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Newspaper
Norwalk Reflector
Location
Norwalk, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1977
Page
8
Amos Rusie and Joe Sewell, famed for strikeout records and contact hitting, join manager Al Lopez in the Baseball Hall of Fame on the Veterans committee vote. They will be enshrined with Ernie Banks in Cooperstown on August 8.
Norwalk travels to Tiffin Columbian to play the Tornadoes in a Northern Ohio League makeup game. Coach Schroeder notes Tiffin's strong offense led by Yackey Felton and Schaade, while weather disruptions cloud practice and prep. a prior 54 46 loss is cited. Bellevue at Norwalk game postponed due to school closure.
Soviet spokesman says NBC gains U S rights to the 1980 Moscow Games in a multimillion dollar package. NBC cites two contracts covering technical help and broadcast rights with IOC approval needed. Analysts speculated costs could exceed 100 million dollars, while CBS exited negotiations over demanded fees.
Buffalo Braves place center Zaid Abdul Aziz on waivers to free space for newly acquired George Johnson who arrived this week from the Golden State Warriors in exchange for a first round NBA draft pick.
In the Cole Building organizers set times for young wrestlers. Ages 5 to 8 gather at 11 a.m. and ages 9 to 12 meet at noon as planned.
Norwalks girls basketball game against Bucyrus has been indefinitely postponed leaving the slot open for tonight.
Norwalks wrestling event scheduled for tonight at Clyde has been postponed per athletic director John Neighbor. No makeup date is set as of now leaving the match unresolved.
Evel Knievel crashed while practicing a shark tank jump at the International Amphitheatre in Chicago. He suffered a fractured right forearm and left collarbone, with internal bleeding in the right calf, and the nationally televised jump was canceled. A hospital spokesman said surgery would be needed and Knievel vowed to return. A cameraman, Thomas Geren, was also injured but released after treatment.
OHSAA will proceed with spring sports tournaments on the original dates. Commissioner Harold Meyer says facilities must be secured and local officials must arrange venues, with colleges offering spaces. The board also extended the basketball season to make up weather-cancelled games and urged shared facilities.
Former Cleveland Indians shortstop Joe Sewell learns of his election to the Baseball Hall of Fame by the Veterans Committee. He recalls a lifetime .312 average and record low strikeouts. plans to attend induction in Cooperstown with Banks Rusie and Alees.
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