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Aiken Standard

Location

Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America

Date

Apr 16, 1979

Page

10

Boston Marathon Begins With 15 Runners In 1897

AP reports on the 83rd Boston Marathon start noting a field of 7,800 qualifiers including 517 women. Defending champion Bill Rodgers, odds favorite at 2-1, seeks repeat as Toshihiko Seko and Esa Tikkanen loom. The race features notable entrants Johnny Kelley the Elder and Younger, veteran figures in Hopkinton to Boston.

Boston Hopkinton Prudential Center Boston Athletic Association AAU Bill Rodgers Boston Sporting Goods Las Vegas Rodgers Toshihiko Seko Japan Seko Fukuoka Esa Tikkanen Finland New Zealand Kevin Ryan Johnny Kelley Hopkinton-to

Intriguing Tuesday NBA Baseball Exchange

A dense scoreboard listing NBA teams, MLB standings, and race details dominates the page. Notable lineups include Kansas City at Detroit, Seattle at Oakland, and Chicago at Toronto, with extensive East and West division standings across leagues and recent results.

Kansas City Gura Detroit Billingham Chicago Scarberry Toronto Underwood Seattle McLaughlin Oakland Norris Texas Cleveland Baltimore New York Milwaukee Boston California Minnesota

Pacers Open Playoff Push With Key Home Stand

USC Aiken baseball resumes after Easter with a 3:30 p.m. home game against Allen University. Coach Randy Warrick plans either Bobby Holcombe or Bobby Cue to start. Wofford, Erskine visit this week, with Frank Marion hosting Saturday night. Abney leads with .292 average and 16 RBIs. Hite and Glover rising in batting order.

Usc-Aiken Pacers Allen University Pacer Randy Warrick Bobby Holcombe Bobby Cue Wofford College Erskine College USC Usc-A Due West

Aiken Softball Opens With Three League Games

The Aiken Men s Softball League begins tonight with three American League games at 6 30 Pepperidge Farm versus Allied General, 7 45 Southeastern Tool versus PDM, and 9 00 Astros against FMC DN Aiken TEC sits out until Wednesday. The National League starts tomorrow at 6 30 with Trophies Unlimited versus ORA, McFeast and Yeast facing Bill Jones Insurance at 7 45, and Seiglers Insurance versus Aiken Sporting Goods at 9 00 Scorpio sits out until Thursday.

Southeastern Tool PDM Astros Aiken Tec Trophies Unlimited ORA McFeast and Yeast Bill Jones Insurance Seiglers Insurance Aiken Sporting Goods Scorpio

Valley Softball Opens Tonight in Clearwater League

CLEARWATER The Belvedere Area Men's Softball League opens with two games at Harrison-Caver Park. Sweetwater Baptist meets Bath Mill at 7 pm and Burgers and Cream vs M and E Electric at 8 30 pm. Games run Monday Wednesday and Friday, with CSRA Cablevision Pizza Inn The Truckers and Clearwater Finishing in the league.

Clearwater Belvedere Area Harrison-Caver Park Sweetwater Baptist Bath Mill Burgers and Cream M and E Electric Csra Cablevision Pizza Inn the Truckers Clearwater Finishing

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