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Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Oct 18, 1971

Page

7

Pirates Win World Series 2-1 Highlight Blass Shutout Pitching

The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Baltimore Orioles 2-1 to clinch the 1971 World Series as Steve Blass pitched four solid innings and Nellie Briles plus Bruce Kis,on sealed the win. Roberto Clemente delivered the decisive fourth inning homer and earned series MVP honors with 12 hits. President Nixon phoned both clubs to congratulate Murtaugh and Weaver on a historic showdown.

Hal Bock Associated Press Baltimore Pittsburgh Pirates Steve Blass Pirate Blass Pirates Richard Nixon Danny Murtaugh Murtaugh Roberto Clemente Nellie Briles Bruce Kison Oriole Clemente Orioles Pittsburgh Mike Cuellar Cincinnati Willie Stargell Jose Pagan Birds Ellie Hendricks Mark Belanger Cocker Boog Powell Frank Robinson Merv Rettenmund Memorial Stadium Weaver Bucs Bill Mazeroski Yankees

Browns Rally Past Bengals In Late Thrilling Finish

Browns stun Cincinnati 27-24 as Bob Daryle Lamonica carries late rally for Cleveland. Jets beat Bills 28-17. Saints upset Cowboys 24-14. Redskins stay undefeated with 20-0 over Cardinals. Multiple NFL games feature decisive comebacks and key defensive plays.

Bruce Lowitt Associated Press Washington New Orleans George Allen Washington Redskins St. Louis Cardinals Archie Manning Dallas Saints Cowboys Baltimore New York Giants New York Jets Buffalo Cleveland Cincinnati Miami New England San Francisco Chi

Wahama 57 Van 24 in big 587-yard win

Wahama Falcons, now 5 0 1, topped Van 57 24 behind Robbie Lambert four TDs and two TD passes plus a rushing score. White added 269 passing yards and three PATs as Wahama rolled for 587 total yards and built a 34 0 lead before using reserves.

Van Robbie Lambert Lambert Wahama Falcons White Chester Roush Tony Grimm Randy Clark Curtis Roush Grimm Bohannon Campbell Grim

Huntington East Tops Point Pleasant 19 6 In Saturday High School Game

Huntington East built a 19 to 6 victory over Point Pleasant as Mike Barbera and Dave Ward each scored on short runs and Dave Looney added a 56 yard punt return. Point Pleasant's only score came on an 11 yard pass from Rick Pickens to Dave Stricklen in the fourth period.

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Weekend NBA Scores and Upcoming Schedule Highlights

Saturday results feature Los Angeles, Philadelphia, Cleveland, Baltimore, Milwaukee, Seattle, Phoenix, and Houston in decisive wins. Sunday sees New York edge Cleveland in overtime and Milwaukee top Portland. May games show Baltimore at Boston and Seattle at Cincinnati among others.

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