Record lift
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The Japanese fly-weight weight-lifter, Takeshi Horikoshi, set a world record with a snatch of 2211 b yesterday. It bettered by 11b the previous record set by his countryman, Koji Miki, in 1966.
Hockey Tourists The touring Randwick (Sydney) men’s hockey team trounced Hawke’s Bav B, 5-0, at Marewa Park, Napier. The scorers were K. Merchant (three) and J. Brewster (two).
Squash Win.—Australia beat South Africa by two matches to nil in the third and final squash rackets challenge match in Johannesburg, thus winning the series without defeat. K. Hiscoe beat D. Botha, 9-6, 9-5, 9-3, and G. Hunt beat D. Barrow, 9-3, 9-4, 7-9, 9-2.
Baseball. The Baltimore Orioles beat the Cincinnati Reds, 4-3, in the opening game of basebail’s 1970 world series in Cincinnati. Ohio.
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Press, Volume CX, Issue 32425, 12 October 1970, Page 14
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