Knicks Hit 72 Percent From Floor In Opener
New York’s outside shooting torched the Lakers in a 114 92 opening win. Jerry Lucas led with 26 points while Wilt Chamberlain faced a major matchup, and Los Angeles must adjust for Lucas and Bradley as ABC confirms Sunday’s game will air locally.
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ABI Sports Night Sets Final College Championship At Bradley
ABI will host Sports Night in Bradley to crown the 1971 72 champion as Alpha Gamma leads Sigma Phi 413 to 410 after two of four varsity events. Theta Tau and Gamma Rho sit third and fourth while all four teams pursue trophies through softball soccer basketball volleyball bowling table tennis chess and checkers.
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Beckley Golfers Win 14th Match
Summersville Woodrow Wilson team led by Dave Cappallari 74 paced a 312 team total to defeat Nicholas County 312 to 363. Lee Martina 76 was the next best, with Bob Brown and Mike White 81s. The squad heads to Princeton Monday for a quadrangular with Princeton Welch and Bluefield at 1 30.
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Padres Fire Preston Gomez After Short Run As Manager
Preston Gomez, long admired by Walt Alston and Buzzie Bavasi, is fired by the San Diego Padres after a brief managerial tenure. He accepts the news with grace, notes the club’s potential, and wishes success for successor Don Zimmer. Gomez exits with head held high, vowing to stay positive.
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Beckley Little League Sets Practice Games for May 1–6
Beckley Little League announces practice games next week ahead of the May 12 season opener. Drain pipe work will occur on field three over the weekend. Managers and parents urged to attend. schedule lists daily matchups by field and time through May 6.
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Rebels Fall To Man Hillbillies
The Man Hillbillies swept a doubleheader, beating Logan 10-5 and Mullens 18-6. Rick Toler hit a grand slam in the fifth to spark a six run rally for Logan in game one. Nordela and Lusk homered in game two as the Hillbillies exploded for 12 runs in the final three innings.
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Jim Myers to Speak at Mullens All-Sports Banquet
Mullens Moose Lodge announced Coach Jim Myers of the Dallas Cowboys will be guest speaker at the annual Mullens High School all sports banquet set for Saturday April 29 at 6 p.m. Myers, long a top offensive coach, has a storied career at UCLA Iowa State Texas A&M and the Cowboys. He and his wife Carolyn have three daughters and four grandchildren.
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Nelson Golf Classic Rains Delay Start At Preston Trail
The Byron Nelson Golf Classic, a $125000 event, opens its first round today at Preston Trail in Dallas after a long rain delay. The soggy course and 12 hour 2.5 inch downpour kept greens slow, with legends like Nicklaus historically dominating this stormy event. Weather may decide if he can top 280 and continue his Preston Trail run.
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Corrales Delivers Late Double Lifts Tidewater Past Charleston
Jose Corrales hit two run doubles in the ninth and 13th as Tidewater edged Charleston 7 4 in a four hour IL contest. Charleston had solo homers by George Kopacz and Dick Sharon and led 3-1 entering the ninth before Corrales sparked a rally with a key error earlier in the extra frame.
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Red Devils blank Clay to reach 5-2 behind Rosiek
Collins improves to 5-2 with a 7-0 shutout of Clay as Randy Rosiek earns the win with three hits and nine strikeouts in seven innings. Sam Huffman records his second save, and Cottrell takes the loss for Clay after seven innings. Collins meets Princeton in a 1:30 p.m. doubleheader Saturday at Collins.
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Vida Blue Talks With A's Finley
Vida Blue and agent Robert Gerst met with MLB commissioner Bowie Kuhn and A's owner Charles O. Finley in Chicago to seek a resolution for the 1972 season. The group aimed to end the holdout and allow the American League to benefit. None of the four could be reached for comment.
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Cline and Varney Set for Two Ten Rounders at Armory
West Virginia welterweight champion Bobby Cline faces Sonny Oliver of Cleveland and Junior Varney meets Jimmy Lane of Toledo in two ten round main events this Saturday at the Raleigh County Armory at 7 30 p m Also on the card are five amateur bouts with fighters including Benny Toler Delbarton Burns Diamond Larry Kuhn David Vaughn Mickey Udy Tyrone Temple Darrell Cox Larry Baldwin Albert Starr and Relious Glasco Advance tickets listed at local shops with prices 250 300 and 350 and gate adds fifty cents per ticket Children 7 12 half price Gates open at 7 30 p m
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Baseball scoring list with league leaders and pitchers
American League and National League batting and pitching notes list players with runs batted in and pitchers with records. Names include Darwin Minn Allen Chi May Chi Cash Det Murcer NY Duncan Oak Kingman SF May Rader Hou Tolan Cin Wynn Hou Nolan Cin Ray Hou Sutton LA Seaver NY Carlton Phil Wood Chi Coleman Det Siebert Bos Burgmeier KC Blyleven Minn Kekich NY Locker Oak Broberg Tex Dobson Menally Balt Bahnesa Chi Perry Cleo Lolich Det and more with several 3 0 and 2 0 results.
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