Shared responsibility in sports pay battles and futures
The piece argues owners and players both share blame for escalating salaries and legal fights that threaten pro sports stability. It highlights free agency, collusion questions, and recent moves by the Yankees and Catfish Hunter bids, then shifts to local college signings and the Cleveland Indians/MLB outlook, framing a pivotal season with mixed hopes and risks.
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Charles Finley
Yankee
Yankee Stadium
Yankees
Catfish Hunter
Andy Messersmith
Atlanta
Messersmith
Dodgers
Oakland
Athletics
Laona Hanover Wins Ohio Sires Stake Ninth Pace
Laona Hanover driven by Hobby Horse Farm reinsman wins the ninth pace at Northfield on Family Night, co owned by Frank L. Donnelly and James Gillen. The 4-length triumph earns a slice of the Ohio Sires Stake with 6,132 fans watching. Sherrie sets fastest time in eighth, while multiple horses chase big payoffs in the day’s card and the Big Triple.
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Northfield
Elyrians
Frank L. Donnelly
James Gillen
Bob O’donnell
Rac
Ing Secretary
Yonkers Raceway
Hobby Horse Farm
Sherrie
Legion posts three wins in a productive weekend
Elyria American Legion baseball team capped a productive weekend with three wins, boosting season total to seven. Manager Bob Rieth leads a squad that split a Saturday doubleheader and a Sunday outing before district play opening Saturday at Norwalk against Ashland. An eight-run seventh propelled a 10-3 win Friday at Marysville before Marysville rallied to win later.
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Elyria American Legion
Bob Rieth
Norwalk
Ashland
Legion
Marysville
Major League results feature Fidrych win and Holtzman loss
Major League box score notes Fidrych earned his eighth win while Holtzman took the loss. The line score includes 864 312 and a reference to Telsbl AA7.855 with details indicating a close pitcher batter matchup and late game scoring.
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Holtzmanb
Fidrych
Area fairways pinebrook ladies golf league notes and entries
A listing of July morning groups for Pinebrook Ladies Golf League with pairings from 8:00 to 9:15 and 9:10 to 9:15 start times. The note references Barbara Mitchell Lea Figueroa Bigfield and lists a total of 4,428 golfers in the 1976 U S Open entries including 1,487 amateurs and recounts Elyria games with hits by Polo Neha Balser Rubinoski Wy.
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Nitecap
Elyria
Gary Polo
John Neha
Brian Balser
al Rubinoski
Northern Ohio Legion
Bucyrus
Larry Wy
LaPorte Civics dominate in high-scoring Monday tilt
LaPorte Civics won 18 7 over North Ridgeville Lions despite being limited to three hits. Steve Lewis Joe Staysniak and Gary Larkins contributed to the victory.
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LaPorte Civics
North Ridgeville Lions
Steve Lewis
Joe Staysniak
Gary Larkins
Civics
Wagner Sign tops First National in Big League clash
Wagner Sign defeated First National Bank 6 to 3 at North Park in a Big League game. Jeff Braciok earned the win over Terry Norman amid a seven hit attack led by Greg Jones with two hits. Mark Foss drove in two runs and swiped two bases as Wagner stole eight overall.
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Gene
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Hirst National Bank
North Park
Jeff Braciok
Terry Norman
Greg Jones
Mark Foss
Duane Kiwanis
Archer
Calhoun
Gilles
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Ken Byner
Conners
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Foreman
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Murphy
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Halliburton
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Pore
Man
Alldgood
Elyria City Golf Champions Display Trophies
Wendell Adams holds Class B championship trophy with Tom Daly, Class C winner, as Elyria City Golf Tournament awards are handed out. C-T Photo by Jerry Houston.
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Elyria City
Wendell Adams
Tom Daly
C-T
Jerry Houston
Indians Rally Past Brewers as Carty Breaks Slump
Rico Carty cracked two doubles to lift Cleveland to a 5-3 win over Milwaukee, boosting his average to .300 and giving the Tribe two-homer support. John Lowenstein added a homer and three hits, George Hendrick hit his 11th, while Cleveland heads into a four-game series with the Yankees at home.
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Yankees
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Perry
Oakland
Rico Carty
Carty
Cleveland
Dominican Republic
Kansas City
Hal McRae
Toledo
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Colborn
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Lowenstein
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Softball action leads to 11-5 win for CHURCH Community No. 1
A multi-game score tally shows CHURCH Community Methodist No. 1 defeating No. 2 11 to 5 behind 3-for-3 days from Bob Dawson Bob Woods and Dave Ward. Don Roberts homered for VFW in a 13-9 win over Kelly Bros as other games feature Ed Sword John Calabreese homers in a 17-11 blast by Lotus Auto Body and Pete Bartilho’s homer in Doctors Clinic 8-3 over Gibbys.
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Bob Dawson
Bob Woods
Dave Ward
Don Roberts
Pace
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Kelly Bros
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Airborne
Lotus Auto Body
Ed Sword
John Calabreese
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Pete Bartil
Doctors Clinic
RHE Levis Auto Body
Samad Me Miei
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Ken Blouitt
Gary Myers
Tom Boswell
Skip Woods
Chet Manning
Stan Sinek
Roger Fleming
Wayne Algood
Calvin Streets
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