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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 1973
Page
17
New York AP reports overall U S sports drew crowds. baseball regular season attendance fell by 2 225 149 to 26 968 268 while minor leagues declined. horse racing dropped 2 938 893 though it remained the top draw with 74 015 395 potential bettors. Wrestling posted the largest gain adding 1 529 623 fans.
Jack Nicklaus captures his fourth career MONY Tournament of Champions title at La Costa with a 68 to finish 12 under par 276. Lee Trevino, two strokes back after a 67, settles for second as Nicklaus stretches season money to $146,604 and eyes the sport’s all time earnings milestones.
Hubert Green, 26, salvages a one stroke victory in the Tallahassee Open at 11 under par 277. Jim Simons, 22, misses an eight foot putt on the final green to force sudden death. Trevino once blew a late lead here in 1971 as Green earns a $75,000 PGA event win for players not in last year’s Tournament of Champions.
Indiana University edged Ohio State University 1152 to 1157 to win the Kepler Invitational at Scarlet Course in Columbus. Medalist Kevin Procter led IU with a 225 while Ohio University’s Mike McPhee was one back with 226.
Australia earns a spot in the Eastern Zone finals after doubles win by John Newcombe and Geoff Masters in Tokyo. Earlier Newcombe and Mal Anderson won singles, while Bulgaria sweeps Iran 5-0 in Sofia and Austria leads Monaco 3-0 in Vienna. Seven-foot prep star Richard Washington commits to UCLA despite prior rumors.
Chris Evert, 18, beat Evonne Goolagong 6-2 0-6 6-4 to claim $5,000 at the St. Petersburg Masters. Evert said she performs better when behind, noting Goolagong blanked her for the first time in her pro career. It was Evert’s sixth win in eight USLTA stops this year and the fourth win over Goolagong, including three straight.
Ken Rosewall, 38, clinched his third straight World Championship Tennis title of the year by beating Arthur Ashe 6-3 7-6 in Charlotte. His win strengthens his lead in WCT Group B and guarantees a chance to defend the 1972 WCT championship in Dallas next month.
Margaret Court defeated Rosemary Casals 5 7 6 3 6 1 in the Jacksonville Invitational final, Casals calling Court the greatest in the world and likely to stay so if she keeps playing.
The Lebanon Raceway program lists entries for nine races including Pace and Trot divisions. Notable entrants include Jill's Prospect, Hideaway Hobo, Indian Art, Delighted, Not So Lazy, Barbara Knight, Lady Mont, Hue's Bobo, Sugarbrook Bobbie in Race 1 and Pace Changeable, Grand Aimee, Cardinal Song, New Route among others through Race 9 featuring Mandrake, Lady Colewood, Fire Proof and more.
A Sunday blaze at the Madison County Fairgrounds in London Ohio killed 30 standardbred horses valued over 300000. Twenty horses were saved from a 50 year old wooden barn with some suffering smoke inhalation. No one was inside at the 530 PM fire. cause undetermined. Fire units from five townships assisted the London department. The horses trained at the facility and track.
U S national basketball team plans fast break and aggressive defense against the Russians in a six game series beginning April 29. Coach Bob Cousy says the squad will press tempo and force Russia out of its disciplined, mechanical style.
Westchester report notes Bruce Walkup of St Paul Ind wins the 40 lap United States Auto Club sprint feature at Tri County Speedway over Sammy Sessions Joe Saldana and Don Nordhorn who set a track record with 17.55 seconds qualifying at 102.56 mph. Nordhorn led a 1 2 3 finish in the heats.
Paul Spadafora fired a 73 to lead Wildwood competition yesterday. Jim Ritter and W T Bales shot 77s, while Doug Ruscher totaled 78. Low nets went to Jack Kinder 72 in 0-8, Tom Bell 74 in 9-14, and Tom Haney 69 in 15 and over. Dick Gray, Al Stevens, and Kinder nailed closest to pin on Nos. 2 9 and 18 respectively.
Ohio University coach Jim Snyder called the fourth annual Ohio Indiana all star game a success after the Ohio squad defeated Indiana 100 to 92 Saturday night. Allan Hornyak led the Buckeyes with 31 points as Indiana won Friday’s opener. the eight game Sertoma benefit series stands 5-3 in favor of Indiana.
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