Mets Rally to Vanquish Phillies in Ninth Inning
The Mets overcome a 3-1 deficit at Veterans Stadium for a 4-3 win over the Phillies. Dave Kingman and Jerry Grote hit late homers powering the rally as Tom Seaver chalked his 12th victory.
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Billie Jean King wins Wimbledon final in dominant style
Billie Jean King crushed Evonne Goolagong Cawley 6-0 6-1 to close her major singles career at Wimbledon. She tied Elizabeth Ryan with 19 Wimbledon titles, plans TV work, magazine ventures, and will play World Team Tennis for the New York Sets. prize money was $16,100. In the men’s final Jimmy Connors faced Arthur Ashe with Connors listed as overwhelming favorite at 3-20.
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Highland girls softball overpower Washington 8 to 1
The Highland girls softball team defeated the Washington Demons 8 to 1 behind Mary Swenson’s no hit pitching through four innings, with Rotter and Schnoebelen collecting two hits apiece. Washington committed five errors, Highland two, and the result sets up next matchups in Oskaloosa and Fort Madison.
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Major League Standings and Saturday Games Schedule
Major League standings show Atlanta 5 Houston 4 Montreal 5 St Louis 1 Cincinnati 7 San Diego 6 New York 4 Philadelphia 3 San Francisco 1 Los Angeles 0. Saturday schedule lists Montreal at St Louis with Blair and Fryman, Pittsburgh at Chicago, New York at Philadelphia, Houston at Atlanta, San Francisco at Los Angeles, Texas at Minnesota, Milwaukee at Detroit, Boston at Cleveland, Baltimore at New York, California at Oakland, Texas at Minnesota, Chicago at Kansas City with game times in EDT.
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Art Wall Leads Milwaukee Open in Championship Bid
At 51 Art Wall fired a 67 to take a three stroke lead in the Greater Milwaukee Open. He sits 15 under and eyes his first tour victory since 1966 at Hartford with Gibby Gilbert two behind and six players at 205. wall faced a rain delay and extra holes but held the edge by parring the resuming round.
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Demons Beat Keota Eagles 11 5 To Improve Record
Washington Demons improved to 13 wins and 6 losses with an 11 to 5 victory over the Keota Eagles on Thursday. A 10 run lead after four innings gave way to reserves, allowing Keota five runs in the fifth. The Demons host a varsity game Monday at 4 30 p.m.
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Heavy rains cause floods across Nevada and Florida June storms
Thunderstorms drenched Florida with three inches of rain causing three serious traffic accidents and minor injuries from a hotel fire in Miami Beach. In North Carolina a small tornado damaged mobile homes near Elizabeth City with no injuries. Las Vegas faced flash floods killing two and prompting a million dollars in damages and a Lake Mead flood warning.
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