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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

May 13, 1977

Page

11

Marietta Beats Athens in Nonleague Clash

Marietta defeated Athens 13-5 in a high scoring non-league game as Tim Zoller Steve Riley and Dale Wagner led with two hits each and Russell Zide Joe Weber and others drove in runs. Athens jump started with a homer by Schanzenbach but Marietta answered with seven runs in the first inning and widened the gap to 13-3 before Athens rallied to 13-4.

Marietta John Schanzenbach Phil Yan Athens Joe Weber Schanzenbach Karl Fry Yan Tim Zoller Steve Riley Dale Wagner Russ Zide Weber John Schaly Wagner Bulldogs Wen Schanzenbach Tigers Zoller Bernie Brown Yun Garyley Kevin Goldsberry Dave St. Peter Jon Shuler Bentley K. Goldsberry May Baldwin St. Peter Shuler Paneris Willie Horton Dave May Jim Sundberg Claudell Bobby Grich Jim Palmer Dan Briggs Gil Flores Dave Chalk Joe Rudi Fred Holdsworth Larry Harlow Grich Brewers Ron LeFlore Steve Kemp Dave Rozema LeFlore Jason Thompson Mark Wagner Rozema Milwaukee Alex Grammas

Meigs Girl Wins Rio Grande Athletic Scholarship

Pam Vaughan of Meigs High School team captain will join Rio Grande College as a freshman on an athletic scholarship. The 5-8 forward averaged 18.9 points and is the first Meigs County girl to earn such a scholarship. Rio Grande posted a 15-3 season. Two other seniors, Candy Pfeifer and Kim Ramsey, will try out for the Redwomen.

Rio Grande Pam Vaughan Meigs Rio Grande College Community College Redwomen Diane Lewis Meigs County Pam Lewis Vaughan Frank Reva Vaughan Pomeroy Candy Pfeifer Waverly Kim Ramsey Springfield Northwestern High School

Braves snap 17 game drought with 6 1 win over Pirates

Max Leon drove in the decisive run as Atlanta ends a winless stretch dating to April 22 with a 6-1 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates. The Braves broke it open with four runs in the eighth inning and a Leon sacrifice fly in the third.

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Braves owner Ted Turner ordered to give up his one day job

The report notes a 10 day leave of absence for Turner after Atlanta's manager Chub Feeney intervened. In baseball action, Cincinnati was routed by St. Louis 9 to 2 as Ken Griffey posted a double and the Cardinals broke the game open with six runs in the sixth. Don Sutton earned his 181st career win for the Dodgers in an 8 to 2 victory over the Expos.

Atlanta Dent Chub Feeney Braves Ted Turner Turner Bea O Dave Listel Acquisto Buddy Schultz al Hrabosky Don Kessinger Keith Hernandez St. Louis Cincinnati Reds Eigh Ken Griffey Mike Tyson Bake McBride Cardinals Louis Kessinger Scott Hernandez Dodgers Expos Dave Lopes Smith Don Sutton Don Drysdale Sutton Giants Phillies Larry Christenson

Mariners Complete Historic First Series Sweep of Yankees

Seattle, an expansion club in effect, swept the New York Yankees with a 5-2 lead after early homers by Dan Meyer and Bill Stein. Catfish Hunter and Thurman Munson errors helped Seattle build unearned runs as Ron Guidry struggled in relief.

Seattle Mariners New York Yankees Yankees Billy Martin Seattle Dan Meyer Bill Stein Catfish Hunter Graig Nettles Mariners Thurman Munson Ron Guidry Hunter Guidry Chris Chambliss Willie Randolph Rangers Royals Gaylord Perry Texas Dennis Leonard Bert Cam

Ohio University sports schedule from campus events

The schedule lists multiple Ohio University teams in action across athletics and venues including basketball at Eastern Ohio and Northern Illinois, tennis at Kent State, golf at Hueston Woods, lacrosse at Midwest Tournament, softball at Western Illinois, baseball at Western Michigan, and track at Bowling Green. Also included are boxing events at Bird Arena and soccer at East State Recreation Center with related local opponents.

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Chauncey Little League Holds Sunday Practice

Chauncey Little League plans practice at noon Sunday on the Chauncey school field. Any Dover Township boy eligible for Little League may try out for the team.

Chauncey Chauncey School Dover Township

Sectional Track Meet Set at Athens Butter Field

Class AAA boys and girls track teams from the Southeastern District will compete at Athens High School Butter Field on Saturday. Athens Chillicothe Lancaster Logan Marietta Miami Trace and Portsmouth will participate. Running event preliminaries start 10 15 a m with finals at 1 30 p m and admission is 1 for an all day ticket.

Ironton Fairland Athens Portsmouth West Trautwein Field Kenny Powers Federal Hocking Eastern Chillicothe Marietta Lancaster High School Tigers Lancaster Ed Williams Athens High School Logan Miami Trace Portsmouth

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