Finley circus tops A's opener as misplays fly
The Athletics lose 5-4 in 11 innings as Charlie Finley’s circus antics unfold before game time with pigeons pheasants and a mule charlie O. The Twins Yankee game features airlifted players and flood delays with Cesar Tovar delivering the game winning hit in walkoff fashion. Boston hits six homers to overpower Washington 7-2 in the presidential opener.
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Ohio Golfers Win Two In Triangular Meet
Ohio University Bobcats defeat West Virginia and Northern Illinois in a double win at Athens Country Club shifted to University course due to wet greens. Bobby Littler Jr. leads with 74, followed by Weld 78, Komare 79, Dickinson 79, Ritter 80 and Cochran 82. West Virginia’s Spanbauer 76 and Illinois’ Siube 79 led their teams. Ohio improves to 6-4, WVU to 2-2, NIU to 2-3 with next home tilt vs Bowling Green on April 20.
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Opening Day at Crosley Field Features Reds Braves Thriller
Mel Allen attends as a part time Braves employee and calls color for a Milwaukee telecast. Joe Torre and Eddie Mathews homer power Braves to a 15 to 20 mph wind bedevils hitters as Reds lineup shifts under new manager Dick Sisler. Gov Rhodes misses first ball. Mayor Bachrach throws it.
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Results and standings from early baseball day action
Pittsburgh defeated San Francisco 1 0 and New York beat Houston 1 0 in Monday results. Cincinnati topped Milwaukee 6 1 as Chicago and St Louis split. American League show Boston leading with 4 0 while Detroit is 0 1 and Kansas City 1 0.
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Sixth Games Scheduled In NBA Playoffs
The Philadelphia 76ers host the Boston Celtics and the Baltimore Bullets welcome the Los Angeles Lakers in sixth games of best of seven semifinals. Both series sit at 3-2 with road wins rare, and a seventh game possible in each set. Also note services planned for Purdue football player Mike Moore in Marion Ohio.
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Braves Long Ball Beats Reds 4-2 in Opening Tilt
Joe Torre hit two homers and Eddie Mathews added one as the Braves defeated the Reds 4-2. Tony Cloninger pitched a two hitter through six before giving up a homer to Deron Johnson. Cincinnati’s Jim O'Toole took the loss, with Deron Johnson driving in the Reds' lone unearned run on a three-base sequence. The opener drew 28,476 fans, and the teams meet again tonight with Sammy Ellis for Cincinnati and Wade Blasingame for the Braves.
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Attendance Slips in Baseball Openers Across Leagues
Opening day attendance dropped by about 3000 per game versus last year with 234 109 total for eight games. The average paid crowd was 29 264 and Washington drew the day’s largest 43 554 as Boston opened with the Senators. Houston hosted the first official AstroDome game with 48 546 reported and 42 652 paid.
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Athens High Spring Sports Schedule and Results
Athens High School prepares for action with golf hosting Gallipolis and baseball facing Logan. Track sets a Friday triangular meet with Belpre and Marietta. Golfers had a postponed match with Marietta due to wet grounds. NIU invaders loom. baseball at 3 15 pm at TriNium Field. tennis hosts them next day.
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Athens Team Tournament Scores and Standings
Athens women bowling in Middletown hold fifth in state tournament with Swearengen team totaling 3055 over the week. Key scores include Ruth Goodfellow 490 and Wilma Russell 451, with Nancy Fuller subbing and Carol Dunfee captain. Other Athens teams list scores from Pepsi Cola to Electric Motors, while Cmo University ranked sixth nationally in last year’s team batting at .312 and Coach Bob Wren led the Bobcats to a 21-4 season with a .480 mark.
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