Sports headlines for Monday May 1, 1972:

• Chi Chi Smiling Again, Defeats Casper In Playoff
• Ali His Old Self Again, Cuts Up Chuvalo For Unanimous Victory
• Blue Is Ready To Play, Joins Athletics Today
• New Hockey Circuit Plans On 12 Teams

• Cubs placed Joe Pepitone on the voluntary retired list
• A's placed Dick Green on the disabled list

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Team R H E LOB Houston Astros (11-4) 9 13 2 8 Pittsburgh Pirates (5-9) 8 16 2 8 Win: Jim Ray (4-0)   Loss: Dave Giusti (0-2) T: 2:40   Att: 4,788 at Three Rivers Stadium Boxscore

Team R H E LOB New York Mets (9-4) 7 14 0 8 San Francisco Giants (6-11) 4 6 0 5 Win: Tom Seaver (4-0)   Loss: John Cumberland (0-3)   Save: Tug McGraw (3) T: 2:29   Att: 3,855 at Candlestick Park Boxscore

Team R H E LOB Philadelphia Phillies (10-5) 2 7 0 6 Los Angeles Dodgers (11-5) 1 3 0 6 Win: Dick Selma (1-1)   Loss: Claude Osteen (2-1) T: 2:04   Att: 15,015 at Dodger Stadium Boxscore