Familiar Ring At Riverfront Opens Despite MLB Strike
Cincinnati Reds hold a two hour workout at Riverfront Stadium after MLB Players Association strike ends as opening day vs Los Angeles Dodgers looms. Bobby Tolan, Johnny Bench, Don Gullett and Jack Billingham practice. Pete Rose and Gary Nolan were absent. Sparky Anderson schedules another session while discussing the strike's impact and the city’s anticipated losses from canceled games.
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John W. Chace
Cincinnati
Riverfront Stadium
Cincinnati Reds
Major League Baseball Players Association
Reds
Los Angeles Dodgers
Bobby Tolan
John Bench
Don Gullett
Jack Billingham
Pete Rose
Gary Nolan
Argong
Florida
Sparky Anderson
Cartoonist Willard Mullin A Native of This Territory
A local note recalls Willard Mullin born nearby, renowned sports cartoonist for the Scripps-Howard papers. He drew the famed Bum caricature of the Brooklyn Dodgers and was celebrated nationwide for his deft, oversized clothing figures and cigar stub.
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Willard Mullin
Scripps-Howard
Brooklyn Dodgers
Mullin
Miami Valley
Biographical sketch reveals Mullin birth details
A Sporting News note prompted research confirming cartoonist Mullin born September 14, 1902 in Franklin Ohio. He was the son of Milo Mayberry Mullin and Edna Marie Ballard Mullin.
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Sporting News
Mullin
Lower Springboro Road
Scripps- Howard
New York
Franklin
Ohio
Milo Mayberry
Edna Marie (Ballard) Mullin
Retired Writer Confirms Local Farm Ties to Franklin Area
The writer recalls birth on a farm near Franklin on Sept 14, 1902, and notes the Mullins moved to Los Angeles in 1908. He describes dairy tobacco farming memories, school in LA, and tracing the Mullin house and deed to current residents, confirming the old Mullin farm lay along old US 25 near Manchester Road and Franklin.
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Franklin
Xenia Turnpike
Mullins
L.A. Cal
L.A
Mullin
U.S. 25
Manchester Road
Franklin City
New Baseball Season Opens With Many Lineup Changes
The 1972 season starts with a strike ending, debuting a Texas Rangers move to Arlington and new managers across both leagues. Del Rice leads California, Ken Aspromonte Cleveland, Yogi Berra joins the Mets after Gil Hodges death, and Frank Robinson signs with the Dodgers. Major trades send Sam McDowell to the Giants, Lee May to the Astros, and Rusty Staub to the Mets as Hank Aaron nears Babe Ruth’s 714 with Atlanta, while Willie Mays marks his 41st birthday.
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Yogi Berra
New York Mets
Gil Hodges
del Rice
California
Ken Aspromonte
Cleveland
Sam McDowell
San Francisco Giants
Opening Schedule for MLB Matches Across Cities
Opening schedule lists Los Angeles at Cincinnati, Atlanta at San Diego, Pittsburgh at New York, Philadelphia at Chicago, Montreal at St. Louis, San Francisco at Houston with pitchers Sutton Billingham Niekro Kirby Ellis Carlton Jenkins Stoneman Gibson Marichal Dierker.
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Sutton
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Billingham
Atlanta
Niekro
San Diego
Kirby
Pittsburgh
Ellis
New York
Seaver
Philadelphia
Carlton
Chicago
Jenkins
Montreal
Stoneman
St. Louis
Gibson
Wise
San Francisco
Marichal
Houston
Dierker
Pacers Rally, Rest Boosts Ahead of Utah Series
In ABA West semifinal action Indiana beat Denver 91-89 as Freddie Lewis scored 20 and two late blocks helped seal the win. Coach Bob Leonard said the series has been tough and the team can now rest briefly before facing the Utah Stars in the West Division final. The night also saw the New York Knicks take a 1-0 lead over Boston 116-94 in the NBA playoffs.
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Associated Press
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Utah Stars
American Basketball Association
Leonard
Packers
Denver Rockets
Utah
Indiana
Denver
Freddie Lewis
Virginia Squires
New York Nets
National Basketball Association
New York Knicks
Boston Celtics
Javelin Ace Rick Dowswell Named MAC Spring Athlete
Ohio University sophomore Rick Dowswell of Sarnia Ontario earned the MAC spring athlete of the week after throwing a meet record 246 feet 4 inches in the Kentucky Relays. It stands as his second best national effort this season.
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Columbus, Ohio
Ohio University
Rick Dowswell
Dowswell
Sarnia
Ont
Kentucky
Baseball Schedule Outlook For Saturday League Matchups
In the American League on Saturday, New York hosts Baltimore with Stottlemyre or Peterson facing Palmer. Boston visits Detroit with Pattin or Culp opposing Lolich. Minnesota travels to Oakland as Blyleven meets Holtzman, and Texas battles California with Bosman or Messersmith facing Messersmith. Chicago visits Kansas City as Wood faces Drago, Milwaukee meets Cleveland with Parsons or Lockwood against G Perry.
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Stottlemyre
Peterson
Baltimore
Palmer
Boston
Pattin
Culp
Detroit
Lolich
Minnesota
Blyleven
Oakland
Holtzman
Texas
Bosman
California
Messersmith
Chicago
Wood
Kansas City
Drago
Milwaukee
Parsons
Lockwood
Cleveland
G. Perry
Tacy Quits Herd After One Year Wake Forest Names Marshall Coach
Carl Tacy of Marshall University is named head coach at Wake Forest University in the ACC. In his first year as a college head coach he guided Marshall to a 12th national ranking and a seven game season with four losses, earning a NCAA playoff berth as he succeeds Jack McCloskey, who moves to the Portland Trail Blazers.
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Carl Tacy
Marshall University
Wake Forest University
Tacy
Marshall
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Jack McCloskey
Portland Trail Blazers
National Basketball Association
Strike Leaves Pair Of Losers And Short Year
A shortened baseball season will start 11 days late as walksouts end in Chicago and New York. The pennant races will be decided on a percentage basis due to uneven game schedules. All 24 teams lose at least one home game, with the season opening Saturday and players accepting 10-182nds of salary for the disrupted 162-game plan. Named parties include Ewing Kauffman and teams Kansas City Chicago New York Baltimore Boston Cleveland Detroit Milwaukee Houston San Diego Los Angeles San Francisco Montreal Philadelphia St Louis.
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