Cubs Rally Past Braves in opener as holdout backfires
Cubs win 4-1 in the first game after a late-inning outburst in the eighth. Ferguson Jenkins earns his 10th victory as Joe Hoerner and Carman Fanzone contribute key runs. Niekro allowed six hits in a complete effort for the Braves in the nightcap loss, while Bob Johnson shuts down Houston after relieving Dock Ellis.
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Phil Niekro
Chicago
Leo Durocher
Cubs
Durocher
Braves
Atlanta Stadium
Ron Scheuler
Niekro
Scheuler
Pittsburgh
Houston
Los Angeles
Montreal
San Diego
Mets
New York
San Francisco
Philadelphia
Cincinnati
St. Louis
Billy Williams
Manny Sanguillen
Bob Robertson
Roberto Clemente
Bob Johnson
Dock Ellis
Stargell Gets Fulltime Shot At First Base
Houston AP report says Willie Stargell will play first base full time for the Pirates the rest of the season. Bill Virdon cites his bat in the lineup as the priority and shifts Bob Robertson and Richie Hebner to third base after Hebner’s back injury. Stargell has had knee operations and noted running demands affect his effectiveness in left field.
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Houston
Nillie Stargell
Pittsburgh Pirate
Bill Virdon
Stargell
Willie
Virdon
Bob Robertson
Richie Hebner
Hebner
End or Cinderella Route for Jim Ryun at Trials
Jim Ryun faces a quarter final of six rivals in Eugene seeking a U S Olympic team spot in the 1500 meters. He is the only sub 3 40 miler in heat three and aims to advance to Friday’s semifinals, with Milburn chasing a world record in the 110 meter hurdles and Collett Smith Evans Matthews bidding in the 400 meters.
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Jim Ryun
America
U.S
Ryan
Rod Milburn
Will
Id Mileu
Willie Davenport
Milburn
Munich
Wayne Collett
Collett
John Smith
Lee Evans
Vince Matthews
Jim Bush
Smith
Ucla
Mexico City
Evans
Corry Jamestown Moose Win LI Games In Holiday Twinbill
Corry Jamestown defeated the Elks 9 1 as Mike Cragg fanned 13 with CJ’s Dan Cole and Jim Bracken backing him with three and two hits respectively. The Moose topped the VFW 7 0 behind Keith Vinca’s homer and Craig Grucza’s two hitter effort with three walks. Moats also homered.
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Corry Jamestown
Moose
Elks
VFW
Mike Cragg
Cragg
Dan Cole
Jim Bracken
Cole
Bracken
Keith Vinca
Craig Grucza
Vinca
Grucza
Dave Moats
Jovens Ferro
Swart
Hajec
Swan
LF Barbatact le Bensink
Corry Country Club Hosts Annual Ladies Invitational
The Corry Country Club welcomes female golfers from North Hills Union City and Cross Creek for a nine hole Ladies Invitational. First tee at 9 30 a m includes breakfast rolls greens fees luncheon and prizes with registrations open and can be made at the pro shop.
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Corry Country Club
North Hills
Union City Country Club
Cross Creek Country Club
CCC
Corry’s
Union City
Corry
Dale
Dana) Webster
Cardinal Hurler Lost For Season
St Louis AP Cardinal righthander Scipio Spinks 24 tore knee ligaments in a game at Cincinnati Tuesday and will miss the season. He undergoes surgery today at Jewish Hospital and will wear a cast six weeks plus six weeks of therapy. Al Santorini will take his rotation spot as the club considers a minor league call up to reach 25. Spinks had a 5 5 record 93 strikeouts and a 2.67 ERA.
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Scipio Spinks
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Cincinnati
Spinks
Stan London
Jewish Hospital
al Santorini
Reds
Johnny Bench
Boston Hurlers Win Five Straight Complete Games
Boston pitchers delivered five consecutive complete games led by Marty Pattin’s five-hitter over Minnesota 20 on Wednesday night. Lee Stange, now Boston’s pitching coach, noted the rarity, as Culp Tiant Curtis and McGlothen also contributed to the string. The Sox moved into third in the AL East, five behind Baltimore, part of a six-game win streak and eight of nine, with Pattin and the staff fanning critics and fans alike.
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Boston Red Sox
Fenway Park
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Red Sox
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Montreal
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Atlanta
San Diego
San Francisco
Philadelphia
Sox
Jim Perry
Carlton Fisk
Bob Burda
Tommy Harper
Carl Yastrzemski
Dave McNally
Brooks Robinson
McNally
Wilbur Wood
Mickey Lalich
Tigers
Royals
Fred Patek
Amos Otis
Richie Scheinblum
John Mayberry
Paul Jata
Lolich
Tiger
Paul Spilttorff
Yankees
Ken Holtzman
Felipe Alou
Thurman Munson
Holtzman
Nolan Ryan
Schaefer 500 Gets Green Light Again
The Schaefer 500 mile championship auto race will be held July 29 at Pocono, one day before the Pennsylvania 500 late model race. USAC and Pocono officials settled a dispute after postponement due to flooding. Gov. Shapp and track officials were involved in the agreement to terms.
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Pennsylvania
Pocono International Raceway
U.S. Auto Club
Pocono
Milton J. Shapp
Long Pond
Wilkes- Barre
Shapp
USAC
William J. Smyth
Joseph R. Mattioli
Pocono Track
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