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Newspaper
Lompoc Record
Location
Lompoc, California, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1973
Page
6
Kansas City defeated Oakland 6-5 as Little Cookie Rojas hit homers in consecutive innings. The Royals moved back into contention in the AL West, closing to 32 games behind the A's.
Gordon Johncock and Jerry Grant crash on lap five as Pete Revson retires with a mechanical failure. Wally Dallenbach takes victory, perched on his prize bike after finishing among 12 to complete the race.
Wally Dallenbach, once a noted loser, captures USAC California 500 at Ontario defeating Mario Andretti by five seconds. Dallenbach's win comes after a string of three victories in three weeks, earning about $95 000 with chief mechanic George Bignotti securing his eighth 500 mile triumph. He credited the breakthrough to the right car owner and crew and said he didn’t see the white flag due to concentrating on the race.
The nine surviving seeds faced a brutal day with upsets in Forest Hills. Ken Rosewall and Cliff Richey opened quarterfinal race as Tom Okker met Andrew Pattison while Ilie Nastase remained a top contender amid the carnage.
The Harmon Football Forecast returns in the Lompoc Record for 1973 predicting results for about 180 games weekly and top 20 college teams each week starting September 22. Bob Harmon, in 17th year, uses a formula rating over 640 teams with accuracy around 75 to 78 percent and wide newspaper distribution across 47 states.
Billy Martin is dismissed by Detroit with a $65 000 annual contract remaining as GM Jim Campbell cites an accumulation of issues including a three day suspension for ordering pitchers to throw illegal spitballs against Cleveland. Croninパン
Roy Thomas, promoted from Rocky Mount to Reading in the Eastern League, pitched seven innings of three hit ball in a 4-0 win over Hartford. He struck out six, walked five, and had a single with an RBI. He was scheduled to pitch again last night with a decision pending. He will report to Philadelphia this week to join or be sent down.
The St. Louis Cardinals moved one game ahead in the NL East by beating the New York Mets 7-4, with Ted Sizemore delivering a two run single in a three run seventh. Chicago Cubs topped Pittsburgh 5-3 as Montreal Expos sit 32 games back and San Francisco swept Atlanta.
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