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OCT 8 1972, OCT 9 1972 Gart Brothers Buys Two Outlets as Additions to its Sporting Goods Chain Gart Brothers Sporting Goods Co. completed acquisition Monday of the two-store Sports Villa retail operation with stores in Villa Italia Shopping Center, 7200 W. Alameda Ave., and Hoffman Heights Center, E. 6th Ave. and Peoria St. Shown with documents are, from left, Richard K. Cline, manager of Villa Italia; Milton Berger, attorney for Gart Brothers, and Jerry Gart of the sporting goods chain. Gart said new stores will open early in November with full Gart line of sporting goods, cameras and ski equipment as "all-department satellites." Acquisition gives Gart Brothers six branches and main store, 10th Ave, and Broadway, and retail coverage over metro area. Credit: Denver Post, Inc. (Denver Post via Getty Images)