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Newspaper
Norwalk Reflector
Location
Norwalk, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1971
Page
6
Vida Blue earned his 12th win with a four-hit outing as Oakland routed Washington 8-1. The rookie struck out seven and walked two, improving to 14-3 lifetime while continuing his assault on AL batters.
Sunday results across the American and National Leagues show multiple games with notable scores. Detroit at Chicago postponed due to rain, Oakland beat Washington, and tight matchups featuring Baltimore Milwaukee and Cleveland Minnesota. Pitcher details include McNally Watt Hendricks Yates and others with several home runs noted.
Three area squads Huron County Bank Norwalk Furniture and Midway Garage advance to the quarterfinals after the first weekend in the Norwalk Invitational Slo-Pitch Tournament. Other winners include Sandusky Cameo Club Glenns Wonder Bar Huron Harbor Drive Thru and Midway Garage. Rain paused play Sunday but games resumed using Diamond No 3.
Dianne Pearson and Jennie Gill starred as Firelands placed second in the Ohio AAU Age Group Champions in Trotwood. Kettering Striders led with 59 points while Columbus Community and Ohio Track Club followed. Gill won two events and tied the club high jump mark. Pearson captured the 100 yard dash and helped on the 440 relay.
The Lefty Grove League faces an umpire shortage with seven junior and fourteen senior umpires, below the 18 needed in each division. Al Miller and officials urge parent help while fields cause scheduling changes. Maplehurst field may be ready, but junior games shrink from 90 to 45. Tonight, senior games at two sites feature Norwalk Vault vs A J Baltes and Barman Seitz vs Brooker Brothers. junior opener at VFW field has Citizens National Bank vs Saginaw Wire. All 6 p.m. starts.
James Lessig, longtime assistant to Cleveland Cavaliers coach Bill Fitch, will lead Bowling Green State University alumni relations. A Falcon graduate, he played for BG in 1966 67 and later coached at Minnesota before joining the Cavaliers in 1970.
Schild's IGA opened with a 13 7 win over Bleile's as Mike Frazier pitched a full game with nine strikeouts and North Gross added a four for four effort. The Moose topped the VFW 12 9 behind Matt Gross who pitched four innings despite seven hits and 12 runs scored.
Canonero II finished fourth in the Belmont Stakes behind Pass Catcher, Jim French, and Bold Reason. Trainer Juan Arias defended the colt as the best despite the defeat, citing a foot infection that forced two days out of training as a factor. Pass Catcher won by three quarters of a length, with Jim French three and a half lengths back.
Tonight features Frankies versus Halfway Hug and Dauch Norwalk Merchants playing Huron Cly Bank with Letty Grove senior in the lineup. Also Norwalk Vault faces AJ Baltes McGuan Barman Seitz meets Brooker Bros VFW with Letty Grove junior in Citiens Bank versus Saginaw Wire.
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