Alou Stars in Astros Triumph over Cubs 7-3
Houston defeats Chicago 7-3 as Alou proves key with two hits and two RBIs while Hiatt debuts with a double and two RBIs. Billingham drives in two runs via bases loaded walk and grounder. Other NL results include Pirates 2 Phillies 0 and Expos 6 Mets 2. A L East—Cleveland 3 Boston 2. Kansas City 3 California 2.
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Division Semifinals Best of Seven Fast Series
Texas o n Pet. 1,000 X-Clinched series Thursday's Result.
Charles Coody Opens Masters Lead in Opening Round
Texan Charlie Coody shot six under par 66 to take a three stroke edge at Augusta in the Masters. Five players tied at 69 behind him include Bob Murphy Don January Ray Floyd Bob Lunn and Hale Irwin. Jack Nicklaus Dale Douglass four behind at 70 with several others at par 72.
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Woman's International Bowling Congress Opens with Big Purses
The Woman's International Bowling Congress opens in Atlanta drawing about 25 000 female bowlers for a 44 day event split between two centers with total prizes of 284 090. Titles decided in team doubles and singles events.
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Baseball Major League Standings
United Press International reports current major league standings with team rankings across the American and National Leagues. The update lists win loss records, games back, and home road splits reflecting recent games and season progress.
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National League Thursday Scores Highlight Wide Open Races
Montreal and New York opened with a 2 to 7 loss to Houston while Chicago edged Pittsburgh 3 to 2 and Philadelphia was blanked 0 to 7 by San Diego. San Francisco beat the Padres 6 to 7 in a high scoring clash.
Saturday Nite MLB Matchups and Scores Amid Busy Schedule
Tonight San Diego travels to Los Angeles while Chicago plays Houston and Pittsburgh faces Atlanta. Cincinnati clashes with New York as San Francisco visits St Louis and Montreal meets Philadelphia. In the American League Cleveland edges Boston 3 2 Kansas City tops California 3 2. Other games include Ran City at Oakland California at Milwaukee Minnesota at Chicago Boston at Cleveland Detroit at Baltimore and New York at Washington.
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Cuero High Track Wins District 14-AAA Meet
CHS tracksters finish third overall with 80 points as Fredericksburg and Del Rio take first and second. Three CHS athletes Sammy Campos Robert Hopkins and Victor Mathis plus the 440 yd relay team advance to the regional meet in Corpus Christi. Arthur Whittington leads CHS with third places in 100 yd and 220 yd dashes.
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