Yankees Beat Red Sox 9 1 as Alexander loses no hitter
Tom Alexander carried a perfect run into the ninth before Rick Burleson’s leadoff single ended the bid. Nettles and Rivers homered for New York as Boston pitcher Bill Lee returned from the May 20 melee. The Yankees rolled to a 9-1 win in Boston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NEW York
UPI
Tom Alexander
Cleveland
Rick Burleson
New York Yankees
Boston Red Sox
Yankees
Baltimore Orioles
Yankee
Burleson
Alexander
Wild
Fred Lynn
Carl Rzemski
Graig Nettles
Mickey Rivers
Boston
Bill Lee
Lee
Nettles
Chris Chambliss
Rivers
Fred Stanley
Sharp
Gorman Thomas
Porter
Jackson
Baltimore
Danny Frisella
Lee May
Don Money
Milwaukee
Indians
Tigers
Honeybear Blanks
Rico Carty
Frank Duffy
Cleveland Indians
Detroit Tigers
Phillies Romp Pirates as Cash Homers Inside Park
Dave Cash hit an inside the park homer and Mike Schmidt added his 25th as the Philadelphia Phillies crushed Pittsburgh 11 to 1. Lonborg won his 12th, boosting Philly’s NL East lead to 12 games, with Cash and Luzinski each collecting three hits in a 15-hit attack.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
UPI
Dave Cash
Mike Schmidt
Philadelphia Phillies
Pittsburgh Pirates
Jim Lonborg
Phillies
Pittsburgh
Cash
Greg Luzinski
Doc Medich
Dave Parker
Philles
Lonborg
Pirates
Nan Circo Wins Nebraska Women's State Match Play Title
Nan Circo of Omaha defeated four time champ Christie Schwartzkopf of Lincoln 3 2 to claim the Nebraska women's state match play crown at Hillcrest Country Club Lincoln. Cathy Curry won the consolation bracket in the same event Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln
Neb
UPI
Nan Circo
Omaha
Christie Schwartzkopf
Nebraska
Schwartzkopf
Cathy Curry
Hillcrest Country Club
Rambour Headlines AAU Olympic Wrestling Trip 1976
George Rambour, a Columbus High graduate and AAU wrestler who won gold in the heavyweight division at the 1976 state tournament, will train in New York before the Olympics. He then joins the AAU team for two weeks of competition in Germany and plans to attend the University of Nebraska in the fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Rambour
Germany
Columbus
New York
Rambour
University of Nebraska
Gen Telephone Wins Y Tourney and Best Sportsmanship
General Telephone defeated Poorman's Antiques 27 to 1 to capture the Family Y Women's Slow Pitch Softball Tournament. Becher Curry team won the Best Sportsmanship trophy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Telephone
Poorman’s Antiques
Family Y
Becher-Curry
Seabees Capture Swim Trophy in Columbus Meet
Seabees Swim Team won 553 points to take the Columbus trophy, ahead of Grand Island Norms 447, Kearney Swim Association 381, and McCook Y 353. Jenny Lee Sunder Kathy Lee and Rhonda Richardson led girls with 21 points each. Mike Davis Jeff Adkisson and Jeff Richardson top boys with 21 or 19 points across the divisions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus Seabees
Jeff Adkisson
Randy van Dyke
Mike Hoffmann
Sue Snow
Kathy Volhkamp
Randy Eihausen
Gary van Dyke
Barb Kline
Sandy van Dyke
Kristi Snow
Chris Lee
Karen Miller
Beth Bixenmann
Liz Davis
Brian Miller
Sandy Davis
Renee Weisser
Kathy
Grand Island
Kearney Swim
Mike Davis
Mike Hoffman
Jeff Richardson
Norris
Todd Walter
McCook
George Brown
KSA
Columbus
Fiy
J. Lee
George
C. Stewek
C. Lee
R. Weisser
P. Shipley
R. Shipley
K. Lee
Weisser
van Dyke
B. van Dyke
K Lee
K Miller
K. Snow
B. Bixenmann
K. Low
Zehring
Bixenmann
L. Davis
L Davis
Miller
Snow
Zering
Davis
J. Courtier
Courtier
S. Davis
Sunder
Butterffly
M. Davis
J. Oreier
C. Weisser
Oreier
M. Lee
S. George
Lee
Dreier
P. Hofftman
C. Sloth
M Hoffman
J Adkisson
K. van Dyke
Adkisson
Hoffman
Columbus A
C van Dyke
G van Dyke
R. van Dyke
G. van Dyke
Nebraska dove season extended to 45 days in 1976
Nebraska Game and Parks Commission extended mourning dove season to Sept 1 through Oct 15 with a 10 per day bag and 20 in possession. Grouse season runs Sept 18 to Oct 17 with a two dove bag, four possession. Snipe and rail seasons set. Also proposed changes to boating registration and dove hunting in state recreation areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barr
Lincoln, Neb
Nebraska
Commission
Game and Parks Commission
Lincoln
Metcalf
Rushville
L. Michael Kenney
Box Butte
Branched Oak
Enders
Gallagher Canyon
Lake McConaughy
Lewis and Clark
Long Lake
Medicine Creek
Merritt
Pawnee
Red Willow
Sherman
Stagecoach
Swanson
Two Rivers
Wagon Train
Walgren Lake
Wildcat Hills
Humphrey players earn cage honors at Wayne State camp
Robby Alderson of Humphrey won Mr. Sure Shot and Ms. Offense in the intermediate division and Free Throw Champion at Wayne State's Cats Cage Camp. He also shared Hardest Worker honors with teammate Bryan Reichmuth, who took Mr. Defense in the same division.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wayne
Robby Alderson
Humphrey
Wayne State
Cats
Alderson
Bryan Reichmuth
Reichmuth
Foosball Table Gift At Columbus Family Y
The Family Y in Columbus received a foosball table gifted by William Curry. The Y manager says the table is used by all ages. Starting Friday September 3 the Y opens after school for ninth through twelfth grade students until midnight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus Family Y
William Curry
Also Mentioned on This Page
Mark Alexander
Tiger
Rick Manning
Detroit
Dave Roberts
Blanks
Carty
Willie Horton
Tom Buskey
Jim Bibby
Rip Bucks
Mets
Montreal
del Unser
Montreal Expos
New York Mets
Unser
Expos
Wayne Garrett
Mangual
Jim Dwyer
Dale Murray
Skip Lockwood
Jerry Grote
Dwyer
Barry Foote
Larry Parrish
Bob Watson
Astros
J.R. Richard
Darrell Evans
Giants
Chicago
Bill Madlock
Rasmussen
Larry Buttner
Niekro
Pete Rose
Morgan
Dan Driessen
Alcala
Biff Pocoroba
Braves
Ken Henderson
Harley-Davidson
Telephone
Columbus, Nebraska
S. Snow
B. Kline
C. Vonhikamp
J. Beckenhaver
Vonikamp
Beckenhaver
Kline
Bear White Tail Hunter
Bear Polar
Person's Sport Shop
Columbus Telegram
Bulona Caralalie
Rickert
Jewelers
33Rd Ave
Keen Korner
Yamaha
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!