Reds top Giants 4 2 as Morgan and Tolan spark win
Cincinnati Reds roll to a 4 2 victory over the San Francisco Giants as Joe Morgan and Bobby Tolan provide speed and baserunning support. Johnny Bench drives in two, Tony Perez homers, and Sparky Anderson notes the trade’s impact as Cincinnati runs its record to 5 0 against San Francisco. Jack Billingham pitched to improve to 4 8 against Jim Barr 0 2 in the two game series finale.
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Tony Perez
Sparky Anderson
Houston
Lee May
Astros
Anderson
Jack Billingham
Giants
Jim Barr
Key Club Triumphs 5-1 Over Newsboys
Key Club beat Logan Daily News 5 to 1 in a Pony League game at the fairgrounds. Jan Myers threw a one hit effort with 15 strikeouts but 11 walks as Key Club won its second straight game. Daily News drops to 0-2 and faces Goodyear next at 6 p.m. Monday.
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Shaw Realty Edges Rotary 5-4 In Peewee Thriller
Shaw Realty chased Rotary to a 5-4 win in a Peewee League game on the LHL diamond. Barry Miller and Rich Bell combined for a one hit mound effort with 17 strikeouts. Rotary tied 4-4 in the third before Shaw plated the deciding run in the bottom of the third.
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Hack-Keynes Clinches Key Win In Midget League Tilt
Hack-Keynes remains in title race with a 7-3 victory over Logan Clay. Kiwanis leads 3-0, HKboys 3-1. Firestone 1-1, Logan Clay 1-2, VFW 0-2. McDaniel hit a homer for LCP. Armstrong tossed a four-hitter for HK. Firestone exploded for 12 runs aided by Lehman’s nine strikeouts.
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H&s Boys
Gary Chapman
Chuck Brooks
Jerry Myers
General Electric
Season Record Set At Scioto Downs
Adco Tux set a national season record of 2 03 2 for 2 year old geldings by winning the seventh race at Scioto Downs. Lil Miss Thompson won the feature eighth race with payouts of 3 20, 2 60 and 2 40. Hales Princess paid 3 60 and 2 80 for place, Deuce 4 20 for show. The daily double Riley and Erin Anne 5 2 yielded 173, quinella 77 40. Attendance 4 506. handle 210 758.
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Scioto Downs
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Aaron On Trail Of Homer RBI Marks
Hank Aaron moved to within one and two records, collecting his 14th homer to reach 1 992 RBIs and close to Babe Ruth's 714 homers and Lou Gehrig's 2 209 RBIs. The Braves beat the Padres 4 2 in the first game of a doubleheader with Ralph Garr on base for the two run shot. Mets slip into a tie with Pittsburgh as Seaver earns his 10th win after a disputed ruling on Bill Robinson’s catch.
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Schaefer 500 postponement ruled out by Auto Club
At Pocono International Raceway drivers gathered for qualifying as USAC weighs delaying the Schaefer 500 amid Gov. Shapp’s suggestion. Track officials cited fire, medical, and sewage staffing shortages plus storm Agnes relief as reasons for possible postponement.
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Marathon Nationals Slated At Marion
The $100 000 Marathon Nationals will be held at Marion County International Raceway near LaRue July 7 9. It is the seventh AHRA series event with top fuel funny car and pro stock plus eight amateur divisions. Time trials and qualifying begin July 7 with eliminations on July 8 and 9.
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Lady Umpire Frustrated After One Baseball Game
New York AP report on Bernice Gera, 40, America's first woman pro baseball umpire, calling her lone game frustrating. She insists she made a good call, but faced lack of colleague support and resigned after one appearance with Geneva versus Auburn in New York.
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Tinker's Creek Wins River Downs Race
Tinker’s Creek won River Downs feature over 6 furlongs in 1 10 3 5 paying 5.80 3.60 2.80. Demeanor runner up with 13.00 7.20 and Uncle Zip third at 3.60. Bete Noire and Infrared paid 52.20 in the daily double amid a crowd of 3 476 and bets of 328 867.
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Infrared
Northfield Park Race Track Sold to Three Men for 7.5 Million
Walter Michael sold Northfield Park Race Track to three Cleveland area men for 7.5 million dollars. The Ohio Racing Commission approved the sale after Michael named George Steinbrenner III Carl Milstein and Robert Stakieh as the right buyers.
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Robert Stakieh
Suns Hire Van Breda Kolff as New Coach
Bill Van Breda Kolff is named coach of the Phoenix Suns, returning to pro basketball after coaching the Lakers and Pistons. He vows to curb temper yet stay intense, calls the Suns a very good club with maneuverability and explosiveness, succeeding Cotton Fitzsimmons who left for Atlanta.
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Atlanta Hawks
Saving Team Wins Golf Scramble in Hocking Hills League
Saving hardware golfers won the mid season second division team scramble with a best-ball 28 seven under par. Team members are John McAfee Jim Cole Wally Saving and Jay Walsh. A prior report of a playoff for first half honors between Saving and Central Materials was in error.
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Hocking Hills
John McAfee
Jim Cole
Wally Saving
Jay Walsh
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Bowling Highlights from Local Lanes
Bowling highlights report team scores and top series across several matches. Marion Riggs Ford led with Joanne Wilson’s 195 183 211 589 to sweep Nick's Wine Shop, while Wolfe Furniture saw Cheryl Wyckoff post 170 164 188 522 in a pair win over Sellers' Market. Logan Glass fell to Mabel Harden 176 180 168 524 as three games went to Quaker State, and Flo's Snack Bar benefited from Flo Moore's 210 161 146 517 to beat West's Humble Station.
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Eleanor Hiles
Wolfe
Cheryl Wyckoff
Nancy Herb
Logan Glass
Mabel Harden
Quaker State
Ginny Rowland
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Flo Moore
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Humble Station
Martha Cram
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