Player Wins Second PGA Title At Oakland Hills
Gary Player captured his second PGA championship at Oakland Hills finishing at 281 to win by two strokes over Jimmy Jamieson. Sam Snead and Nicklaus followed in a tight group as the field contended under gray skies while the victory boosted Player’s 1972 earnings and earned him a spot in the World Series of Golf.
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Associated Press
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Mich
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Greensboro
Professional Golf Association
Jack Nicklaus
Lee Trevino
Jimmy Jamieson
Oakland Hills Country Club
South Course
Ben Hogan
Cherubic Jamieson
Tommy Aaron
Jamieson
Sam Snead
Ray Floyd
Billy Casper
George Archer
Jerry Heard
Doug Sanders
Gay Brewer
Phil Rodgers
Trevino
Nicklaus
Hale Irwin
Dan Sikes
Casper
Newsmen
Snead
Arnold Palmer
Heard
Brewer
Rodgers
Sanders
Floyd
Illini eye C U clash as Big Red Bears preseason talk rises
Illinois officials steer talk of a St Louis Cardinals Chicago Bears exhibition at Memorial Stadium in Champaign Urbana for next season. New Illini AD Cecil Coleman is expected to pursue the C U matchup while season ticket sales jump about 37 percent from last year as August orders loom.
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Sox win twice to extend drive on Oakland
The Yankees swept a doubleheader from Milwaukee 3-0 and 6-0 as Sparky Lyle recovered from a scare to earn two scoreless appearances and save the nightcap. The Tigers split with Cleveland 3-5, aided by Willie Horton and Mickey Stanley homers, while other MLB results included Baltimore over Boston 11-2 and California over Kansas City.
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Major League Standings and Tuesday Scores Highlight Tight Races
MLB standings show Oakland and Baltimore in close battle as Boston and Chicago pull within reach. Orioles' win featured Rettenmund Powell and Blair with Palmer six-hitter support. White Sox rally boosts gap in AL West. Twins' Goltz hurled six strong, Angels and A's split twin bill with Killebrew hitting 534rd homer, tying all time AL righty mark.
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Jim Palmer
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Oakland
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San Bando
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Twins
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California
Ken McMullen
Kansas City
Ed Kirkpatrick
Lee Stanton
Sandy Alomar
Angels
Bob Oliver
Clyde Wright
Hill shines in Belleville West booklet with Hill spotlight
Belleville West High School in the Metro-East area releases its 1972 preseason football publicity booklet. Jim Hill is highlighted as a starter on both offense and defense, noted for power and reading blocks, with 18 lettermen returning under head coach Bruce Arnold.
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Hill
Carbondale
Belleville
Belleville West
Bruce Arnold
Arnold
West
Dave Zeller
Springfield
Mike Pearson
Pearson
Maroons
Dave Harris
Christopher High
Aaron Breaks Ruth Record With Two Homers In Braves Win
Hank Aaron hits two homers including the 10th inning game winner as the Atlanta Braves beat the Cincinnati Reds 4 to 3. The 660th career homer sets a single team record. Ruth previously held 659 with the Yankees. Aaron downplays the milestone focusing on 714 and 715.
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Cincinnati Reds
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Tony Perez
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