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Newspaper
Mexico Ledger
Location
Mexico, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1974
Page
4
In Kansas City AP report Texas Rangers catcher Duke Sims and manager Billy Martin crooned a Bing Crosby style song, while Bills trade and Penguins goaltender moves are noted. Sims’ playful performance drew applause from players as Martin warned the team.
Centralia Saints 2 Sedalia 6 in a Central Missouri Ban Johnson League game. Sedalia, 17-2 and West Division leader, rode 15 strikeouts from winning pitcher Bob Pledge to victory. Centralia, 10-13, was limited to two hits, a Byland double and an Eisele single, with Remley scoring on a dropped third strike and stealing home for their other run.
Jefferson City AP notes summertime fishing conditions with clear to muddy waters and low levels across Missouri rivers and lakes. Channel catfish fishing fares well on the Mississippi and Missouri rivers, while individual lakes like Bull Shoals and Taneycomo show mixed results for species such as walleye, trout, bass, crappie, and catfish amid warm temperatures and changing flows.
Lifetime Audrain resident and veteran Don Nichols announces his candidacy for county clerk. He lists farming work since 1956, family details, church affiliation, and requests Democratic ballot support on August 6.
Twenty men entered the city tournament with only three women in singles. Six men's doubles and nine mixed doubles teams registered by the Wednesday deadline. Singles begin at 8:30 a.m. Saturday at Hardin courts, with doubles at 1 p.m. Finals planned for Sunday afternoon at Hardin.
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