Twins rally past Indians after long delay for 4-2 win
In Minneapolis Minnesota tops Cleveland 4-2 after a 2 hour 9 minute rain delay. Oliva hit his 21st homer and Mitterwald drove in a run as George Mitterwald and Cesar Tovar helped spark the comeback. Luebber earned the win while Dunning took the loss in front of 8 971 fans fading as the game ended near 1 a.m. local time.
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Associated Press
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Jim Odom
American League
Joe Cronin
Griffith
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Cesar Tovar
Cleveland
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Baker
Reese
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Cardenas
Hegel Dunning
Farmer
A.foster
Luebber
Corbin
le Strickland
Crenshaw and Kite Lead Eastern Amateur Field
In Portsmouth Texas teammates Ben Crenshaw and Tom Kite shared favorite status as the 15th Eastern Amateur opened with a 200-player field. Other strong challengers include Gary Koch and Eddie Pearce of Temple Terrace Florida and Vinny Giles of Richmond Virginia as the 72 hole medal play event began with cuts after two rounds.
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University of Texas
Ben Crenshaw
Tom Kite
Gary Koch
Eddie Pearce
Temple Terrace
Fla
Vinny Giles
Richmond
Red Lake walleyes surge noted by area anglers
Chuck Beck from Sunset Lodge reports redding walleyes on Red Lake with two to three pound fish common and shots at Shotley Brook in evenings. Cass Lake guide Cliff Riggles promotes Muskie Days September 10 to 12 with a $15 entry and notes strong walleye and northern runs. Bemidji State hires Larry Larson as sports publicist to boost Beaver programs across football hockey basketball and more.
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Sunset Lodge
Washish
Red Lake
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Shotley Brook
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Cass Lake
Riggles
Birch Villa
Cliff
Bemidji State
Larry Larson
Beavers
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BSC
Jim Carrington
Jim McMahon
Minneapolis Tribune
St. Paul Dispatch
Pioneer Press
Grand Forks Herald
Pioneer
KBUN
Bemidji State College Names Larry Larson Sports Director Photographer
Larry Larson was appointed sports information director and college photographer for Bemidji State College effective August 23. He comes from the Little Falls Transcript where he served as sports editor after 16 months as a reporter and editor. Larson holds a journalism degree from Colorado State University and studied at Moorhead State, with high school athletics at Jefferson High School in Alexandria.
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Larry Larson
Little Falls Transcript
Bemidji State College
R.D. Decker
BSC
Larson
BSC Information Services
Little Falls Daily
Colorado State University
Ft. Collins, Colo
Moorhead State
Ft. Collins
Promising young outfielder leads Yankees to victory
The Yankees beat Kansas City 3-1 as Ron Blomberg delivered a two run double and raised his average to .347 in 41 games since promotion from Syracuse. Mel Stottlemyre earned his 12th win with a four hit outing and Blomberg fueled the win with the decisive hit.
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Yankees
New York Yankees
Bobby Murcer
Murcer
Ron Blomberg
Blomberg
Kansas City
Bills face defensive rebuild ahead of season opener
Buffalo struggles on defense after a 34 28 loss to Philadelphia as the Bills prepare for the season opener against Dallas. Coach Harvey Johnson laments the defensive line failure to pressure the passer while the offense features Dennis Shaw O J Simpson and a host of receivers led by Marlin Briscoe Haven Moses and rookie J D Hill.
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Harvey Johnson
Eagles
NFL
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O.J. Simpson
Wayne Patrick
Greg Jones
Max Anderson
Shaw
Jim Harris
Marlin Briscoe
Haven Moses
J.D. Hill
Arizona State
Southern California
Bob Chandler
Big North claims city championship in comeback win
Cass Lake led 10-8 after six innings relying on six walks and timely hits. Marv Moe's team surged for six runs in the sixth to take a 14-10 lead and hold on. Rose Slavik homered to spark the rally as Big North finished the season undefeated at 14-0 without star Doris Edwards. Culligans beat The Hospital for consolation honors. Big North will face league All Stars Tuesday August 24 with four players from each team selected.
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Dwight
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Jim Fearing
Fearing
Tony Oliva
Twins
Cleveland
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Detroit
Marv Moe
Rose Slavik
Linda Whitefeather
Mary
Hammerstrom
Ruth House
Doris Edwards
Culligans
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Villanova loses 1971 NCAA trophy and share
Villanova University is stripped of second place in the 1971 NCAA tournament, must return its trophy and forfeit $72,347 in receipts after using ineligible player Howard Porter. NCAA official Charles Neinas said the committee is reviewing potential further action. Porter signed a pro contract in December 1970, violating eligibility rules.
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Villanova University
Howard Porter
Charles Neinas
NCAA
Neinas
Villanova
Porter
Nevias
Braves Blank Bucks 3 0 in Five Inning City Series No-Hitter
Jim Fearing tossed five innings of no hit ball with 12 strikeouts as the Bemidji Braves defeated the Bemidji Bucks 3 0 to clinch the city championship. Randy Beck Robin Weberg and John Buckanaga contributed key hits as the Braves raced to the early lead and the game ended after six at dusk. Don Wackwitz and Bob Johnson were slated on the mound for 11th victories. the third game was not played.
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Stan Drew
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Perry Dreyer
Dreyer
Baseball Standings and Results From Midweek Schedule
Wednesday results show Boston over California 4 3 and Washington routing Oakland 10 3 New York over Kansas City 3 1 Chicago defeats Detroit 4 2 Baltimore beats Milwaukee 6 4 Minnesota edges Cleveland 4 2 Oakland led by Hunter 15 10 and Baltimore led by Dobson 15 6 in the day’s action Cincinnati shuts out St Louis 5 0 Chicago defeats Atlanta 7 2 as Pittsburgh visits Cincinnati with McGlothlin on the mound Johnson 7 8 listed for Pittsburgh.
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