Johnson ties major league mark with four straight home runs
Phillies outfielder Johnson hit four consecutive homers in a game, tying a major league record set by 16 others. The spree included three in one game, the first time a right handed Phillie did so since Del Ennis in 1965. Mets beat the Reds 7-2 as Cincinnati swept New York.
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Oaklanh
Mike Epstein
St. Louis
del Ennis
Nationals
Jeague Lay
Cincinnati
New York Mets
Chicago
San
Mets
New ‘York
Pittsburgh
Reds
Sethad
Tony Ports
Tom Seaver
Beret
Derr Cops Iowa 300 Duel From Ramo Stat
Derr Cop of Keokuk won the Iowa 200 late model stock car race after breaking a wheel on rival Stott on the 250th lap and distant challenger Dion finished second. Muscle car action at the Iowa State Fairgrounds saw Stott retire with a front wheel failure while Charger, Dodge’s top driver, claimed the prize money.
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Des Moines
UPI
Ernie
Patrucdi
Paul Derr
Keokuk
Matti
Cragh
Dion
Towa
State
Fair- ‘Ile Grounds
Opti
Stott
Aisiance
Cisco
Joeerguson
David
Matiny
Mota
Stanley
Cedar “Rapids
Dodgers
Zia
Chucking
Wicker
Jonly
Muddled OCR Football Note Delivers Fragmentary Names
A garbled OCR passage mentions Reinbeck Curt Hanson Dike and Sadat Kaplan in a fragmented 40 lap race context. The text is unreadable in places but preserves several named individuals and rough event framing without clear outcomes or dates.
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Tunis
Reinbeck
Curt Hanson
Dike Fied
District Victory for CLR in Legion Tournament
Norway Cedar Rapids defeated Davenport 8 to 3 in an American Legion district game. Brad Teiekey started the inning with a walk and Mike Curran doubled to score the first run. C R led 6 runs through the seventh before Davenport rallied with three in the ninth. Dalziel struck out 13 for a five hitter.
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Cedar Rapids
Davenport
Dirce Quick
Rine
American Legion
Brad Teiekey
Cathe
Mike Curran
Steve Stumpfs
Blake DeMaria
Curran
Jon Brase
C. Ry
Dan Dalziel
Dalziel
C.R
Washington title leads in state senior diving meet
Blalock shoots 68 to win the Washington title with a final 54 hole total of 210. Jean Dreibelbeis of Clinton wins both the women's one and three meter events. Victor Laughlin of Cedar Falls captures both men’s one and three meter events. Turley and Park place second.
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Clinton
Cedar Falls
Ellispark
Jean Dreibelbeis
Victor Laughlin
Ceder Falls
Park, Waener
Stoney Turley
Cedar Ray
Draiperels
Ann Panegrae
Niners
Mary Vos
EE Reet Tineitel
Victor Luishlin
Golf Event Results and Ties Reported
Ambiguous golf results list ties for low net honors with scores around 875 and 70s. Players named include Bruner, Bob J. Claypool, Wayne Lewis, and Duane Johanas in a Squaw Creek event. The fragment notes gross and net honors and a Sunday round but lacks full context and clear structure.
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Bob J. Claypool
Bruner
Squaw
Pau Creek
Bertone
Cane
Duane
Johanas
Ar Wayne
Lewis
Dow Gross
Eichelberger Wins Milwaukee Open in Playoff Thriller
Eichelberger, a 27 year old five year pro from Waco Texas, sealed victory with three pressure packed shots on the final holes to win the Greater Milwaukee Open by one stroke over Bob Shaw and Ralph Johnston at Tripoli Country Club. He earned $25,000 and rose to seventh on the PGA money list with $88,282.
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Milwaukee
Lee Trevino
Dave Hichelberger
Waco
Tex
Eichelberger
Bob Shaw
Ralush Johnston
Trevino
Tour
Chicago
Shaw
Johnston
Bruce Crampton
Jed Funseth
Crampton
Funseth
Dean Refraro
Roy Pace
Towan Stave Spray
Ebnetbereer
Rey
Hace
Lionel Weber
Dewitt Wejay Brewer
Heeaney Wall
Iowan
Steve Freibers
Bene Papel
Bench Doubtful For Star Game
Johnny Bench of the Cincinnati Reds said he may not be able to play in the All Star Game in Detroit due to a bruised left wrist from a Pirates series last week. If Bench cannot play, Pittsburgh’s Manny Sanguillen would start as the National League catcher.
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Ciient
Nati Reds
Johnny ‘Bench
Fats
Detroit
Bench
Pittsburgh Pirates
Richie Hebner
Beck
Pirates
Manny Sanguillen
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First Avenue
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Val, Gar
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Italy
Ghia Studios
Europe
Karmonn Coachworks
Osnabruck
Ovar Ghia
Ghia
Reeve
Volkswagen, Inc
Collins Road
Cedar
Tripoli
General Tire
General
Riadan
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General Tire Service
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