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Newspaper
Mexico Ledger
Location
Mexico, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1975
Page
11
King B's top team with 2212 and 005 game highlights led the Khoury League bowling night. Don Beckett captured high 3 total while Brent Pasley posted the high individual game of 219 for Employees Only and Grave Digger, with Out-of-towners and others in the mix.
The Missouri Department of Conservation notes many streams in northern and central regions are high and muddy but still fishable. Reports from Grand River, Chariton, Osage, Pomme de Terre, Eleven Point, and other streams show a mix of fair to good conditions for bass, channel catfish, crappie, walleye, bluegill, and trout, with specifics varying by stretch and water clarity.
Reds beat Cardinals 10 1 as Gary Nolan notches sixth straight win and Morgan backs 20 victory goal. Morgan, Bench help in seventh inning on two run double, Nolan allows three hits in six. Expos Padres Phillies Giants Pirates Astros Mets Dodgers Braves Cubs all present in other NL games.
Johnny Bench headlines the NL ballot with 327,854 votes as Cincinnati stars lead early tallies. Joe Morgan, Dave Concepcion, and Pete Rose top at their positions, with Lou Brock and Ron Cey among infield and outfield contenders amid a wide field of candidates.
John Blue Moon Odom, 30, acquired by the Atlanta Braves from Cleveland, seeks a fresh start in Atlanta after a career drop from 1972 A's ace to a reliever. He was shot in Macon after the 1972 season and downplayed the incident, hoping new team and work lift him.
Centralia’s Ban Johnson League club made seven errors in an 8-6 loss to Marshall Thursday night. Steve Hagan and Virgil McCormack hit two three run homers for Centralia, McCormack in the fourth and Hagan in the sixth. Jim Chism lost for Centralia. Coslet earned the win for Marshall as the visitors totaled eight hits. Centralia sits 2-2 in the league and travels Sunday to Sedalia to face the western division leader.
Hank Aaron homered for Milwaukee in County Stadium his sixth of the season and 739th overall. His solo shot off Vida Blue helped the Brewers defeat the Oakland Athletics 9-7, his first regular season Milwaukee homer since 1965.
Ray Floyd, 32, riding high after winning the Kemper Open for his first tour victory in six years, tied Medinah course record with a 63 in the pro am of the Philadelphia Golf Classic. A reformed star after marrying Maria Primoli, Floyd rose to 12th on the money list this year and could surprise at the U S Open.
Steve Busby of the Royals edged former USC teammate Eric Raich of the Indians 2-1 in 10 innings to sweep a two game series. Harmon Killebrew homered for KC, Jim Wohlford drove in the deciding run after a Brett double and a passed ball. Busby allowed five hits with four strikeouts. Raich gave up nine hits over ten innings.
Kansas City AP report says wide receiver Elmo Wright did not sign before the NFL contract deadline and may be traded. Chiefs GM Jack Steadman confirmed two of three free agents signed but declined to name Wright. Wright seeks a multiyear deal with undisclosed pay.
Bjorn Borg, 19, defended his French title with a 6-1 7-5 6-4 win over Harold Solomon after a painful neck crick in the hotel shower. Coach Bergelin ordered him to stop sleeping nude in air conditioned rooms, promising a nightshirt change. Meanwhile Adriano Panatta beat John Andrews to reach the center of action, and Americans Arthur Ashe and Roscoe Tanner moved to the Kent Championship semifinals with straight sets.
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