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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 03, 1972
Page
13
Nelson Briles reports theft of his offseason wardrobe and stored tapes from his beach house while he trained in spring. Briles, tied to Bradenton and Pittsburgh, said a night of performance plans were also stolen along with personal gear.
The ABA held a televised secret draft with 11 clubs selecting college players. Denver picked Doug Collins in the fourth round but will not sign him until his college eligibility ends in 1973. Other first round selections included Bob McAddo by Virginia Squires and Bud Stallworth by Denver.
Phil Esposito scored three goals and two assists as the Boston Bruins beat Vancouver 7-3 to extend his lead atop the NHL scoring race with 115 points. New York beat Buffalo 4-3, Philadelphia shut out Minnesota 3-0, and Pittsburgh defeated Detroit 7-4.
At Ontario California A J Foyt earned the pole for the Miller High Life 500 with a top lap of 153.217 mph after a timing clock failure postponed his first run. He beat Bobby Allison and Richard Petty for front row spots as 20 more drivers queued for positions at the 51 car field.
Bill Shoemaker rode Royal Owl to victory in the San Jacinto Stakes and won his 555th stakes race, breaking Eddie Arcaro's mark. The 40 year old star aims for No. 556 in the Santa Margarita Handicap as he continues riding for several more years.
Baltimore Bullets coach Gene Shue has until March 15 to pay a $2000 fine for harsh public criticism of NBA referees after a 118 117 overtime loss to the Seattle SuperSonics. Commissioner Walter Kennedy said Shue confirmed the statements attributed to him and expected a substantial penalty.
Les Hunter scored 39 points to lift the Kentucky Colonels past the Virginia Squires 135-130 in overtime. Artis Gilmore added 34 and Walt Simon 27 as the Colonels clinched a tie for first in the ABA East. Charlie Scott led the Squires with 41 points.
The fourth annual women s state basketball tournament starts at SIU with a 4 p.m. opening across campus sites. The lineup features 10 teams headed by Northern Illinois and Illinois State with SIU seeded no better than fifth. SIU faces Oliver Nazarene then Illinois State in the first round.
Northern pike have been stocked widely in Lake Kincaid Rend Lake and Crab Orchard as part of an intensified program to boost game fishing. Officials note reproducing pike in Kincaid signals potential trophy catches, with four and five pounders common and larger specimens possible in coming years.
A $500 reward is posted for information leading to the arrest and conviction of those who unlawfully entered Frank Parrish’s Plaza Motel office around February 9 and stole a grey metal box of tools a Montgomery Ward adding machine and papers. Contact Frank Parrish Room 10 Plaza Motel. offer void after March 15, 1972.
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