Glendale boy captures state Frisbee crown
Glendale boy Bob Chambers defeated Scottsdale's Craig Levario in a playoff at Coronado High School gym to win the Arizona State Frisbee Championship. Chambers went two for two with behind the back and between the legs catches, while Levario managed only a back catch to finish runner up. The event drew six competitors from across the state in the WHAM-O sponsored contest.
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Randy Walling
Yuma
Coronado High
Walling
Bob Chambers
Glendale
Levario
Scottsdale Parks
Heard wins American Golf Classic amid late-round struggles
Jerry Heard captured his first PGA victory at Akron with a four-over 74 final round, finishing 275 total and earning $30,000. Dale Douglas and Gay Brewer followed in second and third as Nicklaus, Palmer, and Rodriguez trailed, with Heard becoming the youngest champion at 24.
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Akron, Ohio
UPI
Jerry Heard
Heard
Dale Douglas
Gay Brewer
Rosewall Captures U S Pro Title In Three Straight Sets
Ken Rosewall, at 36 and 5 foot 7, dominated Cliff Drysdale to win the U S Professional Tennis Championship at Longwood. Rosewall earned 10000 dollars, moving to 61277 for the year as Drysdale climbed to first in the pro standings with 49.25 points.
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Chestnut Hill
Mass
UPI
Ken Rosewall
Rosewall
South Africa
Cliff Drysdale
Longwood Cricket Club
Laver
Roy Emerson
Okker
Marty Riessen
Drysdale
Newcombe
Okker, Laver
Arthur Ashe
WAC stars lead Blazers in Pasadena exhibition
Western Athletic Conference players formed most of the Phoenix Blazers starting lineup for a 7:30 p.m. exhibition against Pasadena at Montgomery Stadium. ASU alums Spagnoli and Ventura headline a 17-man Sun Devil contingent with veterans from Arizona, Utah, New Mexico and BYU among starters and reserves.
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Phoenix
Western Athletic Conference
Phoenix Blazer
Gene Cox
Pasadena
Montgomery Stadium
Arizona State
Joe Spagnoli
Gary Ventura
ASU
Jim Sherman
Abe Johnson
University of Arizona
Jim Lawson
Joel Carr
Texas-El Paso
Bob Delancey
Utah
Maxie Williams
New Mexico
Bill Glatch
Brigham Young
Spagnola-Ventura
Sun Devil
Nello Tomarelli
Diego Perez
Ron Carothers
Phil Booker
Ken Moulton
Missouri Valley College
Pat Grimes
Joe Jackson
NAU
Toronto
Runners Post Ice Schedule for 1971 72 WHL Season
The Phoenix Roadrunners open the 1971 72 WHL season October 15 hosting the San Diego Gulls. They play 36 home games with 22 on weekends and 14 away encounters against other WHL teams. Club president Jim Wells expresses pleasure with the home-heavy schedule and fans will have ample opportunities to enjoy hockey.
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Phoenix Roadrunners
San Diego Gulls
San Diego
Roadrunners
Gulls
Phoenix
Jim Wells
Satchel Paige Heads Hall of Fame Induction Day
Six former stars including Satchel Paige and executive George Weiss will enter the Hall of Fame in Cooperstown. Also inducted are Dave Bancroft Jake Beckley Chick Hafey Harry Hooper Joe Kelly and Rube Marquard as the Cubs meet the Indians in the Hall of Fame game with Sam McDowell returning to Cleveland after contract issues.
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Cooperstown
N.Y
UPI
Satchel Paige
George Weiss
Hall of
Paige
Cleveland
Dave Bancroft
Jake Beckley
Chick Hafey
Harry Hooper
Joe Kelly
Rube Marquard
Chicago Cubs
Cleveland Indians
Sam McDowell
Indians
Sun Devils name 71 quarterback contenders for 1971 season
Grady Hurst of Santa Barbara rates as the likely starter after two seasons behind Joe Spagnola. At 5-11 and 182 pounds, the senior runs a 9.7 100 meters and showed promise with 4 of 5 passes for 74 yards against Wyoming. Jim Brady, Scottsdale Coronado product, returns to Arizona as a sophomore quarterback at 6-2 and 198 pounds after redshirting last year behind Frank Kush. His father played at ASU in 1939. Danny White, son of Wilford White, is a 6-3, 175-pound sophomore quarterback from Mesa with multi-sport all-state credentials and 1971 Sun Imp baseball.
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Santa Barbara
Calif
Grady Hurst
Sun Devils
Hurst
Joe Spagnola
Wyoming
Brady
Scottsdale
Coronado High Dons
Jim Brady
Arizona
Notre Dame
Frank Kush
Dons
ASU
Danny White
Prospect
Wilford
Wizzer’ White
Hyman and Pfitzer Triumph in State Non-Pro Baseball
Hyman and Pfitzer, righthanders for Midas Mufflermen, secured two wins to push the team to 2-0 in the state Non-Pro championships in Tucson Hi Corbett Field. Hyman limited Douglas to three hits in a three hitter while Pfitzer pitched a one hitter against Kerr of Thomas Mall. The Muff beat Douglas 10-1 as Booth collected three hits and scored five runs. Pfitzer, an ex Mesa CC champion hurler, won 10-2 with Cornish and Tate each collecting four hits.
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Tucson
Don Hyman
Mike Pfitzer
Midas’ Mufflermen
Hi Corbett Field
Hyman
Douglas
Pfitzer
Kerr
Thomas Mall
Muffs
John Booth
Jim Brock
Mesa Community College
Mike Cornish
Jim Tate
Six Teams Remain In State Metro 12 Men’s Softball
Six teams race toward the four spots advancing from Scottsdale based State Metro 12 men’s softball playoffs. Tempe Arch Berge Ford Big Apple Patriots Goettl’s and Phoenix Optimists vie to reach Albuquerque New Mexico. The Scottsdale Parks and Recreation Department and the Amateur Softball Association sponsor the tournament.
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Metro 12
Tempe Arch
Berge Ford
Big Apple
Patriots
Goettl’s
Phoenix Optimists
Albuquerque
N.M
Scottsdale Parks and Recreation Department
The
Amateur Softball Association
SST Swimmers Win Yuma Honors
Five Scottsdale Swim Team competitors took part in the Yuma Invitational Aquatic Meet over the weekend. Jill Richards posted two seconds in the 50 freestyle, with other Scottsdale swimmers placing in fifth and sixth. Teammates included Bill Rickert Doug Richards Patti McCormick and Pam Richards.
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Scottsdale
Yuma
Jill Richards
Bill Rickert
Doug Richards
Patti ‘McCormick
Pam Richards
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Scottedate Daily Progress
Akron
Bob Murphy
Jack Nicklaus
Steve Reid
Arnold Palmer
Chi Chi Rodriguez
Mike Hill
Brewer
U.S
Rod Laver
Forest Hills
Wimbeldon
WAC
San Diego Sun
Salt Lake
Portland
Denver
Seattle
Seattle Sun
Salt Lake Tue
Satch
Marge Sarlat
Dick Becker
Tom Phillips
Vic Hooper
Wayne Johnson
Dell Moore
Tom Schaeffer
Insurance Service
Allstate
E. 5Th Ave
Alstate Insurance Companies
Northbrook, Illnois
White
Westwood High
Sun Imp
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