Knicks Beat Lakers 87 83 In Playoff Thriller
Willis Reed led New York with 22 points and 10 rebounds while Earl Monroe added 21 as the Knicks hold a 2 1 lead over the defending champion Lakers. West sat out the fourth with hamstring problems and the final minute saw Reed grab a key board and Frazier seal the win from the line.
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Perfect Game Shuts Out Hawks In Final Showdown
Montreal goalie Ken Dryden and the Canadiens dominated Chicago to seize a 3-1 lead in the Stanley Cup final. Marc Tardif, Yvan Cournoyer, and Chuck Lesley scored as Montreal delivered a near flawless team effort, while Hawks coach Billy Reay lamented the rare perfection.
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Pacers Promise More Rough Stuff in ABA Final
Indiana Pacers,延 aggressive play across the ABA playoffs, beat Kentucky 90-86 in Indianapolis to even the best-of-seven final at two games each. Coach Bobby Leonard, ejected at halftime, vowed more physical play as the series shifts to Louisville for game five Tuesday night.
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Whalers Capture First WHA Title
Boston based New England Whalers win their first WHA championship by defeating the Winnipeg Jets 9-6 in Game five. Teddy Green comments on a satisfying title run after returning from a skull fracture and recalling NHL Bruins experience the 1970 Stanley Cup era. Larry Pleau nets three goals, Tommy Webster adds two as Whalers surge in a five to two first period.
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Dodgers Sweep Cards Behind Downing Two-Hitter
Dodgers blanked the St. Louis Cardinals 3-0 as Al Downing beat the Cards for the sixth straight time, with Joe Ferguson homering and Davey Lopes driving in two runs. The win completed a three-game sweep and gave Los Angeles an eight win in ten start stretch.
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Detroit Ace Stumbles Against Texas Rangers
Detroit Tigers lefty Mickey Lolich struggles in 1973 after a 7-2 loss to the Texas Rangers. He yielded nine hits and walked six, surrendering seven runs in a rough outing following his 703 innings and 47 wins over the prior two seasons. Billy Martin and Whitey Herzog weigh in on his issues.
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Rally Gives Sophs Split in Doubleheader at Columbia
Mexico sophomores rally from 7-1 down in the seventh for an 8-7 win in game one. Columbia won the nightcap 5-4 in five innings as nine walks aided their comeback. Norman Forman drove in three on two singles and a double for Mexico. Gary McFarland improved to 3-0 with the win. Virgil McCormack took the loss in game two after seven strikeouts and nine walks. David Ezell is slated to pitch Wednesday as the junior varsity closes out the season against Sturgeon. Mexico freshmen play in the second game. The Bulldog varsity has a twin bill with Columbia Thursday. In pro and other action, Lolich had a rough outing for Texas, the Rangers beat him 2-1, and the White Sox extended their win streak to nine with a 11-2 win over the Yankees. San Francisco split a pair with Chicago, and several other NL and AL games followed.
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Turner Rolls Perfect 300 In Centralia Doubles Event
George Turner of 1216 S Morris St bowled a perfect 300 in a Bowl-A-Way Lanes doubles tournament in Centralia. He finished with a 782 series, placing 12th, amid a cheering crowd of about 25 and expressed doubt about repeating the feat.
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Centralia
Rain Delays District Prep Sports at Moberly
Rain returns to Prague area forcing multiple Mesico district events to be postponed. The Moberly golf tournament and Dixon freshman doubleheader are off, along with the Columbia versus St. Dominic baseball final at Green Field. A girls track meet against Bowling Green and Montgomery County is canceled and not rescheduled. The Bulldog varsity baseball game at Huntsville Tuesday versus Westran is also canceled.
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Mexico Ledger May 7 1973 Page 9
A compact May 7 1973 issue from Mexico Missouri Ledger page 9 presents local items and brief notices. It captures community happenings, small notices, and short updates typical of the era’s town newspaper.
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Ledger
Secretariat Eyes Triple Crown in Derby Victory Tale
Secretariat, praised as a near flawless horse, won the Kentucky Derby in 1:59 2-5 over Sham amid Derby week rumors of knee trouble. Jockey Ron Turcotte defended the horse, while trainers weighed Preakness entries and potential challengers like Sham, Knightly Dawn, and Beautiful Music. Angle Light and other noms were mapped for Pimlico, with Baltimore awaiting the next chapter of the Triple Crown quest.
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Murky Sunday Scores Across Leagues Highlight Hectic Play
Box scores show Houston routed Philadelphia and San Francisco swept, while Chicago and New York split and several games lingered into extra innings. Monday schedules feature Houston at Montreal, Cincinnati at Philadelphia, and San Diego at Pittsburgh among others with weathered pitchers like Seaver and Lonborg listed in early lineups.
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Mexico Bulldogs tennis ends district with lone win
Mexico coach Wayne Doerr praised the weekend district at Jefferson City where the Bulldogs mustered a single victory. Roger Fisher and Greg Peck won 6-4 6-2 in doubles, then fell to U High. Senior Jim Recob and Lou Ellis also dropped matches as Mexico exits after byes in early rounds.
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Campion Wins Houston Open to Lead Money List
Bruce Campion surged to the season's top money spot with a victory at the Houston Open, his third tour event win of the year. Al Feurbach, 25, shattered the world shot put record with 71 feet at the San Jose Invitational. Stan Smith and Bob Lutz defeated Tom Okker and Marty Riessen in the World Championship doubles final 6-2 7-6 6-0 in Montreal.
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