Wills Switches Roles With Dramatic Three-Run Homer
Maury Wills, known for base stealing, wrote a chapter on hitting homeruns with effortless flair while delivering a three-run shot for the Pirates in a 7-5 win over St Louis. Willie Stargell and Jim Wynn also connected for Pittsburgh and Houston respectively, as Farrell starred in Philadelphia's 7-4 win over Atlanta.
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St. Louis
Tim McCarver
Julian Javier
Bob Tolan
Cardinals
Willie Stargell
Pirates
Farrell
Phillies
Houston
Braves
Hank Aaron
Root's 3-Hitter Keeps Welty Way Perfect
Welty Way extended its perfect mark in the Major Open softball race with a 9-1 win over Iowa City at Ellis Park. Dale Root twice shut down opponents and continued his mastery of league batters.
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Welty Way
Ellis Park
Iowa City
Dale Root
Steve Hill Wins C R Junior Golf at Ellis Park
Steve Hill, Washington high school graduate, captured the Cedar Rapids Jaycee Junior golf title at Ellis Park with 80 for a 36 hole total of 156 after a 76 on Monday. Don Robb placed second with 158, Jock Olsen third at 162, and four Cedar Rapids players earned spots for the Iowa Jaycee Junior at Council Bluffs July 10-12.
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Washington High School
Cedar Rapids
Jaycee
Ellis Park
C.R. Country Club
Hill
Don Robb
Wash
Jock Olsen
Ellis
Alan Fish
Iowa
Perce Blanks Three Hits as Phillies Rally For Win
Dick Perce blanks three batters over the late innings to seal a comeback victory for Philadelphia. The Phillies trailed before a tense finish, with late-game relief preserving the win for the home team.
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Associated Press
Dick Perce
Philadelphia
Fahr Heads Iowa Board Of Athletics
Samuel Fahr, law college professor, is named chairman of the University of Iowa athletics board for a three year term succeeding Hugh Kelso. Bowen also names two new six year members R P Jurgenson and Karl Kammermeyer with student and holdover members listed.
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Samuel Fahr
Law College
University of Iowa
Fahr
Howard R. Bowen
Hugh Kelso
Kelso
Bowen
R. P. Jurgenson
Clinton Corn Processing Co
Clinton
Farmington
N.M
Michael Wolfe
Marshalltown
R.burns Mossman
Vinton
William Fowler
Robert V. Hogg
Willard Lane
Gilbert P. Maynard
Jack Moyers
Robert Services
Neil
D. Yi
Robert Aerion
Stein
Iwin Jolliffe
Louis E. Alley
Mele Eyes Vacation After Twins Firing
Sam Mele, fired as Minnesota Twins manager, heads to Quincy for his first summer break in 18 years. He expects to return to baseball next year and cites injuries to Tony Oliva and Earl Battey, plus Jim Kaat's struggles, as factors in the club's early issues. Mele says owner Calvin Griffith had the right to make a change.
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Sam Mele
Minnesota Twins
Mele
Calvin Griffith
Twins
Tony Oliva
Earl Battey
Jim Kaat
Battey
Woman Umpire Hopeful Trains Amid Chest Protector Glitch
Bernice Gerta 35 from Jackson Heights New York trains at Jim Finley’s umpire school in West Palm Beach aiming to become the first woman to umpire in the major leagues. She notes a chest protector not made for her shape and plans a special model after passing a 50 question test with perfect score and facing a 100 question final.
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West Palm Beach
Fla
Jackson Heights
N. Y
Fila
Jim Finley
Bernice
Finley
N.Y
Wash high adds Christy and Kenney to basketball staff
Washington high school announces coaching changes. Christy joins as assistant to Don King after a career at Ottumwa and SCI. Bill Holdren becomes head sophomore coach and Joe Kenney assumes assistant role with prior stints at St. Patrick's LaSalle Wilson and McKinley. Kenney is a University of Iowa graduate with an MA.
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Washington High School
Dick Christy
Ottumwa Prep
State College of Iowa
Don King
Bill Holdren
Warriors
Joe Kenney
St. Patrick’s
LaSalle
Kenney
Wilson
McKinley
West Side Catholic
St. Pat's
Tennis Program Registration Set for Washington High Courts
Registration for the city recreation tennis program is underway at Washington high courts and the Veterans Memorial Tennis Center. Fees are five dollars for two lessons weekly for eight weeks with tournaments or makeups. Lessons start June 19 and run with the Jaycee tournament details.
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City Recreation
Washington High Courts
Veteran’s Memorial Tennis Center
Bob Falt
Tennis
Washington and the Tennis Center
John Waples
Lee Wright
John van Deest
Don Miller
Want Ad Seeks Storage Space Listings
Local readers are invited to place want ads offering unused storage space or small rental areas. Advertisers can describe size, location, accessibility, and price to reach nearby residents seeking easy storage options.
Walpole Title Fragment Audibly Reports Boxing Wins
Boxing notes show Frankie Deeule and Eddie Jones winning bouts in New York and Las Vegas, with wins over Sonny core and Richie Gosha. Faint lines mention Hicks and scores around 189 and 171 pounds. The garbled OCR yields partial names and cities without full context.
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Frankie Deeule
Jlewark
Sonny Core
New York
Ford
Hicks
Vegas
Eddie Jones
Los Angeles
Richie Gosha
San
Baseball Roundup From Oklahoma City And Minor Leagues
In Oklahoma City 5 Tesa 4 after 10 innings. International League Rochester 4 Columbus 3 Suret 10 innings. Toronto 2 Richmond 1 Toledo 8 Syracuse 5. Williamsport 3 York 1 Reading at Elmira rain. Pittsfield at Waterbury rain. Binghamton at Pawtucket rain. Amarillo 2 Albuquerque 1. Austin 1 Dallas Fort Worth rain. Birmin a 9 Charteste 5. Montgomery 7 Manoxville 3.
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Williamsport
York
Reading
Elmira
Pittsfield
Waterbury
Binghamton
Pawtucket
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Dalas-Fort Worth
Surprise visitor Ramo Stott boosts Hawkeye Downs crowd
Racing legend Ramo Stott appeared at Hawkeye Downs Cedar Rapids with his 1967 Plymouth after a rain delay halted time trials. Stott, a former Keokuk Comet rival to Ernie Derr, has set 38 track records and raced through 10 states since 1956, including a near Daytona 300 win.
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Hawkeye Downs
Ramo Stott
Ramo
Stott
North beats Postville 2-0 in Monday game
West Union North defeated Postville 2-0 in a four hit game. Merle Whitcher earned the win for North and Steve Christensen belted a solo homer in the second inning. Bruce Whitcher went 2-for-2 with a double.
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West Union North
Postville
North
Merle Whitcher
Steve Christensen
Bruce Whitcher
Cee Ong
W.A. North
Mark
Corlett
M. Whitcher
B. Whitcher
Norway Wins 5-0 On Brecht's One-Hitter
Norway blanked Deep River Millerburg 5-0 as Terry Brecht pitched a one hit game. Brecht, with support from teammates including Kimm and Schulte, controlled the contest from the mound.
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Brecht
Deep River
Millersburg
Terry Brecht
DR. Ooeomakit
Kimm
Schulte
Melichar tops Elmcrest junior golf with 45
Tom Melichar won low gross honors with a 45 at Elmcrest Country Club's junior golf event on Monday morning. Gary Milden finished second with a 48.
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Tom Melichar
Elmcrest Country Club
Gary Milden
Drivers' committee praised at The Downs for unity
The article notes favorable comments on the newly formed drivers committee at The Downs, praising it as a step toward better relations between drivers and promoter and a stronger racing show overall. It also cites David Pearson, 1966 NASCAR champion, outlining his Firecracker 400 Daytona strategy: race at top speed, rely on quick pit stops, and avoid overcaution.
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the Downs
David Pearson
Daytona
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