Crowds and Wagers Rise at Tracks During Holiday Weekend
Attendance climbed for a second year as betting topped 30 million across 19 tracks during the July 4 weekend. Aqueduct and Hollywood Park led handles. Twice Worthy won the Suburban at Aqueduct while Ack Ack captured the American Handicap at Hollywood, returning modest odds and extending his stakes streak.
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Carlisle Wins West Carrollton Knothole Tourney
Carlisle defeated Middletown 53 in the final of the West Carrollton Invitational 11 12 Major League Knothole Tournament. Mike Schneider pitched for Carlisle, who also beat Middletown 3 0 in the winner's bracket semi finals. Mike Sanders was named tournament MVP among 10 teams.
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Wine Returns to Expo Roster After Injury
Montreal Expos shortstop Bobby Wine was activated from the two day disabled list. Rich Hacker was sent to the Winnipeg Gems to make room on the roster. Wine broke his left wrist on June 14 and was placed on the disabled list.
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MLB Players Association sues 24 clubs over contract details
The Major League Baseball Players Association files an unfair labor practice charge with the NLRB in New York, claiming owners refuse to provide specifics of the NBC contract. Marvin Miller criticizes owners as arrogant, while club counsel calls the charge meritless. The union seeks details to prepare pension and insurance negotiations.
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Dodgers Edge Giants With Willies Duo Power Rally
In San Francisco, Davis and Crawford powered a fifth inning rally as the Dodgers beat the Giants 7-3. Davis tripled to tie the game, Richie Allen scored on a sacrifice fly, and Crawford followed with a two run homer as Los Angeles trimmed San Francisco’s division lead and the pair of Willies sparked the comeback. Walter Alston praised multiple contributors and the balanced offense.
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Girls Dominate Portsmouth Soap Box Derby Crown
In Portsmouth Ohio girls swept the local derby with Karen Coleman 13 winning the title and Kema Empler 11 as runner up. Coleman will represent the city at the Akron championship later this summer the first year girls were allowed to compete.
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Senators Rally in AL East Push After 15-6 Win
The Washington Senators won their sixth straight by routing Cleveland 15-6, clearing three games from last place as they closed a four game sweep with 34 runs, 44 hits, and 11 doubles. Ted Williams praised the improved club cohesion. Billings, now catching, fueled the streak after replacing Casanova.
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Grace Captures Church Tourney
Grace Baptist Church of Middletown swept the Middletown Umpires Association Church Tournament at Goldman Park, winning six straight including a 23 12 final over First Baptist of Lebanon. First Baptist, after a Friday defeat, rebounded with seven straight wins before the final. Patrick had four hits for Grace Baptist as Saunders and Worrell homered for First Baptist.
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Charger Rookie Kicker Loses Both His Legs
Dale Allen Eidson 24, a San Diego Charger hopeful, lost both legs and part of a hand in a July 4 firecracker blast in Concord California. He underwent extensive surgery at Concord Community Hospital and remained in critical condition. Police cited detonation of an unknown number of firecrackers in a five gallon can as the blast source. Eidson played at Diablo Valley College.
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Grace Baptist nets win in Monday tournament semis and finals
In the winners bracket Grace Baptist defeated St. Veronica 21 to 15 then beat First Baptist Lebanon 23 to 12 to capture the finals. Losers bracket results include First Baptist Lebanon 16 Shinkle TYO Methodist 9 and Tytus Avenue Church of God 14 Pilgrim Presbyterian 11. First Baptist 13 St. Veronica 12 and St. Stephen 8. First Baptist 18 Tytus Avenue Church of God 0 and First Baptist 20 Yankee Road Church of God 5.
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National League East Schedule With Night Games
The Associated Press lists tonight's NL East matchups with Montreal at New York, Cincinnati at Pittsburgh, Philadelphia at Atlanta, Chicago at Los Angeles, and Houston at San Francisco. Winning and pitcher records shown for Koosman, McGlothlin, Wise, Stone, Jenkins, O'Brien, Billingham, Bryant.
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Baseball Standings and Tuesday Schedule From The League
Standings show Baltimore 49 30 .620 and Boston 46 33 .582 in the league. The schedule lists Monday results and Tuesday night games including California at Minnesota and New York at Detroit with multiple matchups across divisions.
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Bosox Attendance Near Weekly Pace After Holiday Series
The Boston Red Sox and the New York Yankees drew 104 659 fans for a four game holiday weekend at Fenway Park. A 23 364 crowd Monday boosted Boston total attendance for 41 home dates to 873 659, compared with 850 275 in the same period last year.
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Walks Haunt Simpson as Astros Top Reds 4-3
Cincinnati pitcher Wayne Simpson loses again despite a complete game with two walks that score. Houston’s sixth inning sparks a 4-3 win, and Pete Rose helps Reds stay in the lineup with three hits. The series moves to Pittsburgh for a three-game set with the Pirates.
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Triangles Take Ord In Toledo
Armeco Triangles place third at the Toledo Invitational Softball Tournament after five straight wins. They beat Appliance Center of Toledo 27 11 E and W Service of Cleveland 31 17 Westco Aviators 98 in eight Westside Merchants 17 2 and shut out Mike's Bar 340. Sanderson Zunk of Toledo won the title. Art Snowden named to all tourney team.
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Stars batter burst fuels 15-6 rout of Cleveland
Del Unser, Sena tors slammed a single two doubles and his fifth homer driving in four runs as Washington routed Cleveland 15-6. Ray Sadecki pitched a three hitter and retired the last 19 batters to lift the Mets to an 8-0 win over Montreal ending a five game losing streak.
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