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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Aug 01, 1977

Page

8

Morgan Sparks Reds Rally With Four Hits And HR

Joe Morgan collected four hits including his 15th homer as the Cincinnati Reds defeated the St. Louis Cardinals 6-2. Doug Capilla left with a bad back after six innings. Pedro Borbon earned the win with three scoreless frames, Rawly Eastwick took the loss. In the same games, Dave Concepcion hit a solo shot in the sixth, and the Dodgers beat the Expos 8-2 behind Burt Hooton and Charlie Hough after Dave Lopes drove in two in the 10th.

Cincinnati Joe Morgan Cincinnati Reds St. Louis Cardinals Doug Capilla Pedro Borbon Capilla Bob Forsch Rawly Eastwick St. Louis Morgan Dave Concepcion Dodgers Expos Montreal Dave Lopes Los Angeles Dodgers Montreal Expos Burt Hooton Charlie Hough Smith Chet Lemon Ralph Garr Red Sox Angels Anaheim Carlton Fisk Jim Rice Boston Red Sox California Angels Rice Dave LaRoche George Scott Fisk Yankees Mickey Rivers Cliff Johnson New York Yankees Oakland A

Burroughs, Correll lead Braves past Pirates in 8-3 win

Jeff Burroughs and Vic Correll homered in the fourth for Atlanta as Eddie Solomon earned the win over John Candelaria. Burroughs extended a 14 game hitting streak with his 25th homer, while Rod Gilbreath fueled the rally with a double. Pirates pitcher Candelaria took the loss.

Rod Gilbreath John Candelaria Greg Luzinski Philadelphia Phillies San Francisco Giants Mike Schmidt Phillies Luzinski Rich Hebner Giant Ed Halicki Ron Redd Gary Lavelle

Twins Rally Past Indians to Split Twin Bill

Roy Smalley drove in three for Minnesota and Craig Kusick added two RBIs in a 9-4 win that split a Sunday doubleheader with Cleveland, while Al Fitzmorris yielded five hits in a 9-2 Indians victory in Game 1 amid four Indian errors in each game. The nightcap featured five unearned Twins runs.

Cleveland Roy Smalley Craig Kusick Minnesota Twins Cleveland Indians al Fitzmorrris Indians Twins White Sox Royals Chicago George Brett Hal McRae Amos Otis Kansas City Royals Chicago White Sox

Nelsonville York Football Meeting and Golf Team Interest

A meeting for Nelsonville York football players grades 9 through 12 is set for 6 p.m. at Nelsonville York High School. A golf team interest meeting follows at 10:30 a.m. at Par 3 near Nelsonville Athens High School. Bulldog Booster Club plans fundraising at 7:30 p.m. at Athens High School. Omar Moreno stole 70 bases last season with 55 in Charleston and 15 for the Pirates.

Nelsonville-York Nelsonvile-York High School Nelsonville-York High School Nelsonville Athens High School Bulldog Pittsburgh Pirate Omar Moreno Charleston W. Va The Pirates

Yard Sale Classified Ad Pitch

Yard sale buyers urged to place a classification 12 ad. A 25 word ad runs four days for six dollars, offering affordable exposure for moving or garage sale listings.

Logan Wins Legion Title With 8 0 Victory Over Lancaster

Logan Post 78 swept the seven team double elimination district Legion championship at Athens High School. Jan Myers pitched four strong innings and Logan’s defense, led by three double plays, stifled Lancaster as Hawk and Gasser fueled an eight hit attack. Logan advances to the state tournament in Athens with a 20-10 record.

Messenger Bob Wilson Jr Athens Lancaster Athens High School Tom Metters Logan Jan Myers American Legion Logan Post Howard Borman Legion Logan High School Logan Legion Jim Myers Jerry Stover Mark McDaniel Scott Gasser Brian Hawk Brad Tucker Jack Wagner Scott Hubbard Kevin Strohl Hawk Gasser McDaniel

Logan Ends Lancasters Streak In District Play

Logan defeats Lancasters 3-2 to snap a 22-game win streak as Stover suffers the loss. Leach, Jeffers, and Carpenter used in relief. Rob Rose limited to pinch hitting due to a sore arm. Lancaster stays alive with a 2-1 win over Meigs in the losers bracket.

Stover Lancaster Tim Leach Jay Jeffers Mark Carpenter Rob Rose Logan Lancasters Meigs Nolan Mace

Major League Baseball Sunday results and Monday schedule

Sunday games featured Cleveland over Minnesota 9-4 and New York 9-2, while Toronto and Boston split in 1-0 and 4-? fashion. Milwaukee beat Chicago 54-48 in a high scoring affair, with Kansas City 48. Monday slate includes Caldwell 2-3 at Garvin 7-10 in Milwaukee at Toronto, Colborn 11-9 at Zahn 9-7 in KC at Minnesota, and Perry 8-8 at Wood 5-3 in Texas at Chicago.

Cleveland Minnesota Toronto Milwaukee Chicago Kansas City Innins Boston California New York Oakland Seattle Baltimore Detroit Texas Caldwell Garvin Colborn Zahn Perry Wood Hunter Brett May Blue Philadelphia Pittsburgh St Louis Montreal West West Los Angeles Cincinnati Houston San Francisco San Diego Atlanta

Hair Loss Consultation at Ohio University Inn

J H McKune returns to Athens Ohio on Wednesday August to offer a free private hair care consultation by Ebb Hair Specialists at the Ohio University Inn Rt 33 50 Athens between 1 pm and 830 pm. Attendees may receive a pro rated written guarantee if they join the program. The notice warns most baldness is unhelpful to treat and urges those not yet slick bald to attend.

J. H. McKune Ohio University Inn McKune Athens Ohio Ebb Hair Specialists, Inc J. H McKune Hawaii

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