Lake Erie Boat Watching Sparks Summer Harbor Trade
River and harbor traffic draw crowds as fuel shortages curb cruising with owners staying near docks. Wind-powered boats fill guest docks, Vermilion’s Harbor Town area enjoys stronger summer trade. Canusa skippered by Bob Cook tops the Lake Erie Race with First Over-All, after islands races. Happy Hour, Gary Disbrow’s famed racer, absent from headlines this season, returns to Lorain amid shipping strike delays and plans for Put-in-Bay regatta. Family Picnic at VRC features pool games, egg toss, baking contest, and a greased watermelon grab while property near club is retained.
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Vermilion's Harbor Town
Lake Erie
Buffalo
LaSalle
Mich
Bob” Cook
Toledo
Gary Disbrow
Lorain
Brian Navalinsky
9Th Street
Florida
Putin Bay
VRC
Bob van Wagnen
Jamice
National Junior Sailing Championship Semifinals Set at Put in Bay
Art O'Hara notes sea breeze conditions as junior sailing teams converge on Put in Bay for the National Junior Sailing Championship semifinals. Over 23 teams compete in Thistle boats under John Borman and John Wilber with a $50000 scholarship for the winner and a path to the USYRU Area E Junior Championships in Chicago. The event progresses from quarterfinals to a seven-race round robin before finals at New Bedford YC.
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SEAR
Putin Bay
John Borman
Putan Bay
John Wilber
CYC
Chicago Corinthian
New Bedford
South Dartmouth
Sandusky Sailing Club
Miraldi to play for Heidelberg College basketball
Former Lorain Catholic star John Miraldi, a 6 3 guard, will join Heidelberg College this winter. Coach John Hill believes he can make the varsity squad as a first year player after averaging 14 points and 5 rebounds while shooting 48 percent from the field and 70 percent from the line last season. Miraldi, an honor roll student, expects to pursue a pre law program at Heidelberg.
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Lorain Catholic
John Miraldi
Heidelberg College
Heidelberg
John Hill
Miraldi
Murald
Mhirald
Last dozen mile records and mixed 1979 sports notes
The fragment notes Sebastian Coe and John Walker race times from 1970s era record lists alongside scattered track and field mentions. It also shifts to a baseball game where JR Dall defeats Hess 14 4 with five hits by Jay Wilbanks and Mark Kirsh pitching, naming players and outcomes in a cluttered box of names and scores.
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Jay Wilbanks
JR Dall
Hess
Kirsh
Pace Thomasson
Pepsi
Dee Starky
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SPOT
Happy Hour
Fracker Sail Makers, Inc
Cleveland
Gary
Doug Peterson
John Mueller
Kingfisher
Art O'Hara
ILYA
Pymatuning
Mark Thompson
San Diego
Calfornia
Will Peters
Ige
Buckeye Lake
Rush Creek
Dallas
Texas
J-I
WBC
Sears
John Baughman
SSC
Trim's Arena
Ve Bodyworks
Moner Bush
Elyria
Center Ridge Rd
MAACO
Mae Naates
Nationwise
Autotron
DELCO
MOPAR
Motorcraft
GMB
Ford
Neil
Autolite
Peotieg
Chrysler
Lationwis
Shaceme
AGINE
Auto Parts
Muraxe
Mobrake
M Black
Cleveland St
Ce Auto Parts
Heidleberg
John Mirald
Sebastian Coe
John Walker
New Zealand
Filbert Bay
Tanzania
Jim Ryan
Aven
Michael Jazy
France
Beter
Aoa
Srell
Herb Elliest
Richie Metz
Mark Tanatr
Tug Wilbanks
Ste Shoreean
Gary Smunk
Warren Harper
Ron Parik
Wayne Rusers
Steve McClean
Wilbanks Serman
Jon Felton
Robbe Horwede
Chris H
Fle
Tom Laubentha
wim—Nark Karsh
Wirt Dee Starkey
Mark Karsh
Herrs Smith
Tasin
Dwayne ‘Nettles
Jay “Veal Dee Starkey
Inuins JR Dallay
Ooo
Hess & Hess Pitelang
Flan Pans Pb Hosed Sho
Jar Belton
Peps
Thomassas S
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