Athens Triumphs Over McConnelsville 6-2 In Legion Contest
Athens American Legion Post 21 defeated McConnelsville 6-2 at the Athens County field. Keith Perry earned the win for Athens with support from Denny Rapp and John Abdella leading a 10 hit attack. McConnelsville’s Chuck Brown took the loss as Adams and Olasin produced late runs for the visitors. Athens improves to 8-13. McConnelsville at 6-6. next games at Logan and Newark with a Parkersburg make-up game in July.
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Mike Wakefield
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Darrell Martin
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Skip Dennison
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Rapp
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Adams
Dan ‘Richardson
Bill Olasin
Logan
Newark
Parkersburg
Wimbledon Opens With Push for Higher Prize Money
Wimbledon title matches feature Rod Laver vs Tony Roche for 4800 first prize with 3120 to runner up. Ashe and Graebner lost in semis. The promoter predicts net loss for NL T amid negotiations on larger purses. Billie Jean King defends, Tegart competes for expenses.
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Associated Press
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England
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National Tennis League
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Laver
Tony Roche
Handsome Eight
Arthur Ashe
Richmond
Clark Graebner
New York
Billie Jean King
Long Beach
Calif
MacCall
Judy Tegart
Stanson Wins Flax Tourney at Athens Country Club
Vic Stanson won the flag tournament at Athens Country Club by reaching the 20th hole first. Runner up Paul Dunlap also reached the 20th hole, while George Ruskoskie finished third by holing out on the 19th. Several others ended on the 19th with Charney, Douglas, Phillips, Romanowski, Tipton, Blosser, and Smith among them.
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Paul Dunlap
Athens Country Club
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Geroge Ruskoskie
Steve Charney
Ray Douglas
Dick Phillips
Jim Romanowski
Paul Tipton
Kermit Blosser
Vere Smith
Tiant Strikes Out Nineteen In Ten Innings For Indians
Cleveland right-hander Luis Tiant struck out 19 to power a 1-0 win over Minnesota in ten innings. He set two major league records with 41 strikeouts across two and three games, tied one, and tied the AL mark for two games. Tiant also earned his seventh shutout of the season and lowered his ERA to a league-leading figure.
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Flaire
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Alvin Dark
Lou Johnson
Cesar Tovar
Joe Azelle
Johnson
Jackie Hernandez
Tigers Hit Six Homers Tie Club Mark In Victory
Detroit pounded six homers, tying a club record and reaching 93 for the year, as they defeated an opponent in a high-scoring AL game. Burdened by early pitching, the Tigers leveraged long balls from multiple players, while Chicago, Cleveland and Baltimore posted other AL results in a busy night.
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Baltimore
Chicago
Cleveland
Fishing Outlook for District Four Released by Athens Office
The Athens District Four report lists Mes senger area sites with river conditions ranging normal to muddy and catches including carp, catfish, bass, bluegill, crappies, trout, perch, shovelhead catfish, and sunfish. Outlook varies from good to fair across locations like Dow Lake Jackson City Reservoir Jackson Lake and Muskingum River areas.
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Department of Natural Resources
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Ouilook Gand
Outlook Fair
Jackson City
Jackson Lake
Muskingum River
Muskingum Mine
Burr Oak Lake
Lions, Bridgwater and Gasco win three Little League games
Lions beat Kiwanis 10-4 as Mike Abraham earned the win for Lions and Greg Bentley slugged a homer and a triple. Bridgwater improved to 6-0-1 with a 13-1 victory over University VW led by Jon McBride and Ricky Mansfield pitching. Gasco beat Kasler’s 7-2 with Larry Champlin on the mound and Tim Poston key hits.
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Mike Lawless
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Mark Riggs
Jon McBride
Ricky Mansfield
McBride
Scott Godwin
Jeffrey Beatty
Larry Champlin
Dennis Hite
Tim Poston
Gasco’seight
Ted Essex
Medics
Grid Show Is Re Set An Interview With Hess And Hayes
Ohio University coach Bill Hess and Ohio State coach Woody Hayes are featured on a WBNS TV interview tonight at 9:30 after a schedule change. They discuss their Vietnam trip visiting camps and bases to talk football and athletics with American servicemen.
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Ohio State University
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Channel 18
Columbus
Gomer Pale
Wbens-Tv
Wayne Byers
Hess
Hayes
Vietnam
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