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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1973
Page
8
The 99th Kentucky Derby may feature top speed horses like Shecky Greene and Royal and Regal with quality finishers such as Secretariat and Sham, aiming for a near two minute race. Trainer Lucien Laurin of Secretariat expects a fast pace and a close finish at Churchill Downs.
A field of fourteen 3-year-olds may contest the Derby with $148,300 to the winner. Post time 4 40 p.m. CDT on CBS and radio. Contenders include Gold Bag Restless Jet Impercunious Warbucks My Gallant Navaho Forego Our Native and Twice a Prince. Settecento won the Derby Trial and may join the field. Angle Light and Secretariat loom in Laurin’s entry with Meadow Stable’s Sham. Odds-maker Jimmy Snyder questions the favorites, noting Secretariat may be overbet and Sham could challenge at 3-1 amid My Gallant’s Blue Grass win.
Oakland reliever Linzy falters in the ninth as Tenace hits his seventh homer of the season, lifting the A's to a 7 3 victory over Milwaukee. Crandall defends bullpen confidence while Holtzman praises Milwaukee pitching and a temp 45 degree wind gusts game.
Today's Relays kickoff a busy prep weekend for Monroe High School spring sports. The Monroe track meet begins at 4 30 p m at T R Holyoke Field with trials and field events Friday starting 5 15 p m. Pat Molitor defends titles in the 100 and 440 yd dashes as Kim Scott and Dave Holm highlight top entrants.
Scores list Pittsburgh 2 San Francisco 1 Houston 9 Philadelphia 4 Cincinnati 6 New York 1 Montreal 3 Atlanta 2 St Louis 5 San Diego 4 Los Angeles 4 Chicago 1. Thursday features Cincinnati at New York and other late games. Sauk Prairie Invitational and Beloit non league rainout noted. girls track at Monona Grove with WIAA tourney to follow at Janesville Parker.
The Soviet Union national wrestling team will face a U S squad at the University of Wisconsin field house on May 23 in Madison. Wisconsin stars include Ben Peterson John Peterson Russ Hellickson Rick Lawinger Ed Watch and Chris Taylor with tickets four dollars for floor seating and two or three dollars for other seats. The event follows a World Cup in Toledo May 19-20 and is described as Wisconsin’s biggest wrestling spectacular.
A National Federation report estimates nearly 3 million students in interscholastic athletics. In Wisconsin about 60 000 boys and 12 000 girls take part in WIAA programs with football and basketball leading team counts, followed by track, wrestling and baseball. Nationally basketball leads participation among boys with track and football next.
U S basketball team beats Russia 83 67 to take a 2 1 lead in the six game exhibition series. Elbows fly as Nater and Dvornni clash. Shukshin and Salnikov suffer injuries amid a partisan 15 000 plus crowd. Next game set for Saturday in Indianapolis.
Weather permitting the Monroe and Black Hawk game may be moved to Saturday afternoon after a potential delay today. If Black Hawk loses to Brodhead the game will be replayed Saturday. Monroe travels to Fort for a Badger Conference matchup on Friday. Next week Monroe hosts Jefferson Tuesday and Monona Grove Friday, with a road game at Brodhead Wednesday. JVs played at Fort today and next week play four games in four days starting Monday with Orfordville here.
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