Baseball Strike Settled Ends Long Standstill
Chicago and New York reached a tentative agreement ending the 13 day major league strike. The pact trims the season and includes owner contributions of 500000 to the pension fund and 480000 to the health care fund, with 86 games wiped out and players losing about 1250000 in salaries.
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Chicago
New York
Sox
Ioin Miller
Players Association
Bowies
New Kuhn
York
Jor
Miller
Kuhn
Khan
Mmen
Wake Forest hires Marshall coach Carl Tacy to lead
Marshall University athletic director Joe McMullen confirms Carl Tacy has accepted the Wake Forest head coaching post. Tacy departs after a 24-5 season and strong recruiting, leaving McMullen to fill his shoes quickly while praising the outgoing coach's appeal to other programs. Tacy cited his West Virginia roots and fast break style as guiding his approach at Marshall and potential future adjustments at Wake Forest.
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Carl Tacy
Wake Forest University
McMullen
UPI
Marshall
John C. Barker
Tacy
Jack McCloskey
McCoskey
NBA
Portland Blazers
Thundering Herd
Top Women Golfers Shoot For Dinah Shore Crown
Palm Springs California UPI reports the Dinah Shore-Colgate Winners Circle LPGA Tour opens with a 41 player field on the 6355 yard Mission Hills course for a 20000 prize. Stars include Mickey Wright Kathy Whitworth Betsy Rawls Sandra Haynie Carol Mann Donna Caponi Marilyn Smith absent Illnesses Shirley Englehorn Mary Leno Raulk. Pro am results feature Bob Hope team tying for first. Jane Blalock Jan Ferraris Kathy Farrer 74s led individual honors.
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Palm Springs
Calif
Mission Hills
Mickey Wright
Betsy Cullen
Kathy Whitworth
Betsy Rawls
Sandra Haynie
Carol Mann
Donna Caponi
Marilyn Smith
Shirley Englehorn
Mary Leno
Raulk
Desert Hospital of Palm Springs
United Fund of the Desert Communities
Bob Hope
Hope
Cynthia Sullivan
Tom Overton
Charles Baldwin
Sandra Post Elliott
Jane Blalock
Jan Ferraris
Kathy Farrer
Six More Cars Added To Indianapolis 500 Field
The Indianapolis 500 field grew by six Thursday with veteran Peter Revson driving a British McLaren set to challenge the pace. Revson holds the qualifying lap record at 179.354 mph, as the auto classic nears its start.
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Indianapolis
UPI
Peter ‘Revson
McLaren
Strike Ramifications May Take Years To Surface
New York reports that the 13 day baseball strike may have long term effects unseen now. Players faced negotiations and voting as they await outcomes that could alter season start and labor relations for years.
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New York
UPD
Marvin Miller
Kenesaw Mountain Landis
Miller
Charleston Charlies Open Season With Syracuse Clash
Charleston Charlies kick off the 1972 season at Watt Powell Park against the Chiefs of Syracuse led by manager Red Davis. Key players include Gene Garber, Jim McKee, Frank Frontino, Dick Sharon, Phil Bushman, Charlie Howard, George Kopacz, and Richie Zisk as the power threat. Davis expects a better club than 1971 despite Frontino’s elbow issue and notes a mix of five veterans and five youths ready to compete.
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Charleston Charlies
Watt Powell Park
John “Red” Davis
Davis
Charlies
Florida
Chuck Goggin
Chiefs
Syracuse
Gene Garber
West Virginia
UPL
Jim McKee
Waterbury
Frank
Frontino
Charleston
Dick Sharon
Phil Bushman
Bothmen
Bushman
Sharon
Charlie Howard
Howard
George Kopacz
Richie Zisk
Pittsburgh Pirate Club
Zisk
Rosewall Advances to Quarterfinals at Quebec Tennis
In Quebec City four more players reach the quarterfinals of the $50,000 Quebec international. Ken Rosewall defeats Tony Roche 6 3, 6 2 to advance, joining Rod Laver Arthur Ashe Charlie Pasarell and Marty Reisen who also moved on.
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Quebec City
UPI
Ken Rosewall
Australia
Rosewall
Tony Roche
Roger Taylor
England
Bob Lutz
U.S
Lutz
Cliff Drysdale
South Africa
Bob Carmichael
Roy Emerson
Jeff Borowiak
Rod Laver
Arthur Ashe
Charlie Pasarell
Marty Reisen
Laver
America
Tom, Leonard
Riess
Hill Leads Monsanto Open After First Round
Dave Hill shot a 7 under par 64 to lead the Monsanto Open at Pensacola Country Club. Trevino withdrew due to exhaustion, while Gene Littler and John Lotz missed the event due to illness and a seizure respectively.
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Hill
Pensacola
Fla
UPD
Dave Hill
PGA
Ray Floyd
George Archer
Harry Tsocano
Dean Beman
Lou Graham
Lee Elder
Bobby Cole
Labron Harris
Grier Jones
Homero Blancas
Blancas
Lee Trevino
Trevino
Gene] Littler
Monsanto
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Beckley
W. Va
Rocky Graziano
Jake LaMotta
Philadelphia
Wake Forest
Charles Moir
Roanoke College
Huntington
Herd
Winston-Salem
N.C
Renna
Kentucky
Lowisilie
Sostan
Mass
Alpany
Dinah Shore Crown
Universal
Kuppenheimer
Michael Stern
Don Richards
Johnny Carson
Harry Con
Neville ST
Ita
Tourney
By David Moffit
Pensacola Country Club
Bob E. Smith
Kermit Zarley
Jim Colbert
Chris Blocker
Bob Goalby
James Barker
John Lotz
Dick Lotz
Lotz
Theother
Joe Herrera, SR
Democrat
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