Giants Gain Ailment Victory Over Padres In Spring Game
San Francisco Giants pitcher Tom Phoebus labored and Willie Mays with Willie McCovey homered, fueling a 4-2 win over San Diego. Other exhibitions featured Mets over Twins 5-3, White Sox 5-0 over St. Louis, Reds 10-5 over Boston, Senators 6-5 over Kansas City, Astros 6-4 over Expos, Cubs 12-3 over Milwaukee, and more as spring training continued.
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San Francisco Giants
Tom Phoebus
Phoebus
San Diego
Baltimore
Chris Spier
Willie Mays
Willie McCovery
Tong
Giants
Padres
New York Mets
Minnesota
What Goes On In Pitcher's Mind
Hoffmans IGA reporter visits spring training to profile Steve Carlton. The piece discusses pregame mental prep, handling nerves, reading hitters, and communication between pitcher and catcher, with notes on arm soreness and roster cuts as spring drills proceed.
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Pitcher
Steve Carlton
Bey
Steve
Wes
Centralia Seniors Practice Sunday
Centralia will host a Sunday practice for the Senior Baseball Team at Centralia City Park field at 1 00 p m. interested players from the Mexico area should arrive ready to play contact Harlan Spurling Route 3 Centralia or call 362 the team begins its season April 18 in the Central Missouri Athletic Association League minimum age 17
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Centralia
Centralia City Park
Mexico
Harlan Spurling
Route 3
Central Missouri Athletic Association
Area School Competes In Missouri State Indoor Track Meet
College reporters note Mexico area athletes at the state indoor meet at Missouri University’s Brewer Field House in Columbia. East Prairie leads Class M while Greenwood captures Class A. multiple schools and athletes posted top marks including 55 ft 10.5 in by Ron Swift and 4:32.3 by Dale Uptegrave.
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Columbia
Brewer Field
University of Missouri
Mexico
Bill Lankford
Mark Twain
Ron Swift
Maryville
Louisiana
Lankford
Franklin
East Prairie
Paul Hunt
Kansas City
Var-Far
Montgomery County
Rast Prairie
Clinton
Greg Tinnin
Plattsburg
Stan Clark
Lexington
Ronnie Musser
Gower
Brad Brown
Mount Vernon
Ron Whisner
Sarcoxie
Dale Uptegrave
el Dorado Springs
Brookfield
Richmond
Greenwood
DeKalb
Braymer
Fairfax
Martonville
Doyle Weisher
Independence St. Mary’s
Bill Ward
Wilbert Gould
Bulldogs
CEMO
Dave Bradshaw
McMillian Leads L A To Victory Over Cubs
Lakers reserve Jim McMillian stepped into the injured Jerry West’s shoes and led Los Angeles to a 105-95 win over Chicago in the Western Conference semifinals. He totaled 50 playoff points in the two games and played strong defense on Chet Walker as L A overcame a late deficit. Bruce Goodrich scored 29 for the Bulls as Wilt Chamberlain added 26 and 20 rebounds. Meanwhile Baltimore beat Philadelphia 119-107 with Earl Monroe returning to form after a rib injury, Wes Unseld contributing 18 rebounds and 13 points. Archie Clark led the 76ers with 26 as the four series resumes Sunday.
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Jim McMillian
Jerry West
Los Angeles Lakers
Columbia
Lakers
Chicago Bulls
Baltimore Bullets
Philadelphia
76Ers
McMillian
Chicago
Chet Walker
Bulls
Ivy
Gail Goodrich
Wilt Chamberlain
Bob Love
Earl
Baltimore
Bullets
Wes Unseld
Gus Johnson
Kevin Loughery
Jack Marin
Archie Clark
Jack Ramsay
78Ers
New York Knicks
NBA
Atlanta
Milwaukee
San Francisco
North Carolina Faces Jackets in NIT Final
In the 34th National Invitation Tournament at Madison Square Garden Georgia Tech meets North Carolina as an underdog high-pressure press and strong front line challenge the Tar Heels. Tech aims to derail UNC's fast break while UNC seeks a historic ACC final berth, led by stars Chamberlain Chadwick and Dedmon.
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NEW York
Georgia Tech
North Carolina
Rich Yankus
Yellow Jackets
Madison Square Garden
Tar Heels
Massachusetts
Providence
Duke
LaSalle
Michigan
St. Bonaventure
Whack Hyder
Jim Thorne
Thorne
Yunkus
Cardinals Fall 5-0 to White Sox in Sarasota Exhbition
St Louis manager Red Schoendienst seeks second line pitching after a 5-0 loss to Chicago in Sarasota. Reggie Cleveland pitched six innings, Frank Bertania allowed four hits in the seventh, Don Shaw blanked the eighth. Reichardt hit a solo homer for Chicago as the White Sox improve to 15-4 while the Cardinals dip to 11-12. The teams head to Al Lang Field for a game with Detroit.
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Sarasota
Fla
Red Schoendienst
St. Louis Cardinals
Chicago White Sox
Reggie Cleveland
Cardinals
Frank Bertania
White Sox
Schoendienst
Don Shaw
Cleveland
Rick Reichardt
Chicago
al Lang
St. Petersburg
Detroit Tigers
Cubs Pitching Focus Shapes 1971 Season Outlook
In Scottsdale Leo Durocher predicts a stronger Cubs pitching staff for 1971 with four starters and a reshaped bullpen of youngsters to back veteran Wil liams Santo and Hickman. The piece notes Jim Colborn Joe Decker and others as potential boosts, Banks Pepitone Breeden Ortiz Williams and Pepitone among key position players, and Ortiz and Breeden vying for first base alongside Banks. Bart Starr wins Vince Lombardi Award in Atlantic City.
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Scottsdale, Ariz
Leo Durocher
Chicago Cubs
Cubs
Billy Williams
Ron Santo
Jim Hick
Atlanta
Durocher
Jim Colborn
Joe Decker
Colborn
Phil Regan
Decker
Handy Handley
Washington Edges Royals in 12 innings
Washington beat Kansas City 6-5 in 12 innings as Tom Ragland drove in the winning run with an infield single after two were out. Dennis McLain started for the Senators, lasting seven innings, while Ed Kirkpatrick hit a two run homer for Kansas City. The Royals play the Pirates in Fort Myers today.
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Yaz
Mike Epstein
Washington
Kansas City
Senators
Ed Stroud
Paul Casanova
Tom Ragland
Montreal
Houston
Expos
Joe Morgan
Astro
Johnny Callison
Cubs
Milwaukee
Lew Krausse
John Gelnar
California
Oakland
Tony Conigliaro
Jim Spencer
Jim Fregos
RBI
John Lowenstein
Cleveland
Tokyo Orions
Roy Foster
Indians
Detroit
Jim Northrupp
Philadelphia
Willie Montanez
Phillies
Curt Blefary
Yankees
Baltimore
Pompano Beach
Fila
Dennis McLain
Paul Splittorf
Ragland
Royals
McLain
Ed Kirkpatrick
Pittsburgh Pirates
Fort Myers
Bowling Notes From Wednesday Morning Coffee League
Mexico Lanes standings show Sno-Balls leading with 71 41 along with High Hopes 68 44 and Unknowns 61 12 54, 007 60 44 with 51 4 losses. High individual is Dorothy Davenport 533 and 198 single game. Team Sno-Balls also posted 1919 as high team series and 674 as top single game.
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Mexico Lanes
High Hopes
Nancy Archer
Phyllis Bolton
Rosie Barrett
Millie Bishop
Ringo Gals
Carolyn Thomas
Rona Wilson
Dorothy Davenport
Etheleen Chaney
Darleen Test
Martha Brown
Lucky Strikes
Wills Divorce Filed by Gertrude Wills in Spokane
Mrs Gertrude E Wills wife of Dodgers star Maury Wills sues in Spokane Superior Court for divorce on mental cruelty grounds. She seeks custody of six minor children and asks for reasonable child support and alimony. The couple wed October 20 1950 in Washington D C.
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Spokane
Gertrude E. Wills
Los Angeles Dodgers
Maury Wills
UCLA Loses Six Top Players From 1972 Team
UCLA faces a major roster shakeup as coach John Wooden loses six of his top seven players next year with only guard Henry Bibby returning. He projects a strong freshman class and an emerging center and rebounder, while stressing a shift from coaching to win. Nearby Villanova and Western Kentucky also expect strong showings next season, with Kansas returning several key guards.
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Houston
John Wooden
UCLA
Henry Bibby
Bruins
Wooden
Lew Alcindor
Villanova
Wildcats
Wildcat
Jack Kraft
Tom Inglesby
Chris Ford
Hank Siemintkowski
Philadelphia
Western Kentucky
Rex Bailey
Jerry Dunn
Kansas
Bud Stallworth
Aubrey Nash
Bob Kivisto
St. Louis Beats Seals 8 5 In NHL Clash
St. Louis Blues defeated the California Golden Seals 8 5 in Oakland and head to Los Angeles to face the Kings. Garry Unger Jim Roberts led with early and late goals, while Tony Featherstone Joe Hardy Gerry Ehman and others added scores for California. Buffalo Sabres rallied 3 1 over Vancouver Canucks as Gerry Meehan and Gil Perreault turned the tide.
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Oakland
St. Louis Blues
Los Angeles
Kings
National Hockey League
California Golden Seals
NHL
Buffalo Sabres
Vancouver Canucks
Buffalo
Detroit
Montreal
New York
Boston
Philadelphia
Chicago
St. Louis
Garry Unger
Jim Roberts
Bob Unger
Roberts
George Morrison
Noel Picard
Bill Sutherland
Chris Bordeleau
Tommy Williams
The
Seals
California
Joe Hardy
Gerry Ehman
Tony Featherstone
Canuck
George Gardner
Sabre
Phil Goyette
Gerry Meehan
Sabres
Gil Perreault
Gardner
Vancouver
Mike Corrigan
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Chuck Golden
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Associated Press
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New York Yankees
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Cleon Jones
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Tim Fall
Lee Richard
Jay Johnstone
Johnny Bench
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Red Sox
Carl Yastrzemski
Bob Hoffman
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IGA
Montgomery City
Mr. Hoffman
By Bob Hoffman
Bob Gibson
Vern Benson
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Van-Far
Monte Clithero
Ronald Grover
Kansas City Manual
Clithero
Fred Holman
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L.A
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Don Kessinger
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Ferguson Jenkins
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Milt Pappas
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Jack Baysinger
Don Alkins
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