Coronado B League champions claim top seed with 10-6 win
Coronado defeated Westwood 10 to 6 to seize the B League title with an 8-2 record. Albert Garcia earned the win in relief and Bart Bradley belted a two run homer as Coronado sent 12 men to the plate amid six Westwood errors. Saguaro and Chandler also won in the A League race while Arcadia slid to one of its worst seasons.
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Coronado
Dale Rusnak
Westwood
Brad Caruth
Warriors
Dons
Albert Garcia
Westwood Warriors
Saguaro
Ed Littleton
Sabers
Casa Grande
Scottsdale
McClintock
Chandler
Arcadia
Mesa
Bart Bradley
Beavers
Jack Haupt
Scott Somers
McDonough
Haupt
Jack Perry
Huff
Jimmy Hanson
Titans
Hanson
Skip Schifino
Joe Woodall
Kevin Davis
Titan
Davis
Bret Baldwin
Arcadia Mesa
Pollard dies in Indy practice crash at speedway
Art Pollard 46 of Medford Oregon was killed during practice for the Indy 500 after his Dan Gurney Eagle hit a wall and burst into flames. He suffered burns and flame inhalation and died at Memorial Hospital after being removed from the car. Pollard leaves a widow and two children.
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Indianapolis
Ind
UPI
Art Pollard
Medford
Ore
Pollard
Infield Hospital
Memorial Hospital
Thomas Hanna
Speedway
Jim Malloy
Denver
Roseburg
Oregon
Northwest
Milwaukee
Trenton
Ronnie Duman
Indy
Michael
Judy
Toros top Giants as Garner hits first Hi Corbett homer
Tucson Toros beat the Phoenix Giants 5 2 with Phil Garner belting a four bagger in the sixth to clear the left field scoreboard and drive in Charlie Chant. Dan Ford added a two run double in the second and Rich Childs was ejected in the second after throwing his bat during a dispute with the umpire. The Giants scored two in the eighth on a Miller single Brown single and Redmon double.
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UPI
Phil Garner
Hi Corbet Field
Toros
Phoenix Giants
Garner
Charlie Chant
Dan Ford
Rich Childs
Giants
Bruce Miller
Leon Brown
Glenn Redmon
BYULikely Easy Win in Western Athletic Track Meet
Brigham Young leads the Western Athletic Conference Track Championship after five events with 74 points. Arizona is second with 37 and Colorado State third with 25. Scott Bringhurst won the six mile and Gary Cramer claimed the 3000 meter Steeplechase in a conference record of 8 55.0.
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Utah
UPI
Brigham Young
University
Cougars
Arizona
Colorado State
Scott Bringhurst
Texas el Paso
Arizona State
New Mexico
Wyoming
Gary Cramer
BYU
ASU
Pete Span
Thomas Andersson
Sun Devils hammer Wildcats to stay undefeated in league play
Arizona State pitchers limited Arizona to 19 hits while scoring 14 runs in a Western Athletic Conference contest. Gary Atwell Clay Westlake and Clint Myers each had three hits and Myers and Garrett Strong drove in three runs apiece as Jim Otten pitched a complete game for his 12th win.
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Phoenix
UPI
Arizona State
Arizona
Wildcats
Gary Atwell
Clay Westlake
Clint Myers
Sun Devil
Myers
Garrett Strong
Ben Heise
Marv Thompson
Heise
Jim Otten
Otten Dominates as ASU Rallies Past Opponent
Otten fanned 10 and walked five in a bases loaded two out third inning situation, then settled in. Arizona State built a 4-1 lead after six, before exploding for four runs in the seventh and six in the eighth to widen the gap.
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Chandler
Steve Huff
The
Wolves
Otten
Arizona State
House urges lifetime bans for drug users in pro sports
Congressional investigators describe drug use as widespread across professional sports and call for lifetime bans for users. The subcommittee urges league reporting of drug incidents and penalties for players and staff, while noting current anti-drug efforts by MLB, NFL, and NBA.
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Pro Sports
Washington
UPI
House Commerce Committee
Albert J. McGrath
McGrath
Staggers
Bowie Kuhn
Pete Rozelle
National Basketball Association
Kuhn
Rozelle
NFL
Jack Joyce
NBA
Coronado Dons Sweep Saguaro In Final Dual Meet
Coronado gymnasts topped Saguaro 140.62 to 105.04 in the last dual meet of the season. Don Stanley led with 7.47 all around while Gary Adrig totaled 7.79, the best in the state. Individual event wins included Adrig on high bar and floor, Cardella on floor and trampoline, Everett on side horse, with Coen and Oscarson also placing in events for Saguaro.
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Coronado
Harvey Plant
Saguaro High
Sabercats
Dons
Saguaro
State
Don Stanley
Gary Adrig
Stanley
Ading
Frank Cardella
Jeff Everett
Ted Coen
Scott Oscarson
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Russ Miller
Bob Bill
Bill Doss
Ed Heineman
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Rick McDonough
Carl Gottleib
Craig Swartwood
Rick Brown
Scottsdale Daily Progress
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