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n'TlMES Bowling Report 7F Columnists 8F Section April 1972 White in A Pair Sox A Jorge Orta, Dick Allen, May and Jay Johnstone hit successive singles. In the first game, Wood who struck out five while issuing one walk, outdueled Paul Splittorff, who finished with a four-hitter in a losing effort. ED HERRMANN opened the decisive eighth with a check-swing double down the left field line but was thrown out at third when Wood attempted a sacrifice bunt. May's blast off reliever Roger Nelson gave the victory to Tom Bradley, who scattered seven Royals hits but needed last-out help from Terry Forster. THE ROYALS had jumped to a 2-0 lead in the second inning as Lou Piniella singled, Bob Oliver walked and, after an infield out moved the runners up, starting pitcher Monty Montgomery singled them both home.

But Chicago tied it in the third as CHICAGO (AP)-Carlos May's second home run of the season, a line shot into the right field stands leading off the eighth inning, powered the Chicago White Sox to a 3-2 victory over Kansas City Saturday for a doubleheader sweep against the Royals. The White Sox won the opener, 1-0, as Wilbur Wood tossed a seven-hitter for his second successive route going shutout and scored the winning run in the eighth inning on Paul Schaal's throwing error. Pacers I )J i vv Xf 'a Jr i I fat i ''in nl Jtniiiirir 1 1 tff-i A "ZmxZW I Laker Wilt Chamberlain hugs Pat Riley after win. Wilt, West Ignite Rally; Lakers Eliminate Bucks ECR's Hiawatha Turner (r.) nips Lowell's John Sheets. West Whips Highland In 18-School Relays But with Wood on first, Walt Williams dumped a sacrifice bunt attempt and, when Schaal, charging in from third base, fielded it and fired wildly past first and into right field, Wood steamed all the way around with the game's only run.

Astros, 6-0 SAN FRANCISCO (AP)-Jim Wynn cracked a three-run homer and left-hander Dave Roberts scattered seven hits Saturday, boosting the Houston Astros to their fifth straight victory, a 6-0 conquest of the San Francisco Giants. Houston opened the scoring in the first when Roger Metzger walked, stole second and came home on shortstop Chris Other Baseball, Page 2F Speir's throwing error following Lee May's infield hit. Bog Watson's two-out walk and Doug Rader's run-scoring double made it 2-0 in the fourth, lifting Rader's RBI total to 11 in seven games. HOUSTON CHASED Giants starter Don Carrithers, 1-1, inthe fifth. John Edwards led off with a double and Roberts walked.

With two out, Wynn Smashed his second homer in as many days. Edwards' two-out homer off Ron Bryant added a run in the sixth. The Giants, stranding six runners the first four innings, lost to Roberts, 1-1, for the first time after beating the southpaw six times. Expos, 6-5 MONTREAL (AP) Jim Fairey's two-out single in the bottom of the 10th inning drove in Ken Singleton with the winning run Saturday as the surprising Montreal Expos remained the only undefeated club in the major leagues with a 6-5 victory oyer St. Louis.

Singleton drew a walk to open the inning against loser Dennis Higgins and, two outs later, Terry Humphrey, pinch-hitting for winner Denny Lemaster, singled to right, sending Singleton to third. Fairey then lined his game-winning hit to left. MONTREAL tagged St. Louis starter Reggie Cleveland for three runs inthe first inning. Bob Bailey and Mike Jorgensen drew consecutive walks with one out and, after Ron Fairly struck out, Singleton scored Bailey with a single.

Boots day followed with a two-run double to deep left center. St. Louis got one run back in the second on singles by Joe Hague, Ted Simmons and Jose Cruz and went ahead 4-3 with a three-run sixth inning. Montreal rebounded with pair of rusn in the seventh inning with the key hits a pinch-single by John Bateman and an infield hit by Singleton. CLEVELAND was breezing along with a four-hitter until Montreal's seventh-inning uprising.

Cardinals' Manager Red Schoen-dienst paraded three pitchers to the mound in an attempt to preserve the 5-3 lead but the Expos battered Tony Clonin-ger and Don Shaw en route to tying the game. The third St. Louis hurler, Moe Dra-bowsky, finally got the third out. Braves, 11-7 ATLANTA (AP) The Atlanta Braves cracked five home runs, including a pair by Earl Williams and Henry Aaron's 640th career blast, and broke a six-game losing spin with an 11-7 pounding of the Cincinnati Reds Saturday night. The Braves, unleashing a 17-hit attack against four Cincinnati pitchers, took the lead on Williams' leadoff homer in the second inning, then scored seven runs in the third.

Aaron hit his first shot of the year following singles by Ralph Garr and Felix Millan. Then Rico Carry singled to knock out Don Gullett, reliever Pedro Borbon walked Williams and Oscar Brown ripped a three-run homer. Singles by Paul Casanova, Marty Perez and Garr capped the uprising that gave Pat Jarvis the victory. The Reds kayoed the Atlanta starter with a four-run sixth, two of them on Bobby Tolan's double, but the Braves retaliated in the bottom of the inning as Carty and Williams homered with the bases empty. Garr's run-scoring double in the seventh gave the Braves an 11-4 lead before Cincinnati closed the scoring in the eighth on a three-run homer by Tolan that gave him five runs batted in for the game.

Level Series BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) -The Indiana Pacers stormed to a big fourth quarter in the Indiana University Assembly Hall Saturday night to beat the Utah Stars, 118-108, and even their best-of-sev-en American Basketball Association West Division championship series at two victories apiece. The Pacers got off to a quick 10-point lead, 14-4, but the Stars charged back and the lead seesawed during the rest of the first half. The Stars led 55-54 at the half when Zelmo Beaty hit a short jumper at the four-second mark. THE INDIANA team took the lead for good midway in the third-period when it scored six straight points to jump into an 83-76 lead with 4:06 left in the period.

The Stars cut the margin to 98-86 at the end of the third quarter and came within one, 98-97, early in the final period. But the Pacers outscored Utah 9-2 in (he next one and a half minutes and the issue was settled. Roger Brown led all scorers for the second straight game of the series, hitting 29 points including three 3-point goals. Veteran guards Freddie Lewis and Billy Keller led the second-half charge with Lewis hitting 16 of his 26 points and Keller 16 of his 20. WILLIE WISE scored 13 points for Utah in the first period but wound up with only 25 points, including only two in the final period.

Teammate James Jones scored 24 points and his 14 third-quarter points kept the Stars within reach. The crowd of 13,007 was the largest ever to view a Pacer home gamei The teams will meet in the fifth game at Salt Lake City Monday night. LARRY VAZNONIS hitting .300 11 1 'i! 'tr? The Bucks still led 96-93 with 2:30 left, but then Jones fouled out and Milwaukee lost its spark. The Bucks had to go with a three-guard offense at the expense of height much of the second half with their star playmaker, Oscar Robertson, seeing only limited action because of a pulled stomach muscle. HIGHLAND Gary West, Hammond High and Chesterton each battled five hours of wind and cold to capture division championships in Saturday's Fifth Annual Highland Relays.

In Division Gary West bumped off defendnig winner Highland, 76-61, as Cougar Mike Pate tied the record in the 120-yard high hurdles with a crisp 14.8. Badgers Win BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) Wisconsin's mile relay team defeated Indiana University's foursome in the last event to take a 75-74 dual Big Ten Track meet victory Saturday. Dennis Adama of Indiana beat world record-holder Pat Matzdorf of Wisconsin in the high jump for the third time this season. Adama won on fewer misses as both cleared seven-feet.

Matzdorf holds the record at 7-6y. ILLINOIS ST. WINS THRICE NORMAL, 111. (AP) Three Illinois State University pitchers each tossed a three-hitter as ISU swept a rare college baseball triple-header from Ball State Saturday. The scores were 3-1, 5-2 and 9-0.

The tripleheader was necessitated by a rain-out Friday. ish among he club's top tree sluggers. "But pitching is what will carry us this year," adds Banas. "The others must get past that to beat us." Veteran hurlers include JoeBaliga, Jack Federoff, Ray Lammertin and Mark Sanders. Baliga worked five innings in the Highland tilt and fanned six batters.

A THE PERMITTING, the Glads will take on five conference foes Whereas last year's relays produced six marks, Pate's tie highlighted Saturday's competition among the field of 18 schools. HIGHLAND, winner of 41 consecutive outdoor meets during regular season Summaries, Page 2F competition, lost considerable ground to the Cougars by dropping the mile run and the long and high jump events. Merrillville's Brian Petroff ran the mile in 4:28.2 to finish 10 yards ahead of second-place Trojan Dennis Bell. The Cougars won seven of 12 events, including the shuttle hurdles and all three relay races. Harrison Powell claimed the long jump with a spring of 27 feet, ydnch to give Bishop Noll third-place with 32 points.

Both Hammond High and Chesterton repeated as divisional champs. DIVISION II SAW Hammond stacking up 62 points, 19 more than distant Crown Point. The Wildcats triumphed in both the sprint medley and mile relay races, while Joe Kaminski helped out with a victory in the high jump. The 'Cats lone defeat in season meets came against Highland last week. Chesterton pulled out a 62 to 61 decision in Division III on the strength of victories in five events and a second-place finish in the high jump.

Damp grounds, gusty winds and near-freezing temperatures accounted for the sub-standard performances in each event. Gavit 9 this week. Two of the games are makeups. Gavit finished 10-12-1 last season, and has 14 games remaining before the June 3 IHSAA sectional. That leaves little time to iron out wrinkles caused by a lack of activity.

And so the Gavit players eagerly await a parting of the clouds and a lengthy visit by old Sol. Until then, anybody wanna buy an ark, cheap? deep, clinging rough on this course held a two-stroke lead over challenging Lee Trevino and faltering Bobby Mitchell. TREVLNO HAD a 68 for 210 and was tied for second with Mitchell, who held a four-stroke lead at the end of 36 holas. Mitchell slipped to a two-under-par 74, with a bogey on the final hole. "I'm still In there," Mitchell insisted, however.

It was another two strokes back to Dave Hill and young Jerry Heard, tied at 212. Hill knocked in a monster 40-foot MILWAUKEE Jerry West and Wilt Chamberlain led a fourth quarter surge which lifted Los Angeles to a 104-100 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks Saturday as the Lakers won the National Basketball Association Western Conference playoff finals. West poured in 10 of his 25 points and Chamberlain nine of his 20 in the fourth quarter as the Lakers stormed back from a 10-point deficit to dethrone the defending NBA champion Bucks. The Lakers advance to the NBA finals against the winner of the Eastern Conference playoffs, in which New York leads Boston 3-1. THE LAKERS were down 85-75 with 10:25 to play when Chamberlain ignited the rally with a free throw and stuff shot.

Los Angeles finally tied Milwaukee at 97-97 on a West basket with 2:15 left. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, who led Milwaukee with 35 points, and Lucius Allen missed on the Bucks' next trip upcourt and Gail Goodrich put Los Angeles ahead to stay on a basket with 1:33 left. Happy Hairston drew a foul on the play and his free throw put the Lakers up 100-97. Two free throws by Chamberlain offset a foul shot by Abdul-Jabbar and gave the Lakers a 102-98 lead with 51 seconds to go. West delivered the clincher six seconds later with two free throws.

Abdul-'Jabbar scored for Milwaukee in the final seconds. Chamberlain's 20 points were 11 above his average for the series, and he also pulled down 24 rebounds and blocked nine shots. Abdul Jabbar grabbed 25 rebounds for the Bucks. THE GAME was tied 17 times and the lead changed hands 13 times until late in the third quarter when the Lakers went six minutes and 40 seconds with only one basket. The cold spell enabled the Bucks to jump ahead 76-72 as reserve Wally Jones sank a basket and a free throw and set up Allen for a layup.

Allen's free throw put the Bucks ahead 77-72 going into the last quarter. Jones kept Milwakee's momentum alive with a basket 15 seconds into the last period, and a jump shot by Abdul-Jabbar gave the Bucks their 10-point spread before the Lakers rallied. Gardner Dickinson, tied for second starting play on the mild, sunny day, ballooned to an 80-220. BRUCE CRAMPTON had it seven under par and was tied for the lead until he lost four strokes on the last three holes. He double bogeyed the 16th from the rough.

He was short in two, chipped 15 feet past and three-putted then bogeyed the finishing two holes. He had a 71213 and was alone in sixth place. Homero Blancas, another of those tied for second when the day started, hit Weather Plagues Felonious Wins Easily CHICAGO (AP) Felonious drove between horses in the stretch to win tha $20,000 Illinois Purse by Vh. lengths at Hawthorne Saturday. Intensitivo, a slight favorite over Moonsplash, finished second before a crowd of 18,865, Big Jim Waters finished third and Moonsplash was fourth in the field of six.

The winner, owned by Harvey Peltier and ridden by Lane Suire, earned $11,000 and paid $8.40, $4. and $4. Intensitivo paid $3.20 and $3.20, Big Jim Waters returned $5. Time for the 6'4 furlongs over a good track was 1:15 3-5. Sports on TV 11 a.m.

Wrestling 26 11 a.m.-Basketball's Little Men 7 11 a.m.-This Week in The NBA 44 Noon Celtics vs. knicks 7 Noon Roller Derby 32 Noon Wrestling 44 12:30 p.m. NHL Action 2 12:30 p.m. Sports Challenge 5 1 p.m. Buins vs.

Blues 2 1 p.m. Cubs vs. Mets 9 1 15 p.m. White Sox vs. Royals 32 2 p.m.

Autosport '72 44 2:30 p.m. Championship Tennis 5 2:30 p.m. Trenton 200 7 4 p.m. Tournament of Champs 7 4:30 p.m.-Sports Action Profile 5 5:30 p.m. Championship Fishing 5 7 p.m.

Roller Derby 32 9 p.m. Water World 32 9:30 p.m. Golf for Swingers 32 the wrong ball out of the rough on the 15th hole, eventually scored a quadruple bogey eight and finished with a 77217. Nicklaus, who has missed only two greens in 54 holes, made par from the rough on the second, ninth and 17th holes and took his only bogey of the day on the sixth hole, three putting. He backed away from the putt when some servicemen who were serving as marshals began talking to each other but refused to criticize them.

Nicklaus Comes From 5 Back To Lead by 2 By ALHAMNEK Times Sports Writer HAMMOND Sports bulletin: The United States Weather Bureau-7, Gavit High School's baseball team 1. Since their season opener April 7th, coach Norm Banas and his Gladiators have had seven of eight games rained out. Harry Volkman, shame on you. Most Region prep teams have played at least six times, whereas Gavit has been tested only once whipping Highland, 11-3. So until Mother Nature straightens out her act, Banas will grit his teeth and continue holding practice indoors.

"This is the wettest spring I can recall as baseball coach," declared the veteran of 11 campaigns. "This kind of layoff will hurt our timing, but most of the kids played summer ball and that experience should carry over." ODDLY ENOUGH, those persistent rains have yet to dent his team's optimism. "We're loaded with high-spirited juniors who are talented, listen well and extremely anxious to play," says Banas of his squad, which includes 10 lettermen and just one senior. Larry Vaznonis had three of Gavit's 11 hits against Highland. As a sophomore last spring, he batted a steady .300 to fin birdie putt on the last hole for a 70 and Heard took a 72.

Arnold Palmer finally broke par with a 70 but was well back in the field of 26 players who have collected regular tour titles in the last 12 months. He was at 218. Nicklaus, the recently crowned Masters champion and all-time leading money winner, didn't miss a green and three times successfully hacked his way out of the half-foot rough. But many of the rest of the elite field of winners had their problems. By BOB GREEN RANCHO LA COSTA, Calif.

(AP) -Jack Nicklaus came from five strokes off the pace with a 67 Saturday and took a two-stroke lead in the third round of pro golf's $165,000 Tournament of Champions. Nicklaus, heavily-favored to make a successful defense of his title in this prestigious event, posted a 54-hole total of 208 eight under par on the demanding La Costa Country Club course. The big blond, one of the few players strong enough to get the ball out of the i i A i tm 1 1..