Littler Misses Chance For 3rd Summer Title
Athens golfer Bobby Littler Jr. forfeits a shot at a third summer title after entering the District Amateur at Columbus Country Club. He previously holds the District Open and State Amateur titles this season. At Scioto County Club he played in the inaugural Columbus Invitational Pro Am with John F. Bowers and Murray Parker, teaming with pro Jim Ferree for a $1000 pro prize and top amateur team prizes. Ferree noted the course as superb as Littler reflected on front tees affecting focus. Littler to play Westbrook Invitational at Mansfield and Western Amateur at Pinehurst begin Aug 3, while Don Finsterwald led Broadmoor Country Club’s Colorado team in the event. A moment of silence honored Tony Lema after a fatal plane crash.
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Goalby wins Columbus Invitational Pro Am with 1000 prize
Bob Goalby a former Illinois quarterback birdied five of the first 11 holes to win the Columbus Invitational Pro Am at Scioto Country Club. He shot 4 under 67 to beat Gene Littler Mason Rudolph and Ray Floyd who shot 68, with Arnold Palmer at 69 and others at 70. Tom Weiskopf led a winning amateur team with a 57 best ball and earned 800 dollars. About 13,000 spectators attended the one day charity event.
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Lima senior Larry Nicolet leads Jaycee Junior Championship field
Marietta report shows Lima Senior High School quarterback Larry Nicolet opening with a three stroke lead in the Ohio Jaycee Junior Championship at Marietta Country Club. Greg Moore shot 73 while rivals Rick Engle, Chuck Keller, Gary C. J. Nicholas and Pat Edwards posted strong scores as 160 players compete over two days for Greensboro berths.
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Morrison Leads City Olympics Point Standings
Morrison overtook East for the City Olympics lead with 166 points while The Plains moved to 164 and East dropped to 158. Morrison earned points from West in senior girls softball and junior girls volleyball as The Plains and East traded wins across senior and junior events. West led Morrison in several events including senior boys softball and junior volleyball.
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Marichal Shines as Giants Top Pirates in NL Thriller
Juan Marichal halted Pittsburgh and led the San Francisco Giants to a 2-1 victory over the first-place Pirates. The win trimmed Pittsburgh’s lead and moved the Giants within two games of the division top while Marichal posted 16th win, 16th complete game, and a 1.95 ERA with a walkless 22 innings. Ollie Brown and Tito Fuentes drove in the decisive runs as Hal Lanier hit into a double play after Marichal's dash to third.
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Major League Leaders American and National Leagues
Summary of top hitters and pitchers in the American and National Leagues. Includes batting averages at 200 and 225 at bats, runs batted in, home runs, pitching decisions and win percentages, and leaders in strikeouts for teams Baltimore Minnesota Pittsburgh Atlanta San Francisco Los Angeles and St. Louis.
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Final Week Pee Wee League Action Sets Two More Games
The Pee Wee League closes regular play with two Wednesday games. Mets sit 6 0 atop standings after a 6 2 win over the Reds, with Jeff Butner homering for the Reds. Giants and Yanks tied 12 12 as Sligo Shay Pierre combined on the mound for New York.
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Yager Switches to Ohio U to Play Baseball Only
Former Chillicothe High School star Joe Yager who joined Ohio State on a football grant-in-aid has transferred to Ohio University. He says he will play only baseball at Ohio U and must sit out a year of athletics due to the transfer.
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Baseball standings and results from Monday
The daily box shows San Francisco 2 Pittsburgh 1 and New York 6 Houston 4 among listed results. Schedule includes St Louis at Atlanta Chicago at Cincinnati New York at Houston and Pittsburgh at San Francisco with many games labeled N for night.
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Stengel Williams Enter Hall of Fame in Cooperstown Tribute
Casey Stengel and Ted Williams were formally inducted at Cooperstown as a crowd of 6000 enjoyed remarks. Williams thanked writers and recalled mentors while Stengel recalled teammates and rivals from Ruth to Berra as the Cardinals beat the Twins 7 5 in the exhibit game at Doubleday Field.
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Champion Forfeits In Tourney In Pony League
League champion Hocking Valley Bank forfeited its opening Pony League game to Swearingen due to insufficient players, ending HVB's run in the single elimination tourney. In Monday action Cline's beat Electric Company 15-8 with Mike Wakefield earning the win and 10 strikeouts. Gary McConkey homered for Electric Company. Tuesday schedule listed Bridgwater vs McBee's and Chauncey vs Athens National Bank.
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Two Top Little League Teams Vie for Athens Playoff Title
The Athens Little League regular season top two clubs meet Wednesday at 5 p.m. at Jaycee fields West State Street to decide the postseason title. Medics and Gasco advance from semis with Gasco defeating Kiwanis 16-3 and Medics beating Nye earlier. key hitters include Nelson, Dailey, Wilkinson, McVey, Horvath and Inbody.
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Whitfield’s simple philosophy powers Indians past Senators
Fred Whitfield’s plain hitting approach leads Cleveland to a 6-3 win over Washington as he homers twice and has three hits. Joe Azcue also homers, helping Cleveland move to third in the AL, one game behind Detroit. Sonny Siebert earns his 10th win with a nine hit effort.
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Chisox Sign Reichenbach From Ohio University
Chicago White Sox announce the signing of shortstop Berke Reichenbach of Ohio University for a substantial bonus over $40,000. He was the Sox No 1 special draft pick in June and will report to the Appleton Wisconsin farm club in the Midwest League.
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