Aaron Inches Closer to Ruth With 711th Homer
Hank Aaron homered for the 711th time, cutting the magic number to three in his bid to surpass Babe Ruth. The 39 year old Braves slugger connected off Gary Ross in a 74 victory over the San Diego Padres as a sparse 1,362 crowd watched. The crowd included Baseball Commissioner Bowie Kuhn, who invited Aaron to throw out the first ball at the 1973 World Series.
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Cardinals rally to split doubleheader with Expos
In game one Ron Woods pinch hits for a 5-4 win as St Louis comes back in game two with Bernie Carbo delivering a ninth inning homer and a 12th inning single to lift the Cardinals to a 5-3 victory. Rain delayed play for 1 hour 12 minutes between Carbo’s two hits.
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Jets Frustrated by Packers In Season Opener
The Green Bay Packers edged the New York Jets 23 to 7 as Namath, pressured by Ken Ellis and a stingy defense, failed to sustain drives. Al Woodall threw a 17 yard TD pass to rookie David Knight with 33 seconds left, preventing a shutout.
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Browns' Skorich cites lack of cohesion after loss to Colts
Cleveland Browns coach Nick Skorich blamed a lack of total team cohesion for costly mistakes in the 24 14 defeat to the Baltimore Colts. He praised Purdue QB Mike Phipps for keeping the late drive alive and criticized blocking by receivers and backs. Skorich highlighted defensive standouts Walter Johnson Jerry Sherk and Clarence Scott and provided injury updates on Greg Pruitt Bob Briggs Pete Adams John Demaine and Terry Swelling. He warned of a tougher test against the Pittsburgh Steelers at Three Rivers Stadium.
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Pro football Sundays Games Scheduled Across League
The schedule lists matchups including Allents facing Los Angeles Buffalo versus Sen Deego Cleveland at Pittsburgh Tyretoyt at Green Bay Houston versus Cnemnaty Kan City at New England Miami versus Oakland Miarmesota at Chicago NY Jets versus Baltimore Phila against NY Giants San Francisco at Denver Washingum facing St Leo.
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Pioneer Club Meeting Set For Tomorrow Night
Elyria High Pioneer Club schedules a meeting tomorrow in the Recreation Room of The Chronicle Telegram. All members and interested persons are urged to attend.
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Phipps says Steeler game biggest of year
Cleveland quarterback Mike Phipps says Sundays game with the Pittsburgh Steelers could be the season’s most important for the Browns. He notes momentum from a victory and stresses ball control with coach Nick Skorich. He discusses running backs and improving the ground game after a prior win.
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Buckeyes Enjoy Rare Day Off After Off Day
Columbus Ohio AP reports the Ohio State football team had an off day Monday with coach Woody Hayes giving the Buckeyes a rare break before resuming practice.
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EC to sell grid ducats for Elyria Catholic vs Lake Catholic
Elyria Catholic will offer Friday game tickets at the high school from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and Thursday 7 to 9 p.m. for student and adult tickets to ease gate congestion. Ohio State notes include Marvin Battle injury and Archie Griffin standout. next game vs Texas Christian on Sept. 29. Lorain County Women’s Golf Association event at Royal Crest Friday with Jesse Garcia firing an eagle on No. 4 par four.
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McCartney to Show Midview Film Tonight
Elyria Catholic will screen a film of the Midview game for about 115 friends and fans at 7 20 pm in the health room of the high school. Coach Tom McCartney will narrate and discuss the upcoming game against undefeated Lake Catholic on Friday.
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Elvria looks ahead after tough Glenville loss
Coach Bill Barton praised lessons from the defeat but lamented missed chances as Elvria and the Pioneers fall 14 11 to Glenville. He warned of injuries, noting Rex Hall may miss the next games and Wayne Fitzpatrick will be out three weeks. Barton shifted focus to Cleveland East Tech and Admiral Kin.
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Area prep schedule shows North Central and related games
Readable schedule lists Friday matchups across conferences including Lake Catholic at Elyria Catholic Elyria Prep at Cleveland East Tech at Elyria and various others across Hummer Toledo Bowsher Fremont Russ Lotain Medpark and Walsh Jesuit. Also notes Riverside Elstis West idle and multiple varsity contests across districts with dates unclear.
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