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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1973
Page
7
Iowa City report says the Shrine Bowl basketball and football games drew under expected crowds but delivered exciting contests. South teams edged the North 83-81 in basketball and tied 17-17 in football, with organizers noting errors to fix next year and awaiting final ticket sales figures.
Sparky Anderson’s Big Red Machine powers Cincinnati past St Louis 7 2 as Bobby Tolan and Pete Rose spark a five run second inning. Don Gullett improves to 14 8 and Cincinnati stays within a game of the Dodgers in the NL West.
Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Dock Ellis was ordered by manager Bill Virdon to stop wearing curlers in pregame practice. Umpires may fine him for noncompliance, Ellis said he knows the order came from Commissioner Bowie Kuhn and questioned the uniformity of other on field practices.
H J Fass Jr son of Mr and Mrs H J Fass of Washington played offensive tackle for the Minnesota all stars in the 20th annual Concordia College Coaching Clinic football game on August 10. Minnesota won 14 to 13 over out of state. Fass declined Canadian pro football to coach at Valley City State College and pursue a masters in physical education under Pete Nyhus.
Jack Nicklaus captured his third PGA National title at Canterbury with a final 72-hole total of 277 seven under par. Bruce Crampton finished second after a late setback. Weiskopf, Wadkins, Snead, and Rudolph followed. Iverson, in his first major, ended bogey-double bogey-par and dropped out of contention.
Giff Morrison's Twilight League team jumped from third to first after a 20 to 8 victory over Eldon Brake. The win moved Morrison ahead of Bill Westphal and Phil Busley as results from Friday also show B. Lowe vs Rusley, Lloyd, T. Lowe, and Logan with several scores.
All members of the Highland High School girls softball squad are urged to attend the first meeting of the new season Tuesday August 14 at 9 a.m. in the high school cafeteria. The meeting will be held rain or shine and each player should bring proof of a doctor’s physical exam. No equipment is needed for this initial gathering.
Stevie Wonder, 24, was able to eat normally for the first time since a brain contusion from a car crash Monday. Doctors said his recovery remains slow but satisfactory as he improves in the hospital.
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