Triangles win second World Industrial title in Birmingham
Middletown Armco Triangles defended their World Industrial Softball crown by beating Aetna of Charlotte 7 5 in the final after routing Cummings Diesel 21 6 for winners bracket. Jim Gomia delivered a grand slam homer as Rick Reckart Tim Moore and the Gomias starred on offense guiding Middletown past Aetna.
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Middletown
Armco Triangles
Aetna
Charlotte
N.C
Birmingham
Ala
Triangles
Rick Reckart
Tim Moore
Mike Reckart
Rick Montgomery
Jim Gomia
Gomia
Mike Gomia
Moore
Gomias
Jim Gomin
Boobie Clark defends Bengals fullback spot amid rookie JV Johnson
Bengals fullback Boobie Clark, angered by trade talks and a looming battle with rookie Pete Johnson and Tony Davis, vows to stay starter. He recalls leading the club in rushing and expresses desire to play for Miami, not Tampa Bay, while denying any personal feud and urging quiet during the contest.
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Cincinnati
Boobie Clark
Pete Johnson
Pete
Tony Davis
Clark
Bengals
Johnson
Ohio State
Davis
Nebraska
Miami Dolphins
Archie
Bill Johnson
Miami
Larry Little
Dolphins
Don Shula
Tampa Bay
Swiss Proxie Wins Ohio Sire Stakes At Scioto Downs
Swiss Proxie trailed by eight lengths entering the stretch then nosed out Ross Gale in the $50,000 Ohio Sires Stakes at Scioto Downs. Driven by Pius Soehnsen the horse paid $38.80 $10.80 and $8.40 with a 2:05.1 time. Le Baron Rouge won the ninth race with Bernard Gervais driving and Mary Mel tied the track record for three year old fillies in the fifth race. Labor Day crowd of 8,326 wagered $593,152.
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Columbus, Ohio
Scioto Downs
Pius Soehnsen
Ross Gale
Linda Faye
le Baron Rouge
Bernard Gervais
Gold Star Scott
Mary Mel
Lewis Williams
Stacy Breaks LPGA Scoring Record With 17 Under
Hollis Stacy wins the Rail Muscular Dystrophy Golf Classic by eight strokes with a 271 total at Rail Golf Course. The 23-year-old former home-state champion earns 15 000 dollars, her third victory of the season, and sets a new LPGA 72 hole scoring record. Betty Burfevidt finishes second at 279, with Jane Blalock and Sandra Post tied for fourth at 283.
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Springfield
Hollis Stacy
Georgan
Kathy Whitworth
Miss Stacy
Betty Burfevidt
Jane Blalock
Sandra Post
Laura Baugh
Grace Baptist 18th in National Church Softball Tourney
Grace Baptist Church of Middletown finished 18th among 33 teams in the National Church Softball Tournament in Jacksonville. They opened with a 13-4 loss to Oklahoma City Church of Christ, then won 74 10 innings against Round Rock Reedemer Church before a 3-0 loss to Black Rock Congregational Church of Connecticut ended their run. Stan Weber and Rick Smith hit .667, Jim Martin .583 for the event.
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Grace _ Baptist Church
Middletown
Jacksonville
Fla
Oklahoma City
Stan Weber
Rick Smith
Grace Baptist
Jim Martin
Bartkowski Leads Falcons Past Chiefs in Exhibition
Atlanta quarterback Steve Bartkowski, wearing a brace after knee surgery, rallied the Falcons in the second half to a 24-16 win over the Kansas City Chiefs. He sat out the first half as KC led 16-7, then converted three Chiefs turnovers into two touchdowns and a field goal.
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Kansas City
Atlanta
Steve Bartkowski
Falcons
Kansas City Chiefs
Tampa Bay
Bartkowski
Joe Namath
Chiefs
Nick Mike-Mayer
NL leaders batting and pitching include Foster and Seaver rankings
Batting leaders show GFoster of Cin with 106 runs and 126 RBIs, Parker and Rose among top hitters. Dozens of players listed with counts in hits doubles triples and home runs. Pitching leaders include Seaver of Cin with 17 wins and 2.90 ERA and Carlton of Phi at 14-6-2.74, plus 225 strikeouts by Piekro and 176 by Koosman.
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Parker
Pah
Stennett
Simmons
Griffey
Cin
Tripleton
Gfoster
Morgan
Smith
Luzinski
Phi
Garvey
Cey
Burroughs
Atl
Rose
Cromrle
Mil
Jenorales
Chi
Cash
Cabell
Hin
Mumpahry
Almon
Maddox
Schmidt
Bench
Taveras
Pgh
Cedeno
Moreno
G Richards
Candiria
Jona
Lonborg
Rreuschel
Rforsch
Stl
Seaver
Carlton
Miekro
Piekro
Koosman
Rogers
The Minstrel Sweeps Derby Double in 1977
The Minstrel won both the Epsom Derby and the Irish Derby in 1977 becoming only the fourth horse to achieve the feat.
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the Minstrel
Cole relaxes to win Buick Open by one stroke
Bobby Cole of Johannesburg edged Fred Marti by one shot at the Buick Open in Flint Michigan finishing 17 under par 271. Marti shot 66 final round while Peter Oosterhuis led before sliding to a one under 71. Jeff Mitchell tied for third with Oosterhuis at 15 under 273.
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Flint, Mich
Bobby Cole
Johannesburg
South Africa
Fred Marti
Cole
Flint Elks Country Club
Peter Oosterhuis
Oosterhuis
Marti
Baytown
Texas
Jeff Mitchell
Lubbock, Texas
Local golf results at Browns Run and Forest Hills
Browns Run match play champs crown Gery Melampy ahead of runner up Jon Bayer and multiple placers including Mike Miller Ham Watkins and Mike Kramer. Forest Hills Labor Day mixed couples event finishes with four tied teams on 42 and named prize links.
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Browns Run
Gery Melampy
Jonn
Owen Comos
Alan Gibson
Bob Nelson
Gary Klouman
Sy Shetter
Bud Armbruster
Bob Harris
Jerry Judd
Adan Bridge
Bill Maxwell
Bill Leigh
Wenner
Gary Mills
Paul Weinman
Jim Newland
Joe Holton
Forest Hills
Labor Day
Met
Doyal
Jo Nicely
Dennis
Kathy Stitsinger
Andy
Mary Kay Parrella
Jay
Wilma Holman
Jim
Paula Burke
Charles
Eleanora Rice
Cathie Shane
Ken Marshall
Marty Dickerson
Mary Harrison
Jim Clark
Frank Miller
Grand Avenue Church of God Wins Weekend Tourney
The Grand Avenue Church of God team won the annual Church of God Tournament at Goldman Park with a 15 to 3 final over Hillside Church of God of Springfield. Grand Avenue remained undefeated in the 11 team double elimination, after earlier beating Hillside 10 to 1 in the winner's bracket. Hillside then beat Yankee Road No. 1 11 to 4 in the losers bracket to reach the finals. Yankee No. 1’s Ken McMonigle was home run champion with seven, while Scott Perkins of Grand Avenue earned MVP honors.
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Grand Avenue Church of God
Church of God
Goldman Park
Hillside Church of God of Springfield
Grand Avenue
Hillside
Ken McMonigle
Yankee
Scott Perkins
Wistful Captures Coaching Club Oaks Titles at Belmont
The horse Wistful won the Coaching Club American Oaks at Belmont Park in 1917 for James Butler and again claimed the Oaks in 1949 for Calumet Farm.
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Coaching Club
Belmont Park
James Butler
Calumet Farm
Vilas Fans Rally For Star At U S Open
Forest Hills crowds of more than 12,000 pressed for Guillermo Vilas to play his match delaying schedule, as Vilas and Jose Higueras finally took the court after rain and delays. Other results included Tracy Austin, Virginia Ruzici, Billie Jean King and Martina Navratilova advancing in the day sessions.
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Vilas de Higueras
Miss Austin
Virginia Ruzici
Billie Jean King
Kerry Reid
Australia
Rosie Casals
Sausalito
Calif
Brigitte Cuypers
Mima Jansovec
Yugoslavia
Janet Newberry
St. Petersburg
Fla
Barbara Jordan
King of Prussia
Vilas
Higueras
Chris Evert
Nancy Richey
Tiny Tracy
Rolling Hills
Miss Ruzici
Sue Barker
Virginia
Amateur champ has great finale
John Fought of Tualatin Oregon won the U S National Amateur final at Aronimink Golf Club 9 and 8 over Doug Fischesser of Connersville Indiana after turning pro following Labor Day. The 23 year old BYU accounting graduate plans to pursue a PGA tour card and hopes to play golf 15 to 20 years. He extended his match play winning streak to 20 this year and stressed pride over money in golf.
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Newtown Square
Jack Nicklaus
Arnold Palmer
Jerry Pate
Gene Littler
U.S
John Fought
Tualatin
Ore
Doug Fischesser
Connersville
Ind
Fought
Trans- Mississippi
Broadmoor
Reds and Cubs pair pitch first double no-hitter in history
In 1917 Fred Toney of the Cincinnati Reds and Hippo Vaughn of the Chicago Cubs pitched the first double no-hitter. Toney carried a no-hitter through 10 innings while Vaughn matched nine and a third frames without allowing a hit.
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Fred Toney
Cincinnati Reds
Hippo Vaughn
Chicago Cubs
Toney
Vaughn
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Armco
Boobie
Bethune Cookman Fla
Trim's Arena
Stacy Lowers
C&c
Tom
Bob Cunningham
Duestiay
Seyplo
Bos
Tracy Austin
Jack
Nicklaus
Manawse
State Farm
Fred Parrella
Roosevelt Blvd
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State Farm Insurance Companies
Bloomington
Illinois
Roger Manning
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