Royals Sweep California Cards Bow to Cubs 5 4
The Royals won both ends of a doubleheader against California Angles 9 5 and 6 3 to trim Oakland's lead in the AL West to four games. St Louis lost 5 4 to Chicago Cubs but held a two game NL East edge. Passages note Piniella's heroics with key hits, and Managers plan a pivotal Oakland series as Busby faces Vida Blue.
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California Angels
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Chicago Cubs
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Cookie Rojas
Amos Otis
Rojas
Lou Piniella
Paul Schaal
Otis
Hal McRae
Piniella
McRae
White
Kansas City
John Mayberry
Mayberry
Rick Reichardt
Billy Williams
Ken Reitz
Mike Tyson
Tyson
Mike Nagy
Tim McCarver
Jose Cruz
Steve Busby
Vida Blue
Weiskopf Beats Nicklaus For World Series Title
Tom Weiskopf defeats Jack Nicklaus to win the World Series of Golf at Firestone. He posts a final 66 to finish 137, earning $50,000. Nicklaus 69 for 140 and $11,250. Johnny Miller closes with 67 for 141 and also $11,250. Tommy Aaron shoots 73-149 and $5,000.
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Akron, Ohio
Tom Weiskopf
Jack Nicklaus
Weiskopf
Nicklaus
Firestone
Johnny Miller
Miller
Tommy Aaron
Billy Martin Named New Texas Rangers Manager
Arlington Texas Billy Martin aged 45 was hired as the Texas Rangers manager in the American League after being fired by the Detroit Tigers on September 2.
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Arlington
Tex
Billy Martin
Detroit Tigers
Texas Rangers
Royster Junior High Opens 1973 Season at Garnett
Royster Junior High ninth graders travel to Garnett for a 6:30 p.m. non league football opener. Coach Bruce Jackson notes a strong defense and emerging running game led by Bowman and Madden, with Don Grozan starting at quarterback and a 5-2 monster defense led by Jeff Horton and nose guard Gourd.
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Garnett
Rockets
Bruce Jackson
Rocket
Jackson
Jeff Horton
Madden
Dale Stanley
Nebraska Eyes Another National Title After Big 8 Win
Nebraska’s 40-13 defeat of UCLA boosts the Cornhuskers’ confidence for a culminating title run. Oklahoma coach Barry Switzer admitted Nebraska looked the best in the league and comparable to or better than past Husker teams, a sign of dominance after two national championships in the early 1970s.
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Chanute Cross Country Opens Season With Four Wins
In a steady downpour at Santa Fe Park Chanute High School cross country swept four races winning two varsity and two junior varsity meets. Richard Trembly led the varsity with 10 54 and Chanute defeated Eureka by 18 points. The second varsity saw David Orr and Jay Wright tie for best Chanute time at 10 48 as Chanute beat Osawatomie by 19. Jayvee squads topped Eureka 17 44 and Osawatomie 15 50 while Lonnie Carpenter and others then led the Eureka and Osawatomie duals. Coach Tom Thorne praised the clean sweep and noted only a few ribbons or medals were lost. Next action is Tuesday at Caney.
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Richard Trembly
Kim Childers
Jerel Wright
Gary Engel
Bill Phillips
Kevin Gormley
Dennis Simmons
Eureka
Comet
Comets
Osawatomie
David Orr
Jay Wright
Orr
Dale Brenner
Joel Wright
Rex Willis
Ed Abbuehl
Steve Tunnell
Jayvee
Chanute
Lonnie Carpenter
Lemuel Thuston
Guy Catterson
Rob Summers
Tom Stiller
Tim Escord
Tom Borjas
Steve Crawford
Ed Stout
Stout
Charles Bartholomew
Rick Cornish
Rob Johnson
David Foster
Tom Booe
Devin Keenan
Marshall Madill
Ron Thielenhaus
Steve Kubler
Tom Thorne
Major League Standings Snapshot
The standings show Cincinnati at 14-7 and Montreal leading New York 3 to 0. Atlanta dominates 6-0 while Philadelphia trails Pittsburgh 8-7 and Chicago 5 over St. Louis 4. Houston 5 San Francisco 4 and Los Angeles 5 with San Diego 3 round out the listed results.
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Atlanta
New York
Montreal
Chicago
St. Louis
Houston
San Francisco
Los Angeles
San Diego
W. L. Pet. G.B. St. Louis
Tennis stars crown U S Open champions
Margaret Court defeats Evonne Goolagong 7-6 5-7 6-2 to win the women’s singles title while John Newcombe defeats Jan Kodes 6-4 1-6 4-6 6-2 6-3 to claim the men’s title at the U S Open. Gary Player shoots 69 to win the Southern Open Golf by one stroke over Forrest Ferler.
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N.Y
Margaret Court
Evonne Goolagong
John Newcombe
Jan Kodes
Czechoslovakia
Columbus
Gary Player
Forrest Ferler
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