Fishermen face tougher weekend as lakes yield similar catch
Cliff Morlan reports anglers must work harder for fish this weekend with many lakes near par in yield. Guides Harold Lehn and Bernie Backman host guests on Lake Bemidji and Cass Lake area contests draw big catches. Also covered are North Star Riders Fun Day, Birchmont golf and upcoming tournaments at Cass Lake, Blackduck, and Bemidji with a heavy schedule through late July.
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Harold
Curly’ Lehn
Birchmont
Lake
Bemidji
Tamarac
Washish
Red Lake
Big Winni
Winni
Art Soule
Fairgrounds
North Star
Jaycees
Cass Lake
Fritz Coyle
Legion Club
New Chippewa Golf
Minnesota Indian Athletic Ass’n
Blackduck
Drake
Jerry Sonnek
Lloyd Cox
Minnesota
Don Niskanen
Keith Mooney
Hap’ Rose
Bagley
Walker
Park Rapids
Angus Vandersluis
Paul Bunyan
Bemidji Chiefs
Warriors
Redlake
Jim
Tiant Leads Red Sox Past Yankees in Opening Game
Boston pitcher Tiant improved to 11-6 with a seven hit effort as the Red Sox defeated the Yankees 6-1 before a capacity crowd of 34,293. Fred Lynn drove in three runs, Carlton Fisk belted his first homer in over a year, and Boston moved within a half game of New York in the AL East.
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Herschel Nissenson
New York Yankees
Luis Tiant
Fred Lynn
Carlton Fisk
Red Sox
Yankees
Cleveland Indians
Milwaukee Brewers
Kansas City Royals
California Angels
Detroit Tigers
Baltimore Orioles
Chicago White Sox
Texas Rangers
Oakland
Minnesota
Tiant
Chris Chambliss
Walt Williams
Pat Dobson
Rick Burleson
Carl Yastrzemski
Lynn
Cecil Cooper
Fisk
Indians
Brewers
John Lowenstein
Boog Powell
Buddy Bell
Dennis Eckersley
Jackie Brown
Darrell Porter
Tigers
Orioles
Gene Michael
Mickey Lolich
Lolich
Dave Duncan
Paul Blair
Baltimore
Royals
Angels
Fred Patek
George Brett
Marty Pattin
Kansas City
Decker falters as Tacoma tops Twins in exhibition win
Minnesota pitcher Joe Decker allowed seven runs in four innings as Tacoma Pacific Coast League beat the Twins 11 to 7. Lyman Bostock returned to the Twins from Tacoma, while Larry Hisle went on the disabled list with a sore throwing arm and elbow bone spur.
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Tacoma
Wash
Minnesota Twins
Joe Decker
Decker
Twins
Lyman Bostock
Larry Hisle
Hisle
Bostock
Southpaws lead way in Wimbledon action
Wimbledon action highlights a strong batch of left-handed players led by defending champion Jimmy Connors. Guillermo Vilas Roscoe Tanner and Tony Roche also impress as right-handers challenge, while Martina Navratilova emerges as a top left-handed contender in the women's draw alongside Chris Evert.
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Wimbledon
England
Mike Gibson
Jimmy Connors
Australia
Rod Laver
Connors
Guillermo Vilas
Roscoe Tanner
Lookout Mountain
Tenn
Tony Roche
Ann Jones
Britain
Billie Jean King
Martina Navratilova
Czechoslovakia
Chris Evert
Mark Cox
U.S
Cox
Tanner
Jimmy
Ken Rosewall
Bjorn Borg
Sweden
Arthur Ashe
Raul Ramirez
Mexico
Borg
Jaime Fillol
Chile
Legion rained out and set for Crookston doubleheader
Bemidji American Legion baseball hosts Crookston for a 6 p.m. doubleheader at the Arena diamond after rainouts shuffled July games. Degerman and Nelson likely to start, Maus catching, lineup features Conner and Hunt in infield and a deep pitching staff as 16 games in 19 days loom.
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Legion
Crookston
Jerry Ginter
Pete Maus
Dan Degerman
Brad Nelson
Frank Fairbanks
Kevin Mooney
Harry Hunt
Bob Conner
Degerman
Nelson
Crookston Pirates
Crookston Cathedral
Maus
Jim Grimm
Dave Wickstrom
Mark Christianson
Rod Beck
Tony Montebello
Hunt
Dave Nelson
Dan Dow
Fairbanks
Verndale
Sebeka
Wadena
Big Muskie Tops Cass Lake Prize With 21 Pound Muskellunge
The Cass Lake fishing contest crowned top catches: a 21 pound muskie by John Schillinger of Chicago from Leech Lake, plus top walleye by Bill Town of Cass Lake with 7 8, and northern, smallmouth, crappie, and sunfish leaders from various locations including Anglers Beach Resort Cass Lake Tom's Resort Lake Thirteen and Kitchi Lake with several anglers named.
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Cass Lake
John Schillinger
Chicago
Leech Lake
Bill Town
Pike Bay
Robert Fortin
South Bend
Ind
Anglers Beach Resort
Roberta Ellis
Delores Tufano
Tom’s Resort
Dennis Veblen
Kenyon
Kitchi Lake
Pirates Happy to Move Past Philadelphia Sweep
The Pirates beat the Cubs 5-2 behind John Candelaria's five-hitter and 13 strikeouts, with Rennie Stennett adding a three-run homer. Stennett's fourth of the season helped Pittsburgh pull 1.42 games ahead of Philadelphia in the NL East as Richie Hebner also homered.
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California
Pattin
Angels
Royals
Oakland
White Sox
Rangers
Bill Melton
Ferguson Jenkins
Chicago
Mike Hargrove
Texas
Wilbur Wood
Pat Kelly
Rich Gossage
Philadelphia
W.C. Fields
Pittsburgh Pirates
Rennie Stennett
Pittsburgh
Stennett
Phillies
Bucs
John Candelaria
Pirates
Chicago Cubs
Candelaria
Andy Thornton
Tim Hosley
Richie Hebner
Cardinals
Expos
Ted Sizemore
Montreal
Ken Reitz
Pat Scanlon
Sizemore
Giants
Dodgers
Andy Messersmith
Bobby Murcer
Willie Montanez
Ed Halicki
Cincinnati
Astros
Braves
James Rodney Richard
Atlanta
Mike Thompson
Roger Metzger
Doug Rader
Houston Breeze
Lions host Cass Lake Braves in Northern Lakes League clash
Bemidji hosts Cass Lake in a 6 30 p m NL L game at the BSC diamond with Chad Boyer on the mound for Bemidji and John Noga expected for Cass Lake. Leaders Laporte and Cass Lake hold early league records as Leech Lake sits with a bye and Blackduck and the Braves seek momentum.
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Bemidji Lions
Cass Lake
BSC Diamond
Bemidji Braves
Laporte
Blackduck
Akeley
Leech Lake
Bucks
Braves
Chad Boyer
John Melhus
Lions
Boyer
No perfect scores in Bemidji Gun Club trap league
Wednesday night action at Bemidji Gun Club yielded no perfect scores. Top 24s were by Jerry Solheim Don Lortie and Wayne Solheim, with other high scores including 23 by Del Stordahl Jack Gustafson and Dave Hutchins and 22 by Bob Naylor and Dennis Swearingen.
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Bemidji
Jerry Solheim
Don Lortie
Wayne Solheim
del Stordahl
Jack Gustafson
Dave Hutchins
Bob Naylor
Dennis Swearingen
Len Hein
Daryl Johnson
Milt Will
Paul Hein
Lem Pierce
Ray Glenn
Jack Moe
Steve Booth
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