Litchfield and Brunswick Build County Hot Stove Standings
Litchfield H and Brunswick D survive opening rounds of the Lorain County Hot Stove Tournament. Litchfield H defeated North Ridgeville Lions Club 9-7 and 13-3 to reach a possible state berth, while Brunswick D needs one win to reach state eliminations. Hinckley B also won, beating Medina Farmers Exchange 6-1, with Pate Homes of North Olmsted defeating Buzzards 4-1.
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North Ridgeville
Litchfield
Lorain
Lorain County
North Ridgeville Lions Club
Spencer
Dairy Grove Powers
Dawley
Palmer Diamond No. 2
Alliance
Hinckley
Medina Farmers Exchange
Exchange
Pate
Local tourney upsets shake county teams in Lower Bracket
In Saturday action Deck Britches edged Litchfield 1 0 while Lodi Big E defeated Rhodes Corporation 10 2 in the lower bracket. Spencer’s G League lost to LaGrange 14 3, and rain forced five postponements with rescheduled games at Litchfield’s field. Gudrun Wegner set a European 800m freestyle record at Leipzig 9 10.5.
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Buckeye
Medina County
Big Town
Union
Rhodes Corporation
Lodi
Litchfield
Deck Britches
Spencer
LaGrange
Berlin
UPI
Gudrun Wegner
Leipzig
ADN
Novella Caligaris
Italy
Racing Tragedy Strikes Michigan 200 Driver Loses Arm
Merle Bettenhausen crashed during the Michigan 200 at Michigan International Speedway and lost his right arm near the shoulder. He is listed in critical but stable condition at the University of Michigan burn center, with third degree burns. His brother Gary withdrew to accompany him to hospital as races resumed after a 90 minute delay. Joe Leonard won the USAC race after overtaking Mel Kenyon, while Ramo Stott edged Roger McCluskey in the second 200 mile stock car race after a rain delay.
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United Press International
Merle Bettenhausen
Michigan
Michigan International Speedway
Bettenhausen
University of Michigan Burn Center
Ann Arbor
Merle
Gary
Tony Bettenhausen
Indianapolis
U.S. Auto Club
Joe Leonard
Hermosa Beach
Calif
Mel Kenyon
Lebanon
Ind
Leonard
Parnelli Jones
Marc Donohue
Disposer Falls to American Safety Draggins 6 5
Medina Industrial League action saw Disposer beaten 6 5 by American Safety Draggins. Novak and Nemeth shone at the plate for the winners, with Wolfe adding a triple. H. W. Madison silenced the Draggins as Jim Blankenship led a 5-0 Madison win.
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Medina — National
Draggins
Novak
Nemeth
Pearce Homers in Loss as Lions Rally Past Center Homes
Babe Ruth League action features Pearce of Center Homes belting a three run homer with two on, but Brunswick falls 18 12 to the Lions. Wayne Wilhelm goes five for five to pace the Lions at the plate, Fred Mack earns the win, Mike Farrenholz the loss.
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Brunswick
Lance Pearce
Lions
Wayne Wilhelm
Fred Mack
Mike Farrenholz
Storybook Nursery
Georgina Schaffner
Claudia Conley
Sue Barniak
Laura Gaub
Colleen Cooman
Medina County Bank
Pirates
Phoenix Bank
Dave Kosh
Bob Campbell
Kosh
Dan Sexton
John Mobley
Campbell
Mark Bagnall
Sexton
Bankers
Old Phoenix
Mark Dubyna
Gary Robinson
Mark Skales
Tim Morgan
Dick Swingle
Banks
Dave Vachon
Mark Johnson
Kim Monroe
Randy Rogers
Medina County
Bob Markiewicz
Pat Zazatchen
Gary Sprecker
The
Edsel
Steve Frcyk
Mark Cerny
Cerny
Edsel Campbell
B&l Carpet
Jeff Soss
Gene Bauman
Lance Rattles Permold With Eighth Inning Surge
Lance and Company's Class G Hot Stove League team broke a 7-7 tie with a three run eighth to beat Permold 10-7. Rex Randolph and Pat Dick doubled, Dave Simmons won, and Chris Sigler along with Dave Hull added singles. Jim Davis led Permold with a pair of hits. Bennett Lumber defeated Old Phoenix Bank 6-3 as Curt Hudson doubled and singled. Knights of Columbus forfeited to Eagles due to short roster.
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Bennett Lumber
Old Phoenix Bank
Curt Hudson
Scott Tuchek
Tony Marx
John Tschiderer
Tuchek
Bennett
Niles Blough
Eagles
Knights of Columbus
Fourth Annual Dick Hoover Open draws 90 golfers at Brunswick Hills
More than 90 players including women teed off in the Dick Hoover Open at Brunswick Hills Golf Course. Drew Welling won low gross with 37, Leo Montabone and Dick Hoover shot 39s, Bud McCaman took low net with 35, and Izzy Lanier earned low putts with 12 amid a logjam at 36 for low net. Three women tied for low rounds at 36, Rose Kettler having the better net at 36. Hoover received an appreciation trophy. A cookout followed.
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Dick Hoover
Hoover Lanes
Brunswick
Brunswick Hills Golf Course
Hoover
Jack Daley
Gazette
Mike Dungjen
Brunswick Hills
Drew Welling
Leo Montabone
Bud McCaman
Izzy Lanier
Rose Kettler
Pearl Devericks
Evelyn Lutz
Kettler
Brunswick Hills Ladies
Mary Etta Nandrasy
Mystery Hole
Nancy Fletcher
Mate Casterline
Gloria McGinty
Pat Freehling
Barbara Lassond
Pat Dembkowski
Barbara Jindra
Barbara Wallace
Pat Green
Mary Ann Ronk
Ruth Stanphill
Nancy Cubic
Sue Amoroso
Weymouth Valley CC
Charley Driscoll
Rocky River
Driscoll
Weymouth
Lou Callaway
Fred Fusco
Colleen Wolfe
Walt Slania
Bob Zemnickas
Gloria Kruder
Weymouth Valley
Miracle Water Halts Friendly Shell Unbeaten Run
Miracle Water defeated Friendly Shell 11-8 to end their unbeaten streak in the Medina Independent League National Division. Auker Lenk Florian Brann Siebert and Reed powered a 16 hit attack as Miracle Water built an 11-1 lead before holding on for the win.
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Medina
Miracle Water
Friendly Shell
Roger Auker
Denny Lenk
Jim Florian
Brann
Siebert
Reed
Watermen
Red Fox Lounge
Lindberg
Shellmen
Leohr
Chrysler Plymouth
Red Fox
Ed Ferenc
Bob Ward
Bill Baxter
Les Brock
Nick
Menasha
Eagles Green
Riverley
Albright’s Locks
Rich Buckeye Turf Wins Buckeye Turf Handicap at Thistledown
In heavy rain at Thistledown Rich Buckeye Turf captured the Buckeye Turf Handicap by a half length, finishing the mile in 1:38 1-5. Stacy F. finished third as Sir Woodley led the co feature with Central Paris in second after the six furlongs in 1:12 2-5.
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Cleveland
UPI
Thistledown
Stacy F
Sir Woodley
Central Paris
Soviet skater Kovalev dismissed for public drunkenness
Vladimir Kovalev, the Soviet figure skating champion, was expelled from the team for drunk in public behavior. He had won the world championships bronze medal earlier this year, the Soviet newspaper Sovietsky Sport reported.
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Moscow
UPI
Vladimir Kovalev
Sovietsky Sport
Kovalev
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Wellington
Grafton
Ed Clark
Buzzards
North Olmsted
Gary Luttner
Medina City
Ramo Stott
Keokuk
Iowa
Roger McCluskey
Tucson
Ariz
Disposer
Pearce
Doug Askew
Tom Ripepi
Ted Lewis
Allen Esker
Brian Ralph
Tim Eyssen
Jim Ripepi
Brunswick Provision
Greg Blauser
Chuck Allen
Scott Salisbury
Doug Payne
Ripepi
Dave Kessler
Dave Madden
Allen Bollam
Smith Dairy
Rumbaugh
Sohio
Allen Mihalak
Dave Richey
Gary Rohde
Aaron Beard
Dwayne Roberts
Medina Supply
B&l
Roy Wallace
Tom Hagerty
Don Wolff
Bruce Cutlip
Steve Morgan
Ken Bracken
Brian Brown
Esker
Jim Demarco
Permold
John Dinda
Free Swinger
Jim Heaney
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