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Newspaper

The Mountain Statesman

Location

Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jul 01, 1976

Page

9

Unscrambled sports note from Blueville game recap

In a terse Blueville score update, Gay run and TR’s standout finish push the team to second place. John Hall and Rand placed high, while a late double by an unseen player narrowed the gap as Ingersol Rand and Blueville battled for the lead.

Dy Wn Blueville John Hall Gersol Rand Ig Keller Aseman Ingersol Rand Cicha Tom Hussion BBG James Barger

Clarksburg Mystery Fragment Raises Naming Confusion

Fragmentary OCR text from Clarksburg hints at a garbled local item. Readable bits mention Nor and Rohm amid unclear context, leaving questions about names and event details unresolved.

Ryan starts Ross ends 2 1 Angel win

Williams erroneous lineup led to Nolan Ryan starting against Chicago White Sox. Ryan pitched two perfect innings before Gary Ross finished 7 2 3 innings in the Angels 2 1 win. Royals rally past Twins while Rangers top A’s and Red Sox beat Orioles. other games rained out.

Ryan Ross Angel California Dick Williams Nolan Ryan Chicago White Sox Williams Chicago Chet Lemon Gary Ross Angels Kansas City Royals Mi.xon Twins Texas Rangers Oakland A’s Boston Red Sox Baltimore Orioles Cleveland Milwaukee Lemon Jim Sundberg Gaylord Perry Steve Foucault Rangers Sundberg Mike Torrez Red Sox Orioles Fred Lynn Jim Rice Baltimore

Tanner crushes Connors in Wimbledon upset

Roscoe Tanner of Lookout Mountain, Tennessee, known for a 140 mph serve, defeated Jimmy Connors in straight sets to reach the Wimbledon men's singles semifinals. The upset follows Connors' quarterfinal exit and sets up a semifinal against Bjorn Borg as Ilie Nastase faces Raul Ramirez.

Wimbledon England Wimbledon Center Court Roscoe Tanner Lookout Mountain Tenn Jimmy Connors Connors Forest Hills N.Y Roland Garros Paris Arthur Ashe Association of Tennis Professionals Tanner Bjorn Borg Sweden Ie Nastase Romania Raul Ramirez Mexico Nastase Stan Smith Ramirez

Baseball Leaders in American and National Leagues

Baseball leaders by league include G Brett KC .361 and LeFlore Det .351 in batting. Otis KC 52 runs and Burroughs Tex 54 RBIs lead, with 105 G.Brett hits and 37 stolen bases Patek KC. In the NL, Oliver Pgh .357 and Morgan Cin 52 RBIs stand out, while Cedeno Ht 27 steals leads baserunners. Seaver NY 111 strikeouts tops pitchers.

G.brett LeFlore Det McRae Bostock Min Rivers Otis Hargrove Tex R.white North Oak Burroughs Mayberry Chambliss Ben Garner Bando L.may Bal Rice Bsn Ustrzemski Hendrick Cle Patek Kern Vuckovich Chi Leonard Ryan Cal Tanana Blyleven Jenkins Hunter A.oliver Pgh McBride W.crawford G.foster Cin Morgan Roose Schmidt Phi Griffey Winfield Kingman T.perez Montanez Atl Rose Buckner Garvey Cardenal A/Oliver Zisk Madlock G.maddox D.cash D. Parker Tyson Geronimo W.davis Monday Cedeno Brock Stl Taveras Rhoden Norman R.jones P.niekro All Montefusco

Baseball Standings and Results Roundup

National and American League standings shown with teams like New York Chicago Boston and Milwaukee. Wednesday results include San Francisco 10 Houston 2 and Boston 4 Baltimore, plus rain delays and postponed games. Thursday schedules feature Detroit at Boston and New York at Cleveland among others with multiple interleague matchups listed.

Randy Jones San Francisco Giants Houston Astros St. Louis New York Philadelphia Montreal Padres Reds San Diego Cincinnati Pitts Cleveland Boston St.Louis Etroit Chicago Baltimore Uy Uy Milwkee Atlanta Minnesota Houston Baltimore San Francisco Detroit Pittsburgh Ain New California Mont Kansas City Texas Oakland Los Angeles Roberts Baill St. Lois Forsch Newmore York Koosman Figueroa Milwaukee Kansas City Raw Strom

Hockey star Dan Maloney acquitted in assault case

TORONTO AP Dan Maloney Detroit Red Wings left winger was found not guilty of assault causing bodily harm from a NHL game. A unanimous jury urged action to curb hockey violence and Ontario officials signaled potential charges if conduct does not change next season.

Toronto Dan Maloney Detroit Red Wings Maloney Brian Glennie Toronto Maple Leafs Robert McGee Raymond Bower Patrick LeSage Detroit Ontario Roy McMurtry McMurtry NHL

Grafton Coaches Announces Summer Football Drills

Grafton High School football coach Don Swisher says summer conditioning for Bearcat 1976 prospects has started at the high school. Sessions run Mondays to Thursdays from 6:30 to 9 p.m. Swisher asks interested players or those absent to contact him at the school promptly. Also, a men’s club match handicap tournament is today at Tygart Lake Country Club starting at 1 p.m. The upcoming highlight is the Grafton High School Alumni Tournament Saturday at 8 a.m.

Grafton GHS Don Swisher Bearcat Swisher Tygart Lake Grafton High School

NHL approves Seals move and KC shift to Denver

The NHL allowed the Oakland Seals to pursue a Cleveland relocation and discussed moving the Kansas City franchise to Denver. Board members empowered Seals chairman Melvin Swig to finalize financial terms while the finance committee weighs all conditions, with a hoped two week conclusion.

Chicago National Hockey League Oakland Seals Cleveland Kansas City Denver NHL Seals Board of Governors Melvin Swig

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