Battey Keys Twins Sweep Indians 5 1 1 0
Battey slam helps Minnesota sweep a twin bill from leading Cleveland 5 1 and 1 0 as Jim Kaat and Jim Grant lock down the staff. Ear muffed helmeted catcher Battey pounded clutch two run and one run hits in the two games, rising to among the league’s top hitters with a .297 average. Birdie Tebbetts credits late inning bat control to Battey’s pressure.
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Dick Couch
Assecizind Press
Earl Battey
Battey
Minnesota
Twins
Cleveland
Indians
Jim Kaat
Jim Grant
Kaat
Grant
Tony Oliva
Birdie Tebbetts
Phil Ortega
Washington
Boston
Rick Reichardt
California
Detroit
Chicago
New York
Tommy John
Kansas City
Baltimore
Leo Durocher Mixed Words and Pictures in Cubs Win
Leo Durocher favored words before pictures in a Chicago Cubs at Atlanta game. He was ejected for arguing with umpire Bob Engel over Eddie Mathews inside the park homer that tied 2-2, robbing Durocher of seeing Ron Santo’s 10th inning homer that sealed a 3-2 Cubs victory.
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Chicago
Atlanta
Durocher
Ron Santo
Cubs
Cards Rally Falls Short In Midwest League Loss
Waterloo edged Cedar Rapids 4-3 as Robby Robinson overran third on a close play. Arcia and Laiolo paced Waterloo with key hits and Robie’s missed chance cost Cedar Rapids a late comeback in Memorial Stadium. Baney earned the win while Pruett took the loss as Cedar Rapids stranded runners after nine innings.
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Cedar Rapids
Bob Feller
Waterloo
Memorial Stadium
Jerry Pruett
Hawks
Cardinal
Milt Blackwell
Nall
Dick Baney
Fox Cities
Cedar
Rapids
Chief Bender
Robinson
Laiolo
Cardinals
Baney
George Runk
Jose Arcia
Arcia
Feller
Wayne Boulting
Wayne Boultinghouse
Rogers
Robbie
George jRunk
Argentina Forces Showdown in Davis Cup Tennis
Mexico held a 2-1 lead in the best-of-5 series after resisting an Argentine rally in singles and doubles action. Key matches Monday set a decisive final, with Pinto and Hague delivering crucial points for Mexico.
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Argentina
Waterloo
Cedar Rapids
Mexico City
Argen Fimo
Siketap
Mexico
Averyah
Haguen
Pepinsnet
Sipin
Gruber
Pruetin
Burroughs
Arsen
Ogles
Saturn
al Pinto
Avery
Hague
Pinto
Prva
HPI
Lee Wright Reaches Memorial Tennis Final in Cedar Rapids
Lee Wright advances to the Memorial weekend men’s singles final after a 7 5 3 7 6 3 semifinal win over Bob Vane in Cedar Rapids. He will face Jim Wing, with Sue Moen and Carol Hammil progressing to women’s singles finals. various event results and quarterfinals listed.
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Lee Wright
Cedar Rapids
Bob Vane
Jim Wing
Jefferson
Sue Moen
Carol Hammil
MEA
John Swaples
Alpnnder
Lee Weight
Don Nebling
Tom Stewart
Wales
Kar Wright
Vane
Jack Garry
Larry Osterman
Tom Ferguson
Pete Welch
Ferguson
Wayne Wright
Mary Leichsenring
Kris Swope
Cindy Miller
Nancy Woldridge
al BickelJohn Waples
John Hoover
Bob Fletcher
Pete Stamats
Barnes O'Donnell
Nankigeboren
Barry Seet Sweet
al Snider
John
van Deest
Womer
Renee _Bucklin
Virginia Ellis
Beth Wright
Sally Ray
Carolyn Wellsa
Julie ‘Young
Barbara Hogan
Stephanie Wenkstein
Lois Roller
Charlotte Chadima
Barbara Hannan
Kathy Janzan
Bucktin-Ellis
Wellso-Youns
Moen-Swope
Hammil-Leichsenring
Seixas Upsets No. 1 McKinley In Tulsa Semi
Vic Seixas former National Singles Champion from Philadelphia defeated top seed Chuck McKinley of New York in the Tula Invitational semi finals. Seixas won 6-3 2-6 1-0. Fourth seed John Pickens beat Steve Aveyer 7-6 6-1 to reach final. Aveyer had upset Ham Richards to reach semis.
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Okla
Vic Seixas
Chuck McKinley
New York
Seixas
Philadelphia
U.S
Forest Hills
McKinley
John Pickens
Tuscaloosa
Ala
Steve Aveyer
San Diego
Calif
Aveyer
Ham Richards
Bob Feller Reflects On Record Hurling Feats
Baseball great Bob Feller, now 47 and an insurance man in Cleveland, weighs which pitching records mean the most to him. He cites his 348 strikeouts in 1946 as his top mark, notes how strikeouts per game have risen since 1946, and discusses his sons and life after baseball while recalling Cedar Rapids memories and old Van Meter connections.
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Bob Feller
Sandy Koufax
Koufax
Bab
Feller
Bob
Eac
Steve
Rollins
Fla.) College
Marty
Brown University
Bruce
Cleveland
the Wildebeests
Cedar Rapids
van Meter
Des Moines
Felier
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