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Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Sep 24, 1974

Page

7

Major League Baseball schedule and matchups summary

Listings of upcoming and past games across the majors including Milwaukee Cleveland Detroit Baltimore California Kansas City Chicago Texas Minnesota Oakland Montreal Chicago New York Boston New York Houston Cincinnati Pittsburgh St Louis San Francisco San Diego Atlanta Los Angeles with pitcher matchups and results notes.

Milwaukee Champion Cleveland G. Perry Detroit Ruble Baltimore McNally California Ryan Kansas City Splittorff Chicago Bahnsen B. Johnson Texas Horgan Bibby Boston New York Minnesota Oakland Montreal Blair Renko Hooton Burris Webb Philadelphia Carlton Houston Griffin Cincinnati Kirby Pittsburgh Kison St. Louis Curtis San Francisco D’axquisto San Diego Gerhardt Atlanta P. Niekro Los Angeles Messersmith San Fran Tiant Moret Gura Twinight

Baseball Leaders In 1969 National and American Leagues

National League top bat Garr of Atlanta at 355 hits and 400 at bats leads with Schmidt of Philadelphia 36 home runs 105 runs scored and 122 RBIs by Bench. American League batting leader Carew of Minnesota with 363 at bats and 208 hits star runs by Yaz and Jackson. Notable stats include Brock 115 stolen bases and Ryan 343 strikeouts.

Garr Atl Buckner Schmidt Phi Rose Cin Gar D. Cash Wynn Brock St. L Morgan Carew Minn Orta Chi Ustrzmski Esn R. Jackson Oak Burroughs Tex Bando Money Mil Rudi Scott R. Henderson McRae K.C Rivers Cal Otis D. Allen North N. Ryan Blyleven

Trimble Township Youth League Sets Start Tonight at Glouster

GLOUSTER The Trimble Township Youth League Football program begins tonight at 6 p.m. at Glouster High School. Games are scheduled Sunday afternoons at 2 p.m. and Tuesday nights at 6 p.m. with two halves and each team playing twice. Teams include Malone's Ceramics Jensen's Insurance Glouster Community Bank and Van Fossen Funeral Home with listed coaches. Schedule runs from Sept 24 to Oct 13 featuring multiple pairings among the four squads.

Glouster Trimble Township Malone Jerry Dixon John Dixon Jensen's Insurance Jim Cambell Alvin Malone Glouster Community Bank Paul Barrett Malone's van Fossen Funeral Home Glouster Community

Pro football World Football League schedule updates

The World Football League lists games for Tuesday September 24 Detroit at New York N Wednesday September 25 Memphis at Shreveport N Birmingham at Portland N Jacksonville at Southern California N Philadelphia at Hawaiians N Thursday September 26 Chicago at Florida N national TV coverage indicated.

Detroit New York Memphis Shreveport Birmingham Portland Jacksonville Southern California Philadelphia Chicago Florida

Ohio high school polls show three-way AAA battle in 1974 opening

The AP Ohio Class AAA ratings place Upper Arlington atop the first poll with 185 points as Canton McKinley and Warren Western Reserve trail. The rankings include notable area entries such as Jackson in Class AA and Alder leading Class A, with several other area teams earning points across the three classifications.

Jackson Columbus Ohio Associated Press Upper Arlington Gallipolis Eastern Kgger Creek Alexander Golden Bears Canton McKinley Warren Reserve Akron St. Vincent-St. Mary and Plain City Alder St. Vincent-St. Mary Columbus Watterson Wheelersburg Alder Portsmouth Notre Dame Bluffton Cincinnati Moeller Warren Harding Warren Western Reserve Steubenville Cincinnati Elder Lakewood St. Edward Findlay Fremont Ross Niles McKinley Gahanna Cincinnati LaSalle Whitehall Dover Marietta Youngstown Mooney Willoughby South Chaney Sidney New Philadelphia Troy Louisville Elyria Ravenna Mentor Portsmouth Oregon Clay Toledo DeVilbiss Ursuline Kettering Faignant St. Xavier

Pirates Edge Cardinals In 10th For Narrow NL East Lead

In a tense game, Manny Sanguillen’s throw nabbed Lou Brock at home on a Bang bang play. Hebner’s 10th inning RBI single produced a 1-0 Pirates victory, pulling them within a half game of the Cardinals in the NL East race.

Associated Press Pittsburgh Danny Murtaugh St. Louis Pirates Lou Brock Brock Manny Sanguillen Richie Hebner Ted Sizemore Cardinals Hebner

Dodgers edge Braves as magic number drops to four

In the West division race the Dodgers beat Atlanta 4-3 to trim their magic number to four and widen their lead over fading Cincinnati to five games. Bill Buckner fueled the win with a multi hit night while Mike Marshall closed the eighth inning jam for Don Sutton. Brewer Indians split twin bill. Milwaukee wins 6-2 with late ninth inning bursts.

Los Angeles Dodgers Atlanta Braves Cincinnati Milwaukee Brewers Cleveland Indians Jim Rooker Pirates Dave Giusti Paul Popovich Booker Rennie Stennett Miguel Dilone Hebner Dodgers Braves Mike Marshall Don Sutton Sutton Los Angeles

Dempsey Ends Rift With Eagles After Clutch Kicks

Tom Dempsey booted two pressure kicks to beat the Cowboys 13-10 and rekindle hopes he will sign a 1974 contract. The veteran kicker, famed for a 63 yarder, faced tensions with owner Len Tose but delivered late in the game.

Tom Dempsey Philadelphia Eagles Eagles Dallas Cowboys Philadelphia Dempsey Bill Bradley Fred Swearingen Athens National Football League NFL Len Tose Dallas Tose

Ohio Attitude Improves After Big Kent State Win

Ohio coach Bill Hess praises the Bobcats for a strong win over Kent State and notes improved attitude and balance. Key players include Tim Harrison Willie Lonnie Mike Nugent John Summers and L C Lyons. Toledo looms as a future challenge with Gene Swick and John Ross leading MAC stats and scoring. Summers nurses a hamstring while Neil Carlson is doubtful with a knee injury.

Bob Maney Ohio Toledo Bill Hess Bobcats Kent State Tampa Villanova Gene Swick Hess Steve Miller Tim Harrison Willie Lonnie Mike Nugent John MAC Lyons Gary Homer Kent Dave Houseton Swick Rockets John Ross Summers Neil Carlson

Akron to Keep Soap Box Derby Under Local Trustees

The All American Soap Box Derby will stay in Akron under the direction of a group of residents, despite sponsor issues and recent scandal. Trustees announced the plan today.

Akron, Ohio Akron

Little Brown Jug Founder Ray Hennesey Dies

Ray Hennesey founder of racing's Little Brown Jug dies at 87 in Bellefontaine Ohio. Funeral services set for Wednesday in Delaware where the famous race was founded.

Little Brown Jug Bellefontaine, Ohio Ray Hennesey Delaware

Dietzel to Quit After Season at South Carolina

South Carolina head football coach Paul Dietzel will resign at season’s end after nine years in the post. He plans to stay at the university as athletic director.

Columbia, S. C Paul Dietzel South Carolina

WEL Team Sign 2 More Dolphins

Birmingham adds two NFL players to the World Football League roster, guard Bob Kuechenberg and defensive back Tim Foley, joining the Memphis Southmen as front-line transfers from the Miami Dolphins. The move marks the fourth and fifth NFL stars to switch leagues amid break up talk surrounding the defending champions.

Birmingham Ala Miami Dolphins National Football League Birmingham Americans Memphis Southmen Bob Kuechenberg Tim Foley Bill Putnam

Buckeyes Claim AP Top Spot Surprising Notre Dame

In a tight vote Ohio State jump from second to first after routing Oregon State 51-10 while Notre Dame drops to second after a 49-3 win over Northwestern. Oklahoma holds third as Alabama rises to fourth.

Associated Press Buckeyes Ohio State Notre Dame Oregon State Fighting Irish Northwestern Oklahoma Alabama Mississippi Nebraska Wisconsin Michigan Colorado Texas Wyoming Louisiana State Penn State Ohio Arizona St Pitt Texas A&m Okla N. Car Tennessee Arizona Ilinois Louisana Cal Penn

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