Elder hopes to withstand pressure in golf tourney
In New Orleans, Lee Elder seeks his first PGA Tour win and a potential Masters berth as he contends at the Greater New Orleans Open. Miller Barber and Jack Nicklaus pace the field, with Lou Graham and Dave Hill among contenders. Arnold Palmer fights to make the cut amid gusty winds. Rounding out sports, Frail field includes note of other tennis and college football spring practice headlines.
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Bob Green
Associated Press
NEW Orleans
Lee Elder
Augusta
Miller Barber
Lakewood Country Club
Jack Nicklaus
Barber
Hitler
Nicklaus
Lou Graham
Graham
Huntington
W. Va
Marshall University
Jack Lengyel
Thundering Herd
No-hitter bid slips past Tigers in exhibition loss
Kansas City rookies Steve Bushy and Doug Bird discuss the meaning of a no-hitter after Bird gives up Detroit's lone run in the seventh. The 4-1 Detroit loss caps a day of exhibition games with several other MLB results and notable performances across teams, including the Cardinals, Reds, Braves, Astros, Indians, and Giants.
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Detroit
Norm Cash
Joe Staton
Cruz Brothers
Jose, Hector
Cirilo
St. Louis
New York Mets
Cardinals
Chile
Bob Gibson
Cubs
Fred Stanley
Johnny Callison
New York Yankees
Texas Rangers
Paul Casanova
Braves
Phillies
Reds
Jim MccGlothin
Ed Sprague
Dodgers
Lee May
Jim Wynn
Astros
Twins
West reaches 6000 assists in Lakers win over Braves
In an NBA night of high scoring, Jerry West hit the 6,000 assist milestone in the Lakers 101 94 victory over the Buffalo Braves as Wilt Chamberlain 24 rebounds and 19 points fueled the win. McMillian 22 and Goodrich 21 led LA scorers while John Hummer had 20 for Buffalo.
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Associated Press
Jim McMillian
Gail Goodrich
Wilt Chamberlain
Los Angeles Lakers
National Basketball Association
Buffalo Braves
Jerry West
West
Lakers
Milwaukee
NBA
McMillian
Goodrich
Chamberlain
Injured Croteau Sparks Seals Past Maple Leafs 7 4
Gary Croteau returned from knee injury to score twice and add an assist as the California Golden Seals beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 7 to 4 in the only NHL game Friday. Teammates Maggs and Johnston also scored early in the third to turn a 4-4 tie into a Seals win.
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Philadelphia
Wes Unseld
Baltimore
Cleveland
Bullets
Gene Shue
Unseld
Lamar Green
Phoenix
Golden State
Suns
Connie Hawkins
Charlie Scott
Warriors
Cazzie Russell
Scott
Green
Geoff Petrie
Portland
Seattle
Oakland
Gary Croteau
California Golden Seals
Toronto Maple Leafs
Croteau
Glover
Darryl Maggs
Joey Johnston
Seafs
Maple Leafs
Cage festival slated in Peru
Lima Peru AP Led by powerful American and Russian teams mens and womens basketball quad from 12 countries will gather May 14 28 in Peru for an International basketball festival The nations participating are the United States Soviet Union Argentina South Korea Yugoslavia Cuba Panama Uruguay Peru Brazil France and Bulgaria Games will be judged by referees from Italy Venezuela Paraguay Chile Ecuador Canada Puerto Rico and seven Peruvians all recognized by the International Amateur Basketball Federation
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Lima
Peru
United States
Soviet Union
Argentina
South Korea
Yugoslavia
Cuba
Panama
Uruguay
Brazil
France
Bulgaria
Italy
Venezuela
Paraguay
Chile
Ecuador
Canada
Puerto Rico
International Amateur Basketball Federation
Cotton Bowl revenue hits sixth straight record
The Cotton Bowl Classic posted a revenue record as Texas defeated Alabama 17-14 in the 1973 game. Field Scovell, president of the Cotton Bowl Athletic Association, announced that Texas and Alabama would each receive 455,965.26 dollars as their share, with both schools sharing their conference affiliations.
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Dallas
Texas
Alabama
Field Scovell
Cotton Bowl Athletic Asociation
Shaffer named to NJCAA All-America team
Dennis Shaffer of North Iowa Community College Mason City Iowa 6-5 was named to the 1973 NJCAA All-American basketball team Teammate Terry Michissick also earned honorable mention The list includes six players and the regional nods were announced from Hutchinson Kansas
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Hutchinson
Kan
Dennis Shaffer
North Iowa Community College
Mason City
Iowa
National Junior College Athletic Association
Terry Michissick
The
NJCAA
Olga Korbut Triumphs as Darling of New York City
Olga Korbut, Olympic star and three gold medalist, wins Babe Didrickson Zaharias Trophy in Madison Square Garden before 19,964 in a Russian gymnastics show. Zaharias presents the award, which will tour at the Museum of Sports Art. Olga receives cheers and a silver mini trophy, a formal Garden ceremony follows the exhibition.
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New York
Olga Korbirt
Madison Square Garden
Babe Didrickson Zaharias
Museum of Sports Art
Zaharias
Olga Korbut
Associated Press
George Zaharias
Zaharisa
Olga
Garden
Korbut
Munich
Indiana hunted in swim meet fuels NCAA chase
Indiana led the NCAA swimming championships after Friday with 233 points as Hoosiers star Mike Stamm and the 800 yard freestyle relay powered a record showing. Southern Cal trailed with 198 points while Steve Furniss of USC broke his second American record in two days.
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Knoxville
Indiana
Jim “Doc” Counsilman
Hoosiers
Mike Stamm
Southern California
Tennessee
UCLA
Washington
Michigan
Stanford
North Carolina State
Florida
SMU
Ohio State
Southern Cal
Steve Furniss
Gary Hall
Fred Tyler
Gary Coneille
John Kinsella
Hall
Stamm
Paul Gilbert
Yale
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Rod Laver
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Steve Stewart
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Abe” Lemons
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