Weather delays force rescheduling of weekend sport events
Weekend sports events were canceled due to rain and wet grounds and are to be attempted tonight weather permitting. Karen Smith won the U S Poland meet javelin with 17 feet inches, aiding the American lead. District boys action in Muscatine delayed with Washington vs Iowa City West at 6, and other games postponed. girls sectional games postponed. Muscatine Red Sox postponed to Wednesday at Bruner Field. stock car races at West Liberty canceled. Muscatine Little League at Burlington at 6 p m tonight.
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A's Hold Aces as They Beat Reds in Classic Series
In a high stakes baseball classic, Walliams led the Oakland A's to a victory over Anderson's Cincinnati Reds in the 1972 World Series. Anderson, plagued by past losses, asserts Pye built a squad capable of winning. A sellout crowd of 44,000 is anticipated for the 44th midseason showdown.
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Sparky Chooses Wise for NL All-Star Pitching Decision
Sparky Anderson taps Rick Wise of the Cardinals as the National League starter for the 1973 All-Star Game at Royals Stadium. Williams and several AL stars are absent or sidelined, while NL hopes to extend its string of wins. Detours include Dave Concepcion’s injury and Bill Russell replacing him.
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All-Star Game and Baseball Scores From Week
A list of MLB results includes San Francisco 3 over Chicago 1 and St. Louis 8 over Los Angeles 1 on Sunday. All-Star Game scheduled for Kansas City with teams like Chicago at New York previously postponed. multiple scores show dramatic late innings and joint games across cities.
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All-Star impact as Otis Jackson Robinson star AL show
Amos Otis hits a two-out three-run homer in the ninth to lift Kansas City past Milwaukee 7-5. Reggie Jackson belts two homers in Oakland's 5-2 win over Cleveland. Brooks Robinson drives in five with a homer and two singles in Baltimore's 8-2 victory over California. Minnesota routs Boston 11-7 as Tony Oliva drives in four. Texas edges Detroit 4-3 and the Yankees split with the White Sox. Rangers 4, Tigers 4 ends in a tenth.
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Golfer Tom Ruckles sinks a hole in one at Muscatine
Tom Ruckles of 1112 Orchard Ave. aces the hole eight par three 150-yard Muscatine Municipal Golf Course using a five wood. He played with Dick Waltman Martin Schweinfus and Paul Rueckert. Also Budweiser driven by Dean Chenoweth wins Gold Cup hydroplane regatta in Pasco, defeating Atlas Van Lines.
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Aaron eyes 714 as next milestone for Henry Aaron
Atlanta slugger Henry Aaron, fresh off his 700th homer, says reaching Babe Ruths 714 is possible this season. In a span of two games at Atlanta Stadium he hit milestone No. 700 off Ken Brett and later added two more near misses as his chase continues, while Aaron weighs the pressure and contract implications.
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NL East chaos as Cards and Cubs tumble in pennant chase
At All-Star time the NL East is a muddle with St. Louis surging after a late rally to beat the Dodgers while the Cubs stumble in a rough stretch. The Mets sit last but only 7 games out, as Giants, Pirates, Phillies and Reds post wins in varied NL action.
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Creighton cagers start drills for Brazil tour
Creighton University basketball players return to the Hilltop this weekend to begin two a day practices as they prepare for a Brazil tour. Coach Eddie Sutton says 12 team members arrive Sunday with departure set for August 1. The trip features double header games against club teams and a tournament with the Brazilian Olympic Team, Colorado, the Missouri Valley Conference All Stars, and four other Brazilian teams.
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Cepeda climbs slugging list with 14th homer
Boston slugger Orlando Cepeda, aging and limited by knee trouble, hits his 14th home run of the season in a 10 7 loss to Minnesota. He drives in 51 runs this year and reaches 1 312 for his major league career, breaking a tie with Mickey Vernon for 29th on the all time RBI list. Agajanian rites set for James T. Agajanian in Los Angeles funeral services Tuesday for racing sponsor J C Agajanian's father dies after long illness immigrants from Russia at age 2
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