Mayberry Powers Royals Past White Sox in Tight Win
John Mayberry hit his 15th homer of the season and his sixth in four games to spark Kansas City past Chicago 3-2. George Brett tripled, Hal McRae drove in a run, and Ken Henderson was knocked to the 410-foot mark by Mayberry's eighth inning shot as Wilbur Wood took the loss. The Royals rallied in the ninth for the walkoff win as Fred Patek set up the decisive hit by Jim Wohlford.
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Renko tops Cardinals for Expos in humid Busch Stadium
Montreal pitcher Renko adds two hits and drives in a run as he outscores St. Louis 5-1 in a six inning stint at Busch Stadium. Tim Foli drives in a run with a double and Mike Jorgensen adds a two run single in the seventh for the Expos. Renko, 4-5, cites a tender shoulder as he exits.
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Ashe Wins Wimbledon Title Becomes First Black Men’s Champion
Arthur Ashe defeated Jimmy Connors 6-1 6-1 5-7 6-4 to capture the Wimbledon men’s singles crown, the first Black man to hold the title. He led 2-0 then faced a Connors comeback before closing out the fourth set. The match carried a $22,000 prize, with Billie Jean King winning the women's title earlier.
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Ashe and Connors Ready for High Stakes Showdown in London
Arthur Ashe reflects on career highlights after stating a desire to end on a high note. He discusses race pressures and his place in tennis history while heading into the World Championship Tennis final against Jimmy Connors. Gerulaitis and Mayer win the men’s doubles title 7-5 8-6 6-4 over Stone and Dowdeswell.
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Early Leader Usually First In American Match Races
In New York the $350,000 Belmont Park Match Race pits Ruffian the undefeated filly against Foolish Pleasure the Kentucky Derby winner in a 1 1/8 mile Battle of the Sexes. Most match races favor the leader at the start and this one, telecast by CBS, is billed as highly memorable with global interest.
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Softball Tourney Results Feature High Scoring Games
Readout of Wellsville and neighboring town results for the softball tournament shows Montgomery Aces dominant over Middletown and Wellsville Stags overpowering Montgomery Butchers. Friday activity includes New Haven Hoelschers nailing High Hill Dusters and several other matchups with Mexico teams posting strong scores against Montgomery Aces and related clubs.
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Junior Optimist Golf Tournament Next Week
Young golfers from high school age and younger can enter the second Junior Optimist Tournament at Arthur Hills next Wednesday. Competition starts at 9 a.m. and covers 18 holes with three or four flights to suit skill levels. Entry blanks available at Arthur Hills.
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Soviets Take Big Lead In On Again Off Again Meet
The Soviet men and women dominated a hastily rescheduled three nation meet in Kiev with strong performances from Viktor Saneyev in the triple jump and Borzov in sprinting. U S athletes won a few events led by Ken Popejoy and Stan Vinson, but trailed overall as the Russians swept the javelin and the 10,000 meters.
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Legion Sees Victory Slip Away In Marshall Tourney
Mexico's American Legion team led 2-0 before Marshall rallied with two in the seventh and one in the eighth to prevail 3-2. Steve Miller took the loss as Marshall earned seven hits and Mexico left runners on base in the late frame. Mexico (8-9) returns to District Eight play Wednesday at Green Field against Fulton, 7:30 p.m.
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Bowling Monday Night Summer Standings and Highlights
The league shows Mustangs 4, Fire Balls 0 and Thunderbirds 3, Wal-Mar 17 with Rosie Barrett posting a 22 percent average and $95 high payout. Thunderbirds lead with 1012 high team game and high team series while Back Four and Motor Mouths post notable scores.
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Petty Nears Money Goal In Firecracker 400 Win
Richard Petty captured the Firecracker 400 at Daytona International Speedway, earning $17,185 and lifting his career winnings to $1,989,838. Buddy Baker finished second, with Dave Marcis third and Darrell Waltrip fourth as the top contenders finished on the same lap.
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Mexico Laddonia’s Rally Beats Laddonila in Junior League
In an intermediate division game Mexico Laddonia capitalized on two walks and three errors in the fourth inning to score four runs and defeat Laddonila 7-3. Greg Miller fanned 12 for the win and improves to 2-1 while Daryl Hopke takes the loss. Mexico improved to 5-2 and faces Paris at 2 p.m. Sunday at Khoury No 1.
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National League Scores and Saturday Games Summary
Baseball results across the National League include Pittsburgh over Chicago as Rocker improves to 5 4, New York at Philadelphia, Houston at Atlanta, and Cincinnati at San Diego among others. Sunday schedules list Pittsburgh Chicago New York Philadelphia Houston Atlanta St Louis Cincinnati San Diego plus several American League matchups across Boston Baltimore Milwaukee Detroit and more.
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Swansons win best ball tourney at Arthur Hills course
Mexico golf event sees Greg Swanson and son Mike link to a 72 to take the two man best ball title at Arthur Hills golf course west of Mexico. Mike Spurlock and Larry Rose one back at 74, George Irion and Wayne Boicoirt third at 77, about 40 players participated over the holiday weekend.
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