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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Aug 24, 1971

Page

8

Bengals Rally Stuns Steelers in Third Quarter Comeback

Bengals edge Steelers 20 13 in a Monday night preseason clash as Virgil Carter connects with Bob Trumpy for a 10 yard TD and Horst Muhlman adds two field goals to cap a 20 0 start. Bradshaw directs late Pittsburgh surge but Bengals hold firm.

George Strode Associated Press Cincinnati Pittsburgh Steelers Cincinnati Bengals Paul Brown Brown Bengals Miami Detroit Terry Bradshaw Pittsburgh Bradshaw Bill Bergey Virgil Carter Chicago Bears Buffalo Bills Bob Trum Doug Dressler Horst Muhlman Paul Rogers Rogers

Expos Rally to 12-6 Victory as Winning Streak Grows

Montreal, sparked by Boots Day and Rusty Staub, defeated Los Angeles 12-6 to extend the Expos eight games on top. Staub drove in five, including a grand slam, while Day added a two-run single and homer.

Montreal Expos Los Angeles Pittsburgh Atlanta Chicago Cincinnati San Francisco New York St. Louis Houston Philadelphia San Diego Boots Day Rusty Staub Dodgers Day Staub San Franscisco Itcher Don Sutton John Bateman Ron Giants Mets Bobby Bonds Jerry Johnson Don Carruthers

Tigers Rally To Beat Twins 4-2 In Detroit

Detroit second baseman Dick McAuliffe belted a three run homer and added a double as the Tigers defeated the Minnesota Twins 4-2. McAuliffe snapped a hitting slump and lifted his average to .206 after a late hot stretch. The A's crushed the Yankees 8-2 in the AL action.

McAuliffe Leads Batting Clout Amid Slump

McAuliffe projects a .200 season with 79 hits 16 home runs and 53 RBIs. Detroit manager Billy Martin kept faith in him while he stayed down on himself but now notes renewed aggression at the plate. Tommy Davis rookie Angel Mangual and Dick Green drive in two runs apiece as Oakland thumps New York to extend the Western lead to 16 games over Kansas City. Davis grounds balls to fuel a three-run fourth and seven inning rally Mangual doubles in two in the seventh and Green adds a sacrifice fly and his 12th homer in the eighth.

Ken Rappoport Associated Press Dick McAuliffe Detroit McAuliffe Minnesota Twins Billy Martin Martin Tommy Davis Angel Mangual Dick Green Chuck Dobson Oakland New York Kansas City Davis Mangual Green

Major league scores feature night games in many matchups

Night games are scheduled across the majors with New York at Oakland Chicago at Baltimore Milwaukee at Cleveland Minnesota at Detroit Washington at California and Boston at Kansas City plus a New York at Oakland and a Washington at California pairing.

Milwaukee Slaton Cleveland Foster Chicago Bradley Baltimore Cuellar Minnesota Perry Detroit Niekro New York Stottlemyre Oakland Blue Washington Broberg California Wright Boston Kansas City Pittsburgh St Louis Wee Ny Philadelphia Montreal San Francisco Sess Atlanta Los Angeles Cesses Houston Cincinnati San Diego Jay San Francisco Philadelphia Los Angeles Ves Gomes McGlothlin Jenkins Amoaae McQueen Kirby Lersch Marichal Sacocki Downing Stoneman Cook

Officials To Meet in Athens Chapter Session

The Athens Chapter of football officials schedules a meeting Wednesday at 7 p.m. in Grover Center Room 6. Attendees should enter through the front door. A movie will be shown followed by comments on officiating mechanics.

Athens Chapter Grover Center

Skip Vosler Named Ohio's Head Trainer

Charles Skip Vosler, 31, Ashland College athletic trainer for three years, will becomeOhio University head trainer. A Piqua native and Defiance College graduate with a Ball State master’s, he previously trained at Defiance and Ohio State. He succeeds Al Hart, now at Ohio State, and begins as Ohio University football players report for physicals August 26.

Charles Skip Vosler Ashland Ohio University Ohio Bill Rohr Piqua Defiance College Ball State Defiance Ohio State al Hart Rohr Skip Vesler Theta Chi New York Titans New York NY Jets NATA National Athletic Trainers Association Saundra Glorioso Mansfield Jeffrey

16-Year-Old Evert Clinches U S Victory in Cup

In Cleveland Heights the U S Wightman Cup team wins its 36th Cup as 16-year-old Chris Evert defeats Britain's Virginia Wade 6-1 6-1 for the clinching point after Valerie Ziegenfuss and others stave off earlier injuries.

Cleveland Ohio U.S Chris Evert Fort Lauderdale Fla Britain Virginia Wade Miss Evert Winnie Shaw Chris Carole Graebner Harold T. Clark Stadium Cleveland Heights

Eye line alignment in putting by Arnold Palmer

Palmer explains that eye line is crucial for putts not just body alignment. He advises placing eyes directly over the ball and parallel to the target line, then moving the putter head straight back and through to avoid compensations like pulling or pushing.

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Organizational meeting for Wednesday Ladies League at Rollerbowl

An organizational meeting for the Wednesday Ladies Rollerbowl League is set for 7 p.m. at the Rollerbowl. Each team should send at least one representative, with all bowlers interested in joining the league invited. A Hi Lo Bowling League meeting will follow to plan the coming season.

Ohio University Hosts Public Pix Day At Peden Stadium

Ohio University will hold its first public Pix Day on Friday August 27 at 1 p.m. at Peden Stadium. Fans may photograph players and coaches chat with them and get autographs. The event includes a drawing for an official Bobcat football autographed by the team and staff.

Ohio University Ohio University Bobcat Frank Morgan Ohio

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