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Newspaper
The Mountain Statesman
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1976
Page
6
Villanova star Eamonn Coghlan, the defending 1500 meter champion, voiced a common mood among the top runners as qualifying heats began at the 55th annual NCAA Track and Field championships in Philadelphia.
Ray Floyd, two strokes back, headlines the Bicentennial Golf Tournament at Whitemarsh Valley as Frank Beard, Jim Simons, and Mike McCullough follow at 68. Tom Purtzer horrors a 65 to lead. Other notable results include Olympian runners and pole vaulter Earl Bell advancing through early rounds with strong showings.
Montreal Expos pitcher Don Stanhouse silenced the Pittsburgh Pirates with a five-hitter as 7,951 fans watched a 7-1 win that ended a six-game skid. Stanhouse, 2 for 2 at the plate, drove in two runs and completed his first start since joining the rotation May 22, with Barry Foote and Gary Carter homering for Montreal. Pirates starter Jim Rooker took the loss.
Blueville Bank of Grafton softball tops Normantown 10 to 0 in Clarksburg league play. Turtle Knight earned his fourth win as Blueville built a seven run second inning, then held Normantown to three hits. The game ended after four and a half innings with Blueville 7-3 in the season record and 3-1 in league play. Blueville advances to face Ingersol Rand at Summit Park Saturday night.
Boston Celtics seek third straight home win to claim NBA title as Phoenix Suns, confident after two Phoenix victories, aim to force a seventh game. The series returns to Boston with the Suns undaunted and eyes on securing an upset on the road.
Buckhannon High School star Libby Bush, a 6'2" guard forward, will attend West Virginia Wesleyan College. She averaged 19.8 points and 17.8 rebounds as Buckhannon-Upshur posted a 21-1 season and regional title. Bush earned All-America High School honors and was named to regional and Lewis County Invitational all-tournament teams. She played basketball volleyball and track and will be a 1976 Strawberry Festival princess. Daughter of Roy and Mrs. Bush of Volga.
Harold Solomon defeated Sasai Menon in five sets to reach the French Open round. Bunny Bruning stunned Lina Motam at Evian in the Roses Lawn Tennis Tournament quarterfinals. Rookie John Purtzer posted a six under par 64 to take a two stroke lead over Ray Floyd in the Bicentennial Golf Classic. Roger Pytell broke two minutes in the 200 meter butterfly, and world records fell in freestyle and backstroke events. A jockey in Malmoe died after a fall and being kicked by horses.
American League leaders include LeFlore Det .356 and Lynn Ben .354 in batting with Otis KC nine home runs and North Oak 37 runs. Pitching leaders feature Garland Bal 5-0 and Slaton Mil 7-1 while strikeouts top Tanana Cal 94. National League leads show Rose Cin .345 and Kingman NY 17 homers, with Madlock Chi 16 doubles and Lonborg Phi 8-0 in five decisions.
Partial OCR notes outline a best-of-seven series with Thursday games absent and Friday and Sunday outlooks mentioning Phoenix at Boston and Boston at Phoenix. Source shows incomplete phrasing lacking dates and outcomes.
Standings show East leaders Philadelphia and Pittsburgh tied with New York and Chicago close behind. Results list Chicago 2 New York 1, Montreal 7 Pittsburgh 1, St. Louis 2 Philadelphia 5, and other games. Friday and weekend schedules include San Diego at Pittsburgh, Atlanta at Montreal, New York at Los Angeles, and Philadelphia at San Francisco among others.
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