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Newspaper

Aiken Standard

Location

Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America

Date

May 12, 1970

Page

6

Expos Reliever Starts Shuts Out Mets in 3-0 Win

Dan McGuinn started the surprise for Montreal as a reliever making his 100th major league appearance and second start. He threw a three hitter to beat the Mets 3-0, snapping Tom Seaver’s regular season winning streak at 16 and slowing Montreal’s slide. Other NL games included Atlanta over Chicago 7-6 in 10, Pittsburgh 4-1 over Cincinnati, St. Louis 3-0 past Philadelphia, and San Francisco 6-5 in 14 innings over San Diego. AL action saw Chicago top Detroit 9-5 with other games ongoing.

Dan McGuinn Montreal Gene Mauch Expos New York Mets Mets Notre Dame Tom Seaver Atlanta Chicago Pittsburgh Cincinnati St. Louis Philadelphia San Francisco San Diego Detroit New York Milwaukee Seaver Dan Mauch McGinn Jim Fairey John Bateman Marv Staehle RBI Cubs Hank Aaron Braves Aaron California Boston Red Sox Ray Culp Chicago Cubs White Sox Joe Niekro Ed Herrmann Luis

Reclassification Impacts CSRA High Schools in 1960s

Aiken and North Augusta remain unaffected as several South Carolina schools move from Class AA to AAA. Batesburg Leesville Saluda Strom Thurmond Allendale Fairfax Langley Bath Clearwater slated for up-listing. New 4-AAA conference alignments include Irma Lexington Newberry Winnsboro with affected teams.

Aiken North Augusta CSRA South Carolina Batesburg - Leesville Saluda Strom Thurmond Allendale- Fairfax Langley-Bath- Clearwater Allendale - Fairfax Langley-Bath-Clear- Water Batesburg- Leesville Thurmond Irma Lexington Newberry Winnsboro

Baseball games scheduled for today across multiple cities

Today's slate includes Atlanta at Chicago with Jarvis and Holtzman, Pittsburgh at Cincinnati with Blass and Merritt, Philadelphia at St Louis with Short and Briles, and Montreal at New York with Morton and Sadecki in a set of four matchups.

Atlanta Jarvis Chicago Holtzman Pittsburgh Blass Cincinnati Merritt Philadelphia Short St. Louis Briles Montreal Morton New York Sadecki

New Ellenton Climbs From Last Place

New Ellenton rose to third in Dixie Youth Major League after two wins last week. They defeated Alexander's Auto Parts and upset league leader Coca-Cola 7-6 after holding off a late rally. Coca-Cola rebounded to 6-2 with a 5-2 win over Village Pharmacy, which edged Alexander's Auto Parts 4-3. In minor league action, Shoe Barn beat Maddox Super Market 5-2 and blanked Aiken Electric 4-0, while Economy Supply beat Maddox 1-0 and then 7-5 over Aiken Electric.

New Ellenton Alexander Coca-Cola Village Pharmacy Alexander's Auto Parts Shoe Barn Maddox Super Market Aiken Electric Economy Supply Coca-Cola Village Pharmacy City of N.E. Alexander's Economy Supply Aiken Electric I Maddox

Williams Building Furman Future With New Recruiting Drive

Furman basketball coach Joe Williams, six days after guiding his Jacksonvil le University to the NCAA finals, began recruiting at Furman. In five weeks he and assistant Bob Dotson signed about one player per week, aiming for three junior college players and five freshmen to shape the program. Gary Clark, a 6-5 guard from Bloom Township High School, Chicago Heights, joined as the fifth signee, praised for defense and scoring potential.

Greenville Joe Williams Furman Williams Jacksonville University Bob Dotson Gary Clark Bloom Township High School Chicago Heights Ill William Clark Illinois Gary Camus Eddie Kelly Mason Ohio Bud Bierly Middletown High Don Jackson Bernard Collier Lake City Fla

White Sox batter Tigers in Detroit rout, Brewers-Yankees tied

Chicago's White Sox blasted Detroit pitchers for 14 hits including homers by Ed Herrmann and Luis Aparicio in a 9-5 win. Milwaukee led 5-2 before rain halted play and produced a suspended game to be replayed July 31, with costly errors by John Kennedy and Tommy Harper aiding the Yankees in a 5-5 deadlock.

Detroit Milwaukee Mayo Smith Dave Bristol Chicago White Sox Tigers Brewers New York Yankees John Kennedy Tommy Harper

Andretti Eyes 1969 Script for 500 Mile Classic

Indianapolis reports Mario Andretti may win the 500 mile race May 30 at the Speedway if he follows last year's plan. A universal joint failure damaged his new McNamara Ford, he escaped injury, and repair is planned before qualifications. Granatelli aims for a quick rebuild as pole position awaits.

Indianapolis Ind Mario Andretti Indianapolis Motor Speedway Mario Andy Granatelli

Bowling Briefs From Aiken Sportsmen League

On April 22 Marge Godfrey had high game 191 and Carol Ross high scratch series 537. City Billiards led team scratch with 601 and 1740. High games included Millie Todd 163 and 191 by Godfrey. April 29 marked Carolettes season end with Peg Bethmann top scratch game 180 and series 456. City Billiards led team with 606 and 1747. Weekly high games list Mitzie Herold 177 and Brenda Thorn 169. Eddie Renew curates high game 235 and Gene Gilmore top series 600. Aiken Industries topped team scores with 3021. AIKEN SPORTSMENS LEAGUE.

Marge Godfrey Carol Ross City Billiards Millie Todd Brenda Thorn Ethel Straub Carolettes Peg Bethmann City Eddie Renew Gene Gilmore Aiken Industries

Big Day in Nassau County Horse Racing Bets

Labor Day drew large crowds at Belmont Park and Roosevelt Raceway. Belmont Park saw 2,792 fans wager a record 4.906 million dollars, while Roosevelt Raceway hosted 20,039 fans who bet 1.814 million dollars.

Westbury N.Y Nassau County Belmont Park Roosevelt Raceway

Racing Roundup at Aqueduct Garden State and Pimlico

Gleaming Sword won the Paprus Handi cap by a head at Aqueduct with Barome ter second. Cherokee Nation took the Hamilton Purse at Garden State by two lengths over Revitup. Hired Soldier edged Shut Tight by three quarters of a length in the Calder Meet at Tropical. Berkeley Prince won the Jennings Handicap at Pimlico by a neck over Peace Corps.

New York Barometer Aqueduct Cherry Hill N. J Revitup Garden State Miami Soldier Baltimore Berkeley Peace Corps Pimlico

Batter's Box Wins as Proctor Loses Pitcher Took

Proctor pitched for the batter's box in a decisive game while Took recorded the win. The loss went to Proctor as the offense produced enough runs to secure the outcome.

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