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Newspaper
Mexico Ledger
Location
Mexico, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1972
Page
11
Nine year old Jill Pohtilla wins the local PH&T district event among 7200 qualifiers, beating boys with no reserve clause. She aims to play for the Minnesota Twins someday while Mexico entries struggle. Matt Mitterwald trains with Twins catcher George Mitterwald as a future prospect.
Arthur Hills course opens four new grass greens and five grass tees. Golfers praise conditions, anticipate converting more holes to grass. Officials discuss funding and communication to win broad support. A separate item notes the U S Supreme Court ruling on the Curt Flood reserve clause and its implications for baseball. Howard Cosell urges a congressional commission to regulate professional sports, while warning that fan boycott is unlikely.
National League results show Montreal edging Cincinnati 2-0 while Houston tops New York 3-0 and Pittsburgh thumps Los Angeles 3-3. Evening rain affected several matchups as San Francisco faced Chicago and New York visited Houston with multiple games postponed or moved to later in the week.
The Supreme Court ruled 5-3 against Curt Flood's suit, preserving baseball's antitrust exemption for the third time in 50 years. The decision returns the issue to Congress, which has held no action on over 50 proposed bills to change the reserve system binding players to one team. The basic agreement and benefits expire Dec 31, raising the prospect of a larger strike next spring. Justice Blackmun noted Congress's long inaction.
New York AP Johnny Bench leads NL catchers in All Star voting at Atlanta on July 25 with 130,823 votes, surpassing Manny Sanguillen. Hank Aaron tops outfielders with 153,400. Roberto Clemente 128,309. Willie Mays 107,178. Joe Torre leads with 154,172 votes. The piece notes legal rulings on baseball's reserve system and a call for renewed bargaining after 1972.
Pirates snapped scoreless drought with 16-hits attack powering a 13-3 win over the Dodgers while Houston edged the Mets 3-0 for a fifth straight win. Clemente and Oliver homered, Clemente tying the Pirates all time list with 1,275 RBIs. Reds were blanked 2-0 by Montreal. Cubs beat San Francisco 7-6 in 11 innings.
Multiple games feature heavy offense as Houston and Boston win with late runs. Dierker returns one-hitter bid, May and Helms deliver RBI hits for Houston. Cubs extend win streak with Beckett and Santo power, while Giants and Reds see limited scoring. Orioles, Angels, Athletics, Tigers also post scores and homers in varied fashion.
Canadian football offers features unknown in the NFL including a larger field with 12 players per side and three running backs, plus a rouge rule for punts into the end zone. Former NFL linemen Alex Karras and Jerry Kramer promote Canadian football on a 110 station TV hookup starting July 3, as American fans are introduced to the game and its unique rules.
Pittsburgh second baseman Bill Mazeroski said he plans to retire after this season and would rather be a major league coach but not an manager citing ulcers. He spoke before a Dodgers game, 35, six time All Star. Cepeda back with Braves after suspension over walkout. knee injury limits him to 22 games this season as he eyes playing and later basketball. Beamon seeks NBA deal after Olympic miss. Quarry challenges Foster for light heavyweight title. Ali comments on Frazier rematch and training plans at Forum with Beamon, Dundee, and sparring partners.
Denny McLain takes the mound for Birmingham in a Southern League doubleheader opener against Asheville amid call-up speculation to Oakland. Birmingham manager Cavaretta notes a strong outing could push the former 31-game winner toward the majors, citing velocity and movement of his fastball in recent appearances.
Bob Beamon, the Olympic long jump champion and world record holder, announces his retirement from competitive track and field. He says he will not defend his title at Munich 1972 and plans to try professional basketball, watching the Olympics instead.
Muhammad Ali, in Los Angeles, criticizes his rival Jerry Quarry calling him the last of the great white hopes. He notes he will be ready in eight days and says their 12 round fight is set for June 27 in Las Vegas on the same card as his brother.
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