Bowa Returns Home to Lead Phillies Past Cardinals 3-2
Philadelphia shortstop Larry Bowa, aided by hitting instructor Wally Moses, collected four hits including a crucial two-run single in the eighth to lift the Phillies over the St. Louis Cardinals 3-2 behind pitcher Barry Lersch. Bowa battled a rough road trip and credited Moses for a quick fix. The game featured a controversial balk call sequence at Shea Stadium involving the Cubs and Mets.
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Mexico Bulldogs Triumph 6-1 Over Community Trojans
Mexico defeated Community 6-1 at Green Field as sophomore Tim Hotop yielded two hits in a surprise start. Warren Mayes and George Pursifall sparked a third inning rally, while Keith Campbell and Don Fuemmeler contributed key extra base hits. The Bulldogs stranded ten baserunners and pulled away in the fourth, chasing Trojan pitcher Greg Cox.
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Philadelphia 3 St Louis 2 Game Schedule Update
Report lists scheduled games with mixed team matchups and player scores. Chicago at New York, St Louis at Philadelphia, Houston at Announcer Stoneman, Cincinnati at Los Angeles, Atlanta at San Diego, Pittsburgh at San Francisco, California at Baltimore, plus night games and unclear entries.
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Seventh Grade Trackmen Defeat Jeff Jr and West in Tri Meet
Hardin seventh graders won the Monday tri meet in Columbia scoring 49 points to Jefferson Junior 42 and West Junior 35. Johnny Fry led with two wins in the shot put and 110-yard dash setting a new seventh grade record. he joined William Fray Austin Miller and Mary Hunt to win the 440-yard relay. William Fry won the 60-yard dash Miller the 220 and Dennis Lierheimer the long jump, with several seconds and thirds across events.
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Gross
Bowling Green Wins Meet in triangular track meet
Bowling Green swept the varsity events to win the meet with 98 points, while Montgomery County finished second and Van-Far third. The host Wildcats topped the junior varsity with 97 points as Bowling Green trailed. Key winners included James Melton of Montgomery in the 440, and Fred Holman of Van-Far in the broad jump. The teams proceed to the district meet at Kirksville on Saturday.
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Hardy Jones wins three events in MSD dual meet victory
Hardy Jones led Missouri School for the Deaf with three wins as MSD beat North Callaway 82 50 in a Saturday dual. He captured the 100 yard dash in 10.2 seconds the 220 yard dash in 23.5 seconds and the long jump with 197 on the distance board.
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Utah Leads ABA Playoff Series On Opening Night
Utah Stars beat the Kentucky Colonels 136 to 117 in Salt Lake City as George Stone poured in 20 points in a 12 minute stretch to overturn an early Kentucky lead. Dan Issel had 17 in the first quarter and Kentucky led 35 25 before Utah surged. Ramsey urged resilience, saying the key showdown is Wednesday in the series opener.
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Kewp Balance Beats Mexico in Tennis Meet 6-3
Hickman’s Kewpies defeated Mexico 6-3 in a Tuesday tennis meet in Mexico. Key wins by Jeff Doolittle and Bill Adams spurred the Bulldogs, who later dropped four straight singles but won two doubles shows. They next visit Marshall and then district play at Jefferson City.
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Tanenbaum Takes Sports Helm at Ledger
Rob Tanenbaum a New Yorker and MU journalism graduate becomes Ledger sports editor. He arrived in Mexico April 12 and will cover track baseball golf and tennis at Ledgerland high schools while pursuing accurate, engaging sports reporting amid his lifelong Dodgers and Mets loyalties.
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Mexico Girls Tennis Beats Moberly Spartans 5 1
MOBERLY The Mexico girls tennis team shut out the Moberly Spartan girls in a meet here. Nancy Baker of Mexico won her first singles match in two years of competition 1 Becky Rodes of Mexico defeated Jerri Wessel 10 3 2 Nancy Baker defeated Pam Smith 10 5 3 Linda Young defeated Robin Dangaard 10 2 4 Karen Adams defeated Robin Richardson 10 1 5 Julie Copeland defeated Norma Phelps 10 6 Doubles Baker and Young beat Wessel and Dangaard 11 Rodes and Adams defeated Smith and Richardson 10
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Luetjen's 39 Leads Fayette Past Panthers in Dual Meet
Fayette nips Centralia 243 to 241 as Larry Luetjen shoots 39 to lead Fayette. Centralia's Hob Wheeling carded 45 while teammates Denham 47 Reinhardt 48 Wainscott 51 and Waisner 52 followed. Fayette counters with Monroe 48 Smith 50 Inghram 51 McMillan 53.
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Leeper competes for SMS Bears in 1971 track
Walter Leeper, son of Mr and Mrs Walter Leeper, 816 Robin Hood Rd, joins Southwest Missouri State College track Bears as a high jumper under head coach Aldo Sebben. The team aims to improve on last year's third place as the MIAA meet starts May 14 15.
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Van-Far Captures Meet From Troy Title
Van-Far improved to 2-5 with a 245-287 victory over Troy in Vandalia. Tony Fuller led Van-Far with 46 as Van-Far also won the B match 113-121. Other results: Rees (V) over Thompson 4A, Fuller (V) tied Spires (T) 46-1, Shotwell (V) over Kirby 48-55, Spinee (V) over Carden 55-76, Swan (V) over Wallace 55-76, and B match: Hodgson (V) over Schaefer 57-61, Wilkinson (V) over Kuda 56-60.
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