Lakers fall short as West comes up rusty against Knicks
Jerry West played but looked slowed and rusty, while Wilt Chamberlain struggled to score. New York's defense bottled up Chamberlain as the Knicks led the game, and the Lakers faced slim chances for the rest of the series. Dave Johnson hit a grand slam for Atlanta and several officials earned long-serving awards at the Northeast Ohio Officials Assn. spring meeting.
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Rear engine upheaval at Lorain County Speedway
Elyria driver Bob Frey ended the rear engined four wheel drive sprint domination at Lorain County Speedway by winning last week's supermodified feature. Frey will seek a second feature win this Saturday as Armond Holley and Todd Gibson lagged by a half lap. Racing action at the three eighths mile oval begins at 5 p.m. with races at 8. Local sport stock drivers, including Bucky Buchannon, faced penalties for timing violations as Lou Bacci eyes improvement in the season.
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Shaver Announces May Three Fight Tour to Stay Ready
Ohio heavyweight Barnie Shaver plans a three fight May tour to stay in shape for his June 13 bout with George Chuvalo in Cleveland. He will headline 10 round main events May 24 in Windsor Ontario May 31 in Frankfort Kentucky and May 31 in Toronto May 24 opponent Clyde Brown named. other foes unannounced.
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Amherst Edges Admiral King To Win AAA Sectional
Amherst defeated Admiral King 2 to 1 to win the Lorain Sectional and advance to next week’s district tournament. Rob earned the win in seven innings while Ralph Edwards took the loss. Amherst notched two runs in the fifth and sixth. King rallied in the seventh as rain fell heavily and left two men on base when the final strike was called.
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Northwood Juniors sweep Eastern Heights in track meets
Northwood seventh and eighth graders dominated meets with multiple winners. Joe Weitzel was the lone double winner for Northwood ninth graders, while Vaughn Shores led eighth graders with three wins. Seventh graders Rob Wilson and Mark Van Buren each won multiple events as Eastern’s Randy Burce claimed the 660 and shot put. Amherst Association to hold umpire classes at the Lutheran Church for adults and youths 13 plus tomorrow and next Thursday at 7:30 p.m.
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Middies clinch first winning season in years with Ridgeville win
Middletown High Middies beat Ridgeville 76 to 46 to raise their dual meet record to 7-5 with one meet left against Buckeye. Rain and lightning halted the two mile and ended the meet early though top performances stood out, including Dale Wolfe clearing 5 10 in high jump and Jim Cavwood sweeping sprints.
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Yeomen suffer 75 39 dual meet loss to Mount Union
Oberlin College Yeomen sport strong sprints and relays but fall 75 to 39 to Mount Union. Harry Bonner wins two dashes and helps 440 and mile relays to school record 42.3. Robinson and McMullen claim multiple events as Oberlin ends 1-4 this season and eyes Baldwin Wallace meet.
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