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Newspaper

Mexico Ledger

Location

Mexico, Missouri, United States of America

Date

Aug 12, 1972

Page

4

Redskins Rout Broncos 41-0 in NFL Exhibition

Washington quarterbacks Kilmer Jurgensen and Wynchak combined for multiple long passes as the Redskins routed Denver 41-0. Mason and Jefferson scored in the first half, with Wynchak delivering a 52 yard TD pass. The Over The Hill Gang limited the Broncos to one yard of offense in the first quarter.

Washington Denver Broncos Washington Redskins Denver Bill Kilmer Roy Jefferson Sonny Jurgensen Tommy Mason Mason Redskins Bob Brunet Sam Wynch Bill Marlinchek Broncos Jerry Tagge Green Bay John Reaves Philadelphia

Olympians Dress Comfortably for Munich Games

New York AP reports U S Olympic team members face style concerns beyond medals as athletes adjust uniforms for Munich 1972. Women 14 to 104 will wear red blazers white skirts navy polka dot shirts and Gucci style moccasins while men 47 and older wear white blazers red flared slacks navy shirts and tricolor ties. Officials worry skirts may be rolled or too short but must stay modest.

New York Munich Barbara Seegers

Baseball Scoreboard Drift Hints at Spring Standings

National and American League standings listed with team records and games behind in midseason form. Results from Friday include Chicago 7 New York 2 and Milwaukee 4 New York 2, plus Montreal 4 Philadelphia tBaltimore 1. Upcoming games feature Seaver vs Lonberg and Jenkins vs Wood with multiple city matchups.

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Hebner's two homers pace Pirates past Cardinals in rout

With Willie Stargell out for a tooth pull Richie Hebner hit two home runs as Pittsburgh built a 10-5 win over St. Louis. The Pirates totaled 16 hits to widen their NL East lead, while Nelson Briles earned his 11th victory. St Louis drops into 1444 games back. other NL results noted.

Pittsburgh Willie Stargell Richie Hebner Hebner Pittsburgh Pirates St. Louis Cardinals Mets Chicago Pirates Reggie Cleveland al Oliver John Cumberland St. Louis Pirate Nelson Briles Briles Cardinals Lou Brock Joe Torre Ted Sizemore Bruce Kison Atlanta Eddie Mathews Jim Breazeale Breazeale Clay Carroll Braves Cincinnati Reds Houston San Francisco Montreal Philadelphia Chicago Cubs New York Mets Los Angeles San Diego Carroll Ralph Garr Hank Aaron Earl Williams Dusty Baker Cincinnati Larry Dierker Mike Torrez Don Money Milt Pappas New York Cubs Wes Parker Dodgers Padres Jim Catfish’ Hunter Dave Lemonds Cy Acosta Carlos May Roger Nelson Richie Scheinblum Amos Otis Kansas City Texas Clyde Wright California Minnesota

Nicklaus Lurks One Stroke Off Nevil's Westchester Pace

Dwight Nevil shoots seven under par 65 to lead the Westchester Classic by one stroke over Jack Nicklaus at Westchester Country Club. Nevil, a former Dallas fireman, has 131 after 36 holes while Nicklaus sits at 132 with Devlin and Simons two behind. Palmer fails to qualify for the final two rounds as the tourney nears its weekend showdown.

Bob Green Associated Press Harrison N.Y Arnold Palmer Oatrabe Lee Trevino Dwight Nevil Texas Jack Nicklaus Nevil Dallas

League Leaders AMERICAN LEAGUE AND NATIONAL LEAGUE BATTING

American League leaders feature Rudi Oak and D Allen Chi atop batting and RBIs with highs in runs and hits. Pitching stats list Decis ions for Kaat and King with era leaders, while National League notes Bonds and Stargell lead in hitting and home runs with notable stolen bases and strikeout leaders Carlton and Seaver.

Bath Rudi Oak Scheinblum Rud D.allen Chi Murcer Ang Piniella Ge Wee Pinigha Aby Rudi Ai Blair Bal Fisk Ben Thompson Min D. Allen Cash Bet R.jackson Cel Colich Owt Cadens Hill B. Willams Morgan- Cin BF Bonds Stargall Pyh Colbert Williams Brock Sil B.williams Torre Sthy Tolun Cin Ceadano Hin Stargell Pan Morgen Nolan. Com Mare Shail Man Carlton Phi Seaver

Fischer Leads as Spassky Resigns in Fifth Game

In Reykjavik, Boris Spassky trails Bobby Fischer 5 8 after Fischer won the fifth game of the 24 game match. Spassky, needing three wins to reclaim the crown, blundered on move 69 and resigned five moves later after a nine and a half hour marathon. The next encounter is set for Sunday with Fischer holding the advantage.

Reykjavik Iceland Boris Spassky Soviet Union Bobby Fischer Fischer Spassky Brooklyn Chessboard

It's Only Temporary It's Tigers Orioles Recapture First Place in AL East

Orioles move to first by a half game after beating Boston 2 1 as Tigers fall from top spot with a 5 1 loss to Cleveland. Steve Dunning twirled a seven hitter. Gates Brown muffed a ball leading to unearned runs in the first. Grich homered for Baltimore. Cuellar struck out 13 Boston hitters for the win.

Tigers Orioles Ken Rappoport Associated Press Baltimore Orioles Billy Martin Detroit Tiger Martin Boston Tigers New York Yankees Milwaukee Brewers Steve Dunning Indians Mickey Stanley Detroit Gates Brown Bobby Grich Baltimore Mike Cuellar Cuellar Red Sox Grich

Sports On The Air Today and Sunday Highlights

Comprehensive lineup listing baseball games St Louis versus Pittsburgh and Milwaukee versus New York Yankees at 1 15 p m and 1 p m pregame on channels 8 and 10 Sunday schedule includes St Louis Pittsburgh doubleheader noon and 1 30 football exhibition Cardinals against Chiefs at Arrowhead on channel 4 7 p m plus Olympic trials Spassky Fischer and Westchester Classic golf and a CBS Classic tennis between Newcombe and Drysdale all across multiple channels with racing and AAU pre Olympic events in Italy and Milwaukee two hour live broadcast start at 2 30 plus various league allocations

Tagge Nebraska Cornhuskers Miami Dolphins Reaves University of Florida Eagles New England Patriots Bob Griese Dolphins Jim Plunkett Pats Kansas City Arrowhead Stadium Harry S. Truman Chiefs St. Louis Cardinals Buffalo New Orleans Detroit Cincinnati San Diego Minnesota Dallas Los Angeles New York Jets Pittsburgh Seattle Cleveland San Francisco Baltimore Oakland Atlanta New York Giants St. Louis Milwaukee New York Yankees Spassky-Fischer Cardinals Kansas City Chiefs Arrowhead Channel 4 Hamilton Vancouver Italy Newcombe Drysdale

Mexico All-Stars Win Midget Division Tourney

Gary Biggers led the Mexico All-Stars with four runs and three hits including a double and triple as they defeated Monroe City 10-7 to capture the Midget Division title in the Northeast Missourihoury League. Pitcher Tommy Fox won all three playoff games for Mexico. The Khoury League Optimist Tournament opens tonight at the Khoury fields with 11 Midget Division teams.

Gary Biggers Mexico

Top Seeds Eliminated at Cleveland Classic semi finals

In Cleveland the Classic advanced to the semis with no Americans in singles. Cliff Drysdale defeated Marty Riessen 6-4 6-3 eliminating the last of the event’s stars as Tony Roche withdrew earlier and Arthur Ashe fell to Riessen. Roger Taylor edged Rosewall 7-6 2-6 7-6 with a 7-1 tiebreak. Ray Raffles and Mark Cox won their singles matches, while Paskell and Froehling beat Ashe/Luts in doubles as Laver and Addison salvaged the second set to win 75 64.

Cleveland Ohio South Africa Cliff Drysdale Chicaroan Marty Riessen Tony Roche Arthur Ashe Miami Beach Riessen England Roger Taylor Ken Rosewall Australia Taylor Ray Raffles Yugoslavia Nikki Pilie Great Britain Mark Cox Ismael Fl Shafer United Arab Republic Charles Pasarell Puerto Rico Miami Frank Froehling Ashe Bob Luts San Francisco Red Laver Terry Addison John Alexander Phil Dent

Civic Club Softball Tournament Finals and results

Friday results show Jaycee II defeating Rotary 9 to 6. Semifinal saw Jaycee II? Actually Jaycee II 9 Rotary 6. Semifinal Jaycee II 15 Jaycee I 8. Championship ended with Jaycee I 11 Jaycee 11.

Civic Club Jaycee II Rotary Jaycee IT Jayce I Jaycee I Jaycee

Missouri's Johndrow Ruled Scholastically Ineligible

Missouri coach Al Onofrio announced that Johndrow, the Tigers’ only veteran quarterback, will not play this fall due to scholastic ineligibility. He attempted to raise credits in summer school but did not qualify, leaving John Cherry and Tony Gillick as the signal callers when practice opens next week.

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