Sellout Opening Day Set at Riverfront Stadium Reds Face Giants
A 52,000 capacity sellout is anticipated at Cincinnati Riverfront Stadium for the 1973 season opener. Don Gullett will start for the Reds against Juan Marichal of the Giants as both clubs seek rebound seasons after poor 1972 campaigns. The day includes several exhibition results and spring wins across Major League Baseball.
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Hal Bock
Associated Press
Cincinnati
Riverfront Stadium
Reds
Don Gullett
Oakland
Juan Marichal
San Francisco Giants
Gullett
Marichal
Deja Vu Trouble For Baltimore Bullets In Playoff Duel
The Bullets face the Knicks in Baltimore after a season rival setback and coach Gene Shue vows a must win. NBA playoff action also features Carolina Cougars, Kentucky Colonels, and Denver Rockets with late situational leads and standout performances.
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Baltimore Bullets
Fred Rothenberg
Associated Press
Bullets
National Basketball Association
New York Knicks
Baltimore
Bullete
Gene Shue
Knicks
American Basketball Association
Carolina Cougars
New York Nets
Kentucky Colonels
Virginia
Celtics
Atlanta
John Havlicek
Havlicek
Celtic
POW Capt. Leopold Survives Five Years In Vietnam War
Milwaukee native Army Capt. Stephen R. Leopold endured 454 days as a prisoner of war in North Vietnam. He survived malnutrition, beatings, solitary confinement, and a brutal 48 day forced march. Sports helped him cope as captors shared sparse scores and Milwaukee teams, including the Brewers and Bucks, offered fleeting morale.
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Milwaukee
Indochina
Stephen R. Leopold
North Vietnam
Leopold
Shorewood High School
Stanford University
Terest
The
Brewers
Bucks
National Basketball Association
Pare nelli's super team aims for faster USAC assault
Parnelli Jones leads a four driver lineup including Joe Leonard Al Unser and Mario Andretti as the 1973 USAC season opens with cars surpassing 200 mph. Andretti sets an unofficial 211.76 mph in testing while Maurice Phillippe explains design tweaks to improve oval racing performance.
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Parnelli Jones
USA
Joe Leonard
al Unser
Mario Anc Dretti
Jones
Vel Miletich
Andretti
Texas World Speedway
Phillippe
Lotus
Parnelli
Walton and Ratleff Lead 1973 All America Basketball Team
UCLA center Bill Walton and Long Beach State star Rod Ratleff top the 1973 NIBA NBA All American list chosen by 17 NBA coaches in cooperation with NEA. Doug Collins North Carolina State Jim Brewer Minnesota joined the starting five with Walton and Ratleff.
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New York
NBA
Bill Walton
UCLA
Ind Ratleff
Long Beach State
Walton
Ratleff
National Basketball Association
Newspaper Enterprise Association
Doug Collins
Hinois State
David Thompson
North Carolina State
Jim Brewer
Minnesota
NEA
Ed Ratlett
Illinois State
Eagle Queens Fall Short In District Volleyball Title Bid
Pecos Eagle Queens lose to Kermit 10-7 in game one then fall 14-12 in overtime as Yellow Jackets edge them to force a tie with Kermit and Seminole. Debbie Bryan leads scoring with seven points in the loss, while Kim Blackwell and others add small bursts. District record ends at 9-3. JV results favor Pecos B.
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Pecos
Pecos Eagle Queens
Kermit
Queens
Seminole
Janice Williams
Eagles
Kim Blackwell
Peggy McCarty
Susan Wadley
Kathy McAnally
Yellow Jackets
Debbie Bryan
Rosalinda Rodriguez
Angelcan Claims World Tennis Victory in Munich
Cliff Richey of San Angelo Texas defeated Milan Holecek of Czechoslovakia 6 1 6 3 in singles. He then partnered with Cliff Drysdale of Australia to beat Americans Frank Froehling and Charles Parsarell in doubles in the World Championship Tennis series.
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Germany
Cliff Richey
San Angelo
Tex
Milan Holecek
Czechoslovakia
Cliff Drysdale
Australia
Frank Froehling
Charles Parsarell
Southern Cal takes top spot in collegiate baseball poll
USC rises to the No. 1 position in the Collegiate Baseball newspaper poll after a 2-0 win over Arizona State in 12 innings at the Riverside Invitational. The Trojans improve to 21-4, while ASU drops to second, one point behind. Texas moves to third ahead of Miami Florida, with a reshuffled top 10 and several new entrants.
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Tucson
Ariz
Southern California
Arizona State
USC
Riverside
Trojans
ASU
Texas
Miami
Florida
Georgia Southern
South Alabama
Florida Southern
Grand Canyon
David Lipscomb
Missouri
St. Louis
Birmingham Southern
Southern Illinois
Sam Houston State
Puget Sound
Cal Poly
Pomona
Delta State
Nicklaus Favored as Masters Weather Tests Augusta
Lee Trevino says Nicklaus could be beaten at Augusta only if rain disrupts play. The Masters opens with Nicklaus seeking a fifth win at the rain-saturated course while rivals hope damp conditions narrow his edge. Trevino notes Nicklaus’ long driving gives him advantages, and Bill Casper adds the course suits Nicklaus’ style.
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Augusta
Lee Trevino
Jack Nicklaus
Jack
Trevino
Nicklaus
Bill Casper
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