Columbus Merchants Move Through Bicentennial Play
The Columbus Merchants stand 20 in Bicentennial play after narrow wins over Staplehurst and Osceola. Schuyler visits Sunday night and Garland comes Wednesday. Weather has been favorable for baseball and fans are urged to see the Merchants in action. If Lee misses the rest of the season through injury, it could hurt the staff as he is the only left handed pitcher on the squad.
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Jeff Burroughs
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Tex
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Gordie
Pre
D.L
Corning
Sel
Cam Gans
Houston Aeros
Tony Galento collapses at New Jersey reunion
In Livingston New Jersey Tony Galento known as Two Ton loses consciousness Wednesday night. The 60 year old boxing veteran sought hospital tests after the incident. He fought Louis for the heavyweight title in 1939 and later beat Willie Nova in 1940. The article notes his 126 pro fights and 59 wins by knockout alongside various acting roles. The piece also touches on baseball and attendance trends with multiple team mentions and trade talk.
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Lou Nova
Tony
Nova
Marlon Brando
Randy Jones Secures Eighth Victory Amid Winfield Homer
Randy Jones pitched a complete game needing 85 pitches with no walks and two strikeouts. Dave Winfield delivered a bases loaded homer, his sixth of the year, driving in the only runs after Tito Fuentes walked and Willie Davis advanced. The San Diego pitcher moved to 8-2 while giving up two runs in ten starts.
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UPI
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Dave Winfield
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Tito Fuentes
Willie Davis
Winfield
Guthrie's Indy 500 bid hit by turboboost failure
Janet Guthrie lost track time as engine trouble struck her car during Indianapolis practice. Teammate Dick Simon reported debris in the turbocharger bending blades. Guthrie had improved speeds but remained several mph below the expected minimum for the 33 car field. owner Rolla Vollstedt promised an engine change to recover.
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Indianapolis
UPI
Janet Guthrie
Dick Simon
Guthrie
Rolla Vollstedt
Vendetta over Rozelle and league rumors flare again
Readers weigh in on a commissioner's contract access and a possible legal challenge as a veteran owner pressures for insight. The column also weighs in on rule interpretations and rookie pitching leaders in both the American and National Leagues.
Bomb threat halts game in Richmond
A bomb threat at the Richmond venue forced a game suspension as spectators were cleared and players gathered in the outfield while police searched for the reported device. The incident interrupted activities around 9 p.m. with no immediate details on casualties or arrests.
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Eee
Ak-Sar-Ben Race Results From Friday Meet
Ak-Sar-Ben in Omaha reports Friday results across eight races with winners such as Count On July, Pagan Holiday, Solid Mix, Ben's Jan, Poor Old Joe, Sara Cruise, Service Court and Joachim. Exacta payouts were $113.40 and $80.10 with attendance listed at 13,000 and mutuel handle near $1.195 million.
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Phillies edge Cards 2 1 in tight strikeout win
Garry Maddox belted a two run homer in the second as Steve Carlton scattered eight hits for a 2 1 Phillies triumph over the St Louis Cardinals. The Cardinals scored in the ninth on singles and a double but fell for their sixth straight loss.
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Pete Falcone
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Hector Cruz
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Carroll
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White Sox
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Chet Lemon
Bill Stein
Bucky Dent
Lamar Johnson
Jim Spencer
Lemon
Dent
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Tigers
Baltimore
Doug DeCinces
Doyle Alexander
Baltimore Orioles
Detroit Tigers
DeCinces
Brooks Robinson
Ray Bare
Brewers
Indians
Cleveland
Sixto Lezcano
Bill Travers
Milwaukee Brewers
Cleveland Indians
Veeck and Finley clash over Tanner contract terms
Oakland owner Veeck and White Sox executive Finley met with Tanner’s attorney in Chicago to discuss his contract. Tanner claimed a three year deal at 25000 dollars per year with deferred payments and said no money has yet been paid. A formal league filing and hearing were yet to be arranged with MacPhail and possibly Bowie Kuhn supervising.
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UPI
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Sox
Chuck Tanner
Tanner
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Veeck
White Sox
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Sobotka in finals and district track results noted
Discoverer weightman threw 57 feet and 56 11. Dietrich won on his final attempt. Columbus shooters Porter and Rambour passed 50 feet but reached finals in Class B. Humphrey led the two mile relay in Class D with 8 23 0. Genoa placed sixth in Class C two miles. Fullerton's Wetovich won Class C 100 yard dash in 10.0 and was second in 220. Roh failed to reach finals in 220. Sklenar set a school mark with 44 4 in Class C triple jump.
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Dietrich
Columbus
Dave Porter
George Rambour
Humphrey
Matt Brandl
Randy Melcher
Paul Krings
Greg Brandl
Genoa
Kent Bass
Craig Bass
Tom Czapla
Mike Bave
Fullerton
Ken Wetovich
Jerry Roh
David City
Aquinas
Short hair era hits sports figures in CBS broadcast
Oscar Gamb le loses long hair for $30 in a mana ti order and George Johnson of the State Warriors trims his Afro to scalp size. CBS announcers who claimed he was a bank guard should have checked their facts. he was a bank management trainee.
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George Johnson
State Warriors
CBS
George
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