Clinton Tops Cedar Rapids With Gary Holland Homer in 15th
Clinton defeated Cedar Rapids 43 on Gary Holland’s homer in the 15th inning after Andy Ondesko tied the game with a two-run shot in the eighth. Cardinals managed only five other hits, striking out 14 times. Clinton pitcher allowed eight hits in five innings. Holland’s sixth homer capped the rally. Cardinals drop to fourth and travel to Davenport for three games before hosting Wisconsin Replies Jets.
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Red Peppers By Gus Schrader Negro Driver's View
Black driver George Wiltshire reports discrimination attempts to enter Grand National stock races on the West Coast. Louisville racer John Ray argues progress exists and talent matters more than color. Wendell Scott is cited with earnings and success despite racial barriers in NASCAR.
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Race disparities noted by Ray Marquette in Indy Star remarks
Indianapolis Star columnist Ray Marquette questions why more Black athletes do not race. He notesNegro athletes excel in basketball baseball and football from early childhood but implies limited access beyond track.
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Pass the Hash and Punchy Fisteras In Milwaukee St Louis Brew Row
Pass the Hash Luis Melendez Cedar Rapids Cardinals center fielder last season suffered a hairline fracture of a leg bone and cannot play for at least a month. He led the Cardinals Little Rock farm club with a 316 average. Ted Simmons in Tulsa hitting .336. Norway's Dick McVay has a 10 record and 5.78 ERA for Tulsa in four starts. Punchy Fisteras claimed to be first casualty of brewery strikes, saying home brew explosion injured him. First 1969 Big Ten football sellout Indiana at Bloomington November 22, all 52,354 seats sold, the earliest sellout in Indiana history.
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Carew Stole Home To Spark Twins Victory Over Angels
Twins star Rod Carew drew ire from Angels manager Lefty Phillips after a first inning steal of home that helped Minnesota beat California 6 2. Carew also stole third and made a run later, tying the major league season mark with six steals, while Harmon Killebrew contributed a 16th homer of the year.
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Rod Carew Stole Home Tying AL Record In Night
Rod Carew slid home on Monday night for his sixth steal of home in as many tries against California. The daring play tied the American League record of six set by Ty Cobb in 1917 and was one short of Pete Reiser's 1946 major league mark.
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Williamsburg Star Signs with ChiSox in Farm System
Williamsburg shortstop Dani Rourke 21 signed with the Chicago White Sox farm system after earning conference MVP honors. The 5-8, 100 pounder will report to the Sarasota rookie league. Rourke set a conference stolen bases record with 15 and was second in batting at .447, earning all-conference honors the past three years. The White Sox also drafted Bruce Kimm from Norway Iowa, a star catcher, in the second round. Other draftees include Wayne Feitwock, Thomas Cain, and Daves Breshears, with Hawkeye D Krull and J Koering drafted by Pittsburgh and Minnesota.
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McCovey Eyes NL Triple Crown Amid Batting Push
New York AP reports San Francisco Giants star Willie McCovey stands in strong position to claim the National League Triple Crown. He trails in homers and RBIs but leads in key batting stats, while teammate Willie Mays has not won the NL batting title in 17 years.
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Expos Buy Tigers Reliever Dick Radatz
The Montreal Expos announced on Monday the purchase of veteran relief pitcher Dick Radatz from the Detroit Tigers. Radatz appeared in 11 games for Detroit with a 2-2 record and a 2.92 ERA, part of several roster changes by the Expos.
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