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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1973
Page
7
Chicago faces Montreal in Game Four with tied series at 2-1 in favor of the Canadiens. NBC telecasts at 2:05 p.m. as the Black Hawks push to even the best-of-seven and force a possible seventh game.
Western Illinois University coach Walt Moore likens 64 Bill Knaub of Bergan to Doug Collins as a guard with speed and shooting accuracy. Knaub, 18.5 points and 9 rebounds per game last season, signed to join WIU. Moore has now recruited three players, with Ed Sanders and Bobby Jackson the others. SIU has signed Terry Hines. Harv Schmidt has not signed yet.
Don Wilson pitched a four hitter and drove in three runs with a three run double as the Houston Astros defeated the New York Mets 9-2 in a nationally televised game. Wilson worked eight strikeouts and two walks, carrying a perfect game into the fifth before Ed Kranepool doubled.
Collins will have his Illinois State uniform retired to the Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield Mass alongside other No. 1 picks. The Hall notes the display honors the top pick in the NBA draft, with Collins’ white home uniform to be shown at Horton Field House in Normal.
Wilt Chamberlain says he may need to assert himself more after scoring five points as the Knicks beat the Lakers 99-95 to even the NBA finals at 1-1. Willis Reed and Jerry Lucas limited Chamberlain while New York travels to New York for Games 3 and 4.
Indiana and Kentucky duel in a physical playoff affair as George McGinnis tallies 20 points and Darnell Hillman 17 to tie the series at two games apiece. Artis Gilmore and Louis Dampier add 18 for Kentucky while Gus Johnson coaches Indiana after Leonard’s double technicals.
In Bad Homburg Australia and defending champion South Africa advanced to the Federation Cup final round. South Africa beat Romania 2-1 as Australia defeated West Germany 3-0 with Evonne Goolagong and Janet Young winning the doubles 6-4 1-4 6-1 and Goolagong also winning singles.
Secretariat, Meadow Stable, ridden by Ron Turcotte, won the 99th Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs in 1 minute 59 and 2/5 seconds, beating Sham by three-fifths of a second. Sham placed second with Our Native third and Forego fourth. Shecky Greene set the early pace. Turcotte and trainer Lucien Laurin completed a consecutive Derby victory for the same owner trainer and rider pairing.
Australia won the Davis Cup Eastern Zone as John Newcombe and Geoff Masters beat Premjit Lall and Vijay Amritraj 4 6 6 2 7 5 6 3 to give a 3 0 series lead and defend the zonal crown. New Zealand led Austria 2 1 in Europe as Brian Fairlie and Onny Parun won the doubles after Fairlie’s postponed singles. Norway led Denmark 2 1 in Europe with two singles remaining.
A large Derby crowd of about 140000 swarmed Churchill Downs for the 99th running as 42000 seats left infield viewing. The scene mixed betting, crowds and rowdy infield behavior amid security efforts while Churchill Downs neared its 100th birthday in 1974.
Coleman pitched six scoreless innings to earn his sixth win of the season and Hiller closed it out with a save as Detroit defeats Texas 2 American League victory. Kaline hit his third homer, Howard doubled and tripled, Stanley added a double, and Detroit scored twice in the fourth inning to hand Paul his first loss after three wins.
John Mayberry's two run pinch single sparked a six run seventh inning, lifting the Kansas City Royals to a 9-7 comeback win over the Milwaukee Brewers. George Scott and Darrell Porter each drove in two runs for Milwaukee, while Fred Patek contributed a two run single earlier in the game. Bruce Dal Canton finished strong for KC after a rough start.
Bob Veale relieved a struggling Bill Lee in the eighth to preserve a 5-1 Boston win over Minnesota. Lee, 2-4, failed to finish his first major league start after ten prior attempts, giving up seven hits before leaving with the game in reach. Reggie Smith and Carlton Fisk drove runs for Boston while Luis Aparicio and Orlando Cepeda contributed run producers. Phil Roof provided Minnesota's lone RBI.
Montreal Expos score twice in the eighth inning to defeat the Cincinnati Reds 7 to 6. Tim Foli lined a two out double off Clay Carroll scoring Ron Hunt from first and giving Montreal the lead, with Ron Woods adding an insurance double. Pat Jarvie earned the win.
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