries and weather dull crowds at Foster's Corner
A kart race at Foster's Corner saw at least one driver with undetermined injuries after a hay bale collision near the lake. Felix Anderson of San Angelo was checked for chest injury but continued racing and sought treatment later. Officials noted 140 to 150 drivers participated as spectators fell short of prior years due to gusty winds.
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Kentucky Colonels Crush Floridians 120 110 in ABA Semifinal
Louie Dampier scored 28 points with seven three pointers as the Kentucky Colonels beat the Floridians 120 110 to move to 5 0 in the Eastern Division playoffs. Dan Issel added 26 points while Howard Wright sealed the win with late free throws. The game featured 8 lead changes and Kentucky led by as many as 18.
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Hewitt Captures Natal Open Title
South Africa's Bob Hewitt defeated Spain's top seed Manuel Santana 7-6 6-1 6-1 to win the Natal Open men's singles championship in Durban.
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Chisox Take NL Spring Crown In Pittsburgh Thriller
The Pirates edged the Expos 2-1 in 11 innings to clinch the NL spring crown finishing 18-7 while the Cubs 17-10, White Sox 18-10, and Brewers 16-9 vied in exhibition action. Sanguillen drove in Hebner with the winning run as Wegener walked Starcell and Robertson before Sanguillen’s single.
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National League Update From Fragmented Box Scores
Fragmented OCR notes refer to NL games with mentions of Niekro, Nolan, Osager, and teams Cincinnati Houston and Los Angeles. Specific games, dates, results, or standings are unreadable, leaving only scattered player names and city abbreviations.
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Rattlers Take Big State Conference Lead With Narrow Wins
St Mary's University took a firm grip on the Big State Conference baseball race by sweeping Texas Wesleyan 1-0 and 3-2 to stand 2-0 in league play. Texas Lutheran split with East Texas Baptist 5-3 and 6-4 to move to 2-1, while Texas Wesleyan sits 8-6 and St Mary's 10-8 after a four game sweep. Conference play resumes in a 23 game slate next week with no games for seven days.
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Records Fall At NHRA World Championship in Phenix City
Seventeen NHRA marks fell at the world championship series event in Phenix City. Ronnie Sox of Burlington North Carolina drove a 1971 Barracuda to a 9.72 second quarter mile at 142.63 mph to claim the pro stock record. Bill Wigginton of Chalmette Louisiana set a track record in qualifying with 6.79 seconds at 230 mph surpassing the old 7.0 seconds and 226 mph.
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Jets Raise Ticket Prices For Home Games
New York Jets announce higher prices for next season with box seats in the loge mezzanine and upper stands increasing to 10 dollars and field box seats to 9 dollars while reserved loge mezzanine and upper seats rise to 8 dollars.
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Giants Rally Past Orions In Eight Inning Showdown
Tom Griffin and Buddy Harris combined for two early hits while Denny Lemaster yielded five safeties in the ninth. Ken Henderson drove in four with two hits as San Francisco routed Tokyo Orions 3-4. The Giants totaled 10 hits off Orion pitching.
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Bucks Triumph 136-86 Over Warriors To Reach Western Finals
Milwaukee exploded to a 136-86 victory over San Francisco to win the Western Conference semifinal in five games. John McGlothlin led with 28 points, Lew Alcindor 23, Bob Dandridge 19, while Oscar Robertson notched eight assists in the opening quarter. Dick Cunningham and Levi Fontaine were ejected late for fighting as Milwaukee built a 60 point lead.
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Exhibition Linescores from New York and Boston Games
Exhibition linescores show New York and Milwaukee, Minnesota, Houston, Chicano Abo, Chicago, Kansas City, St. Louis, Cleveland, Los Angeles, and San Francisco matchups. Key HRs credited to Munson, White, Petruceili, Pavletch, Lahoud, Hogan and others with detailed pitcher lines and final tallies.
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Bulls Tie Series With 113 99 Win Over Lakers
Chicago Bulls rally for 28 points in the third period to defeat the Los Angeles Lakers 113 99 and even the playoff series at three games each. Bob Lave and Bob Weiss led Chicago while Gail Goodrich scored 25 for the Lakers as Game 7 heads to Los Angeles Tuesday.
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Golf Meet Sees Allin Clinch After Dramatic Finish
Eichelberger bogeyed the 16th after Funseth missed a green. Eichelberger saved par with a 15-foot putt on the same hole and faced a four-footer for par on the next, allowing Allin to seize the moment with a 12-foot par miss by Funseth. Allin then sank a clutch 468-yard hole 1 birdie while Eichelberger and Funseth failed to respond.
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ENMU Student Wins Bike Race
Galen Farrington, an Eastern New Mexico University student, captured first place in a 2 mile bicycle race by finishing in 1 hour 32 minutes 25 seconds. Tommy Hutchinson finished second in 1 33 43. Don French placed third at 1 5 and Jasper Hubert was fourth at 1 57 08.
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