Nixon picks all time baseball stars Ted Williams DiMaggio Hank Aaron
President Nixon tabbed Ted Williams as best hitter and Joe DiMaggio as best outfielder with Maury Wills and others named among all time greats. Citing World War II and Korea gaps, Nixon selects Williams and DiMaggio for an all time team, noting controversial reception and difficulty of the choice.
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Tom Seppy
Yankee Stadium
Fewtfielder
Los Angeles Dodger Washington
Arelhe
Griffith Stadium
Sandy Koufax
Ted Williams
Joe di
Korea
Senators
L.A
Maury Wills
Maggie
Ty Cobb
Rogers
Nixon Hornsby
York
Yankee
Nixon
Twinee
Sackin
Williams
Assan
Mouriesole
Boston Red Sox
Daled Press
Ted
DiMaggio
Texas
Brooklyn Williams
Yankee Clipper
Rangers
Dicaer
Lect
Maggio
Jie
Baltimore
Sereats
Matty
Brooks Robinson
Joe DiMaggio
New York Yankees
Nizon
Welty Mark Up to 40-2 in Weekend Sweep at Ellis Park
National USA champion Welty Way completed a four game weekend sweep of Freeport at Ellis Park with two victories. Welty won the first game 10-0 behind Rich Stephen’s three hit pitching then rallied for a 3-1 win in the nightcap. Stephen struck out nine over 12 innings in the weekend.
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Welty Way
Freeport
Ellis Park
Welty
Rich Stephen
Welly
Maron
Mike Pallesen
Ron Mindley
Stephen
Dave Wegmann
Cliff Rice
Roger Aceto
Denny Forch
Ed White
Westbury
Anderson
Steeegy
Wiedlay
Feily
Ansersany Westnann
President Names Alston to Historic All Star Teams
Dodgers manager Walter Alston reacts with disbelief as he is chosen by President Nixon for the NL and AL All-Star squads covering 1945 70 era. Players like Jackie Robinson Harmon Killebrew Hank Aaron Ted Williams and Casey Stengel laud the honor while Stengel speaks for a long time about the president and baseball.
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Associated Press
United States
Walter Alston
Los Angeles Dodgers
Nixon
Jackie Robinson
Brooklyn Dodgers
Robinson
Harmon Killebrew
Minnesota
Killebrew
Aaron
Ted Williams
Williams
Texas Rangers
Bob Lemon
Cleveland Indians
Brooks Robinson
Baltimore
Frank Robinson
Maury Wills
Yogi Berra
Philadelphia Phillies
Robin Roberts
Dizzy Dean
Casey Stengel
Stengel
Yankees
Boston Braves
New York Mets
Semis Set in Clarence Meet
Clarence hosts Calamus at 7 p.m. and Monticello meets Lowden at 9 p.m. Monday in the Clarence invitational baseball tournament semifinals after first round wins by Calamus Dixon Clarence Maquoketa Monticello Muscatine. Key performances included Gary Adkins one hit and 13 strikeouts for Clarence and Dave Greenawald two-hitter for Monticello.
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Clarence
Calamus
Monticello
Lowdon
Dixon
Maquokella
Lowden
Cascade
Muscatine
Gary Adkins
Monti
Dave Greenawald
Paul Ryder
Craig Henning
Minor Baseball Results Across Leagues and Cities
A scattered report lists Saturday and Sunday results from several circuits. Standouts include Richmond defeating Charleston 7 3, Birmingham edging Knoxville 6 4 in extra innings, and Birmingham again 14 4 in another game. Peninsula and Richmond show wins with varied scores, while Tulsa and Evansville post multiple losses. Coastal and western leagues show Portland, Salt Lake, and Phoenix posting wins, with rain interruptions noted in Midland at Memphis.
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Amriega Mateel Ation
Ghionoms City
Wichita
Udianapoliz
Evansville
Omaha
Denver
Tulsa
Pilateets
Innines International
Peninsula
Richmond
Charleston
Rocharter & Louisville
Syracuse
Toledo
Carian
Syracuse Tidewater
Sharloria
Asheville
Jacksonville
Ssawarinah
Knollville
Birmingham
Momacmery
Columbus
Knokville
Charlene Tucksonville
Savannah
Montgomery
Texas
Faso
Ban Antonia
Shreventet
Alexandria
Amalia
Midland
Memphis
el Paso
Arkansas
San Antonio
Shreveport
Aaidland
Jexandria
Amarillo
Pacific Coast
Eugene
Hawai
Salt Lake
Tucson
Phoenix
Albuquerane
Portland
Tacoma
Jacoma
Salt Lake d
Alouguerave
Phoeniss
Eugene J. Halwa
Reading
Elmira
Three Rivers
Quebec
Gily
Watt Haven
Sherwrooks
Pawtucket
Bittsfield
Quebec City
Pittsfield
Sherbrooke S
Weer Havon
Newcombe Wins Singles Title at Halton Classic
Australian John Newcombe captured the $10,000 singles prize at the Halton Classic in St. Louis. He defeated Yugoslavia's Nikola Pilic 6-3 6-2 in a match lasting over an hour, while Newcombe and Tony Roche also won the doubles final 7-6 6-2 over Phil Dent and John Alexander.
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ST. Louis
John’ Newcombe
Newcombe
Yugoslavia
Nikkle Pike
Tony Roche
Phil Dent
John Alexander
Pikie
Pilic
Winthrop HRs Top Reformatory in Delaware County Action
Winthrop defeats Reformatory 4-1 as Carl Blumenshine drives in two in the third inning. East division leader Hopkinton wins 9-5 over Independence with two Tom Stramer homers and a Dick Schnier shot. Yhn Porter strikes out 1 in Earlville’s 11-10 win over Ryan Spencer. Central City edges Alburnett 6-4 with Thomas tripling for tying run and Franklin driving in the winner. Center Point s takes a forfeit from Delhi. All star game set for Tuesday at the Reformatory.
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Delaware County
Wwest
Ryan Spencer
Thomas
Franklin
Central City
Alburnett
Delhi
Reformatory
Otter Creek To Host Trapshoot Tuesday
Otter Creek Sportman's club north of Cedar Rapids will host an ATA sponsored trapshoot Tuesday. The feature is a 2 500-target marathon at 36 yards with entry for all or part of the program. Practice traps open at 8:30 a.m. and the program at 9:30 a.m.
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Otter Creek Sportman's Club
Cedar Rapids
Waterloo's Smalley Tops 80 Expert at Farmington Hill Climb
Russ Smalley of Waterloo won the 80 expert class in the Midwest Hill Climb Association event near Farmington on Sunday. Randy Goneales and Caren Lek were noted entrants with results listed.
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Waterloo
Smalley
Farmington
Russ Smalley
Midwest
Agat Reaiony Wien
Bob Eme
Wien
Randy Goneales
Third Engine Boosts B. Allison's Chances
Daytona Beach race notes show Bobby Allison praising a new engine setup in Chevrolet as teams swap engines to improve speed for the Firecracker 400. Friday and Saturday practice aimed to shave seconds, with pole pace at 186.277 mph and second day qualifiers reaching 175.987 mph for the Winston Cup event.
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Daytona Beach
Fla
Chevrolet
Allison Bobby Allison
Bobby Isaac
Dorge
Isaac
Mustang
Hueytown
Ala
Pete Hamilton
Pan Revere
Harry
Lee Roy Yarbrough
Jacksonville
Ron
Ford
Yarbrough
Hoys
Spaw and Frady Win Bike Titles in Riverside TT Scrambles
Cedar Rapids riders dominated the Riverside TT Scrambles as John Spaw claimed the mini bike class on a Hoda and Tom Frady took the 176 to 256 cc division on a Suzuki. Other winners cited include Jim Taylor in 100 class and Marv Sammons in 101 to 125 at Riverside.
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Riverside
Cedar Rapids
Riverside Racing Assa
John Spaw
Tom Frady
Suzuki
Gazette Area
Jim Taylor
Town City
Hodaka
Marv Sammons
Penton
Qualifying Set at Pines for City Amateur Golf
The Gazette reports qualifying for the City amateur golf tournament will be part of the Twin Pines Summer event next weekend. The 36 hole event is filled, per Pro Bob Higgins, with dates listed as August 5 and 6 and August 12 and 13.
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Pines
Gazette City
Twin Pines
Bob Higgins
City Amn
Tourney Pairings Set For Slo Pitch Field
At Cherry Hill Park a 16 inch slow pitch softball tournament announced pairings. Town Home Improvements versus Fleck's and Paradise Lounge versus Jon's Pizza both at 11:30 a.m. Double elimination uses two diamonds. 12:30 games feature Del Ray versus Modern Pipe and Mr Bubbles versus Imests Dabbys.
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Cherry Hill Park
Fleck’s
Paradise Lounge
Del-Ray
Mr. Bubbles
Ted Strait seventh at Donnybrook speedway
Ted Strait of Cedar Rapids finished seventh in the 25 lap Donnybrook race. He completed 43 of 51 laps in a Toyota Corolla. Horst Kwech of Sidney Australia won his second triumph in three years, averaging 94 mph. Bert Everett of Williamsville New York finished second in a Babcor Alfa.
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Brainerd
Minn
Ted Strait
Cedar Rapids
Dunnybrook Speedway
Horst Kwech
Sidney
Australia
Bert Everett
Williamsville
N. Y
Iowa City's Small Cops Sailing Regatta Winners
Larry Small of Iowa City won all three Hawkeye Sailing Club Independence Day races at Lake Macbride sailing a 505. Two more races are scheduled Tuesday at 11 a.m. and noon. Races are open to the public.
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Larry Small
Towa City
Hawkeye Sailing Club
Lake Macbride
Small
Jonn’ Centuia
Conarbert Ell Dipalle
Lehmkuhl homers lead J&L Auto to big win
Monte Lehmkuhl hit two grand slam homers to propel J&L Auto to a 12 beatdown of Siems Construction in College Community Pony action. Kevin Collins homered for Fairfax and Bill Dvorak for Ely in other games as Nesbitt Hodling and Fairfax Grain defeated Swisher Trust and Savings 12 2.
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Monte Lehmkuhl
J&l Auto
Siems Construction
Colege
Teague
Steve Smith
Swisher Trust
Nesbitt Hodling
Fairfax Grain
Ely Bank
Kevin Collins
Fairfax
Bill Dvorak
Ely
T&e
Frans
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Hunter's Special
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Bob Lashaver
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Duchess
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Kier’ George
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Charlie
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Mark Fry
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Dave
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Rich Wron
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Legion
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Memorial Stadium
St. Charles, Ill
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Charles City
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