Connecticut Travelers to Play Two Games at Princeton Field
The 1972 Connecticut Travelers from Monroe will perform July 10 at Princeton City League field in a doubleheader against Bluefield Clover Dew and Brushfork Methodist. Proceeds go to United Fund. Travelers donate two weeks yearly charity tours covering about 10,000 miles and 20 000 dollars raised.
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Freddy Wright
Daytona is My Track says Baker ahead of Firecracker 400
Buddy Baker, tall STP driver for Richard Petty, says Daytona International Speedway is his track and he knows every bump. He notes his extensive testing and racing on the 2.5 mile oval, predicts a dam break during Tuesday's 400 mile race, and cites rivals like Pearson Petty and the Allison brothers as contenders.
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David Pearson
Pete Hamilton
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Donnie Allison
Brewers Acquire Ollie Brown On Waivers From A's
Milwaukee trades for outfielder Ollie Brown after he moved from San Diego to Oakland. Brown a right handed batter at 28 hits .241 with one homer in 54 at bats for Oakland and .171 in 70 at bats for San Diego. He will replace Billy Conigliaro who jumped to the disqualified list.
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Oakland
San Diego
Brown
Billy Conigliaro
Royals edge Twins 5 3 in opener of AL doubleheader
Ed Kirkpatrick and hot hitter John Mayberry sparked a four run seventh to lift the Kansas City Royals over the Minnesota Twins 5 3 in St Paul on Thursday night. Mayberry extended his hitting streak to 10 games while driving in two runs and Kirkpatrick added a two run double as Cesar Tovar homered for Minnesota on Harmon Killebrew s 36th birthday. Drago earned the win and Blyleven took the loss.
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Ed Kirkpatrick
John Mayberry
Kansas City Royals
Dick Drago
Minnesota Twins
Mayberry
Lou Piniella
Richie Scheinblum
Kirkpatrick
Bobby Floyd
Whalers Sign Pauli Hurley
The New England Whalers of the World Hockey Association signed defenseman Paul Hurley, a former Boston College All American who turned pro with the Boston Bruins. Hurley, 26, played for the Bruins' Boston Braves in the American League last season and becomes the 17th player to join the Whalers.
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New England Whalers
World Hockey Association
Paul Hurley
Boston College
Weekend fishing hampered by heavy rains in West Virginia
The Associated Press reports widespread rain affecting fishing conditions across West Virginia. Many rivers and creeks run high and muddy, with Sutton Lake submerged and several areas temporarily closed or impacted while some lakes remain normal or clear. Local officials urge monitoring weather reports as conditions can change quickly.
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Summersville Lake
Fairmont
Cheat Creek
Fish Creek
Fishing Creek
Blackwater River
Coopers Rock
Romney
Buckhannon
Holly River
Little River
Sutton Reservoir
Summersville
Milton
Parkersburg
Orioles Fall In Doubleheader At Covington
The Bluefield Orioles were swept by the Covington Astros in a Thursday doubleheader 9-2 and 4-3 at Covington. Dean earned the win for Covington with Kenny taking the loss in game one, and Hagland secured the nightcap win with Bowie taking the loss for Bluefield. The team heads to Covington for one more game before returning to Bowen Field to host the Wytheville Braves.
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Bowen Field
Wytheville Braves
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Dean
Kenny
Hagland
Bowie
Fleming Signs With Cougars To Start New WHA Career
Chicago reports Reggie Fleming, a versatile left winger with 13 NHL seasons and 1,468 penalty minutes, signed a two year deal with the Chicago Cougars of the World Hockey Association. Fleming, 36, played for six NHL teams and is noted for his aggressive play and a 1960 single game record of 37 penalty minutes.
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Chicago Cougars
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Black Hawks
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New York Rangers
Philadelphia Flyers
Buffalo Sabres
Cincinnati
Salt Lake City
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Cougars
Bob Kelly
Rosare Paiement
Vancouver Canucks
Rick Morris
Laurentian University
Quebec
Dallas Blackhawks
Yankees Sign McGregor In Free Agent Draft Pick
New York Yankees sign 18-year-old pitcher Scott Houston McGregor as their first selection in baseball's free agent draft. The 6 foot 180 pound southpaw will report Friday to the Fort Lauderdale Class A farm team in the Florida State League.
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NEW York
New York Yankees
Scott Houston McGregor
McGregor
Yankees
Fort Lauderdale
White Sox blank Oakland 4-0 in opener of doubleheader
Dick Allen hit a two run homer and Luis Alvarado and Jorge Orta added run scoring doubles as Wilbur Wood fired a complete game shutout. Wood improved to 12-7 and the White Sox pulled within four games of the AL West leaders Oakland, in the first game of a two night doubleheader.
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Dick Allen
Luis Alvarado
Jorge Orta
Wilbur Wood
Chicago White Sox
Oakland
Wood
White Sox
A’s
Giants Beat Mets In Graham Little League Clash
The Giants defeated the Mets 2 1 in Graham Little League action. Winning pitcher was Larry Reid while Tracy Carroll William Sexton and Billy Spencer combined for a Mets no hit bid. Mets face the Sox in today's 10 am game.
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Graham
Larry Reid
Tracy Carroll
William Sexton
Billy Spencer
Sox
Appy tan Standings Friday's Games
Bluefield plays Covington Bristol faces Marion Johnson City meets Kingsport and Pulaski challenges Wytheville in Friday scheduled games.
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Astros Rally To Edge Dodgers 8 6 In Ninth Inning
Houston ties Los Angeles on errors by Bobby Valentine and Steve Garvey in the ninth, then Bob Watson delivers a two run single for an 8 6 win. Cedeno and Helms hit early home runs for Houston while Garvey and Cannizzaro provided Dodgers offense.
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Bobby Valentine
Steve Garvey
Houston
Bob Watson
Astros
Los Angeles Dodgers
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Dodgers
Norm Miller
Jim Brewer
Cesar Cedeno
Valentine
Miller
Cedeno
Jim Wynn
Cdeno
Wynn
Lee May
Watson
Dodger
Tommy John
Tommy Helms
Larry Dierker
Chris Cannizzaro
Willie Crawford
Hodgin Wins Net Title in Southern Junior Tennis
Dark horse Chuck Hodgin of Sumter South Carolina upset second ranked Carlton Harris of Greensboro North Carolina in the boys 14 singles final of the Southern Junior Tennis Tournament Hodgin seeded six defeated Harris 7 5 6 2 after knocking off top seed Mel Purcell of Murray Kentucky in the semifinals
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Chuck Hodgin
Sumter
S.C
Carlton Harris
Greensboro
N.C
Hodgin
Mel Purcell
Murray
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