Halfway Inn Narrowed By RKR In Tight City Slo-Pitch Race
In the City Slo-Pitch League B division Halfway Inn drops its lead after a 9-5 loss to RKR Construction. Schild's IGA beat Wakeman Bank 14-3 while Norwalk Furniture downed Saginaw Wire 21-6. RKR climbs to 8-2, half a game behind Frankie’s Bar, with Witter homering twice for RKR.
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Midway Garage
Frankie’s Bar
Couch Concrete
Teener League Moose Dumps VEW Auxiliary
Moose 1248 defeated VFW Auxiliary 12 to 2 on Monday afternoon. Harold Cookie Gilchrist earned the win with four hits in four at bats seven strikeouts and four walks allowed three hits. Losing pitcher Mike Werner fanned five walked eight and yielded 10 hits. Lee Millhouse tripled for the losers. League standings list Moose 1248 Schilds IGA VFW Auxiliary Bleile's Battles VFW 2743.
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Harold
Cookie) Gilchrist
Mike Werner
Schild
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Battles
Lead remains shared in Lefty Grove action as Barman Seitz wins
In the senior division Barman & Seitz held a share of the lead with Schild's IGA after a 7 6 victory over A J Baltes. Norwalk Vault edged Bleile's 13 12 while Huron County Bankers crushed Hug Concrete 11 1. Bankers and Vault both produced late rally bursts.
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Huron County Bankers
Hug Concrete
Clint Fannin
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Mark Hester
Jim Schepers
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Matt Smith
Jeff Grosswiler
Mike Comyns
Dick Pugh
Steve Horner
Dennis Blakely
Eric Prack
Horner
Blakely
Bankers
Hug
Greg Russell
Larry Goudy
Bill Ott
McLain Returns to Tigers After Suspension Ends
Denny McLain resumes with Detroit on Wednesday as his three month ban ends. With McLain out, the Tigers trailed the first place Orioles by seven games with 91 games left. He is expected to arrive quietly and debut soon for the 1970 season.
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Mets Sign Brent Strom From USC in Draft Move
The New York Mets announce the signing of 21 year old lefthanded pitcher Brent Strom from Southern California. He was the Mets first selection in the secondary phase of the June free agent draft.
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Jet dragsters set rematch at Norwalk Dragway
A re match of two jet powered dragsters will run at Norwalk Dragway Friday night led by Walt Arfons in a 1970 Chevy II and Jimmy Taylor in a 1970 Mustang Mach I. Chuck Morris will drive the Chevy. Pits open 6 p.m. with eliminations at 9 p.m. Lights out for clearer view. Weekends only racing with new formats for eliminators and trophy runs.
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Chuck Morris
Arlington
Baseball Standings and Evening Scores from the League
The American League East shows Baltimore leading with 46 wins and 28 losses, New York 43-29, Detroit 73-53, Boston 34-35, Cleveland 32-38, Washington 33-40. The West lists Minnesota 44-25, California 43-30, Oakland 41-33, Kansas City 26-45, Chicago 27-47, Milwaukee 2-48. Monday evening results include Wash 5 Balt 3, Min 5 KC 4, Cal 10 Mil 3. Schedule notes and pitching matchups follow for the midweek games across leagues.
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Racing Fans Pack Shamrock Track for Season Opener
More than 800 fans crowded Shamrock track in Norwalk for the season debut with 13 races. Horses from Pennsylvania and Michigan raced at fast trots. Winners include Sugar Anson owned by Bob and Carol Smith Springfield and Lady Dial Creek owned by Keith Hilaman Norwalk among others.
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Joan Hawley
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Huron County Slo-Pitch Tourney Set to Begin Monday
Greenwich hosts the Huron County Slo Pitch tournament with 14 Norwalk League teams in a double elimination format. Opening round pairings include Couch Concrete versus Willard Merchants and Wakeman Bank against Frankie's Bar, with action continuing through Thursday. Defending champions Fishbaugh Construction of Greenwich are not fielding a team this year.
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Saginaw
Fishbaugh Construction of
McGuan Park
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