Raiders Fall to Clinton in Rain Soaked Open
Cedar Rapids opened its home Midwest League schedule with a 4-1 defeat to Clinton despite an early Raiders lead. Rain halted play after six innings as Lonnie Griffiths struggled on the mound and Clinton’s White Sox farm hands capitalized with four runs aided by three wild pitches and two error charged plays. Don Bacon returns to manage Clinton in tonight’s rematch at Memorial Park with Gary Geisen slated to start for Cedar Rapids. crowd 796 witnessed the opener.
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Royals Rally Keeps KC In First As A's Edge Red Sox 3-1
Ed Rakow with a strong four-hit outing earns his third win against one loss as Kansas City regains first place by beating Boston 3-1. Wayne Causey drives in the decisive run with a single, while New York tops Minnesota 4-3 on Clete Boyer's 10th inning homer. Baltimore sprinted past Detroit 8-5 with back-to-back ninth inning homers by Aparicio and Gaines. Cleveland edges Los Angeles 2-1 and Washington defeats Chicago 5-2. The top trio in the standings is tightened as Boyer breaks a duel in the Twins-Yankees game, and Narum homers in his first major league at bat for the Orioles. The Senators rally behind Don Rudolph to beat the White Sox. In a Midwest clash, Knox loses to Daniels Park’s Kohawks 3-2.
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Nicklaus Opens Five Strokes Clear In Champions Event
In Las Vegas Jack Nicklaus shot a 68 to 132 total, extending his lead to five strokes over Arnold Palmer after 36 holes in the $60,000 Tournament of Champions at Desert Inn. Palmer stood second at 137, with Bill Casper Jr. three back after a 70.
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Tough Hawks Wow Coaches at Iowa clinic demo
Iowa's Hawkeyes showcased muscular training and a meat grinder drill at a Winning Edge clinic in Iowa City. Coach Burns led two squads in demonstrations before about 225 coaches, with Bob Blackman explaining the V formation origin during WWII at San Diego NTS.
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Clinton Defeats Quad Cities 7-5 in Rain-Interrupted Game
In the Midwest league clash, Clinton beat Quad Cities 7-5 at home after a rain delay. Pat Rigby drove in the winning two runs with a bases loaded double in the eighth as Rich Morales and Glenn Kolm homered for Clinton and Quad Cities respectively.
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Cornell Fresh Top Coe in Track
Cornell freshmen defeated Coe College 78 to 47 in a track meet held at Mt. Vernon. Hayes led Coe with a rare triple win while Cornell's Mack Blake and Serbia swept multiple events including sprints and relays.
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Lawrence Defeats Cornell In Tennis 9-0
Lawrence's tennis team defeated Cornell 9-0 at Mt Vernon. Tom Krohn won the number one singles match over Chuck Shoemake 6-0 6-0. Other Lawrence wins included Paul Yorento, Mike Stentoumis, Art Voss, John Wiley, Paul Lange, John Kee, Py aif Hoenn, and John Gelb in various singles results. doubles teams also secured victories.
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Liston Patterson Heavyweight Title Bout Postponed Again
The Liston Patterson title fight in Las Vegas is moved from June 27 to July 22 due to Patterson's hand surgery. Bolan of Championship Sports cites an infected finger, three prior postponements, and doctors urging rest for three weeks, with Liston’s camp notified before the public announcement.
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Iowa Tennis Team Splits Two Matches in Minneapolis
Iowa defeated Wisconsin 5-4 and lost to Northwestern 8-1 in two Friday matches in Minneapolis. Mears and Riley beat Ridout and Rabinowitz for the Wisconsin win while Strauss won Iowa’s lone singles match against Rice in the Northwestern meet.
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Cornell Golf Team Sweeps Two Loop Meets
Mt VERNON Cornell's golf team posted two Midwest conference victories on Friday. The Rams defeated Knox 84 4 is 14 and then beat Monmouth 12 3. Grant Maples was medalist with a 69 while others for Cornell included Ed Elworthy and Ken Flanagan in close matches.
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Nuxhall Tops Cards 6-0 as Pirates, Giants Win Big
Cincinnati pitcher Joe Nuxhall threw a five hitter for a 6-0 win over the league leading St. Louis Cardinals on May Night. Pittsburgh crushed the Dodgers 13-2 behind Al McBean, while San Francisco beat New York 5-3 to move within one game of the leaders. Cubs beat Braves 10-7, Phillies 4-3 over Houston. Bob Bailey homered twice for Pittsburgh. Hank Aaron hit his ninth homer for the Braves.
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Geneseo Beats Dysart in Lopsided Friday Baseball Game
Geneseo’s baseball team fell to Dysart 10 to 1 Friday as Dysart exploded for eight runs in the first three innings. Larry Thoren and Steve Raub combined on a one-hitter for Dysart, while Geneseo managed a lone run in the seventh.
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Center Point Wins On One Hitter in 3-0 Victory
Center Point pitcher Bob Achenbach limited Urbana to one hit and struck out six as Center Point won 3-0. Achenbach pitched seven innings, with Urbana scoreless until Center Point added three runs in the seventh. Bach and Kramer, Achenbach and Wyath were credited with the win and save, respectively.
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MFL Beats Postville 10-4 in Monona
MFL of Monona defeated Postville 10-4 on Friday. Bill Hazlett led MFL with three hits while Larry Peck connected for two home runs for Postville. Berg, Hangartner, Garms, and Wacht pitched for the opposing teams in a game featuring multiple hits and offensive bursts.
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Lemon Ex Twins Sold to Phillies in Cash Deal
The Minnesota Twins announced the sale of outfielder Jim Lemon to the Philadelphia Phillies in a straight cash deal. Lemon, 35, used mainly as a pinch hitter, has seven at bats this season with two singles.
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College Baseball Results Across States Noted
State College of Iowa defeated South Dakota 12 to 12 in a rain affected game while Minnesota beat Michigan State 10 to 7 and Nebraska edged Iowa State 5 to 1. Other results include Northwestern College 7 Nebraska 3 and Kansas State 92 Iowa State 4 with several listed scores from multiple colleges.
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