1973 Masters Tournament, Round summaries, Third round
Heavy rain on Saturday morning limited play to the first several pairs when the course was deemed unplayable. The third round was restarted in the late morning on Sunday from split tees.


1973 Maureen Connolly Brinker International
The 1973 Maureen Connolly Brinker International  was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor hardcourts at the Brookhaven Country Club in Dallas, Texas in the United States that was part of the 1973 USLTA Women's Circuit. It was the second edition of the tournament and was held from March 5 through March 11, 1973. Third-seeded Virginia Wade won the singles title and earned $12,000 first-prize money.


1973 Maureen Connolly Brinker International, Finals, Doubles
Evonne Goolagong /  Janet Young defeated  Gail Sherriff /  Virginia Wade 6–3, 6–2


1973 Mawthengkut by-election
In May 1973 a by-election was held in for the Mawthengkut seat of the Legislative Assembly of the Indian state of Meghalaya. The election was won by the Independeant candidate RAISON MAWSOR, won obtained 2,111 votes, whilst the APHLC candidate MAYSALIN WAR got 1,953 votes.


1973 Max-Pax Coffee Classic
The Max-Pax Coffee Classic, also known as the Virginia Slims of Philadelphia,  was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the Palestra in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in the United States that was part of the 1973 Virginia Slims World Championship Series. It was the second edition of the tournament and was held from April 3 through April 8, 1973. First-seeded Margaret Court won the singles title and earned $12,000 first-prize money.


1973 Max-Pax Coffee Classic, Finals, Doubles
Margaret Court /  Lesley Hunt defeated  Françoise Dürr /  Betty Stöve 6–1, 3–6, 6–2


1973 Meath Intermediate Football Championship
The 1973 Meath Intermediate Football Championship is the 47th edition of the Meath GAA's premier club Gaelic football tournament for intermediate graded teams in County Meath, Ireland. The tournament consists of 21 teams. The championship starts with a group stage and then progresses to a knock out stage.


1973 Meath Intermediate Football Championship
This year marked the birth of St. John's after the amalgamation of Intermediate clubs Garryowen and Kilberry.


1973 Meath Intermediate Football Championship
No team was relegated from the S.F.C. the previous year.


1973 Meath Intermediate Football Championship
Ballinabrackey and Dunsany were promoted after claiming the 1972 Meath Junior Football Championship title and runners-up spot respectively.


1973 Meath Intermediate Football Championship
On 14 October 1973, Bohermeen claimed their 1st Intermediate championship title when they defeated Moylagh 0-13 to 1-7 in the final in Pairc Tailteann, and thus returned the top flight of Meath club football.


1973 Meath Intermediate Football Championship
Ratoath and St. Peter's Dunboyne were relegated to the 1974 J.F.C. after 3 and 10 years in the middle grade respectively.


1973 Meath Intermediate Football Championship
The 1973 I.F.C. was rife with controversy due to the expulsion of Dunboyne parish side Flathouse from the championship and suspension from all activities for 5 years. In the final round of their Group C encounter with Castletown on 12 August, referee Joe Tormay from the Donaghmore club was attacked by Flathouse players with just 4 minutes of the match remaining. He was admitted to Navan Hospital and detained for several days. At a subsequent County Board meeting, it was proposed to ban the Flathouse club for a period of 2 years.


1973 Meath Intermediate Football Championship
The referee's report also stated that a Flathouse player had struck him at the beginning of the second half but play continued. Flathouse players and delegates were questioned by the County Board, however each player mentioned in the referee's report denied all charges. However a Castletown delegate present at the meeting came forward to verify the validity of the referee's report. This sparked uproar from the Flathouse contingent present and the meeting was threatened to be adjourned should any more outbursts occur.


1973 Meath Intermediate Football Championship
The Chairman of the County Board stated that it was the "most scandalous" report to ever come before the Board and banned Flathouse for 2 years from all club activities. Pandemonium from Flathouse ensued as they encroached upon the referee in the meeting room and the Gardaí were called to the scene, which diffused the situation. Flathouse were subsequently banned for 5 years and soon dissolved. They re-formed again in 1974 in the Junior B ranks as St. Paul's Clonee.


1973 Meath Intermediate Football Championship, Team changes
The following teams have changed division since the 1972 championship season.


1973 Meath Intermediate Football Championship, Group stage
There are 3 groups called Group A, B and C. The top finishers in each group will qualify for the semi finals, with 2nd place in each group entering a playoff for the Semi-Finals.


1973 Meath Intermediate Football Championship, Knock-out Stages
The teams in the Quarter-Finals are the first and second placed teams from each group.


1973 Meath Senior Football Championship
The 1973 Meath Senior Football Championship is the 81st edition of the Meath GAA's premier club Gaelic football tournament for senior graded teams in County Meath, Ireland. The tournament consists of 15 teams, with the winner going on to represent Meath in the Leinster Senior Club Football Championship. The championship starts with a group stage and then progresses to a knock out stage.


1973 Meath Senior Football Championship
This season saw Summerhill's return to the top flight after claiming the 1972 Meath Intermediate Football Championship title, their 3rd period as a senior club and 3rd season altogether.


1973 Meath Senior Football Championship
Seneschalstown were the defending champions after they defeated Navan O'Mahonys in the previous years final after a replay, however, this season relinquished their crown at the Semi-Final stage when losing to eventual runners-up Ballivor.


1973 Meath Senior Football Championship
Ballinlough were relegated to the 1974 I.F.C. after losing the Relegation Final to Syddan.


1973 Meath Senior Football Championship
On 7 October 1973, Navan O'Mahonys won their 8th Meath S.F.C. title when they defeated Ballivor 1-9 to 1-7 in the final in Pairc Tailteann. Ronan Giles raised the Keegan Cup for the Hoops.


1973 Meath Senior Football Championship, Team Changes
The following teams have changed division since the 1972 championship season.


1973 Meath Senior Football Championship, Knock-out Stages, Finals
The winners and runners up of each group qualify for the semi-finals.


1973 Medal of Honor Firecracker 400
The 1973 Medal of Honor Firecracker 400 was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series race that took place on July 4, 1973, at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida.


1973 Medal of Honor Firecracker 400
This race - and the 1969 and 1971 runnings of this race - was actually called the "Medal of Honor Firecracker 400", in an effort to honor Congressional Medal of Honor winners.


1973 Medal of Honor Firecracker 400, Race report
This was the first race with new rules regarding carburetor restrictors. It was widely assumed that these ruled helped volume production wedge engines, especially that used by Chevrolet.


1973 Medal of Honor Firecracker 400, Race report
This race eventually became Marty Robbins' most iconic race during his career in NASCAR. While he would start in 36th place (out of the 40 drivers who made up the racing grid), he would finish the race in eighth place, seven laps down. J.D. McDuffie ended up being the last-place finisher of this race due to an engine problem on lap 2 of 160. It took more than 160 minutes and two caution flags for David Pearson to defeat Richard Petty in front of sixty thousand fans. Six car lengths was the distance between Petty and Pearson. Bobby Allison secured the pole position at 179.619 miles per hour (289.069 km/h) during qualifying.


1973 Medal of Honor Firecracker 400, Race report
The race averaged 158.468 miles per hour (255.030 km/h). Engine problems took numerous other drivers out of the race. All competitors (except for Canadian-born Vic Parsons) were born in the United States. Mercury, Dodge, and Chevrolet made up the majority of the grid. Bobby Allison, Cale Yarborough, Richard Petty and David Pearson were the only lap leaders. The Chevrolet vehicles dominated the race, but after Yarborough and Allison retired it was David Pearson's show.


1973 Medal of Honor Firecracker 400, Race report
Notable crew chiefs in the race were Tim Brew, Jake Elder, Travis Carter, Harry Hyde, Dale Inman, Tom Vandiver, and Bud Moore.


1973 Medal of Honor Firecracker 400, Race report
Vic Parsons scored his best NASCAR finish in seventh place. Gordon Johncock, fresh from his Indy 500 win, finished 4th at this race.


1973 Medal of Honor Firecracker 400, Race report
The winner of the race won $16,100 ($92,725.86 when considering inflation) while the last-place winner received $1,270 ($7,314.4 when considering inflation). All the prize winnings from this race were $105,080 ($605,194.63 when considering inflation).


1973 Meistaradeildin, Overview
It was contested by 6 teams, and Havnar Bóltfelag won the championship.


1973 Memorial Cup
The 1973 Memorial Cup occurred May 7–12 at the Montreal Forum in Montreal, Quebec. It was the 55th annual Memorial Cup competition, organized by the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association (CAHA) to determine the champion of major junior A ice hockey. Participating teams were the winners of the Ontario Hockey Association, Quebec Major Junior Hockey League and Western Hockey League which were the Toronto Marlboros, Quebec Remparts and Medicine Hat Tigers. Toronto won their 6th Memorial Cup, defeating Quebec in the final game.


1973 Memorial Cup, Teams, Medicine Hat Tigers
The Medicine Hat Tigers represented the Western Canada Hockey League at the 1973 Memorial Cup. The Tigers had a very solid regular season during 1972-73, earning a record of 39-20-9 for 87 points, and second place in the West Division. Medicine Hat was the highest scoring team in the WCHL, scoring 348 goals. Defensively, the Tigers allowed the fourth fewest goals against at 254. In the West Division semi-finals, the Tigers defeated the Calgary Centennials four games to two. In the West Division finals, the Tigers defeated the defending WCHL champions, the Edmonton Oil Kings, four games to two. The Tigers faced the Regina Pats for the President's Cup, and Medicine Hat defeated Regina three games to zero, as well as two games ending in a tie, to win the league championship and a berth at the 1973 Memorial Cup tournament.


1973 Memorial Cup, Teams, Medicine Hat Tigers
The Tigers offense was led by Tom Lysiak, who led the league with 154 points, as he scored 56 goals and 98 assists in 67 games. Lysiak was awarded the Brownridge Trophy for leading the league in points. In 17 playoff games, Lysiak scored 12 goals and a team high 39 points. Lanny McDonald scored 62 goals and 139 points in 68 games to finish third in league scoring. His 62 goals led the Tigers and was the third highest total in the WCHL.


1973 Memorial Cup, Teams, Medicine Hat Tigers
In the playoffs, McDonald led the Tigers with 18 goals and his 37 points were second on the team. Boyd Anderson scored 48 goals and 112 points in 68 games and Ed Johnstone scored 58 goals and 102 points in 68 games, as the Tigers had four players crack the 100 point plateau. Bob Gassoff led the defensive unit, scoring 11 goals and 62 points in 68 games, while accumulating 388 penalty minutes. The Tigers goaltending duties were split between Sam Clegg and Jerry Thomas.


1973 Memorial Cup, Teams, Medicine Hat Tigers
The 1973 Memorial Cup was the first time in team history that the Medicine Hat Tigers qualified to compete for the cup.


1973 Memorial Cup, Teams, Quebec Remparts
The Quebec Remparts represented the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League at the 1973 Memorial Cup. The Remparts finished the 1972-73 with a 49-11-4 record, earning 102 points and the best record in the QMJHL. The club was awarded the Jean Rougeau Trophy as the best regular season team. The Remparts were a high scoring team, leading the league with 448 goals. Quebec also was the best defensively, allowing 230 goals. In the QMJHL quarter-finals, the Remparts swept the Trois-Rivières Ducs in four games, then swept the Sherbrooke Castors in four games in the QMJHL semi-finals. In the league finals, the Remparts defeated the defending league champions, the Cornwall Royals four games to three to win the President's Cup and earned a berth into the 1973 Memorial Cup.


1973 Memorial Cup, Teams, Quebec Remparts
The Remparts were led offensively by Andre Savard, who led the QMJHL with 151 points after scoring 67 goals and 84 assists in 56 games. Savard was awarded the Michel Brière Memorial Trophy as the Most Valuable Player in the league. Savard also won the Jean Béliveau Trophy as the league leading scorer. Savard continued his high scoring into the post-season, as he led the league with 42 points in 15 games. Jacques Locas scored a league high 68 goals, and finished the season with 143 points, the second highest total in the league, in 62 games.


1973 Memorial Cup, Teams, Quebec Remparts
Guy Chouinard scored 43 goals and 129 points in 59 games as a sixteen year old, as he became a top prospect. Yvon Dupuis scored 50 goals and 126 points in 62 games, giving the Remparts four players with 126 or more points. Real Cloutier scored 39 goals and 99 points in 57 games, as he also became a top prospect. Jean Landry led the defense with 20 goals and 65 points in 63 games. In goal, Pierre Perusse earned a record of 32-6-4 with a 3.72 GAA and a .896 save percentage in 44 games. Perusse was awarded the Jacques Plante Memorial Trophy as the top goaltender in the QMJHL.


1973 Memorial Cup, Teams, Quebec Remparts
The Quebec Remparts had previously won the Memorial Cup in 1971 in their only other appearance.


1973 Memorial Cup, Teams, Toronto Marlboros
The Toronto Marlboros represented the Ontario Hockey Association at the 1973 Memorial Cup. The Marlboros dominated the 1972-73 season, earning a league best record of 47-7-9 for 103 points. The Marlboros scored a league high 416 goals, while they allowed the fewest goals in the league with 199 goals against. In the post-season, the Marlboros swept the St. Catharines Black Hawks eight points to zero in the OHA quarter-finals. Toronto remained hot in the semi-finals, as the Marlboros swept the Ottawa 67's eight points to zero. In the OHA finals, the Marlboros defeated the defending champions, the Peterborough Petes, eight points to six to win the J. Ross Robertson Cup and earn a berth at the 1973 Memorial Cup.


1973 Memorial Cup, Teams, Toronto Marlboros
The Marlboros were led by Wayne Dillon, who led the team with 47 goals and 107 points in 59 games. Peter Marrin finished the season with 42 goals and 106 points in 59 games. Mark Howe scored 38 goals and 104 points in 60 games to lead the Marlboros defense. Paulin Bordeleau scored a team high 54 goals, and added 43 assists for 97 points in 56 games. Glenn Goldup scored 42 goals and 95 points in 54 games, while accumulating 173 penalty minutes.


1973 Memorial Cup, Teams, Toronto Marlboros
In goal, the Marlboros were led by Mike Palmateer, who won the Dave Pinkney Trophy, which is awarded to the goaltender on the team that allowed the fewest goals in the OHA. Marlboros head coach George Armstrong was awarded the Matt Leyden Trophy as Coach of the Year in the OHA.


1973 Memorial Cup, Teams, Toronto Marlboros
The 1973 Memorial Cup was the Marlboros sixth appearance to compete for the championship. In their previous five appearances, the Marlboros had won the Memorial Cup. They won the Memorial Cup in 1929, 1955, 1956, 1964 and in 1967.


1973 Memphis State Tigers football team
The 1973 Memphis State Tigers football team represented Memphis State University (now known as the University of Memphis) as an independent during the 1973 NCAA Division I football season. In its second season under head coach Fred Pancoast, the team compiled an 8–3 record and outscored opponents by a total of 264 to 167. The team played its home games at Memphis Memorial Stadium in Memphis, Tennessee.


1973 Memphis State Tigers football team
The team's statistical leaders included David Fowler with 759 passing yards, Dornell Harris with 564 rushing yards, Bobby Ward with 744 receiving yards, and Bobby Ward and Cliff Taylor with 42 points scored each.


1973 Men of the Midlands
The 1973 Men of the Midlands was a professional invitational snooker tournament, that took place in January and February 1973 The tournament was won by Alex Higgins, who defeated Ray Reardon 5–3 in the final.


1973 Men of the Midlands
The competition featured a round-robin group stage, with four world snooker champions, John Pulman, John Spencer, Reardon and Higgins each playing the other three once. Reardon finished on top of the group table.


1973 Men of the Midlands
In the final, Higgins won the first frame, making a break of 47, and Reardon won the next making a break of 45. Higgins won the next to lead 3–1. Reardon won the fifth frame, but Higgins achieved victory by winning the sixth frame with a break of 70 and going on to take the match 5–3.


1973 Men of the Midlands
The tournament was sponsored by Mitchells and Butlers. Higgins earnt £500 prize money as champion.


1973 Men's British Open Squash Championship
The 1973 Benson & Hedges British Open Championships was held at Abbeydale Park in Sheffield from 27 January - 2 February 1973. Jonah Barrington won his sixth title defeating Gogi Alauddin in the final. This sixth success took him to just one behind the record set by Hashim Khan, but it was also to be the last title victory for Barrington.


1973 Men's Hockey World Cup
The 1973 Men's Hockey World Cup was the second installment of the Hockey World Cup. It was held from 24 August to 2 September at the Wagener Stadium in Amstelveen, Netherlands. The tournament was won by host nation the Netherlands, who defeated India 4–2 on penalty strokes after the final had finished 2–2. It was the first World Cup to introduce the 12 teams format which became the standard format of the FIH Hockey World Cup until the 1998 edition.


1973 Men's Hockey World Cup, Teams
The top eight teams from last year's Summer Olympics in Munich qualified automatically: England qualified in place of Great Britain from the Olympics spot as most of the players from that squad were from England, and England had a better record among the Home Nations.


1973 Men's Hockey World Cup, Teams
Australia, despite qualifying through the Olympics, withdrew because of lack of funds. Originally, four teams were to be invited for the World Cup, but after the withdrawal of Australia this was were increased to five. Spain, Malaysia, Belgium and Japan were all invited by the FIH for the event, while New Zealand was invited to replace Australia.


1973 Men's Hockey World Cup, Teams
Other nations who showed interest in competing were  Canada, France, Gibraltar, Ireland, Italy, Mexico, Nigeria, Poland, Ireland, Scotland, Wales, Rhodesia, South Africa, and the Soviet Union.


1973 Men's Hockey World Cup, Final
The final was held on 2 September 1973 at the Wagener Stadium, Amstelveen. The hosts Netherlands defeated India on penalty strokes after the match ended 2-2 after extra time. The win gave Netherlands their first FIH Hockey World Cup title, becoming the second team to win it and the first from Europe and the first host nation to win it.


1973 Men's Hockey World Cup, Final
Surjit Singh of India scored two early goals in the first eight minutes giving India a 2-0 lead. Surjit scored another goal in the first half for his hat-trick but it was disallowed by the umpire. India went into half time with two goals lead. In the second half Netherlands played more players forward and in result Ties Kruize scored two goals to equalize the match at 2-2. In extra time India got a penalty stroke but B.P. Govinda missed the chance in sudden death. The match was decided by penalty strokes where the Indian goalkeeper Charles Cornelius failed to stop a single penalty stroke as Netherlands won the shoot out 4-2.


1973 Men's South American Volleyball Championship
The 1973 Men's South American Volleyball Championship, the 10th tournament, took place in 1973 in Bucaramanga ( Colombia).


1973 Men's World Team Squash Championships
The 1973 Men's World Team Amateur Squash Championships were held in Johannesburg, South Africa and took place from August 16 to August 26, 1973.


1973 Merseyside County Council election
The 1973 Merseyside County Council election took place on 12 April 1973 to elect members of Merseyside County Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections.


1973 Merseyside County Council election
There were 95 wards electing the 99 members between them. Two wards, (both in Wirral), were uncontested.


1973 Mestaruussarja
The 1973 Mestaruussarja, the premier division of Finnish football, was contested by 12 teams, and HJK Helsinki won the championship.


1973 Mexican legislative election
Legislative elections were held in Mexico on 1 July 1973. The Institutional Revolutionary Party won 189 of the 231 seats in the Chamber of Deputies. Voter turnout was 60.3%.


1973 Miami Beach firebombing
The 1973 Miami Beach firebombing occurred on February 2, 1973, when a man walked into the crowded Concord Cafeteria in Miami Beach, Florida. He poured gasoline out of a large jar, lit a match, ignited the gasoline, and ran out of the cafeteria. Three people were killed and 139 were injured, including many people who were severely burned.


1973 Miami Beach firebombing, Location
The Concord Cafeteria was located at 1921 Collins Avenue in Miami Beach. It was founded in 1947 by Morris Himelstein, who also owned and operated six Concord Cafeterias in New York City. It had 250 seats and served inexpensive, home style food to about 3000 diners a day, many of them retirees. It functioned as an informal social center as well as a restaurant.


1973 Miami Beach firebombing, The attack
On the night of February 2, 1973, a man walked into the cafeteria which was crowded with diners, poured gasoline out a jar, ignited it with a match, and ran out of the restaurant. Intense flames spread very rapidly. People attempted to escape but were obstructed by the turnstiles used to control access to the restaurant. A witness who was a worker at an adjoining restaurant said that he had "rushed out into the street and scores of old people were lying on the sidewalks and in the road moaning and screaming in lots of pain." Another witness said that he saw the interior of the restaurant in flames and "all the glass was broken and the front was gone." Victims were taken to four different  hospitals suffering from burns and smoke inhalation, and fourteen people were in critical condition two days later. Three people died.


1973 Miami Beach firebombing, The aftermath
Twenty-two minutes after the fire began, 49 year old Charles Reardon of Bal Harbour, Florida walked into a police station, and said, "I've done something terrible. I've made a lot of people scream." After being questioned for 12 hours, Reardon was charged with arson and use of a destructive device. He was never prosecuted because he was found incompetent to be tried due to mental illness.


1973 Miami Beach firebombing, The aftermath
After several months of renovations, the Concord Cafeteria reopened. It was the last cafeteria in Miami Beach when it closed ten years later, in June, 1983.


1973 Miami Beach firebombing, The aftermath
Many lawsuits against the cafeteria were filed by victims,  which were consolidated into a case called Concord Florida, Inc. v. Lewin. The trial court found the restaurant liable in 1975 and a district appeals court agreed in 1977, ruling that by "failing to adequately protect its patrons from fire by providing proper safety measures such as emergency exits and signs indicating the location of said exits, appellant-Concord assumed the foreseeable risk that fire might someday trap its patrons leaving them without an escape route."


1973 Miami Dolphins season
The 1973 Miami Dolphins season was the franchise's eighth season and fourth season in the National Football League (NFL). The team entered the 1973 season as defending Super Bowl champion following its undefeated 1972 season.


1973 Miami Dolphins season
In week 1, the Dolphins extended their winning streak to 18 with a 21–13 win over the San Francisco 49ers. However, the following week, they would be defeated 12–7 by the Oakland Raiders to end the winning streak. The streak stood as an NFL record until it was broken by the New England Patriots in 2004 whose record of 21 consecutive wins still stands.


1973 Miami Dolphins season
The team won the AFC East, finishing with a regular season record of 12–2, and then defeated the Cincinnati Bengals in the Divisional Round, the Raiders in the AFC Championship game, and the Minnesota Vikings in the league’s eighth Super Bowl. It was the Dolphins' second consecutive (and to date last) Super Bowl victory. With the Dolphins' combined records of 17–0 and 15–2 over the course of their 1972 and 1973 seasons, the Dolphins posted a 32–2 total record over 2 years, for a winning percentage of .941. The 1973 Dolphins' 10.7 points allowed per game in the regular season is the lowest in franchise history.


1973 Miami Dolphins season, Season summary
Although the Dolphins were unable to match their 17–0 perfect season of 1972, many sports writers, fans, and Dolphins players themselves felt that the 1973 team was better. While the 1972 team faced no competition in the regular season that had a record of better than 8-6, the 1973 team played against a much tougher schedule that included games against the Oakland Raiders, Pittsburgh Steelers, and Dallas Cowboys (all playoff teams), plus two games against a resurgent Bills squad that featured 2,000-yard rusher O. J. Simpson. Miami finished with a 12–2 regular season, including their opening game victory over the San Francisco 49ers that tied an NFL record with eighteen consecutive wins. The Dolphins’ streak ended in week two with a 12–7 loss to the Raiders in Berkeley, California.


1973 Miami Dolphins season, Season summary
Just like the two previous seasons, Miami’s offense relied primarily on their rushing attack. Fullback Larry Csonka recorded his third consecutive 1,000 rushing yard season (1,003 yards), while running back Mercury Morris rushed for 954 yards and scored 10 touchdowns, while leading the league with 6.4 yards per carry. Running back Jim Kiick was also a key contributor, rushing for 257 yards, and catching 27 passes for 208 yards.


1973 Miami Dolphins season, Season summary
Quarterback Bob Griese, the AFC's second leading passer, completed only 116 passes for 1,422 yards, but threw about twice as many touchdown passes (17) as interceptions (8), and earned an 84.3 passer rating. Wide receiver Paul Warfield remained the main deep threat on the team, catching 29 passes for 514 yards and 11 touchdowns. The offensive line remained strong led by center Jim Langer and right guard Larry Little. Griese, Csonka, Warfield, Langer, and Little would all eventually be elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame.


1973 Miami Dolphins season, Season summary
Miami’s “No Name Defense” continued to dominate their opponents. Future Hall of Fame linebacker Nick Buoniconti recovered three fumbles and returned one for a touchdown. Safety Dick Anderson led the team with eight interceptions, which he returned for 163 yards and two touchdowns. And safety Jake Scott, the previous season's Super Bowl MVP, had four interceptions and 71 return yards. The Dolphins were still using their “53” defense devised at the beginning of the 1972 season, where Bob Matheson (#53) would be brought in as a fourth linebacker in a 3–4 defense, with Manny Fernandez at nose tackle. Matheson could either rush the quarterback or drop back into coverage.


1973 Miami Dolphins season, Season summary
In 2007, ESPN.com ranked the 1973 Dolphins as the eight-greatest defense in NFL history, noting that the team “held 11 opponents to 14 points or less, setting a record by allowing just 150 points in a 14-game season”. Defensive end Bill Stanfill set a Dolphins’ sack record that still stands, with 18.5. In the playoffs and Super Bowl, they allowed only 33 points against Cincinnati, Oakland and Minnesota. Stanfill, Manny Fernandez, Hall of Fame middle linebacker Nick Buoniconti, and safeties Dick Anderson (AP Defensive Player of the Year) and Jake Scott were all named to the 1973 All-Pro team. They also held record-breaking rusher O. J. Simpson to his lowest total yardage of the season, a mere 55 yards in Week Six.


1973 Miami Dolphins season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 2 at Raiders
The Raiders became the first team to defeat Miami since Super Bowl VI.


1973 Miami Dolphins season, Postseason, Divisional
The Dolphins outgained Cincinnati in total yards, 400–194, and first downs, 27–11, while also scoring on three of their first four possessions and shutting out the Bengals in the second half. The Dolphins racked up 241 yards on the ground, including 106 from Mercury Morris and 71 from Larry Csonka, while receiver Paul Warfield caught 5 passes for 95 yards and a score.


1973 Miami Dolphins season, Postseason, Conference Championship
Running back Larry Csonka led the Dolphins to a victory with 117 rushing yards and 3 touchdowns. Mercury Morris also ran for 86 yards. Bob Griese threw just six passes during the game, completing three.


1973 Miami Dolphins season, Postseason, Super Bowl
Larry Csonka rushed for 145 yards on 33 carries, scoring two touchdowns, and was named MVP. Bob Griese threw just seven passes all game, completing six.


1973 Miami Hurricanes football team
The 1973 Miami Hurricanes football team represented the University of Miami as an independent during the 1973 NCAA Division I football season. Led by first-year head coach Pete Elliott, the Hurricanes played their home games at the Miami Orange Bowl in Miami, Florida. Miami finished the season with a record of 5–6.


1973 Miami Redskins football team
The 1973 Miami Redskins football team was an American football team that represented Miami University during the 1973 NCAA Division I football season. In their fifth and final season under head coach Bill Mallory, the Redskins won the Mid-American Conference (MAC) championship, compiled an 11–0 record (5–0 against MAC opponents), outscored all opponents by a combined total of 223 to 76, and defeated Florida, 16–7, in the Tangerine Bowl.


1973 Miami Redskins football team
The team's statistical leaders included quarterback Steve Sanna with 927 passing yards, Bob Hitchens with 591 rushing yards, and John Wiggins with 414 receiving yards.


1973 Miami Redskins football team
After the 1973 season, coach Mallory left Miami to become head coach at Colorado.


1973 Miami Toros season
The 1973 Miami Toros season was the first season of the new team, and the club's seventh season in professional soccer. It is also the first ever incarnation of the club's new name. Previously, there were known as the Miami Gatos. This year, the team finished in third place in the Eastern Division. They did not make the North American Soccer League playoffs.


1973 Miami Toros season, Regular season
W = Wins, L = Losses, T= Ties, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against, BP = Bonus Points, PTS= Total Points


1973 Miami Toros season, Regular season
POINT SYSTEM 6 points for a win, 3 points for a tie, 0 points for a loss, 1 bonus point for each goal scored up to three per game.


1973 Michigan State Spartans football team
The 1973 Michigan State Spartans football team represented Michigan State University in the 1973 Big Ten Conference football season. In their first season under head coach Denny Stolz, the Spartans compiled a 5–6 overall record (4–4 against Big Ten opponents) and finished in a tie for fourth place in the Big Ten Conference.


1973 Michigan State Spartans football team
Defensive Bill Simpson was the only Spartan to be selected by either the Associated Press (AP) or the United Press International (UPI) as a first-team player on the 1973 All-Big Ten Conference football team. Simpson received first-team honors from the UPI and second-team honors from the AP. Other Spartans received second-team honors, including defensive tackle John Shinsky, linebackers Ray Nester and Terence McClowry, and defensive back Mark Niesen.


1973 Michigan Wolverines football team
The 1973 Michigan Wolverines football team represented the University of Michigan in the 1973 Big Ten Conference football season. In his fifth year as Michigan's head coach, Bo Schembechler led the team to a 10–0–1 record. It was Michigan's first undefeated season since 1948. The Wolverines outscored their opponents 330 to 68. Michigan was ranked No. 6 in both of the major post-season polls. Two other selectors, the National Championship Foundation and the Poling System, recognize Michigan as a co-national champion for the 1973 season.


1973 Michigan Wolverines football team
The season ended with a 10–10 tie against Ohio State. Both teams were undefeated, with the winner to play the Rose Bowl. When the game ended in a tie, the Big Ten Conference athletic directors voted to send Ohio State to the Rose Bowl. Michigan athletic officials and fans were outraged, with even the Vice President of the United States speaking out against the decision.


1973 Michigan Wolverines football team
On offense, the team was led by quarterback Dennis Franklin who completed 36 of 67 passes for 534 yards and rushed 101 times for 425 yards. Four Michigan running backs, Ed Shuttlesworth, Chuck Heater, Gil Chapman, and Gordon Bell, combined for 2,417 rushing yards. Shuttlesworth, Franklin, wing back Clint Haslerig, and offensive guard Mike Hoban were all selected as All-Big Ten Conference players. Tight end Paul Seal was selected for the team's Most Valuable Player award.


1973 Michigan Wolverines football team
On defense, the Wolverines held opponents to 68 points, an average of 6.2 points per game. Defensive tackle Dave Gallagher and defensive back Dave Brown were both selected as consensus first-team All-Americans. Middle linebacker Steve Strinko led the team with 77 solo tackles and 108 total tackles.


1973 Michigan Wolverines football team, Season summary, Pre-season
The 1972 Michigan team had compiled a 10–1 record and were ranked sixth in the final Coaches and AP Polls. Important players from the 1972 team who were lost to graduation included offensive guard Tom Coyle, center Bill Hart, tight end Paul Seymour, defensive tackle Fred Grambau, and defensive back Randy Logan. Important players returning to the 1973 team included quarterback Dennis Franklin, fullback Ed Shuttlesworth, tailback Chuck Heater, tight end Paul Seal, wing back Clint Haslerig, defensive back Dave Brown, defensive tackle Dave Gallagher, and defensive end Don Coleman.


1973 Michigan Wolverines football team, Season summary, Pre-season
In April 1973, Michigan's recruiting class for the incoming class of 1973 was finalized. The class of 24 recruits included running back Rob Lytle and wide receiver Jim Smith. Also in April, Michigan held its annual spring football game matching the "blue" and "white" squads against each other. Sophomore running back Gordon Bell reportedly "sparkled" with 75 rushing yards on 12 carries.


1973 Michigan Wolverines football team, Season summary, Pre-season
Before the start of the season, head coach Bo Schembechler told the media that he was "very, very high" on Dennis Franklin and that he planned on using a "balanced attack" with two-thirds running plays and one-third passing.


1973 Michigan Wolverines football team, Season summary, Pre-season
Schembechler also stated that he took special pride in the 30 seniors on his 1973 team. Schembechler had recruited the senior class after suffering a heart attack following the 1969 season. He recalled, "My assistant coaches would bring them to my house. I'd get out of bed and put on a coat and tie. Then after they left I'd go back to bed, but I wanted to talk to them myself. I wanted them to know that Bo Schembechler was going to coach them if they came to Michigan."


1973 Michigan Wolverines football team, Season summary, Pre-season
In the pre-season polls, Michigan was ranked No. 5 by the Associated Press (AP) and No. 6 by the United Press International (UPI) with Ohio State No. 2 in the AP and No. 3 in the UPI poll. USC was ranked No. 1 in both polls. Former Michigan State coach Duffy Daugherty predicted Michigan, based on its strong offensive and defensive backfields, would win the Big Ten Conference championship.


1973 Michigan Wolverines football team, Season summary, at Iowa
On September 15, 1973, Michigan opened its season with a 31–7 victory over Iowa in front of a crowd of 52,105 at Kinnick Stadium in Iowa City. The Wolverines rushed for 440 yards against the Hawkeyes, led by tailback Chuck Heater (133 yards and a touchdown), fullback Ed Shuttlesworth (88 yards), Gil Chapman (69 yards and a touchdown), quarterback Dennis Franklin (62 yards and a touchdown), and Gordon Bell (50 yards). Franklin completed only two of eight passes for 26 yards and threw two interceptions. In the second quarter, Iowa's Earl Douthitt returned an interception 47 yards for Iowa's only touchdown. Mike Lantry also kicked a 39-yard field goal and converted all four extra point attempts. Linebacker Steve Strinko led Michigan with 10 tackles and three assists.


1973 Michigan Wolverines football team, Season summary, Stanford
On September 22, 1973, Michigan defeated Stanford, 47–10, in front of a crowd of 80,177 at Michigan Stadium. Michigan took a 21–0 lead in the first quarter and led 34–0 at halftime. Dennis Franklin rushed for 49 yards and completed five of eight passes for 50 yards, including a four-yard touchdown pass in the second quarter. Mike Lantry broke Dana Coin's Michigan record with a 50-yard field goal in the second quarter; Lantry then broke his own record later in the quarter with a 51-yard field goal.


1973 Michigan Wolverines football team, Season summary, Stanford
The game was billed as revenge for Stanford's defeat of No. 3-ranked Michigan in the 1972 Rose Bowl. Chuck Heater scored Michigan's first touchdown, while Ed Shuttlesworth and Gil Chapman each scored two touchdowns. The Wolverines sacked Stanford quarterbacks Mike Boryla and Mike Cordova 11 times in the game. Stanford's only touchdown came on a 19-yard pass from Boryla to Reggie Ishman in the fourth quarter.


1973 Michigan Wolverines football team, Season summary, Navy
On September 29, 1973, Michigan defeated Navy, 14-0, in front of a Band Day crowd of 88,042 at Michigan Stadium. Michigan's two touchdowns were scored by Chuck Heater on an eight-yard run in the first quarter and Ed Shuttlesworth on a one-yard run in the third quarter. Navy completed 17 of 30 passes for 173 yards and three interceptions, with a touchdown pass being deflected at the last second by Dave Brown. Navy out-gained Michigan with 320 yard of total offense to 285 for Michigan. Michigan completed only one pass for four yards on three attempts.


1973 Michigan Wolverines football team, Season summary, Navy
After the game, Michigan coach Bo Schembechler complained that he "didn't see us block anybody", that his team "played the worst game I've ever coached in Michigan Stadium", and added, "I hope this is a humbling victory . . . if there is such a thing." Despite the shutout, Schembechler also ripped his defensive unit, complaining that they did not play pass defense and played "the worst game our defense has ever played in shutting anybody out."


1973 Michigan Wolverines football team, Season summary, Oregon
On October 6, 1973, Michigan defeated Oregon, 24–0, in front of a crowd of 81,113 at Michigan Stadium. With Dennis Franklin out of action due to a broken finger, Larry Cipa made his first career start at quarterback for Michigan. Michigan scored 14 points in the second quarter on a short run by Bob Thornbladh and a short pass from Cipa to Paul Seal. In the fourth quarter, Michigan padded its lead on an 83-yard punt return by Gil Chapman and a Mike Lantry field goal. Michigan totaled 183 rushing yards and 93 passing yards against the Ducks.


1973 Michigan Wolverines football team, Season summary, Oregon
Despite the 24-point margin of victory, the press viewed Michigan's performance as sluggish. Joe Falls, sports editor of the Detroit Free Press, wrote of the team: "It is sluggish on offense. It is making mistakes all over the place . . . This Michigan team isn't close to being the error-free Michigan teams we have come to know so well over these last four years."


1973 Michigan Wolverines football team, Season summary, at Michigan State
On October 13, 1973, Michigan defeated Michigan State, 31–0, in a soaking rainstorm before a crowd of 78,263 at Spartan Stadium. It was the Wolverines' third consecutive shutout and their most one-sided victory over the Spartans since 1947. With the ball slippery due to the rain, Michigan recovered four Michigan State fumbles in the first quarter. Dave Brown scored Michigan's first touchdown on a 52-yard punt return. Gil Chapman scored on a 53-yard run around left end in the second quarter, and Michigan led 17–0 at halftime. In the third quarter, neither team scored as the rain became a "deluge".


1973 Michigan Wolverines football team, Season summary, at Michigan State
Michigan added two more touchdowns in the fourth quarter on a six-yard pass from Dennis Franklin to Paul Seal and a two-yard run by Ed Shuttlesworth. Mike Lantry kicked a 35-yard field goal and converted all four extra point attempts. Dennis Franklin played with a broken finger, leading coach Schembechler to praise his one-handed quarterback for "a helluva job." On defense, the Wolverines held the Spartans to 40 rushing yards on 37 carries. Linebacker Steve Strinko had nine tackles, four of them for a loss, and recovered a fumble.


1973 Michigan Wolverines football team, Season summary, Wisconsin
On October 20, 1973, Michigan defeated Wisconsin, 35–6, in front of a homecoming crowd of 87,723 at Michigan Stadium. With 108 passing yards and 415 rushing yards, the Wolverines tallied 523 yards of total offense. Michigan opened the scoring in the first quarter with a 46-yard touchdown pass from Dennis Franklin to Paul Seal. Michigan's remaining touchdowns were scored by Gil Chapman (three-yard run in second quarter), Franklin (one-yard run in second quarter), Chuck Heater (four-yard run in third quarter), and Gordon Bell (seven-yard run in fourth quarter). Mike Lantry converted all five extra point attempts. Michigan's shutout streak ended after 15 consecutive quarters when Wisconsin scored on a freak play as a deflected pass resulted  in a 65-yard touchdown in the fourth quarter.


1973 Michigan Wolverines football team, Season summary, at Minnesota
On October 27, 1973, Michigan defeated Minnesota, 34–7, before a homecoming crowd of 44,435 at Memorial Stadium in Minneapolis. The victory was Michigan's sixth in a row in the annual battle for the Little Brown Jug. Michigan rushed for 275 yards led by Gordon Bell with 73 yards and Ed Shuttlesworth with 69 yards. Shuttlesworth and Bell scored two rushing touchdowns each, and Mike Lantry kicked field goals of 27 and 29 yards and converted all four extra point kicks. Michigan took a 17–0 lead in the first quarter, including 10 points off early turnovers.


1973 Michigan Wolverines football team, Season summary, at Minnesota
On the second play from scrimmage, a Minnesota fumble was recovered by Michigan (Doug Troszak) to set up Lantry's first field goal. On Minnesota's next play from scrimmage, the Gophers fumbled again with Dave Brown recovering to set up a six-yard touchdown run by Shuttlesworth. After Bell scored in the second quarter, Michigan led 24–0 at haftime without having thrown a single pass. In the third quarter, Minnesota quarterback Rick Upchurch (later an All-Pro wide receiver for the Denver Broncos) threw a touchdown pass to a wide open Vince Fuller. Minnesota coach Cal Stoll played eight men on the line, but Michigan's defense held Minnesota to 142 yards of total offense.


1973 Michigan Wolverines football team, Season summary, Indiana
On November 3, 1973, Michigan defeated Indiana, 49–13, in front of 76,432 at Michigan Stadium. Michigan took a 42–0 lead in the second quarter before Indiana scored its first touchdown The Wolverines totaled 385 rushing yards and 96 passing yards. Chuck Heater was the game's leading rusher with 128 yards. After the game, Indiana coach Lee Corso praised both Michigan and Ohio State and predicted that the showdown between the two would be decided by a kicking mistake in the fourth quarter.


1973 Michigan Wolverines football team, Season summary, Illinois
On November 10, 1973, Michigan defeated Illinois, 21–6, in front of 76,461 at Michigan Stadium. Late in the first quarter, Michigan moved the ball to near midfield on a 25-yard run by Chuck Heater when an Irish setter ran onto the field and delayed the game for several minutes. After the game, Bo Schembechler joked, "When you're on offense, everything is momentum. We're standing in the huddle watching that dog and there goes our momentum."


1973 Michigan Wolverines football team, Season summary, Illinois
Neither team scored in the first quarter, but Illinois took a 6–0 lead in the second quarter on two field goals by Dan Beaver, the second of which bounced off the left upright down onto the crossbar before falling across. Michigan took the lead late in the second quarter on a one-yard touchdown run by Ed Shuttlesworth. Michigan led, 7–6, at halftime.


1973 Michigan Wolverines football team, Season summary, Illinois
On the opening drive of the second half, Gil Chapman scored on a 33-yard touchdown run off an option pitch from Dennis Franklin. In the fourth quarter, an option pitch by Franklin was deflected by Illinois. In the resulting scramble for the loose ball, Paul Seal recovered and ran 20 yards for a touchdown with Mike Hoban knocking over three Illini with a block to clear Seal's path. Mike Lantry converted all three extra point kicks for Michigan. In uncharacteristic form, the Wolverines fumbled six times in the game, resulting in four turnovers. After the game, coach Schembechler promised that he'd run the next guy who fumbled "til his tongue hangs out." Michigan's defense held the Illini to 52 yards of total offense in the second half.


1973 Michigan Wolverines football team, Season summary, at Purdue
On November 17, 1973, Michigan defeated Purdue, 34–9, before a crowd of 56,485 at Ross–Ade Stadium in West Lafayette, Indiana. In a low-scoring first half, Michigan took the lead in the second quarter on a 41-yard touchdown pass from Dennis Franklin to Clint Haslerig, but Mike Lantry missed the extra point kick after the snap from center was bobbled. Purdue kicked a 27-yard field goal later in the quarter, and Michigan led 6–3 at halftime.


1973 Michigan Wolverines football team, Season summary, at Purdue
In the second half, Michigan's running game dominated as Franklin scored on touchdown runs of three and 12 yards in the third quarter, Bob Thornbladh scored on a pair of touchdown runs in the fourth quarter. Lantry converted all four extra point kicks in the second half. Michigan rushed for 310 yards in the game, including 84 yards by Chuck Heater, 66 yards by Ed Shuttlesworth, 64 yards for Gordon Bell, and 57 yards for Franklin. Franklin also completed three of seven passes for 70 yards. Purdue scored late in third quarter on an 18-yard pass from Bo Bobrowski to Herrick. Michigan's defense held Purdue to 119 yards (100 rushing and 19 passing).


1973 Michigan Wolverines football team, Season summary, at Purdue
On the same afternoon, Ohio State defeated Iowa, 55–13, as Archie Griffin broke the Buckeyes' single game record with 246 rushing yards. The victories by Michigan and Ohio State left both teams undefeated with the winner of the following week's rivalry match advancing to the Rose Bowl.


1973 Michigan Wolverines football team, Season summary, Ohio State
On November 24, 1973, #4 Michigan and #1 Ohio State played to a 10–10 tie before a crowd of 105,223 at Michigan Stadium. Ohio State scored 10 points in the second quarter on a 31-yard field goal by Blair Conway and a five-yard touchdown run by fullback Pete Johnson. Michigan scored 10 point in the fourth quarter on a 30-yard field goal by Mike Lantry and a 10-yard touchdown run by Dennis Franklin. Franklin sustained a broken collarbone late in the fourth quarter. Michigan had 303 yards of total offense (204 rushing, 99 passing) to 234 yards (234 rushing and zero passing) for Ohio State. Archie Griffin rushed for 163 of Ohio State's 234 yards of total offense. Ed Shuttlesworth rushed for 116 yards for Michigan.


1973 Michigan Wolverines football team, Season summary, Rose Bowl controversy
With the Michigan–Ohio State game ending in a tie, Michigan and Ohio State tied for the Big Ten Conference championship with Michigan at 10–0–1 and Ohio State at 9–0–1. Under a conference rule, the conference's berth to the 1974 Rose Bowl was decided by a vote of the conference's athletic directors. Ohio State won the vote with six of ten athletic directors voting to send the Buckeyes to Pasadena. The injury to Michigan's starting quarterback Dennis Franklin was reported to be a significant factor in the vote of several athletic directors. The vote spawned a controversy, including public comments by the following:


1973 Michigan Wolverines football team, Season summary, Post-season
Michigan's undefeated season in 1973 was its first since 1948.


1973 Michigan Wolverines football team, Season summary, Post-season
At the end of the season, Paul Seal was voted as the recipient of the team's most valuable player award, then known as the Louis B. Hyde Memorial Award. At six feet, six inches, Seal caught only 14 passes for 253 yards, but he was described by Michigan coaches as "the best blocking tight end ever to wear the maize and blue."


1973 Michigan Wolverines football team, Season summary, Post-season
Four Michigan players received recognition on the 1973 College Football All-America Team. They were:


1973 Michigan Wolverines football team, Season summary, Post-season
Fifteen Michigan players received honors from either the AP or UPI on their 1973 All-Big Ten Conference football teams. They Michigan honorees were: Dave Brown (AP-1, UPI-1), Dennis Franklin (AP-1, UPI-1), Dave Gallagher (AP-1, UPI-1), Mike Hoban (AP-1, UPI-1), Ed Shuttlesworth (AP-1, UPI-1), Clint Haslerig (UPI-1), Jim Coode (AP-2, UPI-2), Paul Seal (AP-2, UPI-2), Gil Chapman (UPI-2), Don Coleman (UPI-2), Gary Hainrihar (UPI-2), Chuck Heater (AP-2), Steve Strinko (AP-2), Donald R. Warner (UPI-2), Walt Williamson (AP-2)


1973 Michigan Wolverines football team, Season summary, Post-season
Two days after the Ohio State game, Michigan assistant coach Frank Maloney was hired as the head coach at Syracuse. Tom Reed, who had played for Schembechler at Miami (Ohio), was hired to replace Maloney.


1973 Michigan Wolverines football team, Season summary, Post-season
On January 3, 1974, the final AP Poll rankings were announced. Notre Dame took the No. 1 spot, edging Ohio State, which had dropped out of the No. 1 spot after playing to a tie against Michigan. Michigan, which sat idle despite its undefeated record, dropped from the No. 5 spot to No. 6 spot, as Penn State rose to No. 5 after defeating LSU in the Orange Bowl. Two other selectors, the National Championship Foundation and the Poling System, recognize Michigan as a co-national champion for the 1973 season.


1973 Michigan Wolverines football team, Season summary, Post-season
On January 6, 1974, Schembechler coached the East team to a 24–14 win in the Hula Bowl. Ed Shuttlesworth rushed for 88 yards on 22 carries for the East squad.


1973 Michigan Wolverines football team, Season summary, Post-season
In the 1973 NFL Draft, held on January 29 and 30, 1974, the following Michigan players were selected.


1973 Michigan Wolverines football team, Players, Offensive letter winners
The following players won varsity letters for their participation on the team's offensive unit. Players who were starters in at least half of the team's games, or who started the most games at a position, are shown with their names in bold.


1973 Michigan Wolverines football team, Players, Defensive letter winners
The following players won varsity letters for their participation on the team's defensive unit. Players who were starters in at least half of the team's games are shown with their names in bold.


1973 Michigan Wolverines football team, Players, Other players
The following players did not win varsity letters, but participated as backups or as members of the junior varsity (JV) or all freshman (AF) teams.


1973 Michigan Wolverines football team, Statistical leaders
The following players were Michigan's statistical leaders for the 1973 season.


1973 Mid Bedfordshire District Council election
The first election to Mid Bedfordshire District Council was held  on 7 June 1973, with the 49 councillors elected forming a shadow authority until 1 April 1974. Mid Bedfordshire District was formed on 1 April 1974 as part of a general reorganisation of local authorities in England and Wales carried out under the Local Government Act 1972. The district was formed by the amalgamation of five districts:


1973 Mid Bedfordshire District Council election
In 1973 Mid Bedfordshire had 62,423 registered electors, of which 57,527 were in the 23 contested wards. The turnout in the contested wards was 49%. Two wards (Henlow & Langford and Wrest) were uncontested.


1973 Mid Bedfordshire District Council election, Ward Results
Figures on turnout were taken from Plymouth University's Elections Centre, which gives the number of registered voters, and the percentage turnout for each ward. The number of ballots cast for each ward was calculated from these.


1973 Mid Bedfordshire District Council election, Ward Results
The percentage of the vote for each candidate was calculated compared with the number of ballots cast in the ward. Note that in a ward with more than one seat, voters were allowed to place as many crosses on the ballot paper as seats.


1973 Mid Glamorgan County Council election
The first election to Mid Glamorgan County Council and was held in April 1973. It was followed by the 1977 election.


1973 Mid Glamorgan County Council election
The new authority came into effect from 1 April 1974 following the division of the former Glamorgan County Council into three new authorities.


1973 Mid Glamorgan County Council election, Candidates
The Labour Party fielded candidates in every ward. A significant proportion of seats were contested by the Conservative Party and Plaid Cymru with fewer candidates fielded by the Liberal Party.


1973 Mid Glamorgan County Council election, Candidates
Numerous members of the former Glamorgan County Council stood for election, notably for Labour. These included Alfred Bowen (Bridgend) and Bertie Rowland (Caerphilly).


1973 Mid Glamorgan County Council election, Candidates
Fred Riddiford, former Labour councillor for Aberaman on the former Glamorgan authority, contested the seat for Plaid Cymru.


1973 Milan–San Remo
The 1973 Milan–San Remo was the 64th edition of the Milan–San Remo cycle race and was held on 19 March 1973. The race started in Milan and finished in San Remo. The race was won by Roger De Vlaeminck of the Brooklyn team.


1973 Milo International Tennis Classic
The 1973 Milo International Tennis Classic, also known as the Manila Open, was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts in Manila, the Philippines. It was the inaugural edition of the event and was held from 15 October through 21 October 1973. The tournament was part of the Grade C tier of the Grand Prix tennis circuit and was the third leg of the Asian circuit. Ross Case won the singles title.


1973 Milo International Tennis Classic, Finals, Doubles
Marcello Lara /  Sherwood Stewart defeated  Jürgen Fassbender /  Hans-Jürgen Pohmann 4–6, 7–5, 7–6


1973 Milwaukee Brewers season
The 1973 Milwaukee Brewers season involved the Brewers' finishing fifth in the American League East with a record of 74 wins and 88 losses.


1973 Milwaukee Brewers season, Player stats, Batting, Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in


1973 Milwaukee Brewers season, Player stats, Batting, Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in


1973 Milwaukee Brewers season, Player stats, Pitching, Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts


1973 Milwaukee Brewers season, Player stats, Pitching, Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts


1973 Milwaukee Brewers season, Player stats, Pitching, Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts


1973 Milwaukee Brewers season, Farm system
The Brewers' farm system consisted of four minor league affiliates in 1973.


1973 Milwaukee Panthers football team
The 1973 Milwaukee Panthers football team represented the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee in the 1973 NCAA Division II football season. The Panthers offense scored 251 points while the defense allowed 218 points.


1973 Minnesota Golden Gophers baseball team
The 1973 Minnesota Golden Gophers baseball team represented the University of Minnesota in the 1973 NCAA University Division baseball season. The head coach was Dick Siebert, serving his 26th year.


1973 Minnesota Golden Gophers baseball team
The Golden Gophers lost the College World Series, defeated by the USC Trojans in the semi-finals.


1973 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team
The 1973 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team represented the University of Minnesota in the 1973 Big Ten Conference football season. In their second year under head coach Cal Stoll, the Golden Gophers compiled a 7–4 record but were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 295 to 260.


1973 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team
End Steve Neils and offensive tackle Matt Herkenhoff shared the team's Most Valuable Player award. Neils and end Keith Fahnhorst were named All-Big Ten first team. Offensive guard Darrel Bunge and wide receiver Rick Upchurch were named All-Big Ten second team. Defensive lineman Jeff Gunderson was named Academic All-Big Ten.


1973 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team
Total attendance for the season was 245,706, which averaged to 40,951. The season high for attendance was against Nebraska.


1973 Minnesota Twins season
The 1973 Minnesota Twins finished 81–81, third in the American League West.


1973 Minnesota Twins season, Regular season
With the American League's new designated hitter rule taking effect, on April 6 in Oakland, California, Tony Oliva became the first DH to hit a home run.


1973 Minnesota Twins season, Regular season
On July 3, Tony Oliva hit three home runs against the Kansas City Royals. The Twins-record feat was accomplished twice before, by both Bob Allison and Harmon Killebrew in 1963.


1973 Minnesota Twins season, Regular season
Two Twins made the All-Star Game: second baseman Rod Carew and pitcher Bert Blyleven. 907,499 fans attended Twins games, the third lowest total in the American League.


1973 Minnesota Twins season, Regular season
On September 27, California Angels pitcher Nolan Ryan struck out sixteen Twins and set a major league season mark of 383 strikeouts. Minnesota's Rich Reese was Ryan's 383rd victim.


1973 Minnesota Twins season, Regular season
Pitcher Bert Blyleven finished with a 20–17 record and set several team records: total innings pitched (325.0), complete games (25), shutouts (9), strikeouts (258).


1973 Minnesota Twins season, Regular season
Rod Carew won his third AL batting title with a .350 average. Bobby Darwin continued to show potential as a hitter with 18 home runs and 90 RBI. Tony Oliva limped through the season, hitting 16 HR and collecting 92 RBI. Bert Blyleven won 20 games for the first time, and three other pitchers had double digit wins: Jim Kaat (11–12), Dick Woodson (10–8), and Joe Decker (10–10). Kaat also won his 12th Gold Glove Award.


1973 Minnesota Twins season, Player stats, Batting, Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in


1973 Minnesota Twins season, Player stats, Batting, Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in


1973 Minnesota Twins season, Player stats, Pitching, Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts


1973 Minnesota Twins season, Player stats, Pitching, Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts


1973 Minnesota Twins season, Player stats, Pitching, Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts


1973 Minnesota Vikings season
The 1973 season was the Minnesota Vikings' 13th in the National Football League. With a 12–2 record, the Vikings regained the NFC Central title after having gone 7–7 the previous year. They started the season 9–0 and looked a threat to the previous year's Dolphins' record of a perfect season before losing to the Atlanta Falcons and Cincinnati Bengals in their next three games. Their narrow 10–9 win over the Los Angeles Rams constituted the last time until 1997 that the last two unbeaten NFL teams played each other.


1973 Minnesota Vikings season
The Vikings defeated the Washington Redskins 27–20 in the NFC Divisional Playoff game at home and went on to upset the Dallas Cowboys 27–10 in Irving, Texas to win the NFC Championship, before losing 24–7 to the Miami Dolphins in Super Bowl VIII at Rice Stadium in Houston.


1973 Minnesota Vikings season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 11: vs. Chicago Bears
The day of this game was declared "Karl Kassulke Day" in honor of former Viking safety Karl Kassulke, who was left paralyzed in a motorcycle accident just before the beginning of training camp.


1973 Minnesota Vikings season, Playoffs, Game summaries, NFC Divisional Playoff
Minnesota scored 17 points in the fourth quarter to overcome a 13-10 deficit, including two touchdowns in a span of 1:05.


1973 Minnesota Vikings season, Playoffs, Game summaries, NFC Divisional Playoff
Both offenses struggled in the first quarter. The Vikings were completely unable to move the ball, finishing the quarter without any first downs, while Washington kicker Curt Knight missed two field goal attempts. One miss was from 49 yards and the other from 17, spoiling an impressive drive that saw the Redskins drive from their own 14 to inside the Vikings 10-yard line.


1973 Minnesota Vikings season, Playoffs, Game summaries, NFC Divisional Playoff
Minnesota finally managed to get rolling in the second quarter, with a 50-yard completion from Tarkenton to running back Oscar Reed setting up Fred Cox's 19-yard field goal. But with 3:30 left in the half, Vikings defensive back Bobby Bryant fumbled a punt return that was recovered by Redskins running back Bob Brunet on the Minnesota 21-yard line. Billy Kilmer then completed a 17-yard pass to Charley Taylor before Larry Brown scored on a 3-yard touchdown run to give the Redskins a 7–3 lead. Minnesota responded with a drive into field goal range, but Mike Bass intercepted a pass from Tarkenton to maintain Washington's lead going into halftime.


1973 Minnesota Vikings season, Playoffs, Game summaries, NFC Divisional Playoff
The Vikings then took the opening kickoff of the second half and marched 79 yards, including a 46-yard run by Reed, to score on fullback Bill Brown's 2-yard rushing touchdown. To make matters worse for Washington, star cornerback Pat Fischer suffered cracked ribs on the drive and was replaced by Speedy Duncan, an 11-year veteran who normally only played as a kick returner. Still, the Redskins managed to take back the lead with Knight's two third-quarter field goals, first tying a playoff record from 52 yards, and the second from 46 yards on the first play of the fourth quarter.


1973 Minnesota Vikings season, Playoffs, Game summaries, NFC Divisional Playoff
Now facing a 13-10 fourth quarter deficit, the Vikings stormed back with two quick touchdowns. First they drove 71 yards in 8 plays to score on Tarkenton's pass to John Gilliam, who beat single coverage by Duncan for a 28-yard touchdown catch. Then on the first play of Washington's ensuing drive, Nate Wright intercepted a pass from Kilmer and returned it 26 yards to the Redskins 8-yard line, setting up a 6-yard touchdown pass from Tarkenton to Gilliam that made the score 24-13.


1973 Minnesota Vikings season, Playoffs, Game summaries, NFC Divisional Playoff
With 5:28 left, Washington got back to within four points, getting good field position due to Ken Stone blocking a Vikings punt and converting it into Kilmer's 28-yard touchdown pass to Roy Jefferson. But the Vikings managed to burn up 4 minutes with their ensuing drive, finishing it off with a 30-yard Cox field goal that gave them a 27-20 lead. The Redskins had less than two minutes to drive for a tying touchdown, and ended up turning the ball over on downs at the Vikings 42-yard line.


1973 Minnesota Vikings season, Playoffs, Game summaries, NFC Divisional Playoff
Tarkenton completed 16/28 passes for 222 yards and two touchdowns, with one interception. Reed had 17 carries for 95 yards and caught four passes for 76. Brown rushed for 115 yards and a touchdown, while also catching two passes for 13 yards.


1973 Minnesota Vikings season, Playoffs, Game summaries, NFC Divisional Playoff
"Sometimes they’re not concentrating on me," said Oscar Reed, in reference to his big plays in the game. "Since early in the season they've been keying on Chuck Foreman. I'm not the world's greatest pass catcher or runner, but given a little room, I'll use what I've got."


1973 Minnesota Vikings season, Playoffs, Game summaries, NFC Championship Game
The Vikings forced four interceptions and recovered two fumbles in the second half while also holding Dallas to 152 total yards en route to a 27–10 victory over the Cowboys.


1973 Minnesota Vikings season, Playoffs, Game summaries, NFC Championship Game
With the loss of running back Calvin Hill and defensive tackle Bob Lilly to injuries, Dallas' offense could not get anything going. Minnesota jumped to a 10–0 lead by halftime with a Fred Cox field goal and an 86-yard drive that ended with a 5-yard rushing touchdown by Chuck Foreman. The touchdown drive included Fran Tarkenton's completions to tight end Stu Voigt for gains of 16 and 7 yards, a 2-yard run by Foreman on 4th-and-1, and a 12-yard scramble by Tarkenton himself.


1973 Minnesota Vikings season, Playoffs, Game summaries, NFC Championship Game
What followed would be an amazingly sloppy second half in which both teams combined for 10 turnovers. Three minutes into the third quarter, Dallas quarterback Roger Staubach threw an interception to Bobby Bryant on the Vikings 2-yard line. But the Cowboys defense forced a punt and Golden Richards returned it 63 yards for a touchdown, cutting the score to 10–7. Tarkenton quickly struck back, throwing a 54-yard touchdown pass to John Gilliam, who managed to outrun single coverage by Cowboys future Hall of Fame defensive back Mel Renfro. Dallas responded with Toni Fritsch's 17-yard field goal which cut the lead to 17–10.


1973 Minnesota Vikings season, Playoffs, Game summaries, NFC Championship Game
Then a wave of turnovers began. On the ensuing possession, Dallas got a huge opportunity to score when Charlie Waters forced a fumble from Foreman that safety Cliff Harris recovered on the Minnesota 37. However, the Vikings took the ball right back when Staubach threw a pass that was deflected into the arms of linebacker Jeff Siemon. An even better scoring chance awaited the Cowboys at the end of the Vikings' next drive, as Tarkenton threw an interception to Waters on the Minnesota 24.


1973 Minnesota Vikings season, Playoffs, Game summaries, NFC Championship Game
But Dallas fared no better this time, losing the ball again when Jim Marshall knocked it out of Staubach's hand as he wound up for a pass, and defensive lineman Gary Larsen recovered it. The offensive futility continued with Minnesota, as their next drive ended with a fumbled handoff exchange between Tarkenton and Foreman that Dallas lineman Larry Cole recovered on the Vikings 47-yard line.


1973 Minnesota Vikings season, Playoffs, Game summaries, NFC Championship Game
A few plays later, Dallas faced 3rd-and-3 with 9 minutes left in the fourth quarter. Staubach attempted a pass to Bob Hayes near the right sideline, but Bryant intercepted the pass and raced 63 yards for a touchdown that put the Vikings up 24–10. Then on Dallas' next drive, Staubach tried to connect with Drew Pearson, but a devastating hit by Nate Wright caused the ball to bounce off his hands and into the arms of defensive back Jeff Wright, who returned the ball 13 yards to set up Cox's 34-yard game clinching field goal.


1973 Minnesota Vikings season, Playoffs, Game summaries, NFC Championship Game
Both teams combined for a net total of just 163 passing yards. Tarkenton completed only 10/21 passes for 133 yards and a touchdown with one interception, while also rushing for 16 yards. Staubach had one of the worst postseason performances of his career, completing just 10/21 passes for 89 yards and throwing four interceptions, though he did rush for 30 yards. Foreman was the top offensive performer of the day with 76 rushing yards and four receptions for 28, while fullback Oscar Reed added 18 carries for 75 yards and an 8-yard catch.


1973 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team
The 1973 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team represented Mississippi State University during the 1973 NCAA Division I football season as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The team was led by head coach Bob Tyler, in his first year, and played their home games at Scott Field in Starkville, Mississippi. They finished the season with a record of four wins, five losses and two ties (4–5–2, 2–5 SEC).


1973 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team, Game summaries, Vanderbilt
Fullback Wayne Jones broke through Vanderbilt's defense for 117 yards and three scores in Mississippi State's rout of Vanderbilt and gave head coach Bob Tyler his first victory. Jones, a 215-pound senior, opened the scoring before the Commodores took charge with two scores. Jones then capped a 69-yard drive to pull State even. Jones' third touchdown came in the third after what turned out to be Vanderbilt's only score of the half. It was the Bulldogs' biggest win since 1952 versus Auburn.


1973 Missouri Tigers football team
The 1973 Missouri Tigers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Missouri in the Big Eight Conference (Big 8) during the 1973 NCAA Division I football season. The team compiled an 8–4 record (3–4 against Big 8 opponents), finished in fifth place in the Big 8, and outscored opponents by a combined total of 219 to 152. Al Onofrio was the head coach for the third of seven seasons. The team played its home games at Faurot Field in Columbia, Missouri.


1973 Missouri Tigers football team
The team's statistical leaders included Tommy Reamon with 610 rushing yards, John Cherry with 743 passing yards and 895 yards of total offense, Mark Miller with 256 receiving yards, and Greg Hill with 63 points scored.


1973 Monaco Grand Prix
The 1973 Monaco Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Monaco on 3 June 1973. It was race 6 of 15 in both the 1973 World Championship of Drivers and the 1973 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers.


1973 Monaco Grand Prix
The race was held on a heavily revised circuit, with a longer tunnel, a new section of track around the new swimming pool on the harbour front, and the Gasworks hairpin replaced by the Rascasse and Antony Noghès corners, the latter named after the founder of the race. The pits were also moved back to the start-finish straight, on a wider pit lane.


1973 Monaco Grand Prix
The 78-lap race was won from pole position by Scotland's Jackie Stewart, driving a Tyrrell-Ford. In the process, Stewart equalled the record of 25 Grand Prix victories set by his friend Jim Clark. Brazil's Emerson Fittipaldi finished second in a Lotus-Ford, with Swedish teammate Ronnie Peterson third.


1973 Monaco Grand Prix
This was the first race for future World Champion James Hunt, driving a March-Ford entered by Hesketh Racing. Hunt suffered an engine failure in the closing stages of the race, but was classified ninth.


1973 Monegasque general election
General elections were held in Monaco on 4 February 1973, with a second round of voting on 11 February. The result was a victory for the National and Democratic Union, which won 16 of the 18 seats in the National Council.


1973 Mongolian National Championship
The 1973 Mongolian National Championship was the tenth recorded edition of the Mongolian National Championship for football, with the first tournament taking place in 1955 and no tournament held in 1965. It would appear however that championships were contested between 1956 and 1963, as sources note that a team called Aldar, the Mongolian Army Sports Club, won the title on numerous occasions during that time. Nonetheless, the 1973 national championship was won by Tengeriin Bugnuud, a team from Bat-Ölzii, a sum (district) of Övörkhangai Province in southern Mongolia, their fourth title following their first victory in the 1967 championship.


1973 Mongolian legislative election
Parliamentary elections were held in Mongolia on 24 June 1973. At the time, the country was a one-party state under the rule of the Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party. The MPRP won 282 of the 336 seats, with the remaining 54 seats going to non-party candidates, who had been chosen by the MPRP due to their social status. Voter turnout was reported to be 100%, with only 39 registered voters failing to cast a ballot.


1973 Montana Grizzlies football team
The 1973 Montana Grizzlies football team was an American football team that represented the University of Montana in the Big Sky Conference during the 1973 NCAA Division II football season. In their seventh year under head coach Jack Swarthout, the team compiled an 4–6 record.


1973 Montana State Bobcats football team
The 1973 Montana State Bobcats football team was an American football team that represented Montana State University in the Big Sky Conference during the 1973 NCAA Division II football season. In their third season under head coach Sonny Holland, the Bobcats compiled a 7–4 record (5–1 against Big Sky opponents) and finished second in the Big Sky.


1973 Montana State Bobcats football team
The team played its home games in the newly-constructed, 10,000-seat Reno H. Sales Stadium in Bozeman, Montana.


1973 Monte Carlo Open
The 1973 Monte Carlo Open, also known by its sponsored name Craven Monte Carlo Championships, was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts at the Monte Carlo Country Club in Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France. The tournament was part of the Rothmans Spring Mediterranean Circuit, a series of six tournaments held in France, Monaco, Spain and Italy from March to May 1973. It was the 67th edition of the event and was held from 16 April through 21 April 1973. Ilie Năstase won the singles title.


1973 Monte Carlo Open, Finals, Doubles
Juan Gisbert /  Ilie Năstase defeated  Georges Goven /  Patrick Proisy 6–2, 6–2, 6–2


1973 Monte Carlo Rally
The 1973 Monte Carlo Rally (formally the 42ème Rallye Automobile de Monte-Carlo), run in late January and hosted in the principality of Monaco, was the first rally on the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile's (FIA) new World Rally Championship (WRC) inaugural season, making it the first ever WRC event to be held.


1973 Monte Carlo Rally, Report
At this time, the Monte-Carlo rally was structured as a concentration rally, with teams beginning competition in some nine different cities, with the first objective of the rally being to reach Monte Carlo, followed by two legs of competitive special stages around Monaco and southeastern France. Traditionally run on tarmac roads commonly covered in snow and ice, especially at higher altitudes, bad weather did force cancellation of two special stages in 1973.


1973 Monte Carlo Rally, Report
In 1973, and for several years afterward, only manufacturers were given points for finishes in WRC events. Alpine Renault dominated the event, a portent of their further success during the season with their Alpine-Renault A110 1800 car. They would take all three podium positions and five of the top six places.


1973 Montreal Expos season
The 1973 Montreal Expos season was the fifth season in the history of the franchise. The Expos finished in fourth place in the National League East with a record of 79–83, 3½ games behind the New York Mets.


1973 Montreal Expos season, Spring training
After holding spring training at West Palm Beach Municipal Stadium in West Palm Beach, Florida, from 1969 to 1972, the Expos moved to City Island Ball Park in Daytona Beach, Florida, for spring training in 1973. They would train at City Island Ball Park through 1980 before returning to West Palm Beach Municipal Stadium for the 1981 season.


1973 Montreal Expos season, Player stats, Batting, Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in


1973 Montreal Expos season, Player stats, Batting, Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in


1973 Montreal Expos season, Player stats, Pitching, Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts


1973 Montreal Expos season, Player stats, Pitching, Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts


1973 Montreal Expos season, Player stats, Pitching, Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts


1973 Montserratian general election
Early general elections were held in Montserrat on 20 September 1973. The result was a victory for the Progressive Democratic Party (PDP), which won five of the seven seats in the Legislative Council. PDP leader Percival Austin Bramble remained Chief Minister.


1973 Montserratian general election, Background
Following the 1970 elections, the next elections were not due until March 1976. However, Bramble asked the Governor to dissolve the Legislative Council on 7 August, resulting in early elections. Bramble claimed that he required a new mandate to combat racism in the island's education system.


1973 Moyle District Council election
Elections to Moyle District Council were held on 30 May 1973 on the same day as the other Northern Irish local government elections. The election used three district electoral areas to elect a total of 16 councillors.


1973 Moyle District Council election, Districts results, Area B
1973: 4 x UUP, 2 x Independent Unionist, 2 x Independent


1973 Moyle District Council election, Districts results, Area C
1973: 2 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Independent


1973 Mr. Olympia
The 1973 Mr. Olympia contest was an IFBB professional bodybuilding competition held on September 8, 1973, at the Brooklyn Academy of Music in Brooklyn, New York. It was the 9th Mr. Olympia competition held. The prize money for this event went down from previous years, from $1000, to only $750. Arnold gave a short speech and complained about this after he won the competition.


1973 Munich WCT
The 1973 Munich WCT, also known as the German Professional Championships, was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts in Munich, West Germany. The tournament was part of Group A of the 1973 World Championship Tennis circuit. It was the inaugural edition of the event and was held from 2 April until 8 April 1973. First-seeded Stan Smith won the singles title.


1973 Munich WCT, Finals, Doubles
Niki Pilić /  Allan Stone defeated  Cliff Drysdale /  Cliff Richey 7–5, 5–7, 6–4


1973 Murphy raids
The Murphy raids on the offices of the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO) occurred on 16 March 1973. The purpose of the raids, instigated by Attorney-General Lionel Murphy, was to obtain terrorism-related information that the ASIO was accused of withholding. Murphy was operating without any permission from the Prime Minister at the time, Gough Whitlam or the Cabinet. No warrants were obtained from the judiciary.


1973 Murphy raids
Although called "raids", the only raid carried out was on the Canberra office as this was by surprise whereas the investigation of the Melbourne office (ASIO's headquarters) was done hours after the Director-General had been informed of Murphy's intentions.


1973 Murphy raids, Background, Global terrorism and Australia
The Whitlam Government came to office shortly after the terrorist attacks at the 1972 Summer Olympics and the Sydney bombings involving Croatian separatist groups in Australia, including the Ustaša. One of the first acts of the new government was to help US-led efforts in the United Nations General Assembly to counter the rise of 'political violence' to person and property around the globe. These efforts failed because the Non-aligned Movement states believed that political violence or terrorism was not inherently illegitimate, given resistance and revolutionary activities in the former colonies.


1973 Murphy raids, Background, Global terrorism and Australia
A planned visit by Džemal Bijedić, the Yugoslavian Prime Minister, in March 1973 generated considerable angst within the government about the security situation and the safety of the visiting dignitary. There was also much concern in Yugoslavia, which was a member of the Non-Aligned Movement. The President of Yugoslavia Josip Tito said before the visit: "We will send more agents to Australia. We will crush these people [Croatian separatists]. We will destroy them root and branch". This indicated the possible presence of a Yugoslavian counter-terrorism operation in Australia. In 2016 it was shown that such an operation existed from at least the late 1970s.


1973 Murphy raids, Background, Global terrorism and Australia
Labor and the Whitlam government were highly suspicious of ASIO and perceived the organisation to be a partisan tool of the Liberal governments in the 1950s and 1960s. At the 1971 Federal Labor Party conference, only a single vote (22 in favour, 23 against) had defeated a proposed motion "that ASIO be abolished."


1973 Murphy raids, Background, The raids
Murphy, with the help of his advisor Kerry Milte—a former Commonwealth Police official and barrister—gained entry to the Canberra office of ASIO, which was then a regional office, at midnight on 16 March. They located a document which implied that ASIO and "the departments of Foreign Affairs, Attorney-General's and Immigration" had conspired to withhold information from him about Croatian separatists in Australia. Murphy wanted to fly immediately to the ASIO headquarters in Melbourne but was delayed at Canberra Airport for several hours.


1973 Murphy raids, Background, The raids
The Director-General of Security (head of ASIO) Peter Barbour was informed of Murphy's intentions at 5:20am and arrived at the Melbourne headquarters of ASIO at 6:45am. 27 Commonwealth Police officers in plain clothes arrived "with orders to seal all file containers" at 7:40am in order to "preserve and ascertain certain information". Murphy arrived at 9:45am and instructed three officers with "special acquaintance with matters of Croatian terrorism" to assist him while the other officers waited outside. It was initially reported that ASIO's switchboard had been disabled or interfered with, however the government later denied these reports.


1973 Murphy raids, Background, The raids
Various files were inspected by Murphy and his staff – without the police – until 12:40pm, when the inspecting party left. They replaced original documents but took "Photostat" copies with them. However, no evidence of conspiracy was found. Later on the 16th, Murphy explained that the reason for the raids had been the safety of the visiting Yugoslavian Prime Minister.


1973 Murphy raids, Background, The raids
According to Murphy the press had been alerted to the investigation of ASIO's headquarters by George Negus, who was then Murphy's press secretary. Footage was obtained of Murphy arriving at the building surrounded by plain clothed police officers.


1973 Murphy raids, Responses, Immediate reaction
Politically, the raids on ASIO are said to have ended the new government's 'honey-moon' period by throwing its competency into question. The raid also improved ASIO's image as it was shown that ASIO was not engaged in conspiracy. It also damaged the bilateral relationship between the United States and Australia because of the intelligence exchange between the two states.


1973 Murphy raids, Responses, Immediate reaction
The Yugoslavian Prime Minister arrived in Australia five days after the raids. At around the same time the Prime Minister's office was fitted with bulletproofed glass and the pregnant wife of Attorney-General Lionel Murphy, Ingrid, went into hiding after a series of death threats. At a reception for the visiting Prime Minister held at The Lodge, Whitlam said:


1973 Murphy raids, Responses, Immediate reaction
It has taken regrettably long for the Commonwealth police force and ASIO to adjust themselves from such momentous activities as the pursuit of draft dodgers and Vietnam demonstrators to the new situation where we ought to provide our interest in terrorist activities in our midst.


1973 Murphy raids, Responses, Immediate reaction
Murphy had indicated on 1 March that he was going to make a statement on the issue of terrorism in Australia. However, the raids delayed this until 27 March. In the Australian Senate he explained that the Whitlam Government saw political violence against persons and property as an illegitimate form of political expression the state has a right to pursue. The speech did not substantiate the raids nor did it discuss ASIO in depth. It was "a statement on terrorism and a political attack on the previous government" the same "conclusion reached by the United States, which had followed parliamentary debates and press coverage closely".


1973 Murphy raids, Responses, Immediate reaction
In Parliament, Whitlam and Murphy said that ASIO has made no official complaint about the raids. Under legal oath, before a Senate Committee erected by the hostile Senate to uncover more information about the raids, the Director-General said no complaint has been made. In August this was contradicted by a leaked letter revealing that the Director-General had made a complaint. This lie eroded the press' view of ASIO. In an interview with David Frost Whitlam said "The greatest mistake the Government has made has been to take the police into ASIO headquarters".


1973 Murphy raids, Responses, Immediate reaction
James Jesus Angleton, the CIA's head of counter-intelligence at the time, was concerned by the raids. According to journalist Brian Toohey, Angleton sought to instigate the removal of Whitlam from office in 1974 by having CIA station chief in Canberra, John Walker, ask Peter Barbour, then head of ASIO, to make a false declaration that Whitlam had lied about the raid in Parliament. Barbour refused to make the statement.


1973 Murphy raids, Responses, Longterm consequences
The Murphy raids meant that the Whitlam Government could not instigate the changes it wanted in ASIO in the short term. By September 1973 Whitlam indicated that an inquiry was likely to be commissioned. Labor took the policy of an inquiry to the election in 1974 and, after the controversy surrounding ASIO's leaked views on Deputy Prime Minister Jim Cairns, the Royal Commission on Intelligence and Security was launched. This would result in a lasting bipartisan consensus on ASIO.


1973 Murray state by-election
A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Murray on 6 October 1973 because of the death of Joe Lawson (Independent). Lawson had represented the district since 1932, as a member of the Country Party until 1968 when he lost pre-selection. He ran as an independent, winning the seat at the 1968 and 1971 elections.


1973 Murray state by-election, Candidates
This was the first election for all 3 candidates and each would again contest the electorate at the general election in November 1973 with similar results.


1973 NAIA Division I football season
The 1973 NAIA Division I football season was the 18th season of college football sponsored by the NAIA and the fourth season of the league's two-division structure.


1973 NAIA Division I football season
The season was played from August to November 1973 and culminated in the 1973 NAIA Champion Bowl, played on December 8, 1973 in Shreveport, Louisiana.


1973 NAIA Division I football season
Abilene Christian defeated Elon in the Champion Bowl, 42–14, to win their first NAIA national title.


1973 NAIA Division II football season
The 1973 NAIA Division II football season was the 18th season of college football sponsored by the NAIA and the fourth season of play of the NAIA's lower division for football.


1973 NAIA Division II football season
The season was played from August to November 1973 and culminated in the 1973 NAIA Division II Football National Championship, played on December 8, 1973 in Huntington, West Virginia near the campus of Glenville State College.


1973 NAIA Division II football season
The Northwestern Red Raiders defeated . Glenville State in the championship game, 10–3, to win their first NAIA national title. As of 2015, this is the earliest NAIA championship won by a team that remains at the NAIA level.


1973 NAIA Ice Hockey Championship
The 1973 NAIA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament involved six schools playing in single-elimination bracket to determine the national champion of men's NAIA college ice hockey. The 1973 tournament was the sixth men's ice hockey tournament to be sponsored by the NAIA. The tournament began on March 1, 1973, and ended with the championship game on March 3.


1973 NAIA Ice Hockey Championship
The 1973 tournament expanded the field from four to six teams. Gustavus Adolphus attended the tournament for the sixth straight year while Bemidji State and Lake Superior State each made the tournament for the fifth time. Boston State, Augsburg, and Lakehead all made the tournament for the second time. Lakehead hosted the tournament, bringing the NAIA championship tournament to Ontario for the first time. In a rematch of the 1971 championship, both Bemidji State and host Lakehead made their way through the expanded field to reach the title game. The Beavers defeated Lakehead 3-2 in overtime to win the program's fifth title.


1973 NAIA Men's Basketball Tournament
The 1973 NAIA Men's Basketball Tournament was held in March at Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Missouri. The 36th annual NAIA basketball tournament featured 32 teams playing in a single-elimination format. Valdosta State ended (3) Kentucky State's run to get 4 championship in a row by upsetting (3) Kentucky State in the first round by 9.


1973 NAIA Men's Basketball Tournament, 1973 NAIA bracket, 3rd place game
The third place game featured the losing teams from the national semifinalist to determine 3rd and 4th places in the tournament. This game was played until 1988.


1973 NASCAR Winston Cup Series
The 1973 NASCAR Winston Cup Series was the 25th season of professional stock car racing in the United States and the 2nd modern-era Cup season. The season began on Sunday January 21 and ended on Sunday October 21. 31 races were scheduled in the 1973 season. 28 were held.


1973 NASCAR Winston Cup Series
Benny Parsons was crowned Winston Cup champion at the end of the season finishing 67 points ahead of Cale Yarborough. Lennie Pond was named NASCAR Rookie of the Year, succeeding Larry Smith, who was fatally injured in the year's Talladega 500. David Pearson dominated the season winning 11 of the 18 races he entered. Ten of Pearson's wins were on superspeedways, setting a NASCAR record for superspeedway wins that lasted until Bill Elliott broke it in 1985.


1973 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Pre-season changes, Rule changes
Rule changes made in late November 1972 adjusted maximum carburetor sleeve sizes depending upon the type of engine and manufacturer of a given car. As NASCAR President Bill France Jr. explained, the goal of the adjustments was to differentiate between engines manufactured specifically for racing, and "volume production" engines that came off a consumer assembly line. This was done "...so the events next year can continue to be representative of the type of the extremely close competition that has been typical of NASCAR racing."


1973 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Pre-season changes, Rule changes
In 1973, the NASCAR points system was changed. In 1972, only the number of laps completed in a race (regardless of position) counted toward the accumulation of points. In 1973, points were awarded both for the number of laps in a race completed, and for a finish in the top 50 in a race, a higher placing receiving more points. Additionally, the first-place finisher received a 25-point bonus.


1973 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Pre-season changes, Team changes
Bobby Allison left Richard Howard's racing team, and would drive his own Chevrolet in 1973. Bobby Allison's team would also furnish a car for his brother, Donnie Allison and the new DiGard Racing team. Taking Bobby’s place on the Howard racing team would be Cale Yarborough, returning from the USAC Stock Car division.


1973 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Pre-season changes, Team changes
Richard Petty, driver and owner of Petty Enterprises, expected to be racing exclusively in Dodge automobiles in 1973 (rather than the mix of Dodge and Plymouth the team had been).


1973 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Pre-season changes, Team changes
Buddy Baker, who took over at Krauskopf Racing after Bobby Isaac left that team after the 1972 Southern 500, now signed up with Krauskopf for the full 1973 season, driving Dodges.


1973 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Pre-season changes, Retirements
Fred Lorenzen, a NASCAR notable, ended his career with the end of the 1972 season.


1973 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Schedule
31 Winston Cup races were scheduled for the 1973 season. In the end it had 28 races, as well as two exhibition races. The schedule also includes two 125 Mile Qualifying Races, which are the qualifying races for the Daytona 500.


1973 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Race recaps
Winston Western 500 - Indycar and road racing star Mark Donohue drove an AMC Matador with a set of disc brakes - new for racing at the time - and led 138 laps en route to the win. David Pearson won the pole but never led and fell out with clutch failure, while Richard Petty started fifth and led 39 laps before his engine failed while leading on Lap 95. Bobby Allison finished second driving a self-fielded Chevrolet following a surprise divorce from the Richard Howard team. Cale Yarborough, new driver for Howard's team with the cars renumbered to #11, fell out with transmission failure.


1973 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Race recaps
Daytona 500 - Buddy Baker won the 500 pole in the Harry Hyde Dodge formerly driven by Bobby Isaac. Baker led 156 laps but was closely pursued by Cale Yarborough until his engine failure with 45 laps to go. Richard Petty, sporting a mustache called his Fu Manchu look, took up pursuit and grabbed the lead on a fast late pitstop; Baker blew his engine with six laps to go and finished a distant sixth as Petty grabbed his fourth 500 win.


1973 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Race recaps
Richmond 500 - Petty and Yarborough combined to lead 378 laps at the Richmond Fairgrounds. Bobby Allison won the pole and led 66 laps but finished 49 laps down. Petty lost time when he ran into a backmarker's car under yellow and needed bumper repairs; he nonetheless rallied past Baker for the win.


1973 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Race recaps
Miller High Life 500 - Ownership changes at Ontario Motor Speedway led to cancellation of NASCAR's annual race in 1973.


1973 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Race recaps
Carolina 500 - After two dismal races (he was not entered at Richmond) David Pearson began his record-setting assault on the 1973 season, leading 491 laps to easily win the Carolina 500.


1973 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Race recaps
Southeastern 500 - Cale Yarborough won the pole and then led all 500 laps for a two-lap win. Numerous crashes, notably a bad wreck to Buddy Baker's Dodge, thinned the field.


1973 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Race recaps
Atlanta 500 - David Pearson and Cale Yarborough combined to lead 309 laps in a close battle before Pearson broke away for a two-lap win over Bobby Isaac. Cale finished seven laps down.


1973 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Race recaps
Gwyn Staley 400 - Bobby Allison and Richard Petty returned to the scene of their famed slugfest from the previous October, but this time Petty put the race away early, leading 387 laps and finishing at least four laps ahead of the field.


1973 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Race recaps
Rebel 500 - Darlington Raceway's spring 400-miler was lengthened to 500 miles and David Pearson led the last 176 laps and grabbed his fourth career win in the event. Crashes permeated the race to where only twelve of forty entries finished. Second-place Benny Parsons was thirteen laps down, third-place Bobby Allison spent the last eighteen laps on pit road with engine failure, and seventh-place Richard Petty crashed out in a big melee in Turn One with 27 laps to go.


1973 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Race recaps
Virginia 500 - The Wood Brothers once again were entered in the only short track on their schedule. David Pearson made up a lap with just over 100 laps to go when a yellow flew for an infield spectator needing transport to a local hospital; with no tunnel the track needed the yellow for an ambulance to leave. Cale Yarborough had led 311 laps but Pearson would lead almost the entire final 106 laps after the yellow; the yellow angered team manager Junior Johnson.