Meigs County Eliminated Lancaster Edges Athens In Legion Tourney
Lancaster Post 11 stunned Athens 8-5 to force a Saturday title showdown in the Eighth District American Legion tournament at Miller Park. Meigs County had earlier fallen 14-7 to Lancaster in the morning semifinal, leaving both teams with one loss in the double elimination. Lancaster rode Dick Daubmire’s clutch hitting and five strong innings on the mound to secure the win, with Rod Miller and Howie Bozman sharing pitching duties. Athens dropped to 16-5 overall while Lancaster improved to 9-9. Meigs County fell to 17-6 as the title game looms.
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Miller Park
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Rod Miller
Howie Bozman
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Chuck Ballinger
Alan Fulks
Mike Wakefield
Randy Brooks
Wakefield
Greg Hull
Dave Curl
Bruce Baughman
Curl
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Larry Sams
Denny Rapp
Festival
Sams
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Bill Crowell
Mike Baughman
Rex Kern
Kern
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National League Standings and Saturday Results Summary
Baseball standings and results across the National League list teams such as St. Louis Chicago Cincinnati Atlanta San Francisco Pittsburgh Philadelphia New York Los Angeles Houston and Houston. Saturday results include Cincinnati 6 New York 5 Atlanta 5 Philadelphia 2 and Los Angeles 5 Chicago 1. Sunday scores Philadelphia 8 Cincinnati 0 Chicago 9 San Francisco 0 Houston 4 Los Angeles 8 Pittsburgh 1 and St. Louis 5 Chicago 3.
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Chicago
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Atlanta
San Francisco
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New York
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Minnesota
McDowell Costly misplay. Senators extend win streak
Sam McDowell failed to cover first on a Mike Epstein grounder, allowing a run in the fourth inning of a 4-1 loss to the Washington Senators. Cleveland dropped to four straight losses as Ken McMullen hit two homers and Luis Tiant was slated to pitch next, with Washington seeking an eighth straight win.
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Washington
Sam McDowell
Indians
Joe Adcock
McDowell
Senators
Mike Epstein
Tony Horton
Horton
Epstein
Bernie Allen
Adcock
Cleveland
Tribe
Bob Humphreys
Bob Priddy
Ken McMullen
Luis Tiant
Fiser Victor Scores Skyline Speedway Victory
Victor Fiser dominated the Skyline Speedway super modified feature winning the 25 laps, lapping five cars and finishing well ahead of Jim McCoy and Bobby Morgan amid a close McCoy Morgan battle. Litton caused a delay with a tire fire but finished third.
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Jim Fiser
Skyline Speedway
Fiser
Jim McCoy
Bobby Morgan
McCoy-Morgan
Lowell Litton
Litton
J. D. Leas
Larry McPeak
Ron Dailey
McPeak
Conservative Play Behind Water on Oakland Hills 16th
Golf columnist advises a smart approach when the flag hides behind water at Oakland Hills. On the 16th hole the safe play is targeting the meat of the green to ensure at least a par, then attempt a birdie on the next hole.
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Oakland Hills Country Club
Detroit
Marietta Slo-Pitch Team Wins District 12 Final
ICUW Local 343 of the B F Goodrich Marietta plant defeated Carling's of Athens 10 to 5 in Athens to clinch a berth in the state Slo-Pitch Softball Tournament in Springfield. The four-day District 12 meet at West State Street Jaycee Fields saw Marietta post wins over Frontier Construction and Tree Toppers before the final. Paul DeLong pitched the win for Local 343 as Jerry Ullman and Eugene Long led with three hits each. Carling's dropped to 12-6. Local 343 improved to 14-8 entering the state meet beginning August 18.
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Whitworth Captures LPGA Title In Fortunes For Open
Kathy Whitworth won the Ladies PGA Championship at Pleasant Valley Golf Club with an eight under par 284. She defeated Shirley Englehorn by one stroke to top money list with 14852.50 and a 2625 first prize. She eyes the Women’s Open next year after finishing 13th this year.
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Mass
Kathy Whitworth
Biidge
Shirley Englehorn
Pleasant Valley Country Club
Kathy
Banks Kraneepool Lead Mets Past Cardinals in Twin Bill
Ernie Banks hit a three run homer and a two run shot to back the Cubs as they swept the Giants. Kranepool belted a pair of two run homers helping the Mets to a 2-1 and 8-5 doubleheader wins over St. Louis. Additional NL results included Atlanta over Pittsburgh 2-1, Philadelphia 8-0 over Cincinnati, and Houston sweeping LA 4-1 and 8-2.
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Ed Kranepool
St. Louis
Ernie Banks
San Francisco
St. Louis Cardinals
Chicago Cubs
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Giants
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Pittsburgh
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Ron Herbel
Don Kessinger
Glenn Beckert
Kessinger
Billy Williams
Beckert
Ron Santo
Frank Linzy
Jim Hart
Willie McCovey
Mack Jones
RBI
Braves
Phil Niekro
Ron Davis
Jim Wynn
Bunning Blanks Reds as Family Sets Attendance Mark
Jim Bunning fired a four hit shutout over the Reds, striking out eight and walking two as the Phillies won 8 0. A 27 member family crowd watched, mainly from across the Ohio River, but no records fall. John Callison hit his 11th homer, and Philadelphia erupted for five in the seventh inning aided by Bunning’s two- singles. Larry Jackson slated to face Sammy Ellis in the series finale.
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Larry Jackson
Sammy Ellis
Emmett Taylor Named to Pan Am Team From Trials
Ohio University sprinter Emmett Taylor earned a Pan Am squad berth after finishing fourth in the 400 meters at Minnesota’s Memorial Stadium. Coach Stan Wright announced Taylor as one of four runners on the 1,600 meter relay group, as trials produced strong showings and multiple Pan Am selections.
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United States
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U.S
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San Jose
Lee Evans
Vince Mathews
New York City
Elbert Stinson
Arkansas A & M
Ohio
Harry Houska
Gary Stenlund
Stan Huntsman
Cornelius
Dutch) Warmerdam
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University of Minnesota
Jet Batters Suffer Cold Streak In Doubleheader
The Columbus Jets were shut out in both ends of a Sunday doubleheader against Toledo Mud Hens after entering with nine wins in ten. The team managed only seven singles total as pitchers Ron Chandler and Jim Rooker dominated.
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Ohio
Toledo
Jets
Ron Chandler
Jim Rooker
Major League Leaders American League Batting and Pitching
Summary of top leaders across batting and pitching categories with names such as Frank Robinson Kaline Killebrew Yastrzemski Campaneris Cepeda Cepeda Aaron and others. Highlights include Killebrew leading RBIs and homers, Yastrzemski top in hits, and McDowell Marichal and Lonborg among leading pitchers.
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Horlen
McDowell
Lonborg
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