Top sports stories of 1972 mix triumph with tragedy
Milton Richman lists the year’s major sports moments from Munich tragedy to Fischer Spassky chess drama and Gil Hodges and Jackie Robinson deaths. He notes lessons from the Olympics, baseball strike, Nicklaus earnings, Lakers title, and Duane Thomas controversy, ending with a somber Mudville comparison.
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Milton Richman
UPI
New York
Munich
Mark Spitz
Jackie Robinson
Gil Hodges
Bobby Fischer
Boris Spassky
U.s.russia
Brooklyn
Vida Blue
Oakland
Charlie Finley
Gene Tenace
Campy Campaneris
Bob Moose
Reggie Jackson
Jack Nicklaus
Lee Trevino
Dallas Cowboys
Los Angeles Lakers
Bobby Orr
Boston Bruins
Billie Jean King
UCLA
Johnny Rodgers
Jim Ryan
Eddie Hart
Reynaud Robinson
Olympic
Fischer
Spassky
Joe Namath
Hodges
Ball Park
Riders Set Record In Wild Win Over Edison Chargers
Western Reserve Roughriders roared to a 98 75 victory over Edison on Friday. Ron Strimpfel led with 36 points, Ray Fannin 25, and the team set school records with 44 points in the final period and 98 total. Edison trailed after eight straight minutes of scoring, while committing eight technical fouls as Western pulled away.
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Collins
Western Reserve
Edison
Western
Chargers
Roughriders
Ron Strimpfel
Tim Weisenberger
Monroeville
Ray Fannin
Riders
Dave Finley
Weisenberger
Meyers
Strimpfel
Cooke
Yaussy
O'Hara
Fannin
Zadell
Lake
Shane
Finley Davis Young
Palmer
Van
Black River hand Wildcats 83 58 setback after two lead quarters
Black River broke a 16-15 first quarter lead with a 19-10 second quarter and a 27-10 fourth quarter to beat New London 83-58. Ed Ramey led Black River with 21 points, 29 of 36 free throws, while Phil Collins topped New London with 13. New London hosts South Central next. Black River goes to Monroeville to try to break the tie.
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Black River
Wildcats
Cats
Firelands
Monroeville
Coleaders South Central
Mapleton
Ed Ramey
Jack Ziebro
Keith Kline
Rivermen
Phil Collins
Dave Nicode
Steve Caldwell
Kline
Ziegler Ziebro
Ramey
Snoddy Hamby Eaken
Robert Nixon
Collins
Marshall Nicode
Caldwell
Landis Dee Martin Hall
NBA
Milwaukee
Cleveland
Chicago
New York
Golden State
Buffalo
Baltimore
Houston
Kansas City-Omaha
Detroit
Portland
Seattle
Kareem Abdul- Jabbar
Bob Dandridge
Bucks
Dwight Davis
Cavaliers
Wildcats Pin Brookside for 60 16 Victory in Season Opener
New London Varsity wrestling opened with a 60 16 win over Brookside as eight pins and two forfeits powered the meet. Rick Hunter started with a second period fall, followed by pins from Bobby Hunter Nestor Barker Deppen Knudsen and others. The Wildcats travel to Hillsdale next Wednesday.
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New London
Wildcats
Brookside
Rick Hunter
Dave Taylor
Bobby Hunter
Ron Wood
Cardinals
Sam Lease
Larry Hale
Kevin Nestor
Greg Kirsch
Gary Barker
Dennis Deppen
Terry Knudsen
Nestor
Tony Cornejo
Kevin White
Carl Puder
Ron Kaczur
Terry Woody
Dennis Thomas
Jerry Scheerer
Doug Clark
HWT
Hillsdale
Snow delays (high school) basketball games in Northern Ohio League
Snow and strong winds postponed several area games on Friday night. Three of four Northern Ohio League matchups were halted with Upper Sandusky at Tiffin Columbian moved to tonight and Galion at Shelby and Bellevue at Bucyrus rescheduled for Jan 6. Other cancellations included Sandusky Findlay, Tiffin Calvert Margaretta, Perkins Sandusky St Mary and Crestview Plymouth.
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Upper Sandusky
Tiffin Columbian
Galion
Shelby
Bellevue
Bucyrus
Sandusky-Findlay
Tiffin Calvert-Margaretta
Perkins-Sandusky St. Mary
Crestview Plymouth
TV Consultant Appointed Carmichael League Commissioner
New York UPI reports Martin Carmichael named television consultant and league commissioner candidate. Robert Carlson also noted in Friday briefing with details on duties and upcoming steps.
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New York
UPI
Martin American Basketball Carmichael
League
Association
Robert Carlson
Cowens Stymies Wilt As Boston Rambles
Celtics star Dave Cowens scored 31 and grabbed 19 as Boston topped the Lakers 102-98. He outscored Wilt Chamberlain and outboarded him, with Havlicek and Chaney adding key late scoring to extend the Celtics’ win streak to seven.
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Cowens
Boston Rambles
Wilt Chamberlain
Los Angeles Lakers
Dave Cowens
Boston Celtics
Boston
New York
Florida State
Cowen
Chamberlain
John Havlicek
Celtics
Don Chaney
Gail Goodrich
Lakers
Los Angeles
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Jack
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St. Paul
Coleader Mapleton
Hubert
Geese” Rusbie
Dallas Thornton
Harlem Globetrotters
Norwalk Junior High School
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Bob Meyer Chevrolet
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United Press International
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Norwalk, Ohio
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