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Newspaper
Norwalk Reflector
Location
Norwalk, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 10, 1972
Page
10
The Slo-Pitch Loop announces a 20 team alignment with Western Central and Eastern divisions. Each club plays 24 games across intra and cross division rounds. Opening day May 7 features raffles and seven scheduled games with prizes and trophies for division champions and batting awards.
Coach Roger Holman faces a long list of positions to fill for St Paul as the season opens with Lakeside. Veterans are gone from outfield duties including MVP Don Coletta, while senior Denny Frey appears ready to reclaim a spot on the mound or in the outfield. Harold Gilchrist and Bill Magnuson vie for more letters as teammates Dan Missler and others fill in the infield, with a 12 game schedule plus invitational and sectional tournaments in May.
New York reports LaRue Martin, 6-10 center from Loyola Chicago, is expected to be the top selection in the NBA draft. Portland Trail Blazers hold the first pick after winning a coin flip with Buffalo. Mario Martin averaged 19.5 points and 15.7 rebounds this season.
The notice lists a dense set of high school athletics matchups across sports including baseball golf track tennis and relay events. Schools named include Willard Norwalk St Paul Edison Sand South Central Monroeville St Mary Wellington and others with dates and locations scattered throughout.
New London tennis coach Douglas Clark enters spring with five lettermen including Randy Roeder and John Gregory. The Wildcats open at home against Wellington with a slate that features St Paul Crestline Plymouth and a sectional tournament.
Park and Recreation Director Austin Shadle plans reviving the Oldtimers Softball League. He cites space problems and coordinating players as obstacles and has set a meeting for April 18 at 8 p.m. in the Rec Center with all captains or team representatives.
Westerville bowler Bill McCorkle won the first annual Don Johnson Gold Palm Tournament in Akron with a 238-206 final over Don Johnson to take $10,000. McCorkle led with 226 246 237 258, earning a spot in the finals after beating Tony Scimone. Scimone earned $3,000 and other prize money went to Theotis Simpson $2,000 Ken Yarosh $1,500 Don Kinser $1,000 Art Kleman $750 and Jerry McDonald $500.
About 200 high schools from the Midwest and Canada enter the 41st Mansfield Mehock Relays in Mansfield Ohio. Joe Reccord of Cleveland Benedictine is favored in high jump after a 6-8 1/4 mark last year. Bob Lawson of Toledo Libbey leads the dash entries with 9.6 and 21.6 seconds for 100 and 220. Canadian entry Toronto Centrals mile relay team posts 3:16.8. relay record stands at 3:30.7.
The Milwaukee Bucks defeated the Los Angeles Lakers 93-72 to seize a 1-0 lead in the semi final playoff series. The Bucks defended tenaciously while the Lakers, chasing a record season, failed to extend their advantage.
Jack Nicklaus grimly acknowledged a possible but unlikely chance to complete golf’s first professional grand slam after a shaky final round. He finished with a 74 to subtotal 286, three strokes ahead of Bruce Crampton Bob Mitchell and Tom Weiskopf, tying Arnold Palmer with four Masters wins.
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