Ellwood City ready for WPIAL final showdown
Ellwood City, led by pitcher Jeff Potter, defeated Hopewell 3 0 in the semifinal to advance to the WPIAL final at Three Rivers Stadium. Potter allowed three hits and struck out nine, as coach William Spellman eyes his third title in 18 seasons.
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Mike Leitera
Hopewell
Hopewell High
Ellwood City
Jeff Potter
Wolverines
Potter
West Mifflin North
Vikings
Three Rivers Stadium
Pittsburgh
William Spellman
Spellman
Kansas City Royals
Montreal Expos
Boston Red Sox
Herb Anderson
Pat Mullin
C. J. ‘‘Socko
McCarey
Ellwood
West Mifflin
Wolverine
Bill Spellman
New Castle
John Uram
Uram
Mick Mielee
Chartiers- Houston
WPIAL
Ellwood City American Legion
Ellwood High
Pittsburgh Little Pirates
Three Rivers
Rich Herman
WEST
WFEM
Oerate Ellwood
Larry Bornak
Davey
Ed Prence
Gene Pallotta
Dave Devey
Joe Namath
Pirates celebrate Murtaughs return with 11 6 win over Cubs
Pirates beat the Chicago Cubs 11 to 6 as Danny Murtaugh returned to manage. Willie Stargell Al Oliver and Bob Robertson homered while Bob Veale and Dave Giusti threw 6 2 3 scoreless innings in relief. Veale left with a shoulder injury. The win keeps Pittsburgh a half game behind the St. Louis Cardinals in the NL East.
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United Press International
Pittsburgh Pirates
Pirates
Danny Murtaugh
Chicago Cubs
St. Louis Cardinals
St. Louis
Atlanta
Murtaugh
Houston Astros
Willie Stargell
al Oliver
Bob Robertson
Bob Veale
Dave Giusti
Cubs
Veale
Giusti
Mudcat Grant
Nelson Briles
Night Game Scheduling Across Cities
Wednesday schedule lists matchups with teams Boston Oakland New York California Washington Kaw City Milwaukee Detroit Cleveland Minnesota Baltimore San Francisco Montreal San Diego New York Los Angeles Philadelphia Pittsburgh Chicago Cincinnati Houston St Louis Atlanta with night time slots across venues.
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Boston
Oakland
New York
California
Washington
Kaw City
Milwaukee
Detroit
Cleveland
Baltimore
San Fran
Montreal
San Diego
Los Angeles
Phila
Pittsburgh
Chicago
Cincinnati
Houston
St. Louis
Atlanta
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Philadelphia
San Francisco
Kansas City
Minnesota
ALT
Stottlemyre
Arlin
New
Hassler
Cork
Gentry
Marichal
Culp
Stoneman
Odom
Cox
Carlton
Splittorff
Jarvis
Nolan
Blyleven
Wilson
Dobson
Short
Singer
Wood
Cleve
Johnson
Land
McDowell
Parsons
Walker
Jenkins
Lolich
Local Baseball and Softball Matchups Across City Wards
Ward leagues feature numerous teams such as Seventh Ward vs Fifth Ward and Eighth Ward vs Sixth Ward with results like 66:15 and 69:30. Scheduled games include Penn Ohio Iron, Castlewood at Chewton, and North County Bingo at Edinburg with various church and league affiliates participating.
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Leyde-Tanner — Dollar Savings Dial Finance
Handy Andy American Fifth Blues
Pgh
Neshannock
Connie Mack Indians
Cubs
WP Cardinals
Yankees
Penn-Ohio — Iron Dukes
St. Lucy
King
Highland
Epworth
St. Joseph
Wampum— Lutheran
Clen Moore
New Wilmington
Ncbc— Asphalt Sealers
American Yanks
Fourth Giants
DaVidie Barbers
Schmidts
Crescent
Hillsville
Penn-Ohio County
Clingensmith
Croton
DeCarbo
Gaylord
Villanova
Dewdrop
Ed DeCarbo
W. Pgh
Stag & Doe—Falcons
New Castle—McGonigles
Final WESAC Basketball Managers Meeting Tonight
The last WESAC Basketball Managers meeting convenes at Shenango Street Playground at 8:30 this evening and is described as urgent.
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WESAC
Shenango Street
Kish Steals Spotlight In Ellwood City Win To Reach Final
Ellwood City overwhelmed West Mifflin North 3 0 to reach the WPIAL Baseball finals. John Kish delivered two hits and a key throw from center field while Jeff Potter and Bob Maine pace the Wolverines with dominant pitching and a 30 6 season record.
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Devey
Potter
Steve Pichura
John Kish
Paul Gerchak
Kish
Herman
Wolverines
Dewey
Jim Ferruchie
Ellwood
Ferruchie
Darrel Pinger
Ferruchio
Dean Pallotta
Pallotta
Vikings
New Castle News
Ken Eckler
Pete Mollica
Hopewell
Ellwood City
Jeff Potter
Bob Maine
West Mifflin North
Frazier
West Mifflin
Phil Lagana
Kim Foley
Tony Pertile
Ed Prencess
Rich Herman
John Huffman
W. Mifflin North
Rick Mehn
Gene Pallotta
Larry Bornak
Dave Devey
Ernest Polomnik
E — Foley
Prence
Pictura
Gerchak
RBI
Potter-to- Foley-to-Huffman
Pallotta-to-Pictura-to-Podomnik
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Qualifiers Named for U S Open in Philadelphia
Golfers including Don Bies Art Wall Tom Weiskopf and Doug Sanders earned spots for the June U S Open at Merion with low scores at Atlanta and other sectional rounds. Sikes Finsterwald Souchak and others fell short in key qualifiers across multiple cities.
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United Press International
Don Bies
Art Wall
Tom Weiskopf
Mike Souchak
Doug Sanders
Philadelphia
Dan Sikes
Don Finsterwald
Jacky Cupit
George Knudson
Bies
Atlanta Country Club
Merion Country Club
Washington
St. Louis
Pinehurst
N.C
Pittsburgh
Montclair
N.J
Atlanta
Sikes
Dave Marr
Grier Jones
Lou Graham
Dave Ejichelberger
Homero Blancas
Charles Coody
Rod Funseth
Weiskopf
Charles Sifford
Sanders
Dave Bradbury
Dallas
Souchak
Red Run
Royal Oak
Mich
Wettig Leaves Grove City for Slippery Rock Coaching Role
Cliff Wettig, longtime Grove City College coach of basketball tennis and soccer, resigns to become Slippery Rock State College assistant basketball coach and head tennis coach. His Grove City record stands at 252-124 overall. basketball 112-88, tennis 74-17, soccer 66-19. Wettig guided a 12-12 basketball season last year and a 10-1 tennis spring. He replaces Mike Maggiano and Fred Poewll in respective duties and is noted as a strong recruiter and high-scoring program architect.
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Slippery Rock
Cliff Wettig
Grove City College
Slippery Rock State College
Grove City
Wettig
Rocket Netters
Mike Maggiano
Fred Poewll
Cagers
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Ellwood City High
Penn Hills
Highlands
Munhall
Maine
John P. Conte
Forbes Field
Joe “White” Turzak
Cardinals
Ted Simmons
Matty Alou
Simmons
Ted Sizemore
Gerry McNertney
Happy Wolverines
Weiskopf Sanders
Tommy Bolt
Bessemer Croatian Club
St. Lacey of
Michelle Donofrio
Progressive Field
Donofrio
Michelle
Michigan
Finsterwald
Rolling Hills Country Club
Denver
Bill Bisdorf
Evergreen
Colo
George Keyes
Phoenix
Paul Purtzer
Bob Smith
Sacramento
Calif
Bob Ellis
Fondulac
Wis
Rockets
H.P
Briggs & Stratton
Alneyi
Marquishhinish, Inc
Swansea Ave
Mahoningtown
Fakay
FED
Butler
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