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Newspaper
Anderson Herald
Location
Anderson, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1971
Page
10
The Anderson Babe Ruth League canceled its Memorial Field opening after a violent Sunday incident and tense postgame scenes. League officials Burkett and Schowe confirmed the vote, citing abusive fans and poor sportsmanship as reasons for ending the season.
Duffy York drove in the first run with a single and Dyer followed with a pop fly single as a two run rally tied the game in the ninth. Tommie Agee and Cleon Jones then singled to push the Mets ahead and Zachary held the Cubs to three hits into relief. Tom Seaver extended his N L strikeout lead with seven on the season.
In Philadelphia, the Phillies and Astros split a twilight doubleheader with a barrage of homers. Philadelphia struck first in game one as Willie Montanez and Deron Johnson homered back to back, then Bobby Pfeil belted his first major league homer. Cesar Cedeno and Doug Rader homered for Houston in game two, with Wade Blasingame pitching four solid frames to seal a 1 victory. The Phillies drew 20,730 at Veterans Stadium, surpassing the million attendance mark for the season.
A rough game recap notes Ted Simmons driving in a run with a fourth inning double. Ted Sizemore added a run for New York but the rally stalled when Ron Swoboda or Ron Fairly? was thrown out trying to stretch a single into a double, ending the threat.
Montreal rookie Ernie McAnally pitched five hitter to beat the Chicago Cubs 6-1. Ron Fairly drove in two with a homer and a sacrifice fly to set the early lead, with Montreal adding two more in the seventh on Bateman sacrifice fly and a balk by Bonham.
Rockett toppled Muncie 3 2 at Memorial Field as Schuster sparked the win with key hits and Davis pitched Yost Muncie tied the game in the eighth before Rockett reclaimed the lead. Davis contributed three hits for Hackett and the victory.
Baltimore Orioles rally for four unearned runs in the second inning and Brooks Robinson belts a two-out homer to clinch a 4 4 victory over the Oakland A's in the second game of a doubleheader sweep. Pat Dobson earned the win with 13 strikeouts in a complete game.
Tony Oliva belted his 18th homer in the bottom of the ninth to lift the Minnesota Twins to a 4 2 victory over the Washington Senators. Harmon Killebrew opened the ninth with a single and Oliva followed with a 378 foot drive to right field. Minnesota had tied the game at 2–2 in the eighth as George Thomas sparked a rally, but a bases loaded double play and a Rod Carew groundout ended the threat. Reliever Stan Williams shut down Washington in the eighth to preserve the lead after Don Mincher knocked in a run earlier.
In a Washington game the narrative describes Howard scoring on three straight walks for a 1-0 lead. Dick Billings doubled to score Larry Biltiner, and later Cesar Tovar advanced on defense before Carney Carew’s sacrifice fly brought in Torvar. The excerpt ends amid the seventh inning with Shellenback’s pickoff attempt and a Cesar Tovar advancement sequence.
Fragmentary text lists numerous city names and scores in a sports table or summary. Mentions Houston Philadelphia San Diego Washington and multiple race or game references with unclear context. Difficult to determine a coherent event, participants, or dates from the garbled lines.
Anderson Nationals advance in state Babe Ruth play at Forest Park Noblesville and Hammond Eaton open tonight at 6. Five teams compete next week in the American Legion tournament at Memorial Field with Noblesville, Pendleton and Frankfort among the contenders. Nationals host at Noblesville, parade and festivities set for Tuesday with low gross by Joe Niece and low nets by Ron Richardson and others in the preliminary rounds.
Dickie Post, top AFL rusher in 1959, is traded from the San Diego Chargers to the Denver Broncos for a No 2 draft pick next year. Post, 5 10 196 lb back, missed five games in 1970 due to knee surgery and rushed for 22 yards that season. He signed with Denver after roster delays and could become a free agent in May if unsigned. The Houston and AFL rookie of the year in 1967, Post led San Diego in rushing in 1966 68 and 69.
ABA players push to wipe out reserve and option clauses in any merger with the NBA. Beaty of the ABA Players Association says players must have freedom to bargain and reject restrictive terms, even as he hints at possible merger plans and future negotiations.
In Santa Rosa California George Blanda, the veteran quarterback, takes the top role in Raiders camp as Daryl Lamonica remains in a contract dispute. Blanda arrived Monday, showed a trim waist and strong form, and spent 46 minutes Tuesday drilling passes and aiming field goals.
The Sunday School Bowling Loop and School Athletic Association bowling league will hold its yearly organizational meeting Monday August 2 at 7:30 p.m. at East Lynn Christ Church located at 23rd and Jefferson streets. All Sunday Schools and churches wishing to enter teams must have a representative present. Secretary Lesis Ott is directing arrangements.
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