Exhibition Grid Opens Saturday
The exhibition pro football season starts Saturday night in Akron Ohio signaling the approach of league championships. AFL clubs Miami Dolphins and Denver Broncos meet marking Lou Saban's return to pro coaching after stints with Buffalo and Maryland. NFL exhibition opens next Wednesday with New Orleans at Los Angeles in Anaheim. Gene Foster of the Chargers returns to training camp amid a $1600 fine for six missed drills.
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Ohio
Miami Dolphins
Denver Broncos
Lou Saban
Saban
Buffalo Bills
University of
New Orleans
Los Angeles
Anaheim
Gene Foster
San Diego Chargers
Sid Gillman
Past Acers Try Again With Lions at Athens County Fairgrounds
The Lions Club tournament opens Friday night at 7 p.m. with hole-in-one honoree Greg Moore teeing off. Don Strawn and Marshall Haggerty are noted prior winners, and 2,900 balls have been hit across five nights. Closest to pin prize goes to Bill Roscoe while other Thursday classes include Bob Baur Cliff Coursey and Lynnette Kern.
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Lions Club
Athens County Fairgrounds
Greg Moore
Don Strawn
Jiggs Brown
Marshall Haggerty
Butch Gardner
Bill Roscoe
Bob Baur
Cliff Coursey
Lynnette Kern
Bill Adams Leads Team Scores in Regional Meet
In a sequence of matchups, Bill Adams posts strong performance as Team 5438-796 and Team 4-808 tally wins. Spokane, Denver, Oklahoma City, Phoenix, Indianapolis, Tulsa, Tacoma, Vancouver, Portland, Seattle, Hawaiii, and San Diego appear in team results across cities.
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Bill Adams
Spokane
Denver
Oklahoma City
Phoenix
Indianapolis
Tulsa
Tacoma
Vancouver
Portland
Seattle
Hawaiii
San Diego
Abex Clinches Women Slo Pitch Title In Darkness Finish
Abex beat Lakeview 2-1 to win the women s slo pitch league as darkness halted the game in the top of the fifth. Dory Faulkner earned the win with Shirley Ridenour and Helen Patten leading Alex hitters. Lakeview s Doris Childress and Ann Hoon led at the plate. Final standings to be printed Sunday.
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Lakeview
Dory Faulkner
Shirley Ridenour
Helen Patten
Alex
Doris Childress
Ann Hoon
Ellis Home Run Habit Costs Reds In Atlanta Loss
Atlanta defeats Cincinnati 4 1 as Sammy Ellis yields homers to Felipe Alou and Hank Aaron. Reds fall to fourth in NL race after early deficit and missed scoring chances. Ken Johnson earns win for Braves. Reds head to Crosley Field for a four game set with the Chicago Cubs.
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Gary Geiger
Deron Johnson
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Reds
Lee May
John Edwards
Mel Queen
Jack Baldschun
May
Ellis
Gopher
Ken Johnson
Crosley Field
Chicago Cubs
Cincinnati
Abhbi Harper
Ruiz
Rose
A. Eenee Pinson
Creed Perez
D. Johnson
Edwards
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Ceese
Maloney
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Queen
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Wood
Pete
Abernathy
Shamsky
E — D. Johnson Woodward
Pinson
Hr—Alon
Aaron
Sf—Queen
Lee
Nottebort Seer
Johnson
Houska finally wins Pan American heavyweight title in Winnipeg
Ohio University instructor Harry Houska captured the Pan-American Games heavyweight crown in Winnipeg, defeating Cuba, Venezuela and Panama opponents to earn a U S team spot for the world championships in New Delhi. His success follows prior NCAA title and Olympic bid setbacks.
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New Delhi
India
Ruben Gotti
Panama
Louis Rengel Reyes
Venezuela
Juan Ortiz Caballero
Cuba
Parma
North Royalton High School
Ohio University
Judy
Athens
Morgan Drives Astros Past Pirates For Third Straight Win
Houston stars Morgan Wynn and Staub lead a late comeback as Joe Morgan breaks slump with a ninth inning RBI single to beat Pittsburgh 5 4. Staub hits .358 with 76 RBIs while Wynn tops Houston in runs driven in.
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Ron Rapoport
Associated Press
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Morgan
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Staub
Wynn
Atlanta
Cincinnati
Philadelphia
San Francisco
Los Angeles
New York
Ron Davis
Billy Cowan
Bobby Wine
Richie Allen
John Boozer
Jack Fisher
Mets
Nate Oliver
Major League Leaders in Batting and Pitching for AL and NL
Summary of top American and National League leaders in batting runs batted in hits doubles and home runs with key players Kaline Yastrzemski Killebrew Camp aneris, Aaron Clemente Brock Staub Wynn Cepeda and pitchers Lenborg Bost McDowell Jarvis Veale and Bunning across 225 at bats and 9 decisions with notable stats and rankings.
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Yastrzemski
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Tovar
Camperneris
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K.C
F. Howard
Wash
Campaneris
Agee
Chic
Buford
Lenborg
Staub
Houst
Clemente
Pitt
Wynn
Hart
S. L
Cepeda
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St. L
Dbare — Williams
R. Allen
Aaron
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Brock
Phillips
Jarvis
Veale
Bie _ Bunning
Phil
Marie
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