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Newspaper
Columbus Telegram
Location
Columbus, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1972
Page
4
A weekend series saw Juniors lose 6-3 on Saturday as North Platte scored late to seal the win. Gerry's Juniors followed with a Sunday setback, Gomez and Leu leading a comeback for North Platte in a 7-3 final.
North Platte Midgets split their slate with a 2 1 victory over the Calimbis Blues while Lincoln Pitts and Columbus provided a later twinbill drama. Jurgens, Wardinger and Gallien sparked a late sequence as Bullington and Graybill shined for the Blues, but Lincoln surged with a two hit gem and a clutch run in the late innings to seal the day.
Hegi hit two long home runs driving MY Place into a league tie as Dick Tee added a seventh inning solo shot. The contest featured late scoring and strong pitching, with key at bats shaping the outcome for Sy Mine Bar and Platte Center teams.
Silver Creek edged Merchants 9-0 as Braga threw seven perfect innings before Seafeld and Stenzel allowed two late runs. Osceola, Gene, and Marian Bernt led the surrounding scores, with Paterson and Prokop drawing in on the mound for key wins and losses across the region.
News from Hempstead and Chicago preseason reports include Joe Namath set to test his operated knee in a workout today with a press conference planned. Jets practice draws high spectator interest and teams shuffle rosters as Cowboys trade and Chiefs acquire players.
In Cheyenne rodeo history, Walt Linderman of Belfry, Montana posted eight seconds flat to grab the steer roping lead at the 76th Frontier Days. He eclipsed Saturday's 14.1 seconds by Bob Barney, while Argus Nebraska's Hadsey Howard Haythorse posted the best steer wrestling time of 11.1 seconds.
Baseball standings and leaders across the American and National Leagues list batting, runs batted in, doubles, triples, home runs, stolen bases, and pitching records. Names such as Hauer, Piniella, Bench, Williams, and Nolan appear with counts and team affiliations.
Sport Shorts notes a high water event on the Loup River with heavy flow described as a beauty and predicts ongoing drought risk for the Platte as heat persists. It then shifts to the All Star baseball game in Atlanta, with a belief in American League victory and a forecasted 6 to 5 score, despite potential rain. The piece praises the All Star game as a favored spectacle and notes Atlanta Park being sold out for the festival with about 33,000 capacity.
The United States clinched the American Zone final in Santiago as Stan Smith and Erik Van Dillen defeated Patel Cordejo and Jaime Fill in doubles to give the U S an unbeatable 3 0 lead. Smith from Pasadena and Van Dillen of San Mateo joined the win as the U S eyes its next foe after Spain Czechoslovakia match in Barcelona.
Kehler Manufacturing Company defeated Keen Korner 37 in men's league action with Joy Benson earning the win and adding two hits. Benson scored the deciding run in the ninth on a triple and Tony Zabasva single. Russ Ferris starred on defense. Hak Boss was the losing pitcher. Dai Kineaid had two Keen Korner hits including a home run.
Bert Yancey outlasted Tom Olozan in a sudden death playoff to capture the SBI first prize at the American Golf Classic, as muggy Heat and a stretched five-hole playoff tested a crowded field that included Trevino Nicklaus Jacklin and Sanders who did not compete this year. Yancey posted a final round 72 to force the playoff and sunk a two-foot putt in the decisive moment.
Denis Hulme races to a wire to wire victory at Watkins Glen in a Gulf McLaren, extending McLaren dominance in Can-Am events. Pela Hewson finishes second, 14 seconds back, as Hulme adds $17,900 to his season earnings.
NL starter Bob Gibson from St Louis will lead off for the NL in Avanta Stadium with Palmer of Baltimore as the AL starter. managers Murtaugh and Weaver announced the 43rd midsummer classic rosters and lineups for the Tuesday game.
Clemente, back from a two week layoff, drove in a run with an eighth inning single and scored the eventual winner on Wille Stargell's double as the Pirates beat the Reds 3-2. The win, amid NL standings shifts, left Pittsburgh four games up on Cincinnati in the chase for division lead.
Harmon Killebrew fuels a doubleheader sweep over Milwaukee with two homers and a solo shot, boosting his career total to sixth on the all-time list and signaling his All-Star absence this year. Texas, Baltimore, Oakland, Chicago, and California also win as AL and NL games roil standings.
Nebrask a Semi-Pro Baseball Tourney opens with Garland Lexington Papillion and Omaha Davis among early winners. Beatrice vs Papillion finale delayed to 6 p.m. Tuesday. Garland dominates Lincoln 7 0 with Prokop Dreamer Beckman Munson homers. Lexington beats Bayard 4 2 on Berry and Ewlait three run shots. Papillion John’s tops Brandon 7 0 as Bonifa hits grand slam. Omaha Chris beats Omaha Dugdale 10 3 led by Garland’s three RBI. Monday’s schedule includes Osceola Tekamah and Staplehurst Ashland games.
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