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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1973
Page
2
Milwaukee fans savor gemutlichkeit from strong companionship and a first place baseball team. The piece recalls the late 1950s Braves era and the sense of warm community as Milwaukee roars back to baseball prominence under the Associated Press writer.
Milwaukee sits atop the American League East by a full game after Dave May homered twice, including a 10th inning shot, lifting the Brewers to a 6-5 win over Detroit. Baltimore and New York split a doubleheader as the Yankees won 4-0 and the Orioles rallied to a 9-6 nightcap victory. Other games saw Boston, California, Minnesota, and Texas win, with May’s blast tying and then breaking the tie in a dramatic late sequence. The Dodgers caused more action in the NL with multiple scores across San Francisco, Chicago, and New York games.
Far Bell of Jonesboro set a new state high school pole vault record at 15 feet during the Meet of Champs in Little Rock. Bell cleared 15 on his second attempt after previously reaching 15-6 earlier in the year. Other attempts at records fell short, including West Memphis sprinter Tate challenging the 24-foot long jump record and J J Humphreys of DOLLAR WAY aiming at the shot put mark, while Brinkley’s Jerry Eckwood swept the sprints with 100 in 9.7 and 220 in 22. Left out of action was Barnabus White who did not compete due to a pulled muscle.
Hank Aaron, aged 39, hit two homers across the two games to help Atlanta split a doubleheader with San Diego. He added No. 10 on the season and No. 683 overall, narrowing Babe Ruth’s record. In the opener Aaron sparked a late rally but the Braves fell 6-4. in game two Atlanta won 6-2. Other NL results included New York over Pittsburgh 6-4 and Chicago sweeping Philadelphia.
Stan Smith won the World Championship of Tennis final at Moody Coliseum beating Arthur Ashe 6-3 6-3 4-6 6-4 to claim $50,000 while Ashe took $20,000 amid 8,500 fans. The match exposed Smith as the top player, hinted at waning Australian dominance, and left Ashe lamenting a key double fault in the fourth set's decisive game.
Tom Weiskopf captured the Colonial National Invitation by a stroke over Bruce Crampton, finishing 276 with a 69 final round after Crampton double bogeyed the 72nd. Crampton earned 13,875 as did Jerry Heard who tied for second at 277. Lee Elder and Julius Boros followed.
In Conway Arkansas top seeded Henderson State College meets fourth seeded State College of Arkansas and second seeded Southern State faces third seeded John Brown University in the NAIA District 17 baseball playoffs first round. Henderson 22 7, Southern State 15 6, John Brown 22 10, SCA 13 8. Losers play at 5 p m, winners at 8 30 p m in a double elimination bracket ending Tuesday.
Riva Ridge, returning from a long layoff, won a six-furlong dash at Aqueduct in 1:08 4-5 by four lengths with Ron Turcotte up. He is set for the Carter Handicap at Belmont before a run toward the Metropotan, Suburban, and Brooklyn. Ecoletage appears to have earned a Preakness bid by winning the Pimlico prep by a neck over See The Jaguar. Windy’s Daughter captured the Acorn at Aqueduct, Laplander won the Dixie Handicap at Pimlico, and Soft Victory took the Los Angeles Handicap at Hollywood Park. Other notable results included Tico’s Donna winning at Garden State Park, Bootleggers Pet at Arlington, Knight Counter at Churchill Downs, and Plymouth at Golden Gate Fields.
Riggs raced past Margaret Court 6-2 6-1 in Ramona California in a televised exhibition. The 39 year old Wimbledon champ pocketed 10000 dollars plus 7500 from TV rights, while Court noted Riggs varied pace and rhythm kept her from adapting.
Major league results feature wins by Atlanta over San Diego 14-2 and Houston by Cincinnati 7-1 Sunday. Chicago beat Philadelphia 4-2, and New York defeated Pittsburgh 6-4 in late games. Monday saw New York’s Koosman, Montreal’s Renko, and other noted pitchers in action across multiple matchups. Tuesday schedules include Philadelphia at St. Louis and New York at Chicago with several other interleague pairings.
Plan your days around the Solunar Periods printed from Richard Alden Knight's SOLUNAR TABLES to locate strong fish or game activity. The schedule helps hunters and anglers choose days and times with prime hunting or fishing potential.
Former major leaguer Joe Azcue led the San Antonio Brewers to a 7-6 win over Shreveport as they narrowed the gap on league-leading El Paso in the Texas Baseball League. Azcue and Jeff Newman supplied key hits while Rick Sawyer earned the win. Alexandria toppled Midland 6-1 in the other interdivisional action.
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