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Newspaper

Mexico Ledger

Location

Mexico, Missouri, United States of America

Date

May 14, 1973

Page

11

Mexico Bulldogs fall short in district track title race

Mexico, Sedalia, and Columbia Hickman battled to a 60 point tie for first with Sedalia winning on a coin toss and Columbia gaining the title by the final mile relay. Andy Piper set a meet high jump record 6 feet 5 inches and Mexico earned multiple podium finishes despite injuries.

FATE Mexico Bulldogs Sedalia Columbia Hickman Poin Columbia Ron Whittaker Whittaker Andy Piper Piper Charles Williams Columbia Brian Gill Mike Stubblefield Ernie Duncan Duncan Lonza Childs Stubblefield Rolla

District Track Results Long Jump and Relays

Readable district track results list athletes and marks across long jump high jump shot put discus and sprints. Notable names include Carter Hargraves Hartt Duncan Welch Yount Piper and Stmith with schools Washington Sedalia Jefferson City Mexico and Columbia. Relay and distance times feature mile and two mile events with multiple teams competing for top placements.

Sedalia Columbia Jefferson City Hannibal Washington Welch H Sumter Wayn Moermannt Caint JC Barnes Duncan Davis White Rolta Higbeel M Mexico Branson Welch Ballake Jefferson City

Carbo Delivers For Cardinals In Comeback Win

Slumping Bernie Carbo broke out in the eighth inning lifting St. Louis to a 2-1 victory over the Expos. Trailing 1-0, Carbo lined a fastball from Stoneman for two decisive runs after Joe Torre and Ted Simmons had helped set the stage. Carbo had battled a .216 average and long slump, saying patience at the plate paid off and that he had learned to think through his approach.

ST. Louis Bernie Carbo St. Louis Cardinals Montreal Bill Stone Carbo Stoneman Joe Torre Torre Cardinals Ted Simmons Mike Tyson Expos Gene Mauch

Concentration Pays Off As Twins Blank Royals

Dick Woodson silenced Kansas City by concentrating on Mayberry and Kirkpatrick, yielding a three-hitter in a 4 0 victory for Minnesota. Woodson walked three, struck out seven, and the Twins capitalized on Busby’s no-hitter bid with timely hitting spearheaded by Braun and Lis.

Kansas City Dick Woodson Minnesota John Mayberry Woodson Twins Royals Mayberry Ed Kirkpatrick Joe Lis Danny Thompson Larry Hisle Tony Oliva Rod Carew Mike Jackson Busby Jack McKeon

Riggs Beats Court In Battle Of The Sexes Sunday Win

RAMONA Calif AP 55 year old Riggs defeated women's champion Margaret Court 6 2 6 1 earning 10 000 plus 7 500 TV earnings. Riggs mocked the match as battle of the sexes while Court said he kept changing pace and disrupted her rhythm.

Ramona Calif Bobby Riggs Swift Riggs Margaret Court Margaret Mrs. Court Billie Jean King

Scoreboard summary of Sunday and Monday baseball games

Scoreboard shows Sunday results with Atlanta 14 San Diego 2. Montreal 3 St Louis 4. Houston 7 Cincinnati. Chicago 4 9 Philadelphia 23 San Diego 4 2 Atlanta 4 6 New York 6 Pittsburgh 4 St Louis 3 Montreal 2. Cincinnati 2 Houston 0. Monday games listed include New York Koosman 5 0 at Chicago Hooton 4 2 and other mismatched lines with Renko Cabiles 13 and various no names.

Atlanta San Diego Montreal St Louis Houston Cincinnati Chicago Philadelphia New York Pittsburgh Koosman Hooton Renko Cabiles No. Philadelphia Brett Vorbanborg Sir Louis St. Louis San Francisco Los Angeles

Swankee Ww Tops Pet in American League Race

In a tight American League matchup, Swankee Ww defeated Pet 14 to 0 while keeping pace in the standings GB 14. The game featured sharp defense and key plays that pushed Swankee Ww ahead early and maintained the lead through the ninth inning.

Weiskopf Wins Colonial Invasion After Crampton Double Bogey

In Fort Worth Texas Tom Weiskopf captured the Colonial National Invitation title worth 150000 as Bruce Crampton double bogeyed the final hole allowing Weiskopf to slip into first place. Meanwhile the Black Hawks traded Gary Smith and Jerry Korab to Vancouver for Dale Tallon as teams shuffle rosters.

GOLF Fort Worth Tex Tom Weiskopf Bruce Crampton Weiskopf Hockey Chicago Chicago Black Hawks Gary Smith Jerry Korab Vancouver Canucks Dale Tallon

Major League Leaders From The Associated Press

The Associated Press reports top MLB marks: American League leaders in batting Mayberry KC and Melton Chi with 32 RBIs for Mayberry and 24 for Melton. D May MIL and Mayberry KC lead home runs with 9. North Oak and Patek KC top stolen bases with 12. National League batting San to Chi at .367 and Mota La .308. Bench Cin and Watsons Hill 27 RBIs. Bonds SF and Stargell Poh 10 home runs. Koosman NY 50 decisions with 3.00 ERA and Sosa SF 40 decisions 1.42 ERA.

THE Associated Press PicKelly Chi Kirkpatrick Mayberry Melton AITS Rojas Adr Otibs Shome D. May Mil North Oak Patek Splittortt Zaly Singer Santo Mota Cin Watsons Htll Ferguson A Huts— Bonds Fuentes Stargell

McGinnis Leads Pacers To ABA Title In Louisville

Indiana Pacers guard George McGinnis led with 27 points and seven rebounds as they beat the Kentucky Colonels 88 to 81 at Freedom Hall. McGinnis credited the victory to the entire team and noted the title marked the Pacers’ second ABA championship in a row and third in four years.

McGinnis Kentucky Colonels Kentucky Louisville Freedom Hall Pacers

Rutherford grabs Indy pole in first-round qualifying

Veteran driver from Fort Worth Texas Johnny Rutherford claimed the front row pole for the May 28 Indianapolis 500 with a four-lap average of 198.413 mph aboard a Team McLaren. Bobby Unser and Mark Donohue locked in the other two front-row spots as Pollard’s fatal crash cast a pall over the event.

Indianapolis Indianapolis Motor Speedway Johnny Rutherford Ft. Worth Tex McLaren Bobby Unser Rutherford Pollard Mark Donohue Roger Penske

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