Norwalk Board Drops Runyon From St. Paul Coaching
Norwalk St. Paul school board will not rehire Bob Runyon, head track and wrestling coach and assistant football coach. Principal Bodart decided, citing lack of classroom space amid an overabundance of teachers as reason. Teachers and parents had pressed for action amid sports emphasis and complaints. Gottfried offered resignations amid staffing questions. a future change hinted for basketball coach Bob Fisher.
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Joe Ratliff
Bob Runyon
Norwalk St. Paul’s
A.P. Sheehan
Runyon
Tom Brown
St. Paul’s
Sheehan
William Bodart
Brown
Rynyon
Father Bodart
Bodart
Eugene Mack
St. Paul
Gottfried
Bob Fisher
Teachers, School Board
St. Paul Boosters
John Frank
The
Boosters
Jungle Jim Liberman Faces Lew Arrington In Funny Car Match
The Norwalk Dragway features a two round best of three clash between Jungle Jim Liberman and Lew Arrington. Liberman in the Chevy II Brutus faces Arrington in the Brutus Firebird with top speeds around 197 mph. Liberman is noted as Winter National Drugs Champion after a 7.49 elapsed time, while Brutus posted 7.48 at 196.93 mph on a prior run.
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Norwalk Dragway
Liberman
Lew Arrington
Brutus
Firebird
Arrington
Oakland and Brewers Fall in Late Innings Blowups
In a pair of late inning misjudgments by managers John McNamara and Dave Bristol, Oakland edged Cleveland 6-5 in 10 innings while Milwaukee dropped to Detroit 6-2. Chuck Dobson carried a 4-2 lead into the ninth before being relieved after Ray Fosse’s single.
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Vito Stellino
UPI
John McNamara
Oakland A’s
Dave Bristol
Milwaukee Brewers
Oakland
Cleveland
Milwaukee
Detroit
Chuck Dobson
McNamara
Ray Fosse
Marcel Lachemann
Night Golf League Onslaught Ends In Miracle Turnaround
The Indians gain a 10th inning win as Chuck Hinton tied the game with a pinch homer and Roy Foster delivers a two run shot off Paul Lindblad to cap a 7 5 Indians win. Orioles rout California 9 1 as Cuellar hurls a two hitter and Rettenmund Robinson Powell Johnson homer in Baltimore.
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Chuck Hinton
Roy Foster
Indians
Paul Lindblad
A’s
Frank Fernandez
Bristol
Tigers
Jim Northrup
Brewers
Dave Baldwin
Willie Horton
Gene Brabender
John O'Donoghue
Merv Rettenmund
Frank Robinson
Boog Powell
Dave Johnson
California
Mike Cuellar
Orioles
Rudy May
Rettenmund
Robinson
Baltimore
Powell
May
Johnson
Steve Kealey
Kealey
Lefty Phillips
Greg Garrett
Garrett
Phillips
Greater Ohio Acquires Citizens Savings in Tiffin
Greater Ohio Corp has won approval to acquire controlling interest in Citizens Savings & Loan Association of Tiffin Ohio. At least 80 percent of permanent capital stock will be exchanged for cash and Greater Ohio stock. Citizens Savings, founded 1885, holds about $21 million in assets.
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Citizens Savings & Loan Association
Tiffin
Ohio
Greater Ohio Corp
E. Broad St
Greater Ohio
A.G Spriggs
Citizens Savings & Loan
VFW beats Brooker Brothers 9-1 in Grove League action
In Thursday senior division, VFW 9 Brooker Brothers 1 as Brad Mason homered and Jeff Lendrum and Jim Hoffecker added a triple and double. Jeff Malcom earned the win while Brown struggled for Brooker. Junior division saw Hug Concrete 13 Finance System 2 after five innings with John Kacmarsky winning and Ted Mason doubling.
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Lefty Grove
Brooker Brothers
VFW
Hug Concrete
Brad Mason
Jeff Lendrum
Jim Hoffecker
Pat Brown
Brooker
John Holman
Jeff Malcom
Brown
John Kacmarsky
Hug
Ted Mason
Eric Bright
Vern Vickery
Bob Jackson
Three Divisional Leaders Post Easy City Slo-Pitch Wins
Huron County Bank overwhelmed Wakeman Bank 20 to 5 while Frankie’s Bar beat Hartland Independents 22 to 11 and RKR Construction defeated Bob’s Gulf 10 to 3. Burdge and Vanderpool starred for Huron, Wetzel homered for RKR, and Osborn Ackerman Stoll led Frankie’s in a 21 hit night. Officials scheduled a managers and umpires meeting and announced a scoring correction excluding sacrifice flies from at bats.
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Huron County Bank
Wakeman Bank
Frankie’s Bar
Hartland Independents
RKR Construction
Bob’s Gulf
Bob Burdge
Bo. Miller
Mark Vanderpool
Bo Miller
Wakeman
Bill Burke
Bill Bement
RKR
Steve Wetzel
Gulf
Rec Center
Baseball Standings and Scores Roundup
American League East standings show Baltimore atop with 38 19, New York 33 24, Detroit 27 26, Boston 26 26, Washington 25 29, Cleveland 22 31. Results include Cleve 6 Oakland 5 in 10 innings and Baltimore 9 California 1. Cincinnati, Atlanta, Chicago, San Diego results listed with multiple HRs and pitchers noted.
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New Yor
St. Louis
Philadel
Yee
Montrea
Cincinnati
Atlanta
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Houston
San Diego
Montreal
Phila
Los Ang
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