Lonborg Shuts Mets In Phillies Win At Veterans Stadium
Jim Lonborg pitched eight strong innings to lead the Philadelphia Phillies past the New York Mets 6-1 at Veterans Stadium. Lonborg held the Mets to four hits as Philadelphia avenged Rosemary Lonborg’s rough night, while other NL scores saw Montreal, Chicago, Houston, LA, Cincinnati post wins and several clutch performances lift their clubs.
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Top Tennis Stars Walk Out On Wimbledon Today
The ATP boycott leaves Wimbledon a shadow of its former strength as over 70 top men players refuse to compete after Nikki Pilic suspension. Stan Smith leads a slate including 15 of 16 seeds while the women’s singles proceed. The All England Club races to patch the draw and add substitutes while PILIC fights the suspension in court.
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U S Team Beats Chinese Five In Exhibition Opener
George Karr led the U S squad to an 88 59 win over a Chinese basketball team in Peking as part of an eight game exhibition tour. Readiness and crowd size topped 18 000 while Madame Chiang Ching and four Politburo members attended the double bill. The U S men head to Hang Chow Shanghai and Canton before leaving China July 7.
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Filion Reaches 100 Wins Early In 1973 Season
Canadian reinsman Herve Filion passed the 100 win mark in mid April 1973 and entered May with 109 victories, highlighting a strong start to the season.
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Palmer May Surprise In American Golf Classic
Akron Ohio AP John ny Miller fresh off U S Open victory Tom Weiskopf still on a streak and Arnold Palmer favored on the Firestone course site of three annual events The Ameri can Golf Classic features 101 players over 72 holes with Palmer a two time winner and top 10 streak candidate alongside Nicklaus Miller Weiskopf and others The final two rounds air on ABC TV Saturday and Sunday.
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Major League Leaders By The Associated Press MLB Leaders
American League leaders include Blomberg batting .402 with 125 at bats and Mayberry leading in runs with 47. R.Jackson drives in 45 runs, Carew top hits with 177, and North steals 20 bases. National League notes Bonds tops runs 65, Bench 52 RBIs, Bonds 89 hits, Stargell 19 home runs, and Seaver leads strikeouts with 99.
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Equation Wins Annapolis to Newport Race Setting Two Records
Equation, a 68-foot ketch owned by John T. Potter, won the Annapolis to Newport race setting a new elapsed time and corrected time record. Finishing Monday night in 57 hours 19 minutes 48 seconds, the boat eclipsed the eight year old mark by four hours. Sorcery placed second, followed by Running Tide and Kahili Al. Kate was the Class II winner amid 81 starters and 23 finishers in the 473-mile event.
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Buddy Gilmour Leads Harness Wins Toward 1973 300
Through April Buddy Gilmour topped harness racing with 116 wins, projecting about 300 victories in 1973. The article notes his pace and forecast, and mentions a Want Ad section about a pet.
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Red Sox snap Brewers streak in two games
Boston forces four ninth inning runs to win 8-4 in game one and takes game two 4-1 as Rick Miller drives in two with a pinch hit triple. Milwaukee’s 10 game run ends. Eddie Kasko and Del Crandall assess the setback and expect a tight race in the AL East.
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Gordie Howe Signs Four Year Deal With Aeros
WHA's Houston Aeros sign hockey Hall of Famer Gordie Howe to a four year contract reportedly worth a million dollars. Other moves include Reds' trade for pitchers Wilshusen and Skogan from the Angels for Richie Scheinblum and Bahnsen agreeing to terms with the White Sox for 1973. Ashe and Evert win in London tennis. Pilic ban sparks Wimbledon boycott. Jipcho sets steeplechase world record in Helsinki.
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