Longest Season Ends as Mexico Legionnaires Fall in Finals
Mexico American Legion baseball ends its longest season with two losses to Economy of Fenton in the Missouri Eastern Zone finals at ABC Park. Paul Summers pitched both games for Economy, Bruce LaHay earned MVP honors with six hits and six RBIs, while Mexico’s Hernandez era ends after a 24-9 record and a strong tournament showing.
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One Hit Gem By Harrington Puts Mexico In Zone Finals
Randy Harrington pitched a one hit victory for Mexico over Festus at ABC Park to reach the Missouri Eastern Zone American Region Tournament finals. He carried a no hitter into the seventh, allowed seven runs with defense errorless support, and drove in a run with a fifth inning triple as Mexico built a 4-0 lead.
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Grid Cards Don't Tip Hand in Preseason Win
Denver beat St Louis 15 7 as two Cardinals stars sat out. Denver mixed misdirection plays and shifts to stay ahead. Wayne Morris broke a 67 yard TD for St Louis late. Cards QB duties split Wells and Donckers while Morris fumbled once. Cardinals LB Ray White injured knee slated for surgery.
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Physical Exams For Girls Tuesday
Free physical examination for girls planning to compete in interscholastic sports in the Mexico Public Schools will be given Tuesday at 7 p.m. at the junior high school here. The exams are for all sports during the 1977-78 school year and for both junior high and senior high school girls.
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Weekend Sports In Brief Highlights Various Events
Debbie Austin won the Long Island Charity Golf Classic with a final birdie on 18 and a total of 279. CINCINNATI Beth Daniel captured her second National Women's Amateur Golf title with a 3 and 1 victory over Cathy Sherk. Europe saw world records fall in women's track with East Germany’s Rosemary Ackermann setting a new high jump mark and Karin Rossley lowering the 400 meter hurdles record. Fred Dixon led the Bloomington decathlon with 8,392 points, ranking among the top times. Manuel Orantes upset Jimmy Connors in the U S Open final to claim 17 500. Guillermo Vilas and Brian Gottfried advanced in the Tennis Classic. Clinton Jackson led the U S amateur boxing team to a 6 5 win over Poland as Greg Page won the heavyweight. Sverige lost its mast in the America’s Cup, Gretel II leads 2 1 over Sverige. Australia leads France 1 0. Sal Torella won the Milwaukee stock car race on his 40th birthday while Alan Jones won the Austrian Grand Prix by a narrow margin over Niki Lauda.
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Weekend Baseball Scores across Cities and Leagues
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Chiefs Rally To Top Steelers In Preseason Thriller
Kansas City battles back from early 14 point hole to edge Pittsburgh 23 21 as Jan Stenerud boots a 29 yard field goal with 18 seconds left. Chiefs quarterback Mike Livingston throws for 186 yards and Arnold Morgado scores. Steelers suffer five interceptions and costly penalties.
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Civic Clubs Finals Set in Mexico Slow-Pitch Tourney
The Optimists and the Knights of Columbus meet tonight at Khoury Field 1 for the Mexico Civic Club slow-pitch final. Game time 8 p.m. with a potential second game at 9 p.m. The Optimists need one win to claim the title while the Knights must win twice. Friday scores included Optimists 1 Knights 0 and Knights 8 Jaycees 1.
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Australians Lose Open Doubles Final After Delay
Australian duo Cliff Letcher and Dick Crealy fail to collect 1625 each as their U S Open Clay Court doubles final was delayed by 40 minutes. They lost 5-7 7-5 6-3 to Jaime Fillo and Patricio Cornejo with prize funds held pending a fine decision by the ITC. Crealy blasts officials. Letcher cites unexpected singles final timing.
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