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Newspaper
Norwalk Reflector
Location
Norwalk, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 1970
Page
6
Tony Conigliaro praised Joe Namath after watching a Jets Cowboys game. He said Namath is fantastic as a ballplayer and emphasized that off field reputation is his business while defending his own image as not a playboy.
Cassius Clay Muhammad Ali will apply for a New York boxing license later this week after Federal Judge Walter R Mansfield ruled the state commission cannot bar him for draft evasion. The NYSAC is expected to decide on Thursday.
Four members of the Firelands Track Club competed in the Lake Erie Amateur Athletic Union Women s Track and Field Championships at St. Joseph High School Cleveland. Diane Pearson finished second in the 100 yard dash and third in the 220 yard dash. Angie Smith of Norwalk placed third in the half mile and Cathy Sommers cleared four feet four inches in the high jump. Pam Ream, daughter of coach Bill Ream, took second in the javelin with 82 feet 5 inches. The article notes a Firelands cross country program tryout hosted by Ream with the first meet at Kettering, open to youths aged 10-18.
At the Lefty Grove League Junior division banquet held at the VFW Hall on Monday night, Bill Baines received the Honorary Lifetime Member award. Reineck's Cafe won the junior division championship trophy and the tournament trophy with a near perfect season. Calvin Shullick of Saginaw Wire claimed the batting trophy with 579, while Rick Zureich of Reineck's Cafe took the home run trophy with five homers. Saginaw Wire earned sportsman awards for the team, manager, and coach. Awards were presented by Al Preston and other managers received special honors from players.
The 24 year old right hander Danny Frisella earned his seventh win as the Mets beat the Expos 9-5 in 10 innings to pull into a first place tie with the Pirates in the NL East. He allowed one run on one hit over five innings as New York rode a 10th inning rally sparked by errors and key hits from Grote, Gaspar, Agee, and Clendenon aided by Garrett and Swoboda.
Four man Norwalk Elks Country Club squad finished third at Shelby, behind Shelby and Westbrook Mansfield. The Norwalk lineup included Larry Carpenter Jim Widman Charles Peckham Jr and Mike McCarty with a 131 total. Widman shot 146 two back of top scorer Ludi Shank 144. Peckham 147 Carpenter 152 earned individual honors.
Oakland hosts Milwaukee, Chicago visits Kansas City, California travels to Minnesota, Detroit plays at Cleveland, Baltimore goes to Washington, Boston meets New York. This roundup lists results expectations for each matchup and team positions.
In Columbus Poland's Mecislav Nowak won the featherweight title with 875 pounds and Jan Wojnowski was runner up at 848. The Polish team led three nights of competition, with Nowak claiming the snatch and jerk totals and Wojnowski driving a strong second place despite failing a bigger lift.
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