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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1978
Page
14
Former Star Free Press columnist Don Ross recalls the Sunset Park summer hoops scene in Middletown during the late 1950s and early 1960s. He notes crowds, star players like Jerry Lucas, Oscar Robertson, and local legends, playing hours under sun and lights with no referees and players calling their own fouls.
Pete Rose, honored at home plate, ends his 44 game hitting streak in Atlanta and goes 0 for 5 as the Reds lose a late lead to the Pirates. Dave Parker powers Pittsburgh with a two run homer and a run scoring single, lifting his average toward .303 with 21 homers this season. Cincinnati falls to 13-12 in the sixth, trailing in NL West.
Woody Woodward, 35, former Reds player and Florida State baseball coach, was named minor league field coordinator for the Cincinnati Reds. He played eight major league seasons, helped FSU to a strong 170 57 record, and will coordinate fall instructional league in Florida and the minor league spring training camp.
Atlanta owner Ted Turner hints Jim Bouton may stay with the Savannah Braves of the Southern League through the season end and could be promoted to the parent club depending on roster changes. Bouton improved to 9-7 with an ERA under 3.00 after a comeback season in Class AA.
Ray Boxwell of the Middletown Softball Commission has returned to 1917 Brentwood after a lengthy stay at University Hospital in Columbus. Cards and letters should be sent to his home address.
Parker executes a hard save as Tekaive 19 and HBP Brobinson combine with Moskau to push a narrow victory. Jack son Balk Moskav claims a late surge, finishing in 2 34 with a 26 514 score noted.
Adversity continues for Bills receiver Johnny Holland who tore knee ligaments in a preseason game against Cleveland and will miss the season. A sixth year pro, Holland previously suffered a broken jaw vs Baltimore and did not play that season. Drafted in the second round by Minnesota from Tennessee State, he joined the Bills for his fourth year after two seasons with the Vikings.
Cincinnati Bengals lose first round pick Ross Browner to a six week stint after bicep reattachment surgery from a Saturday loss to Detroit. Bo Harris also. Melvin Morgan absents camp, fines loom. Gary Burley sidelined with personal problems.
Prep notes say Jim Helsinger is the new Carlisle High golf coach and asks all candidates to call him at 746-4481 during school hours. Mike Felger enters his third year as Madison High golf coach and requests all candidates for this year’s team report Wednesday at 10 a.m. at the high school.
Tuesday matchups feature Toronto at Milwaukee with Lemanczyk and Jefferson facing Augustine and Rodriguez. Minnesota visits Cleveland as Jackson and Hood duel. Kansas City meets Detroit while Chicago travels to Texas. Boston goes to California as Eckersley faces Cene. New York plays Oakland with Guidry and Barker. Baltimore visits Seattle as Martinez and Abbott square off.
The Detroit Tigers surged after the All-Star break, winning 8 of 9 to near second place, backed by a nine-hit effort from Milt Wilcox in an 11-2 rout of the Royals. Rich Gale took the loss after a four-run night, while Kansas City’s Whitey Herzog called Detroit “hot, but good.”
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