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Newspaper
Linton Daily Citizen
Location
Linton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1971
Page
3
Wheelers shut out Peoples 8 to 0 in the first game as Don Sullivan hit a home run for the winners. Legion beat G.E 22 to 11 in a high scoring contest with Lehman homering for the Legion squad to close the evening.
The schedule lists Western Auto and Rice Citizens on Wednesday and Wheeler versus G E on Thursday with several Friday matchups including IGA Civitan Coca Cola Briggs. Evening games start at 6 30 and 8 15 p m plus baseball and softball events at Shakamak Central Odon and Linton venues.
The Babe Ruth District Tournament begins July 10 in Worthington with Greene County West facing Greene County East in a best of three. Winner advances to Evansville area play. Ken Gillan and Gary Allen coach the West All Stars as candidates train for final cuts.
Thirty three members of the US Pan American team join star swimmers John Kinsella and Gary Hall at the Santa Clara International Invitational July 9 11. World record holders Mike Burton Debbie Myer and others from Phillips 66 Long Beach and Arden Hills compete alongside Soviet Russian Australian squads.
Worthington Babe Ruth blanked L and M 9 to 0 on Tuesday night in Worthington. Randy Graves earned the win with six scattered hits allowed. Stewart homered with one on to spark the victory. Jamie Benjamin collected three hits in four at bats. L and M pitcher Mike Williams took the loss with Condror catching. Worthington next hosts Odon while L and M visits Central.
Three amateurs led the Indiana Open after a five under par 67 round at Brookwood course led by defending champion Billy Kratzert of Fort Wayne. Two other local amateurs and two pros followed two shots back, with Kratzert celebrating his 19th birthday anniversary.
Major League games show Chicago beating Los Angeles 3 2 Cincinnati 14 Mont 0 night New York 3 Phila 0 night St Louis 8 Pittsburgh 3 night Atlanta Houston 4 night San Diego 4 night Thursday slate includes Atlant at Montreal Pittsburgh at New York Cincinnati at Phil St Louis at San Francisco Los Angeles at San Diego Tuesday results include New York 9 Cleveland 2 Det 9 Baltimore 4 15 innings Bal 15 Det 6 Boston 6 Washington 2 night Milwaukee 5 Chicago 2 night Kansas City 2 Calif 1 night Minnesota 5 Oakland 3 night Kansas City at California Chicago at Milwaukee Seston at Dewoi East at Cleve 2 twi night New York at Washington night
Vida Blue, Oakland’s ace, suffers his third loss as the Minnesota Twins beat the Athletics 5-3. Leo Cardena's two-run homer in the seventh breaks a 2-2 tie. Blue, 22, had notched 16 wins but struggles to reach 20 this season.
Cincinnati Reds crushed the Montreal Expos 14 to 0 as Tony Cloninger threw his first complete game since 1969. Biddy Bradford hit a three run homer and Pete Rose added a solo shot as the Reds pounded Ernie McNally for four in the first inning and built a decisive lead with seven runs by the sixth.
Johnny Wilson famed for 580 straight NHL games was chosen as coach of the Tidewater Wings in the American Hockey League. His long pro experience is expected to bolster the Wings as they compete in the 1960 season.
New York Yankees shortstop Frank Baker was sent to Syracuse of the International League on a 24 hour recall after striking out three times on Merday night, dropping his batting average to .129.
The Linton Miners defeated Odon 20-11 in a dramatic game noted as among the wildest yet by Coach Ken Gillan. Bill Collins pitched the win and collected three hits, with Steve Harrison and Rick Crynes also adding three hits each as Linton bench players all saw action. The Miners travel to Shakamak Thursday.
Linton Jaycees slow pitch team won 10 to 8 in the first game and lost 8 to 7 in the second, which ended after five innings due to darkness. Winning pitcher Brent Spender and catcher Carl Hall led the first game while Bill Bowers pitched the nightcap with Tim Cullison catching.
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