McLain Advances Toward 30 Wins in Tigers Thrilling 13 1 Win
Denny McLain breezed to his 23rd victory with a six hitter as Detroit crushed Cleveland 13 1 behind a 15 hit assault. The win kept the Tigers atop the pennant race with 50 games remaining and a 644 game lead over Baltimore. Ray Culp, Tom Phoebus and others contributed in key games across the league as Boston, Baltimore and Washington posted wins.
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Denny McLain
Detroit Tigers
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Cleveland
Detroit
Tigers
Baltimore
Orioles
Minnesota
Ray Culp
Boston
Chicago White Sox
Washington
California
Oakland
New York Yankees
Culp
Joe Horlen
Red Sox
White Sox
Bill Freehan
Freehan
Montreal Sets Site for Temporary Stadium
Montreal and sponsors of an expanding National League team reached agreement on the site of a temporary baseball stadium. City officials hailed the development as promising for the franchise plans.
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Montreal
IMCA Drivers Must Choose Between Regional and National Circuits
Verlin Baker faces a forced choice after IMCA rules require drivers to select one circuit for the rest of the season. Baker, Cedar Rapids racer, leads regional points while fifth nationally, with $15,000 in equipment at stake and a for sale 1967 Dodge. Larry Ryan, his car owner, objects to the restriction citing financial strain and limited weekends. The decision delays hopes of competing near home while national leaders Derr and Stott push for a unified path.
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Verlin Baker
Cedar Rapids
Larry Ryan
Ryan
IMCA
Bill Hitz
Des Moines
Baker
Verlin
C.R
Ernie Derr
Ramo Stott
Poth
Keokuk
Derr
Stott
Hitz
Dows Wins 10-11 City Championship at Ellis Park
Dows Dairy from the West side defeated East side champion Concrete Materials 7-4 Friday morning to claim the mid league 10-11 year old city title. Guy Stoecker went two for three for Dows as they finished 13-1. Mark Barger homered for Concrete Materials, 11-5 in the summer campaign.
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Dows Dairy
Ellis Park
Guy Stoecker
Dows
Mark Barger
Mrs Carney Shoots Ace at Gene Chapman's Course
Mrs. Clem Carney of 1807 Chandler Street SW shot a hole in one on the 140 yard No. 7 hole at Gene Chapman's course Wednesday night. She played in a women s league match with Mrs. Robert Hauser Mrs. Joe Martinek and Mrs. A B Live in her foursome.
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Clem Carney
Chandler Street
Gene Chapman
Robert Hauser
Joe Martinek
A. B. Livesay
Lowden-Cedar Rapids meet for annual Lowden tournament final
Midwest uses strong pitching by Denny Caldwell and Dave Close to beat Calamus 10 to 3 in the semifinal and advance to Friday’s 8 45 p m final against Lowden, which edged Grand Mound 4 to 3 in another semifinal. Lowden’s tying run came on Denny Coon’s fourth inning and Keith Flockhart scored the winning run in the sixth after a Dean Deerburg double.
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Lowden
Cedar Rapids
Midwest
Calamus
Denny Caldwell
Dave Close
Grand Mound
Don Nerhous
Rick Netolicky
Darrell Lindsay
Steve Seyfer
Tom Madson
Joe McGillicuddy
Denny Coon
Keith Flockhart
Dean Deerburg
C.R. Siswest
Salam
Aidwell
Close
A and
Madson
Porth Eden
Stewart
Cedar Rapids Cards edge Quad Cities to climb near .500
Cedar Rapids beat Quad Cities 5 runs in 10 innings to tie Appleton for fifth place and sit one game below .500. Jesse DuBose to start Friday as the Cards host the Angels, then Decatur visits Sunday for a 7:30 p.m. game.
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Davenport
Cedar Rapids Cardinals
Quad Cities O
Appleton
The
Angels
Jesse DuBose
Decatur
Cards
Quad Cities
Cedar Rapids
C.R
Diaz
Schaefer
Jackson
McCrew
Melendez
Wopicka
Freeman
Campbell
Hairston
MacClellan
Auferio
Onsen
Bonalewicz
Thse
Cunningan
Smith
Perruchon
Morgan
Erritt
P Milani
Ph UupSsa
BP T Nunn
Beng Pean
Olivares
Sene Schaefer
Ani
de Smith
Jarruchan
U—Gallaher
Buncick
Deck o' Cards Monday to Friday on KCRG Channel 9
The station promotes THE 10 O'CLOCK NEWS in color airing weekdays on KCRG TV Channel 9.
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Kcrg-Tv
Channel 9
Pro grid notes from Gus Schrader spark early season bets
Johnny Unitas may tie the NFL fumbles record as Bobby Layne holds 80. Don Meredith tops Layne with 69. Layne recovered 27 fumbles. Unitas 26. Bubba Smith arrives in a pea green suit dubbed Joly Green Giant. AFL vs NFL dominance noted with 3-1 exhibition edge. Umpire Joe Brinkman jaw injury and apology planned. Umpire Sheltons eject Vopicka after bat throw. Vikings' Krause and Fleming back, Knief on roster. Paul Brown cites discipline and fines in pro play.
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Bobby Layne
Don Meredith
Dallas
Layne
Unitas
Baltimore
Bubba Smith
Javerdar
John Unitas
NFL
Dave Whitsell
New Orleans Saints
Bill Kilmer
Saints
City Am tour opens with star absences and new contenders
The 15th annual Gazette tournament starts Saturday at Cedar Rapids Country Club. Steve Estes Wally Pinckney and Harvey Wehde are highlighted as key entrants while Al Bailey set the City Am 72 hole record last year. Frosty Evashevski joins the field as a new contender after moving to Cedar Rapids and qualifying at Twin Pines.
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Steve Estes
Wally Pinckney
Harvey Wehde
Gazette
Cedar Rapids Country Club
Estes
al Bailey
Indian Creek
Frosty Evashevski
Iowa City High
U. of Michigan
C.R
Twin Pines
Baseball Schedule Preview For Weekend Matchups
Saturday features St Louis at Atlanta with Arrigo facing Niekro and Gibson leading St Louis at 15-5 Niekro 10-8. New York visits San Francisco in a key East West clash. Sunday repeats St Louis at Atlanta and Chicago at Cincinnati with Pittburgh at Houston and Philadelphia at Los Angeles in day and night affairs.
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Gibson
Atlanta
Niekro
New York
San Francisco
Pittsburgh
Houston
Chicago
Cincinnati
Philadelphia
Los Angeles
St Louis
Pittsburg
Newark
SALTS
Maricha Philadelphia
Osteen
Bunning
Buzhardt
Jenkins
Late Evening Golf Scramble At Local Country Club
A sequence of eight minute interval starts features players from CRCC Elm Indian Creek Twin Pines and Squaw Creek with scorers named Mrs. Schmidt Collins Kruckenberg Pfiffner Miller Schneider Jones Tousey Mason O'Donnell Eastin Julian.
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Bob Bless
Elm
Kyn Lawrence
Teii Pines
Dick Morton
Ellis
Don Schmidt
Bob Matthiessen
Jones
Steve Beles
Indian Creek
Glenn Chadima
Wayne Collins
Ralph Shipier
Squaw Creek
Jim Brousard
Walt Jones
Elmcrest
William Kruckenberg
Bob Konsdorf
Don Tereanes
Twin Pines
Dave Brusha Jones
Tom Pfiffner
Harvey Wehde
Agnew Creek
Jim Davis
CRCC
al Fish
George Miller
Wally_ Pinckney
Tom Stortz
Yin Saunders
W. Schneider
Jim Tonka
Glen Kerres
Bernie Price
James Jones
Wally Benson
Boki Stephenson
Jim Lockwood
Squaw Ree
Dean Stauffacher
Bill Condran
Brian Hydak
Darold Smith
Michael Tousey
Dave LaFontaine
Pete Langmack
Stan Celka
Norman Dake
Bob Mitchell
Bob Tyra
Barry Hydak
al Eastin
Gary Smith
Dave
Glenn Darrow
Bill Reed
Wayne Julian
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Dewey Freeman
Jim Hairston
Tony Auferio
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Clinton
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Coalimenta
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Dan Wilhelm
Doug Thompson
Wilson Avenue
Hy-Vee
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