Morgantown Triumphs Over Bridgeport in Area 2 Race
Morgantown's 6 1 victory over Bridgeport boosts its Area 2 playoff hopes as the locals seek momentum after a rough stretch. Terra Alta, led by Harry Sanders, has surged to a 5-4 mark and could join Morgantown, Bridgeport, and Elkins in the finals while Preston eyes a spot with Fairmont and other contenders. Standout backfield prospects include Lawrence Durr Pat McMillen Steve Smith Dan Tenney Ken Valencik and others shaping the autumn slate.
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Terra Alta
Preston Post
Fairmont
Morgantown
Bridgeport
Elkins
Pat McMillen
McMillen
Steve Smith
McMillen-Smith
Masontown Valley
Little League and Senior League All Star Pairings Announced
Pairings for the Little League and Senior League all star tournaments in Carmichaels Pa are set with games starting July 19. Little League matchups include Masontown vs Greensboro July 19 and Greene Valley vs King Coal July 23 while Waynesburg has a first round bye. Senior League opens July 20 with King Coal facing Waynesburg. All games begin at 6 05 p m.
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Carmichales
Masontown
Greensboro
Clarksville
Yankees rally past Red Sox on late-inning comeback
New York tops Boston 5 3 in an Old Timers Day game as three walks and a bases loaded single in the eighth inning turn a 3 2 deficit into a victory. Sparky Lyle and Danny Cater provide the decisive runs after bases loaded pressure.
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NEW York
UPI
New York Yankees
Boston Red Sox
Yankees
Bobby Murcer
Mickey Mantle
Joe DiMaggio
Murcer
Jake Gibbs
Sparky Lyle
Danny Cater
Bob Bolin
Red Sox
Billy Conigliaro
Sonny Siebert
Horace Clark
Siebert
Eddie Kasko
Lyle
Jerry Kenney
Clarke
Roy White
Ron Swoboda
Bob Montgomery
Felipe Alou
Bolin
Cater
Jenkins Wins 13th With Four-Hitter In Padres Victory
Ferguson Jenkins pitched a four hitter for his 13th win as the Chicago Cubs defeated the San Diego Padres 3-1. Joe Pepitone hit his 12th homer with a man aboard in the sixth to break a 1-1 tie, and Jenkins struck out 10 with no walks in a complete game.
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SAN Diego
UPI
Joe Pepitone
Ferguson Jenkins
Chicago Cubs
San Diego Padres
Jenkins
Reichardt's ninth inning hit gives White Sox 4 3 win over Brewers
Rick Reichardt lined a two-out single in the ninth to drive in Jay Johnstone from second, lifting the Chicago White Sox to a 4 3 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers. Bill Melton homered for a 3 1 lead, his 20th of the year, while Fred Norman took the loss for San Diego.
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Chicago
UPI
Rick Reichardt
Jay Johnstone
Chicago White Sox
Milwaukee Brewers
Sox
Williams
Bill Melton
Lockwood
Tom Bradley
Kelly
Reichardt
Melton
Padres
Fred Norman
San Diego
Jim Hickman
Pepitone
Norman
Cubs
Chris Cannizzaro
Don Kessinger
Larry Stahl
American wins in pentathlon at World Military Champs
Capt. Charles Richards of Tacoma Washington won the individual modern pentathlon title at the 8th World Military Championships in Thun Switzerland. His victory led the American team to the team championship while Sgt Erik Brandelius of Sweden finished second in the individual standings and France was runner up in the team ranking.
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Thun
Switzerland
UPI
Charles Richards
Tacoma
Wash
Erik Brandelius
Sweden
France
Hulme and Revson lead McLaren front row at Road Atlanta
Denny Hulme and Peter Revson dominated Saturday qualifying for the Canadian American Challenge Cup race at Road Atlanta with McLaren cars taking the first two spots. Jackie Stewart qualified third in a Lola but faced handling problems as Brezinka’s McLaren M6B crashed in the pits area, leaving Brezinka injured but stable.
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Gainesville
UPI
Denny Hulme
Peter Revson
Team McLaren
Jackie Stewart
L&m Lola
Rainer Brezinka
Road Atlanta
Brezinka
Toronto
McLaren
Stewart
St. Jovite
Lola
Hulme
Vic Elford
Revson
Jackie Oliver
Angels blank A's as Messersmith shines in shutout
Angels snap 20 inning loss with a 3-0 win over Oakland as Andy Messersmith shuts out the A’s on six hits with eight strikeouts. Jim Hunter suffers the loss after giving up all three runs in seven innings while the Angels collect three runs in the third on consecutive singles from Alomar Rivers Gonzalez Stephenson and Spencer.
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Oakland
UPI
Andy Messersmith
California Angels
A’s
Angels
Messersmith
Jim Hunter
California
Sandy Alomar
Mickey Rivers
Tony Gonzalez
John Stephenson
Jim Spencer
No-hitter highlights Wesman Little League action
Fire Department rolled to an 11-0 win over Ideal TV as John Coombs and Haseley combined for a no-hit no-run game. Coombs five innings, Haseley one inning. Clanges and Coombs each had two hits. In another game Perry pitched a one-hitter for Blackshear Cleaners in a 16-1 win over Teter Motor Parts.
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John Coombs
Haseley
Fire Department
Ideal TV
Wesman
Coombs
Clanges
Perry
Blackshear Cleaners
Teter Motor Parts
Jets open camp as dissension looms after star losses
The New York Jets start training camp for rookies and select veterans at Hofstra University in Hempstead amid lineup shakeups from George Sauer’s retirement and Verlon Biggs option move to Washington. Coach Weeb Ewbank seeks replacements from 30 rookies and 15 veterans reporting Tuesday night. full squad to report July 18. Top draft picks John Riggins and John Mooring will join camp July 31 after the College All Star game in Chicago. Chris Farasopoulos leads the group reporting, touting NCAA kickoff return records at Brigham Young. In unrelated games, Gallan’s two doubles paced a win for the Lions over General Woodworking 8-7, while Skidmore homered.
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NEW York
UPI
New York Jets
Oe University
Hempstead
Jets
George Sauer
Verlon Biggs
Washington Redskins
Weeb Endbank
The
John Riggins
Kansas
John Mooring
Tampa
Chicago
Baltimore Colts
Chris Farasopoulos
Brigham Young
Phillies Pitcher Darrell Brandon Injured In Car Crash
Philadelphia Phillies relief ace Darrell Brandon was injured in a Friday night car accident after a game with the Montreal Expos. He is expected to miss about a week with facial injuries, a sprained left wrist, and several teeth lost, while carrying a 4-3 record and a 2.13 ERA.
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Philadelphia
UPI
Philadelphia Phillies
Darrell Brandon
Montreal Expos
Brandon
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Manguval
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Tate
Morgantown Speedway, Inc
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Cheat
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UPI Telephoto
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Dan Pastorini
Santa Clara
Jim Plunkett
Stanford
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