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Newspaper
Columbus Telegram
Location
Columbus, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1973
Page
5
Columbus juniors split a weekend series with Fremont and Kearney, dropping a 9-8 decision at Kearney after a 7-2 win over Fremont. The team stands 10-15 with three games left, facing area tournament action.
Pizza Hut of Columbus routed The Bank Center 21 to 4 to win the District 5 School Division Softball Tournament. The Pizza Wut girls advance to the State Tournament July 27-29 at Grand Island. Mary Bela Casey and She Heimann led with two hits each in a five inning second, while Brenda Grahauga and Margo Mueller contributed multi hit games. Grubaugh earned the win for Book Center in a later game.
Behrens defeated Oasis Bar 4 to 1 in the Columbus Men's Fast Pitch Softball League. Scholz allowed one hit for a 1 win with Papstein the lone Oasis basher. Murbach, Gonsier had two hits for Behrens, Newman tripled. Mel Heimann took the loss. Nebraska spearfishing season runs August to December in public waters. nongame fish may be taken year round.
Columbus Midget Blues beat Fremont 14-4 behind Determan pitching as he blanked Kearney 1-0 on three hits to keep the club alive in the Cornhusker Conference. Saturday saw a 13-8 win at Fremont with 13 hits led by Wieser Steiner and Zastera, while Melliger earned his third straight win.
Columbus Merchants win 5 4 at Pawnee Park to stay first in Central Nebraska League with eight wins and one loss while Humphrey skews with nine hits. Kelly Korth allowed two runs on a double by Mike Aerni in the fourth, and Aerni added a hit to seal the margin in the seventh. J Wembhoff and Rich Preister had two hits for Humphrey, Steve Braga tossed two scoreless innings in relief. Fullerton beat Silver Creek 2 1, Osceola blanked St Edward 4 0 splashing offense from Prokobo, Grossnicklaus, and Jasa.
QB Joe Namath visits Jets camp as Dallas Cowboys players push for contract changes. Craig Morton and Bob DeMarco miss practices amid salary disputes, while Weeb Ewbank clears Namath to miss four weeks for TV appearances. Other veterans like Dave Manders and Jethro Pugh weigh actions as tensions rise across camps.
Baseball brief noting the Giants and Cardinals set for a TV game in St Louis with Bob Gibson slated for the Cardinals. It mentions the Giants slowing after a quick start and highlights Nolan Ryan’s second no hitter of the season for the Angels, plus Tigers Royals interleague race context.
Deane Leman, famed for brain over brawn on the PGA tour, wins the Shrine-Robinson Golf Open with a 271 and $25,000 first prize at Canford County CC, claiming his comeback from a delicate arm operation. Bunky Kenry and Roh Dickson share second as Leman edges them by one stroke.
Tom Weiskopf, facing the challenging Troon Links, won the British Open with a 72-hole total of 276 tying the event record. He matched Arnold Palmer's 1962 score on these links, overcoming a one-stroke lead by Johnny Miller entering the final round. Miller, Coles, and Nicklaus chased but fell short as Weiskopf secured the title and prize money of 14,300 dollars.
The Associated Press reports a strong weekend for Roger McCluskey Peter Revson and A J Foyt in auto racing Revson won the British Grand Prix becoming the second American in two years to claim the event McCluskey won a 2 1 2 mile Indianapolis type race at Cambridge Don County Michigan and Foyt led a Chevy to victory in a 20 mile event 47000 spectators watched Ruther ford placed second in Michigan McLaren teammate Mulcume finished third in the Grand Prix A stock car race at Trenton was rained out and moved to August Bobby Alesa took pole with a Chevrolet speed of 131 707 mph
Detailing Nolan Ryan's second no hitter of the year, the California hurler struck out 17 as the Angels blanked Ute Th gersholan Day crowd with a 16-0 victory. The feat places Ryan among a select few to throw two no hitters in a season.
Willie McCovey hit his 400th and 401st career home runs, driving in a 12-0 win for the San Francisco Giants over the Pittsburgh Pirates as Juan Marichal earned his 24th victory with a four-hitter after returning from a shoulder injury.
In Moscow Olga Korbut, 18, AP Female Athlete of the Year for 1972, says she might retire if gymnastics routines become targets of protests and restrictions. She reacts to a proposed ban on certain elements of her program including the double backward somersault on the balance beam.
Ak-Sar-Ben race results across multiple events in Omaha highlight winners such as Mowdy's Pro and Aquarius with times and payouts. The report also covers Oklahoma City defeating Iowa Oaks in a split division American Association race, Wichita’s pitching setback, and Denver overtaking with a late homer. Tulsa gains a 3-3 tie from a Terry Magnes double in Omaha cabled updates.
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