Grant touts Indians pitch and chin music at Kiwanis luncheon
Jim Mudcat Grant urged Cleveland to improve pitching and use “chin music” to back hitters off the plate. He praised Bobby Bonds but questioned Ted Cox’s slow start and fielding. Grant commented on Jeff Torborg’s management, Gabe Paul’s stance, and the team’s financial stability amid negative local press.
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Oakland A’s
Kiwanis
Jim
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Cleveland Indians
Wayne Garland
Bobby Bonds
Cleveland
Wayne Cage
Boston
Ted Cox
Paul Dade
Jim Norris
Jeff Torborg
Torborg
Gabe Paul
Jim “Mudcat
Relaxing fishing tips from Ohio outdoors
An Ohio outdoors column favors simple fishing with a cane pole and worms. It contrasts traditional methods with fast bass boats and urges patience, quietness, and relaxed enjoyment, noting fishing is partly hunting and you may even catch something while resting.
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Ohio Outdoors
Jerry Pickrell
Ohio Fisherman Magazine
UPI
Ucors
Browns switch gears to Welis Adams top pick
Cleveland selected Willis Adams from Houston as their first round choice after trading their number 13 overall pick for San Diego's 20th overall selection. Adams, a 6 2 195 pound receiver, led his Houston team with 29 receptions for 534 yards and four touchdowns last season.
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UPI
Cleveland Bowns
Willis Adams
University of Houston
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Houston
Browns
Mike Nixon
Tommy Prothro
Lynn Swann
Kellen Winslow
Missouri
Mike Bell
Colorado State
Washington State
Jack Thompson
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Mack Mitchell
Charlie Hall
Emmet King
Randy Love
Portant
Reggie Rucker
Dave Logan
Keith Wright
Sam Rutigliano
San Diego Chargers
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Prothro
Lawrence Johnson
Wisconsin
Sam Claphan
Oklahoma
James Remey
Kentucky
Matt Miller
Colorado
Rich Dimler
Southern
California
Clinton Burrell
Louisiana State
Jim Ronan
Minnesota
Soisson Chooses Defiance College for Fall
St Pauls standout John Soisson will attend Defiance College this fall to study business management. The All Firelands pick was the Flyers key offensive and defensive player last season and is the son of Mr and Mrs Robert J Soisson.
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Defiance
Gary Schaefer
St. Paul’s
John Soisson
Soisson
Firelands
Robert J. Soisson
Flyers
Reflector Corrects DH Listings for St Paul and Flyers
The Reflector notes a Thursday error listing St Pauls designated hitter as Dan Lichoff. The Flyers designated hitter was Dave Leiber, not Lichoff. The paper regrets the mistake and corrects the record.
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St. Paul
Dan Lichoff
Flyers
Dave Leiber
Lichoff
Patrick eclipses 600 Firsts in bowling list
Long roster lists multiple bowlers reaching 600 series and 600 pins in various brackets. Patrick leads with 623, followed by Grose 606 and Scherz 521 series totals. Other groups name series stacks, eclipsers, and single gems with scores and averages, plus disaster converters and assorted 4- to 7-10 splits across numerous participants.
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Tom Patrick
Dan Grose
Vi Scherz
Pete Motolik
Mike Lindenberger
Rod Wilson
Rick Rasnick
Sal Oliva
Paul Schneider
Jerry Lykins
Clarence Gross
Don McMillan
Bob Smith
Dick Vogt
Lenny Foster
Dave Searls
Tom Urich
Mike Carter
Kev McCrain
Dan Hite
Jack Meyer
Denny Jaeckin
Phil Hoffer
Ron Pheifer
Jerry Acierto
Ed Stoner
Buckeyes to showcase Bruce's spring progress intrasquad game
Ohio State under new coach Earle Bruce stages an intrasquad spring game in Columbus. Key reshuffles include Keith Ferguson moving to outside linebacker and Bill Jaco switching to offensive tackle. Art Schlichter will run the new offense with a tailback battle between Ricky Johnson and Calvin Murray. Several veterans will miss the game due to injuries requiring surgeries.
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Ohio
UPI
Earle Bruce
Ohio State
Buckeyes
Bruce
Iowa State
Woody Hayes
Keith Ferguson
Bill Jaco
Art Schlichter
Ron Springs
Ricky Johnson
Calvin Murray
Ken Fritz
Mike Guess
Reds
Paul Campbell
Jim Laughlin
Whites
Bucks elect Waugh co captain
COLUMBUS The Ohio State University football team named Norwalk native Tom Waugh as an offensive co captain along with Ken Fritz for 1979. Waugh, a senior guard, along with Fritz, will share leadership while teammates elected Mike Guess and Jim Laughlin as defensive co captains. The Buckeyes begin the season September 8 against Syracuse.
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Norwalk
Tom Waugh
Norwalk High School
Ohio State University
Waugh
OSU
Frederick Waugh
Hawthorne Drive
Ken Fritz
Fritz
Buckeyes
Mike Guess
Jim Laughlin
Syracuse
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