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Newspaper
Oelwein Daily Register
Location
Oelwein, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1972
Page
1
Jim Howard and Gary Robinson led a 10-run fifth inning as North High defeated Fayette 12-2. Robinson earned the win by surrendering five hits as North High moved to 1-2 on the season.
Calmar South Winneshiek split Friday baseball with Waukon. SW won 7-6 in game one and lost 3-2 in five innings. Smither homered in the fifth of game two to clinch the win as Terry Wenthold went 3-3 driving in both SW runs.
A compact schedule lists girls softball events across numerous tournaments such as Tripoli at Hudson Invitational and Elkader at Guthrie Center. The week includes boys baseball matchups like Fredericksburg at Wapsie Valley and Tripoli at South Winneshiek, with ongoing MPFL and regional games.
Oelwein Huskies edge Tripoli 6-4 in eight innings as John Hopkins clubs a run and drives in another, pitching all eight for the win. Mueller plates insurance run, Huskies steal eight bases, and Rosenstiel collects three hits amid 11 total. Tripoli ties late before Hopkins secures victory and Oelwein advances to Waverly for first Northeast Iowa Conference clash.
Los Angeles AP notes a Salute to Casey Stengel at Dodger Stadium with Hall of Famers Jackie Robinson Roy Campanella Sandy Koufax Joe DiMaggio Stan Musial Joe Cronin Early Wynn Harry Hooper and other longtime rivals and teammates present Stengel a Glendale banker and Mets VP will attend along with 1916 Dodgers and later Yankee legends plus league officials and umpires Celebrations include honoring Robinson Campanella Koufax with retired numbers 42 39 and 22 and the Hall of Fame uniforms acceptance by Commissioner Kuhn
In Eugene Oregon AP reports the NCAA meet nears its end with USC and UCLA leading in points before day two. A key USC injury may shift hopes to cross-town rival UCLA as the day unfolds. A separate Baltimore AP item notes fans protest a potential move of the Colts to Florida with bumper stickers.
Friday and weekend results feature Baltimore Oakland Cleveland Milwaukee Texas Boston Kansas City Chicago Detroit New York Minnesota and more with multiple innings games. NL leaders New York Pittsburgh Chicago Montreal Cincinnati Los Angeles San Francisco Houston Atlanta and others fill the standings and next week’s matchups are listed.
Baseball leaders list shows American and National League leaders in batting runs and RBIs, with players from Chi Oak Cin SF and others named for 90 at bats, runs, hits, doubles, triples, home runs, and steals. Pitching leaders include decisions and strikeouts with Kaat Lee Lolich Carlton and others, highlighting top figures as of the season.
Braves pitcher Phil Niekro limited the New York Mets to three hits, all by John Milner, as Atlanta won 6-1. Milner homered for New York in the ninth, while Houston, Cincinnati, Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Chicago posted wins in other NL games. Bob Watson, Lee May drove in two for Houston. Bench homered in the 17th for Cincinnati. Kingman Bonds and Goodson homered for San Francisco. Cardenal scored the decisive run for Chicago.
Brewers beat Texas 7-5 after a 2 hour 16 minute game halted by rain. Ted Williams and Nestor Chylak argued for stoppage, but play resumed. Paul Ratliff hit a second Opening Day homer, Lonberg and Linzy closed the game as Rangers fell behind. Other AL results included Baltimore over Oakland, Detroit over Minnesota in 11, and Chicago downing New York.
Lee Trevino joked about loaning a putter to Cesar Sanudo as Gary Player reportedly gave a priceless tip to Gibby Gilbert. The tip helped Gilbert surge to nine under par 135 after two rounds at Quail Hollow, tying Sanudo, Dave Hill, and Billy Casper for second. Gilbert shot a 67 with four 15 to 25 foot birdies and birdied the last for a share of the lead.
Hill storms to early lead with 66 after winning Monsanto Open earlier in year. Sanudo, borrowing Trevino’s putter, shoots 71 amid heat dizziness. Casper sits near 11 under before bogeys finish at 70. Trevino repeats 69, Harris and Zarley 138, Player and Sanders 139 in tight leaderboard.
Sumner girls improved to 2-1 by defeating New Hampton 12-1. The Lady Aces scored seven runs in the second inning and added five more in the final frame as Duhrokopf and Niemann each collected two hits. Batteries were TroynaSchneberger for Sumner and Norgaard Niemann for New Hampton.
North Winneshirk defeated South Winneshirk 7 to 5 in a Friday softball game. Stella Sexton hit two home runs for North Winneshiek, while Mary Novak and Marty Novak contributed key hits for the winners. Final score shows North Winneshirk mounting an early lead before South Winneshirk battled back with late runs.
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