Pirates Roar Past Mets as Stargell Hits 25th
Pirates boost NL East lead with a 6-0 win over the New York Mets behind Willie Stargell's 25th homer. Stargell joked about his oversized scoreboard image while Bob Gibson started for the Mets against Jerry Koosman. The doubleheader also featured Atlanta's comeback against Montreal and Philadelphia's late rally to beat Cincinnati.
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Dick Vouch
Willie Stargell
Stargell
Pittsburgh
Three Rivers Stadium
Pirates
New York Mets
Mets
Bob Gibson
Jerry Koosts Angeles
Sane Laeman
Philadelphia
Atlan
Montreal
EB Tann
Dock Ellis
Bobby” O’brien
Gorman Stuns Drysdale To Start Wimbledon Comeback
Tom Gorman of Seattle roared back from two sets down to defeat eighth seed Cliff Drysdale of South Africa at Wimbledon 1971, saving a match point and claiming the first big upset as he described never giving up. Earlier he had beaten Rod Laver at Queen's Club in a warmup. The first round also saw seeds like Stan Smith Arthur Ashe and Cliff Richey advance. Billie Jean King opened women's action facing Wendy Gilchrist as she pursues another Wimbledon title.
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Wimbledon
England
Tom Gorman
Seattle
Wash
Gorman
Cliff Drysdale
South Africa
London
Queen Club
Australia
Rnd Laver
Gormen
Stan Smith
Pasadena
Calif
Arthur Ashe
Gum Spring
Cliff Richey
San Angelo
Tex
Charlie Pasarell
Santruce
Tony Roche
Billie Jean King
Long Beach
Wendy Gilchrist
Margaret Court
Evonne Gonlagong
Paris
Gail Hansen
Palo Alto
Miss Goolagong
Disney Open Added to 1971 PGA Tour in Orlando
New York AP reports a new $150,000 Disney World Open has been added to the 1971 professional golf tour at Orlando Florida on December 25. The event introduces a major purse to the schedule and expands opportunities for top players to compete in Florida.
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New York
Orlando
Fia
Dee
Kennedy Wins 2-1 in Valley Race Clash at Memorial Stadium
Kennedy high School Cougars edged Iowa City 2-1 to seize a share of first place in the Mississippi Valley Conference as Duane Long and Don Ellis delivered the decisive run in the opening inning. Jeff Scott limited Iowa City to a few hits as Kennedy improved to 20-7 overall and prepared for a midweek showdown with Jefferson.
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Kennedy High
Iowa City
Cougars
GR. Jefferson
Iown City West
Kennedy
J+ Hawks
Memorial Stadium
Duane Long
Don Ellis
Ellis
Rod Melfard
Long
Randy Sawyer
Cornwall
Lone City
Condon
Jeff Scott
Ier
Anit
Sipono
Dahls Scott Ang Hive
West Drops Jeff Into 1st Place Tie
Iowa City West baseball beats Jeffers on 5 4 to take sole possession of first place in the Mississippi Valley league. Jeffersay pitcher now 9 2, same as Kennedy. Leaders meet for first place Wednesday at Memorial Stadium at 6 p.m. Curran hits a two run homer in top of first to spark the West win.
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Iowa City
Towa City
Cedar ‘Rapids
Jeffersay
J-Hawks
Jeff
Kennedy
Memorial Stadium
Weff
Mikel Curran
Waterloo Youth Wins Pee Wee Golf Meet
In Grinnell at the Grinnell Country Club Steve Leary of Waterloo topped the 12-year-old division with a 74 and won in a sudden death playoff. Rich Meyer of Waterloo finished first in the 11-year-old division with 81, while Steven Gear of West Des Moines posted 48 for the 10-year-old division.
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Grinnell
Steve Leary
Waterloo
Grinnell Country Club
Leary
Rich Meyer
Steven Gear
West Des Moines
Minor Facts League Totals Amid Rain Delays
In the International League Tigewater and Weaenester posted modest scores as charts showed Eastern League games interrupted by rain at Manchester. Dixie Assu and others faced weather in several cities while American and Pacific Coast teams battled with mixed results and delays across multiple venues.
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International League
Gratuse
Tigewater
Weaenester
Sumes-Seheauren
Bittetteg
Bie
Bolaets I
Watersurv
Roe Ravets
Manchester
Dixie Assu
Uasath
Inhonia Atu Onmpinsham
Teal
Wichita
van Pouver
Oklphena City
Auloa
Welty Way Captures First Half Title 3 1
Welty Way clinched the first half Major Open league title at Ellis Park, edging King's Concrete 3-1. Jerry Ralfs pitched a one hit night for Welty Way, while Mike Pallesen homered to put the winners ahead. Ed White scored the decisive run in the fourth inning.
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Welty Way
Jack Ogden
Diter Welty
Ellis Park
Champs
King's Concrete
Jerry Ralfs
Howard Sears
Mike Pallesen
King
Larry Anderson
Ralis
Ed White
Pallesen
Twilight Softball Summary Fragment
Fragmentary OCR mentions Twilight Softball with names like Bean and Jensen and scattered words. Readable bits refer to players Elis Slo-Pitet and Wise, but details are unclear about teams, location, or outcomes.
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Elis
Rm Wumbing
Sant
Bean
Jensen Wal
Muggers Defeat Concrete in Low-Scoring Tilt at Collins
The Muggers edged King’s Concrete 7 to 0 at Collins, aided by Ed White’s sixth inning triple and scoring on a wild pitch. White and Pallesen went hitless for the winners, while Ben’s team and others posted mixed results in league play. The Red Sox also sign seven players, including Jim Barrineau and Mark Bomback assigned to Williamsport in the NY Penn League.
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BoSox
Boston
Des Moines Tech Coach Named Drake Assistant
Des Moines Technical head football coach Richard A Sparky Adams, who has led the program for two years, is appointed as Drake University assistant football coach and offensive line coach. He will remain a full-time Des Moines teacher and join Drake for fall and spring duties, after assisting with drills this past spring.
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DES Moines
Richard A
Sparky
Adams
Des Moines Technical High School
Drake University
Drake
Jack Wallace
Lions Stop Anamosa for 8-3 summer baseball win
Linn-Mar improved to 4-6 after defeating Anamosa 8-3 on Monday. Cal Dart pitched a four-hitter for the Lions and Win Caruthers had two hits. Gary Tipton doubled for Linn-Mar.
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Anamosa
Linn-Mar
Cal Dart
Lions
Win Carruthers
Gary Tipton
Ginn
Ane
Gingelary MM. Meaks
Tal. Ode Right Sr
Issuan Senile
Stover
Heenan Belts Two Home Runs In Cards Sweep
Cedar Rapids Cardinals split a doubleheader with Wisconsin Rapids but still fell mathematically out of first-half North division pennant in the Midwest League. Heenan homered twice and added a single as Fred Warner won the first game on nine strikeouts.
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Wisconsin Rapids
Cedar Rapids
Cardinals
Twins
Appleton
Waterloo
John Heenan
Russ Bennett
Gary Breshtars
Heenan
Fred Warner
Warner
Cagar Renits
Wis
Gortokirt
Oe Arate
Warre
Ti Stone
Ilen
Taege
Cedar Hills
Bob Gerber
Scott Ewert
Ken Scott
Pace Norman Scott Co
Zimmerman Ford
Mann Realtors
Carrie Brown
Midwest
Linda Kolesick
Cards
Breshears
Hatsman
Mullaney Named Kentucky Colonels Head Coach
Joe Mullaney, after taking over the Kentucky Colonels, is tasked with molding young talent into top ABA stud status. The club emphasizes room to grow with Dan Issel shifting to forward, while veterans like Artis Gilmore and a strong supporting cast back the plan. Ramsey praised Mullaney and pledged support, as Storen confirms a multi-year expectation.
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Louisville
Joe Mullaney
Mullaney
Louie Dampier
Darel
the Colonels
Jacksonville
Artis Gil-Jike
Professore
Frank Ramsey
Colonels
Ramsey
Joe
Boston Celtic
Mike
Dan Issel
ABA
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