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Newspaper
Mexico Ledger
Location
Mexico, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1972
Page
7
The page lists diverse league leaders and player lines with phrasing referencing at bats runs hits and strikeouts. It names players by team and position across National and American Leagues with scattered figures and abbreviations, reflecting an OCR damaged box score summary from a baseball newspaper page.
Independence fisherman Joe Burke lands a 41 inch muskie weighing 21 pounds 4 ounces at Pomme de Terre Lake to set a Missouri state record. Creel clerk Hoyle Bunks confirms the catch. the fish joins a prior 1972 muskie record by Clifton Nunn of Urbana.
Missouri anglers often grasp pike in the eye sockets to lift them but John Goddard of the Department of Conservation reports many undersized stock fish become blind and infected. He recommends holding fish outside the gill covers and avoiding eye contact grips to prevent harm.
Attendance rose for nine weeks into the season, despite the early strike, according to Harry Simmons for Commissioner Bowie Kuhn. The tally compares dates through June 11 with 1971, excluding strike loss, showing a 1.6 percent gain and more fans at games this year since the stoppage.
The case asks if a federal court can review athletic disciplinary rulings as Jane Blalock sues LPGA over a one year suspension. LPGA argues qualifications and discipline lie outside antitrust review. hearing ends inconclusively with jury trial request pending.
Billie Jean King of Long Beach California swept Laura Rossouw of South Africa 6-0 6-3 to reach the West of England Tennis Championships final in Bristol England. Rosemary Casals of San Francisco beat Pat Pretorius 9-8 9-7 to advance in the same semifinal round.
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