Meigs Faces Elimination in Ashland Tournament Showdown
Meigs meets Kent at Ashland in a must win 9 a.m. clash as part of three opening round games. Cambridge rallied past Meigs 6-5 Monday. Meigs must win to stay alive while Lima and Ashtabula risk elimination in tied standings.
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Pro Grid Friday Night NFL Schedule
Friday games include Cleveland at Los Angeles and San Francisco at Miami. Saturday features Chicago at Baltimore Cincinnati at Detroit Houston at St Louis Atlanta at Kansas City Pittsburgh at Green Bay New Orleans at Dallas Washington at Denver New York Jets at Oakland Minnesota at San Diego.
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Satchel Paige's Hall of Fame Induction Highlights His Prime
Inducted into Baseball's Hall of Fame, Satchel Paige reflected on a race-and-era barred career, with Frank Forbes claiming Paige would have won 30 major league games in his prime. Paige recalled throwing harder than anyone until 1942 and expressed pride at Cooperstown this day.
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Tarkenton Leaves Giants Over Contract Dispute
Fran Tarkenton quit the New York Giants after failing to reach a contract agreement with owner Wellington Mara. The 31 year old quarterback said he cannot play without a proper deal and returned to Atlanta. Tarkenton earned about 100000 in 1970. Joe Namath remained sidelined at Lenox Hill Hospital recovering from knee surgery.
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Rules Clinic Set Sunday for officals and coaches
A football rules clinic for officials and high school coaches will be held Sunday at 1 p.m. at the Athens Country Club with state rules interpreter Chalmers Hixon. A 11:30 a.m. luncheon is open to coaches and officials, $2.75, reservations by Wednesday noon with Dick Woolston, 664-3716. Greens fees available for Saturday or Sunday use of Country Club facilities. The Ohio High School Athletic Association requires head coaches or assistants to attend one rules clinic this year.
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U S Faces Pan American Gold Sweep After World Record
The United States men swimming team, boosted by a world record 800m freestyle relay, led by Frank Heckl, looks to sweep Pan American Games medals with 10 of 11 golds already earned as events wind down. Heckl, a Southern California standout, contributed to a 7:45.8 performance that beat the world mark by 2.2 seconds.
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USA Athletes Highlight Pan Am Tests In Tokyo
Athens Messenger notes USA swimming led by Heckl Furniss and McConica won three golds as Pan Am program neared closing. Boxing crowned two USA golds with Bobick and Russell winning titles. Fencing captured team epee gold as Heidenreich Genter Heckl set a world record, while women’s swim faced Canada setbacks.
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Dodgers Move Up On Giants In Tight NL Race
Dodgers in Los Angeles surged toward the fading San Francisco Giants with a 6-5 win over the St Louis Cardinals as Wes Parker and Willie Davis led 15 hits. Parker doubled in the second and a seventh inning double scored the final Dodgers run while Bob Gibson took the loss after seven innings. The Red Sox beat the Tigers 12-11 in the American League afternoon game.
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Baseball Major Matchups Feature Nights Across Divisions
The Majors schedule shows Baltimore at Minnesota Detroit at Milwaukee Cleveland at Chicago Kansas City at Washington California at New York Oakland at Boston with night games listed for midweek action.
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