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Newspaper
Norwalk Reflector
Location
Norwalk, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1979
Page
7
Coach John Malcolm said today that rain postponements have moved the Edison High School tryouts to 6 30 p m at the athletic complex east of Milan. The event targets CLES players and is part of the Legion program.
Mark Mees of Zanesville defeated Scott Wallace of Upper Arlington 6 4 6 4 to claim the state high school Class AAA tennis championship. Barry Conlan of Warren John F. Kennedy won the Class AAA title with a 7 6 6 2 victory over Chuck Hawk of Cincinnati Mariemont.
Norwalks men s slow pitch tournament at the Strawberry Festival was canceled due to rain with new dates anticipated for announcement on Wednesday.
Young gymnasts will perform Thursday at 7 p.m. in the annual Norwalk Junior High Gymnastic Show. Coaches Hutchinson and Nelson report hard work despite bruises and jitters. Tickets cost 50 cents for students and $1 for adults.
Major league crowds push total attendance for American and National Leagues past 1.1 billion since 1901. The 1979 season through Sunday reached 10,604,879, with the last 100 million fans counted faster than any prior 100 million.
Rick Mears won the Indianapolis 500 in a Penkse Cosworth with a $270,401 prize and led late after a fiercely divided USAC CART era. A record purse of $1,271,954 was distributed at the victory banquet where leaders urged unity in open wheel racing.
The report lists top slow pitch batters showing Larry Wetzel leading the American League with .769, while other top performers across Central and National Leagues include Ken Gilbert, John Speer, Scott Westerhold, and several tied players from teams like Bible Builders, Huron County Bank, and JP Auto Parts. Detailed rankings cover Batters in the American, Central, and National Leagues with percentages reflecting batting averages.
Swedish ace Bjorn Waldegaard driving a Ford Escort led the 26th Rally Acropolis after the first leg with 3 hours 2 minutes 3 seconds for 375 miles through central Greece. Ninety-five drivers remained, while 48 of 153 entrants had already abandoned due to mechanical troubles.
Lamar Johnson scored on a sacrifice fly in the second inning after tagging from third on Greg Pryor's flyout to right fielder Bobby Bonds. The White Sox defeated the Indians 6-1 in Chicago.
Chicago White Sox pitcher Ken Kravec, a Cleveland native, shined in a 6-1 victory over the Indians. Kravec improved to 5-0 in May, while Rick Manning drove in Cleveland's run with a sacrifice fly. Indians starter Wayne Garland struggled, and second baseman Duane Kuiper left for X rays after being hit by a pitch in the eighth.
Standings feature many results with scores from Monday and upcoming games for Tuesday through Wednesday. Highlights include Pittsburgh over New York 6 1 and Atlanta over San Francisco 4 1, plus future matchups like New York at St Louis and Cincinnati at Houston.
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