AL Favorites Squabble Amid Parity Between Orioles and Indians
The AL East race tightens as Orioles beat Tigers 3-2 in Detroit while Indians lead the division by one game over Detroit and 21 games over Baltimore. Palmer hurls four-hitter, triples, scores winner. White Sox, A’s, Yankees idle.
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Herschel Nissenson
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Sooners Win Big 8 Baseball Crown
Oklahoma Sooners claim the Big Eight baseball title by sweeping Missouri 5-2 and 4-2. Sophomore pitcher Jackson Todd fanned nine in the opener as Bobby Jack homered, and Oklahoma built a four-run first inning in the second game. They finish 12-7 in conference as Colorado fades. NCAA regional foes to be set with Tulsa likely joining.
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Rain Shortens Ottawa Spring Open Tennis Finals
Rain interrupted the 1972 Ottawa Spring Open forcing coin flips to decide two senior men titles with Carl Mibeck of Lawrence and Carl Joost of Topeka winning the Senior 35 and Senior 45 crowns. Randy McGrath of Kansas State defeated Jack Johnson in the Men's Singles while Kenny Nordboe of Salina faced a coin toss setback in the senior finals. After the weather shift the tournament moves to doubles at Forest Park this weekend with play slated for Saturday and Sunday.
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Lawrence
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Topeka
Randy McGrath
Kansas State University
Jack Johnson
McGrath
Pittsburg
Ken‘ Nordboe
Salina
Forest Park
Walkers Lead AAU Entry List At Missouri Valley Meet
Race walkers Larry Young and Paul Ide head the entry list for Sundays Missouri Valley AAU track and field championships at Ottawa High School. Meet director Bill Boucek expects more entries by weekend as athletes compete Friday and Saturday elsewhere. Young, bronze medalist in 1968 Mexico City Olympics, recently set the American 20 km standard, while Ide holds current Mo Valley AAU marks in the mile and 2 mile walks. The event starts 1:30 p.m. with divisions Junior Men Women and Men, and advances top three finishers to national AAU carnivals. Tickets are $1 adults, 50 cents children, with Ottawa Jaycees selling advance and gate tickets.
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Unser Near 200 MPH In Indy Qualifying Feat
Bobby Unser blistered four laps at Indianapolis with speeds near 200 mph, clocking a 195.940 mph pole-qualifying pace and raising hopes of a historic 200 mph lap. Bettenhausen and Andretti trailed with 188.877 and 187.617 mph, while Donohue and Revson pressed for strong final time trials.
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