Raiders Stay Half Game Up, Fall 8 3 at Quincy
Quincy Gems defeated Cedar Rapids Raiders 8 to 3 as Billy Baker pitched a full game for his fourth win over four losses. Cedar Rapids remained a half game above the cellar, extended losing streak to six games. Key hits included Ladra’s three run homer and Moore’s triple in support of Baker. Hosts led 4-3 after three, then pulled away with seven seventh inning runs.
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Keokuk Closes Gap in Three-I Race After Evansville Win
Keokuk edged Evansville to pull within two and a half games of the leaders Terre Haute and Evansville in the Three-I League. Fred Burdette pitched three-hits with two double plays to give Burlington a 1-0 win over Terre Haute. Peoria routed Waterloo 15-0 behind Glen Crable’s six-hit start and a 13-hit attack.
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Glen Crabl
Hagge Opens Round With Two Stroke Lead Over Berg
Hagge carries a two stroke edge over Patty Berg entering the third round of the ladies PGA tilt at Forest Lake Country Club. Hagge posted a 2 under par 73 to reach 142 halfway, despite a Friday two stroke penalty for an unplayable lie. Berg tied Hagge’s 73 to sit at 142, with Berg from St Andrews Illinois and Hagge from Asheville North Carolina in position for the weekend.
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Weak Hitting Esposito Delivers For White Sox Win
Sammy Esposito, pinch hitter with a .191 average, delivered a two run double in the 11th to tie the game and a bases loaded single in the 12th to beat the Yankees 5-4. The White Sox moved to second, Cleveland won 4-0, and Boston, Baltimore also won. Esposito, 24, from Chicago, had six RBIs on the night.
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Tom Morgan
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Jim Delsing
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Ron Northey
Miss Cohn Tops Iowa Junior Golf Title For Third Time
OTTUMWA AP Miss Cohn 16 of Waterloo repeats as Iowa junior girls champion with a 3 and 1 win over 13 year old Sharon Fladoos of Dubuque to claim the state tourney trophy. Fladoos also advances to the Women's Western Open in Des Moines next week. Judy Barnes of Des Moines defeated Marlys Klug of Mason City 4 and 2 in the consolation match.
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Iowa
Dae Mainee
Waterloo
Sharon Fladoos
Dubuque
Sharon
Des Moines Wakanda
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Miss Fladoos
Ahhance
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Atlantic
Judy Barnes
Des Moines
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Mason City
Campbell is Indiana junior golf king again
Joe Campbell a 20 year old Purdue student from Anderson won the Indiana junior golf championship for the second straight time the only player to do so His 6 and 5 victory over Ronnie Royer of Crawfordsville came in a scheduled 36 hole playoff interrupted by electrical storms
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Purdue University
Anderson
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Crawfordsville
Sylvester Dominates Hawkeye Downs Stock Race in Dramatic Night
Dean Sylvester of Hedrick led a dramatic Hawkeye Downs feature before about 1,500 fans. The race endured four starts due to accidents, with Carroll Hilmer injured when his car flipped on the second turn. Hilmer, Mullink, and Peterson battled closely as Sylvester advanced from back spots to the lead, edging a field that included Hawkeye Racing Association leader Gene Peterson.
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Menton
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Iowa
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Tim
Death Ends Senior Golf Tourney as Rain Halts Play
In Indianapolis rain halted the Western Senior Golf Association event at Highland Golf Course. J B Bixler led at the halfway point and was named winner after play stopped with 205 entrants. Paul H Hyde, 67, a former Mentholatum Company president, collapsed on the eighth green and died after a heart attack. Clark Espie, Indianapolis, was runner up with a 73.
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Bratton Illness Not Caused by Boxing Fights Says Doctor
CHICAGO UP Johnny Bratton, former welterweight champion, is said to suffer a mental illness not due to brain disturbance or boxing. Dr. Richard Graff of Manteno state hospital reports Bratton is improving, under medication and hydrotherapy, with no brain damage evident on encephalograms. He notes emotional problems may stem from life factors, not boxing, while the condition remains common in society. FIGHT RESULTS list several boxing outcomes from New York Winnipeg and Guam events.
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Braves Win Seventh Straight as Haney Dismisses Miracle Man Label
Milwaukee Braves stay atop the league with a 3 1 victory over the Giants. Ray Crone earned his seventh win with seven hits allowed. Bill Bruton and Eddie Mathews hit back to back homers in the third, Ed Bailey drove in three for Cincinnati, and Brooks Lawrence earned his ninth win as the Reds beat the Dodgers 6 0. A power outage halted a Cubs Pirates game in the fourth inning with Chicago leading 2 0.
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Chicago
Casper's 133 Leads Philadelphia Open Round One
Billy Casper Jr. of Chula Vista leads the 72 hole Philadelphia Daily News Open after rounds of 66 67 133 at Cobbs Creek. He holds a two stroke edge over Dick Mayer Mike Fetchick and Bud Holscher, as 26 players are cut to 60 for Sunday’s final round.
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Cobbs Creek
Dick Mayer
St. Petersburg
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Mahopac
N. Y
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Apple Valley
PGA
All-Star Ballots In but Positions Still Undecided
New York up taters report all star ballots counted but official rosters for the July 10 game are delayed as Frick tabulators race to finish. Early leaders include Vic Wertz over Mickey Vernon for first base and George Kell ahead of Ray Boone for third. In the National League Rip Repulski leads Frank Thomas by a narrow margin after a surge.
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Mickey Veranon
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George Kell
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Rip Repulski
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Frank Thomas
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Hall's Tops In Tight M J League With 2 1 Win Over Manufacturers
Hall's Clothes moved into first place in the tight M J league race with a 2 1 victory over Iowa Manufacturing at Daniels Park. Dick Knowles pitched well for Hall's and Ray Petrzelka limited Hall's hitters while three errors behind him helped Hall's score in the third. Seabrooke had two hits, including a key single in the seventh to set up the final outs as Hall's held on for the win featuring stellar plays by Jim Troy in left field and a late double play started by Don Sesso and O Neal.
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Franklin Teams Score Victories
Franklin's junior high and freshman-sophomore squads won Friday. The Bolt junior high defeated McKinley 3-1 while the freshman-sophomores beat Roosevelt 13-2. Hawk and Hall shared pitching for Franklin as Reid started for McKinley.
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Hands Off Policy for Cal in Grid Probe
Regents of the University of California adopted a hands off stance on the Pacific Coast conference inquiry into football subsidies and penalties affecting UCLA. They endorsed leaving evaluation to the Conference Council of Presidents to adjust regulations governing athletic aid, after President Robert Gordon Sproul reported on actions already decided by the presidents.
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Farrell Protest Upheld by Proxy
In Louisville Indiana club protest upheld, the second game of a June 17 double header at St Paul will be replayed from the protest point. Indy manager Kerby Farrell alleged St Paul manager Max Macon reentered play after ejection. The replay occurs August 17, resuming bottom of the third with Indianapolis leading 3-2. original result was St Paul 4-3.
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Braves assign Charlie Holmes to Leesburg in Florida State League
Milwaukee announces pitcher Charlie Holmes from Kalama zoo Michigan has signed a minor league contract and will report to Leesburg Florida for the Florida State League assignment. Holmes joins the Braves organization after Friday signing.
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Gastons and Boyson Lead Jaycee State Tennis Tourney
The Gaston brothers Joe and Chuck lead the junior boys 15-18 in semifinals while Bob Boyson advances to quarterfinals. Cedar Rapids hosts rounds at Memorial and Cedar Rapids Country Club with 61 matches Friday and finals scheduled Sunday at 1:30 p.m. Winners move to the national Jaycee tourney in Oak Park, Illinois.
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