Juggler Murtaugh Guides Pirates Toward NL East Lead
Pirates manager Danny Murtaugh reshuffles a plagued lineup to chase the NL East title with ten games left. Dock Ellis pitches the opener of a doubleheader against Montreal as Roberto Clemente may return from back trouble and Bob Veale's fate shapes the rotation. Jim Grant and a strengthened bench bolster Pittsburgh as they sit two games ahead of Chicago with a win streak and playoff push.
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Beaver Golfers Fall To Berries At Wanango Club
The Corry Beavers lost to Cranberry High School's Berries 13 to 14 in match play at Wanango Country Club. Medalist was Cranberry’s Sam Barber with 40 37 77, as four Berries earned maximum three points. Beaver scores included Bob Schilling 42 41, Denny Brumagin 52 42, Mark McHale 50 50, John Crotty 67 58 125. Doug Bennink and Jim Flinchbaugh split halves. The Beavers, now 1-2, host Titusville Thursday at Corry Country Club at 2 p.m.
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Officials Leading Ground Gainers
Cleveland defeated the New York Jets 31 to 21 as the officiating crew led by Norm Schacter stood out in the inaugural Monday night pro football telecast. Namath and Kelly were billed as stars, but the striped shirts influenced the game and the ratings battle against Liz and Dick.
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Joe Niedomys Rolls to 610 in City Bowling Night
Joe Niedomys led the Business Men's League with a 257 game, season high for the city, plus 179 and 174 for a 610 series. Other top scores included players from Ben's Stesh House Coke Garage and Owens 201 in a night of league action.
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Vida Blue Fires Rookie No Hitter Against Twins
Oakland rookie Vida Blue, 21, struck out nine and walked one in a 6 1 win over the Minnesota Twins, preserving a no hitter into the ninth before Cesar Tovar’s foul pop ended the bid. Bert Campaneris opened the scoring with a triple and later hit a three run homer in the eighth. Other AL and NL scores listed accompany this performance.
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Longhorns Threaten Buckeyes In AP Poll Shakeup
Ohio State holds as No 1 with 645 points and 14 first place votes as Texas closes the gap after a 56-15 opener win over California. Stanford rises to third after routing San Jose State, with Penn State and Mississippi following in the top five.
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Corry Beavers JV Defeat Warren Dragons 6-0 on Home Field
Corry junior varsity beat Warren 6-0 on Warren's field with a blocked punt setup and Jim Falcone's TD. Warren had eight first downs to Corry's four as both teams improve to 1-1. next, Warren hosts Titusville JV, Corry visits Oil City JV at Beaverdam Monday at 7 p.m.
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