Ted Williams Still Managing Washington Asks Little from Banquets
Washington's Ted Williams remains manager amid a mix of praise and restraint. He earned AL Manager of the Year and has kept dignity, while players like Ed Brinkman and Hank Allen boosted averages under his approach. Williams holds a 1978 option to buy 10 percent of the club, balancing money sense with personal desire to keep fishing.
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Opening Day Little League Action Highlights High Scoring Games
The report covers opening day Little League results with Holiday Chrysler Plymouth defeating Atlas Electrical Construction 6 to 4, Fisher Body beating Maxiway O Boys 16 to 10, and Schlather Insurance edging Douglas Manufacturing 2 to 1 in a tight contest. Pitchers Frank Lubich and Sammars Waisning starred for their teams.
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Holiday Chrystler Plymouth
Atlas Electric Construction
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Mike Simon
Schlather Insurance
Douglas Manufacturing
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Indianapolis 500 set for Memorial Day thriller
Al Unser and Johnny Rutherford led qualifying at Indianapolis Motor Speedway with top laps around 171 mph as A J Foyt Jr topped time trials. Rutherford and Foyt flank Unser in the front row, with prize money and pole honors fueling the drama for the 54th 500 mile race.
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Kenyon claims Ohio Conference tennis title over Oberlin
Unseeded Preston Lentz of Kenyon upset No 2 George Fitch and then defeated No 1 Terry Tierney to lift Kenyon past defending champion Oberlin 26 23 in two days of play. Oberlin's Tierney and Schonberger won top doubles, Denison and Wittenberg tied for third, with several matches noted. Steve Greensberg of Yale, son of Hank Greenberg, is mentioned.
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Triumphs light Cumberland track in damp SCCA event
At Cumberland Maryland the Group 44 white Triumphs and MGBs swept four class wins in a damp 1.6 mile airport course. About 250 cars entered across ten classes with wins in C Production by Bob TulliUS and E Production by Jerry Truitt. Fuerstenau led D Production before mechanical issues ended his run. Protests were filed in Formula and V and A and B Production races.
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World Cup racers ready for stretch
The London to Mexico World Cup auto Rally heads into the Andes with 36 crews still racing toward May 27 in Mexico City. Leaders Hannu Mikkola and Gunnar Palm push Ford Escort power as Br itons Culcheth and Syer chase Ford dominance on a brutal 1 150 mile leg to Lima.
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Monk and Pierce clinch Twisters league title in tight win
Monk and Pierce defeated Woodstell and Wellborn 2-1 to capture the league championship after a late surge. Monk posted a triplicate 158 158 158 series as the defining performance.
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Avon Little League Meets to Discuss First Aid
A special Avon Little League meeting is set for Tuesday at 7 pm at Avon Elementary School on Detroit Road to discuss first aid treatment of injuries. All managers coaches and umpires are urged to attend.
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