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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Apr 20, 1972

Page

7

Robertson delivers eighth inning homer lifts Pirates past Cubs

Pirates trailing 2-1 in the eighth, Bob Robertson belts a two run homer off Juan Pizarro to spark a 5-2 win for Nelson Briles’ relief. In other NL games Philadelphia blanked St Louis 1-0, Dodgers beat Braves 3-1, and Padres edged Giants 4-3.

Vito Stellino UPI Bob Robertson Pittsburgh Pirates Chicago Cubs Robertson Danny Murtagh Derrel Thomas John Jeter Padres Giants Cesar Cedeno Astros Cincinnati Jerry Reuss Jack Billingham

Major league baseball schedule and standings update

Major games listed for Friday include Chicago at Pittsburgh at 8 05 p m San Francisco at San Diego 10 30 p m and Los Angeles at Atlanta 8 05 p m plus East and West division standings with records for Baltimore Detroit Cleveland New York Milwaukee Boston Oakland California Kansas City Minnesota Chicago Texas and more. Probable pitchers are shown for Boston New York Detroit Baltimore and other matchups with times and venues noted.

Bill Virdon Willie Stargell Robertson Randy Hundley Pirates Juan Pizarro Baltimore Detroit Minnesota California Oakland Kansas Chicago Jenkins Pittsburgh Ellis Los Angeles Osteen Atlanta Stone San Francisco McDowell San Diego Arlin New York St. Louis Mil Pitts Phila Cinci Los Ang Houston San Fran W. L Cleveland Milwaukee Boston W. L. Pet Kansas City Texas Minn Cleve United Press International Montreal Philadelphia Cincinnati Los

Bowling results and high scores from Tuesday match

Moothart defeated Hendigan 3 0 while Carson edged Iowa Cafe 2 1 Home Town beat Crawfordsville Bank 2 1 Thermogas topped Mills 2 1. High team series Thermogas 2553 and Carson 2545. team game Carson 925 and Bank 916. Individual series R Crone 566 J Wallace 561. Individual game R Crone 247 J Wallace D Blankenhorn 211.

Thermogas Carson Plumbing Crawfordsville Bank Mills Rambler Hennigan, Inc Moothart Home Town Iowa Cafe Hendigan Carson Mills Bank R. Crone J. Wallace D. Blankenhorn

Celtics finally win first playoff game over Knicks

Celtics edge Knicks 115-109 in Boston to avoid a 0-3 series deficit. Dave Cowens 23 points 16 rebounds lifts the effort, with Havlicek 26 points White 29 as Boston trails early then seizes control late. Knicks lead series 2-1 heading to New York Friday.

Boston UPI Dave Cowens Florida State Celtics New York Knicks National Basketball Association Knicks New York Los Angeles Lakers NBA Milwaukee Bucks Cowens Jo Jo White Dave John Havlicek Havlicek White Tom Heinsohn Heinsohn Red Holzman

Pacers gain in ABA test in Bloomington

Indiana Pacers beat Utah Stars 116-111 in Bloomington as Roger Brown scored 30 and seven teammates hit double figures to even the Western Division finals at 2-1. Stars were missing Red Robbins with flu but expected him to play in the next game Saturday.

Anderson Ind UPI Indiana Pacers Roger Brown Utah Stars Salt Lake City Pacers Red Robbins Ladell Andersen Robbins Bloomington Brown Indiana Bob Netolickey Mel Daniels Fred Lewis George McGinnis Darnell Hillman Billy Keller Rick Mount Willie Wise Rob Boone Zelma Beaty John Beasley Glen Combs James Jones

Nicklaus Leads the MONY Tournament of Champions

Jack Nicklaus, coming off his Masters win, headlines the MONY Tournament of Champions at La Costa in Rancho La Costa California. The field of 26 pros includes Palmer, Archer, Casper and Weiskopf with a $33,000 first prize awarded Sunday.

Rancho LA Costa Calif UPI Jack Nicklaus Nicklaus Tofc la Costa Palmer Billy Casper Bob Rosburg Paul Harney Miller Barber Gardner Dickinson Bob Goalby Grier Jones Johnny Miller Jerry Heard Hale Irwin Hubert Green Bobby Mitchell DeWitt Weaver Dave Eichelberger Labron Harris Jr Lee Trevino Dave Stockton Frank Beard Tom Weiskopf Homero Blancas Tony Jacklin Bruce Crampton Dave Hill

Wicks Named Rookie of Year in NBA Draft Chess Match

Sidney Wicks of Portland led the rookie ballot with 77 votes from 17 cities, edging Elmore Smith of Buffalo who had 21. Carr, Ray, Rowe, and Newlin also received votes as Wicks joins 2,000 point club with 943 rebounds and 350 assists in his first season.

NEW York UPI Sidney Wicks National Basketball Association Wicks Portland Trail Blazers NBA Buffalo Elmore Smith Cleveland UCLA Notre Dame Austin Carr Carr Cavaliers Clifford Ray Chicago Curtis Rowe Detroit Mike Newlin Houston Trail Blazers Portland Rolland Todd

Hi Rollers League results reveal tight matchups

Wen Steele Lumber 35 Sorrell Glass 3312 Pat & Mary's 332 State Theatre 30 Watson Cleaners 29 26 Lemke Electric 26 Parter Inc 5.5 oh. echos ll Lemke Electric 4 Steele Lumber 0. Perfex Inc 3 Sorrell Glass 1 Watson Cleaners 3 Pat & Mary's 1 Nixon Feed 3 State Theatre 1. Team series Lemke 2750 Nixon 2726. Team game Nixon 978 Lemke 964. Individual series George Janecek 579 Rich Bennett 554. Individual game George Janecek 219 Frank Sojka 216.

Hi-Rollers League Wen Steele Lumber Sorrell Glass Pat & Mary’s State Theatre Watson Cleaners Lemke Electric George Janecek Frank Sojka

Bowling standings and scores from Friday league

Results show Hy-Vee 1, Lowes Trucking 3, Rose Motel 3, Sidters 1, Tavern 1, Willows 3, Perfex 3, Accounting 1. Willows leads with team series 2219 and team game 769 while Perfex 2118 and 766. Betty Ward tops individuals with 542 in series and 194 in game. Fairy Sampson 531 and 193.

Willows Supper Club Perfex Inc Town & Country Tavern Washington Accounting Rose Motel Sitter’s Auto Parts Pete Lowe's Lowes Trucking Sidters Tavern Willows Perfex Betty Ward Fairy Sampson

Richland club notes and church mission report

Mrs King hosts Daughters of Ruth meeting with 19 members and co host Mrs John King. Program on Shrines by Mrs Ray Ward with photos and a donation to Methodist Builders. Officers reelected and May 15 meeting planned. Quakerdale School guests sang and spoke at Richland Friends church. Center club met April 13 with nine attendees and May 11 date set. Candle Corner shop opened in Washington. Horace quote ends note.

Don Long Richland Ruth Ralph Steel John King Ray Ward United States Methodist Builders Ellen Dagle Texas Harold Greeson Blanche Cline Edith Dickinson Mabel Hollingsworth Adrian Bottorff Alice Jones Prudence Paxson Rubye Hendrickson Richland

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