Five Run Fifth Sinks Pecos In State Baseball Clash
LaGrange Leopards erupted for five runs in the top of the fifth inning to blow open a tight game against Pecos, then held on for a 5-2 victory in Austin. Pecos managed a late run in the sixth but could not rally.
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Lynn Webb
Pecos
LaGrange Leopards
Austin
LaGrange
Chris Spray
LaGrange Boys
Eagles
Maddux
Mike Sadler
Kyle Johnson
Charles Pattillo
Spray
Johnson
Short
Don Walker
Abila
Harold Lindemann
Mendoza
Clifton Glenn
David Maddux
la Grange
Morton Returns to Montreal and Beats Expos 3-2
Atlanta pitcher Carl Morton returned to Montreal and shut the Expos to six innings, earning a 3-2 Braves victory as Atlanta rallied in the seventh. Dodgers blank Cubs. Padres edge Cardinals 4-3. Angels-top Tigers 3-0. White Sox beat Orioles 3-2. Rangers top Yankees 7-5. Messersmith pitched a three-hitter. Knightly Dawn backs Secretariat in Belmont chances.
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Herschel Nissenson
Associated Press
Carl Morton
Montreal
Expos
Atlanta
Braves
Morton
Pat Jarvis
Los Angeles Dodgers
Chicago Cubs
San Diego Padres
St. Louis Cardinals
White Sox
Baltimore Orioles
Texas Rangers
New York Yankees
Andy Messersmith
Willie Davis
Dodgers
Cubs
Wrigley Field
Messersmmith
Ivan Murrell
Wayne Granger
Padres
Cardinals
Orioles
Terry Forster
Chicago
Baltimore
Skein
Nolan Ryan
Detroit
Jeff Torborg
Angels
Tigers
Belmont Stakes field shapes as six-horse entry with Secretariat favored
Belmont Park prepares for the 105th Belmont with six possibles including Secretariat and Sham. Knightly Dawn may duel Secretariat, while My Gallant Pvt Smiles and Twice A Prince join the field. Post time 5:38 p.m. EDT. expected purse 151200 with 90720 to the winner.
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Belmont
Sham
Martin
Knightly Dawn
Secretariat
Belmont Park
Gros
Riva Ridge
Lucien Laurin
Sigmond Sormser
CBS
Citation
Sir Barton
Gallant Fox
Omaha
War Admiral
Whirlaway
Court Fleet
Assault
Tim Tam
Carry Back
Northern Dancer
Majestic Prince
Canonero I
Barber Leads Philadelphia Golf Classic After First Round
Jim Barber, sponsored by his grandmother and using a discarded putter, shot seven under par 65 to lead the Philadelphia Golf Classic on the Whitemarsh Valley course. Mike Reasor ran 66, with Weiskopf Irwin Adams and Ziegler at five under, while Nicklaus struggled at 73 as he prepares for the U S Open.
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Jack Nicklaus
Philadelphia
Jim Barber
Barber
Whitemarsh Valley Country Club
Mike Reasor
Reasor
Tom Weiskopf
Hale Irwin
John Adams
Larry Ziegler
Nicklaus
Oakmont
Pittsburgh
Clearwater
Fla
Mike Reaser
Tom Weiskop
Dave Hill
Tom Jenkins
Miller Barber
Forrest Fezler
Ross Randall
Parsons Leads Title Chase as Alamo 500 Qualifying Opens
Benny Parsons, the Winston Cup leader, will compete as qualifying starts at Texas World Speedway for the Alamo 500. The top 20 spots will be set Friday and the next 20 on Saturday. Parsons faces a strong challenge from Buddy Baker in the two mile oval race.
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College Station
Midland and Houston chase state titles in baseball finals
In Austin Texas Westchester faces Brenham in 4A while Midland meets LaGrange in 3A. Westchester blanked Galena Park 5-0 with Clyde tossing a one hitter for 18-0 season, Midland beat Lee 4-2 as Blanscott drove in the decisive run, and Brenham’s Proke struck out 14 in a 5-0 win over South Grand Prairie. LaGrange beat Pecos 5-2 behind Miller 10-2.
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Austin, Tex
Houston
Westchester
Midland
Brenham
San Antonio Lee
David Clyde
Texas Rangers
Galena Park
David DuBose
Clyde
Westchester Wildcats
Jim Lassiter
Galana Park
Mike Hurt
Louis Perez
Randy Blanscott
Lee
Perez
Charles Proke
South Grand Prairie
LaGrange
Baseball Roundup Mixed Scores From Thursday and Friday
Indian s 6 Pirates 1 Barstow 14 Cubs 2 on Thursday. Friday matchups include Cubs versus Tigers Cardinals 15 Red Sox 10 Dodgers 14 Indians 8 Dodgers versus Yankees Giants versus Cardinals Indians versus Bears Barstow Fleas 9 Barstow 8 Oilers 10 Barstow 5 Trojanettes 22 Barstow 0 Donkey Ball Games.
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Indians
Pirates
Barstow
Cubs
Tigers
Cardinals
Red Sox
Dodgers
Indaans
Yankees
Giants
Bears
Fleas
Oilers
Trojanettes
Donkey Ball
Killeen Wins JUCO Tennis Championship
Central Texas College of Killeen captured first place at the National Junior College Tennis Tournament with 25 points in Ocala Florida. Miami-Dade North finished second with 18 points as Lou Desmarteaux edged his rival squad by winning two singles matches. Desmarteaux defeated Alfonso Pereira 6-4 6-4 and Juan Inchaste 6-2 6-1. Pirates open 1973 baseball season with seven wins in eight games.
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Ocala
Fla
Central Texas College of Killeen
Central Texas
Miami-Dade North
Lou Desmarteaux
Navarro Junior College
Corsicana
Tex
Desmarteaux
Navarro
Alfonso Pereira
Juan Inchaste
Pittsburgh Pirates
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Sadler
Hernandez
Kenneth Williams
Williams
Rudy Mendoza
Eagle
Pecos Enterprise
NEW York
Meadow Stable
Frank
Pancho” Martin
Philly
Pop
By Roger Bollen
Wana Oo
Jarsons
Alamo
Elliott Printing
Cedar Street
Texas
Colts League
Killeen
Juco Tennis
Collie Electric Shop
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