Indians Pennant Dream Falls Short as Flashes Fade
The piece recalls a bold preseason pennant prediction for Cleveland, notes a late-season collapse by May 15, and critiques young players like Alvis Scheinblum Fosse and Hargan. It urges changes, highlights Tiant and McDowell, and ends with attendance comparisons including Kansas City Oakland and San Francisco.
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Cleveland Indians
Cleveland
Indians
Tony Horton
Ken Harrelson
McDowell
Tiant
Max Alvis
Max
Richie Scheinblum
Richie
Alvis
Steve Hargan
Orioles
Steve
Hargan
County Amateur Golf Tournament nears halfway mark
Lorain County Amateur Golf Tournament at Forest Hills progresses toward halfway with Class BB winners including Bernie Walend over Bob Noren Jr and George Noll Jr. vs Richard Thomas. Other BB results include Kristoff over Barnhart and Jackson, Morawski over Clark, Webber over Stiles, and Shullick over Brown. Class CC and Class C matches also reported with several close finishes and byes.
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Lorain County
Forest Hills
Bernie Walend
Bob Noren Jr
George Noll Jr
Richard Thomas
Joe Kristoff
Bob Barnhart
Dennis Jackson
George Innes
Ed Morawski
Jack Clark
Clarence Webber
Kent Kring
Ken Stiles
Leo Niskey
John Shullick
Richard Brown
Bob Ging
Frank Mazatasto
Ted Parker
Jim Shawver
Jets stumble as Namath return pressures team in St Louis
The New York Jets beat the College All Stars 26 to 24 in a frayed matchup clouded by a sideline altercation. Cornerback Sample clashed with Otto Graham late in the game drawing a 15 yard penalty after striking an All Star receiver, complicating off field calculus ahead of a Saturday clash with the Cardinals.
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College All- Stars
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Otto Graham
Jets
Pete Rozelle
Cardinals
St. Louis
Joe Namath
Sample
Graham
Weeh Ewbank
Ewbank
Cornell Gordon
Cecil Leonard
Rozelle
Mark Duncan
New York
Duncan
Namath
FBI
Buffalo Bills
Denver Broncos
Florida
John Malone
True Magazine
Dick Schaap
AFL defenses reach NFL parity says veteran safety
Johnny Robinson a 10 year AFL veteran notes the league's defenses have improved and are on par with the NFL. He cites the Jets Super Bowl win and overall defensive performance as evidence.
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New York Jets
Johnny Robinson
AFL
Louisiana State
Kansas City Chiefs
Dallas Texans
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NFL
Wasco Leads Jr Runners in 5 Mile Win and Masters Results
Bruce Ronald of New Philadelphia won the 5 mile race in 27 12 and was Senior champion. Tim Wasco of Lorain took Junior title with 27 35 and finished second overall. Jerry Beaker of New Philadelphia won Masters in 32 21. Rich Brown of Sandusky won Junior two and a half mile in 12 49 and Rick Schneider of Amherst was Senior winner at 13 23.
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Lorain County
Bruce Ronald
New Philadelphia
Tim Wasco
Lorain
Jerry Beaker
Terry Hobbs
Rich Brown
Sandusky
Rick Schneider
Amherst
Eldo Neufield
Oberlin
Jeff Tanchon
Kyle Cooley
Jeff Wilhelm
Avon
Chris Browning
Elyria
Dale Schuster
Dover
Bengals Hope to baptize Greg Cook in practice week
Head coach Paul Brown aims to test Greg Cook in practice as he trends toward using the University of Cincinnati standout in the exhibition season opener against the Boston Patriots. Sam Wyche remains the starter while Cook catches up after three weeks of workouts.
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UPI
Paul Bown
Cincinnati Bengals
Greg Cook
Cook
University of Cincinnati
New York Jets
Brown
Bengals
Boston Patriots
Bowling Green
Sam Wyche
Sam
Royal Best Royalet Low Net Trophies At Minerva Club
Area fairways events list winners for low net and low gross, with names including Minerva Kelly Evelyn Lutz Ruth Farkas and Alex Stough Caroline Becker Rose Ozimek. Team results feature Cliff McKay Robert Engler and pairs like Dr H. McDonald Jim Maloney.
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Evelyn Lutz
Ruth Farkas
Alex Stough
Caroline Becker
Rose Ozimek
Helen Bernardy
Mary Kwolik
Marie Kratt
Trene Adams
Becky Fitch
Jo Madak
Edna Amoroso
Lilian Huston
Les Cook
Marian Deertz
Lou Stough
Elyria Country Club
Cliff McKay
Robert Engler
H. &. McDonald
Jim Maloney
Ron Johnston
Tom Carey
LeRoy Probst
Gerry Aldrich
A. Piralno
R. C. Biszantz
Blind Par
Ed Glass
LeRoy Bar
Wilbur Senft
Charles Snobie
N. EB. Basinger
Bill Reich
John Findling
Bob Hallein
Ralph Niederst
Harry Hinchliffe
N. A Hewitt
Kim McGeehan
W. Wellen
al Mullen
A. J. Riten
American Legion tryouts for Elyria Post 12 team
Tryouts for the 1970 Elyria Post 12 American Legion baseball team are set for Thursday 6 p.m. and Saturday 2 p.m. at Ely Stadium. Eligible players born on or after Aug. 1, 1951 should report. The 1969 squad, coached by Bob Rieth, repeated as district champions and won the Northern Ohio Legion League tournament. Elyria finished league play 9-21. Teams in the standings included Gallion 8-3, Wadsworth 5-4, Fremont 6-5, Tiffin 5-6, Ashland 3-7, Sandusky 3-8, New London 1-5-1.
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American Legion
Ely Stadium
Legion
Bob Rieth
Northern Ohio Legion
Elyria
Gallion
Wadsworth
Fremont
Tiffin
Ashland
Sandusky
New London
Baker on Wellington Nine Wins District and Falls in State
Jim Baker played for the Wellington Merchants Class G hot stove team, shown with Kirk Golt and Rod Harrison. The Wellington squad won the district tournament and advanced to state at Alliance before losing, with Baker’s name omitted from the caption.
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Wellington Merchants
Hot Stove
Baker
Kirk Golt
Rod Harrison
Wellington
Alliance
Rookie hurt at Hiram during Browns practice
Cleveland Browns rookie defensive back Fred Summers suffered a badly cut face and needed several stitches after colliding with receiver Paul Warfield during a practice at Hiram College. Warfield was unhurt. Browns rookie Joe Stevenson also attended camp. Art Modell, owner, returned to Los Angeles with actress Pat Breslin after a Cleveland area house hunt.
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UPI
Fred Summers
Cleveland Browns
Paul Warfield
Summers
Wake Forest
Hiram College
Warfield
Joe Stevenson
Georgia
National Guard
Browns
Art Modell
Los Angeles
Pat Breslin
Cleveland
Barons to hold training camp near Cleveland
The Cleveland Barons will open their training camp at Bowling Green State University Ice Arena on September 27 marking the first time the club will practice within driving distance of Cleveland. Owner Nick Mileti and arena director Terrence Flannigan praised the setup and noted players will benefit from the superior facilities after years of practicing in Canada.
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UPI
Cleveland Barons
Nick Mileti
Barons
Terrence Flannigan
Bowling Green State University
Arena
Mileti
Bowling Green
Flannigan
Jack Gordon
Canada
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