Norwalk Man Nets Hole in One After Surgery
Merrick Silcox, 56, a building contractor from Norwalk, shot a 175-yard ace on the No 12 hole at Elks Country Club using a four-wood, days after open-heart surgery on May 20. His partners were Bill Rogers Al Hakes and Dr. Robert Hoffecker. It was Silcox first career hole in one after about 12 years of golf. He quipped he planned to go home after the ace but stayed to celebrate.
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Bell Leads Indians Past Yankees in Nine Two Victory
Buddy Bell powered the Cleveland offense with three hits and four RBIs after a knee injury concerns. Jim Perry earned his 205th win as Cleveland routed Dave Pagan and built a 7-run third inning lead. Sam McDowell and Fritz Peterson slated to start the makeup of the two game series finale.
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Major League Baseball standings and results update
American League standings show Boston in first with 56 wins while Cleveland trails at 53 and Baltimore at 52. Results from Thursday include Minnesota over California 6 5 and Chicago defeating Oakland 7 3, with Texas over Kansas City 3 1 and New York 2 over Cleveland 9 2.
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NFL Exhibit Season Delayed by Strike Yet News Quiet On Settlement
NFL heads into first full weekend of pre season games with 24 teams using rookies and unknowns as players strike continues. Negotiations with mediator W J Usery Jr recessed until Tuesday. both sides far apart on core issues including freedom demands and commissioner authority.
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Aggie's Golf Scorecard Highlights Mixed League Action
Larry Carpenter won the Elks Blind Bogey event at the Elks Country Club with a 76. Pat McCarty and Del Smith shared the Industrial league medalist honors with 35 on the front nine, while Smith, McCarty, and Louie Frey posted low nets of 29. Don Benedict leads season points with 161, followed by George DeBolt 149 and Walt Kuhlman 148. Shelter Globe league low gross went to Jack Blanton with 36 and low net to Link Feltner with 30. Chet Boraski leads the season with 156 points. Jim Pheiffer and Blanton posted birdies on No. 2 and No. 4 respectively. The Wednesday Elks league shows Dawson’s atop standings. Tom Routh had low gross at 39, with Tom Hutton and Bud Smith sharing net at 28. Monday Night Scratch Calcutta points crown went to a four-man team led by Steve Schneider. Calcutta event upcoming Sunday draws fifteen teams for five winning spots. Ladies Calcutta Point honors were led by teams including Ira Heaston Ev Fauber Marion Edwards Eleanor Frederick and Nancy Hoffecker Lydia Wyatt Pat Albright Helen Livengood. Special notice to Norwalk Women’s Bowling Association members: meeting August 7 at 7 p.m. at Eagles Hall. In San Diego, UPI reports veteran linebacker Fred Forsberg was traded to the Chargers from the Bills for future consideration.
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Walton Jabbar to meet in Dayton NBA exhibition
The first ever pro matchup between Bill Walton of the Portland Trailblazers and Kareem Abdul Jabbar of the Milwaukee Bucks will take place at the University of Dayton Arena in Dayton Ohio on Friday October 4. Both UCLA graduates headline the exhibition game and are highly acclaimed players.
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Junior High Football Meetings Set for Aug 12 and 13
Norwalk junior high announces football meetings for eighth graders with Coach Duane Moore at 1 p.m. Aug. 12 and for seventh graders with Coach Steve Cillo at 4 p.m. Aug. 13 at the bleachers behind the junior high. Managers are invited. absent players may pick up a physical card at the office.
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Royals Acquire Cepeda From Red Sox For Designated Hitter
The Kansas City Royals added Orlando Cepeda after he hit .289 for Boston as a designated hitter while nursing a knee injury. Cepeda, released by the Red Sox in March, ranked high among DHs in RBI, homers, doubles, hits and at bats after hitting 20 homers and 86 RBIs. He had been playing with Yucatan in the Mexican League.
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Yankees Activate Rudy May Promote Dick Woodson
New York Yankees activated pitcher Rudy May on Thursday and optioned Dick Woodson to Syracuse International League on 24hour recall. May was placed on the disabled list July 11 with a sprained elbow after a 2-2 record.
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Ex-Con Ron LeFlore Earns Promotion To Tigers
Detroit promotes 22 year old outfielder Ron LeFlore from Evansville after parole from Jackson state prison. He joins the Tigers to replace injured Mickey Stanley who broke his right hand in Cleveland and is out about five weeks.
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