Perry Battles Twins As He Struggles For 11th Win
Cleveland hurler Gaylord Perry wins a tough start over the Minnesota Twins and Bert Blyleven as the Indians rely on a strong defense. Frank Duffy and Graig Nettles star with key plays and Nettles homers to seal the late scoring. Detroit's Timmerman and Oakland stumble as Detroit gains sole possession of first place. Boston and Chicago rally to win while California, Baltimore, and Texas slip, and Boston’s Petrozelli drives in six with a grand slam.
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Herschel Nissenson
Gaylord Perry
Bill Rigney
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Perry
Bert Blyleven
Blyleven
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Milwaukee
Boston
Texas
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Chicago
Wilbur Wood
Mickey Lolich
Frank Duffy
Graig Nettles
Nettles
Harmon Killebrew
Ray Fosse
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del Unser
Dave LaRoche
Chris Chambliss
Tom Timmerman
Mike Epstein
Tigers
Ken Oltzman
Timmerman
Tony Taylor
al Kaline
Bill Freehan
Cen
Dod Buford
Paul Blair
Merv Rettenmund
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Doyle
Alexander
Eddie Watt
Mickey Rivers
Angels
Sandy Alomar
Ken Berry
Alomar
Berry
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Frank Linzy
Sanders
Jim Lyttle
Pat Kelly
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May
Red Sox
Rico Petrocelli
Carl Yastrzemski
Doug Griffins
Danny Cater
Ben Ogilvier
Loop Lead to J-Hawks Beats Washington 11-1 at Memorial
Jefferson high school baseball overwhelmed city rival Washington 11-1 at Memorial Stadium to seize first place in the Mississippi Valley standings. Jeff Clark earned his ninth win, striking out 11. All 11 Jeff hits were singles, and Washington added a lone run on a walk and a triple.
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Washington
Jefferson High
Washington Wednesday
Memorial Stadium
Mississippi Valley
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Jeff
Fleck
RBI
Miehouse
Royals Hit Anamosa 14-0 in High School Baseball
Tim Miller drove in three runs with three hits to lead Cedar Rapids Regis past Anamosa 10-0. Regis built a six run lead in the first two innings and added eight more in the last three frames behind a 10 hit attack. Steve Runde allowed one hit for the shutout.
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Anamosa
Tim Miller
Cedar Rapids
Regis
Royals
Steve Runde
Brent Ey Snd Snsay
Langhurst Motors Open First Home Game at Ellis Park
Langhurst Motors will play its first home game of the season Saturday night at 7 20 p m at Ellis Park. The softball team, a member of the Illinois girls fast pitch league, will host the Moline Clippers. The two teams are tied for second place.
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Langhurst Motors
Ellis Park
Ilinois
Moline Clippers
Rain tires: Big John Moss advocates hoosier rain tires
Iowa City racer Big John Moss says rain tires are the future, favoring Hoosier narrow rain tires on his 1970 Plymouth RoadRunner at Hawkeye Downs and dirt tracks. He notes rivals use them, mentions sponsor Marty Sixt and teammates Irv Janey and Perry Beckler, and says rain tires perform best on tacky or mildly muddy tracks.
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Joln Moss
Iowa City
John
Hawkeye Downs
Moss
Goodyear
Firestone
Hoosier
Marty Sixt
J&m Racing
Tawa City
Irv Janey
Cedar Rapids
Perry Beckler
Tiffin
Rain Tires Stir Up Dirt Track Mid Season Showdown
Big John Moss explains rain tires cover more surface and allow more rubber on the ground. He plans to use them for the 30 lap Mid Season spectacular at The Downs if the track holds up, hoping to pressure rival Ed Sanger in Cedar Rapids with a flat out, no stroking race strategy.
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Moss
John
Big John
Downs
Waterloo
Ed Sanger
Cedar Rapids
John Moss
Mid-Season event set with early races and bikini night
A Friday mid-season program opens with preliminary events at 8 pm. Admission is 2.50 for adults and 1 for children ages 5 to 9, preschoolers free. Promoter Keith Knaack cancels a Tunis speedway tie in due to a department store conflict. A bikini night offers free admission to women in bikinis. Moto-Cross Sunday at Wendy Oaks near Springville begins practice at 10 am and races at noon with five classes.
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Waterloo
Keith Knaack
Knaack
Tunis Speedway
Wendy Oaks
Springville
Welty Way Triumphs 4-0 Over Pilcher Auto In Major Open
Welty Way remains on track with a 4-0 victory as Dick Larson suffers a one hitter for Welty Way while Dave Wegmann limits Pilcher Auto to two hits. Two Welty Way errors and multiple miscues by Pilcher fuel the offense as Welty Way presses toward a tenth straight win with one game left in the first half.
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Jeff
Wash
Tad Harger
Scott Garske
Pinky Primrose
Vern Bredesen
Jeff Fleck
George Niehouse
Bernie Owens
Garetty
Welty
Biliskines Cincraty
Erthurs
Pilcher Auta
Auto
Eastside
Maidrite
Ephorele
Dick Larson
Welly Way
Larson
Welty Way
King's Concrete
Fragmented OCR list of names and places with no clear event
A garbled OCR fragment lists numerous personal names, businesses, numbers, and locations with no coherent narrative or identifiable event. It reads like a shuffled directory snippet or classifieds page with scattered references to people such as Whitey Campnler, Gad, OBrien, Meier, Joans Bros. Clothing, Merce Rushek, and Porters, plus various street names and numbers, but contains no complete sentence or discernible action.
Williamsburg Bombs English Valleys Twice
Williamsburg defeated English Valleys twice in a South Town Cedar conference double header. Ed Hall hit a grand slam in the first game and Dean Frick went three for three in the second, with Frick homering twice and driving in six runs to help Williamsburg move to a 4-0 league mark.
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South Town
Williamsburg Ai
Ed Hall
Dean Frick
Frick
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Rivkeauviekt
Mane
Berry Selected A.D. at Loras
Jim Berry was chosen Wednesday as athletic director at Loras College in Dubuque. The longtime head basketball coach replaces John Coe who resigned to pursue private business. Berry, native of Waterloo and 1959 Creighton University graduate, will also remain head basketball coach at Loras.
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Jim Berry
Loras
Berry
John Coe
Waterloo
Bas
Columbus High School
Creighton University
Omaha
Neb
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Jim Lee
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Aglmer
Meier
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Joans Bros. Clothing
Merce Rushek
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Ream Auto
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