Woody's Lose In District Finals After Extra Innings
Frontier Construction of Marietta edged Woody's of Athens 9 8 in the bottom of the eighth to win the District Slow Pitch title in Athens. Marietta advances to the state tournament at Warren in mid August to face 14 district winners and the host team.
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Quaker State
Athens Falls to Lancaster to Decide Eighth District Title
Athens Legion advances to the final for the third straight year after a 17-0 win over Logan, with Randy Brooks tossing a four hitter and driving in five runs. Lancaster waits as Sunday rainouts push the championship to 2 p.m. Saturday at Municipal Park, with state tournament bid on the line.
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Floyd capitalizes on clinic to win Ameri can Golf Classic
Ray Floyd, after attending a clinic, fired a final round 65 for 268 to win $25,000 at the Ameri can Golf Classic on the Firestone South course. Host pro Bobby Nichols finished second at 272, with Tom Weiskopf third at 274 as Floyd claimed his second win of the year and a career best $71,000 in earnings.
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Medical Cases Aid Houston Atlanta Wins Reichardt Bats In 5 Runs
Geiger delivered a game winning pinch hit in the 11th to lift Houston over the Phillies 3-2, and Reichardt powered Atlanta past Montreal 8-2 with a two run homer amid a seven run seventh. Other NL results: Cincinnati over New York 6-3 Los Angeles over Chicago 6-2 Pittsburgh 4-1 over San Diego St Louis 8-2 against San Francisco. Geiger returns after illness and injury.
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National League Roundup Highlights Home Run Spurt Across Teams
The article notes Hank Aaron era era style but details a flurry of NL results from early season action. Rice's seventh homer powers Atlanta over Montreal as Expos pitching falters. Dodgers top Cubs behind Ferguson Jenkins damaged by line drive and Drysdale returns. Santo and Williams homer for Chicago while St Louis cruised as Pinson drives two with an 18 game hitting streak. Perez hits 25th as Reds beat Mets and Clemente collects four singles for Pirates while Reichardt drives California's runs with two homers against the Yankees.
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Orioles explode for 17 runs as early AL action rocks scoreboard
Frank Robinson belted his 24th and 25th homers driving the Baltimore attack in a 17-0 rout of the Chicago White Sox. Jim Hardin and Boog Powell supplied power as Baltimore pounded four Chicago pitchers and widened the East lead.
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Athens Girls Pony League Victories Highlight Sunday Action
Two Athens teams earned wins as local youth baseball squads posted results against visiting clubs. Denis beat Kecks 16-4 with Janeen Sands earning the wining pitcher and multiple hits. Athens All Stars edged Southern States 13-12 behind Sue Reed’s two doubles and two singles. Yankees toppled Indians 14-2 and Red Sox beat Tigers 12-4 in Pee Wee makeup games, while OU Inn won by forfeit over Alex in Colt League final action. Chauncey fell 4-3 to Moores Vet, and Chauncey wrapped its season 0-1-1 in Athens Girls Little League play at 8-0.
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Local Driver Kleineke Wins Skyline 50 Lap Feature
Chuck Kleineke of Mingo Junction Ohio used 11 years of stock car racing experience to win Skyline Speedway Road Stock Invitational 50 lap feature. He held an even pace in his orange 1957 Chevrolet and broke away in lap 44 as Dexter and Boyles battled for second.
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Baseball Scoreboard Oddities From A Turbulent Night
National results show New York edging Cincinnati 3 to 2 while Chicago beats Los Angeles 3 to 2 after 11 innings. Montreal tops Atlanta 7 to 4 and San Francisco defeats St. Louis 7 to 6 in 11 innings. Houston nips Philadelphia 4 to 2 in 11 innings.
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