Montgomery City Cardinals win Bantam Khoury League crown
Kirk Ballew pitched a no hitter as the Montgomery City Cardinals beat Bowling Green 4-1 to clinch the Bantam Division A title in the Northeast Missouri Khoury League. The Cards finished 11-0, after playoff wins over the Montgomery City Braves 11-6 and three consecutive undefeated teams.
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Montgomery City Cardinals
Bill Baliew
Jack Gregory
Sterling Green
David Kueny
Kevin Knipfel
Stanley Green
Ricky Brooks
Andrew McQuie
Ricky Adams
Scott Applegate
Craig Gregory
Kirk Ballew
Mark Mazanec
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Ballew
Cardinals
Bowling Green Dodgers
Montgomery City Braves
Ladies Softball Tourney Tuesday at Khoury League Fields
A 12 team women fast pitch tournament begins Tuesday night at the Khoury League Fields, sponsored by the Mexico Jaycees with all proceeds benefiting the Khoury League. The double elimination event runs through Friday with finals set for August 9 to 11 at the same site, featuring teams from Macon Columbia Moberly Mexico Laddonia and Ashland.
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Mexico. Jaycees
Bob Kirgan
Macon
Columbia
Moberly
Mexico
Laddonia
Ashland
Optimist Tourney Begins Saturday in Mexico
The second annual Optimist Baseball Tournament starts Saturday at Khoury Fields in Mexico with 23 teams in three divisions. Finals are Sunday, August 15, trophies for first and second place plus a team sportsmanship trophy and MVP awards. No admission charge. bleachers and lawn chair space available. Bantam division teams include Monroe City Auxvasse and Mexico clubs. Midget division includes Pleasant Hill Mexico Mavericks Fulton and others. Juvenile division features Mexico All-Stars Wellsville Montgomery City and more.
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Mexico
Khoury
Bob Hamilton
Trophey
Hamilton
Optimist
Woody Woodruff
Monroe City
Auxvasse
Mexico Mavericks
Clarksville
Mexico Robinson Oil
Mexico Colts
Montgomery City
Mexico Cardinal Stars
Pleasant Hill
Ill
Fulton
Kaiser-Wetterau
Mexico Royals
Vandalia
Louisiana
Wellsville
U S A Hopes to Avenge Pan Am Basketball Defeat
At the Pan American Games in Cali Colombia the United States faces Cuba after a 73 69 basketball upset. US track stars are favored in four finals with Karl Slaby Bill Skinner Russ Hodges and Steve Prefontaine among top contenders for medals. Cuba leads with six golds while Canada adds to a total 21 medals.
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Cali
Colombia
Sam
USA
Fidel Castro
Sland
U.S
Argentina
Mexico City
United States
Cuba
Canada
Winnipeg
Pascual Guerrero
Don Quarries
Kansas
Karl Slab
Bill Skinner
Russ Hodges
Rain Delays Tie Leaves Phillies Cardinals 3 3
Rain at Veterans Stadium forced a near two hour delay and a flagging 11 inning 3-3 tie between the Philadelphia Phillies and the St. Louis Cardinals. The Cardinals led 6-3 in the 12th before play was halted and later ruled unplayable. Cardinals protest postponement citing rule on resumed play.
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Philadelphia
Veterans Stadium
Philadelphia Phillies
Phils
St. Louis Cardinals
Shag Crawford
Frank Lucchest
Crawford
Red Schoendienst
Pittsburgh Pirates
Woodie Fryman
Roger Freed
Jerry McNertney
Lucchesi
Fryman
Joe Hoerner
Joe Cruz
Hoerner
Dal Maxvill
Ted Simmons
Bob Stinson
Cruz
Brock
Julian Javier
Bob Pfeil
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Cardinals
Baseball Scoreboard Detroit Cleveland Oakland Kansas City
Baseball scoreboard lists Detroit 4 California 3 and Oakland 7 Cleveland 3 2 Monday games include California at Kansas City Minnesota at Chicago Washington at Detroit New York at Cleveland Boston at Baltimore with night schedules and pitchers noted Segui Hedland Perry Bradley Braberg Peterson Paul Tiant Leonhard.
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Akland
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Hedland
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Perry
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Doolittle and Staley Win Crowns in City Tennis Finals
Jeff Doolittle defeated Fred Heivlin 6-4 6-1 to win the men’s final as MHS player Doolittle led. Mrs Walter Staley Jr edged Becky Rodes 13-11 0-6 6-3 for the women’s title after a long battle. Nielsen and Heivin won the men’s doubles 6-4 1-6 7-5, while Nielsen and Sally Nielsen lost 6-1 10-8 in mixed doubles to Baker and Daniels. Director Joe Bailey noted 25-30 players and strong spectator turnout.
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Fred Heivlin
Doolittle
MHS
Heivlin
Wisconsin
Walter Staley Jr
Becky Rodes
Neil Nielsen
Heiv Ilin
Tom Osborne
Nielsen
Sally
Nancy Baker
Lon Daniels
Joe Bailey
Carbone Wins Gateway Drag Race At 225 MPH Speed
Tulsa racer Steve Carbone wins the double-A fuel dragster at the Gateway National event in Granite City earning a share of 150000 dollars. He posted a 6.65 second quarter mile at just over 225 mph, with Dale Funk finishing second. Tom Hoover took Funny Car, Tom Haller won pro stock.
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Granite City, Ill
Steve Carbone
Tulsa
Okla
American Hot Rod Association
Carbone
Dale Funk
Radcliff, Ky
Tom Hoover
Minneapolis
Minn
Tom Haller
Edmund
Brown Humble In Hall Of Fame Induction Speech
Canton AP report covers Jimmy Brown’s Hall of Fame induction full of emotion as he thanks his mother and Manhasset supporters. The ceremony honors Vince Lombardi, A Tittle, Norm Van Brocklin, Andy Robustelli and other icons. Hewitt's daughter accepts for a late father, remembering his early passing.
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Canton
Ohio
Vince Lombardi Jr
Frank “Bruiser
Kinard
Mary Ellen Hewitt Cocozza
Bill Hewitt
Jim Brown
Andy Robustelli
Y. A. Tittle
Norm van Brocklin
Jimmy Brown
Brown
Cleveland Browns
Vince Lombardi
A. Tittle
Browns
Manhasset
Long Island
National Football League
Marie
Hewitt
Orioles edged Royals 1 0 as rain halted Sunday game
In Baltimore the Orioles won 1-0 over Kansas City Friday night after soggy conditions nearly canceled the match. A Sunday rainout halted play with two outs in the fifth, while a Saturday 4-0 win and heavy downpours kept Memorial Stadium a quagmire and left fans with rainchecks.
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Monsoon Square Gardens
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Royals
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Nestor Chylak
al Fitzmorris
Mike Cuellar
Don Buford
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Palmer Nicklaus team unlikely to split for next year
Arnie Palmer and Jack Nicklaus, after a wire-to-wire six-stroke win in the National Team championship at Laurel Valley, say they will play together again next year. They have dominated team events, winning three of the last four and four World Cup titles for the United States. The weather-plagued tournament was held on Palmer's home course.
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Ligonier, Pa
Arnold Palmer
Jack Nicklaus
Palmer
Nicklaus
United States
Laurel Valley Golf Club
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