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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1977
Page
10
Interleague play gains momentum as meetings favor a 13-13 concept under consideration by the major leagues. John Fetzer calls the move a historic crack in the Kremlin wall while a joint study committee is formed to probe the plan.
The Athens Messenger notes the AL 14 and NL 12 team counts raise an NL option of cross league play if a team moves to Washington. The three division plan was dropped by the AL and deemed unlikely by the NL president Feeney.
The Boston Red Sox were crushed 8-1 by the Pittsburgh Pirates as injuries mounted with center fielder Fred Lynn injuring his ankle, Rick Wise bruising a foot, and Ferguson Jenkins pulling a hamstring. Manager Don Zimmer called the day awful as Lynn faces 7 to 10 days out.
No. 1 Barberton and Linden-McKinley prepare for a climactic showdown after a semifinal round. Todd Penn scored 26 for Linden-McKinley and Carter Scott 21 for Barberton as both teams tap into late-season form amid strong press defenses.
ATLANTA AP Al McGuire, retiring after this season, seeks privacy before Marquette faces North Carolina-Charlotte in the NCAA semifinals at the Omni. Coaches Lee Rose and Dean Smith also pursue championship bids as Nevada-Las Vegas and Tark The Shark face intense scrutiny amid NCAA probes.
Ohio sits in last on day one of Furman Invitational golf as Furman leads with 284. Ohio posted a 426 in the Red Fox Invitational while Eric Bartoli carded 78 and teammates Moll Capellari Sparks and Flackenzier posted 80 82 87 respectively.
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