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28 Wednesday, March 17, 1971 ST. CLOUD DAILY. TIMES Baseball's Experiment Doomed for Oblivion vj By United Press International Baseball's three-ball, three-strike experiment seems doomed for oblivion along with previous suggestions that the game be played with yellow baseballs or metal bats. The suggestion was made by Charles O. Finley, owner of the Oakland Athletics, who thought the three-ball, three-strike rule might speed up the game.

But experiments with it have turned out exactly the opposite-producing tedious games of Gopher Icemen Brace for Meet MINNEAPOLIS (UPI) The I If "pitch and catch." rookie Marty Perez knocked in two with a single to lead the Atlanta Braves to a 5-2 victory over the Minnesota Twins. Phil Niekro, 12-18 last season after a 23-13 record in 1969, pitched five one-hit innings and has allowed no runs in nine innings this spring. George Foster's sacrifice fly drove in Jim Rosario in the 10th inning and gave the San Francisco Giants a 6-5 win over the Milwaukee Brewers Bob Spence hit three homers, including a grand slam, as the! Chicago White Sox' team whipped the Pittsburgh Pirates' squad, 13-9. Richie Zisk hit two homers and Vic DavalUlo also connected for the Pirates MONZON'S CHALLENGER LONDON (UPI) Mark The Cleveland Indians and ARTIS GILMORE SIDNEY WICKS Gopher hockey team worked DEAN MEMINGER JOHN ROCHE CARR Athletics experimented with the out today in preparation for their suggestion again Tuesday, with second round, NCAA hockey tournament game Friday fCarr, Wicks Pace UPI Balloting against Harvard Umdersity. The University of Minnesota skaters came from a 24) dificit the Indians winning a 10-7 decision during which Cleveland pitchers allowed 15 walk and Oakland pitchers eight.

Vida Blue of the Athletics, who pitched a no-hitter and one-hitter last spring, was among the pitchers -who just couldn't rated highly defensively. Roche, a 6-foot-3 guard who NEW YORK (UPI)-Aiistin to dump North Dakota 5-2 in game and was the Bruins' leading rebounder. He also is Gilmore, the biggest player in has been compared favorably Madison, while homestand- Carr of Notre Dame and Sidney Wicks of UCLA, who finished 1- the country at 7-2, averaged with Jerry West, led South Named to the third unit were sophomore George McGinnis of Indiana, junior Paul Westphal of Southern California, junior Julius Erving of Massachusetts, senior Charley Yelverton of ing Denver ripped Minnesota -Duluth 9-3 Saturday night to 2 respectively in the balloSng as a rebounder and a defensive 6. as a reuounuer anu a ueieiiMve adjust. He allowed eight walks acm nfrv frnm fh Wpstpm for UPI's Player of the Year tionors.

were the top vote- Rowe, the former British Fordham. and senior Dave eetters in the 1970-71 AH player that he was outstanding, average ana assists, ne A5sociation and was tagged for six hits and Gilmore led the nation in was the nation 'ifive runs in six innings, reboundinc with an average of in free throw percentage withl Denver arew Boston in me 5f2 per glme and I he also! an .825 mark and is Thursday at War Ray Lamb the winning blLS vJSs ahnost io per by the pro scouts as a "can't1 Memorial Auditorium in Syr pitcher yielded on three hits Robisch of Kansas. America squad Selected Tuesday by the United Press The top 15 players were middleweight champion who is campaigning for Carlos Mon-zon's world crown, will meet former world welterweight champion Curtis Cokes of Dallas April 6 in a 10-round determined by a point system. but walked 10 batters cause, N.Y. Boston was 6-0 win miss" prospect.

contest. Voters were asked to choose NBA STANDINGS ATLANTIC DIVISION Pel. GB x-Nw York 51 Philadelphia 45 34 .570 5'j Boston ..41 38 .519 Wi Buffalo 22 58 .275 29 I CENTRAL DIVISION Pet. GB x-Baltlmore 40 38 .513 ner over the Gophers last Dec ember. On other fronts: Ralph Garr drove in two runs with a sacrifice fly and a single, and'bout at the Royal Albert Hall.

Cooper Loses British Crown two teams of five players each, with two points awarded to a player named to the first team and one point given for second Carr, a 6-foot-3 guard who is the nation's second leading and Wicks, a 6-8 forward who led the top-ranked Bruins in scoring and rebounding, received 781 and 777 points WEMBLEY, England (UPI) after the bout. "But the verdict Atlanta 35 45 .438 6 Cincinnati 33 46 .418 7'A Harvard, pre-tourney favorite, will have one Minnesotan skating against the Gophers. He's Tommy Paul of Duluth Cathedral. His brother Fred Paul is with the Harvard freshman team mention. The 15 players Henry Cooper, who once went against me and there is Cleveland 14 64 .179 26 MIDWEST DIVISION with the most points comprised Pet.

GB floored Muhammad Ali and who held the British Heavyweight x-Mllwauke 66 14 no point in continuing." Cooper, who was born in the three Ail-American squads. out of a possible 800 in a balloting oft 400 sportswriters and sportscasters from across Chicago 50 28 .825 .641 15 .590 19 .551 22 The closest balloting was for AUTO LEASING 1971 PLYMOUTH DUSTER Phoenix 46 32 Detroit 43 35 Boxing Title longer than any other man in history, has London on May 3, 1934, floored team. The Gophers, 10 years without the country. PACIFIC DIVISION the then heavyweight King Pet. GB the fifth position on the first unit.

Meminger, a 6-foot guard, waged a close battle with 7-foot a berth in the NCAA, got decided to call it a career. Cooper, 36, announced his Also named to the first team All-America squad were Artis x-Los Anaele 47 32 San Francisco 39 40 .595 .494 8 .468 10 Cassius Clay early their bout on June 18, 1963, before being decision to retire from the ring San Diego 37 42 SeatM 34 42 Portland 25 53 center McDaniels, for that coveted spot with Dean winning stopped in the sixth round. .462 10Vj .321 21V after losing a close 15-round 2 door, as low per month plus tax. Cooper, who started to box by a 445-423 margin. decision to Joe Bugner Tuesday night.

Cooper, last beaten by Giynpre of Jacksonville, John Roche of South Carolina and Dean Meminger of Marquette. All five fifst-team selections are' seniors. The tsecond team consists ff professionally in 1954, won the Carr, who became only the second player in history to second period clinchers from Doug Peltier, Bruce Mcintosh and Mike Antonovich. Insurance goals came in the final stanza off the sticks of Craig Sarner and Antonovich. "It doesn't make any difference who we play," said Gopher Coach Glen Sonmor Sunday after the upset.

"If you start worrying who you're going to get, you're in trouble." score over 1,000 points in two Clinched division title Tuesday's Results New York 115. Los Angeles 82 Atlanta 130, Philadelphia 125 Chicaso 113, Baltimore 99 Cincinnati 113, Buffalo 102 Cleveland 108, San Francisco 103 Milwaukee 119, Phoenix 111 Tonight's Games Cleveland at Baltimore Los Angeles at Boston San Francisco at Cincinnati Detroit at San Diego former Heavyweight Champion Floyd Patterson in 1966, had held the British title since 1959 except for a short period of (Qualified persons only) PICKARD MOTOR CO. 220 -6th Ave. St. Cloud, Ph.

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EAST DIVISION Pet. GB .653 Virginia 49 26 .553 7Vi "yy game, averaged 22.2 points per .507 11 .416 18 .410 18'2 .387 20 Kentucky 42 34 New York 38 37 Pittsburgh 32 45 Floridians 32 46 Carolina 29 46 WEST DIVISION Utah 51 22 Indiana 52 24 Twins Face Orioles MIAMI, Fla. (UPI) The RBIs with a sacrifice fly and Minnesota Twins don't seem to a ninth inning single, while be in very good shape to exact Garr delivered a two-run single Memphis 38 38 Denver 27 49 Texas 26 Tuesday's Results Indiana 130, Pittsburgh 122 Kentucky 122, New York 104 Memphis 128, Denver 118 Tonight's Games revenge, but they get tneir while uarr delivered a two-run chance tonight when they play single in the eighth. The fifth Pittsburgh vs. Carolina at Charlotte, the Baltimore Orioles run came on a homer from N.C.

Utah vs. Floridians at New York Kentucky at New York It will be the first meeting of NHL STANDINGS catcher Hal King. Niekro, attempting a comeback after a 12-18 record last the two teams since last fall when Baltimore took tie Ameri Pti. EAST DIVISION Boston 45 10 New York 44 14 season, worked five scoreless can League pennant from the Twins in three straight games- innings and allowed the Twins Montreal 35 21 Toronto 34 29 Buffalo 19 37 Detroit 20 38 Vancouver -19 42 WEST DIVISION only one hit. The Braves' knuckleball pitcher now has worked nine shutout innings this spring.

Pts 9 97, Both Twins runs came off x-Chlcago 44 St. 29 23 MfNNtSOTA 26 3C right-hander Ron Herbel. AnT for the second straight year. Minnesota has a 5-6 record in exhibition baseball this spring after losing 5-2 to the Atlanta Braves Tuesday. Ralph Garr and Rookie Marty Perez, both fighting for starting jobs with Atlanta, knocked in two runs apiece and, along wjth pitcher Phil Neikro, led the Braves to the victory.

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