A.L. East Showdown Resumes on TV Orioles Cut Detroit Lead to 1
Orioles beat Tigers 7-2 to trim their East Division gap to one game as Baltimore and Detroit jostle for first. Boog Powell homered and Don Buford added two RBIs in a crowd of 37,935 at Tiger Stadium while Chris? Weaver commented on the stakes. The game aired on TV, drawing fans to watch the pennant race unfold.
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Cleveland
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Milwaukee
Inesota
Chidune
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Weaver
Tiger Stadium
al the Tigers
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Yankees
Yankees Sweep Red Sox as Murcer Drives Five Runs in Doubleheader
Fritz Peterson held the Indians to nine hits to win game one while Bobby Murcer sparked the attack with a first inning double and later a three run single and sacrifice fly. In the nightcap Ron Blomberg belted a homer and Yankees added four straight sixth inning singles to seize control. Sparky Lyle earned save number 16 for Rob Gardner. Boston piled 18 hits in the doubleheader, Rico Petrocelli and Reggie Smith driving in five each, Petrocelli with a grand slam and Fisk also homering as Boston swept the twinbill to stay within half a game of New York in the East. Richie Scheinblum led Kansas City with six hits in nine while Texas rallied late for a split with Scheinblum adding a homer and three hits in the nightcap. Minnesota and Chicago split with solid relief and timely hits, Vida Blue wining again for Oakland over California as Rudi notches a double and triple.
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Wilkinson nets fourth Hawkeye Open crown in Des Moines
Steve Wilkinson of St. Peter Minnesota won his fourth straight Hawkeye Open men's singles title, his fifth victory in seven years. In doubles Lee Wright Cedar Rapids and Jon Rompf Des Moines defeated Steve Wilkinson and Mike Wilkinson. Judy Thompson Davenport won the women's singles title for the third year in a row defeating Lyn Gerber St. Louis.
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Steve Wilkinson
St. Peter
Minn
Wilkinson
Lee Wright
Cedar Rapids
Jon, Rompf
St. Peter, Minn
Mike Wilkinson
Sioux City
Dave Kanter
Prairie Village
Kans
Judy Thompson
Davenport
Lyn Gerber
St. Louis
Guiant Smahared
Webb Captures Tipton Feature At Cedar County Raceway
Webb of Davenport edged Ed Mellecker of Town City to win the feature race in the modified stock car class at Cedar County Raceway on Sunday. Tom Hearst of Muscatine won the street stock feature. Other details are unclear from the fragmentary report but listing mentions Wilton Jet and Titan Thomas among participants.
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Gary Webb
Davenport
Ed Mellecker
Town City
Cedar County Raceway
Tom Hearst
Muscatine
Wilton Jet
Mike
Tova Boike
Slife Places Second in Osceola Moto-Cross
Cedar Rapids rider Jim Slife in the Hodaka finished second in the 100 c.c. class at Osceola Moto-Cross. Duane Bennett, also from Cedar Rapids, placed fifth in the 20 c.c. event riding a Maico.
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Slife
Delaware County All Star Game Set At Reformatory Diamond
An all star baseball game of the Delaware County league will be played Tuesday at 1 pm on the Reformatory diamond. Duck Huber will manage the east, Roy Roseberry the west, with players listed for East and West squads from Earlville Hopkinton Reformatory Center Point and other towns. Kids under 12 are not allowed.
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Delaware County Baseball League
Reformatory
Duck" Huber
Hopkinton
Roy Roseberry
Center Point
Earlville
Doug Dabraski
Jim Porter
Dave Hoffman
Gary Meyer
Ryan
Mike Lauser
Terry Lauser
Mitch
Vince Riniker
Marv Schlichte
Dave Greenwald
Rick Westhoff
Bill Farrell
Ralph Jones
Larry Stockston
Gary McGinn
Jason Dodson
Alburnett
Duane’ Clark
Rick Patton
Bill Skripsky
Winthrop
Gary] Black
Carl Blumenshine
Roger ‘Decker
Central City
Pat Steele
Tony Ebert
Ed Franklins
Jeff Scott
Ken ‘Roseberry
Bob Kelzenberg
Independence
Terry Casey
Marv Hosch
Pat McGinnis
Berning Cups Open After Barnett Falters
In Mamaroneck New York Susie Berning surged into contention at the U S Open Golf Championship as leader Pam Barnett faltered after an 80 place breakdown. The field of amateurs shrank to 44 for the final round while Berning moved up with a three under front nine and a closing 71 to finish one behind, with Judy Rankin Kathy Ahern Betty Burfeindt and others posting strong showings. The U S Golf Association purse stood at 40 000 with top prizes reaching 96 000 for the winner and smaller sums for other placers.
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N.Y
Susie Berning
Pam
Barnett
Suse M
Bernina Shand
Giotsette
M Yearold Paratagis
Mrs. Benning
In- Cline
Village
Nev
Betty Bur‘feindt
Gloria Ehret
Mickey Wright
Jane Bastadbury ‘Booth
U.S. Golf Association
Rudd and Funk Claim Jones Park Honors
Bob Rudd won the Sunday Jones Park event with a 35 Sunday try and was closest to pin number four. Jim Funk took low net handicap at 2.49. Next Sunday's event will be blind partners at 7 16 am.
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Jones Park
Rudd
Pinog
Jim Funk
Rozek Tops Qualifying At Ellis Park
Gary Rozek led a six man main team and two alternates in Ellis Park qualifying for the Gazette City Amateur golf tournament to be played at Cedar Rapids Country Club Elmcrest Squaw Creek and Ellis venues in August. Rozek shot 113 for 27 holes to pace qualifiers while Mike Brake Darrell Augustine tied for second at 116 and David Young was fourth at 118.
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Ellis Park
Gazette City
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Ellis
Rovek
Mike Brake
Darrell Augustine
David Young
Tom Merryman
Ed McNabb
Dave Smith
Randy Smith
Gazette City Amn
Cedar Rapids Country Club
Elmcrest Country Club
Squaw Creek
District Win To Langhurst In ASA Championship
Langhurst Motors claimed the district title at Cherry Hill park in the women s ASA tournament beating E by s Sporting Goods 9 1 to advance to the state tournament later this month Rita Tecklenburg allowed one hit for the win E by s earlier defeated Cherry Burrell 18 1 for a second chance in the losers bracket and Langhurst also trounced Cherry Burrell 13 3
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Langhurst
Eby's Sporting Goods
Eby's
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Eby’s
Cherry-Burrell
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