Mesa machines toward third straight junior college crown
Mesa earned a shot at the National Junior College Athletic Association baseball title by routing San Jacinto 7-4 to reach the championship versus Manatee. Key contributors included Ray Forgie and Steve Gowans with Gowans boosting his tournament average to .420 with two doubles and three RBIs. The final, led by ace Doug Slocum at 15-3, is at 8 p.m. local time and will be broadcast on KOOL-FM.
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Grand Junction
Colo
Mesa
Hokams
Manatee
MCC
San Jacinto
Texas
Fla
Arizona
Doug Slocum
Slocum
Hokam
Hokarris
Ray Forgie
Steve Gowans
Stew Colton
Forgie
Coronado
Texans
Colton
Gowans
Dave Collins
Glen Bryant
Mesa Community College
Suns refuse college coach hire as Fitzsimmons exits
Suns general manager Jerry Colangelo says he lacks time to train a college coach for the NBA after Cotton Fitzsimmons resigns to join the Atlanta Hawks. Colangelo notes Fitzsimmons went 97-67 in two seasons with Phoenix and missed the playoffs. He seeks an NBA experienced coach to avoid a college-to-pro orientation.
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United Press International
Phoenix Suns
Jerry Colangelo
National Basketball Association
Colangelo
Cotton Fitzsimmons
Kansas State
Suns
Atlanta Hawks
Fitzsimmons
Atlanta
Cotton
NBA
Selections For Apache Greyhound Park Night Races
Veteran handicapper releases tonight selections for Apache Greyhound Park races. Post positions shown with three greyhounds listed per race, detailing dogs owned or trained by named individuals and stables. Racing runs Wednesday through Sunday nights with first post past 8 p.m. on Highway 60 east of Mesa in Apache Junction.
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Apache Greyhound Park
Highway 60
Mesa
Apache Junction
Scottsdale Daily Progress Sports Brief June 1 1972
A concise sports item from the Scottsdale Daily Progress dated June 1 1972 covers local teams scores or events. Details are fragmentary but indicate ongoing season coverage and game results.
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Scottsdale Daily Progress
A State football years sell out
TEMPE UPI Only 4,000 tickets remain for Arizona State's 1972 football season. Ticket manager Terry Wojtulewicz says about half are on the sides and an equal number in the south end zone. When sold, the stadium will be sold out for six home games starting Sept. 23. About 38,000 season tickets have been sold. Several thousand seats remain held for students, faculty and staff in the 51,000 seat stadium.
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TEMPE
UPI
Arizona State
Terry Wojtulewicz
JC title game moves to Yuma for annual national championship
The national junior college football championship will be played in Yuma annually starting in November. The game title will shift to the Sunkist El Toro National Championship, with the first contest scheduled for November 25.
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Yuma
UPI
Aaron ties Mays for second on all time home runs
Hank Aaron hits his 648th career homer to tie Willie Mays for second on the all time list as Atlanta defeats San Diego 5 4. Ron Reed wins with a sacrifice fly in the eighth and Larry Stahl adds a two run shot in the ninth. Cincinnati routs Houston 12 4. St Louis nips Chicago 1 0. Dodgers beat Giants 5 4 in 10. Montreal edges Pittsburgh 3 2. Philadelphia at New York rained out.
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Vito Stellino
UPI
Hank Aaron
Babe Ruth
Aaron
Atlanta
San Diego
Willie Mays
Mays
Ruth
Willie
Fred Norman
Ron Reed
Braves
Larry Stahl
Cincinnati
Houston
St. Louis
Chicago
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Montreal
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
New York
Reds
Astros
Tony Perez
George Foster
Foster
Johnny Bench
Manny Mota
Dodgers
Jim Brewer
Tigers edge Indians as Freehan delivers late run
Detroit wins 3 4 in 10th inning after Billy Martin pinch hits Bill Freehan for Norm Cash. Freehan reaches third on a sacrifice, then scores on Eddie Brinkman’s sac fly to put Detroit ahead. Cash homered twice for the Tigers, who grab a half game on the Orioles while Cleveland suffers a seventh straight loss.
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Joe Carnicelli
UPI
Norm Cash
Detroit
Billy Martin
Bill Freehan
Cash
Freehan
Eddie Brinkman
Tigers
Cleveland Indians
Baltimore Orioles
Curtis fuels Baptist past Bethel Lutheran
Rick Curtis belted two home runs and B Pickard along with H Kumlin added triples as Scottsdale First Baptist beat Bethel Lutheran 16 to 8 in YMCA slo pitch. Christ Church won 12-11 over Glass and Garden with Marth and Hansen homering. Bethany Lutheran defeated Los Arcos Number One 14-11.
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Rick Curtis
B. Pickard
H. Kumlin
Scottsdale First Baptist
Bethel Lutheran
Christ Church
Vicar Marth
Kenny Hansen
Bethany Lutheran
Los Arcos
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Mesa Vs. Manatee
Bryant
Jimmy Juhl
Juhl
Fergie
Julio Delgado
Collins
Kool-Fm
Selex — & Pony Metuel
Jay Pat
Nagged
Lod
Mable
Rebel
Twink
Ringo
P.D.Q
Rob Roy
Belle Havoc
P.H
Parfait
Gilbert Miss
Corona Espanto
Nig’s
Maybelline
G.G
Youngblood
Watch What
Gail Scholar
Swift Current
Jessie Ree
Hembree
Dewitt
Spot
A Dewitt
Bobbi Jo
Bold Joey
Grande Marque
Shawn
Doll
Ll’s
Can Do
Smiling Andrews
M.R
Tomorrow
D.R
Marr
Emnie Vee
Tom Kennedy
Hank Hammers
Martin
Boston Red Sox
Indians
Cleveland
Mickey Stanley
John Lowenstein
Eddie Leon
Jim Northrup
Fred
Scherman
RAYCO
T.T
O.K
Mium Quality
Agpusimeemt
Gacappapia Tradisiy
Glas
Relini Wheels
Gean
Most
Foreign Car Service and Disc Brakes Service
Rayto
V.w.'s
Toyota
Datsun
Curtis Fuels Baptist Past
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