Clendenon Drives Pirates Past Giants to Take NL Lead
Donn Clendenon fueled a doubleheader sweep as the Pittsburgh Pirates defeated San Francisco 7-4 and 7-1 to move one game ahead of the Giants in the National League pennant race. Clendenon collected four hits to push his average toward .300 while Pirates teammates widened their lead in a stretch of 17 wins in 23 games. The doubleheader also featured Philadelphia blanking Los Angeles, New York sweeping Houston, Atlanta beating Cincinnati, and Chicago defeating St. Louis in extra innings.
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Ryun Shatters World Mile Mark at All America Meet
Jim Ryun of Wichita Kansas lowered the world mile record to 3 minutes 51.3 seconds at the Edwards Stadium all America track and field invitational. He broke Michel Jazy’s 3 53.6 mark and earned the United States its first world mile record since 1937 with 15,000 in attendance watching a fast paced race featuring 1 100 yard blistering early pace.
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Rick Brown Wins Trip To National Soap Box Derby
Rick Brown 14, sponsored by Sanford's, wins the Kingston Stadium derby topping Jaycee event with a photo finish over Steve Jackson. He earns an all expenses paid trip to Akron Ohio for national finals plus a $500 Savings Bond and a trophy. Other winners include Steve Jackson class B, Sunny Belieu class A, and Dave Burrows with the Bob Woodward Memorial award.
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Jack Dian
Lane
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Newel Laplird
Bob McGannon
Ralph Mattersa
Cass Elim
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Stake
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Morris Potter
Richard Brown
Vern Schrimper
al Peremsky
Cedar Rapids
Major Midwest Standings Show Schedule For Tuesday Night
The schedule lists games across major teams including Cincinnati at Chicago, Paceline at Houston, Atlanta at St Louis, and Minnesota at Washington. Other matches feature Detroit at Baltimore and Kansas City at New York with several cross region clashes noted.
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Gazette City Amateur golf tournament opens with 8 am starts
The 14th annual Gazette City Amateur golf tourney features an eight man teams field of 48 at Cedar Rapids Country club. Opening rounds start Saturday at 8 am with Elmcrest hosting the second round Sunday at 9 am. The final weekend unfolds at Ellis park and Twin Pines with 10 am starts both days.
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Cedar Rapids Cardinals End Ten-Game Streak With Loss at Waterloo
Cedar Rapids drops 6-2 to Waterloo as their 10 game winning streak ends. Pitcher Joe DiFabio suffers first Midwest League defeat. Cards set to host Quad Cities in Memorial Stadium before a five game home stand.
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