Durocher Replaces Walker as Astros Manager
Houston Astros fire Harry Walker after five seasons and appoint Leo Durocher to manage through 1972 and 1973. Durocher, previously Cubs skipper, joins a team aiming for the pennant amid NL West race with Montreal in today’s game at the Astrodome.
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Houston Astros
Genera
Spec Richardson
Leo Durocher
Walker
Astro
Dourocher
Chicago Cubs
Montreal
Durocher
Astrodome
Richardson
Astros
Grady Hatton
Houston
Touring Southwest Conference Preview At Texas Tech Stadium
A preview of the Southwest Conference press gathering at Jones Stadium and Texas Tech coverage. Mentions past champions Arkansas and Texas, with speculation on standings as writers project the league race and note the eight remaining stops and media analysis.
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Southwest Conference
Jones Stadium
Texas Tech
Houston
Nicklaus Safely Reaches Semis In Double Header
At Pinehurst North Carolina Jack Nicklaus crushed Deane Beman then routed Lanny Wadkins to reach the semifinals of the U S Professional Match Play Championship. Lee Trevino and Arnold Palmer were upset as play continued with other headlines on the same course.
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Pinehurst
N.C
Jack Nicklaus
Lee Trevino
Arnold Palmer
U.S
North Carolina
David Graham
Jer
Larry Ziegler
Nicklaus
Deane Beman
Lanny Wadkins
Carolina Sandhills
Tech
Eran Ee
Trevino
Len Thompson
Babe Hiskey
I A
Dave Stockton
Bies
Key
S&m
Prorman
Barnes Leads Raiders Scrimmage With 65 rushing yards
Barnes topped the day with 65 yards on 12 carries and added a passing threat, while Joe Barnes threw for 108 yards with one touchdown on 8 of 13 attempts. Jones and Smith contributed, Mosley praised for inside runs, and Carlen noted no clear quarterback winner after a two hour scrimmage on a slick field.
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Burle Pettit Barnes
Joe Barnes
Calvin
Jerry Reynolds
Jones
George Smith
Jimmy Carmi
Tech
Schael
Barnes
Jim Carlen
Carlen
Smith
Reynolds
Doug McCutchen
Jane James Mosley
Lamar Hunt Named Lead for Texas Sports Hall of Fame Drive
Lamar Hunt, Dallas businessman and Chiefs owner, is general chairman of the Texas Sports Hall of Fame development. The project aims for a $2.5 million hall on eight acres in Grand Prairie near the Dallas Fort Worth turnpike. Hunt, an inductee in the Pro Football Hall of Fame, played at SMU and supports the shrine for Texas sports immortals.
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Dallas
Lamar Hunt
Kansas City Chiefs
Hunt
Canton
Ohio
American Football League
Texas Sports Hall of Fame
Texas Sports Writers Association
Grand Prairie
Dallas-Fort Worth
Hall of Fame Foundation
Walter Robertson
Texas
Ian
Bob
Southern Methodist
Bee
Munich Opens 20th Olympiad With Friendly Spirit
The Munich Games opened amid gaiety and hope as 3,200 Bavarian children in gold and green performed on the track. About 80,000 spectators witnessed a ceremony stressing hospitality over militarism, with pastel banners and a human rainbow hostesses. Dr. Gustav Heinemann declared the games open at 10:35 a.m. CDT. Avery Brundage received the Olympic flag and delivered a brief tribute outlining the transition from Berlin 1936 to a redefining Munich event.
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Munich
Germany
Berlin
Fuehrer
Kor
Gustav Heinemann
Federal Republic of Germany
Brundage
Avery Brundage
International Olympic Committee
Mexico City
Lovell Receives Special Gold Medal in Munich Ceremony
U S astronaut James Lovell was awarded the first gold medal of the 1972 Olympic Games by Willi Daume president of the organizing committee. Lovell presented Daume with an Olympic and a Munich flag taken to the moon on Apollo 16. Daume noted the Apollo mission symbolizing peace and Lovell recalled his track days at Juneau High School in Milwaukee.
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U.S
James Lovell
Willi Daume
Lovell
Daume
Lavell
Juneau High School
Milwake
Morton Leads Attack as Cowboys Beat Jets 34 27 in Dallas
Craig Morton rallied the worldlers and connected with Ron Sell and Mike Montgomery as the Dallas Cowboys stormed back from a 27 13 deficit early in the fourth quarter to win 34 27 over the New York Jets in a NFL exhibition. Montgomery added two one yard TD runs and Morton threw a 12 yard scoring pass with 24 left.
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Dallas
Ron Sell
Craig Morton
Dallas Cowboys
Mike Montgomery
New York Jets
Cowboys
Montgomery
Morton
Riggins
Jets
Bobby Howfield
Emerson Boozer
Namath
Mike Clark
Tony Fritsch
Woodall
Jon
Jerome Barkum
SWC Grid Tour Opens with Nine Stops and Wide Coverage
The Southwest Conference tour launches Monday with nine stops covered by Burle Pettit and Dirk West. AJ readers gain ongoing coverage as Pettit and West follow Football 1972 through the campaign. Jets vs Cowboys exhibition details include Namath Rigins and a 20 7 Dallas lead, Woodall second half TD, and stormy Texas Stadium conditions.
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Dirk West
SWC
Arkansas
ARM
Pettit and West
Cowboys
Morton
Sellers
Jets
John Rigins
Joe Namfaith
AL Woodall
Levershote
Cliff Harris
Dallas
Texas Stadium
Namath
Riggins
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Soph
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Rice
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Aggies
Grant
Tealf
Sekognally Yard
Iean
Teal
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Gunther Zahn
Munich Olympic Stadium
Mosley
Jung
Land
McGee
Biles
Paul Moran
L&m
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Ham
GOLF
Hunt Heads
Et “Eee Bridgers
Madam Fraudine
Avalanche Journal
Burle Pettit
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