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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1971
Page
8
Pirates lefty Luke Walker nearly no hit the Dodgers in a 7-1 win to stretch their streak to 11 games and widen the NL East lead to 11 1/4 games. Joe Ferguson homered for L A in the ninth after Walker's strong effort.
Walker relished his homer that broke up a possible no hitter, saying there was no remorse as Freguson delivered the first major league homer in the ninth. The Pirates failed to complete the no hit bid at Exposition Park despite a strong start, while Cubs Rays, Giants and Phillies won their openers in a busy major league day.
Somerset edged Athens 2-1 at Trautwein Field as Theiss allowed five hits in a five inning outing. Logan blanked Jackson 3-0 behind Smith’s four hitter as Logan and Somerset advance in the loser’s bracket to face Lancaster Meigs winner, with Athens and Jackson eliminated.
Ack Ack, a 134 pound starter the heaviest in 37 Gold Cups, won by 3 lengths over Comtal for his seventh straight stakes victory and 19th win in 27 career starts. Jontilla captured the Amory L. Haskell at Monmouth in a late stretch duel. Pele announced retirement from Brazil’s national team but will continue with Santos. Haney won the U S Public Links in Phoenix. Patterson reflects on longer ring time after a win in Erie. A public horseshoes tourney is planned at Hocking Valley Club.
In Cambridge Junction Michigan Mark Donahue moved ahead of pole sitter Bobby Unser early in the Michigan Twin 200 and led almost the entire 16 laps despite two brief pit stops to win the championship car race. In the stock car event Roger McCluskey finished first eight seconds ahead of A J Foyt after a strong run from third in the opening race.
Richard Petty led with only one closer car on the same lap to win the Northern 300 despite an early oil leak that sprayed oil and smoke across the track. The victory moved Petty closer to the $1 million prize by about $6,800.
Brooks Robinson belts a grand slam as the Orioles beat the A's 7-3 to bolster their East Division bid. Yankees sweep White Sox. Senators rally past Twins. Brewers edge Red Sox. Royals and Athletics split. California defeats Cleveland 3-1.
Baseball night action features San Diego at Cincinnati and San Francisco at Atlanta with strong pitching lines. Also on slate are Los Angeles at Pittsburgh Montreal at Chicago New York at St Louis Philadelphia at Houston and more twi nights and daily games across the league with several doubleheaders and late starts.
Logan Pony accepts entry applications for the second annual Logan Pony League Tournament. The eight team field requires a ten dollar entry fee per team. The event details continue in the notice.
A tournament is scheduled for July 24 25 and July 31 August. Interested teams should contact Harry Westfall in the evenings at 385 2933 or Jim Myers during the day at 385 2109.
Kermit Blosser and Dick Flackenzier won the first flight with a 139 after a weekend at Athens Country Club where a freak incident saw a tee shot go into a golf cart and both players receive free drops. Second, third, and fourth flight winners are listed with scores and playoff notes.
A group of 12 golfers from the Athens area will travel to Zanesville this week for the annual Zanesville Seniors Classic at the Zanesville Country Club. The event features individual play with age group divisions. Practice rounds are Monday with competition on Tuesday and Wednesday. Athens entrants include Mayor Raymond Shepard and 11 others led by Dr. Arnold Lee.
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