Local playoff doubleheader sparks Friday baseball action
Two District 29 and District 1 playoff games hosted at Loveland and Bracken Fields highlight a busy night. Corry All-Stars and Harborcreek vie for Northern Division honors while Jim Hammond's Savings and Loan copes with a tense 7 6 win in Game 2 to force a decisive rubber match.
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Jim Hammond
Savings and Loan
Franklin
Millcreek
Loveland Field
Bracken Field
Corry
Persing
Smith
Whitmeyer
Jack Hammond
Mike Dubrosky
Swanson
Harborcreek
North East
French Creek Valley National
Albion
Sputh
Meadville
Stars
Sam Baressi
Doug
Brown
Major League Standings Update
The latest major league standings feature only scheduled games with no recent results. Teams line up across divisions while fans await today’s action and final outcomes to determine league rankings.
Geiberger Wins PGA Championship At Firestone
Al Geiberger becomes the 1969 PGA champion at Firestone with a four stroke victory over Dudley Wyson. The 28 year old earns 925,000 and a World Series berth, finishing with a 280 total and earning praise for steady play over the demanding course. Nicklaus Casper Littler and Paler among rivals in the field.
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Akron, Ohio
al Geiberger
Jack Nicklaus
Arnold Palmer
Gary Player
Geiberger
Palmers
Nicklauses
Billy Caspers
Firestone
Dudley Wysong
Southern California
Casper
Gene Littler
Nicklaus
PGA
Littler
Gary
Sam Snead
Palmer
Doug Sanders
Julius Boros
Jacky Cupit
French Creek Valley
Miller Wins First Late Model Feature At Eriez Speedway
Miller captures his first feature victory in a 25 lap late model race at Eriez Speedway before about 4,000 fans. He fights through heavy traffic and near-disasters to hold off Chuck Piazza and Jim Scott. Ron Blackmer extends his sportsman win streak with a 25 lap victory at Stateline Speedway.
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Girara
Rich Miller
Eriez Speedway
Miller
Buick
Jamestown
Chuck Piazza
Jim Scott
Garland
Floyd Fanale
Ron Blackmer
Dalé Clark
Frewsburg
N. Y
Jim Sloan
Stateline Speedway
Busti
Johnny Whitehead
North Clymer Cap
Emory Mahan
Stateline
Youngsville
Ron Blackmer Law
Buriak Named New Grid Coach At Union City
Union City Area High appoints Bob Buriak as head football coach succeeding Bill Sherman who resigns after two seasons. Buriak, a Ford City High graduate and Clarion College guard linebacker, played in the 1964 Gem City Bowl and coached at Southwest Joint High School before taking the Union City post. Sherman leaves Union City after 92 games. he replaces Frank Funair at Johnsonburg, where his contract was not renewed after 21 years.
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Union City Area High
Bob Buriak
Clarion State College
Buriak
Bill Sherman
Bears
Johnsonburg High
Ford City High
Clarion College
Erie
Clarion
Southwest Joint High School
Greensburg
Sherman
Johnsonburg
Frank (King) Funair
Champagne Kid Tony Lema Dies On Course In Plane Crash
Tony Lema 32 a leading professional golfer died as his light plane crashed on the Lansing Sportsman Club course near the Indiana Illinois line. Also killed were his wife Betty Doris Mullen Joliet Ill and Dr George Barda Kankakee Ill. The plane was en route from Akron Ohio after Lema played in the PGA Championship.
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Betty
Doris Mullen
Joliet
Ill
George Bard
Kankakee
Akron
Ohio
Lansing
Crete
Louis Campagna
Fred Corcoran
Tony
Jack Nicklaus
Max Elbin
PGA
Ken Venturi
San Francisco
Jacobs
Pirates Hold Lead as Rain Halts Houston Game
In Houston's Astrodome a rain delay paused a Sunday game with Pittsburgh leading the Astros in the eighth inning. The Pirates kept their edge as several teams traded blows across the league, including Mays homer for the Giants and Drysdale's six-hitter in Los Angeles.
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Astrodome
Pittsburgh
Los Angeles
New York
St. Louis
Chicago
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Willie Mays
Giants
Philadelphia
Tito Fuentes
Mays
Don Drysdale
John Kennedy
John Roseboro
Dodgers
Joe Moeller
Phil Regan
Mets
Lou Johnson
Tommy Davis
Dodger
George Altman
Lou Brock
Brock
Cardinals
Jerry Bucek
Adolfo Phillips
Cubs
Pirates at Giants in pivotal NL pennant clash
Pittsburgh holds a one game lead as Woody Fryman faces Juan Marichal in a three game set in San Francisco. The Pirates rallied past Houston 11-6 while the Giants beat Philadelphia 4-1 to tighten the NL race.
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Pitttsburgh
Pirates
Giants
Woody Fryman
Juan Marichal
Pittsburgh
Astros
Philadelphia
Orioles Slow Up After Tough Decision On Howard and McLain
Bruce Howard, once Denny McLain's roommate, stayed with the Chicago White Sox in 1963 when the club faced a choice between keeping Howard who beat Baltimore 4-0, or trading for McLain who joined Detroit and won 16 games last season.
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McLain
Bruce Howard
McClain
Tigers
Cleveland
Detroit
New York
California
Washington
Kansas City
Minnesota
Boston
Orioles
Joe Azcue
Steve Hargan
Mickey Stanley
Tom Tresh
Yankees
Mickey Mantle
Lou Gehrig
Joe Pepitone
Associated Press
Denny McLain
Chicago White Sox
Sox
Baltimoré
World Soccer Cup semifinal set with West Germany clash
London hosts the first World Cup semifinal as West Germany faces Russia in a hard fought match. England meets Portugal in the other semifinal on Tuesday while about 10,000 German fans are expected to travel to Liverpool.
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London
West Germany
Russia
England
Portugal
Liverpool
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Corry Savings and Loan
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