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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1973
Page
9
Six track stars from Southern schools qualified for the National AAU Junior team in weekend actions in Gainesville Florida. Carter Suggs and Jesse Forbes posted 9.5 seconds in the 100 yards to take first and second. Edward Fern won high jump second with 6-11 and Will Freeman took pole vault with 16-0. Larry Shipp won 120-yard high hurdles in 13.6, Allen Misher placed second in 13.8.
Peter Revson grabs pole position for Sundays Schaefer 500 at Mount Pocono driving for Team McLaren. Jerry Karl, in an Independent owner's car with a turbocharged Chevrolet, faces a tough field and must contend with higher powered teams including Offenhouser and Ford racing plants.
Sandy Mayer of Stanford dominates the 89th NCAA Tennis Championships at Princeton. He wins the singles crown by defeating Paul Ramirez 6-3 6-1 6-4 and teams with Jim Delaney to beat Fred McNair and Richard McKee 6-3 3-6 7-5 6-3 in the doubles final. Mayer is named to the 1973 All American team and is the U.S. Amateur champion.
The IOC Executive Board ruled Sweden’s Ingemar Johansson will remain without a silver medal from the 1952 Helsinki final. The decision followed a clemency proposal from the International Boxing Federation and cited lack of fighting spirit in the bout against William Saunders. Johansson later became a pro world champion in 1959, defeating Floyd Patterson.
Kansas City Royals optioned left handed reliever Norm Angelini to Omaha to make room for shortstop Fred Patek who returns from a five day disabled list. Angelini appeared in seven games with one save and a 4.91 ERA and walked seven in 3 23 innings. Patek is set to return to action Tuesday.
NFL owners meet in New York to discuss expansion timing and a drug use controversy fueled by a New York Times report of four players under federal drug surveillance. Commissioner Rozelle will unveil anti drug guidelines while owners and players push for joint studies.
Ken McMullen returned to the Dodgers dugout to deliver a key two homer, three RBI burst in a 5-2 win over the Reds. The victory pushed Los Angeles five games ahead of San Francisco in the NL West as Steve Garvey also homered and Al Downing earned his sixth win.
Highlights from Sunday show Detroit enduring two more defeats as New York swept the Tigers 3-2 and 2-1. The night featured brawls between Brewers Indians and Royals Rangers, with ejections for Coluccio Ellis Kirkpatrick and punches exchanged in multiple benches clearing incidents.
David Pearson, aided by the Wood Brothers pit crew, sprinted from behind to edge Buddy Baker by one second at MIS in the Motor State 400. Pearson set a race record with an average speed of 153.485 mph while Baker led 123 miles before pit stops and late slipstream efforts. Richard Petty finished third, a lap back, in a Dodge.
The Aiken Recreation Department reports a busy second week with new arts and crafts and modified games. At Virginia Acres Park youths played in tournaments and took trips to Tastee-Freez and Eustis Park Pool, while Terry Johnson defeated Brian Fox to win the horseshoe contest.
Standings show Philadelphia leading Montreal 7-2 while San Diego sits 2-9 and Atlanta 0-3. Sunday results include New York 5 Pittsburgh 2 and Philadelphia 5 Montreal 4 with Chicago 2 St Louis 0. Monday matches feature Pittsburgh at Montreal.
The Atlanta Braves placed Oscar Brown on the 15 day disabled list and recalled left hander Adrian Devine from Richmond to replace the injured outfielder.
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