Local pro reports Best Ball Tourney results at Linton Golf Course
Bob Hess announces the Best Ball Tournament at Linton Golf Course with 56 players in 14 teams and $112 in prizes. First place went to Conway Northrop Poe Coulomb with 55, second to Vernon Poe Dudley Rogers with 57, and third to Williams Logsdon Sparks Ehly with 58. Vernon led individuals with 65, Moody 66, Rice 68. Conway struggled after a 3 under par first nine, ending with 41 on the back after water trouble on number 3. Hess praised turnout amid heat and humidity.
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Bob Hess
Linton
Dave Conway
Fred Northrop
Larry Poe
Joe Coulomb
Barney Vernon
Phil Poe
Tom Dudley
Bill Rogers
Bill Williams
Bob Logsdon
Jack Sparks
Mark Ehly
Larry Moody
Bill Rice
David Conway
Worthington
Conway
Hess
Coody Wins Cleveland Open With Clutch 12‑Foot Birdie
Charles Coody, the 31-year-old Texan, captured the Cleveland Open at Aurora Country Club with a final 18 holes 69 and a 271 total nine under par. He earned $22,000 for first place, two strokes ahead of Bruce Crampton who finished 273 for $12,500 in second.
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Aurora
Ohio
UPI
Charles Coody
Coody
Aurora Country Club
Augusta
Bruce Crampton
Hoosiers Bombard Kentucky In Charity All Star Rout
George McGinnis scored 53 points leading Indiana to a 114-83 victory over Kentucky in the two game charity series. McGinnis and Steve Downing combined for 51 rebounds as Indiana dominated the Blue Grass squad and set scoring marks for the series.
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Louisvile
UPI
George McGinnis
Indiana
Kentucky
McGinnis
Steve Downing
Indianapolis
Washington
Jim McDaniels
Oscar Robertson
Freedom Hall
National League East and West standings and results
National League standings show Chicago leading the East at 49 26 with New York 39 32 eight and a half games back. West teams Los Angeles and Atlanta lead their divisions at 43 29 and 43 30 respectively with Cincinnati and San Francisco mid pack. Sunday results include New York 7 Pittsburgh 3 and Chicago 12 St. Louis 1 in separate games.
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United Press International
National League
W. L. Pet
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New York
Pittsburgh
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Philadelphia
Montreal
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Atlanta
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San Fran
Houston
San Diego
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Boston
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Washington
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Pet
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Minnesota
Seattle
Kansas City California
Central Babe Ruthers Rally To Beat Eastern Ruthers
Central tops Eastern 7 to 2 in a makeup game as Central improves to 4-4 in league play and 5-4 overall. Brown homered for Central driving in three runs, Lundy added three hits, while R Sparks, Hayes and Holtsclaw shared pitching duties for Eastern. Hamilton caught for Eastern. next games are Eastern at Linton and Central at Bloomfield.
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Central
Babe Ruthers
Brown
Roberts
R. Sparks
Hayes
Holtsclaw
Hamilton
Tigers
Lundy
Egnew
Jones
Linton
Bloomfield
Ab Eastern
Weaver
Hamilton Martindale
S. Sparks
R. Sparks Price
Lindsey J. Price
Hines Brown Roberts
Lundy Sparks
Porter
Hawkins Jones Hamlin
St. Louis Trip Reservations Now Open for Baseball Excursion
The Trinity Lutheran Church sponsors a July 12 bus trip from Linton to St. Louis. The $12 package covers the air conditioned ride, a box lunch, and a ticket to the St. Louis versus Pittsburgh game with return that evening. Reservations at 847-7442.
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St. Louis
Linton
Sarris Angling Skill Earns National Recognition
Jon Sarris gains national recognition through the Fish-America Award Program by Zebco Consumer Division Brunswick. He qualified by catching an 11 pound 7 ounce largemouth bass on March 23 at Linton. The program highlights 23 species and names him a finalist for best in species to be judged year end.
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Jon Sarris
Fish-America
Zebco-Consumer
Brunswick Corporation
Sarris
Linton
Softball Program Organized in Linton Community
An adult softball program is being organized with slow pitch and fast pitch leagues. Participating slow pitch teams include Junior Chamber of Commerce Trinity Lutheran Church St Peter's Catholic Church and General Electric. Fast pitch has a General Electric team and two non sponsored squads. Leaders invite churches fraternal groups and businesses to sponsor or enter teams and set a meeting at Trinity Lutheran Church Monday July 8 at 8 PM to plan practice games and the schedule.
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Linton
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Trinity Lutheran Church
St. Peter's Catholic Church
General Electric
General Electric Co
Lou Weddle
Gary Patton
George Ridge
Bob McShanog
Ridge
McShanog
Napoles in Shape for World Welterweight Title Defense
Jose Napoles said he is in top shape for Sunday defense of his world welterweight title against Curtis Cokes of Dallas. Napoles, a Cuban living in Mexico, seized the crown from Cokes in Los Angeles April 18.
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UPI
Jose Napoles
Curtis Cokes
Dallas
Napoles
Mexico
Cokes
Los Angeles
Cubs Set Down Cards Twice
Billy Williams marked NL record with 896 straight games while going 4-for-5 and scoring in a 12-1 win over St Louis after a 3-1 victory in Chicago. Ferguson Jenkins notched his 10th win as Banks Santo and Hundley homered in support. Other NL results followed.
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United Press International
Chicago Cubs
Billy Williams
Williams
Cubs
St Louis Cardinals
Chicago
Legion Team Loses Tight Contests
The American Legion Post 2 team lost three close games over the weekend. 5-2 at Greencastle with all runs in the first two innings, then a double header at Spencer 7-3 and 4-3. David Francis homer and Jim Borders two RBI single sparked Legion scoring.
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Mark Buckley
Legion
Mike Rose
Jim Borders
Spencer
Frebeck
Summit
Shakamak Boys
Mike May
Rich Mitchell
May
Mitchell
David Francis
Bloomington
Rose
Borders
McClure Wins Top Gun Honors in Shooting Meet
Robert McClure of Linton, Crane Naval Depot employee, won Top Gun honors at an Anderson shooting match sponsored by the Indiana Police Firearms Training Association. He scored 1,169 of 1,200 with 52 Xs. In the individual event Dale Vannatter of Muncie Police led with 584 of 600 and 25 Xs. McClure was second with 584 and 20 Xs.
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Robert McClure
Linton
Crane Navel Depot
Anderson
Indiana Police Firearms Training Association
McClure
Dale Vannatter
Muncie
Legion Defeats Sarris in Time Called Game
Legion beat Sarris 26 to 14 after a game stopped by time on Thursday night. Ron Collins hit a home run for Legion in the third inning. Legion exploded for nine runs in the first inning, Sarris tied it in the second and led in the third. Legion then scored 12 runs in the sixth to seal the win.
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Legion
Sarris
Ron Collins
Boy League Evening Showdowns Weekly Schedule
The boys league posts nightly games at 6 and 8 15 pm across four days. Monday features Sarris against Peoples and G E against Legion. Tuesday brings Elks versus Western Auto and Tron versus Citizens. Wednesday matches Western Auto against Peoples and Sarris against Elks. Thursday pits Citizens against Legion and G E against Linton Iron.
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Elks
Peoples Sarris
Greene County Babe Ruth All-Stars Fall to Noblesville
Greene County loses to Noblesville 2-1 in 11 innings and 5-4 in the second game at Bloomfield. Brian Canada pitched 10 innings, Beasley and Hanson led hitting, with Hanson, Pittman, Canada and Landry collecting multiple hits. The series resumes with rematches in Noblesville on Saturday and Sunday.
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Babe Ruth
Noblesville
Bloomfield
Brian Canada
Bob Wilkie
Pittman
Chuck Hanson
Jim Brown
Beasley
Canada
Landry
Hanson
Babe Ruth Schedule for Evening Games
Eastern at Linton 5 30 p m Shakamak at Crane 7 30 p m Worthington at Central 7 30 p m L and M at Bloomfield 7 30 p m Eastern at Shakamak 5 30 p m Linton at Worthington 5 30 p m Bloomfield at Crane 7 30 p m Central at L and M 7 30 p m
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Worthington
Central
Bloomfield
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