Geiberger Wins PGA by Four at Firestone
Al Geiberger captured the PGA Championship at Firestone by four strokes over Dudley Wyson. The 28-year-old Southern California graduate earned his first major title after two 280 totals, overcoming stars like Nicklaus Palmer and Player. He celebrated with a three-pound loaf of peanut butter and bread.
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Associated Press
Akron, Ohio
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Jack Nicklaus
Arnold Palmer
Gary Player
Geiberger
Palmers
Nicklauses
Billy Caspers
Firestone
Dudley Wysong
Flrke
Sid Geiberger
Pirates Rally For 11 6 Win As Dome Lights Fail
In Houston, rain halted play in the eighth at the Astrodome but the dome stayed dry while a power failure delayed repairs. The Pirates beat the Astros 11 6 to pull an NL pennant race lead. Other results include San Francisco 4 1 Philadelphia and Los Angeles 9 5 New York. Mays homered for the Giants.
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Tony Lema Dies In Plane Crash On Indiana Illinois Line
Tony Lema age 32 known as Champagne Tony died with wife Betty and two others when their light plane crashed on a golf course near the Indiana Illinois border after leaving Akron Ohio. The pilot Doris Mullen Joliet and copilot Dr. George Bard Kankakee also perished. Funeral arrangements pending.
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Lema
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Doris Mullen
Joliet
George Bard
Kankakee
Akron
Ohio
Professional Golfers Association
Notice of Dog Vaccination Route Schedule Across Multiple Venues
A notice lists times and locations for a dog vaccination drive on Wednesday July 27 spanning numerous sites including Milam Store Danville Road Chapel Hill Church Macedonia Church Baker's Store Jones Bros. Store Neel Church Johnson Chapel Punkin Center Liberty Church Walden Chapel Trippe Shell Camp Leon Lipscomb Store Trader Haven Dean Store Smallwood Store Union Grove Church Morgan City Garrison Farm Pine Ridge G. J. Criscoe Union Hill School West Point Store Cotaco Lynn Town Cloverleaf Market Garner's Store Curtis Store Forest Chapel Hopewell Church Danville Lewis Fields Farm Wovahoo Station Wheeler Lake Moss Chapel Geo. T. Woodruff Place H S Grocery Nance Ford Road Salem Anders Trading Post Clyde Maples Farm Falkville High School Lacon Campbell's Store Rainwater Store.
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Chapel Hill
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Rocky Ford
Neel
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Walden
Trippe Shell
Leon Lipscomb
Trader Haven
Dean
Smallwood
Union Grove
Morgan City
Garrison Farm
Pine Ridge
G. J. Criscoe
Union Hill
West Point
Cotaco
Lynn Town
Wovahoo
Wheeler Lake
Moss Chapel
Geo. T. Woodruff
Nance Ford Road
Salem
Anders Trading Post
Clyde Maples Farm
Falkville High School
Lacon
Campbell’s
Rainwater
Chisox blank Orioles as Howard shines in Detroit split
Bruce Howard resurfaces as the Chisox win 4-0 over Baltimore. McLain falters for the Tigers, while Howard’s 5-1 season mark lifts Detroit in a doubleheader split. Geiberger dominates golf with a $25,000 prize and a World Series berth at Firestone.
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Tuesday Night Baseball Scores Across Leagues
Detroit visits Chicago and Cleveland travels to Baltimore as several night games noted while Minnesota faces New York and Kansas City plays Boston. International League results show Columbus 4 Syracuse 6 and Richmond 4 Toronto 3 with Toledo 10 Rochester 1 and Buffalo at J mvill e rai
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Associated Press
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McCormick
Mobile Seeks All Star Host Post With Crucial Win
Mobile leads the Southern League standings after a 7-1 win over Knoxville, six and a half games ahead of Asheville. Columbus beat Asheville 4-3 to surge into second place as Charlotte defeated Macon 10-1 and Evansville beat Montgomery 8-3. Bill Edgerton notched his 12th win, Rick Monday drove in two with a bases loaded double, and Hoss Bowlin added a two run double. Charlie Silvera, former Yankee catcher, scouts for the Senators.
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Steve Hargan
Detroit
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Tigers
Tom Tresh
Yankees
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Lou Gehrig
Joe Pepitone
Associated Press
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Asheville
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Evansville
Montgomery
Bill Edgerton
Smokies
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Rick Monday
Hoss Bowlin
Ted Sadowski
Simons
Danny Simons
Larry Colton
Tom Solters
Minnie Mendoza
Pat Kelly
Hormets
Ronnie Kirk
Jerry Kenny
Elvira
Jiminez
John Miller
Dave McDonald
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