Wimbledon Faces Men’s Boycott Cast by Yugoslav Case
Nearly 70 top male players withdrew from Wimbledon in protest over Yugoslavia suspending star Nicola Pilic. The move largely leaves the tournament to women players led by Billie Jean King, with seeds and seeds adjusted as officials replace absent men.
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Major Leagues Standings and Thursday Scores Report
The National and American Leagues show tight pennant races with Chicago St Louis and Montreal leading divisions. Thursday results include St Louis 4 Montreal 3, Houston 12 San Diego 2, Los Angeles 5 Atlanta 0, and Cincinnati 1 Pittsburgh 2 New York 1. Upcoming schedules list games across both leagues with nightly and twi night starts.
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Hibler's Blast Lifts Demons In Extra Innings
Hibler homered to start extra innings as Washington edged Oskaloosa 7-6 in game one after trailing early. Oskaloosa won the second game 9-5 despite six Washington errors. Cain went six for eight in the doubleheader.
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Zwanziger wins second Oskaloosa feature in a row
Zwanziger of Waterloo dominates the 25-lap super stock at Southern Iowa Speedway Oskaloosa with Sanger second and Merryfield third. Jim Brown of Martinsburg repeats as Sportsman winner for the seventh straight time, with Welshons second and Jones third. Heat winners include Pinckney, Zwanziger, and Lance. Merryfield takes the Australian pursuit and Downing wins the consolation.
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Billy Zwanziger
Waterloo
Southern Iowa Speedway
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Merryfield
Jim Brown
Martinsburg
Brown
Jim Welshons
Indianola
Dick Jones
Eldon
Kenny Fenn
Washington
Mike Pinckney
Des Moines
Steve Lance
Mapleton
Dyle Downing
Marshalltown
Brighton Beats Moorman 19-3 In Little League Contest
Brighton unleashed a powerful fourth inning to cruise past Moorman 19 to 3 in a Little League game on Thursday. B Farrier and Lee Farrier homered for Brighton while McCall homered for Moorman with two on base. Mullikin earned the win and Dennis McCall took the loss.
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West Rules Open 1973 Grid Season In All-America Game
The 13th annual Coaches All-America game kicks off Saturday night at Texas Tech with the West favored over the East. Starters include Dan Fouts, Greg Pruitt, Sam Cunningham, and Steve Holden for the West, coached by John McKay. The East squad features Terry Davis and Don Strock under Shug Jordan, in a high-profile season opener expected before a 45,000 crowd and national TV.
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Oregon
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Oklahoma
Sam Cunningham
Southern Cal
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Osteen Nets Sixth Straight Victory For Dodgers
Left hander Osteen tossed his 37th major league shutout a four hitter in a 5-0 Dodgers win over the Atlanta Braves. Willie Crawford homered as Buckner and Willie Davis added two hits each. Carl Morton took the loss as Atlanta slipped in a four game series sweep. Other NL scores included St Louis over Montreal 4-3 and Houston 12-2 over San Diego.
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Carl Morton
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