Linton Miners Earn Noted Indiana High School Marks
Collier's 1976 77 Indiana high school basketball list highlights Linton with 15th in fewest errors per game and 11.7 errors per game. Larry Simmons tied for 16th in scoring at 24.9. Rambler center Jerry Hulett 5th in field goal percentage at .640. Eastern’s Ron Strauser 22nd in free throw percentage at .830. Tom Seiver of Sullivan 7th in rebounds at 15.9 and 10th in field goal at .620. Barr Reeve tops JV with 18 2, Linton defeats Barr Reeve. Coach rankings note Bloomfield’s Guy Glover and Peru’s Bob Macy among 400 club leaders. Ward Smith of South Central leads active coaches with 670+. Greene and Sullivan counties profiled in Outdoor Outlines piece with Gapen nature visit. The Daily Citizen Open tennis tourney set for June 25–26 with Greene County Tennis Club co-sponsoring.
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Fidrych and Hunter Rally To Weeknight Wins
Baseball action features Mark Fidrych returning from knee injury to lead the Detroit Tigers to an 8-0 win over the California Angels. Jim Hunter comes back for the New York Yankees as they beat the Texas Rangers 9-2 with Reggie Jackson homering twice. Other AL results include Baltimore over Milwaukee 5-2 and Boston 1-0 over Kansas City. NL results feature Giants over Pirates 3-1 and Cardinals over Padres 4-3 in 10 innings.
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Linton Ruth teams win two games in league play
The Linton 13-year-old Babe Ruth team moved to 4-1 after a 23 to 7 win over Bloomfield on the Linton diamond. Richie Daily earned the win with seven hits backing him, and Scott Byers led Linton with three hits while Mark Grounds added a double.
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Boys League action includes 20-0 Peoples Trust win
Peoples Trust beat G E 20 to 0 as Justin Anderson homered twice and doubled three times in three at bats. Wheeler Ford defeated Ellis 14 to 3 in Linton League play.
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Schedule of Tuesday sports events and standings
Tuesday games include Rice versus Citizens at 6 p.m. and Western Auto against American Legion at 8 p.m. Also 4:30 p.m. Girls Softball League Super 16 versus Streakers and 5:45 p.m. Golden Gloves versus Stars. Local baseball and shoal matchups listed with venue notes. Wednesday features Civitan versus Danners at 6 p.m. and Wolfes versus Coca Cola at 8 p.m.
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Mets New Manager Torre Maintains Calm After Pop-Up Blunder
In Shea Stadium, Ted Sizemore reached on a pop-up mishap during the Mets opener against the Phillies as Joe Torre, new manager, calmed players and kept focus on the next batter. Torre’s relaxed approach hides inner doubts while guiding a clutch late rally and a strong pitching performance by Scott Pope for Wheeler.
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Pacers launch three week Save Our Pacers drive
Indiana Pacers officials led by Arena Sports opened a three week campaign to sell 8 000 season tickets and attract 750 000 in new equity to keep the franchise in Indianapolis for 1977 78 The plan holds all funds in escrow and refunds if goals aren’t met Mayor Hudnut backs the effort noting local support and the franchise debt and sale talks continue with possible out of state bidders.
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Portland Trail Blazers begin quiet offseason after parade
After a hero’s welcome by about 250000 fans in downtown Portland the Trail Blazers left for vacations as executives eye the upcoming college player draft. Harry Glickman hinted the team will pursue the best possible draft pick to strengthen a young squad. Bill Walton and Maurice Lucas drew the loudest cheers from the Federal Plaza Park crowd.
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Angels edge Merchants in seventh inning rally
Freedom Angels defeated Shakamak Merchants 16-15 in a Women’s softball game at Linton. Shakamak led 8-4 after three and 15-9 entering the seventh before the Merchants tied it at 15-15. Freedom scored the deciding run. Linda Stroud led Shakamak with three hits, Joan Gould added two. Next, Shakamak faces Na-Chars at 1 p.m. Sunday.
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