Ward Sets 100 Mile Track Record In Milwaukee Race
Rodger Ward won the Milwaukee 100 mile race at Wisconsin State Fair Park with a record average speed of 103.89 mph. He led from the first turn to the finish in 57 minutes 46.21 seconds, driving the Leader Card Special for owner Robert Wilke. Ward earned 7,763 dollars from a 30,110 dollar purse. Other top finishers and payouts followed with Al Keller, Dick Rathmann, Hurn Branson, George, Don Freeland, and Wayne Weller among the money winners.
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Rodger Ward
Wisconsin State Fairground
Ward
A. J. Foyt
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H. Ward
Robert Wilke
Langhorne
Jim Hurtubise
Lennox
Calif
Foyt
Houston
Texas
al Keller
Dick Rathmann
Hurn Branson
Mer George
Don Freeland
Wayne Weller
Baseball scores and schedule across major league games
Sunday results show Cleveland 5-4 and Los Angeles 3-4 with New York 10, Chicago 6, Baltimore, Kansas City and Washington at 5. Pheit 10-9. Teams like Minnesota Pat Caicace 5-1 and Antonelli 0-4, Sturdivant 2-3, Stobbs 6-1. Play schedule includes Cleveland at Washington 6:05 p.m. and Minnesota at New York, Kansas City at Baltimore, Detroit at Chicago 7 p.m.
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Baltimoreansas City
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Stobbs
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Seewer
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Baltimore
Rern
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AQ York
Washington
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1959 World Champions Rout Fleck's Twice in Doubleheader
Aurora, Ill the 1959 world softball champions swept a doubleheader from Fleck's Falstaff Cedar Rapids 12-2 and 2-1. Aurora rapped Mel Stark for 13 hits in the opener with Al Carr homering for Cedar Rapids. Dick Brubaker pitched five innings of the nightcap but a wild pitch allowed the decisive run.
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al Carr
Dick Brubaker
Felck
Janeys Finish 1 2 in Superkart Open Race
Irv Janey and Bob Janey finished first and second in a Sunday Superkart Open race at the local track. The event drew junior and senior classes with Don Hail and Keith I among noted competitors.
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Irv Janey
Bob Janey
Wee
Crrandon
Don Hail
Keith i
Bob
Ray R
West Waterloo advances to state final on home field
West Waterloo earns a place in the state high school baseball final by winning the semifinal on its home field with a friendly crowd. The piece notes scheduling quirks and praises ace pitcher Tom Simpson, while referencing Bancroft St. John’s and Jeff in a separate recap of Jeff’s 7-4 win aided by Doug Winders and Jon Ernberger.
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Edar Rapids
West Waterloo
Cedar Rapids Park
Iowa High School Athletic Association
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theHawks
Doug Winders
Larry Coufal
Tom Simpson
Winders
Simpson
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Jefferson
Vern Bredeson
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Bancroft St. John’s
Kenny Blackman
Cleveland Indians
C.R
Dick Schley
Vince Meyer
J-Hawks
Doug
Bob Allen
Jon Ernberger
Gene Hutchinson
Tribe Is on Warpath
Detroit leads the American League by two games after sweeping Minnesota in a doubleheader 10-4 and 9-3. Frank Lary and Paul Foytack earned the wins as Cleveland trimmed Los Angeles 5-3 and 8-4 with Woodie Held Bubba Phillips and Willie Kirkland homering. Other AL action included New York's 10-1 win over Chicago and Boston's 6-5 win over Baltimore. The NL featured Giants closing in on the Dodgers as Roseboro homered, Reds and Cubs splitting, and Braves beating the Cardinals.
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Bob Scheffing
Custer
Detroit Tigers
Scheffing
Tigers
Minnesota Twins
Cleveland
Los Angeles
Woodie Held
Bubba Phillips
Willie Kirkland
John Roseboro
Fortory
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Chicago Cubs
Milwaukee Braves
St. Louis Cardinals
Philadelphia Phillies
Pittsburgh Pirates
Trenary Wedin Star In Split With Topeka
Cedar Rapids leads the league by a full game after splitting a Sunday doubleheader with Topeka. Wedin pitched a one hit 1 0 win for Cedar Rapids in game one, while Trenary powered the Reds in game two with a 9th inning homer and key hits as Topeka wilted 6 5. Shamsky and Zambrano added offence for Cedar Rapids.
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Red Sox
Hoyt Wilhelm
Ginsberg
Billy,Muffett
Jim Gentile
Baltimore
Trenary
Wedin Star
C. R
Topeka
Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Fox Cities
Bob Wedin
Reds
Art Shamsky
Wedin
Miles McWilliams
Shamsky
Archie White
McWilliams
Zambrano
Gene Johnson
Bill Holmes
Larry Dover
C.R
Gerry Glynn
Marty Zambrano
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