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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Sep 09, 1976

Page

13

Hebner Lifts Pirates Past Phillies in Slump Breaker

Richie Hebner ended a prolonged drought by driving in four runs to spark Pittsburgh's 6-1 victory over Philadelphia. Hebner slugged a two-run double and a two-run single as the Pirates won their 13th of 14, cutting the Phillies NL East lead to 4.5 games. Jim Rooker earned his 13th win, while Steve Carlton took the loss.

Associated Press Pittsburgh Pirates Richie Hebner Hebner Pittsburgh Philadelphia Phillies Mets Phils Philadelphia Pirates Phillies Phila Whitey Herzog Royals Herzog New York Yankees Milwaukee Brewers Baltimore Orioles Cleveland Indians Boston Red Sox Detroit Tigers Minnesota Twins Texas Rangers White Sox Bill Stein Jim Spencer Oakland Rollie Fingers Joe Rudi Fingers Paul Lindblad Graig Nettles New York Milwaukee Figueroa Yankees Orioles Indians Jim Palmer Reggie Jackson Baltimore Cleveland Red Sox Tigers Carl Yastrzemski Butch Hobson Boston Detroit Twins Rangers Lyman Bostock Minnesota Texas Cobb Land Ohio East Lansing NCAA Hunt Fuzak

White Sox Rally Tops A's as Royals Lose Ground

The Chicago White Sox rallied from a 5-0 deficit to beat Oakland 6-5, easing pressure on the Kansas City Royals who still led the AL West despite a 2-0 loss to California. Oakland manager Chuck Tanner lamented a blown five‑run lead as White Sox reliever Chris Knapp earned the win.

Associated Press Kansas City Royals Chicago White Sox White Sox Oakland Express A's Kansas City California Angels Royals Chuck Tanner Tanner Kansas

Six MSU players await decision on Ohio State game

Six Michigan State University football players, including four starters, still await a judge's ruling on their suspensions to determine if they can play Ohio State. Hearings explored whether the penalties were too severe and if proper process was followed.

Grand Rapids Mich Michigan State University Ohio State U.S. Dist Noel Fox East Lansing National Collegiate Athletic Association MSU Joseph Hunt Larry Bethea Melvin Land Michael Cobb Eddie Smith Jim Epolito Ted Bell Bell Epolito Land Hunt Cobb Michigan State John Fuzak Athletic Council Jacob Hoefer NCAA Fuzak Association Spartan

New coaches, computer ratings spark 1976 Ohio high school football

The 1976 season opens with three new area coaches Bob Brennan at Federal Hocking Joe Mitchem at Eastern of Meigs County and Larry Cremeans at Hannan Trace. Ohio uses computer ratings for post season play with 729 participating schools, shifting class totals from prior years.

Meigs Point Pleasant Bob Brennan Glouster Trimble Wellston Federal Hocking Joe Mitchem Meigs County Larry Cremeans Hannan Trace Ohio Harold Meyer Ohio High School Athletic Association Columbus

Baseball results and Thursday slate from the majors

Results from Wednesday show New York over Chicago 11 to 5 and Montreal defeating St. Louis 7 to 5 with extra innings 10th. Pittsburgh beat Philadelphia 6 to 3 as Cincinnati fell to Houston 0 to 3. Atlanta edged San Diego 3 to 1 and San Francisco won 1 to 0 in 11 innings at Los Angeles. Thursday features Chicago at Philadelphia Lonborg 14 9 Carrithers 6 11 McGlothen 11 13 Zachry 12 5 Andujar 8 9 Ruthven 13 14 Strom 11 15 Montefusco 14 12 John 8 8 only games scheduled.

Delphia St. Louis Cardinals New York Mets Chicago Cubs Montreal St. Louis Cincinnati Houston Atlanta San Diego San Francisco Los Angeles Hebner Pittsburgh Jim Rooker Phillies Steve Carlton Giants Dodgers Darrell Evans Gary Thomasson Mike Sadek Evans Ed Halicki Gary Lavelle Mets Cubs Tom Seaver Rick Baldwin Skip Lockwood Braves Padres Dave Bristol Rod Gilbreath Willie Montanez Hector Torrez Fred Kendall Expos Cardinals Barry Foote Jose Morales Joe Kerrigan New York Chicago Philadelphia San Dergo Bonham Lonborg Carrithers St. Loui McGlothen Zachry Andujar Ruthven Strom Montefusco John Baltimore Ll'e Cleveland Boston Detroit Milwaukee West Kansas City Oakland Minnesota Texas California Brett Bahnsen Norris Ruble Dobson R. May Travers Holtzman Hartzell

Sun Devils Face UCLA in Top matchup television clash

Arizona State brings its high powered offense against UCLA defense as No. 3 ASU and No. 17 Bruins meet in the 1976 season opener. Frank Kush notes UCLA strength on defense while Dennis Sproul Freddie Williams and John Jefferson power ASU offense. UCLA relies on Wendell Tyler and Jeff Dankworth at quarterback as Kush cautions about vulnerabilities in UCLA secondary.

Empe Ariz Arizona State University UCLA Frank Kush Sun Devils Nebraska Ohio State Bruins Kush Devils Dennis Sproul Los Altos Hacienda Heights Calit Freddie Williams John Jefferson Wendall Tyler John Sciarra Jeff Dankworth

Welcher MAC Players of Week for Ohio and Miami

Arnold Welcher of Ohio University earned the offensive honor after 121 rushing yards on 26 carries in a 23 7 win over Eastern Michigan. Jack Glowik of Miami University captured the defensive award with 17 tackles and a blocked field goal in North Carolina 14 10 upset loss at the Tar Heels.

Columbus Ohio Ohio University Arnold Welcher Miami University Jack Glowik Welcher Youngstown Bobcats Eastern Michigan Glowik Cleveland Redskins North Carolina

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