Wings Sign Niekamp and Hart for 1971 72 Season
The Detroit Red Wings signed defensemen Jim Niekamp and Gerry Hart for the 1971 72 NHL season. Hart had two goals and seven assists with Detroit last season while Niekamp collected two assists.
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Newspaper
Norwalk Reflector
Location
Norwalk, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1971
Page
8
The Detroit Red Wings signed defensemen Jim Niekamp and Gerry Hart for the 1971 72 NHL season. Hart had two goals and seven assists with Detroit last season while Niekamp collected two assists.
Ray Fosse hit his fifth homer of the season in the 12th inning to lift Cleveland past Chicago 3 2. Ted Uhlaender started the scoring with a first inning homer as Ed Farmer won in relief for the White Sox.
Mac's Sons beat Nite Life 14-13 in eight innings to move to 13-4 and drop a hot opponent. Bennett Electric won 9-2 over R.E.R. Construction while Midway Garage lost 12-9 to Lodermeier's Garage in Eastern Circuit action.
Suhr Kitchens split a doubleheader in the girls league, losing 8 7 to Joseppi s then beating Barman Seitz 7 6. Ringholz Meyer blasted Fashion Shoppe 13 2. Marti Kluding Maureen Mushett homered for Joseppi s. Kathy Maerkisch took the loss.
The Moose scored six runs in the first inning and led 15 10 in a Teener League win over the VFW Wednesday night. Moose had eleven singles with Matt Gross collecting three. Doug Berry and Chuck Hoffecker two each. Dave Frey doubled twice and a single for VFW, while Tom Ott hit two doubles. Bill Rospert earned the win and Ott was the losing pitcher.
Notre Dame basketball captain Doug Gemmell broke a leg in a car accident near his Irvington New Jersey home the school said on Wednesday. The 1971 72 team leader is reported to be in stable condition and receives treatment locally.
Tonight features Men’s Slo-Pitch games 7 Midway vs Hug 8 Halfway vs Frankies 9 Hartland Speed vs Norwalk Furniture. High School Boys Tourney at 6 30 Ringholz Meyer vs Battles 7 45 Home Savings vs G M Pohl s vs Dave s Sohio.
Rospert's edged Shamrock 21 to 20 to advance in the boys tournament Wednesday night. In a see-saw game Shamrock led 20 16 in the seventh before Rospert's multi run fifth inning swing the result. Jim Soisson sparked a tying and winning run with a bases loaded triple and scoring on a fielder's choice. Dan Coletta homered for Shamrock while Dale Rinner earned the win and Chuck Derby took the loss.
Rain affected multiple games with delayed starts and postponed contests. Niekro improved to 5-5 in Detroit while Lockwood homered for the Mets in a doubleheader haze. Blue notched a 21st win, and Moret dropped to 0-1 as Blue's squad ran the table against Oakland.
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