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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1973
Page
6
Bloomington crowd of 45,800 watched rookie Eddie Bane debut for Minnesota, allowing one run in seven innings before Kansas City rallied to beat the Twins 5-4 in the ninth. Bane praised by teammates as he noted his nerve and control.
Russian Alex Metreveil defeated American Alex Mayer 6-3 3-6 6-3 6-4 to become the first Russian to reach Wimbledon singles final. Mayer, 21, from Wayne New Jersey, had 12 double faults and a subdued center-court crowd. Metreveli advanced amid boycotts by many ATP players marking seeding. Billie Jean King and Chris Evert set to clash in all American women’s final.
At Zurich Letzigrund Stadium an international meet features 300 entries from 14 nations. Rod Milburn of the United States plans to challenge the 13.2 second 110 meter hurdles record set by Martin Lauer. Danie Malan targets the 800 meter mark as he faces European champion Evgeny Arzhanov.
Archie Dykes hopes to name a new Kansas University athletic director by mid next week after meeting with a search committee. Four candidates are under consideration: Tom Butters, Chuck Roche, Clyde Walker, and Ray Nagel, with two to four names expected from the committee today. The selection will require Board of Regents athletic committee approval.
Mike D Antoni second round draft choice of the Kansas City Omaha Kings signed a four year pact with the NBA club. The 6-3 190 pound guard from Marshall averaged 14 1 points per game with the Thundering Herd last winter. He was the seventh pick in the NBA draft.
Baseball results list shows San Francisco beating Cincinnati 6-2 and Chicago defeating Philadelphia 38-2 in 10 innings. Montreal beat New York 7-5 and San Diego over Los Angeles 4-2. Multiple scheduled games include Philadelphia at Chicago, Pittsburgh at St. Louis, Houston at Atlanta, New York at Montreal, San Francisco at Cincinnati, San Diego at Los Angeles, plus numerous interleague matchups and suspended games resuming.
Lawrence Legion Hawks lose a pair to First National Bank 3-1 and 8-5. Errors and wild pitches in the first inning of both games doomed the Hawks, as Bob Floyd Carl Heinrich and Jerry Schuler drove in early runs and Steve Shockey limited late threats.
Floyd allowed four hits in four innings as Lawrence built a two run lead by the first. Floyd tripled home two, Parker drove in another, and a double steal produced the fourth run. Olson shut down the Hawks the rest of the way. Lawrence pushed its season mark to 17 10 with a rough road stretch ahead.
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