The Press Gazette from Hillsboro, Ohio • 12

In Stride With LA Reds Top Giants 9 7 Hillsboro Win 2 0 Press Gazette SPORTS NL Pact Talks Called Off Again have to bear down a little admitted Bench who hit his 20th homer of the season off Ron Bryant 2 12 1 The victory kept the Reds 54 games behind the Dodgers National League knpw what to expect from Bench said just got a fastball up and in always given trouble but it was a bear down situation'and it was about time I hit a mistake missed fourth career grand slam had given the Giants a 7 4 lead in the sixth Joe two run homer in the seventh and a solo shot by Tony Perez his 20th in the eighth produced a on renever niias sosa look at the Perez said I know we can them if we keep winning I just want to go to close The Reds Dodgers begin a three game series Monday Giants Manager WesWestrum also thinks it can be done Reds have a very good he said just keep coming at you That power gives them a chance to win any game left Bryant in against Bench because been our best Westrum said he got it up and Bench jumped all over it You pitch high and win and if you hold a three run lead in The Giants threatened to break the 7 off in Virginia played on the tour in three weeks and had a 62 during1 his break in Colorado Jim Marshall Larry Hinson and Lee Elder who usually play extremely well here had 70s and were the only others able to break par 71 on the tough hilly 7119 yard Pleasant Valley Country Club course Elder was runner up in His1 tour nament each of the last two years when and gave Minnesota a close victory over California 1 Larry run scoring sirigle provided the first run of the inning before Darwin tagged his 16th homer of the season White Sox 7 A's 3 Ron tie breaking two run single in the seventh inning powered Chicago over Oakland Bill Melton opened the seventh with a eye on the scoreboard and the other on the fences theCincinnatL Reds con tinued their march toward a pennant showdown with" the Los AngelesDodgers It was 7 7 at Candlestick Park rlf Aug 2 1974 Page 12 SAN RANCISCO (AP) With one Thursday night when the scoreboard flashed the Dodgers 8 1 lead over San Diego Moments later John Bench smashed a two run homer with two opt in the ninth to give the Reds a 9 7 victory over the San rancisco Giants the Dodgers are winning you West Detroit Blanks Brewers By KN RAPtfoPdRT AP Sports Writer The Big One got away from Woodie ryman Thursday night ishing for a no hitter Detroit's veteian pitcher came agonizingly but let it slip from his hook while Ix'aling lhe Milwaukee Brewers 2 0 Allowing only Bobby Mitchell's' single in the seventh inning ryman unhappily replayed his mistake pitch 3 Way Tie In Valley Tourney hi SUTTON Mass I AP) Jerry Heard like to grind Lr' "Some players can play six eight weeks in row even Heard5 said find if I just play four or five then take a break I make more big checks than if I stay out here just piddling And from a break from the pro golf tour Heard returned to action Thursday three under par 68 and a share of the first round lead in the $200000 Pleasant Valley Golf The easy going Heard ohe of the game's top young players' was tied with big JC Snead and Victor Regalado an obscure tour sbphomore from Mexico Dave Hill was one stroke behind at 69 7 Snead and Hilrtalso are Sack from time off Snead hasn't olaved competitively in ORZANO TAKES OVJiR foreground takes charge of a during his time ueirou Lions worxoui at tne training camp in Bloomfield Hills Mich He replaces Don McCafferty whodied suddenly of a heart attack 1 I champion at the $40000 George even By The Associated Press HONDA OERS YOU MORE! Good things happen on a Honda VIBIai Quality Service at at EIGHTH ANNUAL i Excellent Dealers SEARS A Rtuck jS JCompany i i i 0 6 single and after Ken Henderson struckut Carlos May doubled into lhe right field corner to put men on second and third Brian Downing was walked intentionally and Santo slugged his single to give the White Sox a 5 3 lead AB 3 '2 2 0 0 3 2 1 2 1 1 17 1 1 O' Kick He also suggested that the was an KECOND GAME Player seven men left to play Chillicothe proceeded towalk off the field Some of New York took a 2 0 lead in the second on Lou double and singles by Chris Chambliss Jim Mason and Sandy Alomar The Tribe tied it in the second when John Ellis scored on an error and Cincinnati (Billingham I2 7 San rancisco (Halicki 1 3) Only games scheduled Games Chicago at Pittsburgh Atlanta at San rancisco Philadelphia at SI Louis New York at Montreal Houston at Loa Angeles Only games scheduled Games Chicago at Pittsburgh 2 Philadelphia at St Louis 2 Atlanta at San rancisco 2 New York at Montreal Cincinnati at San Diego 2 Houston at Los Angeles worked on the hill for Hillsboro in this second contest Itforris was credited with the win Chillicothe collected two hits off Hillsboro pitching Binkley and Morris combined struck out eight and walked five John oster tossed for the losers WASHIIXIjUJIN (Af) again off again contract talks in the National ootball League labor dispute and 33 day strike are off again WJ Usery Jr chief federal mediator recessed ihe negotiations for five days Thursday amid charges and counter charges by the striking players and the owners The NL Players Association holds a news conference this morning to give what it called a comprehensive statement on the union's position Bill Curry of the Houston Oilers president of the association said the NL Management Council the owners 'rigeht has1 not laken ithe 1 7 lie in the bottom of the eighth with two outs when Gary Maddox hit a sinking liner to center field with Chris Speier running from third But Cesar' Geronimo pulled off a great shoestring catch to end the inning USED ARM EQUIPMENT 1 1 1 1 SUITER SALES SERVICE 3 1 0 Wt St Ph 3931 955 Hillsboro 1 1 2 0' 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 9 the basepaths The Chillicothe catcher asked the home plate umpire how many outs there were The umpire replied that there were two outs The scorer then proceeded to ask the umpire the number of outs and he received the same answer that there were two outs The Hillsboro batter struck out The Chillicothe catcher thinking that was die final out of the inning rolled the ball back toward the mound But the two base runners took off The Ross County catcher ran Out and threw the ball over the head of the third baseman Two runs crossed the plate as a result of the false in formation the catcher had received after ihe game "I threw that pilch pretty much where 1 wanted and broke his bat with it but it was just a little lower than I wanted about four inches" ryman noted "It was inside where 1 wanted it but I wanted to gel it above his belt He has trouble with those" Mitchell's two out hit escaped the urasp oi Del roil's shortstop Ed Brjnk iiiun and third baseman Aurelio Rodrigue Except lor that mistake ryman was over powering while pitching the second one hitter of his career Jn other American League games ihe Cleveland Indians beat the New A rk Yankees 9 2: the Boston Red Sox inlied the Baltimore Orioles 11 3: the Texas Rangers tripped lhe Kansas City yals the Minnesota Twins nipped the California Angels 6 5 and the hicaijo White Sox stopped the Oakland A's 7 3 Alter ryman 5 6 gaye up Mit i hell's hit he worked out of mild nitihh Mitrhnll Kinin cnrnnfVhtil ryman got Johnnyferiggs to line la right field tor the third out inmans JL i 2 Buddy with ihrw hits leading Cleveland 9Vfrt'ety U'lh Bell drove in his first run in lhe second inning with a single scoring )scar Gamble and tying the game at 2 2 He collected two more RBls in the third inning with anc'i i and in the iifth doubled to drive in Gamble Red Sox 11 Oriole I Cecil Cooper drove in four runs and Rick Burleson knocked in three Boston over Baltimore "We were asked for coun terproposals which wri he said after Usery recessed regotiations until 2 pm EDT Tuesday "Then we were told they were not satisfactory that thev were not serious 133 Sl Ph 393 4231 4010 JO Dittel Tractor 70 Tractor JO A Tractor JO 12 A combine pull typo Cate 9 mower conditioner Oliver mower the event was known as the USI Classic A Defending champion Lanny Wadkins bogeyed the last hole' for a 72 and Tom American League East The on exhibitions going to tell the tale" in tnat a strong turnout by the fans might solidify the stand against the freedom issues But Kick also said he expect the fans to turn out in large numbers for the pre season games The NLMC said the number of veterans in camp reached the 300 mark Thursday when running back Bob Hudson reported to the Oakland Raiders sure if we are not back in camp in two or three weeks all the veterans will haVe to reconsider the said San Diego running back Cid Ed wards Usery said he had hoped to be able to gel the two parties to agree to a new contract before the playing of the first pre season games tonight but it tx'came apparent that the two warring 'parties could not reach an agreement 1 1 JD 4 row cultivator front mtd 1 No 14 JD hoa4row3pt hitch 1 No 14 hoa 4 row pull hitch 1 JD AW 91 cut wheal disc 1 JOJCBA 8 wheel disc 1 No 37 8 wheel disc 1 erguson 3 pt hitch rako 1 No 43 PTO sheller Games Montreal (Rogers 10 13) Philadelphia (Carlton 13 St Uiuis orsch 3 2) at Pitt hi if tfh KI Chicago (Todd 2 I ovoc lonizmn i in HONDA REALLY DOES HAVE IT ALL! The Hillsboro American Legion the Hillsboro people were just as upset team swept a doubleheader Thursday about what turned out to be an ab lugin 11 uni uie V1MUI1K uillllicome rost suiuny 62 team Hillsboro won the first game 7 Randy Binkley and Jim Morris demands seriously 3 ana won me ratner controversial second game 9 2 In the first game Bob Seeling won the game on the mound for the local squad Seeling gave up six hits struck out nine and walked two of the opposing batters Mike Ratzlaff hurled in the losing cause for Chillicothe Ratzlaff gave up six hits striking out eight and walking five National League East ANTIQUE SHOW and SALE HIGHLAND COUNTY AIRGROUNDS HILLSBORO OHIO JATURDAY AUGUST 3 1 974 11:00 AJA to 9KX) PM SUNDAY AUGUST 4 1 974 i 12:00 to 6KK) PJ4 llldl llltjwviC lilt I uul IUU9 vllUUgll 4 Usery recessed the negotiations GGOrae WashlnatOn begun on Monday after they broke down seven days previously because Ladles Golf Sla tad "an agreement be consummated at this time And the duration of the strike seemed Io be taking its toll in sen I iments too Several players expressed wavering opinions on their positions "I don think many ballplayers can afford to go through most of the exhibition season (on strike) and I don't think the owners can afford it said Miami running back Jim Open titles a prestige double last accomplished 13 years ago by Mickey Wright She also has won Buddy Bell singled in his first of four another tour title runs on the evening Un OOVfi tlrt turn nine zxn tfi ki(e Carole Jo Skala is the defending striking out onlv dhe but he champion at the $40000 George Mlowa walk' Perry's last' cinplefeMjiuigWrt Ladies Golf Classic which game was a 6 0 win over Chicago on Springs 'Cdunty Club June IL today "out the favorites are Sandra Haynie and JoAnne Carner this Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) and the US WASHINGTON COURT HOUSE Open Tues i rl 9 AM to PM Sat 9 PM Closed Monday Quality Craftsmanship Quality Performance ANNIVERSARY SALE' COMING SOON You Believe Watch or Our Ad! The second game easier affair for the Hillsboro nine But Cooper doubled acrossa run in a fivp The folks Tronf Ross County certainly Tun first inning singled across two had a few gripes that were justifiable more in ihe fourth and doubled home a In the third frame of the second game run in the eighth with his fourth hit of with the score 4 2 in favor The game there were two Highland Countians on Hangers a Koyais i Toby Harrah homered and drove in iwo runs helping Texas beat Kansas (ity homer his 15th of the season came with one out in the ninth off Bruce Dal Canton 6 5 who had pitched no hit ball over the first 4 2 3 innings Twins 6 Angels 5 Bob Darwin's two run 'homer capped a three run rally in the eighth inning Big Perfecta Payoff At Latonla Raceway LORENCE Kv (AP) One luckv bettor took home $1027860 as the lone The Chillicothe team very nearly winner of the perfecta Thursday night walked off lhe field As it was the! 1 'ilAni'i ttmnira In a man nf A combination of 4 and 0 gatite frttn the Chillicothe squadLMar'r provided the rich pay off This left Chillicothe with only eight an Diego (Greif 6 11) at Los Busy Henry won the featured pace men to play the remainder of the game Angeles (Sutton 8 8) covering the mile" 2:02 1 5 The A tittle later another Ross Countian winner paid $520 $400 and $240 questioned the ability and Hickory Stout returned $500 and $320 was thrown out of the game With only lor second ana the show horse was Umber Legs al $3 40 A GLANCE AT BASEBALL USED LAWN GARDEN EQUIPMENT 1 JD 120 12 hp tractor with 46 mower 1 1 10 8 hp tractor with rnpwer 1 Gravely 2 whael convertible tractor with 30" mower 1 Wheel Horae tractor with lectric start 7 hp mower' 1 Wheel Horse manual start with mower 1 Poloran 8 hp tractor with mower ADMISSION SO CENTS CHILDREN UNDER 12 ADMITTED REE INDOORS or SHINE EXCELLENT OOD Served Both Days Menu lnclues Hot Turkey Ham And Wiener Sandwiches Homemade Pies And Cakes Salads Baked Beans Variety Of Drinks SPONSOROBY HIGHUUtD COUKn HISTORICAL SOCIETY Tribe 'St tops Yanks 9 2 'CLEVELAND Ohio i (AP) Jim Perry pitched his first complete game in a month and a half Thursday night and he did without the best of his repertoire have the" greatest stuff tonight said Perry after the Indians I defeated lhe New York Yankees 9 2 we got them oyt and that what kept the ball downand got im portant double plays and I had some great help in the field from George (Hendrick) and Charlie Perry who is now 11 8 was also happy about "giving the buUpen a rest" PHILADELPHIA (AP) Mrs Games New York (McDowell 4)at Cleveland (Peterson 7 6) Baltimore (Jefferson yl 0) at iexas uenxins 14 9) at Kan sas City (Briles 2 4) California (igueroa 1 2) at Minnesota (Goltz 4 5) Detroit (Lemanczyk 0 0) at Milwaukee (Wright 8 14) Oakland (Blue 12 9) at Chi cago (Wood 16 12) Games Boston at New York Oakland at Minnesota Texas at Chicago Baltimore at Detroit California at Kansas City Cleveland at Milwaukee Games Boston al New Yorkj 2 Oakland at Minnesota 2 Cleveland at Milwaukee 2 Texas at Chicago 2 Baltimore at Detroit 2 twi night i Tulsa has won the past six Missouri California' at Kansas Citv 2 Valley Conference baseball titles Legion Team Sweeps Chi 1 1 icot he Post 62 J1RST GAME BrentZinkrf Player Randy Carle cf jiirent Zink rf 5 2 fe 2 Keith Hill 2b Randy Carle cf 3 Oil Bob Seeling It KeithHill 2b 3 2 1 James Burton If BobSeelingp 5 2 1 LarryGibbs 3b Larry Gibbs 3b 4 10 DonDavislb Don Davis lb 4 0 0 Butch Pfister Butch Pfister If 2 ff 1 Terry McCann ss James Burton If 1 0 Randy Binkley Jeff Earley 4 11 Jim Morris Terry McCann ss 4 0 0 Totals Totals 33 8 7 Pct GB Pct GB Philadelphia 519 Boston 56 47 544 St Louis 54 50 519 Cleveland 53 49 520 2' Pittsburgh 50 55 476 Baltimore 52 51 505 4 Montreal 49 54 476 44 Milwaukee 51 53 490 54 New York 45 58 437 84 New York 51 53 490 5 4 Chicago 44 59 427 94 Detroit 50 53 485 6 1 West West Los Angeles 69 37 651 Oakland 61 44 581 Cincinnati 64 43 598 54 Texas 54 52 509 7 4 Houston 55 50 524 134 Chicago 52 51 505 8 Atlanta 54 51 514 144 City 51 51 50084 San rancisco 48 59 449 214 Minnesota 51 54 486 10 San Diego 44 64 407 26 California 41 65 387 204 Press Gazette SPORTS Press Gazette SPORTS mgi.