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Newspaper
Mexico Ledger
Location
Mexico, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1975
Page
4
Tom Watson, lightning-shy and chasing a record, carries a three-stroke lead in the 74th U S Open at Medinah as he seeks another major victory. Watson’s steady play and sharp iron shots have him ahead of the field with strong chances of sealing the title.
Shirley Babashoff clocked 4:14.76 to better her own world record in the 400 meter freestyle at the AAU World Championship swim trials in Long Beach. Camille Wright won the 100 meter butterfly in 1:09.05, while Misa Babashoff opened with a 4:15.57 in pursuit of another world mark. Tim Shaw posted 2:05.44 in the 200 meter backstroke, planning to focus on the 400 free after Thursday’s world record 3:53.95.
Offensive lineman Roger Finnie returned to the St. Louis Cardinals by signing a multiyear contract after previously becoming a free agent. Finnie, 6-foot-3 and 245 pounds, started at left tackle when Ernie McMillan was sidelined with a neck injury and helped stabilize the line for the team.
In Anaheim Pat Haden and John McKay signed multiyear deals with the Southern California Sun of the World Football League. In Bozeman Walt Garrison sprained a knee in a rodeo mishap. In New York Johnny Bench leads NL fan ballots for the 1975 All-Star game. In Landover Kevin Grevey signed a multiyear contract with the Washington Bullets after being a Kentucky All-American.
Bahnsen pitched seven innings allowing five hits and no walks to defeat Kansas City 3-1 as Oakland extended its winning streak to five. Reggie Jackson drove in two with a first inning double and Claudell Washington homered, boosting the A’s.
At Hayward Field Oregon State alum Tom Woods misses a world record 7-7 after clearing 7-4. Rory Kotinek and Dwight Stones also clear 7-4 in a Pacific Coast Club sweep. Davenport injures knee in 110 hurdles semifinals. Liguori sets AAU 5000m record with 13.29 and leads early before a final lap 56.8.
In the 16th Coaches All-America game preview, stars like Red Shoate Nebraska and David Hamm Nebraska loom for the East and West. Terry Metcalf’s 1973 performance is cited as a standard, with about 40,000 fans expected and a national TV audience. Sloan debuts as Texas Tech hosts Jones Stadium under Grant Teaff pacing the West. The West leans toward Ham and Hardeman while Sloan features varied backfield plays and Neal Jeffrey leading the East with Sloan guiding the West.
Lou Brock powered the St Louis Cardinals to an 11 hit attack with three doubles two triples and a homer as he scored three runs and drove in another. His output tied him for fifth on the club’s all time doubles list and boosted his batting to .310 with 40 runs as he continues a season of strong contact and speed.
In Inglewood, Ruben Olivares knocked Bobby Chacon down twice in the second round and stopped referee Larry Rozadilla halted the World Boxing Council featherweight title bout at 2:29. Olivares, 28, claimed his second twoweight class title, matching history by holding bantamweight and featherweight belts again. Chacon, 24, from Sylmar, struggled with weight and offered little defense as Olivares dominated from the opening bell, yielding California’s largest non heavyweight title fight gate at about $423,000. Olivares improved to 71 knockouts in 84 bouts, with a record of 78-5-1.
Philadelphia wins 7-4 over Montreal Expos as eighth inning chaos and tactical moves spark four runs. Jay Johnstone and Schmidt spark a tying rally, Schmidt scores on a misplayed ball, while Ollie Brown ultimately delivers the decisive batted ball amid a sequence involving runs and a close tag at home.
Jacksonville fans aided Harmon Killebrew by stuffing ballots for the all-star game. Richard Newberry, a 28 year old jeweler, said he submitted 40,000 ballots and paid for a promotional sign. He also collected 8,000 ballots from 676 Jacksonville fans after a 7 2 win over Birmingham.
A jumble of NL results lists Pittsburgh New York St Louis Chicago Montreal and other teams with scores and upcoming games. Saturday matchups include Pittsburgh at New York Montreal at Philadelphia San Francisco at Atlanta Chicago at Louis and Cincinnati at Houston. Sunday's schedule features Montreat at Philadelphia San Francisco at Atlanta Pittsburgh at New York Chicago at St Louis and Cincinnati at Houston.
Boston beat Baltimore 4 to 3 in 12 innings while Milwaukee won 4 0 at Cleveland and Detroit overwhelmed New York 10 0. Minnesota 5 Chicago 3 California 12 Texas 1. Oakland 3 Kansas City 0. Saturday matchups include Minnesota at Chicago New York at Detroit Boston at Milwaukee Cleveland at Milwaukee and Texas at California. Sunday games listed California at Oakland and City Softball.
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