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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1973
Page
7
Athens American Legion opened with a 6-3 win over Lancaster as rain halted the second game after three innings with Athens leading 1-0. The doubleheader rainout marks a second consecutive weathered delay. If weather allows, Athens will travel to Gloucester for a nine inning game at 6 p.m. tonight before returning home for a 5 30 start.
In Saturday games Los Angeles beat Montreal 6 to 3 in seven innings due to rain. Sunday saw Cincinnati over Pittsburgh 3 notched as key results, while Atlanta and Chicago clashed in a high scoring set. Monday features a mix of doubleheaders and a seven game home stand for the Athens Legion team at the local field.
Hocking Valley Furniture improved to 3-0 with an 8-7 win over Oakley Insurance and a 22-5 victory against Murray City. Stoltz Drugs moved to 2-0 with a 17-0 win over First National Bank as standings show Hocking Valley Furniture and Stoltz Drugs atop the league.
Last week results across Pee Wee Little League and Little League include People's Bank and VFW remaining undefeated in Nelsonville, with multiple wins for Brooks Shoes, Murray City, and Nelsonville TV Cable. Softball signups open Monday at Crabtree Field under Miss Sue Groves while league teams and a weekly rotation schedule are listed.
Pete Rose 1-for-9 in the doubleheader but the Reds win 5-1 and 3-1 to sweep Pittsburgh. Rose says momentum from the wins could drive a key West trip as Cincinnati eyes San Francisco Los Angeles and Houston. Tom Hall shines in relief and Jack Billingham gets the opener win.
Penny Tweedy, owner of Secretariat, asks for a formal review of the 1:54 2/5 Preakness time after CBS footage suggested a faster run than Canonero II in 1971. Commission chairman J Newton Brewer says a public hearing could occur if evidence and expert analysis are presented.
Maplewood of Athens swept four games to capture the Parkersburg Open softball title at Parkersburg. They defeated Parkersburg Merchants 11 0 H and A Construction 6 3 Time Out Bar 18 5 and Northwest Electric 10 3 in the final. Lee Bridgewater was named tournament MVP.
Tuesday reports a hockey matchup between Smitty's Gulf and United, with details limited to the listed teams and game day.
Representatives of the Athens Track Club totaled 16 points at the Fourth Annual Utopian Track Meet in Dayton on a Saturday. AAU clubs from Michigan Pennsylvania Indiana Kentucky and Ohio competed. Mark Mayhew took third in the 440 yard dash for boys 10 11 behind Scott Dahm. Mike Mayhew was fifth in the 880 yard run for boys 14 15. Mike Galloway finished second in the boys 14 15 triple jump. Rob Wagoner was second in the men's triple jump and sixth in the men's long jump.
John Miller, the 1973 U S Open champion, fired a record 63 at Oakmont to win the Open with 279, one stroke ahead of John Schlee and Tom Weiskopf. Miller reeled nine birdies, four in a burst to start and another four on the back, dominating the final round. Arnold Palmer led early before Boros surged. Schlee came close with a final chip that missed by an inch and a half.
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