Tigers fire Billy Martin as manager in Detroit shakeup
Detroit Tigers announce Jim Campbell has fired Billy Martin and named coach Joe Schultz to replace him as manager.
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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1973
Page
12
Detroit Tigers announce Jim Campbell has fired Billy Martin and named coach Joe Schultz to replace him as manager.
Hubert Green fired his second eight under par round of the weekend and Bruce Devlin shot 67 to tie for the 54 hole lead at the Sammy Davis Jr. Greater Hartford Open. Seven players, including Arnold Palmer Gary Player and Billy Casper, sit one stroke back while defending champion Lee Trevino is two behind.
Wally Dallenbach of East Brunswick New Jersey drove the Eagle Offenhauser to victory at Ontario California for his third straight win in three weeks with an average speed of 157.664 mph. Mario Andretti finished second about five seconds back and Mike Mosely was third.
Bjorn Borg the 17 year old Swedish sensation defeated Arthur Ashe in four sets at Forest Hills advancing to the fourth round. Stan Smith also moved into the round of 16 with a four set win over Roscoe Tanner as Court Evert Wade progress in the women's bracket.
USC star Craig Stadler built a strong early lead and held off a late rally by Dave Strawn to clinch the 36 hole U.S. Amateur Golf Championship 6 and 5 in Toledo Ohio.
Determined King edged Wage Raise by a neck to capture the $100,000 Kindergarden Stakes at Liberty Bell. King earned $14.60 for the victory in Philadelphia.
Sandra Haynie shot a three under par 69 Sunday to claim a five stroke victory in the inaugural Charity Golf Classic worth $30,000 in Fort Worth Texas.
Clark defeats Gardner Mulloy 6-3 6-4 to win the US Senior Championship in Philadelphia on grass. Mulloy put up a tight challenge before Clark secure the title.
Summary of weekend results with team by team scores in American and National leagues. Standings show St Louis and Pittsburgh leading the NL East while Los Angeles and Cincinnati compete in the West. Multiple games across Saturday Sunday and Monday include thrillers and blowouts with key pitcher lines and matchups.
St Matthews and St Angela battle to a 14-14 tie at St Matthews field. Dave Paulling returned a fumble 98 yards for a go ahead score with under seven minutes left, while junior Graylin Jay scored both Saint touchdowns for St Angela.
Cookie Rojas hit two homers to lift the Kansas City Royals 6-5 over the Oakland Athletics, trimming the AL West gap to 3½ games behind world champs. The Royals chased Vida Blue with a first inning run burst and held on as Oakland answered with a late rally.
David Pearson, enjoying one of his top seasons, was favored in the 24th Southern 500 at Darling ton International Raceway. The $138000 race, with about $18000 to the winner, was set to begin at noon with an expected 75000 spectators under near 100 degree heat. Pearson, 38, qualified at 150.366 mph to start from the No 1 front row in a Mercury.
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