Bench Voting Leader Leads NL All Star Ballots
Johnny Bench of Cincinnati tops NL voting with 1,660,229 ballots with ten days left in the race. Joe Morgan, Dave Concepcion and Pete Rose also lead their positions as fans push for July 6 deadline results.
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New York
Johnny Bench
Cincinnati
Baseball Commissioner's Office
Reds
Joe Morgan
Rennie Stennett
Red
Dave Concepcion
Larry Bowa
Philadelphia
Ron Cey
Los Angeles
Joe Torre
Pete Rose
del Unser
Rusty Staub
Lou Brock
St. Louis
Brock
Staub
Jim Wynn
Reggie Smith
Steve Garvey
Tony Perez
Pee Wee baseball wins keep Athens teams undefeated
East Giants rout West Brewers 16-0 behind a no hitter and nine strikeouts from Billie Sams and Terry Nuzum who also led with two home runs. Plains Indians stay 3-0 by beating East Orioles 10-3 as David Dixon homered. Morrison Yankees top Morrison Tigers 6-1 with Matt Wamsley homering and Brian Carlson 2-for-3.
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Athens
Billie Sams
Terry Nuzum
East Giants
West Brewers
Nuzum
Brad Baker
Andy Sanders
Greg Jones
Plains Indians
East Orioles
Craig Quillen
Greg Hopkins
David Dixon
Gene Ervin
Hopkins
Sam Fitswater
East
Morrison Yankees
Morrison Tigers
Todd Kennard
Lorene Coneshegi
Matt Wamsley
Brian Carlson
Yankees
Chauncey
New Marshfield
Ohio University golfers miss NCAA cut at Columbus
At Ohio State University course the Bobcats slide to a 29th place tie with Furman and Oral Roberts after day two of the NCAA Championship. Brian Webb leads with 154 over two rounds as team totals reach 624 to miss the 604 cut line.
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Columbus
Ohio University
Furman
Oral Roberts
National Collegiate Athletic Association
Ohio State University
Bobcats
Brian Webb
Blake Watt
Benny Blake
Len Sully
Eric Bartoli
Chonko Shuts Belpre In Legion Opener For Athens
Athens beat Belpre 2 0 as Arnie Chonko threw a complete game for the Athens American Legion. Don Hitt went the distance for Belpre allowing four hits. The win improves Athens to 7 4 while Belpre falls to 7 7.
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Tom Metters
Messenger
Arnie Chonko
Athens American Legion
Athens
Belpre
Legion
Chenko
Don Hitt
Mitch Wright
Pete Abele
Steve Lavery
Hitt
Charter Issued For Athens Swim Club Nonprofit
The Athens Swim Club Inc received a charter to operate as a nonprofit in Ohio with principal office in Athens. Trustees include Lois Gerig, Mary Kay Jordan, and Fletcher Gilders. Paul Gerig named statutory agent. The group aims to promote aquatic programs and competitive swimming. A July 3 swim-a-thon fundraiser at the city pool is planned for expenses, with Athens service clubs donating warm-up suits.
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Athens Swim Club, Inc
Ohio
Ted W. Brown
Athens
Brown
Lois H. Gerig
Eden Place
Mary Kay Jordan
N. Shannon Ave
Fletcher Gilders
Hoover Road
Paul J. Gerig
Marietta
Gahanna
Athens Service Clubs
Glouster Legion Wins, Sets Sunday Doubleheader vs Lithopolis
Glouster American Legion beat Wellston 4 to 2 to improve to 3 6. Roger Schultz pitched eight innings, Doug Arnold also went the distance for Wellston as darkness halted play after eight frames. Glouster had 10 hits led by Mark Hunter Stuart Patton Jay Gardner with a Mike Echstenkamper double.
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Wellston
Glouster
American Legion
Lithopolis
Roger Schultz
Doug Arnold
Mark Hunter
Stuart Patton
Jay Gardner
Mike Echstenkamper
Chris Gill
Lithpolis
Schultz
Shaffer Arnold
Griffiths
Bucs End Slump Behind Candelaria Power Surge
Philadelphia series left the Pirates eager to move on. Rookie John Candelaria delivered a five hit, 13 strikeout pitching gem while Rennie Stennett contributed power as Pittsburgh snapped its skid with a win.
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Bruce Lowitt
Philadelphia
W.C. Fields
Pittsburgh Pirates
Rennie Stennett
Pittsburgh
Stennett
Phillies
Bucs
John Candelaria
Pirates Rally in Ninth For 5 2 Win Over Cubs
In a dramatic bottom ninth, Richie Hebner and Manny Sanguillen homered as Pittsburgh beat Chicago 5-2. St. Louis topped Montreal 4-3, San Francisco shut out Los Angeles 2-0, and Houston fended off Atlanta 8-4. Stennett hit his 4th homer in 26 games, moving the Pirates 11⁄2 games up in the East.
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Pirates
Chicago Cubs
St. Louis
Montreal
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Houston
Atlanta
Stennett
Pittsburgh
Phillies
Candelaria
Andy Thornton
Tim Hosley
Richie
Tiant Leads Red Sox Past Yankees In Series Opener
Tiant pitched seven solid innings as Boston beat New York 6-1 to snap the Yankees five game win streak. Fred Lynn drove in three with a triple and a single while Carlton Fisk hit his first homer in over a year.
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New York Yankees
Luis Tiant
Fred Lynn
Carlton Fisk
Red Sox
Yankees
Baltimore Orioles
Chicago White Sox
Texas Rangers
Oakland
Minnesota
Tiant
Chris Chambliss
Walt Williams
Pat Dobson
Rick Burleson
Carl Yastrzemski
Lynn
Cecil Cooper
Fisk
Indians
Brewers
John Lowenstein
Boog
Tigers
Orioles
Gene Michael
Mickey Lolich
Lolich
Dave Duncan
Paul Blair
Baltimore
Angels
Fred Patek
Spinouts Delay Race Program at Skyline Speedway
A large number of spinouts by drivers unfamiliar with the track slowed the sprint heats at Skyline Speedway. George Harbour (99) won the first heat after starting mid pack, with restarts and cautions delaying the program as Ralph Quarterson (66) passed several rivals. Frank Wilson dominated the hobbystock feature, while Sayre and Wells trailed. second claimer and sprint heats had multiple restarts and retirements.
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Stewart
Skyline Speedway
George Harbour
Wayne Stahl
Charles McCann
John Henson
Ralph Quarterson
Richard Johnson
Frank Wilson
Cotton Sayre
Hobbystock
Paul Well
Larry Brisker
Sayre
Wilson
Paul Wells
Left Handed Stars Shine as Connors Leads Wimbledon Charge
Wimbledon referee Captain Mike Gibson hails a vintage crop of left-handers led by defending champion Jimmy Connors who reached the final 16. Connors defeated Mark Cox 6-4 6-2 6-2 as top seeds Rosewall Borg Ashe and Ramirez advanced, with Borg overcoming a 0-6 opening set against Jaime Fillol.
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Wimbledon
England
Mike Gibson
Jimmy Connors
Australia
Rod Laver
Mark Cox
U.S
Connors
Cox
Tanner
Ken Rosewall
Bjorn Borg
Sweden
Arthur Ashe
Raul Ramirez
Mexico
Borg
Jaime Fillol
Chile
Wheelbarrow Race Set For Portsmouth Farm Feature
Southern Ohio Raceway in Portsmouth adds a wheelbarrow race to a racing card offering $1,000 to the winner. One lap around the track features a male operator pushing a female rider, with weights used to balance weight differences. Participants supply their own wheelbarrows and may call 778-2762 for details.
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Portsmouth
Southern Ohio
Major League Baseball Schedule Fragments and Matchups
A stream of scattered MLB pairings and results notes includes San Diego at Cincinnati, Philadelphia at New York, Chicago at Pittsburgh, Los Angeles at San Francisco, and San Diego at Cincinnati among others with listed pitchers and records. Also noted are Saturday games and multiple city matchups across leagues with varying pitcher lines.
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New York
Gura
Boston
Wise
Cleveland
Bibby
Milwaukee
Sprague
Kansas City
Fitzmorris
Chicago
Jefferson
Oakland
Blue
California
Hassler
Detroit
Baltimore
Minnesota
Texas
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Montreal
Cincinnati
Los Angeles
San Diego
Atlanta
Houston
San Francisco
Gibson
Reed
Rogers
Stanhouse
Goltz
Blyleven
Tim
Hands
Horgan
Burris
Zahn
Ellis
Brett
Walker
Grimsley
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Athens Swim Club
Ohio University Natatorium
Pee Wee League
Maplewood Inn
Midway Inn
Larry Hughes
Wendell White
Larry Russell
Maplewood
Vaughn Hayes
Downtown Merchants
Cuz
Menno Dilerto
Ralph Messenger
Pat Sakadeles
Alan Geiger
Chuck Walker
Dave Webb
Bob's Marathon
Brown Plumbing
Don Garrett
Jerry McClure
Sherman Hopkins
Howery Construction
Random Sample
Pearl Barrows
Rodney Howery
Jim Tilling
Random
Howery
Bill Day
Palmer St
Chonko
Tim Pitts
Ken Cartmill
Alan Holbert
David Reynolds
Holbert
Reynolds
Mike West
Willie Holbert
West
Dayton Legion
Meigs
Mike Wooten
Mike Altier
Reynolds Chonko
Baldwin
Bauer University
Porsche
AUDI
Athens, Ohio
the Lucky Thirteens
Spartan Inn
OU Registration Dept
Bails Backhoe & Dozer Ser
Festival Shell
My Sister's Beauty Salon
Edie’s Place
Ohio State Optical Creee Owe
OU Food Facility
Lynn Shipley
Louise Letty
the Lucky Thirteen
the Athens Messenger
Hebner
Cardinals
Expos
Ted Sizemore
Ken Reitz
Pat Scanlon
Sizemore
Giants
Dodgers
Andy Messersmith
Bobby Murcer
Willie Montanez
Ed Halicki
Astros
Braves
James Rodney Richard
Mike Thompson
Roger Metzger
Doug Rader
Tribe
Herschel Nissenson
Cleveland Indians
Milwaukee Brewers
Kansas City Royals
California Angels
Detroit Tigers
Powell
Buddy Bell
Dennis Eckersley
Jackie Brown
Darrell Porter
George Brett
Marty Pattin
Royals
Pattin
White Sox
Rangers
Bill Melton
Ferguson Jenkins
Mike Hargrove
Wilbur Wood
Pat Kelly
Rich Jossage
Charles Seymour
Well
Bernard Steimer
Charly Swartz
Coasy
Jim Vulgamore
Harbour
Quarterson
Henson
Frieselben
C. Carroll
Twitchell
York
Matlack
Easterly
Dierker
Hooton
Sancisco
Falcone
Funk & Whaley
Court ST
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