Reggie Jackson leads Oakland past Red Sox in Fenway sweep
Reggie Jackson belts four homers and 15 RBIs in 14 at bats across two games as Oakland dominates Boston in Fenway weekend set. He adds Sunday’s double, triple and 23rd homer while Rick Monday and Sal Bando also drive in key runs. Boston pitchers struggle as Oakland cruised 4-1 21-7 and 13-5 with Williams conceding Jackson’s superstar form.
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Greenville Driver Wins Lakewood 100
Bobby Jones of Greenville South Carolina powered his 1966 Ford to a full lap victory in the Lakewood 100 late model sportsman race. First place paid 1000 dollars as he set a track record with an average speed of 74.074 mph on the Lakewood mile oval. Outfielder Keith Lampard, who hit .266 for Oklahoma City last season, was born in Warrington England.
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Legion Elks Split Twin Bill With Dodge City Rangers
Garden City's American Legion Elks junior baseball team split a doubleheader with Dodge City Rangers at Dodge City. Garden won 6-4 in the opener with a seventh inning rally, then lost 4-1 in game two. The clubs meet Colby and Dodge City this week, with Garden traveling to Elkhart next Sunday.
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Collins Irrigation Wins Slow Pitch Meet Crown
Collins Irrigation of Garden City won the championship at Fansler Field Finnup Park in a slow pitch softball invitational. Eight teams from six Southwest Kansas towns played 12 games across three sessions. Collins defeated G I Forum Dodge City 3-1 in the title game while Garden City fell 8-7. Mark Ortiz doubled and Randy Servantez tripled for Collins. Louie Sumaya and Frank Ontiberos led Dodge City in scoring.
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Moody wins U S Open with unorthodox play and Army badge
Orville Moody, a 35 year old Choctaw and Army veteran, wins the 69th U S Open at Champions Golf Club with a final round 72 and a 7 under par 281. He claims the title in dramatic fashion after a long road to the tour, aided by a cross handed putting style and a missed 14 inch putt on the final hole. Moody rises from greenskeeper roots to a $30,000 first prize and a season earnings of $67,921 as he plans to play the Kemper and the British Open after the victory.
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Garden City golfers dominate at Scott County open
Garden City linksters swept all five flights of the Scott County Country Club men’s open with 127 entries. Bernie Caldwell shot 106 to win the championship, with Terry Jones second at 109 and Jerry Caldwell third at 110. Medalist was Jack Dowden of Scott City.
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Weightlifter Sets Three World Records in AAU Meet
Robert Bednarski of York, Pennsylvania, set three world records at the 42nd annual National AAU Senior Weightlifting Tournament in Chicago. He lifted 347.4 pounds in the snatch, 4661 pounds in the clean and jerk, and a total of 1,215 pounds across the three lifts, also setting a national and meet press record of 401 pounds.
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Ford's Old Lady Wins Le Mans Again
In Le Mans France Ford GY forty nicknamed the Old Lady repeated last year's victory at the 24 hour race beating a field of faster but more fragile Porsches. One driver died in the event, marking a close finish in a classic endurance race. Drivers Jackie Ickx of Belgium and Jackie Oliver of Britain held off a speeding Porsche by 115 yards to win as Ford secured its fourth straight Le Mans title.
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Weekend Rec League Scores And Postponements
Baseball results include Chiefs over Giants and Astros 14 18 over Raiders. Postponed games across Prep League and Zoo League due to Brownie day camp with revised schedules to be announced. Garden League and Rainbow League report several rescheduled matchups at Cleaver Field and Jeanie Wilson School.
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