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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1973
Page
7
Ben Jipcho of Kenya raced a mile in 3 52 flat at an international track meet in Stockholm, running one of the fastest times ever. The performance underscored his place among the era's top milers.
Daytona Beach AP Buddy Baker remains out of the Firecracker 400 field as 15 cars qualified led by Gordon Johncock and A J Foyt. Harry Hyde works to boost speed amid NASC AR restrictions while Baker fumes over carburetor limits reducing speeds.
Evonne Goolagong of Australia defeats Britain’s Virginia Wade 6 3 6 3 to advance. Margaret Court loses a set to Olga Morozova but wins 4-6 6-4 6-1 to reach the semis. Chris Evert defeats Rosie Casals 6-2 4-6 6-2 and Billie Jean King beats Kerry Melville 9-8 8-6 in a tight match. Women’s semis Wednesday, final Friday. men’s semis Thursday, final Saturday.
Jimmy Connors of Belleville Illinois earns a Wimbledon quarter final spot as a 3 1 favorite after Alex Mayer of Wayne New Jersey upset top seed Ilie Nastase. The field opened with many stars boycotting the event and Mayer and Vijay Amritraj reach the last eight while Borg and Taylor join Fassbender in the other quarterfinal. The women completed their quarter finals on Monday.
The National Association of Professional Baseball League will relocate its headquarters from Columbus to St. Petersburg, Florida, this September after Columbus withdrew from professional baseball following the 1970 season, a spokesman said.
Joe Frazier returns with a 12 round decision over European champion Joe Bugner at Earl's Court as George Foreman watches from the crowd. Frazier weighs 208 pounds, lighter than his Foreman loss, and declares he is back.
Swede Savage refused to quit racing after a brain injury from the Ontario Motor Speedway crash in March 1971. Friends and rivals debated his return while safety reforms and tests followed, including a 21-driver petition for capability tests and reflections from Dan Gurney and Art Pollard.
The Associated Press reports National League standings with Chicago leading the East and Los Angeles atop the West. Monday games included Montreal over New York 2 1 in 10 innings and San Francisco routing Atlanta 9 5.
Don McCune of Munster Indiana defeated Earl Anthony of Tacoma Washington 251 204 in the final game to claim his fifth championship of the year as the Redwood City Open ended after three days in Redwood City California.
At Aqueduct Racing Roundup reports Poker Night $2.60 prevailed by a length in the $20,000 Myrtle's Jet Purse. Arlington Park saw Princess Shirley $4.60 win by a head in the Kayak II purse. Narragansett Park featured D P Runoff $9.20 leading on the far turn to win the $2,500 Eden Park purse.
Aiken Downtown Merchants Association forms a Consumer Relations Bureau to handle complaints, suggestions, and information about downtown Aiken merchants. The bureau aims to improve customer service and address issues affecting shoppers and businesses downtown.
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