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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1977
Page
10
Wimbledon finals feature Jimmy Connors and Bjorn Borg in a top seed showdown for the men's title. Connors 24, Borg 21, both former champions, deliver anticipated dramatic center court action as the centennial event reaches its peak. The women's final also looms with Virginia Wade and Betty Stove.
John McEnroe, 18, defeated by John McEnroe 63 6 3 4 6 4 in a tough semifinal. Borg then outlasted Vitas Gerulaitis 6 4 3 6 6 3 3 6 8 6 in a three hour duel on center court. Connors and Borg will meet for the 10th time, a first at Wimbledon.
Mike Schmidt receives ovation at Veterans Stadium after tying the NL June home run record with his 14th homer in a 8-1 Phillies win over the Pirates. Bake McBride and Garry Maddox spur a four-run first inning supporting Steve Carlton’s 10th victory.
Cliff Johnson homered three times including a record tying two in the eighth inning as the New York Yankees routed Toronto 11-5. The game also featured Catfish Hunter limiting Baltimore to one run through seven before Cleveland won 4-2 behind Wayne Garland. Johnson, acquired June 15, remains confident despite ups and downs.
Cincinnati fans flood Tom Seaver with heartfelt letters after leaving the Mets. He recalls 1969 glory and compares the tone to celebratory times but notes lingering pain from leaving a unhappy situation. Fans praise him, send advice to Johnny Bench, and follow his Reds debut.
At Wimbledon center court, fiery Jimmy Connors faces calm Bjorn Borg in a high stakes final. Connors, 24, channels aggression like a prizefighter, while Borg, 21, displays stoic precision and fearsome consistency in a battle described as war between two contrasting styles.
The report lists multiple major league matchups with pitchers and records including Kansas City at Cleveland Splittorff 6-5 Waits 5-0 Detroit at New York Hiller 48 Torrez 8-6 Minnesota at Chicago Butler 0-1 Knapp 6-4 Oakland at California Mitchell 0-2 Ross 2-5 Milwaukee at Seattle Haas 4-5 Friday games New York Matlack 3-8 Todd 2-2 at Montreal Bahnsen 1-2 Pittsburgh Candelaria 8-3 at Philadelphia Kaat 3-5 Chicago Krukow 7-4 at St Louis Falcone 3-6 Atlanta Collins 14 at Houston Richard 6-6 Cincinnati Norman 83 at San Diego Shirley 6-8 Los Angeles Ray 7-1 at San Francisco Williams 3-1.
Persistent storms at Tuckaway County Club postponed the Greater Milwaukee Open opening round with 130000 in prize money. Course officials cited lightning and flooding in traps as a safety measure, rescheduling start to today and second round to Saturday to reduce field to 60 and ties.
Seaman's softball schedule includes three exhibitions in Athens this weekend with a home tournament. Donnelly's Heating of Cleveland will play in the Saturday 7 p.m. contest, the sheriff's department provides Sunday 4 30 p.m. opposition, and Monday 5 30 p.m. features the Seaman's Bees. The varsity owns an 18 3 record and the Bees are 10 0. Ten teams compete in the tourney including Strohs and McDonald's from Athens plus squads from Beverly Chillicothe and West Virginia.
Washington AP reports House subcommittee chair Rep Lionel Van Deerlin named Phillip Hochberg special counsel to investigate network ties to sports. Hearings likely August in New York focus on NBC Moscow Olympics ABC boxing CBS tennis deals and whether events are independently journalistically covered or TV staged. The four month inquiry aims to reveal any undue influence.
AKRON Ohio AP six Midwestern universities reach agreement to form the Mid-Continent Athletic Association an NCAA Division II league with Akron Eastern Illinois Northern Iowa Northern Michigan Western Illinois and Youngstown State naming Akron President Dr D J Guzzetta as first president The group aims to start conference play in 1978 79 with a part time or consultant commissioner to be chosen and schedules aligned for football basketball and four other sports including cross country swimming wrestling track tennis and golf
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