Janis Larson on balance beam
Janice Baker on uneven parallels
Cardinals land Carlton Allen still holding out
By MARTIN LADER UPI Sports Writer
The St. Louis Cardinals fired a double-barrelled shotgun into the air last week, and at least one bird came tumbling to the ground today.
The Cardinals notified holdouts Richie Allen and Steve Carlton that the team was invoking the renewal clause in their contracts and ordered both to report to camp by 10 a.m. this morning.
Carlton reported to St. Petersburg, Fla., 24 hours early, although he continued to express dissatisfaction with the contract offered him, but Allen still was flying free as the deadline neared.
The 25-year-old lefander reportedly was seeking $50,000,
$20,000 more than the Cardinals offered.
Catcher Jeff Torborg, his job threatened on the Los Angeles Dodgers, reported to their Vero Beach, Fla., camp Tuesday and ended his holdout.
The Cardinals registered their first victory of the Grapefruit League season Tuesday, beating Los Angeles, 5-1, as four Dodger runners were thrown out on the basepaths in the first two innings.
The Washington Senators, winless in their first nine spring outings last year, raised their 1970
Favorite's role to New Mexico State for regional here
Fourth-ranked New Mexico State carries the favorite's role into the NCAA Midwest Regional semifinals Thursday night against Big Eight champion Kansas State.
Drake, winner of the Missouri Valley, takes on independent power Houston in the opener.
Thursday night's winners meet Saturday for the Midwest title and the winner here will be pitied against the West titlist—probably defending champion UCLA—in the NCAA semifinals March 19 at the University of Maryland.
K-State is the only unranked club in the four-tteam field, which compiled an overall 89-18 record this season.
New Mexico State brings a 24-2 mark to mammoth Allen Fieldhouse after biltzing Southwest Conference champion Rice 101-77 last Saturday night.
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record to 4-0 by beating the New York Yankees, 6-4.
Rico Carty hit a two-run homer and Hank Aaron had a solo blast as the Atlanta Braves nipped the Minnesota Twins, 4-3, in a night game at West Palm Beach.
Dave Johnson, playing in his first game after ending an eight-game holdout, hit a two-run homer and doubled to help the Baltimore Orioles to a 9-1 triumph over the Montreal Expos
A two-run eighth-inning double by Duffy Dyer gave the world champion New York Mets a 5-4 win over the Detroit Tigers and rookie Ron Allen singled in the winning run for Cleveland as the Indians tripped the Oakland A's, 3-2.
Rookie first baseman John Mayberry hit a grand-slam home run as the Houston Astros beat the Boston Red Sox, 6-3; Roberto Clemente's three-run homer capped a six-run second inning and helped the Pittsburgh Pirates to an 8-4 victory over the Cincinnati Reds; homers by Billy Williams and Randy Bobb helped the Chicago Cubs to a 4-3 victory over the San Diego Padres; Sandy Alomar had three singles as the California Angels beat a team of San Francisco reserves, 10-0; and Danny Walton's grand-slam homer sparked the Seattle Golds to an 8-2 decision over the Blues in a Pilots' intra-squad game.
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