All Star Spotlight Opens As Aaron Seeks Babe Ruth Ironies
In Kansas City at Royals Stadium, Hank Aaron aims for home run No. 714 as Catfish Hunter and Rick Wise start the game. Willie Mays and Amos Otis headline a star studded lineup amid cheers for the 40th All Star game. Harmon Killebrew undergoes knee surgery with six weeks return hoped.
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Kansas City
UPS
Babe Ruth
Hank Aaron
Catfish Hunter
Rick Wise
Royals
Bowie Kuhn
Kuhn
Amos Otis
New York
Bobby Murcer
Murcer
Otis
Chuck Tanner
Chicago Pilot
Oakland
Dick Williams
Williams
Lefty Gomez
Bill Hallahan
St. Louis
Kansas City Royals
Ewing Kauffman
Ruth
Bloomington, Minn
UPI
Harmon Killebrew
Willie Mays
Furniture 2 Narrowly Beats Hartland in Staged Pitch Duel
Norwalk Furniture No. 2 edged Hartland Speed Shop 6-5 after a three-run rally in the sixth. Connie’s Laundry blasted Deeble’s Sunoco 19-6. Plastic Molders topped Culligan 9-8 as Willy Clark led with three hits.
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Don Hohler
Norwalk Furniture No
Hartland Speed Shop
Culligan Soft Waters
Connie’s Laundry
Deeble
Sunoco
Fostoria
Speed Shop
Terry Meagrew
John Dials
John Francisco
Jim Ward
Art Weeks
Culligan
Steve Missler
John Fell
Dan Finley
Scott Hunter
Willy Clark
Wednesday Slo Pitch Playoff Schedule Headlines
At 115 Wednesay Hartland Speed Shop faces Monroeville Merchants in senior division action at VFW. Nite Life meets Gaslight Huron Cty Bank faces Dauch Concrete Lefty Grove in senior playoffs. Junior playoff bout Moose vs Nite Life and 6:15 matchups include Bleile's vs Schilds IGA. Girls fast pitch Yamaha vs Fashion Shoppe at 7:15 Breakfast House vs North’s Marathon at 8:30 Lake Erie Carpenters vs Boxboard Packaging and American Legion 6 Sandusky at Norwalk.
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Hartland Speed Shop
Monroeville Merchants
Nite Life
Gaslight - Huron Cty. Bank
Dauch Concrete Lefty Grove
VFW
Bleile's
Schilds
IGA
Moose
Yamaha
Fashion Shoppe
Breakfast House
North
Lake Erie
Carpenters
American Legion
Sandusky
Norwalk
Correction: Caprara and Grose Misidentified in Photo
The Reflector acknowledges two biddy wrestling subjects were misidentified in Monday’s photo. The correct names are Dan Caprara and Russell Grose, not the previously listed individuals.
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Dan Caprara
Russell Grose
Bleile's Edges Schild's In Low-Scoring Playoff Fight
Bleile's pulls out a 3-2 win over Schild's in the Senior Division best of three behind tight pitching and clutch hits. In Junior Division, Moose blanked Nite Life 11-0 in six innings as both divisions set up rematches at 6:15 p.m. Wednesday with potential third games Friday.
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Bleile
Summerlin
Rick Carrasco
Schild
Ned Palmer
Reynolds
Hoyle Burger
Bob Warner
Palmer
Carrasco
Warner
Moose
Denny Missler
Bret Staschke
Steve Barman
Brad Billman
Bob Duncan
Nite Life
Mike Conley
Scott Pierce
City Tennis Lessons Final Session Begins Monday
The third and final city tennis lessons run from Monday through Aug 17 and are free. To enroll call instructor Pat Fleming at 22 Norwood Avenue. Schedule includes 8:30 a.m. beginners 11 and under and 9:30 a.m. beginner adults with sessions at Pleasant Street Park and Whitney Field on alternating days.
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Pat Fleming
Norwood Avenue
Pleasant Street Park
Whitney Field
Bellevue Invitational Slo Pitch Tournament Officials Announce
Entries are being taken for the 1973 Bellevue Invitational Slo Pitch Tournament running Sept. 4 to Sept. 16. Open to the first 32 teams. ASA sanctioned teams pay 35 dollars, non sanctioned 43. Rosters capped at 20 players. First place trophy plus 20 individual trophies. second and third receive team trophies. A home run trophy and a batting average trophy will be awarded. Entry deadline is Aug. 22 at 7 p.m.. drawing at Greenwood Heights shelter house.
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Bellevue
ASA
Greenwood Heights
Flyer Grid Shoe Orders Set for St Paul Football Team
St Paul head coach Bill Hubans announces football shoes for all Flyer players grades seven through twelve will be ordered at Wednesday’s 6 p.m workout. All Flyer gridders must attend to be fitted.
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St. Paul
Bill Hubans
Flyer
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Hunter
Oakland Athletics
Wise
St. Louis Cardinals
Cardinals
Mays
Killebrew
Minnesota Twins
Tom
Henry
Mets
Henry Aaron
Braves
Connie’s
Bill Albright
Steve Zureich
Sunoco Club
Randy Nickoli
Ken Woodruff
Albright
Jim Pheiffer
Randy Nickols
UPI Telephoto
Strato
Sainees
Firestone
Ohio
Whittlesey Ave
Monthru
Sturday
Cal Watson
OSHA
Colorado Ave
Lorain, Ohio
Lefty Grovers
Lefty Grove
Flyer Grid Shoe Orders
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