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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1973
Page
18
Jerry Nardiello weighs the thrill of speed against safety after this week’s Indianapolis 500. He argues fans pursue varied sports, compares speed limits to govern race risk, and notes officials seek a balance to maintain crowds near 300,000 without excessive danger. He asserts the current 500 is too risky as run.
Reds All-Star Joe Morgan ended Cardinals eight game streak with a 360 foot homer off Bob Gibson. Morgan, in a slump, said he was not confident at the plate but his drive decided a 3-2 Cincinnati win. Lou Brock homered for St Louis in a separate note.
Tom Weiskopf shoots a five under 65 to lead the Kemper Open at Quail Hollow, tying the course record and beating challenger Lanny Wadkins by one stroke as Nicklaus misses the event. Ken Still Mac McLendon Bert Green Leonard Thompson and Pat Fitzsimons sit at seven under along with Arnold Palmer and Bruce Crampton at 68 in near perfect conditions. More than half of 147 players break or match par.
Middletown American Legion Post 231 defeated Cambridge 11-5 as Tim Ihle led with a triple a double and 2 RBIs. John Beckett and Steve Johnson each had two hits and two RBIs in a 14-hit effort. Larry Clements earned the win in the opener of a seven game road trip.
Indianapolis 500 veteran Mark Donohue shifts to the L and M Formula 5000 series at Mid-Ohio Raceway challenging leader Jody Scheckter. Roger Penske debuts the Javelin powered Lola T330 for Donohue after their original car burned in a January 22 test day fire.
Grimsley earned the win to improve to 5-4 with 5 1/3 innings pitched while Gibson was tagged with the loss, dropping to 3-6. The game featured a bench PB and ended after 1 hour 44 minutes with 14,192 fans in attendance.
The NLRB upheld fines of 200 dollars imposed by Pete Rozelle on players who left the bench during field fights. It declined to find violations of good faith bargaining by the NFL Management Council with the NFL Players Association over artificial turf in 1971, but ruled turf installation is a mandatory bargaining subject. The grievances followed Rozelle's 1971 preseason fines on 106 players.
Andy Granatelli.warning that STP backed team will quit Indianapolis and USAC racing next year if speeds are not curbed. He says racing is going faster than tracks and drivers can safely handle these flying missiles and urges reform from peers.
Willie Stargell connected for a towering three run homer in the eighth, his 14th of the season, lifting the Pirates to a 3-1 win over Atlanta. Nellie Briles allowed only three hits for the complete game victory. Cubs explode for 16 runs against Houston in the opener. Carmen Fanzone and Jose Cardenal doubled in two runs. Rick Monday and others homered as Chicago built a big first inning. Jesus Alou and Tommie Agee homered for Houston.
Oakland ace Ken Holtzman took a line drive off his leg from Jim Ray Hart ending his one-hitter after 7 1 3 innings as Rollie Fingers finished the 6-0 victory over the Yankees. Reggie Jackson homered and tripled to back Holtzman while Sal Bando also went deep. In other AL games California beat Boston 7-6, Royals downed Orioles 4-1, White Sox crushed Tigers 10-2, Twins topped Brewers 4-2, and Rangers beat Indians 9-5 with Bob Oliver and Jeff Burroughs among the standouts.
Al Feuerbach, the world record holder at 71 feet 7 inches, will compete in the Kennedy Games in Berkeley after throwing at the U S Track and Field Federation meet in Wichita today and at a meet in Russia Tuesday. He battles Edwards Stadium and aims to approach the record as Randy Matson’s 71 44 mark from 1970 stands as a nearby benchmark.
The National League standings show Chicago leading the East with 29 wins and Montreal at 19. West leaders San Francisco and Los Angeles post 32 and 30 wins respectively. Thursday results include Chicago defeating Houston 16 to 8 and Cincinnati beating St. Louis 3 to 2. Friday schedule features eight matchups including Atlanta at Chicago and New York at San Diego.
Tom Okker of the Netherlands defeats top seed Stan Smith 6-3 6-3 7-6 3-6 6-4 to reach the French Open quarterfinals as weather delays continue. Chris Evert reaches women's semifinals with a 6-3 6-3 win over Helga Masthoff. Francoise Durr advances with a 6-0 1-6 6-? victory.
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