Upshaw Errors Dooms Indians In Loss To Angels
In Cleveland the Indians rallied twice but two early errors by Willie Upshaw doomed Doug Jones who gave up three runs in one inning. The Angels defeated the Tribe 8-5 before 15 487 fans as Joyner scored on a misplayed ground ball and Davis, Bosley and Armas added runs in the eighth.
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West tops East 14 0 in Lorain County All Star game
Turnovers ruled the seventh annual Lorain County All Star Football Game as the West defeated the East 14 to 0. Key plays included a blocked punt and two early East turnovers, with West scoring on Sean Thomas’s 5:24 drive and Kraft’s shutdowns in the final minutes.
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Baseball All Star Voting Draws Fire and History Lesson
A columnist argues that all star voting is flawed yet confirms fans shape the game. It recalls the 1957 Cincinnati ballot fiasco and Oakland’s ballot machine controversy, noting commissioner Frick and later Bowie Kuhn shifts. The piece defends fan participation despite blemishes.
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Feller: Cleveland’s sizzling fastballer
The Chronicle-Telegram continues a weekly bank of profiles from 101 Greatest Athletes of the Century by Will Grimsley and the Axiomated Press Sports Staff. This installment highlights Cleveland pitcher Bob Feller and his dominant fastball.
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Iowa farm boy Fetler shows hand forged autograph tribute
Will Grimsley recalls Bob Fetler, once a premier right handed pitcher, gifting bronze replicas of his pitching hand holding a signed ball. The plaster hand honors his fastball mastery, forged from cornfield years, amid debates over the greatest era’s arms.
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