Trades Still Haunt Reds Cards in Tumultuous Baseball Week
Associated Press notes that high profile trades involving Frank Robinson Bill White and others left the Reds and Cardinals with a murky post season outlook. The Reds cut Jack Baldschun from the roster while sending Mahaffey to the Mets and others to Buffalo and Vancouver. Ralph Terry joined the Mets after a strong performance as Tug McGraw and Rob Gardner left.
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Tug McGraw
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Celtics Take 2-0 Lead In Eastern Finals As Teammates Step Up
In Boston, Hal Greer lauded a doubling effort as the Celtics won 167-108 to seize a 2-0 edge. Wilt Chamberlain dominated for the 76ers with 15 points and 29 rebounds while John Havlicek and Bailey Howell paced Boston with 22 apiece.
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ABA Draft Sparks Interest in New Pro Loop
All-America players Jim Walker and Clem Haskins top the ABA draft as the league signals aggressive talent courting. Drafts hint at 11 clubs with teams in Anaheim Dallas Denver Indianapolis Louisville Minnesota New York Oakland Pittsburgh and other markets. Seagren quips he has not touched a ball in five years while leaders discuss signings and league expansion.
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Louisville selects Kent State's Smith in ABA draft
Ohioan named Smith, listed as 6 foot 16 inches, from Kent State, was chosen by Louisville in the ABA draft though the Louisville club could not confirm details about the player or his signing.
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Digest preview teases psychic dreams and prophecies
An April Digest feature by the author of A Gift of Prophecy explores supernatural claims including mind reading and precognitive dreams. The item promises 41 articles and features in the digest issue.
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Bobcat Golfers Finish Second at Orangeburg Event
Ashland placed second with a 219 total, four strokes behind SC’s Allan Powers. South Carolina led individual scores as Pow ers fired the top round.
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Navarre pair in doubles tie for state lead
Navarre duo Nancy Cryder and Darlene Eckroate tied for the doubles lead at the Ohio Women's State Bowling Tournament in Columbus. They posted 1126 actual pins plus 249 handicap for 1375, matching Toledo pair Pat Joust and Fran Legree’s earlier total, while Cryder’s 723 singles total placed fifth.
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Archer Wins Greensboro Open in Record 267
George Archer holds the Greensboro Open lead over Arnold Palmer and Doug Sanders, shooting a 6 over par round to finish 72 holes at 267, a record by two strokes. Archer earns $25,000 and an Masters invitation, Sanders takes second with 269 for $15,000, Palmer third at 271 for $9,375.
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Susie Maxwell Snuggs Wins Suggs Invitational Playoff
Susie Maxwell Snuggs of Oklahoma City won the Louise Suggs Invitational in a sudden death playoff against Sandra Haynie of Fort Worth. Both tied at 224 after 54 holes at Cypress Creek Country Club, par 72, before Maxwell nailed a 15 foot birdie for the first prize of 1500. Haynie shot 76 in the playoff to finish runner up.
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Derby Reappraisal After Florida Derby Surprise Finish
A reassessment of Kentucky Derby contenders follows Reflected Glory’s seventh in the Florida Derby at Gulfstream Park. In Reality won leading jockey Jorge Velasquez and trainer comments note difficult track conditions and pace, with Damascus and Disciplinarian rising in Derby chatter as other key horses inch closer to the Churchill Downs field.
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Grandmother Is Archery Champ
Margaret Tillberry, 51, became the youngest competitor to win the International Indoor Archery Tournament title, scoring 276 of 300 to capture the women's open crown. Bechdell, 14, won the women's amateur freestyle with 564. Ohioan June Schork of Westlake finished third with 555.
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