Norwalk Truckers and St Paul Flyers Hit Road for Early Tests
Locals travel as Norwalk High Truckers open Northern Ohio League play at Galion and St. Paul Flyers go to Castalia Margaretta. Weekend slate features multiple league openers and Firelands Conference games ahead of loop play. Fremont St Joe eyes 21st straight win at Cardinal Stritch.
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Don Hohler
Whitney Field
Norwalk High Truckers
St. Paul Flyers
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Galion
St. Paul
Castalia- Margaretta
Willard
Tiffin Columbian
Bellevue
Shelby
Bucyrus
Upper Sandusky
Berlin Heights
Black River
Lodi
New London
Midview
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Gibsonburg
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Perkins
Huron
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Clyde
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Cloverleaf
Sandusky St. Mary
Oak Harbor
Wellington
Vermilion
Buckeye
Toledo Libbey
Sandusky
Marion Harding
Lima
Massillon
Mansfield
Salem
Lorain High
Lorain
Admiral King
Cleveland St. Joseph
Canton McKinley
Fremont Ross
Toledo Macomber
Toledo Cardinal
Indians face Orioles in final home stand as move rumors grow
Cleveland aims to finish sixth as Lee Stange faces rookie Wally Bunker in the opener of the last home series. Speculation swirls that the Indians may relocate after a season with losses exceeding $800000, while a civic drive seeks 8000 season tickets to keep the club in Cleveland.
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Cleveland Indians
New York Yankees
Baltimore Orioles
Indians
Los Angeles
Lee Stange
Orioles
Wally Bunker
Gabe Paul
Paul
Cleveland Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Curtis Lee Smith
Smith
Tribe
Lefty Grove League to honor 250 players Sunday at McGuan Field
Awards night at 7 pm features Kesling's Contractors and Citizen's Banking Co as sponsors. Kesling's, led by Dave Warner and Watson Penrod, went 9 1 in junior circuit. Citizen's, led by Ben Duffer and Joe Werner, also receives trophies. Certificates for all players and acknowledgments for managers and umpires. A 10 minute flag football opener precedes a one hour program. James Kovacs invites players, parents, and locals to attend.
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Lefty Grove League
McGuan Field
Keslin’s
Citizen’s Banking Co
Kesling
James Kovacs
League
Reds Turn Heat On In NL Title Battle
New York report details the Cincinnati Reds surging toward first place, closing gap on the Phillies after a three game sweep, with Pete Rose leading the charge and Dick Sisler warning about Mets risk. It recalls past clashes with the Mets and a key mood shift after comeback wins against the Cardinals.
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UPI
Pete Rose
Cincinnati
Reds
Phillies
Fair
Shea Stadium
Mets
Sisler
UFL Weekend Schedule Highlights Matchups Across League
The United Football League lists four games this weekend with two Saturday night and two Sunday night slots. Indianapolis Warriors, the league’s only undefeated team, host Wheeling Ironmen on Sunday while Joliet visits Canton for a night game. Canton, Quebec, Toledo, and Wheeling sit at 2-2, Charleston is 3-1, Grand Rapids 1-3, and Quebec 0-4.
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UPI
United Football League
United
Indianapolis Warriors
UFL
Wheeling Ironmen
Joliet
Bulldogs
Canton
Quebec
Charleston
Toledo
Grand Rapids
Wheeling
Baseball Standings and Tonight's Schedule
Major Standings for American and National Leagues with matchups listed for tonight including Baltimore at Cleveland Roberts versus Tiant or Siebert, Chicago at Kansas City Pizarro against O Donoghue, and Boston at Detroit. Saturday’s games feature N Y at Washington and others across twi light or night starts with multiple pitchers listed.
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Tiant
Siebert
Chicago
K. City
Pizarro
O’donoghue
Boston
Detroit
N. York
Washington
Minnesota
L. Angel
W.L. Pet
Phila
Balts
Cinci
St. Louis
S. Fran
Milwal
AMA Finals in Gardena Set as 1964 Motorcycle Title Decider
The AMA national championship ends in Gardena with Roger Reiman needing only fourth place to clinch the 1964 title at 496 points. Dick Mann sits second with 466, Ronnie Ball third at 454, followed by a field of Ohio riders and others with varying totals. Reiman leads as the final event approaches while challengers vie for rankings.
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Gardena
Calif
UPI
American Motorcycle Association
Roger Reiman
Kewanee
Dick Mann
Pinole
Ronnie Ball
Mansfield
Ohio
Grudge match headlines Norwalk Dragway action
Norwalk Dragway hosts a grudge super stock Ford battle as Russ Haslage drives George May Ford against Earl Lasko in Bridenthal Ford. Races run every fifteen minutes with eliminations at 2 p.m. The co feature pairs Skip Wilsons fiberglass The Fugitive against Joe Reds The Steel Ram. The venue sits at routes 18 and 601, five miles east of Norwalk.
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Norwalk
Vicar Hanover Wins Little Brown Jug in Triple Crown race
Delaware Ohio crowd sees a dramatic finish as Vicar Hanover overcomes Combat Time to win the 19th Little Brown Jug in the pacing Triple Crown. Billy Haughton calls it one of the easiest drives, while Combat Time led briefly at the quarter but fell short in the final stretch. The event drew about 35,000 spectators at the Delaware County Fairgrounds.
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UPI
Billy Haughton
Vicar Hanover
Haughton
Delaware County Fairgrounds
Tamarack Farms
Painesville
Ohio
Vicar
Devine Hired by Mets as Assist to President Weiss
Former St. Louis Cardinals general manager Bing Devine is nearing a hire by the New York Mets as assistant to president George Weiss. Devine, who was fired as Cardinals GM, is expected to succeed Weiss upon retirement.
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UPI
St. Louis Cardinal
Bing Devine
New York Mets
George Weiss
Sporting News
Devine
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Weiss
Elks Golf Set for Ohio State Tourney in Columbus
Thirty two Norwalk players are set for the Ohio Elks Association State Golf Tournament at Stoney Creek Country Club in Columbus on September 26 and 27. A total of 211 golfers entered this 36 hole medal event, with five flights including a championship and four handicap divisions. Don Halter of Norwalk won the first flight last year and seeks a second straight title.
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Norwalk
Ohio Elks Association
Stoney Creek Country Club
Columbus
Don Halter
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