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Publication: European Stars and Stripes Friday, April 26, 1968

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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 26, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Pago 18 the stars and stripes us erase 16-Point deficit to clip pipers Lead series new Orleans la. A the new Orleans bucs trailing by 16 Points late in the third Quarter fought Back wednesday night to defeat the Pittsburg pipers 109-101 in the american basketball association championship playoffs. It gave the bucs the Western division champs a 2-1 Lead Over Pittsburgh in the Best-of-7 scr  Jones Sank a driving Layup with 1 19 left in the final period to put new Orleans ahead for the first time at 102-101. Pittsburgh took a 9-0 Lead atthe Start and it was t until the Piper s Tom Washington fouled out in the final period that new Orleans was Able to Cut into its opponent s margin. Pittsburgh had id Point mar gins at the end of each of the first three quarters. Big gun for the bucs was for Mer Tennessee Star Austin red bobbins who scored 30points and got 22 rebounds. For the pipers the leading score was Chico Vaughn with 27 Points including three three Point goals. As the teams left the court after the game Piper Forward Art Heyman became involved Ina scuffle with a fan. The Man Joseph Juhas 23, of Thibodaux,la., struck his head on the Cor Ner of Concrete Steps and was taken to a Hospital in an undetermined  was taken into custody by a police officer and the two left the scene. Pittsburgh Ashton hymn he Una Vaughn Llama Jarvela Porter q f t 6 2-3 12 mrlnd0 4-0 10 Moo 6 7-10 id rbblns0 6-7 2? Brown 8 2-3 15 jonos3 1-1 6 Brunson 1 2-2 4 new Orleans q4 9 11 710 2 f r 0-0 80-9 24 8-10 30 1-2 15 0-9 29 2-4 0 total 3624-31101 totals 4323-34109 Pittsburgh 292828 10101 new Orleans 19 28 28 34109 Throe Point goals Pittsburgh Al by Man 2, Vaughn 3. Fouled out Pittsburgh Washington. Total Foula Pittsburgh 21, new orleans21. Attendance 8,310. April 26, he Birds he legs with flood s Bat St. Louis a hot  flood drove in Jive runs with a triple and two single wednesday night As the St Louis cardinals whipped Cincin Nati 7-0 behind Ray Washburn s five hit pitching. Washburn breezed to his Sec Ond Victory without a loss after Mike Shannon s third Home touched off a three run St. Louis burst in the second inning against reds right hander John Tsi , who went into the game with an 8-3 career record against the cards then walked Julian Javier and Washburn be fore flood the National bucs overtake la., 4-3, on Mazeroski Fly Pittsburgh up Bil Mazeroski s second sacrifice Fly of the game scored Gene Alle with an unearned tie breaking run in the sixth inning wednesday night and gave the Pittsburgh pirates an Uphill 4-3triumph Over the los Angeles  Bunning who yielded a three run Homer to Jim Lefebvre in the first inning settled Down and won his second game of the season with late inning Relief help from Eiro face. The pirates scored three run sin the fourth to tie the game before Mazeroski delivered the game winning Fly in the sixth. Versalles err shortstop Zoilo Versalles error enabled Alley to reach first to Start the inning. Roberto Clemente singled Alley to second and both runners moved up on Willie Stargell s ground out. Don Clendenon was intentionally walked and Alley score Don Mazeroski s Fly. Alley led off the fourth with triple and scored the pirates first run on Clemente s infield out. Willie Davis three base Muff of Stargell s Fly a walk Mazeroski s first sacrifice Fly and Manny Mota s single completed the scoring. Lefebvre homered into the upper deck in right after singles by Wes Parker and Davis in the first but Bunning went on to yield just seven hits fan five and walk two before leaving the game after eight innings with pulled Groin muscle. 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Here in Chicago prior to a workout Stanky tries to forget his troubles while sunbathing in  tonsillitis floors Harris Philadelphia up r-the10-round fight Between Gypsy Joe Harris of Philadelphia and Manny Gonzales of Odessa tex., scheduled for thursday night was cancelled wednesday when Harris reported he had severe Case of tonsillitis and an ear  marked the fourth postponement of the bout and the second time by illness to Harris. A respiratory ailment caused a March 20 cancellation. A chagrined promoter her Man Taylor said ticket refunds would begin  angry state athletic commission ordered Harris info a medical examination. The Philadelphia Playboy welter weight faces a Fine and suspension for concealing his condition at the commission weigh in this past  was explained wednesday that Harris has been seeing physician secretly for the past 10 . Jack Weinstein treating Harris said a Tonsillectomy May be necessary. The condition flared up tuesday night and the illness was made known wednes  physicians were irked at Harris failing to report the Throat and ear ailment at the physical examination Mon Day. The Boxer was suspended for60 Days at the year s end for failing to make a weight stipulated by the contract. Marathon scheduled Boston a the roadrunners club of America has announced its annual Marathon willbe held in Philadelphia oct. 27. League s leading hitter both Fine with a sense ent the cardinals added reliever Bill Kelso in the Roger Marls triple an Cepeda s sacrifice Fly in the sixth flood single drove in Javier Curt flood. Drives in five off with a single and took Sec Ond on a throwing error by shortstop Leo Cardenas. Dal Maxvit s infield hit a walk and flood s triple to left Center completed the assault in the eighth Curt opens Gates Cincinnat Iab r h 1 1 4 0 2 0if 2 0 1 0rose of Johnaon race p  Pinson Cuperez us Muy Bench Helms in c2b St. Louis Brock i flood it Marls it Tolan it c cd Ida in cur Var Shannon 3b a Ivler 20muxvlll a Wii Librn 1 a Rabi 31105035 4120 0000 3011 4010 4121 32u4110 3100 Moloney Mjones Tot Ftp 31 0 5 0 Tom i 33 t 13 1 Cincinnati. 000 000 000-0 8t.louio 3 c 0 1 1 Zox a a cml ficus. Lull Cincinnati  7. 3u-Rosc, Al girls blood. Or Shannon 8k 11 Tel Touron. Kelso Mccoole Leo Davidson Ishburn w.a-0 h Herb so 332 1110 0000 31113231 5 0 0 j chilled chicagoan see Mustangs beat chiefs Chicago a the Chica go Mustangs beat the at a chiefs 4-1 wednesday night Foj their first Victory in the Ujj division of the North american soccer league. John Kowalik of scored twice in tie second w for Chicago before a Chw crowd of 336 in Tom whips Fazio in dramatic comeback Tountas wins Abc masters title Cincinnati a lanky Pete Tountas staged a dramatic comeback wednesday to win the american Bowling Congress masters tourney championship by whipping Buzz Fazio in two successive  29-year-old Kegler from Tucson ariz., knocked into the losers division of the double elimination tournament by Fazio avenged the earlier setback by nudging Fazio in the final series 847-843. Fazio a 60-year-old Detroit pro who had won the Winner s division of the tourney but dropped the first four game Block to Tountas jumped out Toa 50-pin Lead after the first two games of the final  rolled 208 and 233 com pared to Tountas 181 and 210.but Tountas a greek Immi Grant rallied to shoot 232 and224 to Fazio s 199 and 203. Toun tas put together four straight strikes late in the final game and that proved to be the deciding Edge. The championship was wort More than $4,000 to Tountas who posted a 8-1 record in the tour Ney in which eliminations Start two about in Thiu Philadelphia a welterweight Stanley Kitten Hay Ward of Philadelphia and Joe Shaw of new York have signed for a 10-round fight at the Arena Here May 20. De monday. Fazio Creaig favorite of the crowd want Tountas beat a win them four game Block by 882-wj. Jim Stefunich of � a who dropped a series o Toj earlier in the night that. The top Man in t a j j it finished third in t he a it Bill Johnson lust years i Ney runner up in jeans wound a w Dave Souter of Deviou fifth  
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