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Newspaper
Ukiah Daily Journal
Location
Ukiah, California, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1977
Page
4
Ukiah Valley auto racing fans await Sunday's Lake Mendocino Lions Club Open Competition at the Ukiah Fairgrounds oval. Gates open noon with time trials at 1 pm and green flag at 2 pm. Adults pay 3.50, students 2.50, under 12 free, with winner take all heat races and 10 place paybacks in mains.
Jim Barr pitched seven hits over eight innings to post his eighth win as the Giants defeated St. Louis 5 1. He held the Cardinals to one run and noted San Francisco did not make moves before the June 15 trading deadline while others added players.
Mets pinch runner Steve Henderson made his major league debut in a 4-3 victory over the Houston Astros after arriving from Cincinnati in the Tom Seaver trade. Henderson, 24, scored on a headlong dash with Felix Millan on a Mike Vail error, and manager Joe Torre planned him as a regular in left field.
PG&E Stream Scouts report low clear cool conditions across Mendocino and Humboldt counties for the weekend. Eel River and rivers below Lake Mendocino show fair action while Russian River areas inland report fair to slow fishing. coastal salmon remains slow and rough.
Fred Miller son of Dr and Mrs Glenn Miller returns to defend his 1976 singles crown as the Deerwood Tennis Club Invitational opens. Seedings place Allen Cooper second in singles with Colin Miller third and Jerry Ward fourth. Stearns expected to win the women’s singles in a small field with Stearns-Peterson top seeds in mixed doubles. Semifinals set for a week from tomorrow. finals Sunday June 26 followed by a 6 p.m. barbecue.
The 79th IOC session focused on Olympic finances. Montreal reported a $126.9 million profit from 1976 while debt from park and village construction looms. Lake Placid seeks faster IOC loans to finish venues. Moscow TV rights saw ABC NBC SATRA dispute with SATRA suing IOC.
Oakland owner Charles Finley accuses baseball commissioner Bowie Kuhn of favoritism and political use of power after the Seaver trade to Cincinnati and Kuhn's veto of Vida Blue to the Yankees. He parallels both moves, criticizes concern for competitive balance, and cites Judge Edenfield on unequal actions.
Glenn Abbott fired a complete game for Seattle in a 3 1 win over Oakland. He allowed five singles, struck out seven, and walked two to end the homestand at six wins and eight losses. Bob Stinson delivered a bases loaded two run single while Don Meyer hit his seventh homer. Rick Langford took the loss.
Lt Edward Etzel of Morgantown West Virginia defeated two time Olympic champion Maj Lones Wigger of Columbus Georgia to win the air rifle event at the 17th U S International Shooting championships Etzel posted 1163 points over three days to earn a U S team spot for the Confederation of the Americas championships in Mexico City in November Wigger led after two days and was among the best in the world.
Fourteen top rated slow pitch softball teams begin play at 6 30 p m tonight at the Ukiah softball diamond near Low Gap Road and Ukiahi s lower recreational field Sponsored by Rino Oil the double elimination event runs through Sunday with a 3 15 p m championship decider Brad Shear announces opening round pairings featuring Ukiah Sporting Goods Andy s of Willits Mattern Sand and Gravel Harwood Loggers Fetter Wines Horizontal Builders Normal of Willits Davina Electric Gil and Mac s Manor Inn Enos and Pond Rintner Brothers Gene s Bar and Bar B X Ranch receive byes Some Saturday Sunday consolation games to be played at Frank Zeek diamond.
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