Morgan's First Grand Slam Lifts Reds in 15-2 Rout
Joe Morgan hit his first grand slam after 11 years, driving in seven as the Cincinnati Reds crushed the Philadelphia Phillies 15-2. Don Gullett improved to 14-8 while Morgan's slam and two homers helped stretch the Reds’ lead and keep pace with the Dodgers in the pennant chase.
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Cincinnati
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Joe Morgan
Cincinnati Reds
Reds
Philadelphia Phillies
Don Gullett
Morgan
Dodgers edge Cubs in 12th to snap slide
Athens Messenger highlights Dodger heroics as Marshall, in a multi role performance, singles in the 12th and scores the winning run off a first base misplay to seal an 8-7 12 inning victory. Other NL results include Giants over Pirates 5-3 Braves 11-6 Astros 2 Mets 1 Expos 7 Padres 4.
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San Diego
Marshall
Dodgers
Reds
Rick Auerbach
Dave Kingman
Pittsburgh
Danny Murtaugh
Ron Bryant
Giants
Pirates
Braves
Cardinals
Hank Aaron
Darrell Evans
Marty Perez
Astros
Mets
Milt May
Houston
Tom Seaver
Expos
Padres
Montreal
Barry Foote
Red Sox Top White Sox as Lee, Segui Combine for Five-Hitter
Chicago manager Tanner debuted a 1 2 punch that failed to spark and Boston defeated the White Sox 6-1 as Bill Lee and Diego Segui combined on a five-hitter. Milwaukee edged Oakland 1-0 behind Vida Blue's muted effort. Minnesota beat New York 6-2. California blanked Detroit 1-0.
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Associated Press
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Chuck Tanner
Boston Red Sox
Bill Lee
Diego Segui
White Sox
Lee
Segui
Pete Varney
Bucky Dent
Miami Wins Super Bowl Repeat With Minnesota
The Miami Dolphins defeated the Minnesota Vikings 21-9 in an NFL exhibition game at the Orange Bowl. Mel Baker and Nat Moore scored as Larry Csonka added two TD runs to lift Miami. Vikings rookie Mike Wells played well before injuring his knee, while crowd size was 58,144 amid strike-related refunds.
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Fran Tarkenton
Miami
Bill Stanfill
Vern den Herder
Miami Dolphins
Minnesota Vikings
Don Shula
Minnesota
Bud Grant
Dolphins
Grant
Mel Baker
Nat Moore
Larry Csonka
Fred Cox
Dave Osborn
Mike Wells
Wells
Toughest Talks Lie Ahead For NFL Owners Players
The NFL Players Association strike enters its 51st day as John Thompson of the NFL Management Council says 10 core issues remain unresolved. He cites the contract length, the Rozelle Rule, and mutual distrust as the key obstacles while noting the strike cost owners about 500000 in pre season income and pushed players payroll higher by about 17 million compared to a year ago.
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National Football League Players Association
John Thompson
NFL Management Council
Players Association
Thompson
East Germans set records at European swimming championships
At Vienna Stadionbad East Germany dominates with new world marks in multiple events. Carla Linke, 14, breaks the 200-meter breaststroke world record in qualifying and again in the finals with 2:34.99. Kornelia Ender lowers the 100-meter freestyle world mark to 56.96 seconds. Ulrika Tauber opens with a 200-meter individual medley record of 2:18.93.
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Stadionbad
Carla Linke
Miss Linke
Kornelia Ender
East Germany
Ulrika Tauber
Baseball matchups listed for Wednesday games with pitchers
The schedule lists games featuring Bahnsen at Boston, Blyleven at New York, Rodriguez at Oakland, Lolich at California, and multiple National League matches. Also notes Los Angeles at Chicago St Louis at Atlanta San Francisco at Pittsburgh New York at Houston Philadelphia at Cincinnati San Diego at Montreal Minnesota at New York Chicago at Boston Kansas City at Cleveland Texas at Baltimore Milwaukee at Oakland Detroit at California.
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Boston
Drago
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Blyleven
New York
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Milwaukee
Rodriguez
Oakland
Hunter
Detrit
Lolich
California
Ryan
Los Angeles
St. Louis
Atlanta
San Francisco
Pittsburgh
Houston
Philadelphia
Cincinnati
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Sutton
Fitzmorris
Kremmel
G. Perry
Foster
P. Texas
Brown
Cuellar Niekro
Williams
Kison
Brett
Carlton
Schueler
Kirby
Freisleben
Athens High golf team tryouts move to fall
Athens High School announces tryouts for the golf team this fall at the Elms at 9 a.m. on Wednesday. Students will play 18 holes and pay a $1.25 fee. The sport shifts from spring to fall this year.
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Elms
Special Permits for Waterfowl Hunting Available
The Division of Wildlife will accept applications for controlled waterfowl hunting permits through Sept. 6 for Killdeer Plains or Mosquito Creek Wildlife Areas. A one day hunt requires a $5 payment. for partners $10. Include a stamped return envelope and a 1973 or 1974 license number. A public drawing on Sept. 12 will select successful applicants.
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Mosquito Creek
Ohio Department of Natural Resources
Fountain Square
Columbus
Hunting Licenses Go On Sale In Ohio For 1974 Season
The Wildlife Division of the Ohio Department of Natural Resources said 1974 hunting and trapping licenses will be available within a week. Resident licenses cost 4 dollars plus a 50 cent writing fee, non residents 30 dollars plus 50 cent fee. Licenses are valid for one year starting September 1 1974 and can be picked up at hardware and sporting goods stores. Active hunters on leave and landowners or managers hunting on their own property are exempt.
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Ohio Department of Natural Resources
Ohio
U.S
Jack and Jill Mixed Doubles League Calls Meeting in Athens
Fred Bolles, president, announces a league meeting for all teams on Sunday August 25 at 6 30 p m at the Rollerbowl in Athens to discuss upcoming play and standings.
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Fred Bolles
Athens
Athens Slo-Pitch Playoffs Open With Eight-Run Swing
The Athens Men's Slo-Pitch League finished regular season with AORTA 11 Security Bank 8, Stroh's 13 Larry's Dawg House 9, Troy General Tire 7 College Master 0, Baron's 16 Rolling Rock 3. Playoffs start 7 p.m. with Maplewood Inn vs Security Bank on field two and College Master vs AORTA on field one.
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Larry’s Dawg House
Troy General Tire
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Baron’s
Rolling Rock
Illinois rapped for recruiting violations and probation
The NCAA placed the University of Illinois on two years probation for basketball violations. Postseason ban for one year and no TV appearance. three new basketball scholarships allowed for 1975-76 and 1976-77. Recruiting limited to Illinois staff. Gary Golden reprimanded and barred from recruiting for one year.
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Ill
Rene Bartow
University of Illinois
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Illinois
Cecil Coleman
Peri
Gary Golden
Golden
Intrepid Targets Win in Cup Trials at Rhode Island Sound
Intrepid leading the America's Cup final trials seeks another win over winless Valiant while Mariner faces Courageous. Intrepid moved to first place by edging Mariner by 2 minutes 39 seconds after a comeback. Courageous defeated Valiant by 6 minutes 48 seconds.
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Intrepid
Valiant
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Mariner
Courageous
Taiwan Eyes fourth straight L L World Series title
Kao Msiung Taiwan sails into the 28th Little League World Series as favorites aiming for a fourth consecutive Asian title. The opener matches Kao Hsiung against New Haven while a Greece team faces Talmadge Ohio in the other first round doubleheader.
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Kao Msiung
Taiwan
Kao Hsiung
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Conn
U.S
Athens
Greece
Talmadge
Ohio
Victoria
British Columbia
Red Bluff
Calif
Maracaibo
Venezuela
Jackson
Tenn
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