Prairie's Modest Running Feats Highlight Iowa Relays
Dennis Modracek of Prairie dominates the Iowa division championships with multiple wins and a new 880 record at 1 58.3. He subdues 880 champion Dave Nauman and 880 titlist Dan Sanders, runs a 4 22.8 mile, then places second in the three mile. Several honors follow from Jefferson and Washington athletes in various MVC meet events.
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Welty Way Tops Carpet Line 8-2 in Open Lead Race
Welty Way moved ahead early and beat The Carpet Line 8-2 at Ellis Park. Bennie Maier debuted with a five hit effort in place of Dale Root, while Jack Larson took the loss as Welty Way built a 6-0 lead on timely hits and errors. Muench had two hits and three RBIs for the winners.
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Campbell and Gray Advance in British Amateur Championship
In Formby, Bill Campbell and Downing Gray advanced to the second round of the British Amateur after wins over Bernard Gallacher of Scotland and Ted Jordan of England. The Americans had earlier saw two Walker Cup teammates upset by lesser-known British players on the par 72 links near the Irish Sea. Campbell, 44, kept his title hopes alive with an 8th hole birdie and clinched the match with a birdie at the 16th despite a late rally from Gallacher.
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U S Davis Cup final set in rain halted in Mexico City
heavy rain and hail at Chapultepec Sports Center halted the final Davis Cup match after Arthur Ashe defeated Rafael Osuna to give the United States the semifinal win The US leads 2 1 with Riessen and Graebner winning doubles and will meet Ecuador in Guayaquil June 16 18 Ashe will not play due to army commitments Richey and Lara resumed their unfinished match Tuesday
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Yanks' Ford To Retire
NEW YORK AP Whitey Ford, the winningest Yankee, was expected to retire and hold a press conference before a doubleheader with Minnesota. Ford, a left handed ace with two shoulder operations, had a 2-5 season prior to the August 1966 surgery.
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Minor Baseball Scores From Various Leagues
A series of scattered results across multiple leagues includes Pacific Coast with Denver 6 Tulsa 5 and Hawaii 7, Sacramento and Columbus D mond 3 Jacksonville 0, Texas League El Paso 2 Dallas-Fort Worth 0, Amarillo 14 Arkansas 3, plus Albuquerque of Austin on wet grounds. Evansville 2 Birmingham 1 in the Southern League. Macon 4 Montgomery and Knoxville rain, Williamsport 8 Pawtucket 5, York at Binghamton and Waterbury at Reading and Pittsfield at Elmira all affected by rain.
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Kron Signs Pact With SuperSonics For Two Years
Seattle reports former University of Kentucky basketball star Tom Kron has signed a two year contract with the Supersonics, the citys NBA club, marking a major addition to the teams roster for the upcoming season.
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Iowa's Shumaker Signs with LSU Basketball Team
The LSU Tigers secure a 6 foot 7, 218 pound junior college forward Steve Shumaker from Burlington Iowa. Coach Press Maravich says Shumaker will be an immediate asset to a struggling program.
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