Aaron belts two homers as Braves fall 9-6 to Expos
Hank Aaron slugged two homers and drove in a run but the Atlanta Braves lost 9-6 to the Montreal Expos. Aaron now has 680 career home runs and 3,400 hits, inching toward Babe Ruth and Honus Wagner while Atlanta drops to 7-14 on the season. The loss followed other NL and AL results from the night.
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Combs Confident of Derby Victory With Warbucks
Louisville Kentucky trainer Don Combs, who upset with Dust Commander, expresses quiet confidence for Warbucks in the Kentucky Derby. He says Warbucks may not win but will be closing hard at the end.
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Highland girls sweep New London Relays in rain
The Highland Huskies win first place with 55 points led by Barb White's two hurdle wins. Team placements include Leanne Swailes and Kris Schloss in throwing events and multiple relay podiums as they prep for the Southeast Iowa Conference. Separately, Derby race notes mention Warbucks, Secretariat, and Sham in the upcoming Triple Crown.
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Lakers Hold On To Defeat Knicks In Tight Opener
In INGLEWOOD California the Lakers beat the Knicks 115 to 112 after building a 20 point third quarter lead. Gail Goodrich cautions that one win is nothing if four are not earned while Bill Sharman blames late quarter turnovers for the narrow victory.
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Melody Laneettes Bowling Standings and Banquet Notices
The Melody Laneettes Bowling League standings for 1972-73 are listed with player scores and team marks. This past Saturday, April 28, marked the season's last bowling day, and on May 15 a junior bowlers banquet will be held at the Willows.
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Gibson Discount Wins Team Series Ahead of River Products
Gibson Discount beats River Products 2403 to 2363 in team series and 843 to 829 in team game. Barbara Beauchamp leads with 519 in series while Inez Lomen posts 513 and 210 in games, and Maxine Steele tops with 231.
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Bowling Results Show Up Sets and High Scores
On Tuesday men’s bowling results list Hennigan over D’Ville 4 0 Carson over Home Town 4 0 Thermogas over Iowa Cafe 3 1 Wash Café over Mills 3 1. Thermogas leads team series 2684 with Iowa Cafe 2606. team games 971 and 912 for Thermogas and 898 for Wash Cafe. John Richards tops in series 578 and games 214. J Combs 574 and R Crone 245 also noted.
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Demons place fourth at rain soaked Trojan Relays
In Fairfield the Washington Demons finished fourth with 43 points as Muscatine won the team title with 94.12. Dave Green led Washington with a meet record discus throw of 163 ft 8 in. Relay and sprint events list several Washington athletes scoring points in 880 and 440 yard relays, medley and two mile relays.
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Blind bogey tourney opens season at Washington CC
A blind bogey tournament will open the men’s golf season at Washington Country Club with all league and non-league golfers invited to participate on Friday May 4. Last open play Friday before Twilight League starts May 1. Mrs Kerr will serve a post round meal. call pro shop before Thursday if dining.
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Major League Standings And Schedule Highlights
National League East leads with New York and Chicago tied at 12 8 with .600. St Louis struggles at 3 16. West features San Francisco 19 6 atop, Houston 15 10, Los Angeles 11 12. Daily results include Montreal over Atlanta and Chicago over Los Angeles. Tonight’s games include Pittsburgh at San Francisco and Houston at Philadelphia with multiple 8 p.m. starts.
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Falks edge Hy Vee and V F W tops team series
Falks defeated Hy Vee 3 1 in Blue Monday League action. VFW led team series with 2389 while Falk posted 864 in a high scoring team game. Individual top scorers included Larry Hough with 556 and Randy Brock with 554 in series. Brock also bowled 212 and Bob Anderson 211 in games.
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