Can-Am series opens with Donohue in spotlight at Mosport
The 1972 Can-Am season begins at Mosport Park with 35 starters set for Sundays opener. Mark Donohue drives a new 12 cylinder twin turbo Porsche after testing in Germany and Canada, claiming faster lap times and durability remains the focus. Pete Revson and Denis Hulme are among notable McLaren entrants in a field that drew 42 entries for the season kickoff.
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Bloys Britt
Mosport Park
Ont
Mark Donohue
Porsche
Donohue
Germany
Canada
Mosport
Brown University Engineering
Dan Gurney
Jackie Stewart Returns to McLaren as Can Am Showdown Looms
Jackie Stewart leaves Can Am victories with Lola to join McLaren while sidelined by a bleeding ulcer. Revson steps into Formula One duties as Stewart aims to be race ready by Road Atlanta on July 9. Hulme touts ten Can Am wins and positions himself as top on the team, with Hobbs driving Stewart’s updated Lola and Oliver back for Shadow entries. The $75,000 per race series prize and $100,000 season jackpot heat a clash among Stewart Hulme Donohue Oliver and Hobbs.
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Jackie Stewart
Stewart
Lola
McLaren
Revson
Road Atlanta
Hulme
David Hobbs
Jackie Oliver
California
Donohue
Oliver
Hobbs
Eve LPGA opener Hobbled by rain and nerves
Rain and rough greens unsettled the field at Pleasant Valley Country Club in Sutton Massachusetts as Janie Lalock faced the opening round of the $60,000 Eve LPGA championship. No player yet posted a clear standout performance in the tense start.
LPGA leader Blalock shares lead amid record round at 62
In a record 62 at 6,130 yards Miss Blalock ties for the lead with seven others including Yamazaki Barnett Burfeindt Romack Skala Palmer and Miller. Kathy Whitworth, defending champion, says the field faced heavy pressure from Blalock’s entry as she pursues a breakthrough win.
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Kathy Whitworth
Miss Blalock
Japan
Sayuki Yamazaki
Pam Barnett
Betty Burfeindt
Barbara Romack
Carole Jo Skala
Sandra Palmer
Sharon Miller
Miss Whitworth
New England
Portsmouth
N.H
LPGA
Fort De Chartres Rendezvous to Restore Historic Fort
The Fort De Chartres Rendezvous will be held June 1718 at the state park near Prairie du Rocher. Reenactors, muzzle loading events, Seneca Run and traditional crafts will recall 17th century life as Jackson County groups, Belleville teams and La Guianne singers join the celebration.
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Art Reid
Fort de Chartres
Prairie-in Rocher
Mississippi River
North America
Great Britain
Black Watch
42Nd Highlanders
Jackson County
State Division of Parks and Memorials
Jackson County Association
Midwest
Prairie-du- Rocher
Voyageur
la Guianne
Ste. Genevieve
St. Louis
Ruma
Illinois Department of Conservation
Golf Fans Pack Gates as Trevino Draws Huge Crowds
The piece surveys golf nuts and fans at pro tours, detailing the costly, chaotic, and colorful spectator experience. It highlights Arnold Palmer, Lee Trevino, and Jack Nicklaus as magnets, and notes varied attendees from children to celebrities like Glen Campbell and Tennessee Ernie Ford. Trevino lauds fans as the tour’s lifeblood.
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Glen Campbell
Bobby Goldsboro
Tennessee Ernie Ford
Tommy Aaron
Bob Charles
Julius Boros
Golf Classic round one leaves Brewer and Jamieson at five under
Gay Brewer and Jim Jamieson shot five under par 67 to share the lead after the opening round of the IVB Philadelphia Golf Classic at Whitemarsh Valley. Bob Murphy, Hubie Green and Don Iverson trailed at four under, with Trevino and Player at 71 and Weiskopf at 75 in this 72 hole event. Brewer recalled his Masters ulcer scare and noted six birdies and an eagle in round one. Jamieson, returning from back spasms, fired an eagle at the 17th and bogeyed none.
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Arnold
Chi Chi
Lee
Philadelphia
Gay Brewer
Jim Jamieson
Whitemarsh Valley Country Club
Stout Bob Murphy
Hubie Green
Don Iverson
Don Hendrickson
Jerry Heard
Brewer
Augusta
Jamieson
Illinois
Oklahoma State
Lee Trevino
Pebble Beach
Calif
Gary Player
Tom Weiskopf
Dave Hill
Cardinals Sign Crane and McKinnie as Free Agents
The St. Louis Cardinals announce defensive end Gary Crane and running back Silas McKinnie have signed as free agents. Crane, 26, from Dexter Missouri, played for the Denver Broncos in 1969 and served in the U S Army. McKinnie, 26, from Grand Junction Tennessee, spent four years with the Saskatchewan Roughriders in the CFL.
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St. Louis Cardinals
Gary Crane
Silas McKinnie
Crane
Dexter
Denver Broncos
U.S. Army
McKinnie
Saskatchewan Roughriders
Grand Junction
Tenn
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