Legion Loses By Four To Asheboro In Legion Game
Asheboro defeated Post 87 4 to 1 after eight errors, two runs in the fifth on errors and hits, and two more in the sixth. Johnny Suggs went 2 for 4 with a walk and scored Post 87’s run. Rick Beamon took the loss, allowing three hits. A protest game with Eastern Randolph will be resumed tonight, deciding the playoff site between Hastern and Post 87.
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Parsons Getting Recognition In Indy Racing Rise
Parsons, 30, once measured by his father Johnnie’s Indy 500 legacy and his half-brother Pancho Carter, earns notice as a capable driver. He started 16th in the Pocono 300 field of 33, aiming to move up, after improving with a newer Eagle car and past mechanical misfortunes.
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Ledford Boosters Club Women’s Slowpitch Tourney Wrap Up
Action ends Saturday night after an afternoon of games at 1 p.m. Losers bracket kicks off with Firebirds versus Stewart Auto and Bat Masters versus Automatic Transmission. At 3 30 Brinkley Carving meets the Firebirds winner. Undefeated Smokey Joes and Wrecking Crew from Lexington clash at 4 45. Final losers bracket games at 6 and 7 15, with the tourney rowed last, last weekend with 11.
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Johnny Bench Sets NL All-Star Voting Record
Johnny Bench of Cincinnati becomes the first NL player to top 1 million All-Star ballots with 1,660,229 votes as voting nears the July 6 deadline. The Reds catcher leads the ballot and maintains pace across positions with Joe Morgan, Dave Concepcion, Ron Cey, Pete Rose, and other notable names in the latest tabulations.
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Lou Brock
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Reggie Smith
Steve Garvey
Tony Perez
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Ledford Boosters Sponsor Dual Church Slowpitch Tournaments
The Ledford Boosters Club sponsors two church league slowpitch softball tournaments, sanctioned and nonsanctioned, set for July 10 through July 19. An organizational meeting for all teams is Tuesday, July 8 at 7 p.m. at the old Ledford school. For information or to sign up, call H H Hardin in High Point, Gary Hinkle or Jesse Cecil in Thomasville, or Ken Browning or Charles R Cline in Winston Salem. An entry fee will be charged.
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Virginias Triumph In Wet Finale At Fincastle Club
BLUEFIELD Virginia. The Virginias-Carolinas women’s team defeated the Carolinas squad in a rain halted match at Fincastle Country Club. Play stopped after nine holes due to rain and lightning while the Virginias led enough to clinch victory. final point tally was not available as individual scores were not all counted.
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Tiant Stars Red Sox Past Yankees In Boston Opener
Luis Tiant scattered seven hits over seven innings to win 6-1 as Carlton Fisk hit his first homer in 13 months and Fred Lynn drove in three runs. Rick Burleson and Yaz aided Boston’s fourth inning burst, while the Yankees’ fivegame streak ended in the first game of a fourgame series.
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Local Boxers Advance In Tournament In Rapid City
In Rapid City South Dakota three High Point boxers reached the second round of the National AAU Junior Olympic championships Nick Dines Derek Tyrone Johnson and James White advanced by defeating respective state champions from Ohio South Dakota and Arkansas Each must win two more bouts today to reach Saturday finals.
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South Dakota
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Red Machine Rebounds with Strong Cincinnati Revival
The Cincinnati Reds, once dismissed as has-beens, surge with a 27-7 stretch after a 20 start. George Foster shines as a part time fill for Pete Rose, Joe Morgan and Ken Griffey pace batting, Johnny Bench and Cesar Geronimo hitting well, while Don Gullett’s injury and Nolan’s up and down form shape a strong pitching mix.
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