Ford and Yankees Top Angels in Eight Run Battle
Whitey Ford became the first pitcher to beat every American League club as the Yankees defeated the Los Angeles Angels 8-6 in a game that featured a three-run ninth by Bill Skowron. Mickey Mantle hit his 23rd homer and Yogi Berra added a two-run single to back Ford. The Phillies beat the Giants 14-4 behind Jim Owens while Milwaukee edged St. Louis 9-6 in the National League.
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Dallas Green
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Cozy Wrigley Field
Albie Pearson
Steve Bilko
Ken Hunt
Ford
Ken McBride
Mickey Mantle
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Yogi Berra
Skowrons
Roger Maris
Mantle
Art Fowler
Yanks
Luis Arroyo
Owens
Phils
Gene Mauch
Jack Sanford
Stu Miller
Don Demeter
Charlie Smith
Joe Adcock
Braves
Larry Jackson
Lew Burdette
Don McMahon
O Connor Ties For Place In Jaycee Tourney
Bill O Connor finished tied for nineteenth after a 39 38 77 in 18 hole qualifying at Mason City in the Iowa Junior Chamber of Commerce tourney. Jim Eva Shevski of Iowa City led entering 27 hole finals while John Berggren and Richard Lawton tied at 71 for second. Bruce Fisher shot 72 to share fourth with Jim Scheppele as Atlantic players Bair Ellis Jessen posted higher scores.
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Beth
Iowa
Bruce Fisher
Manning
Jim Scheppele
Waterloo
Jack Bair
Bill Ellis
Atlantic
Jerome Jessen
St Louis to Get Downtown Sports Stadium
An $89 million downtown stadium project cleared with a $31 million loan pledge from an insurance executive. The 60,000-seat facility would host the Cardinals baseball and football teams, likely ending Busch Stadium. Construction to begin in about 30 months.
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Yankees edge Angels as Skowron homers late
Yesterday's Stars Ring-Bill Skowron of the Yankees went 3-for-5 and powered an 8-6 win over the Angels with a three-run homer with two out in the ninth. Jim Owens earned a 1-0 victory by limiting the Giants to four hits in six innings in his first start for Dallas Grays Phils.
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Angels
P&thing
Jim Owens
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Phils
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Hal Smith Receives News on Hospital TV
Cards catcher Hal Smith, suffering from a heart condition, watches teammates play on a TV in a St. Louis hospital where doctors say he probably will never play baseball again.
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St. Louis
Smith
Trojans Meet Audubon Nine In Sectional Play
Atlantic faces Audubon in the opening sectional baseball game at Elk Horn Monday July 10 at 6 30 p m. Cumberland Massena versus Elk Horn Kimballton follows at 8 p m In lower bracket Griswold meets Harlan at 6 30 p m and Shelby Tennam plays Walnut at 8 p m Upper bracket finals set for 8 p m Friday with lower bracket semifinals at 6 30 p m Finals July 17.
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Shenandoah
Sidney
Carson-Macedonia
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Former Iowa golf champ Robert J. McKee dies in Omaha
Robert J. McKee aged 59, four time Iowa Amateur champion with titles in 1919 1925 1926 and 1931, and 1920 Trans Miss championship winner at 18, died of a heart attack at his Omaha home Sunday night. A Des Moines insurance man, he moved to Omaha in 1947 and had been semi retired.
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Robert J. McKee
Iowa
McKee
Des Moines
Ron Zike Sinks Ace On Harlan Course
Ron Zike of Atlantic scored a hole in one Sunday at the Harlan golf course. He used a seven iron on the par three No. 4, 147 yards. Playing with him were Bill South and Floyd Barnett, both of Atlantic.
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Atlantic
Harlan
Zike
Bill South
Floyd Barnett
New York 8 Los Angeles 6 Result Highlighted
Scores show New York defeating Los Angeles 8 to 6. Wednesday slate includes Washington at Cleveland and Chicago at Detroit with other matchups listed. Milwaukee beat St. Louis 9 to 6. Cincinnati hosted Chicago and Milwaukee faced St. Louis in separate NL games.
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Milwaukee
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Minor League Baseball Scores From Several Circuits
In the American Association Louisville beat Houston 11 to 10 after extra innings. Denver defeated Omaha 7 to 5. Indianapolis won against Dallas-Fort Worth 3 to 0. In the Pacific Coast League Tacoma triumphed over Seattle 7 to 4. Vancouver defeated San Diego 5 to 0 and Portland beat Salt Lake City 2 to 1 with Hawaii and Spokane 6. In the International League All Stars edged Cleveland 2 to 0.
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Yankees Lead in 78 League with Four Straight Wins
The Yankees pace the Atlantic recreation program for boys 7-8 with four consecutive wins. Twins and Cardinals tie for second with two wins two losses each, while Smashers sit last with four losses. Arnold Palmer shot six under par 65 at Cherry Hills last year to win the National Open.
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Denver
Marathon Winners Claim Vaulting Walnut Grove Titles
Merle Stockdale wins Class A in the Walnut Grove zone trapshoot at Atlantic Gun Club with 493x500 and a long-run 128. Ken Morehead takes Class B with 484 along with runner-ups Clyde Stice and Maurice Gann tied at 479. John Voss places second in Class A with 484. Mary Meadows wins the women’s title with 173x200.
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Ackley Farmer
Walnut Grove
Iowa
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James Bailey
Walnut Grove Company
Ken Morehead
Falls City
Nebr
Stockdale
John Voss
Omaha
Morehead
Clyde Stice
Creston
Maurice Gann
Schaller
Mary Meadows
Grimes
National Adopts Plan To Aid Two New Members
The National League approved a liberalized expansion plan to help the New York Mets and the Houston Colts with a sliding scale for talent. Each new club must take 32 players at 75000 per player from established rosters, with premium picks and option purchases shaping the allotment.
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Houston Colts
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Washington
Seven Eligibles Refuse Moscow Trip For US Track Team
New York AP Seven top American track and field qualifiers declined to travel to Moscow for meets against the Soviet Union West Germany England and Poland next month. AAU officials say losses may cost the US a victory. Reasons include lack of time off from jobs and payback concerns. Several athletes cited preference only to go to Moscow or dissatisfaction with how a prior Moscow event was run.
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Dallas Long
Parry O'Brien
Harold Connolly
al Hall
al Oerter
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O'Brien
Connolly
Trojans Defeat Shenandoah 22-9 in Wild Contest
Atlantic Trojans explode for 22 runs against Shenandoah aided by passed balls and erratic pitching. Podolak leads with four hits including a triple. Bennett and Allman split mound duties as Trojans total 12 hits and plate nine in the final innings. Trojans travel to Creston next.
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Rockies Bridges Nickname Origin Tells All
New York AP reports Los Angeles Angels reserve infielder Rocky Bridges explains his nickname did not come naturally. He recalls Greenville North Carolina in 1948 when the park announcer chose Rocky after declining to call him Everett or LaMar Bridges.
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Baptists Take Leads After Beating Brayton Lutheran in Softball
Baptists moved into a share of the league lead by routing Brayton Lutheran 91 as Gary Harris pitched a four hitter with 12 strikeouts. Glenn Nelson allowed five hits while fanning six. Baptists capitalized on errors and walks in the opening frame and expanded the lead with timely hits from Earl Turnure Wayne Anderson and Ken Kay. Braxton Public scored in the seventh on Roger Nelsons run.
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Turnure
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Roger Nelson
Major League Leaders Snapshot From Baseball Stats
Baseball season leaders show Cepeda San Francisco with 59 RBIs and 20 homers. Mays San Francisco leads runs with 57. Pinson Cincinnati tops hits with 88. Aaron Milwaukee and Mays SF steal 10. Pitching marks include Lutman Cleveland 6 0 1.000 and Ford New York 100 strikeouts.
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Brandt
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Mantle
New York
Maris
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Cleveland
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Romano
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Wood
Keough
Washington
Aparicio
Howser
Kansas City
Lutman
Terry
Ford
Pascual
Minnesota
Raps Segregation In Churches In Iowa
Dr Herman W. Siefkes and church leaders denounce racial discrimination within the Iowa District of the American Lutheran Church. He urges open rolls pews and altars to all who confess the faith as 800 pastors and delegates attend a Decorah convention service. Dr O P Kretzmann of Valparaiso University gives a morning address.
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Iowa
American Lutheran Church
Herman W. Siefkes
Ma‘son City
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United Evangelical Churches
D.R Siefkes
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South
Adost
New Decorah Lutheran Church
Food parcels dropped over Communist China by Nationalist planes
The Central Daily News reported that Chinese Nationalist air force planes released 60,000 food parcels across a wide area of Communist China about ten days ago.
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Formosa
China
Central Daily News
Visitors and Guests From Canada and Michigan
Mrs Kate Spencers Griswold has visited at the Cary home in Carson vicinity. Detroit guests Clair Bierbaum and Richard Foy stay with Mrs W Foy and uncle T E Reynolds. Henry Stout and Sharon of Paula Texas visit the Burnham family. Dale Proctor and Julie return to Freeport HL after a week with Wesley Proctors and relatives.
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Kate Spencer
Regins
Sask
Canada
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Carson Vicinity
Clair Bierbbaum
Richard Foy
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W. D. Foy
T. E. Reynolds
Henry Stout
Sharon
Paula
Tex
Stuart Burnham
Dale Proctor
Julie
Freeport
Wesley Proctors
Protests by East Pakistan Refugees Riot in Calcutta
About 3,000 refuges from East Pakistan rioted in Calcutta protesting resettlement plans outside Bengal. Police fired after tear gas failed. four people were killed and 75 injured.
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