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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1973
Page
10
Cincinnati brief notes Dave Concepcion, the Reds shortstop, turning up pressure on manager Sparky Anderson and burning NL pitchers as he plays into a heated team situation.
Riverfront Stadium talk centers on Charley Fox's decision to bat Bobby Bonds leadoff despite a .300-plus average and 23 homers. Fred Norman praises Roger Craig as a top pitching coach, noting his work with Clay Kirby and Dave Roberts and suggesting Craig will return to the big leagues soon.
GMC based players Teddy Gregory and Mike Telep named among Columbia University recruits from Ohio. brothers and other Buckeye prepsters join a dozen Ohioans in the freshman class. In baseball, Concepcion drives Reds past Giants with clutch hits as All-Star festivities loom.
Frank Howard and Gates Brown hit back to back homers for Detroit in a 7-5 win over Cleveland as Brown also played the late game hero role in the 11th. The rule drew mixed praise from manager Billy Martin while Brown defended the DH role. Other games saw Boston beat the Yankees 9-4 and Texas top Chicago 7-2. Carl Yastrzemski boosted Boston with an 11 game hitting streak and an 11th homer in a seven run fourth. Reds begin a two city road swing tonight with Fred Norman facing Philadelphia’s Dick Ruthven.
San Diego, in a possible move preview to Washington, swept Los Angeles 2-0 behind Steve Arlin two-hitter and Fred Kendall home run. The Padres improved to six wins in 10 against the Dodgers, extending LA’s losing streak to six while remaining tied for first in the NL West as rivals falter elsewhere.
National League leaders Chicago 48 35 and Los Angeles 51 33 lead. Teams Montreal Philadelphia Pittsburgh New York Cincinnati San Francisco Houston and St. Louis follow with varying gaps. American League races show New York 46 37 and Oakland 45 37 atop East and West battles including Baltimore Boston Detroit Cleveland Minnesota Kansas City California Texas Chicago and more. Recent results list wins by Philadelphia over Chicago and New York over Montreal among others. Upcoming Friday matchups span Houston at Montreal Cincinnati at Philadelphia New York at Atlanta Chicago at San Diego Pittsburgh at Los Angeles St Louis at San Francisco.
AP reports Cincinnati financier Marvin Warner offered 500000 toward the 19 million downtown sports arena project. He hopes his contribution will spur other firms to help finance the downtown complex as bank support grows and the financing drive seeks broader savings and loan involvement. Robert Klinger notes the next two weeks will decide the plan’s viability with five major banks backing the effort.
Cincinnati Reds batboy Andy Mood, 17, won a $50 bonus after tackling a fan who ran onto the field during the game against San Francisco. Police charged Gary Peters, 20, of Clarksville, Ohio with trespassing and removed him from the venue.
AP reports two year old racehorse Johnny Bench finished fifth in the third race at River Downs on his first start, exiting with a noted fuss despite the debut showing.
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