Robertson Fans Rally Lift Pirates To NL East Lead
Pirates beat Giants 4-1 and 9-7 in rain-delayed twin bill as Bob Robertson bounces back from slump with three hits and four RBIs. Cubs crush Padres 10-1. Yankees, Royals, and Indians win in AL action.
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France named Ohio boss replaces Bob Wren at Bobcat baseball
Ohio University names Gerald A. France 28, head baseball coach, effective July 1, succeeding Bob Wren who resigned after 24 years. France, a Capital University coach and former Ohio athlete, will lead a 14-9 overall team with a 10-4 conference record last season. He has teaching and coaching experience at Vandalia Butler High School and Ohio University and holds a masters from OU.
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Six Are Tied At 71 For U S Open Lead
At Pebble Beach Jim Wiechers and six others share a 71 as the opening round of the 72nd U S Open sees Nicklaus Moody Rodriguez Shaw Rudolph Zar ley among leaders. Players contend about course, Nicklaus notes caution but not yet aggressive.
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American Legion Schedule Set With 26-Game Slate
The Athens American Legion baseball team announced a 26 game schedule and will compete in the Eighth District Tournament in Athens with the winner advancing to the state tournament at Ashland. Coach Bill Wooddell leads a roster featuring Chuck Robinson, Steve Inbody, Don Wood, Greg Brooks, and others from Athens area schools. Home games are at Trautwein Field with a busy stretch of six games in four days ahead, then trips to Logan Lancaster Marietta Parkersburg and Newark. Tentative Eighth District dates are July 22 23 29 and 30.
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City Recreation Pony League Games Rained Out
Rain washed out Pony League action Thursday night. Games will be made up Saturday at 9 a.m. on the same fields.
Trinity Stanford Tennis Showdown for NCAA Title
In Athens, Trinity seeks its first NCAA team championship as top seed Dick Stockton and Brian Gottfried face Stanford’s Alex Mayer and Roscoe Tanner. Trinity leads the team race with 32-28 over California rival Stanford and doubles, Paul Gergen and Gottfried, beat Stanford’s Rick Fisher and Gerry Grossimond 3-6 7-6 6-4.
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Baseball Major League schedule and results snippets
The page lists upcoming weekend games across cities including Los Angeles Chicago Montreal Atlanta San Diego Pittsburgh New York Cincinnati Philadelphia Houston and St. Louis with Friday and Thursday results. Notable scores show Kansas City 13 Boston 9 New York 8 Chicago 1 and Cleveland 1 California with several matchups noted for Friday and ongoing series.
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