Four Cambridge Golfers Eye Jaycee State Title
Four Cambridge High School varsity golfers qualified for the Ohio State Jaycee Junior golf finals at Forest Hills Country Club in Elyria. Larry Fish shot 76, Rick Day and John Vance 78, and a Cambridge entrant fired 79 to reach the field. The three day event runs July 19 through July 21 with strong statewide junior competition.
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Elyria Jaycees
Forest Hills Country Club
Ship
Larry Fish
Rick Day
John Vance
Rick Shaf
Cambridge
Ohio
Elyria
Dobson Keeps Orioles Hopes Alive With Eighth Straight Win
Pat Dobson pitched deep and drove in the decisive run as Baltimore beat the Angels 4 2. Dobson’s eighth straight win keeps alive the Orioles bid for a rare four 20 win pitchers season, joining a 1920 White Sox trio excluded by the Black Sox scandal. Ulterior AL results include Petrocelli’s 3 RBIs in Boston’s 3-0 13 inning win and Oakland’s late rally to topple Detroit.
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Baltimore Orioles
Pat Dobson
Dobson
Orioles
California Angels
Urban Faber
Claude Williams
Dickie Kerr
Ed Cicotte
Chicago White Sox
Wil
Liams
Cicotte
Mike Cuellar
Dave McNally
Jim Palmer
Plunkett Signs with Patriots as Archie Waits
Jim Plunkett, the Heisman winner, signed with the New England Patriots after being drafted first overall. Arch ie Manning remains bound by Saints contract issues and cannot practice until he signs, while Saints owner John Mecom reportedly saw no negotiations. The article also notes trades and camp movements from the 1971 NFL season.
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New York
UPI
Jim Plunkett
Archie Manning
Plunkett
Stanford
New England Patriots
Manning
Mississippi
New Orleans Saints
Saints
Chicago
Archie
John Mecom
Frank Crosthwait
Lorain County 1971 Hot Stove Tournament Opens
The Lorain County Hot Stove baseball tournament heats up with Class D to H teams vying for a spot in the State Tournament. Grafton Merchants beat Lorain Cardinals 13-0 in a Wednesday Class D opener as byes move players into weekend semifinals and Sunday finals at Grafton Field and Ridgeville Junior High.
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Grafton
Wayne Hahn Mart
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Lorain Villa
Brunswick
Amherst
North Eaton
Orville Moose
Ridgeville Junior High
Sheffield Lake
Rhodes Construction
Waynesdale
Rhodes
Palmer Field
Rittman
Lorain City
Palmer
Elyria Welding
la Porte
Hinkley
Northwestern
Pate Homes
North Ridgeville Big Town
Owens-Illinois
Owens
Tri-Way
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Rubber Maid
Hallen Ford
North Ridge Investment
Creston
Buckeye
Firelands
Myrtle Potato
F — Wood Co
K of P
Litchfield
Wellington Mill- Weber
Union Savings
Mt. Eaton
Big E Homes
Firelands Boosters
Hitchcock
Fairview
Kiwanis
Rotary
Oberlin Stefans
Rid
Sad Sam McDowell Struggles Amid All Star Hype
Cleveland pitcher Sam McDowell, named to the AL All Star team, faced a shoulder concern yet delivered a strong two hitter against Kansas City, losing 1-0 as Dick Drago notched his 10th win and fourth shutout in eight starts. McDowell dismissed talk of lingering issues and reflected on recent close losses.
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Dave Duncan
John Odom
Green
Duncan
Lou Piniella
Sam McDowell
Kansas City
Indians
Dick Drago
Cleveland Indians
Royals
Sam
McDowell
Baltimore
Paul Schaal
Piniella
Jeadoff
Drago
Fred Patek
Schaal
Cookie Rojas
Dark
Creed Wins Second Straight at Northfield Park
J W Creed driven by June Weller captured the featured eighth race at Northfield Park on Thursday night finishing first. The upset paid $6.20, $4.60 and $4.60, with Creed continuing a recent winning streak in harness action.
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Cleveland
UPI
J W. Creed
America
Northfield Park
June Weller
Browns rookie Tony Blanchard quits training camp
Browns rookie Tony Blanchard son of Doc Blanchard left camp saying he no longer has the desire to play football. He cited lack of desire and considered studying to become a veterinarian. Coach Skorich and staff acknowledged the departure leaving the team short at tight end. Morin and Glass were unavailable for the position, with Jones filling in.
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Chip Oliver
Oakland Raiders
Oliver
Kent McCloughan
Raiders
Los Angeles Rams
McCloughan
Matt Snell
Winston Hill
John Dockery
New York Jets
Rams
Russell Harrison
Kansas State
Buffalo Bills
Houston Oilers
James Fabish
Texas-El Paso
John
Hiram, Ohio
UPI
Cleveland Browns
Tony Blanchard
Doc Blanchard
Milt Morin
Chip Glass
Blanchard
Browns
Nick Skorich
League
Skorich
Morin
Glass
Dave Jones
Tony
Bob Nussbaumer
Norton stars in nine inning win for Charlotte club
Elyria pitcher Tom Norton toed the rubber for the Twins of Charlotte in the Dixie AA League and earned his fifth win after a complete nine inning outing. He allowed six hits two walks and six strikeouts and owns a 2.59 ERA in 17 appearances.
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Tom Norton
Elyria
Twins
Charlotte
N.C
Norton
Bob Renninger
la Grange
Cocoa Astros
Renninger
E.R.A
Edison High names Schifer to lead basketball program
Edison High School named Mike Schifer to fill its head basketball opening. A Wynford High and Capital University graduate, Schifer was a former All Ohio standout and succeeds John Feyedelem who was not re hired. He previously coached at Columbus Grandview and is pursuing a masters in guidance counseling at Bowling Green State University.
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Bowling Green State University
Jerry Osborne
Elyria
Osborne
Townsend
Georgetown College
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