Odds Behind the Window at Huron County Fair Harness Race
At the Huron County Fair, Dick Keller of Ace Totalizer Co. runs the odds as fans buy $2 pari mutuel tickets. Beverly Ridley of Bowling Green, a five year veteran, handles tickets and cashier duties while Bob Kipp profits on a mistaken bet. Keller says luck remains the strongest predictor as fans determine odds by ticket totals.
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Dick Keller
Worthington
Ace Totalizer Co
Columbus
Keller
Larry Straub
Beverly Ridley
Bowling Green
Ridley
Wood County Fair
Kipp
Pacer Just Misses Fair Track Record at Huron County Fair
Opening day harness racing at the 1977 Huron County Fair featured Baron Chuck driven by Don Staffrey posting 2:03 3/5 in heat five, narrowly missing the record set by Sheila Bye Bye. Baron Chuck also won heat one, with two-time winners and multiple heat victors highlighted across the day. Racing continues with a 4:30 start today and concludes Saturday at 2 p.m.
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Don Staffrey
J. and
F. Vitallo
Youngstown
Sheila Bye Bye
Tim Herminger
Mighty Gabe
Eagle
Desert Storm
M. Bachus
Worthy Till
Verna Tische
Huron
Icy Key
Pumpkin Ball Tourney Produces 1-0 Final
In a seven inning contest Gaslight Drive Inn and Bob White Builders played a low scoring game until Gaslight pushed across the decisive run for a 1 to 0 victory. The event was part of a night of slow pitch league action with multiple games and standout hitting performances from Karen's Drive Inn and Shelter-Globe as teams chased playoff positioning.
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Bob White
Gaslight
Karen’s Drive Inn
Connie's Laundry
VFL
Bob Pugh Motors
Terry's Tavern
Nings. Sheller-Globe
Vets
Andy Luxon
Ken Wargo
RBI
Luxon
Dean Hales
Ted Ickes
Denny Wetzel
Karen
Drive Inn
Dave Schaffer
Duane Traves
Paul Schlessman
Ken Leber
Bruce Ebright
Terry
Shelter-Globe
VFW
Rich Hafner
Women's Softball Tourney Winners Lead Park and Recreation Event
Huron County Bank No 1 beat Monroeville Merchants 8 2 as Jeanie Miller tossed a two hit game. Norwalk Merchants edged Bennett Electric 4 3 with Connie Geisecke earning the win and two hits.
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Norwalk Merchants
Park and Recreation Department
Jeanie Miller
Huron County Bank
Monroeville Merchants
Bennett Electric
Miller
Sally Knoll
Elaine Fitzgerald
Chris Sharpe
Nancy Reineck
Jo Ann Linder
Mary Jane Puder
Cindy Urban
Connie Geisecke
Becky Parcher
Dina van Doosingh
Barb O'Dell
Tammy Burtscher
Tourney Pairings Are Made
BERLIN HEIGHTS The first round pairings are announced for the annual Berlin Heights Slow Pitch Tournament starting Saturday. Amherst UPI Squares vs Frank's Recreation of Lorain opens at 10 a.m. Other clashes include Lorain Adams Cafe versus Elyria City Furniture at 11 a.m. Sandusky Eagles vs Lorain Burger King at noon. Norwalk VFW vs Bob's Inn of Sandusky at 1 p.m. Brohl and Appell and Dubois Chemical meet at 2 p.m. Berlin Heights Merchants vs The Place of Sandusky at 3 p.m. Berlin Heights Old Timers vs Cedar Point BMC at 4 p.m. Norwalk Couch Concrete vs Local 2000 of Avon Lake closes the round at 5 p.m.
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UPI
Frank
Lorain
Lorain Adams Cafe
Elyria City Furniture
Sandusky Eagles
Lorain Burger King
Norwalk Vfw
Bob’s Inn of Sandusky
Brohl
Appell
Dubois Chemical
Sandusky
Place of
Berlin Heights Old Timers
Cedar Point Bmc
Norwalk Couch Concrete
Avon Lake
Hayes dismisses idea to schedule Cincinnati football game
Ohio State coach Woody Hayes mocked Ralph Staub's proposal for a Buckeyes Bearcats game and even suggested lawmakers intervene. He also teased Tom Skladany's holdout with the Browns and warned of stricter access to practices, praising the university and town's results.
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UPI
Ohio State
Woody Hayes
Ralph Staub
University of Cincinnati
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Bearcats
Staub
Cincinnati
Ohio
Hayes
Tom Skladany
Cleveland Browns
Nicklaus and Watson Struggle In Westchester Classic Round
On day one of the Westchester Classic Nicklaus and Watson battled inconsistent play while Wadkins and Bar bers shot 66 to lead. Miller Barber and Andy North led with 66 as several big names hovered near par. Nicklaus saved par with late birdies and confided he felt asleep at the start.
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N.Y
UPI
Tom Watson
Jack Nicklaus
Lanny Wadkins
Nicklaus
Watson
Wadkins
Miller Barber
Andy North
Howard Twitty
Charles Coady
Grier Jones
Gene Littler
Angelo
Angelo Argea
Standings and Probable Pitchers for Thursday
Standings show Pittsburgh 7 Chicago and Los Angeles 7 San Francisco 0 and Philadelphia 4 Montreal 3. Tonight's schedule lists Los Angeles at Chicago with John versus Krukow and other doubleheaders across Major League Baseball.
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Chicago
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Philadelphia
Montreal
John
Krukow
Cincinnati
Moskau
Capilla
New York
Espinosa
Matlack
Atlanta
Niekro
Solomon
Rogers
Alcala
Holdsworth
Houston
San Diego
St. Louis
Barman Named MVP In Local Elks Senior Baseball Honor
Sandusky junior Dave Barman of St. Paul High and Stormer Incorporated earned the league MVP award at the Elks Senior Baseball League banquet. The 16 year old pitcher hitter posted a 7 1 record and under one ERA while hitting .388, helping his team finish tied for first. Playoff date set with Castalia Monday at Jaycee Park, followed by a meeting with Lococo's Pizza Express. Teammate Troy Sparr also posted over .390 batting average.
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Dave Barman
St. Paul High
Elks
Barman
Stormer Incorporated
Gilbert Barman
E. Main
Castalia
Jaycee Park
Lococo
Pizza Express
Troy Sparr
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