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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 10, 1973
Page
8
Aries to Pisces are advised on help, work, and relationships with guidance for the coming year. The forecast notes travel interest and a promising alliance, urging decisive action and considerate changes in career and personal plans.
Muhammad Ali weighs 212 as he prepares for a 12 round rematch with Ken Norton at the Forum. Norton, ex-Marine who broke Ali's jaw in their first fight, promises a win while promoters project a $600,000 gate and 1.5 million in closed circuit sales. Odds favor Ali at 5-2 as fans tune in for a potential defining moment in the heavyweight era.
Nebraska opened with a 40-13 win over No. 10 UCLA, signaling a national title bid under new coach Tom Osborne. QB Steve Runty and RBs Tony Davis and Randy Borg led a 14-0 first period, despite UCLA scoring late in the half. North Carolina State awaits next as the Wolfpack crushed East Carolina 57-8.
John Newcombe, 29, recovered from a rough year to win the U S Open at Forest Hills, beating Jan Kodes 6-4 1-6 4-6 6-2 6-3 for $25,000. He plans a comeback, aiming for world number one by May, then three months with World Team Tennis Houston.
The second experimental alligator hunting season started in Cameron and Vermilion parishes amid ongoing protests from ecology groups. Officials estimate a 30 percent population rise, with about 120,000 gators on state and private lands. The hunt limits to daylight hours on private lands, using tagging and a quota of about 8 percent of the population.
Gary Player won the Southern Open by one shot in Columbus Ga after a Sunday 69 to finish 72 holes at 270, 10 under par, earning $20,030. Forrest Fezler finished second with 271 and $11,400, after closing with back to back birdies while Player bogeyed twice.
In a bridge discussion, South loses diamonds and a club while an early end play limits losses. North's Stayman response and later plays reveal the strategic aim to develop an end play, with players debating leads and ruffs as East holds fragile threats and South seeks minimal down one.
The text presents a bridge bidding scenario with West North East in 4d Pass ay You South: 1Q8664292 GAG SAK S97. It asks what to do now and suggests A-Bid five diamonds since clubs are established as your suit and you can afford to cue bid.
Tom Weiskopf defeated Jack Nicklaus to win the World Series of Golf in Akron Ohio. He called the win a personal goal and said the head to head was a rare match play like challenge. Weiskopf noted Nicklaus’s 14 majors while highlighting his own four major year.
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