Athens City Olympics Set With Team Challenges And Banners
The Seventh Annual Athens City Olympics open with team challenges and banner presentations at the old Athens High stadium. Four teams Chauncey Plains East Highland West Morrison compete across age groups 7 9 through 13 15 with events in kickball softball volleyball tennis relays bowling archery table tennis and more. Final events include a song contest plaque judging and track and swimming meets, with officials named.
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Athens High
Mill Street
Chauncey-Plains
East
Highland-West
Morrison
Newcombe
Christine Frantz
Irene Olson
Janet Bowman
Diane Fraunfelter
Ralph Anderson
Pete Lalich
Pam Simmons
Bill Mitchell
Teena Mitchell
Marcia Key
Alice Knost
Debbie Childress
Greg Hiller
John Locker
Margy Baird
Joe Johnson
Martha Manning
Nick Vergis
Kim Vergis
Robert Burson
Jane Clark
Jo Wood
Monica Meade
Pat Eddy
Rocky Mansfield
Major League Thursday Games Set for All Night Showdowns
Minnesota faces New York and Chicago clashes Boston. Milwaukee hosts Washington while Baltimore travels to Kansas City in night games.
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Minnesota
New York
Chicago
Boston
Milwaukee
Washington
Baltimore
Kansas City
San Diego
Atlanta
Los Angeles
Cincinnati
San Francisco
Pittsburgh
Montreal
Houston
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Baltimore Ory
Boston Wee
Detroit
Cleveland Wee
Oakland
Tere
California
Cleveland
Kaat
Kline
Horlen
Siebert
Blosser Leads Seniors Golf Classic Tie at Zanesville
Kermit Blosser, Ohio University coach, shoots 76 to tie for the first round lead at the Zanesville Seniors Golf Classic at Zanesville Country Club. He sits level with Dr. Frank Bellino Dr. William Wells Ray Lowry and Carl Rupp. four more players one stroke back include defending champion Hamilton Hedges. The event wraps up today.
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Kermit Blosser
Ohio University
Zanesville Country Club
Blosser
Frank Bellino
Youngstown
William Wells
Newark
Ray Lowry
Carl Rupp
Mansfield
Hamilton Hedges
Columbus
Aaron's ninth inning shot carries Braves past Padres
Hank Aaron broke a scoreless game with a ninth inning two run homer off Dave Roberts, his 681st career, to lift the Atlanta Braves to a 3-1 win. The day also saw Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, Cincinnati, and Houston win, while Chicago Cubs defeated the Mets 4-2. Roberts fell to 7-10, Reed improved to 10-7 as Aaron noted the fastball guess that sealed the victory.
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Pittsburgh
Chicago
New York
St. Louis
Philadelphia
Montreal
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Houston
Atlanta
Cincinnati
San Diego
Williams
Arlin
Norman
Niekro
Jarvis
Alexander
Cincinati
Nolan
Marichal
Johnson
Renko
Billingham
Lersch
Cleveland
Hursday
Bruce Lowitt
Associated Press
Hank Aaron
Ron Reed
Dave Roberts
San Diego Padres
Braves
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Hank
Roberts
Babe Ruth
Willie Stargell
Chicago Cubs
New York Mets
Aaron
Reed
Reds surge in seventh seals win in Athens game
The Athens Messenger reports a Reds five run seventh inning while Stoneman limited Astros to one hit through 82 innings before Houston tied it with three runs. John Boccabella drove in the deciding run in the 10th as Expos fall. Cubs beat Mets as Williams drives in two and Ferguson Jenkins nets his 15th win.
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Stoneman
Astros
John Boccabella
Kansas City
Dick Drago
Tommie Reynolds
Detroit
California
Reynolds
Ace Man Cuellar Meets Royal Flush In Royals Domination
Orioles star pitcher Cuellar was knocked out in the third as Kansas City routed Baltimore 7-1. Cookie Rojas had four hits for KC, Dick Drago earned his 11th win, and the Royals snapped Cuellar’s three-year 6-0 run against them. Other AL results included Angels over Tigers 2-0, A's over Indians 6-3, Yankees over Twins 6-5, Senators over Brewers 5-1, and Red Sox over White Sox 5-4.
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Associated Press
Mike Cuellar
Kansas City
Baltimore
Orioles
Royals
Cuellar
Califonia Angels
Detroit Tigers
Oaland A’s
Cleveland Indians
New York Yankees
Minnesota Twins
Washington
Milwaukee Brewers
Boston Red Sox
Chicago White Sox
Cookie Rojas
Dalton Jones
Andy Messersmith
Angels
Chuck Dobson
Oakland
Cleveland
Dobson
Indians
Rollie Fingers
Ohio coaches discuss OU MAC dominance unity and recruiting
Ohio University coaches George Klein and Harry Houska credit unity, strong recruiting, and growing student support for OU's MAC athletic dominance. Klein notes staff cohesion and depth from good recruiting while Houska points to rising university enrollment and national conference prominence fueling athlete turnout and performance.
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Harry Houska
George Klein
Ohio
MAC
Bill Prewitt
Messenger
Muskingum College
Muskingum
Worthington High School
Klein
Ohio Uni
Versity
New Delhi
India
Houska
Local youths duel in Little League action Tuesday
Logan's beat Jaycees 5-3 as Terry Bartlett earned the win with one hit allowed and two of Logan's five hits. University VW topped Eagles 4-3 with Steve Hensler winning and a double from Hensler and Bob Meek. West Reds edged Plains Pirates 5-4 while East Orioles defeated Plains Indians 10-5 in Pee Wee League play. Kathie Disbennett won Mini Enduro at Athens Motorcycle Club track on a Yamaha. Henry Holdcroft took 80-100cc Junior class on a Suzuki with Terry Cunningham second and Paul Cline third.
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Eagles
Terry Bartlett
Logan
Karl Fry
Jeff Black
Steve Hensler
Bob Meek
Scott Mong
Phil Yun
Brad Smith
Plains Pirates
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Plains Indians
Jeff Bush
Reds
Jack Johnston
Rodney Dowler
Johnston
Jim Cooksey
Mike Dailey
Orioles
Tim Knight
Richard Jewell
Dailey
John Ward
Athens Motorcycle Club
Kathie Disbennett
Lancaster
Henry Holdcroft
Athens
Terry Cunningham
Paul Cline
Chauncey
Arnold Palmer Finishing Position Teaches Balance in Swing
A 1971 Natl News Syn GNIS note shows Arnold Palmer emphasizing balance at finish, shifting weight to the outside left foot and onto the right toe. The cue encourages focusing solely on that finish to improve contact and overall swing feel.
Rauch Out As Buffalo Coach Amid Contract Disputes
Buffalo coach John Rauch resigned during training camp after a disputed statement defending two former Bills players. Harvey Johnson named to replace him. Across the league, Gary Cuozzo, Dick Post, and Bob Lurtseman joined holdout motions over contract terms as teams faced ongoing negotiations.
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Buffalo
Ron McDole
Washington
Paul Maguire
Wilson
Harvey Johnson
John
Bills
Minnesota Viking
Gary Cuozzo
San Diego
Dick Post
Chargers
New York Giant
Bob Lurtseman
Ron Johnson
Lurtsema
Johnson
Giants
Harvey Johnson returns as Bills head coach in shock move
Niagara Falls report notes former Bills executive Harvey Johnson selected by owner Ralph C. Wilson Jr. to lead the team after John Rauch resigned. Johnson, age 52, was previously promoted from front office to coach three years earlier following a rough start in Buffalo.
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N.Y
Buffalo Bills
Harvey Johnson
Johnson
Ralph C. Wilson Jr
Wilson
Joe Collier
Buffalo
John Rauch
Bills
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