Mathews Johnson White add color to National scene
In a night at the Astrodome Ed Mathews and Deron Johnson powered the Braves to a 4-2 win over Houston as Mathews hit a two run homer and White drove in runs. Cincinnati and Los Angeles also won while Chicago and Philadelphia fell behind. White shone with a big bat for the Phillies in relief effort.
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Johnson and White
Murray Chass
Billy Hitchcock
Associated Press
Wrnter
Thej
Ed Mathews
Astros
Deron Johnson
Bill Homer
Chicago
Bob Miller
Astrodome
Claude Osteen
Johnson
Selt
Atlanta
Houston
Dom
Los Angeles
Cincinnati
Reds
Phila| Johnson
Dodger
Delphin
White
Phil Regan
Miller
Braves
Mathews Moth
Hej
Cloninger
Pittsburgh
San Francisco
Pirates
Giants
Dodgers
Tony Cloninger
Jim Gilliam
Wes Parker
John Roseboro
Chris Short
Terry Fox
Adolfo Phillips
Billy Williams
Phillies
Byron Browne
Ron Santos
Elyria Catholic Hires Two Football Coaches
Elyria Catholic adds two coaches to its football program. Robert Schmidt, 26, from Shaker Heights, will assist with the varsity, while Joseph Hoelscher from North Olmsted will coach the freshmen. Athletic Director Wayne Diederich announced the morning hire.
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Elyria Catholic
Joseph Hoelscher
Robert Schmidt
Elyria District Catholic High School
Wayne Diederich
Schmidt
Shaker Heights
Diederich
Hoelscher
North Olmsted
Rakestraw Ignatz win third straight Elyria doubles title
Elyria High tennis coach Jim Rakestraw and University of Cincinnati ace Bill Ignatz won their third consecutive men’s doubles title at the Elyria City Tennis Tournament defeating Guenter Herold and Jerry Strait 6-1 6-0. The event at West Recreation concluded with singles and doubles finals as spectators watched the dominant pair extend their streak.
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Elyria High
Jim Rakestraw
University of Cincinnati
Bill Ignatz
Elyria City
West Recreation
Guenter Herold
Jerry Strait
Rakestraw
Ignatz
Herold
Strait
de Lead
Tak
Larry Starking
Rakestraw Hasphies
Larry Pied
Scott McQuillin
Craig Felton
John Carney
Jack Janosik
Dick Miles
Scott Mc
Quillin
Jody Wilson
Dorie Phiel
Debbie Wagner
Mary Ann Race
Guenter Herald
Rain Shifts City Church Softball Tournament Games
Heavy rain halted all four games of the City Church Softball Tournament at West Recreation. Play resumes 6:30 p.m. with losers bracket contests to follow, featuring Chestnut Ridge versus First Assembly and Grace Lutheran against St Paul among others. Top players include Herold for Bowling Green and Strait heading to Ohio University as a freshman.
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West Recreation
Chestnut Ridge
First Assembly
Grace
Lutheran
St. Paul
Oakwood
St. Andrews
Shephard
First Methodist
Pilgrim Congregational
Alliance
Emmanuel Lutheran
Grace Lutheran
Ridgeville High to Hold Varsity Football Meeting
North Ridgeville Head Coach David Stout will conduct an organizational meeting for prospective varsity players at Ridgeville High School. Prospects should report to the football field at 7 on Wednesday.
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North Ridgeville
Ridgeville High School
David Stout
Legion Post 12 Baseball Tryouts Set for Saturday
Tryouts for the 1967 American Legion Post 12 baseball team are scheduled for 2 p.m. Saturday on Diamond No. 2 at West Recreation.
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American Legion
West Recreation
Indians Edge Paenback For 4-3 Win On Gentile Power
Cleveland beats Washington 4-3 as Jim Gentile hits two run homers in the fourth and ninth innings. Paul Casanova opened scoring with his 11th homer, while Rocky Colavito and Chuck Hinton also contributed. Gentile raises batting average from .065 to .091 after the two blasts.
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Paul Casanova
Senators
Indians
Gentile
Jim Gentile
Ian Indian
Chuck Hinton
Rocky Colavito
Sonny Siebert
Hinton
Leon Wagner
Cleveland
Houston
Oklahoma City
Torres narrowly retains light heavyweight title in Las Vegas
In a 15 round battle Jose Torres survived a hard test from challenger Eddie Cotton. Torres won by unanimous decision with scores around 70-67, 68-67 and 69-47 amid a close, longer bout that showed Cotton's savvy and Torres's late surge. A separate note mentions ground crew concerns over Beatles fans damage.
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Las Vegas
Nev
UPI
Jose Torres
Eddie Cotton
Cotton
Torres
Nat Morgan
Mike Petrovich
Ron Amos
United Press International
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