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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 13, 1972
Page
13
Witnesses heard sounds near Trautwein Field Wednesday afternoon but officials clarified they were not the 14 gun salute for the Ohio University baseball home opener.
The Ohio Bobcats pounded out 14 hits to rout the Dayton Flyers 10-0. Terry Wenger started for Ohio, with Mike Weiss tossing two hitless relief innings. Bob Kats, Sparks, Anderson, Bihl, Makoski, Kebber and Gray key the early offense as Dayton mustered only one hit from Tom Widin.
Ohio State’s left fielder and key hitters led a 10 run effort as Wenger earned the win over Dayton 10 to 0. Bihl Sparks Gray and Kleiber supplied multi hit games with several RBIs. Ohio State hosts Notre Dame in weekend doubleheader following the win.
Gus Johnson the flamboyant Bullets star is traded to the Suns for the next NBA season. Phoenix GM Jerry Colangelo hopes he revives his form after knee injuries and a reduced role last year. Johnson, 33, has a two year $1100000 contract and a career 17.4 average.
Ohio University led 3-0 with three matches completed as rain and high winds halted dual play at Dayton. Phil Joffey beat Mike Wilton 6-0 6-2, Marc Wasserman topped Keith Zimmerman 4-6 7-5 6-0, and Pete Kendall defeated Mike Graci 7-5 6-2.
Billie Jean King criticized Wimbledon for offering a top women’s prize of 3600 while the event grosses about 1.3 million. She threatened to quit the tournament if purses are not raised, speaking from St. Petersburg on the Virginia Slims tour.
Russell Wickerham, formerly of Athens and current Muskingum College assistant football coach, has accepted an assistant coaching post at Yale University, announced today. He is a Miami University graduate.
Larry Dickson of Marietta Ohio led all 40 laps at Winchester Indiana setting a track record 11 27.89 to win the USAC sprint race and stay 2 points behind Rollie Beale who finished third. Cy Fairchild was 40 feet back in a late rally. Beale now leads with 128 points while Dickson has 126.
The Boston University Varsity Club will honor two prominent New England hockey coaches. John "Snooks" Kelley, retiring after 17 years at Boston College, and Jack Kelley, who resigned from BU to coach and lead the Boston Whalers in the new World Hockey Association.
Federal Hocking Lancers beat Nelsonville York Buckeyes 6-5 to claim their second Tri Valley League win. Rob Smith started for FH, Mark Rockswald got the win, while Dave Pritchard took the loss. Ed Hastings went 3 for 4 and drove in the deciding run with a fourth inning single.
Oberlin College appoints Tommie Smith as head track coach and assistant athletic director after he pursued a meaningful post since 1968. Smith, 27, set 11 world records and is famed for the 1968 Olympic black glove salute.
Bernice Gera, at 40, secured a favorable court ruling in her bid to umpire in the Class A New York Pennsylvania League. She had contracted in 1969 with league president Vince McNamara, then faced rejection by Hank Peters. the court case named Bowie Kuhn and McNamara as defendants. The decision clears the way for her to wear a chest protector and pursue her lifelong dream amid prior struggles dating from Little League officiating on Long Island.
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