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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1972
Page
4
Pete's Tap No 1 shut out Jody's 0 to 0 and Pete's Tap No 2 defeated Bills Lounge 6 to 2 to reach tonight's championship at Kent-Stein Park after a consolation contest.
The AP reports NL East standings with Pittsburgh leading 75 46 and Chicago 65 57, plus scattered results from Monday including Pitt at San Diego 5 3 and New York 2 at St Louis 4. Also noted are AL figures, Monday results, and upcoming games.
DU QUOIN Ill AP Delmonica Hanover a filly will face the colts for the first time this year in the $119 090 Hambletonian Wednesday Most experts peg her as the main challenger to Super Bowl winner of 12 of 16 starts and $324 677 Super Bowl driven by Stan Dancer has raced the mile in 2 00 or faster seven times this season with a best 1 58 3 5 and is an unofficial 1 2 betting choice in the year old trotters classic
Boston trails early but ties the game with five runs in the seventh before pinch hitter Mangual belts a tie breaking homer to power a 5-4 win over Cleveland. Baltimore blanked Minnesota 2-0 as Detroit stays idle in the East. NL results show Cincinnati over New York 5-2, Pittsburgh 5-3 San Diego, and St. Louis 4-2 San Francisco. Andrews drives in key runs in Boston rally.
Mark Spitz won the 200 meter butterfly with a world record 2 00.70 and anchored the relay team to another world mark as the United States opened with two swimming golds at the Munich Games. Miss King grabbed diving gold, and Li Ho-juri of North Korea upset Auer for the equestrian score. The U S basketball squad beat Australia 26 24 to stay unbeaten at 57 games. Jamie McEwan won Canadian slalom bronze as East Germans swept canoe events. The American women gymnasts finished fourth in a Russian gold medal event.
Cleveland's Roy Foster hit a two run homer for rhythm in the seventh as Oakland edged the A's 4 3. Vida Blue and Steve Dunning shut out Oakland until a late rally. Matty Alou and Ted enabled a go ahead single then Tenace and Mangual added key hits to secure the win. Nettles homered in the ninth but Baltimore held on for a win. Palmer drove in the only run for Baltimore. Don Baylor hit a fifth inning homer off Woodson. Powell added an insurance tally in the eighth as Falmer earned his 18th win and Minnesota's scoreless string extended to 24 innings. The Twins closed a three game set with Detroit, Quiller calling the East race a tossup. Baltimore still boasts star players who can heat up at any time.
Detroit surges with hot hitting, Willi e Horton back in form, and Al Kaline riding a strong run. Cincinnati’s Gary Nolan limits the Mets to one hit in six innings for his first win since July, with George Foster and Pete Rose fueling a four run sixth. Willie Stargell belts two two run homers to lift Pittsburgh past San Diego, while Don Durham earns his first complete game as the Cardinals top the Giants and hand Juan Marichal his 15th loss. Lou Brock opens with a leadoff homer and Luis Melendez adds a two run double.
San Francisco swimmer Lyn Vida Li, after finishing third in the Olympic women's 20 meter individual medley final, addressed reporters in Munich. The event followed Shane Gould’s win with Kornelia Ender in pursuit, as Li prepared for further competition.
Cincinnati coach Paul Brown says the Bengals have arrived as a solid NFL team as they rally in the second half to beat the Philadelphia Eagles 34-20 in an exhibition. Ken Anderson starred with 12 of 17 passes for 155 yards as Cincinnati improves to 2-2 in the preseason.
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