Perry Delivers 16th Win as Indians Top Royals 6-1
Gaylord Perry dominated the Cleveland pitching, earning his 16th win and driving in two runs with singles. The Indians built a four run lead in the second inning and added two more in the ninth, while Perry held Kansas City to seven hits. Other AL scores wrap around the league with Cincinnati, Montreal, and St Louis posting wins.
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Kansas City
UPI
Gaylord Perry
Cleveland Indians
Perry
Kansas City Royals
Royals
Indians
Craig Nettles
Chris Chambliss
Cleveland
John Lowenstein
Dick Drago
Nettles
Chambliss
Lowenstein
Ray Fosse
Frank Duffy
Duffy
Milwaukee Brewers
Boston Red Sox
California Angels
Chicago White Sox
Detroit Tigers
Texas Rangers
Baltimore Orioles
Cincinnati
Chicago
Montreal
San Francisco
Pittsburgh
Atlanta
St. Louis
Houston
Dauch Concrete Dominates in Western Slo-Pitch Standings
Dauch Concrete extended its winning streak to 12 by beating Huron County Bank 11 to 9, widening its lead in the Western Division. Bill Hubans hit two over the fence homers for four runs in the fifth and another in the first, while Gene Krupp and Ken Butler chipped in. Connie's Laundry defeated Norwalk Furniture No. 2 13-8, and Monroeville Merchants beat Bennett Electric No. 1 11-6 with strong hitting from Dick Fouts Jim Weisenberger and Tom Gravenhurst who homered twice for the Merchants.
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Don Hohler
Dauch
Huron County Bank
Bank
McGuan
Connie’s
Norwalk Furniture
Monroeville
Bennett Electric
Bill Hubans
Gene Krupp
Hubans
Jack Krupp
Ken Butler
the Bank
Dave Wilber
Larry Sanders
Connie
Laundry
Ken Woodruff
Chris Mushett
Dick Fouts
Jim Weisenberger
Terry Meagrew
Dick Haas
Denny Jaeckin
Steve Hohler
Monroeville Merchants
Doug Mayer
Tom Gravenhurst
Electricians
Bill Palmer
Mike Grose
Dave Mesenburg
Bennett
Lefty Grove junior league sparks tied for first place
Hug Concrete toppled league leader Reineck's 6 3 to create a first place tie with Moose in the Lefty Grove junior division. Don Tester Ford defeated the Eagles 15 3. Norwalk Vault routed Barman & Seitz 26 5 as Ken Grosswiler hit a grand slam.
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Hug
Lefty Grove
Reineck
Reineck’s
The
Moose
Sheller Globe
Don Tester Ford
Eagles
Norwalk
Bleile’s
Barman & Seitz
Tim Amato
Todd Brown
Rick Liebold
Mike Conley
Steve Mason
Bill Ruffing
Amato
Andy Kluding
Steve Irille
Steve Poland
Ford
Home Run Power Surges for Steve Burdge in Local Softball
Steve Burdge of Milan shines with four homers in the Nova July 4 Classic. He plays for Glenn’s Wonder Bar and Cameo in the Bank League, leads Norwalk Slo-Pitch with a .720 average and five homers, and tops Cameo with 15 roundtrippers. He splits time between Norwalk and Sandusky leagues, aided by his brother Bob’s network.
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Steve Burdge
Milan
Burdge
Glenn’s
Wonder’ Bar
Huron County Bank
Bankers
Norwalk
Sandusky
Wonder Bar
Cameo
Western Security Bank
Edison High
Schlessman Seed
The
Steve
Schlessman
Bob
the Bank
Nova
Bleile's Wins Non-Hitters Duel In League Night
Bleile's high school girls defeated Ideal Appliance 13 to 2 on Wednesday night as Bleile's pitcher Connie Schaffer earned the win. Mary Wiedemann hit a three run homer for Bleile's while Sharon Houghden powered Connie's with two homers.
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Bleile’s
Ideal
Connie's
A.J. Baltes
Battles Insurance
Norwalk
Mary Wiedemann
Bleile
Mary Ann Hertenstein
Janet Collins
Barb Reed
Val Hemenway
Kathy Nichols
Linda Rhoad
Connie Schaffer
Margie Stierhoff
Sharon Houghden
Connie
Exams Set For Sunday For Local High School Athletes
Physical examinations for athletes at St. Paul Norwalk and Western Reserve high schools will be given at noon Sunday at Norwalk Junior High School. Exams are free and administered by Norwalk doctors. Athletes must bring a urine specimen and pick up examination cards from their coach.
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St. Paul
Norwalk
Western Reserve
Race Fan Calls for Better Coverage of Michigan Speedway
A reader criticizes July 17 paper for focusing on Merle Bettenhausen's injury at Michigan International Speedway and praises Joe Leonard and Ramo Stott for their race wins. The letter expresses sympathy for Bettenhausen and encouragement for continued strong coverage of the sport.
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Merle Bettenhausen
Michigan International Speedway
Joe Leonard
Ramo Stott
Merle
Bettenhausen
Action Packed Friday Bout Card at Local Venues
Friday lineup features Lefty Grove Senior 65 at VFW with Barman and Seitz facing Schilds at McGuan 2. Bob Meyer meets Norwalk and Lefty Grove Junior 615 at VFW. Tester Ford against Moose 615 at Molhst. Citizens National versus Hue Boys High School 630 Nort. Nort's Marathon against Bleile's 7 45 Ringhom Meyer versus Hammer Huber. Shamrock meets Midway.
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Lefty Grove
VFW
Barman & Seitz
Schild’s
McGuan
Bob Meyer
Norwalk
Ford
Moose
Nort
Bleile
Ringhom-Meyer
Hammer
Hubert — Shamrock
Midway
Teener League Title On Line Saturday
Moose manager Sam Haskins won a protest over rain out rules. The Battles lead 4-2 from Wednesday, with a full replay set for Saturday at 12:30 p.m. The outcome decides the league title between Moose and Bleile's, as Moose stands 7-2 and half game behind.
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Teener
Moose
Sam Haskins
Teener League Board of Directors
Moose-Battles
Battles
The
Bleile’s
Selling Sporting Goods Classified Ad
Classified ad reads selling sporting goods with contact number 662 4241 for quick buyer response.
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Cookie Rojas
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Oakland Athletics
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al Blue
Lewis
Croke Park
Dublin
Ireland
Ali
Ranks “& Grovers
Eagle
Bob Warner
Fred Beer
Rick Poling
Tom Carabin
John Soisson
Scott Williams
Steve Ziemke
Vault
Ken Grosswiler
Grosswiler
Dave Ream
Jeff Bertram
Matt Kline
Cal Shullick
Tom Smith
Pat Schaffer
Wayne Mintzlaff
John Zureich
Vern Vickery
Gary Wilde
Randy Poling
Rick Zureich
Pam Ream
Renee Boyd
Brenda Friend
Jean Rospert
Connie Lesch
Battes
Sally Boehler
Friend
Karen Borsick
Sue Prindle
Sue Wilde
Kathy Reineck
Sue Ware
Claudia Kline
Val Beatty
Mary Ann Fritz
DIO
Goodyear
McConkey
N. Hester ST
DIAL
Sports Forum
James W. Filip
Linwood Ave
Laws
Firelands Tool Rental
Woodlawn Ave
Molhst
Citizen's National
Hue
Pearl St
Woodbine
Willard
Doser
Royal Buffet
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