Holmes LeDoux showdown buildup at Bloomington luncheon
At a Bloomington luncheon promoter Don King praised underdog Scott LeDoux ahead of the July 7 World Boxing Council title bid. Larry Holmes taunted LeDoux while noting his rise from truck driver to champion, and a humorous dead walleye gift exchange capped the event.
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America
Scott LeDoux
LeDoux
King
Holmes
Larry
Osvaldo
Ocasio
Easton
Scott
Rich Giachetti
The Pub rolls past Owens AC in 7th Ward league rout
Joe Short drove in four runs with a triple, double and two singles as The Pub crushed Owens AC 25 to 1 in seven innings. Steve Mack added a homer, double and two singles for three RBI, while Bear Mangino and John Rainey racked up three RBI each with multiple extra base hits. John Orlando and Tony Perrotta had three hits apiece. Rich Panella led Owens with a double and two singles. John Montgomery took the loss.
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Owens AC
Steve Mack
RBI
Bear Mangino
John Rainey
John Orlando
Tony Perrotta
Mugga Mangino
Rich
Panella
Owens
John Montgomery
7Th Ward
Art's
Longo
Art’s
Red Grasso
Tim Brennemen
Dan Jereb
Jerry Carr
Rich Bixler
Bixler
Bernie Grilli
Joe Longo
Butch & McCree
Putzi
Ralph Vivelo
Alan Joseph
Hoover
Staph
Larry Joseph
Tony Conti
Whoppers outpace Grove City girls in Union Township showdown
Hot shooting by Rose Perrotta and Marilyn Chiafullo fuels a 50-37 win for the Burger King Whoppers over Grove City. Perrotta scores 22, Chiafullo 16, with Szymarek leading Grove City with 13. Whoppers improve to 2-0, Grove City falls to 1-1.
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Rose Perrotta
Marilyn Chiafullo
Burger King
Chiafullo
Grove City
Nicklaus Confidence Reborn As Son Caddies In Canada Open
Jack Nicklaus, fresh from winning the U S Open, begins the Canadian Open with his 17-year-old son Steve caddying for the first time. The event features Nicklaus, Watson, and Trevino at peak form as rain drifts over Louis-Treize course.
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Quebec
UPI
Steve Nicklaus
Steve
Jack Nicklaus
Nicklaus
Regal
Angelo Argea
Baltusrol
Tom Watson
Lee Trevino
Westminster College adds four recruits to football roster
Westminster College football head coach Dr. Joseph Fusco announced four new recruits from Neshannock High School Laurel High School Eric McDowell High School and New Brighton High School joining the Titans. Zurasky Parish Holland and McCutcheon bring size speed and versatility to linebacker offensive line and defensive end spots. Union Area High athlete Gary Session will play football and baseball at Allegheny College and several Westminster track athletes earned varsity letters.
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Neshannock High School
Tim Parish
Laurel
Joseph Fusco
Westminster College
Holland
McDowell
Fusco
McCutcheon
New Brighton
Mike
Westminster
Titans
Union Area High
Gary Session
Allegheny College
Meadville
Scotties
Lawrence County
Jim Curran
Union Township
Laurel High
Gary DeGruttola
Chad Ireland
New Wilmington
DeGruttola
Curran
Ireland
Mercyhurst
Fred
Marcella
Pete ‘Figo” Carvella
South Mill St
New Castle
Erin Borowicz
Wilmington Area
Pete Borowicz
Chris Schweikert
Nasir Shaikh
Sarah Blackwell
Northwestern University
Evanston
Ill
Northwestern
Jill (Boatman) Francis
Neshannock High
Lowellville
Ohio
Freshman Burkes shines for Kent State as third baseman
Kent State coach Art Welch lauds Scott Burkes for a standout 1980 rookie season. Burkes, a 6- foot 165 pound Union Area HS product, contributed strong defense and clutch hits, playing half the games as the Flashes posted a 20-19 mark. He filled in at short when needed and is projected to stay at third with versatility for infield duty.
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Union Area High School
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Union
Eastern Michigan
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Poudner
McConnell Insurance nets 63 in league win
McConnell Insurance improved to 4-0 as Tom McConnell scored 20 points to power a 63-41 victory over Cement Curtain in Pumphouse Basketball League action. Terry Slater led Cement Curtain with nine points. In other games EVAC 58 BG Auto Parts 35 Dom Mioni 21 for EVAC Harold Penwell 14 for the losers. Griffin Hardware 57 Larrys Exxon 52 Novad 22 Lenhart 14 Jackson 21 for Larry's. No final score reported for Croatian Club vs Harbor Landing.
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Tom McConnell
Nets
McConnell Insurance
Cement Curtain
Pumphouse Basketball
Terry Slater
Cement
Pumphouse
EVAC
BG Auto Parts
Dom Mioni
Harold Penwell
Griffin Hardware
Larry
Exxon
Griffin
Novad
R. Lenhart
Bob Jackson
Larry's
Harbor Landing
Errico sentenced for fixing horse races at two tracks
Former jockey Don Errico was sentenced to 10 years in prison and fined 25000 dollars in Brooklyn US District Court. He bribed riders to fix races at Aqueduct and Saratoga in 1974 and 1975, with prosecutors alleging a syndicate netted over 500000 dollars. He may appeal. he remains free on 25000 bail.
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United Press International
Don Errico
Aqueduct
Saratoga
U.S. District Court
Brooklyn
N.Y
Jack Weinstein
Errico
Albert Brackley
Neil Firetog
Jose Amy
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