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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1976
Page
7
Nadia Comaneci, a 14 year old Romanian girl, captivates Olympics spectators with flawless performances. Her tiny figure and poised grace contrast with Montreal tensions and security measures, drawing worldwide attention as broadcasts reach billions.
Nadia Comaneci stunned the Athens Games with a flawless 10 on the uneven bars and a perfect 10 on the balance beam, adding a third perfect score in optional routines. American swimmer Long John Naber led a US gold surge with record backstroke, while East German women and other rivals added to a wave of world records and memorable performances.
Korneli Ender wins the 100 freestyle in 55.65 a world record with Petra Primer second and Enrth Brigintha third. Norak Nurikian claims bantamweight weightlifting gold with a world record 577.5 pounds total while Grzegorz Cziura second and Kenkichi Ando third. Romania tops Russia in women's gymnastics with East Germany taking bronze. Russia suffers a jolt as Boris Onischenko is disqualified for using a double-wired epee in modern pentathlon, prompting accusations of deliberate fraud by William O Grut of Sweden.
Athens area girls and boys leagues played multiple games Monday. White's Motors captured the Athens Girls Pony League title with a 10 7 win over Logan's while other teams including Perkins Wendy's and Chauncey posted victories. Little League Kasler's, Rotary and Medics opened post season with wins in Athens.
Don Zimmer takes over the Boston club after Darrell Johnson is fired for not contending. He praises Monday night’s 4 3 loss to Texas Rangers and signals lineup changes including Steve Dillard at third and Carl Yastrzemski shifted to first on the road and in left at Fenway.
In New York the path to ending baseball’s labor dispute narrows as major league owners approve a four year agreement and send it to the 600 member Players Association for ratification by month’s end. Marvin Miller expects swift player approval, with a two week voting window.
Major league results show Cleveland tied with Oakland inMonday action 3-3 and California beat Milwaukee 4-6 6-4. Tuesday features Oakland at Cleveland Baltimore at Kansas City California at Milwaukee New York at Chicago Detroit at Minnesota and Boston at Texas with several doubleheaders and next day matchups listed across leagues.
San Francisco right hander John D Acquisto, after elbow surgery and a rough season, worked eight innings for his first start win since 1975 as the Giants beat St Louis 5 3. He issued eight walks but kept his motion controlled after the early frames.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers reduce roster to 74 as two veteran defensive linemen announce retirement. Pete Duranko of the Denver Broncos and Steve Chomyscak of Cincinnati Bengals reveal decisions Sunday. Duranko joined as a free agent after foot injury woes, while Chomyscak, a Bengals veteran, had a World Football League stint with the Philadelphia Bell.
John Hencken of Santa Clara Calif faces a gold bid as ABC televises Olympic action from 7 30 to 11 p m EDT He set an Olympic record and a world mark in trials and lowered the world record in the semifinals The night features women 400 free and men 100 breaststroke with Hencken bidding against David Wilkie and others
Bill Campbell relied on his fastball to earn his 11th win as Minnesota outslugged Detroit 6-1 despite four Tigers homers. Lyman Bostock drove in two and Willie Horton cut the gap with a ninth inning blast.
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