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Newspaper
Danville Register
Location
Danville, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1973
Page
3
Rusty Staub slugged two homers and the New York Mets beat Cincinnati 9-2 to take a 2-1 lead in the NL playoff. A fifth-inning brawl at Shea Stadium interrupted play as fans pelted Pete Rose, with managers and umpires pleading for order before the game resumed.
In game three of the NL championship a brawl broke out after a second base collision between Mets Burl Harrelson and Reds Pete Rose. Harrelson sustained a minor swollen eye while Rose faced boos from the crowd as Cincinnati and New York benches and bullpens emptied, several players exchanged punches, and manager Sparky Anderson halted play. The Mets won 9-2, avoiding a forfeit as fans hurled bottles and garbage toward Rose after the flare up.
Fragmented OCR listing appears to summarize bowling results with multiple players and teams. Names include Hawkins Parry Billie, Fowler, Sparks, Davis, Daniels, and several clubs or venues such as Riverside and Gull Park. Details are incomplete with numerous misspellings and garbled entries.
Jack Nicklaus captured the King Island Open title in Kings Mills Ohio by six strokes with a 271 total. Lee Trevino finished second at 277 as Nicklaus neared 2 million in career earnings and eyed Disney World next. Trevino praised his play while Nicklaus’ final round included a dramatic bunker shot and three straight late bogeys before finishing strong.
Secretariat won the 1 1/2 mile Man o War Stakes at Belmont on turf in a course record 2 24 4 5, beating Tentam by five lengths with Big Spruce third. The upset Woodward defeat nine days earlier was forgotten as the Triple Crown winner earned $68 180 from a $113 600 purse, raising career earnings to $1,224,053.
The third AL playoff game between the Baltimore Orioles and Oakland Athletics was postponed by rain and rescheduled for Tuesday at 1 30 p.m. EDT. Orioles manager Earl Weaver altered the rotation, Palmer to start Wednesday, while Oakland planned to start Ken Holtzman. The rain left Oakland Coliseum field soggy and unplayable, pushing remaining games to be played in Oakland.
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