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Mexico Ledger

Location

Mexico, Missouri, United States of America

Date

Aug 20, 1977

Page

7

Royals Keep Pace In Tight AL West Race

In a tight AL West race, the Royals lost 9-5 to Boston as White Sox move atop the standings with a 3-1 win. George Brett sparked KC with a three RBI day, while Amos Otis ended a 0-for-4 drought with a three-run homer.

Royals Kansas City Whitey Herzog Minnesota Texas Chicago Herzog Kansas City Royals Boston Red Sox Red Sox Boston Baltimore New York Yankees George Brett Amos Otis Mike Paxton Brett Hal McRae Butch Hobson John Mayberry George Scott Sox Jim Colborn RBI Carlton Fisk Hobson Paxton Otis

Tyson Keeps Swinging to Help Cardinals Win 12-4

St Louis second baseman Tyson adjusted his stance at the plate dropping the crouch and focusing on the back foot, delivering a three run double a two run homer and a run producing single as the Cardinals crushed the Padres 12-4. He aimed to reestablish the groove from last season and improve RBI output while avoiding lunging at pitches.

ST. Louis Mike Tyson St. Louis Cardinals San Diego Padres Mo Mozzali Tyson Cards RBI Padres Dave Freisleben Dave Wehrmeiester John Urrea Buddy Schultz George Hendrick Urrea San Diego Dave Kingman Ted Simmons Ken Reitz Vern Rapp

Week in Baseball Scores and Schedule

Friday results show Chicago 6 Los Angeles 2 and Cincinnati 4 4 New York 14 Atlanta 5 2 Montreal 3 7 Philadelphia percent Houston 5 Pittsburgh 6 San Francisco St. Louis 12 San Diego 4. Saturday matchups include Cincinnati Norman 10 10 at New York Swan 8 7 and Los Angeles Raw 133 at Chicago Benham 10 10 plus San Francisco Halicki 109 at Pittsburgh Jones 2 4 and Atlanta Capra 2 9 at Montreal Brown 8 10. Sunday brings San Francisco at Pittsburgh Cincinnati at New York and Los Angeles at Chicago among others.

East Wit Philada Pitts Chicago Montreal York Los Cincy Houston Diego Atlanta Los Angeles Cincinnati New York Philadelphia Pittsburgh San Francisco St. Louis San Diego Norman Swan Raw Benham Ser Francisco Halicki Jones Capra Brown Larson Kaal Rasmussen Pitsburgh Cleveland Louis Baltimore Minnesota Denver New York Jets Giants Stadium Green Bay Tampa Bay Buffalo New Orleans New York Giants Miami Dallas Detroit New England Giants Colts Bert Jones

Multiple NFL and baseball scores from weekend exhibitions and games

National and American League exhibitions show Cleveland routing Louis 19 to 10 as Baltimore 29 edged Minnesota 7. Detroit trades kicker Fred Steinfort to Seattle and Seattle defeats various opponents. Reds' Foster hits 40th and 41st homers in doubleheader sweep. Mets slump continue. Cubs and Phillies win. Pirates top Giants. Also Auxvasse Tourney results and local no hitter by Sue Weneback for No Names.

New York Texas Toronto California Cleveland Oakland Detroit Seattle Richie Zisk Oscar Gamble Wood Brewers Orioles Twins Andres Mora Mike Flanagan Baltimore Minnesota Managan Yankees Rangers Mike Torrez Reggie Jackson Roy White Torrez Indians A’s al Fitzmorris George Foster New York Mets Foster Mets Cincinnati Reds Cincinnati Willie Stargell Pittsburgh Pirates Dave Johnson Darrell Evans Hank Aaron Atlanta Braves Hack Wilson Roger Maris Reds St. Louis Cardinals San Diego Padres Chicago Cubs Los Angeles Dodgers Philadelphia Phillies Houston Astros San Francisco Giants Avanta Montreal Cubs Dodgers Bill Buckner Chicago Los Angeles Phillies Astros Larry Christenson Ganse Philadelphia Houston Pirates Giants John Candelaria Bill Robinson Pittsburgh

Mud Marathon Set at Auxvasse Lions Park

Four wheel drive enthusiasts are invited to a mud marathon at Auxvasse Lions Club park on Sunday Aug 98. The Kingdom of Callaway Pathfinders and Auxvasse Lion Club sponsor the event starting 12 30 p m around a 200 foot mud ditch. Top finishers win cash prizes and trophies. admission is 1 with barbecue and refreshments.

Auxvasse Lions Club Kingdom of Callaway Pathfinders Auxvasse Lion Club R. C. Holmes Department of Conservation

Sipe Proves He Can Throw Long Against Big Red

In Cleveland Browns 19-10 win over the St. Louis Cardinals, Brian Sipe threw two touchdowns and connected on a 45 yard deep strike to Reggie Rucker to set up a scoring run. Rucker totaled 89 yards on five receptions, while Sipe went 13 of 20 for 163 yards.

Cleveland Brian Sipe Cleveland Browns St. Louis Cardinals Reggie Rucker Larry Poole Browns Rucker Brian Sipe St. Louis Don Coryell Coryell San Diego State Charles Nash Forrest Gregg Reggie Paul Warfield

Seven Men Tie For Top In Westchester Classic

Seven players led by Tom Weiskopf and Jim Wiechers tied for first at seven under par 145 after 36 holes in the Westchester Classic, a $300,000 event with $60,000 prize to the share of the leaders. Weiskopf battled a triple bogey but rebounded with a strong 67 to stay in front amid a crowded leaderboard.

Hamndioum Phe Tae Pop Tom Weiskopf Jim Weichers Miller Barber Leonard Thompson Howard Twitty Rod Curl Charles Coody Weiskopf Wiechers Westchester Country Club Lanny Wadkins Gene Littler Pebble Beach Calif Wadkins Littler Jack Nicklaus Johnny Miller Tom Watson Thompson Car Twitty Coady Barbera Coody Curl Andy North Bobby Cole George Burns

Dibley Upsets Ramirez At Canadian Open Tennis

Australia’s Colin Dibley, unseeded, defeated top seed Raul Ramirez 6-1 4-6 6-3 in the Canadian Open third round, unleashing a 148 mph serve. South Africa’s Marise Kruger routed Jeanne Evert 6-3 6-1, while Cynthia Doerner faded to Regina Marsikova after holding an early edge.

Toronto Colin Dibley Australia Raul Ramirez Mexico Dibley Ramirez South Africa Marise Kruger Jeanne Evert Cynthia Doerner Regina Marsikova

East Germany Dominates European Swimming Meet

At Jonkoping Sweden East Germany won two more gold medals as the 14th European Championships continued. They captured ninth and tenth golds in events including Czechoslovakia 146, 6-0, 6-3. Swimmers from East Germany delivered strong performances across multiple strokes.

Czechoslovakia Jonkoping Sweden East Germany

OSUPromotions Highlight Early Big Eight Practice

Oklahoma State promoted three players to starting or backup defensive positions after a second day of practice. James Cowins and Gregory Johnson earned starting cornerback jobs, Dexter Manley moved to second-team defensive end, while Pete Woods of Missouri suffered a minor knee injury in pads. Colorado and others continued prep with brisk conditioning and early bench presses, marking a tense early season stretch. Harvey Love of Kansas State underwent knee cartilage surgery, with a return hoped for by the third or fourth game.

Associated Press Oklahoma State Cowboys Jim Stanley James Cowins St. Louis Gregory Johnson Houston Tex Dexter Manley Stanley Nebraska Kansas State Kansas Oklahoma Colorado Missouri Iowa State Pete Woods Tigers Woods K-State Harvey Love Ellis Ransiberger Love

No Names Win Auxvasse Fast-Pitch Softball Tourney

The No Names, a women’s team with no previous practice together, captured the Auxvasse fast-pitch softball title after a round robin event that also featured squads from Auxvasse Hallsville Fulton and Columbia and Smart Trucking of Mexico. The fourth-placed team earned the sportsmanship award and the No Names drew players from Hannibal.

Auxvasse Tourney Fulton Hatton Burlington Iowa Bert McGrew Frances Jane Fennewald Debbie Hooke Barbara Smith Laddonia B. Smith Mary Hammett Sara Bradshaw Mexico Bob Bohrer Sue Weneback Hannibal Smart Hallsville Auxvasse Columbia Smart Trucking

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