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Newspaper

Mexico Ledger

Location

Mexico, Missouri, United States of America

Date

Sep 25, 1974

Page

7

Bulldogs Dominate Hickman Kewpies in Tennis Rout

Mexico Bulldogs girls tennis team overwhelmed Hickman Kewpies 9-0 in varsity action with Jene O Connor, Ann Lankford, and Sharon Farrah leading singles wins. Doubles sweep followed as Mexico claimed all but one match. jayvee also won most battles. Mexico travels Thursday to Jefferson City to face the Jays in their first year of girls sports.

Mexico Hickman Kewpies Bulldog Columbia Ellen Wilson Mary Magnusson Jennifer Doolittle Susan Wulff Diane Young Lyn Baber O’connor- Lankford Dollar- Perry Farrah- Doolittle McLuckie- Magnusson Grace- Young Mary Jo Fitzpatrick Lynn Hook Jan Sperry Lydia Pickard Cockrell- James Holroyd- Thurston Fitzpatrick- Sperry Hook-Pickard Hickman Judy Davis Therese Rankin van Lear-Davis Williams- Rankin Jefferson City Jays

Golfers Show Improvement In Loss To Hickman

Colombia Mexico girls golf team showed progress in their maiden season despite a 383 to 253 loss to experienced Columbia Hickman. Medalist Cathy Offutt posted 67 for nine holes, with Kim Wertz 74, Chris Smiley and Jan Wertz 77, Susie Blackmore 88, as Hickman benefits from depth. The Bulldogs, now 0-2, travel to Paris next Tuesday and host Hickman next Thursday.

Columbia Mexico Bulldog Columbia Hickman Cathy Offutt Kim Wertz Chris Smiley Jan

Two-Out Disaster Strikes Tigers In Silex Blowout

Silex erupted for seven runs in the fourth with two outs to beat Wellsville Middletown A-1 Tigers 11 to 5. Wellsville fell to 6-4 with two games left. Shire took the loss while Harrington, Mottaz, and Reagan reached base multiple times. Silex also won the junior varsity game 4-1.

SILEX Wellsville- Middletown Tigers Wellsville Varsity Elsberry Clapton Wellsville David Shire Randy Harrington Tiger Jim Mottaz Ron Reagan

Nuggets Rout Spirits in ABA Exhibition Tilt

Rookie Bobby Jones scored 26 points and Mike Green added 17 points with 15 rebounds as the Denver Nuggets routed the St. Louis Spirits 115-98. Jones, 6-8 from North Carolina, led the effort while Marvin Barnes posted 21 points and 10 rebounds for St. Louis. The game opened the season for both teams.

Collins Colo Bobby Jones Mike Green Denver Nuggets American Basketball Association St. Louis Spirits Jones North Carolina Nuggets Rockets Spirits Carolina Cougars Marvin Barnes Providence Tom Owens St. Louis

Kaline Reaches 3 000 Hits In Orioles Comeback Night

Detroit star Al Kaline tallies his 3 000th hit in Baltimore, prompting ovation from 13 817 at Memorial Stadium after doubling in the fourth. He later singles to knot the game 2 2 and reflects on a season likely to be his last. Kaline’s 22-year career includes 2 827 games, 10 089 at bats, 498 doubles, 972 extra base hits, and one potential 400th home run.

Baltimore al Kaline Detroit Tigers Memorial Stadium Kaline Orioles Tigers Detroit Southern High School Adrian “Cap” Anson Roberto Clemente Tris Speaker Eddie Collins

Trojans Reach Title Game With 3-2 Win Over Sturgeon

In Hallsville the Com munity Af Trojans edged Sturgeon 3-2 to advance to the Little Dixie Conference final. R-6 improved to 7-2 as Daryl Hooke and pitching preserved the lead. The Trojans meet Ashland at 8 p.m. Thursday after Ashland beat Hallsville 12-5.

Trojans Ashland Hallsville

Baseball Standings and Schedule From National League

National League standings and Wednesday games list matchups including Montreal at Chicago with Walker and Blair, New York at Philadelphia, Houston at Cincinnati, Pittsburgh at St Louis, San Francisco at San Diego, Atlanta at Los Angeles, and Thursday’s slate Pittsburgh at New York, Houston at Cincinnati, Los Angeles at San Diego. Standings show New York leading with 77 wins, Chicago 68, California 93, and other clubs near .500.

Montreal Walker Wol Pd Baltimore New York Boston Milwaukee Cleveland APT West Oakland Texas Minnesota Chicago Kan City California Basson Detroit Kansas City Oakland Kaat Johnson Horgan Brody Slaton Peterson Lotteh Grimsley tLee Oid York Medich Hassler S Kansas Briles New Blyleven Twinight Pittsburgh St Louis San Diego San Francisco Los Angeles Atlanta

R-6 Girls Lose Bid For Third

Ashland report on the Little Dixie Conference tournament third place game shows Community R-6 Trojanettes losing 8-6 to Higbee. The offense struggled with 15 hits and no home runs, despite Kathy Tiller’s double and triple. Higbee pulled away with five runs in the second inning after a 4-2 first-inning edge, and R-6 could not rally. The team, now 2-3, returns for a doubleheader at Laddonia against Montbo Montgomery Co. R-2 Thursday.

Ashland Trojanettes Higbee Little Dixie Kathy Tiller R-6 Laddonia Montbo Montgomery Co

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