Giants Extend Lead as NL West Tightens
In late June action the Giants moved ahead in the NL West as Reds and Dodgers falter. Cincinnati edged closer with a 5-4 win while Atlanta halts a sweep by dropping 9-3 and 8-4 games. Phillies sweep the Cubs as St Louis, San Diego, and Pittsburgh win on Sunday.
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San Francisco Giants
Giants
Cincinnati Reds
Los Angeles Dodgers
Reds
Dodgers
Cincinnati
Atlanta
Philadelphia
Chicago
Pittsburgh
New York
St. Louis
Montreal
San Diego
Houston
Pete Rose
Lee Lacy
Dave Concepcion
Concepcion
Dan Driessen
Pioneering fishing expert Dame Juliana Berners noted
The article recalls Dame Juliana Berners, a 15th century prioress, as one of the earliest fishing authorities cited by National Geographic for describing fly tying in her Treatise on Fysshynge with an Angle.
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National Geographic
Juliana Berners
Unser wins Schaefer 500 in close pace battle
Al Unser dominates the Schaefer 500 at Mount Pocono earning about 380000 in two major races this weekend. Johnny Rutherford finishes second with Tom Sneva third as Ongais leads early before gearbox failure triggers shifts in the late stages. The win underscores Unser’s claim to another Lola and ongoing team strains from repeated wrecks and limited cars.
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Mount Pocono
al Unser
Eric Broadley
Unser
Lee Kunzman
Guttenberg
Indianapolis
Danny Ongais
Johnny Rutherford
Tom Sneva
Wally Dallenbach
Larry Dickson
Ongais
Parnelli
Rutherford
Follmer wins Can-Am race after late engine transplant
George Follmer from Pomona California wins the Can-Am race at Le Circuit Mont Tremblant after an engine transplant just hours before the 75 thousand dollar event. He finishes 60 laps in 1 hour 47 minutes 48.187 seconds. Mike Allen of Los Angeles places second ahead of Warwick Brown Randolph Townsend and Dean Dietrich. Alan Jones leads early but retires after 45 laps.
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ST. Jovite
Quebec
George Follmer
Pomona
Calif
Follmer
le Circuit-Mont Tremblant
Britain
Alan Jones
Doubles titles to C R netters at Lipton Tea qualifying
Cedar Rapids players dominated the Lipton Tea tennis qualifying event. Mixed doubles went to Ames Mark and Mary Fiala, while Randy Krejci and Dan Breitbach claimed the men's doubles title. Jean Niemeier won the women's singles and Krejci Breitbach also took the men's singles title. Winners advance to the Lipton Tea finals in Omaha.
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Ames
Mark
Mary Fiala
Cedar Rapids
Randy Krejci
C.R
Dan Breitbach
Cedar Falls
Jean Niemeier
Fialas
Matt Maffett
Laura McDonald
Krejci
Breitbach
Northern Iowa
Don Paulson
Clarinda
Paulsons
Iowa
Omaha
Frisch Tops Central Iowa Open Golf Leaders
Frisch of Ames West Des Moines won the Central Iowa Womens Open at Ames Golf and Country Club with a two day total of 149. Linda Frisch Cedar Rapids placed second at 153 while Barb Thomas Sibley and Christine Cervetti Des Moines tied for third at 154. In motocross action Johnny Spaw Cedar Rapids won both the 125 cc A class and the 125 overall open, and Tim Pazour Cedar Rapids captured the 250 cc A class.
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Ames
Lori Clark
West Des Moines
Central Iowa
Ames Golf and Country Club
Linda Frisch
Cedar Rapids
Barb Thomas
Sibley
Christine Cervetti
Des Moines
Tipton
Johnnny Spaw
Tim Pazour
C.R
Roth tops San Jose to claim sixth pro bowling title
Mark Roth of North Arlington New Jersey won the $60,000 San Jose Open first place prize of 6 000 dollars and topped 100 000 for the year. He led by 127 pins at the start of the final round and finished 200 pins ahead of runner up Jay Robinson. Roth will defend another title next week in the Fresno Open.
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San Jose
Mark Roth
Roth
North Arlington
N.J
Jay Robinson
Giants drop to Bees 5-2 in Memorial Stadium loss
Burlington Bees handed the Cedar Rapids Giants a 5-2 defeat before 635 fans at Memorial Stadium. Eldon Swift limited CR hitters to four hits as Chili Davis doubled in a two run triple, while Tim Jordan and Kevin Bass featured in Burlington's three run fifth inning rally.
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Giants
Randy Moffitt
Dale Murphy
Cito Gaston
Jerry Royster
Rowland Office
Gary Matthews
Moffitt
John Montefusco
Atlanta
Bill Madlock
Mike Sadek
Jim Dwyer
RBI
Pittsburgh
John Milner
New York
Bert Blyleven
Rennie Stennett
Milner
Dave Winfield
Oscar Gamble
San Diego
Winfield
Gamble
Bob Shirley
Cedar Rapids Giants
Burlington
Bees
Memorial Stadium
Jack Mull
Eldon Swift
C.R
Ters
Chili Davis
Tim Jordan
Bobby Smith
Kevin Bass
Alexander
Record-Setting Scoring Night Across Midwest League
The Midwest League produced a wild Saturday with Quad Cities beating Wausau 32-8 as Mike Bishop hit four homers and 10 RBIs. The Angels and Mets combined for 244 miles of running and 40 baserunners, while Kloppenburg, just released from hospital, served as official scorer amid a 3 hour 10 minute marathon with nine homers.
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Quad Cities
Wausau
Angels
Mets
Dick Kloppenburg
Wis
Daily Herald
Kloppenburg
Dubuque
Paris
Danville
Mike Bishop
Clinton
Bobby Smith
Bishop
Ray Noonan
Appleton
Burlington
Bees
California
Bakersfield
Reno
Seip Captures Open B Motocross Title in Knoxville
Terry Seip of Sigourney won his third straight Open B motocross title in Knoxville on Friday. Cedar Rapids riders filled several top spots with Johnny Span winning 125 cc A while Jeff Anderson placed high in Junior Mini and Shawn Seip finished fifth. Other area results include Robert Lang third in 100 cc and John Lampe with Mike Theisen second and third in Senior Mini.
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Knoxville
Sigourney
Terry Seip
Johnny Span
Cedar Rapids
Jeff Anderson
Shawn Seip
Robert Lang
C.R
John Lampe
Mike Theisen
Tom Mather
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Phillies
Cubs
Greg Luzinski
Rick Reuschel
Larry Christenson
Bake McBride
Luzinski
Christenson
McBride
Garry Maddox
Herman Franks
Reuschel
Bill Buckner
Steve Ontiveros
Manny Trillo
Bobby Murcer
Pirates
Cardinals
Garry Templeton
Tooketh
Warren Cromartie
Steve Swisher
Templeton
Ed Herrmann
Padres
Astros
Pocono International Raceway
Tom Bagley
Jim McElreath
Schaefer
Texas
Mosport
Texas World Speedway
Ontario
Milwaukee
C.R. Netters
Snapper
SAT
Boston Fisheries
5Th Street
Frisch
Spaw
G Control Data Corporation
Center Point Road
N.E
Credit Life Insuran
75Th
Waa Ss
Cutlass
Lou Marietta
D.R
Poe
Seip
General Motors Parts
1St Ave
S.E
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