Niekro tosses no hitter as Spahn inducted into Hall
Atlanta pitcher Phil Niekro threw a 9-0 no hitter over the Padres at San Diego as Warren Spahn entered the Hall of Fame in Cooperstown. Niekro improved to 11-5. Spahn, Milwaukee Braves legend, was to be honored today.
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Athens Faces Steubenville In State Legion Opener
Athens (21-6) meets Steubenville (34-7) at 1 p.m. in the Ohio American Legion Tournament first round at Ashland High School. Danny Hall, 3-0 with two saves, likely starts for Athens as the double elimination event opens with eight games across three fields.
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Clemente Spahn Inducted Into Baseball Hall of Fame
Roberto Clemente and Warren Spahn were formally inducted along with four others in Cooperstown. The ceremony honored Clemente whose 317 career average with Pittsburgh and death in 1972 and Spahn who won 363 games, plus fellow inductees George Kelly Mickey Welch Monte Irvin and Billy Evans. Clemente’s family attended as the Pirates wore black armbands for the event and Welch and Evans are noted as deceased.
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Conners Captures Buckeye Net Title
Jimmy Conners, 20, defeated Charles Pasarell 3-6 6-3 6-3 to win the Buckeye Tennis Championships singles title in Columbus Ohio. He earned $5 000 first prize and hinted at relocating to Columbus.
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NFL Exhibition Opens With Skorich and Nolan Rotate rookies
Cleveland and San Francisco plan to test key rookies as Nick Skorich and Dick Nolan field veteran starters in the Cleveland Municipal Stadium windup of the first full NFL exhibition weekend. In other games, New England tied Oakland 17 17, Dolphins edged Bengals 14 13, Eagles beat Bills 13 6, Chiefs beat Saints 12 6, Giants routed Chargers 28 3, Steelers toppled Colts 34 7, and Bears tied Packers 13 13.
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Athens Track Club Concludes 1973 at Springfield Meet
The Athens Track Club closed its season at the Springfield Striders Invitational on August 4. In the 9 and under division Lynn Feallock won the baseball throw and placed high in sprints. In 10-11 Barbie Henderson led sprint and long jump, while Sharon Finlay swept long jump and hurdles. Kay Feallock and Peggy Bleigh earned top finishes in sprints and hurdles. Karen Bleigh highlighted 14-15 results with wins in discus and 220 and a long jump second. The club earned first in 10-11 team standings and second in 14-15.
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Country Club Pro Day Team Wins at Athens
Vic Stanson John Parfitt George McGarvey and Kermit Smith led to first place with a net score of 55 during the Golf Pro Day event at Athens Country Club on Sunday.
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Weeknight Baseball Scores And Matchups Across Leagues
Saturday results show Kansas City 6 Minnesota 4 and Texas 9 Chicago 3 with several late games going extra innings Oakland 3 California 2 in 14 innings. Sunday Cleveland swept Milwaukee 6-5 while Chicago beat Milwaukee 7-5 and New York edged Minnesota 6-7. Monday schedule includes Boston at Baltimore, New York at Detroit, Cleveland at Chicago.
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Nichols Clinches Westchester Open in Sudden Death
Bobby Nichols sank a 25 foot birdie putt on the first extra hole to beat Bob Murphy and win the $250,000 Westchester Open Golf Classic in Harrison New York. Both players overcame an early surge by Tom Weiskopf who faltered with an eight on the fourth hole in the third round. The event was extended to 36 holes Sunday after rain washed out Thursday’s opener.
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