Braves a strong team after draft
NEW YORK (UPI) -- Mike Riordan of the world champion New York Knicks believes Eddie Donovan's Buffalo Braves
emerged the strongest of the three expansion clubs with the acquisition of two New York and Los Angeles players in the Na-
Lamonica, Kapp named most valuable players
NEW YORK (UPI) — Daryle Lamonica of the American Football League Oakland Raiders and Joe Kapp of the National Football League Minensota Vikings today
Kapp, who had seven touchdown passes in one game last season, led the Vikings into the Super Bowl with his inspired play.
ers to the regular season Western Division title in the AFL.
Lamonica and Kapp will be honored along with Kansas City Coach Hank Stram and Dan Reeves of the Los Angeles Rams at the association's third annual dinner on May 25.
tional Basketball Association stockpiling draft.
Riordan, Walt Frazier and Willis Reed all were shocked at one particular unprotected player picked up by Buffalo-Dick Garrett of Los Angeles. The Braves also drafted Mike Lynn from the Lakers and Knick reserves Bill Hosket and Don May.
"It's unbelievable," said Riordan, who admitted he will never know if the Knicks had him on the team's protective list. "Buffalo has a strong club and I wouldn't be surprised if this draft hasn't made it an immediate playoff contender. Los Angeles obviously protected its forward and let go some guards."
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Boston was a third team to lose three players with two of them immediately being traded. Buffalo dealt Bailey Howell to Philadelphia for Bob Kauffman and Portland sent Larry Siegfried to San Diego for Jim Barnett.
were named recipients of league Most Valuable Player awards by the New York Chapter of the Professional Football Writers Association.
San Diego, who could ill afford to lose experienced hands, gave up Bobby Smith to Cleveland and Rick Adelman and Pat Riley to Portland. Chicago lost Walt Wesley and Loy Petersen to Cleveland and Ed Manning to Portland.
The Cleveland Cavaliers picked a third member of the Knicks—Johnny Warren—as a nucleus for its freshman squad and selected Los Angeles' Johnny Egan for backcourt experience
Atlanta failed to protect Butch Beard, a No. 1 college draft choice, and Cleveland grabbed the former Louisville star. The Cavaliers concentrated on back-courtmen, making seven of their 13 picks guards.
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The three men will be honored at an awards dinner in Saratoga Springs, N.Y., Aug. 15.
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Teams open ABA series Friday night
LOS ANGELES (UPI) — The Los Angeles Stars and the Indiana Pacers will open their American Basketball Association championship series at Indianapolis Friday night, it was announced Monday.
Turcotte, younger brother of veteran riders Ron and Noel, rode 79 winners in New York during 1969 to earn the apprentice championship.
The teams are scheduled to play game No.2 of the best of seven final playoff series at Indianapolis Sunday afternoon. The second contest will be televised nationally.
The Stars and Pacers will play games No. 3 and 4 at the Anaheim, Calif., Convention Center Monday and Tuesday nights, May 18-19.
If necessary the fifth game will be played at Indianapolis Saturday afternoon, May 23. That contest also will be on national television.
Game No. 6 will be played at the Los Angeles Sports Arena Monday night, May 25, with the seventh game set for Indianapolis, Tuesday night, May 26.
Rotz, an articulate jockey who is called the "quiet man" by his colleagues, tied Jorge Valasquez for most stakes won in New York last year.
Turf writers will honor 3 jockeys
Burch's string of successes include Sword Dancer, 1959 Horse of the Year; Bowl of Flowers, 1961 filly champion; Fort Marcy, 1967 turf course king, and Arts And Letters, "Horse of the Year" for 1969.
NEW YORK (UPI)—The New York Turf Writers Association today honored John L. Rotz as its "Jockey of the Year 1969" and singled out R. L. Turcotte for a special citation as an apprentice rider.
John Elliott Burch, who has handled four champions during his career, was named "Trainer of the Year 1969."
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