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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1977
Page
8
Middletown High athletic director Skeeter Payne has put out help wanted signs for a boys soccer coach a girls volleyball coach and a chess coach. No internal hires. The district is allowing non teachers to apply and community recruitment due to funding strains and expanded girls sports.
George Foster slugged his 33rd and 34th homers to back a 7 6 Reds victory at Riverfront Stadium. Pedro Borbon earned the win after Foster scored on Dan Driessen's triple, with Benches RBI single sealing it as Seaver struggled after a virus.
Lyman Bostock went 3 for 4 with a homer a double and a single driving the Twins past the Kansas City Royals 9-5 for Minnesota’s 12th win in 16. He lifted his average to .343 and plated four runs as Minnesota moved to second in the AL West behind the White Sox.
National League standings show Chicago leading with 68 wins and 60 losses, Philadelphia second, followed by Pittsburgh and St Louis. Montreal and New York trail. American League leaders include Boston and New York, with Detroit, Milwaukee, Cleveland, and Texas in pursuit. Monday results include San Francisco at Montreal, St Louis at Atlanta, New York at Los Angeles, and several interleague scores.
State police say two Kentucky men are under investigation for growing about 2800 pounds of marijuana on a northeastern Kentucky farm allegedly owned by Don Gullett. Officers estimate the crop value at 112000 dollars. Gullett says he has no comment pending facts.
Multiple teams placed players on waivers including Keith Jenkins Clifton Sullivan and Michael Pugh for the Falcons and Sonny Anderson Alonzo Emery for the Lions Packers waived Bob Hyland and others New York Giants signed Grad Van Pelt and cut several veterans Steelers waived Curtis Leak Cardinals signed Ray White and Mike Wedman while waiving Dave Brown Angels recalled Fred Kuhaulva and optioned Tom Walker Indians option Tom Buskey and called up Larry Andersen Mariners traded Stan Thomas to the Yankees with a to be named payment pending. Thomas assigned to Syracuse.
City league softball results list multiple matches with scores including Hart Ind 12 over Century Associates 10 and Gardner MBA 18 to Worthington Steel 7. Forfeits noted in several games such as Loghouse Tavern 0 over and Tolson Const 6. Other scores include Duck Duff 5 Washtub Laundry 1 and Middletown Janitorial 77 Ruppert Monday 26.
Go Super, ridden by J H Melendez, won the six furlong claiming race at River Downs in 1 11 2 5. The horse paid 4.60 3.80 3, with Smokin Pro runner-up at 6 40 and Trust Trust third at 5 20. Busy Date and Proof Of Magic won earlier races to produce a 46 60 daily double on 43. Crowd reached 4117 with a $408 434 handle.
Willie Davis, 36, former Padre slugger now with Chunichi Dragons, was named Central League player of the month for July. He posted 25 hits 21 RBI 10 homers with a .357 average including a two run homer against Yakult Swallows at Nagoya.
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