Tolan's return at Reds spring camp shows cautious progress
Bobby Tolan works to regain centerfield job after a year out with an Achilles injury. Sparky Anderson says he will be eased back and may play only three to four innings when used. Ed Sprague shines in intra squad, aims for a big league role and vows to prove himself as a reliable pitcher.
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Tolan
Sparky Anderson
Cincinnati Reds
Anderson
Ed Sprague
Mileti Group Faces Longer Review On Indians Bid
AL owners hear Mileti four Cleveland associates need more time and data to back a 9 million offer for the Indians. Commissioner Cronin schedules another hearing March 22 in St Petersburg to address operating capital and a plan to sell stock to the public.
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Alph Bernstein
Sarasota, Fla
Nick Mileti
Cleveland
Cleveland Indians
American League
Joe Cronin
National Basketball Association
Cleveland Cavaliers
American Hockey League
Cleveland Barons
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Cronin
Cleveland Baseball
Reserve Clause Back In Action
The reserve clause returns as Finley invokes it on Vida Blue to settle contract talks. Cardinals GM Bing Devine avoids the clause with Joe Torre, while the AL weighs selling the Cleveland Indians and Torre remains the lone Cardinal absent from camp.
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Associated
Charles O. Finley
Oakland A's
Vida Blue
Bing Devine
St. Louis Cardinals
Joe Torre
Cleveland Indians
Finley
Blue
Cy Young
Robert Gerst
Gerst
Vida
Burton Leads Buckeye Open After First Day Pin Nationals
Nelson Burton Jr. topped the Buckeye Open field with a 2,826 total over 12 games, averaging 236, besting Les Schissler by four pins. The St. Louis pro posted ten games in two six game blocks and enters Thursday near sure to reach the 24 semifinalists. Buffalo Bills set exhibition opener August 4 against the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1972 NFL preseason.
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BILLS
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Buffalo Bills
St. Louis Cardinals
Bratkowski Rejoins Bears as Passing Game Coach
Chicago Bears sign Zeke Bratkowski to coach passing game and quarterbacks and receivers. The former Packers backup to Bart Starr, 40, from Danville Illinois and Georgia star, played five Bears seasons and has been with Green Bay since 1963.
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Zeke Bratkowski
Bart Starr
Green Bay
Chicago Bears
Abe Gibron
Bratkowski
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Ill
Georgia
Bears
Bulls Defense Stifles Hawks in 98 96 Win
Chicago Bulls, leading the NBA in defense, held Atlanta to 32 first half points and 12 in the second quarter to build an 18 point lead before fending off a late rally for a 98 96 victory. Cincinnati beat Phoenix 122 105 as the Royals rally featured John Mengelt scoring 27 points.
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National Basketball Association
Bulls
Atlanta Hawks
Hawks
Cincinnati
Phoenix
Dick Motta
Chicago
Milwaukee
Los Angeles
Atlanta
John Mengelt
Royals
Cougars protest two seconds in pivotal ABA game
Carolina general manager Carl Scheer charged the ABA with a two second error after the Cougars lost 98-96 to the Kentucky Colonels. Kentucky held 34 seconds, then a 30 second violation gave Carolina a final possession but no shot before the buzzer. The loss left Carolina a game behind the Florida Floridians.
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Carolina
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Colonels
George Carter
Kentucky
Louie Dampier
Scheer
ABA Commissioner's Office
John Vanek
Virginia
Utah
Pittsburgh
Delayed Rally Gives Shops Tourney Crown
Machine Shops led 36 52 at halftime but were outscored 20 10 in the final period and lost the Armco Fast Break Tournament final 65 63 to Shops at Amanda. AC Mitchell had 7 points for Shops, Marty Updyke 14, while Gene Snow led Machine Shops with 17 and George Morten and Joe Spencer added 12 each.
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Amanda
Machine Shop
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Larry Brumfield
Marty Updyke i
Gene Snow
George Morten
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