Stowaway Time Wins Feature At Huron County Fair Pace
Stowaway Time driven by J. Green captured the featured two year old pace on Friday at the 1977 Huron County Fair. The winner earned a 2158.40 purse and a Schild's IGA trophy with a 2:08.2 time, after securing top four in two heats.
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J. Green
Huron County Fair
Hidden Secrets
Kissoff
Andy
Schild
IGA
Grabber
Miracle Chris
Norwalk Merchants Rally Twice To Beat Tiffin Huffman's Bar
Norwalk Merchants defeat Tiffin Huffman's Bar 4 3 in extras and 8 7 as Roscoe Sardanoff Don Helton and Al Beach drive in the winning run in the opener. Brandts tripled and Ritzenthaler singled to tie the second game before a wild pitch seals the win. Meyers Hunter Beach and Brandts lead Norwalk in a two game sweep with next games set at Fremont Grace Lutheran and home against Ashland Faultless Rubber.
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Norwalk Merchants
Tiffin Huffman
Bar
Roscoe Sardanoff
Don Helton
al Beach
Beach
Ralph Ritzenthaler
Jeff Brandts
Brandts
Norwalk
Jim Borgia
Bill Welfle
Borgia
Tiffin
Mark Meyers
Tom Ritzenthaler
Scott Hunter
Meyers
Ritzenthaler
Hunter
Welfle
Helton
Ralph Ritzenthalker
Merchants
Fremont Grace Lutheran
Ashland
MecGuanm Park
Indians
al Fitzmorris
Don Hood
Jim Kern
A's
Ray Fosse
Blue Jays
Angels
Hayes Kicks Off 27th Year At Ohio State
Ohio State coach Woody Hayes enters his 27th season without dwelling on past Big Ten titles or a five game win streak. The Buckeyes, coming off a 9-2-1 season and a Orange Bowl win over Colorado, will use a fast backfield with Jeff Logan and Ron Springs and may rotate them at fullback and tailback. Pete Johnson, Ohio State’s all-time scorer, is with the Bengals.
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UPI
Ohio State
Woody Hayes
Hayes
Michigan
Buckeyes
Colorado
Jeff Logan
Ron Springs
Pete Johnson
Johnson
Cincinnati Bengals
Logan Springs
Little Leaguer Is Athlete Of Month
Cathy LaDuke, 12, of Rutland Vermont, becomes the first little leaguer to win the Athlete of the Month award from the Vermont Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association. She went 4-0 as pitcher for Rutland Kiwanis Little League with back to back no hitters, and she posted 18 hits in 23 at bats with 23 RBIs in seven games.
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UPI
Cathy LaDuke
Vermont Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association
Cathy
Rutland Kiwanis
Wilbur Wood Back In Groove After Berres Advice
The 68 year old Ray Berres, former White Sox pitching coach, advised Wilbur Wood on a delivery flaw helping him regain control. Wood then beat the Milwaukee Brewers 3-1 to reclaim first in the AL West as Zisk and Gamble homered.
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White Sox
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Tommy John
Joel Horlen
Wilbur Wood
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Wood
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Seattle
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Los Angeles
Philadelphia
Houston
Pittsburgh
Junior Fair exhibits crown conservation and gardening displays
Compiled results from the junior fair feature Hauton County entries across Conservation, Photography, Plants Soils and crafts. Winners include Tim Mack Collins West Hartland Boosters and Roland Tkach Wakeman for best exhibit and photography with multiple 4-H club participants securing top spots across 1st 2nd and 3rd places.
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Timmy Mack
Collins
West Hartland Boosters
Huron Soil and Water Conservation District
Norwalk
Insects
Colliins
Tom Weiland
Bellevue, Lyme
Bob Morgan
North Fairfield
Town & Country
Roland Tkach
Wakeman
Eman
Blue Ribbon
Western Auto Store
Willard
Gregg Berry
Willowbrook Reavers
Bryan Stegman
Clarksfield Challengers
John Vogel
Towne and Country 4-H
Mark Schnellinger
John Hawkins
Ripley Jr. Farmers
Tim Mack
West Hartland
Jim Gale
New London Sunshine Gardeners
Greg Bishop
Sherman Shamrocks
Jane Hurst
Wakeman Willing Workers Jr
Pam Mahl
Norwich Klink & Klatter
Sandy Myers
Peru
Buttons & Beans
Ellen Bishop
Jule Mainzer
Margaret Marini
Maple City Clovers
Holli Lombardi
Willing Workers
Jeff Armbruster
Better Youth of
Bronson
Carla Brant
Fitchville Cloverettes
Kaiser Wells Pharmacy
You & Others
Kathy Beck
Greenwich Gals
Debbie Montgomery
Hartland
Merry Mixers
Jill Knoll
North Fairfield Thimblettes
Huron County
Pomona Grange
Norwalk Entrants Enter Ohio State Fair Arm Wrestling
Several Norwalk entrants registered for the Ohio State Fair Arm Wrestling Tournament to be held Sunday August 28 at 1 p.m. in Cooper Arena. John Schrader Steve Austin Tom Waugh John McCarty and Robert Smith will test strength against contestants from across the state in a double elimination event sponsored by the Columbus Jaycees and WMMI Radio.
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Columbus
Norwalk
Cooper Arena
John Schrader
Steve Austin
Tom Waugh
John McCarty
Robert Smith
Columbus Jaycees
Wmmi Radio
Norwalk Harness Drivers Compete At Huron County Fair
Jim Larrabe and Francis Lawton, Norwalk locals turned harness drivers, compete in the Huron County Fair harness races. Larrabe trains nine horses at the Speed Barn. Lawton trains for Verna Tische of Huron. They discuss training time, pacers versus trotters, and the earnings structure for non-owner trainers.
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Francis Lawton
Bettors
Huron County Fair
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St. Mary’s St
Grace Spino
Norwalk
Port Clinton
Jack Hillis
R. Kelble
Berlin Heights
Lawton
Harkness St
Verna Tische
Huron
Florida
New Jersey
Leo Spino
Grace
Northfield Park
Cleveland
Fairgrounds
Norwich
N. Y
New York
Aurora
Ohio
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