Santorini Grants Cardinals First Win Of Season
Lou Brock was picked off twice and Donn Clendenon was doubled up as the Cardinals beat the Phillies 5-4 for Santorini first major league win since 1970. Houston topped San Francisco 7-2 and other results included the Dodgers over Braves 8-3, Orioles shutting out the Yankees 4-0, and Indians blanking the Red Sox 4-0.
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Adverse Cards edge Cubs as Crosby and Simmons shine
In a tense early game Jose Cruz started the Athens Messenger with a first inning single. Ed Crosby hit a leadoff single in the ninth off Joe Hoerner, Ted Simmons doubled him home for the tie and later scored the winning run on Dal Maxvill’s sacrifice fly. Torre injured a lower back muscle in Sundays game versus Montreal.
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OU Diamondmen Netters In Action Today At Ohio U
Ohio University schedules show the baseball team traveling to Cincinnati to face the Bearcats while the tennis squad hosts Wittenberg in a 3 p.m. match. Shorstop Dave Sparks leads MAC hitters at .451 with 14 RBIs, and pitcher Terry Wenger posts a 4-1 record with a 1.06 ERA. The netters aim to improve their 6-5 dual mark behind freshman Phil Joffey 3-1 and sophomore Pete Kendall 7-4, with doubles pairs Joffey Kridel 1-1 and Wasserman Singerman 2-4./
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Must win showdown for Bucks and Lakers in West finals
The Milwaukee Bucks and Los Angeles Lakers each hold 2-2 in the Western Conference finals as they collide in a must win game at the forum. The 17,500 sellout arena hosts five closed circuit outlets with home TV blackout in LA. In other action Utah leads Indiana 2-0 in the West Division final after a 117 109 win. Willie Wise scored 30 for Utah and Zelmo Beaty added 23 and 25 rebounds. George McGinnis led Indiana with 28 points. The Squires lead Virginia 2-0 in the East Division NBA playoff series. New York leads Boston 2-0 in the East finals.
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Suomalainen Wins Boston Marathon In Surprise Victory
Olavi Suomalainen an engineering student from Helsinki won the Boston Marathon in 2 hours 15 minutes 39 seconds to end a decade of foreign dom ination. He led after five miles left and held off Victor Mora of Colombia by about 100 yards. Mexico's Sabinal finished third. Bruce Mortensen was the first American in sixth. Nina Kuscsik won the inaugural Boston women's race in 3 08 58 with Elaine Pedersen second.
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Bucks-Lakers series recap from Forum games
The Bucks crushed the Lakers 93-72 in game one at the Forum, Los Angeles won a 135-134 thriller in Milwaukee, the Lakers then took game three 108-105, and Milwaukee answered with a 114-88 win to go 3-1 up in the series.
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Blues Face Bruins in Stanley Cup Semifinal Clash
St. Louis meets Boston in the opening game of the semifinal series after the Blues edged Minnesota 2 1 in seven games to advance. Ed Johnston notes St Louis shooters as Kevin O Shea and Phil Roberto loom as threats while Bob, Billy and Barley Plager anchor the defense.
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West Tops All-Pro Poll In Basketball Weekly Vote
Jerry West of the Los Angeles Lakers leads a 10 man all pro ballot in Basketball Weekly poll. Wilt Chamberlain Kareem Abdul Jabbar and other NBA figures John Havlicek Walt Frazier Spencer Haywood are named alongside ABA stars Rick Barry Charlie Scott Dan Issel and Artis Gilmore.
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Eagles, Buckeyes win in area high school baseball
Eastern’s Eagles edges Lancers 9 8 at Toppers Plains on a bases loaded walk in the seventh. Nelsonville York Buckeyes surge past Vinton County Vikings 8 7 at McArthur with seven runs in the fourth inning. Alan Duvall starts for the Eagles, Rick Blake and Richard Cross finish. Ed Bateman leads Bucks with two singles and a triple. Kevin Barber takes the loss for VC. Dave Pritchard earns his second win in three outings for NY.
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Pro Cage NBA Conference Finals Recap
Monday brought no games in the Western Conference series with Milwaukee at Los Angeles tied 2-2 before Tuesday’s matchups. New York led Boston 2-0 in the Eastern Conference finals as Utah defeated Indiana 117 to 109 to take a 2-0 edge in the ABA West Division finals.
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Community class openings at Hocking Technical College
Nelsonville Hocking Technical College reports spaces remain for a community class meeting Mondays and Wednesdays at 4 p.m. in the old Buchtel Gymnasium. Interested persons are urged to attend the session.
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Dick Schorr to Emcee Green and White Banquet at OHIO
Dick Schorr, WTAF-TV sports director, will host the 11th Annual Green and White Club Recognition Banquet on Wednesday April 26 at Ohio University's Baker Center. Virgil Carter of the Cincinnati Bengals will be the main speaker at 6 30 p m. Ten persons will be honored including coaches John Chavers Pat Penn Charles Huggins and Dr Phillip J Woodworth Tad Grover Ritter Collett and several high school and college athletics figures with tickets priced at 6 per person.
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Tad) Grover, Jr
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Gallia golfers share medalist honors in triangular meet
Gallipolis Blue Devils win with two players sharing medalist honors as they beat Athens and Ironton in Gallipolis. Gallia totals lead with 156, Athens 169, Ironton 180, with Don Saunders and John Cunningham each shooting 38 to pace Gallia. Athens 5-4 after losing to Gallia, Ironton and Athens results listed.
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Six Teams Advance to Ohio State Junior Bowling Finals
Six teams reach the Ohio State Junior Bowling finals after regional wins at Rollerbowl Athens. Winners include All Stars Waverly, The Illegal People Waverly, K and K Electric Athens, The Five Misses Waverly, Warehime Clinic Gallipolis, Hawks Honda Athens. State finals set for Cincinnati June 17.
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Major League Baseball standings and upcoming games
National League East standings show Montreal leading with 0 games behind, New York and Chicago tied at 1 game back. Schedule lists key matchups including New York at Montreal and San Francisco at San Diego with several night games across divisions.
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NHL Semifinals Open With Blues at Bruins and Rangers at Blackhawks
St Louis visits Boston for Game 1 of the best of seven with the Blues seeking a strong start. New York holds a 1-0 series edge over Chicago as the pair clash in the other semifinal opener.
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Odd baseball and tennis curios and tire ads mix
A quirky note on Bobo Holloman’s one no hitter in a single complete game, tennis scoring oddities, city name trends in early baseball firsts, and a string of old tire advertisements touting long mileage guarantees and new models.
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