Allison Wins Southern 500 in Darlington Duel
Bobby Allison outdueled Richard Petty to capture the Southern 500 at Darlington earning $26,245 and lifting his 1970 season total to $197,000. He led the final 75 miles with a record 131.798 mph average, and ran almost the whole race without a pit stop while nearly running dry at the end.
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New York
Bobby Allison
Richard Petty
Darlington
D.C
Labor Day
Hueytown
Ala
Allison
Mercury
Mark Donahue
American Motors
Michigan Inter
Ernie Lowe Wins Lorain County 100 at Lorain Speedway
Ernie Lowe of Akron captured the Lorain County 100 feature at Lorain County Speedway earning 1000 dollars. He overtook Gary Albritton of Canton midway and held off Bob Davis for the victory as a large trophy was presented earlier. Dick Papuga of Elyria won the 50 lap Sport Stock feature with Bill Banks second and Boyd Martin third.
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Ernie Lowe
Akron
Lorain County Speedway
Lowe
Gary Albritton
Canton
Bob Davis
Dick Papuga
Elyria
Bill Banks
Boyd Martin
Wakeman
Speedway
Bill Stauder
Chuck Klein
Huron
Coast
Klein
Dan Emery
Oberlin
Marvin Gore
Jim Sexton
Vermilion
Bucky Buchannon
Stauder
Rain delays softball title game in Parma showdown
Defending champions Little Caesar's of Detroit and the Pile Drivers of Virginia Beach will meet at 8 p.m. next Saturday for the Amateur Softball Association Slow Pitch title in Parma after last night’s game was postponed by rain. Virginia Beach is undefeated. Detroit has one defeat in the double elimination tournament.
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Cleveland
Little Caesar's
Detroit
Pile Drivers
Virginia Beach
Amateur Softball Association
Parma
Virginia
Elyria Teams Advance in Amherst Softball Tourney
In Amherst over the weekend the Elyria Church All Stars and United Polish Club advanced in the double elimination softball tournament. UPC defeated Kowal ski's All Stars 24 2 and Heil Products 21 2 to reach the loser’s bracket, with a 6 15 pm game at Legion field against Angie's Coachlite. The Elyria Church All Stars won three games, beating E L Transfer 10 9 in the opener, then two Loser Bracket wins including an upset over Elyria American Standard, and a 10 4 win over Karrick's Citgo with Ruhlen earning the win and other players contributing multiple hits.
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Elyria Church All Stars
United Polish Club
Elyria
Amherst
U.P.C
Kowalski
All Stars
Heil Products
Legion Field
Angie's Coachlite
Alyria Church All Stars
Elyria American Standard
American Standard
Ruhlen
Standard
Steve Warden
Mike Miller
Ken Krueger
Elyria Church
Adam's Cafe
Major League standings and All Stars softball game details
Standings show California at Oakland Milwaukee at Kaw City Minnesota at Chicago and more with night games listed. All Stars beat American Standard 3 1 as Ruhlen earned win. Elyria Church, Karrick's Citgo and U P C squads posted separate results with multiple players collecting hits and homers.
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California
Wright
Oakland
Blue
Milwaukee
Slaton
Kansas City
Drago
Minnesota
Petry
Chicago
John
Cleveland
McDowell
Baltimore
McNally
Detroit
Coleman
Washington
Phormpson
Boston
Siebert
New York
Peterson
Pittsburgh
St. Louis
le Montreal
Philadelphia
Cleveland West
San Francisco
Oakland i
Los Angeles
Atlanta
Cincinnati
Houston
San Diego
St. Lows
Montreal
Kan City
Jurgensen Faces Possible Surgery for Shoulder Injury
Washington Redskins quarterback Sonny Jurgensen suffered a broken left arm in the Miami game and flew to Oklahoma City for possible surgery. Doctors diagnosed a fracture of the coracoid process and will evaluate at 10 a.m. Monday with Dr Don O'Donaghue. his return date remains undetermined.
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Washington
Sonny Jurgensen
Washington Redskins
Miami Dolphins
Oklahoma City
Redskins
Jurgensen
Dolphins
Dick Anderson
P. M. Palumbo Jr
Don O'Donaghue
Elyria Gentile Club to Host Ten Bouts in Outdoor Show
The Elyria Gentile Athletic Club stages a ten bout outdoor boxing card Saturday night on Depot Street behind the Elyria Post Office. Admission is 2 for adults and 1 for children with matchups including Bobby Wright against Lee Hunter and Sugar Ray Robinson facing Bill Goddard among others.
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Elyria Gentile Athletic Club
P.m
Depot St
Elyria Post Office
Bobby Wright
Gentile
Lee Hunter
Sandusky DeMore
Don Wright
John Goudy
Sandusky
Dave Prokop
Cleveland
Giachetti
Frazier Robertson
John McElyn
Carl Burton
Milton Green
Dick Hoover
Barberton
Shawn
Rabbits Capture 24 Hour Relay Record at Amherst Track
Reicheld's Rabbits a 10 man distance crew logged over 264 miles Friday and Saturday to win the Lorain County Road Runners 24 hour relay at Amherst. They surpassed 264 miles by 512 yards in a dominant performance.
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Amherst
Reicheld
Lorain County
Case
Rough Cats
Comets
Glen Wilburn
Scott Snyder
Dale Miliska
Tony Otto
Joe Mulica
Pete Raines
Jim Schneider
John McClure
Bruce Bailey
Joe Kinder
Ohio
North Ridgeville High School
Green and Gold
Archer wins Hartford Open in sudden death playoff
George Archer captured the $22,000 first prize and a new Cadillac at the Greater Hartford Open after defeating J C Snead and Lou Graham in a dramatic sudden death playoff. Archer credited a tip from Jack Nicklaus for improving his driving and sealed victory with a three to four foot putt on the first hole of sudden death.
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National Speedway
Donohue
George Follmer
Joe Leonard
Leonard
Wethersfield, Conn
UPI
George Archer
J. C. Snead
Lou Graham
Archer
Jack Nicklaus
Nicklaus
Wethersfield Country Club
Snead
Graham
George
Bowling Leagues Begin September Seasons at Stoney’s
Stoney's lanes announce the start of Stoney's Junior and Bantam Leagues on Saturday September 11 at 1 p.m. Call the desk for details. Bess and Andy's Men’s League has openings. contact Al Gould at 322-0311 or call Stoney's. Rainbow Lanes Home League opens Wednesday September 8 at Stoney's with 6:55 p.m. start.
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Stoney
Stoney’s
Bess and
Andy
al Gould
Rainbow Lanes
Stoney's Lanes
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Springfield
Knoxville, Tenn
Norfolk
Joe Ryan
Olmsted Township
Jack Houseworth
Marion
Larry Lehnert
North Olmsted
Frank Michael
Jay Eberstien
Mendon
Michigan
Art Pollard
Gary Bettenhausen
Lloyd Ruby
Steve Krisiloff
Great Britain
Peter Gethin
Ronnie Peterson
Sweden
Italy
Monza
Tethin
George Snider
U.S. Auto Club
Ted Horn
du Quoin
State Fairgrounds
Jim Sauter
Necedah
Wis
St. Paul
Don “Big Daddy
Garlits
Indianapolis Raceway Park
Y M. Keeley
B. Lansky
MacDivot
Fir
Mac
Burnett Dane
Atta
Yeeong
Ame
KING
Edward Invincible
Adam’s Cafe
Gary
Chuck Krueger
Church
Gentry
Renko
St. Loui
Reynolds
Wilson
Reed
Bryant
Osteen
Nolan
Arlin
San Fran
Los Anges
Larry Ruhlen
P. Kohlmeyer
Gary Howell
Church Krueger
Lyle Bainbridge
Bob Struck
Stan Noga
Larry Rubles
P. Rochas
Elyria Church All-Stars
Jim Schroeder
Karrick
Citgo
P. Rockas
Zabor
Larry Rulen
Gary Sminh
Booker Moore
Denny Moore
Bruce Neiding
Jeff Sigtin
Gary Smink
Don Kaminski
Troby
Greg Cowen
Schieider
Getty
Cowen
Davis
Philipps
Beckloff
O'Connell
Ad Kowalski
Tom Kaminski
Cameron
Frank Passanisi
Bill Getty
Schneider
T. Kaminski
Snyder
Coven
D. Kaminski
Passanisi
DiFranco
Livinski
Murphy Bros
Broad Street
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Thos. D. Murphy CO. Ling
Malcolm D. Lomas
Thos, D. Murphy CO
Red Oak
Iowa
Frank Atkins
Walt Haury
Palumbo
Ron Tillman
Stephen Hughes
Hwy
James
Ducky) Boone
Hartford
Amherst Boosters
Amherst Athletic Booster Club
Marion L. Steele High School
Figari
East Northportn
Lou Figari
Rainbow Home
WED
Evans Lanes
Abbe Rd
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