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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1973
Page
13
Washington Star News examines the power dynamics in sports broadcasting. It notes league officials, teams, and announcers influence coverage and may blur lines between salesmanship and reporting, citing Kennedy fines and industry practices.
Scattered scoreboard data lists players Eddie Williams Brad Siebert Chet Murphree Brian Hall Brit Cunningham for Dodgers 1B Bobby Coffee Dave Pennington Miles Powell and teams Red Sox Twins Cards with mixed stats and incomplete innings pitched wins losses and player names including Mike Kirk Greg Moe Trey Williams Tony Stukes Steve Clem and Barry Roberts
Hank Aaron came within inches of his 685th career homer but Houston held on to beat Atlanta 2 1. Ken Forsch faced Aaron in the ninth with two outs and a 3 2 count before a foul ball kept Houston up by a run. Dusty Baker grounded out to end the game as Houston snapped a four game skid.
Houston pitcher Forsch allowed four hits and an Astros win 4-3 over Atlanta as Cesar Cedeno and Bob Watson delivered run scoring singles in the fourth. Hank Aaron walked twice and needed one run to reach 2000, joining Babe Ruth, Ty Cobb, and Willie Mays in the century milestone race.
Golf scorecard fragment lists players and times across a sequence with names such as Troy McKleroy Billy Wagner Molter and others. The readable items show pairings and shots with multiple 1 minute marks and participant initials. The text appears as a clipped sports note referencing a golf event continuation.
Carlton improved to 4-6 as he beat Atlanta after Dave Cash’s two run double. Ken Forsch held the Braves to four hits with eight strikeouts for Houston who scored in the fourth on Cedeno and Watson RBI singles and Helms' double. Hank Aaron notched his 11,000th official at bat in the fourth, second to Ty Cobb.
Secretariat is the 2-5 favorite in a Belmont Derby run with Sham as 2-1 second choice. Our Native returns with Don Brumfield for owners and trainer. Second place pays 30 000 dollars while third place money is 15 000 dollars. telecast by CBS from 5 to 6 p m and 5 25 to 5 45 p m.
Miss Mann collapsed under publicity and was defeated 85 to Sanders 73. She said she felt she let the women down yet was glad the ordeal ended. Sanders recalled a 1967 exhibition in Baltimore where he and partners barely beat Carol and Kathy Whitworth, needing Nicklaus to birdie the last hole.
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