Henderson Returns to Lead Swarthmore Basketball
Swarthmore High School appoints Don Henderson as head coach succeeding Dick Bernhart. Henderson, a former Swarthmore coach from 1962 to 1966, returns after three years as a spectator. He cites love of coaching and admiration from two prospective players, with guards John Ricksecker, Bob Ellis, and Dave Restrepo leading the backcourt and rebounding a concern with Johnson, Clark, and Wilber as options. His prior records were 10-10, 12-10, 12-8, and 13-9 for a 47-37 career mark.
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Swarthmore
Dick Bernhart
Nichols College
Mass
Swarthmore High School
John Ricksecker
Bob Ellis
Dave Restrepo
George Johnson
Dave Clark
Mark Wilber
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Phillies Coaches Tee Up Golf Tour Talks and Trade Buzz
Rich Western reports at Springfield Country Club two Phillies coaches Al Widmar and Andy Seminick helped launch the Cerebral Palsy Golf Tournament. The talk covered pitching struggles, potential trades involving Cookie Rojas or Tony Taylor for Billy McCool and Roberto Pena, and reflections on pitching mindset, conditioning, and the team’s need to win.
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Phillies
Springfield Country Club
al Widmer
Andy Seminick
Cookie Rojas
Tony Taylor
San Diego
Billy McCool
Roberto Pena
Widmar
Seminick
Sigel shoots 70 to sit eighth in Susquehanna Amateur
Jay Sigel of Media carded an even-par 70 to tie for eighth after the first round of the 16th Susquehanna Amateur Tournament for Champions in Johnstown. Aronimink member among 43 competitors, Jim Simons of University of Houston led with 67, one stroke ahead of Miller, Melnyk, and Cowan.
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Pennsylvania
Jay Sigel
Media
Susquehanna
Aronimink Country Club
Jim Simons
University of Houston
Butler
Allen Miller
Pensacola
Fla
Steve Melnyk
Brunswick
Gary Cowan
Kitchener
Ont
Brewer Snaps Out Of Tailspin In Western Golf Tilt
Midlothian Wisconsin AP reports Gay Brewer, after a year and a half slump, led the Western Golf Tournament at the halfway point with 66-68 rounds totaling 134. He cited home-movie study of the 1967 Masters for correcting his putting. Frank Beard and others trailed by one. Brewer rolled in key birdies on Nos. 4 1 8 12 and 16 with a final bogey on the last hole.
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Widmar
Grant Jackson
Seminick
Midlothian
Gay Brewer
Frank Beard
Dick Rhyan
Rocky Thompson
Woodlyn vets outslug Catania in Central Woodlyn VFW fightback
The Woodlyn Vets exploded for 13 hits in the fourth inning led by Bruce Decker and Tom Wynne as Castagna, Fachet, and Dodds powered a 11-4 win over Catania in Ridley Township Softball League action. Charlie's edged Broomall 4-? in another game while Chester Central beat Parkinson 7-4 on a late Amos Spencer disposal catch and Dave Vitelli three run double highlighted a five hit Chester attack.
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Bruce Decker
Catania
Bud
Tony Daliessio
Ratliff
Ridley
Frank Castagna
Vets
Dan Waite
Bud Fachet
Fachet
Tom Wynne
Eddie Dodds
Jim Mosher
Bill Mallon
Broomall
Woodlyn
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RBI
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Dodds
Harry Dougherty
Dick Snow
Ed Irving
Mor Brooman
Mallin
Joe Coppens
Snow
Amos Spencer
Ron Smith
Dave Vitelli
Chester v
Frisby Powers Chester Youth With 3 Hits and 5-Hitter
Frisby slugged three hits and pitched a five hitter to lead Stevenson Baxter Post to a 7-2 win over Chester Youth in the Chester Teener League. Sun Village piled 10 runs in the fifth to rout VFW 16-5, Baldwin edged Teamsters 6-5, and Chester Optimist beat Eddystone 6-2. Joe Morgan earned the win for Sun Village, with two hits from Phillips and Vincent driving in three. Battenieri’s sixth-inning homer sealed Baldwin’s triumph as Regenbogen held the mound with a five-hitter.
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Steve Muscella
Dave Sides
Joe Morgan
Joe Phillips
Buck Vincent
Garry Battenieri
Don Regenbogen
Vic Kasarsky
Larry Cyle
Tim McCloskey
Ron Scott
Stevenson Baxter
Chester Yauthabhaa
Abhaa Erisby
Pod’gany
Halt Lf
Millers
Sauk
Grobona
Sondb
Togo
Sky
Nadzio
Gretoss
Neal
Areylla S
McSkey
Collingdale Tigers Win Third Straight Section Title
Collingdale’s 1969 baseball team, led by captain Paul Carvoni and pitcher Bob Tinsley, claimed a third straight section crown. The Colts posted strong hitting with .315 team average and era 2.38, powered by Waldt and Leghan with key contributions from Schreiber Mekone and Reese. Willi Lehwier delivered a dramatic seventh inning single in the title clincher against Garnet Valley.
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Collingdale
Bob Tinsley
Frank MecKone
Baraldi
High
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Jeff Leahan
Bill
Scheier
Paul Carboni
al Waldt
Larry Reese
Frank Mekone
Schreiber
Paul Carvoni
Leamarivas
Willi Lehwier
Garnet Valley
Tost
Ratraldi
Carmen Lex Halts Mets On Four Hits
Feltonville action as Carmen Lex limits the Mets to four hits while Phils use eight in a 10 to 1 Oil Teener League victory. Thompson Blizzard Mushinski triples. Paul Johnson adds a double. Lex wins with six strikeouts, Starner rows for the Mets suffers loss.
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Carl Blizzard
Ed Mushinski
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Mushinski
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Carmen Lex
Jim Cerami
Roy Starner
Greg Fowler
Starner
Bill Bieslin
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Ben'vite
Ayig Thomas
Zohy Ote Seekar
Joa Preston
Bierdage Blaser
Husel
Serge
G Falwer
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Mager
Tug McKenns
Aoe
Wilk 'Ser
Subrten
Jagrong
Tammy Yoo Lon
Oliver
Blum triples at Garden State Park in New Jersey
Walter Blum rode three winners at Garden State Park Race Track in Cherry Hill New Jersey on Friday AP reported.
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Walter Blum
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Penn State football pioneer Bob Higgins dies at 74
Bob Higgins a Penn State football coach and Hall of Fame member who led the Nittany Lions from 1929 to 1947 died Friday at Centre County Hospital at age 74. A star end and All America in 1919, Higgins also played pro football with the Canton Bulldogs and coached brief stints at West Virginia Wesleyan and Washington University before returning to Penn State. His Lions posted a 91-57-9 record, and he guided the team to its first postwar Cotton Bowl appearance in 1947. Services were planned in State College. he is survived by his widow and three daughters.
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