Wood Knuckleball Floors Tigers in 6-2 Sox Win
Wilbur Wood baffled Detroit with his knuckleball as Chicago beat the Tigers 6-2 at Detroit. Lolich took the loss despite a fourth inning single, while Kaline and Ike Brown homered for Detroit. Wood improved to 18 wins, noting the knuckleball is hard to teach and control.
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al Kaline
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Aaron's Record Home Run Dims Cub Flag Hopes
Aaron hits his 39th homer to raise his season total to 631 and his career hits to 3,243 as the Braves beat the Cubs 5 4. He ages toward Babe Ruth's 714 career home runs while moving into sole NL lead and boosting Braves in the NL East race. The Cubs slide seven games behind first place Pittsburgh with 31 to play.
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Jimmy Foxx
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Ty Cobb
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St. Louis
Montreal
Hoffman and Peeper Take Fair Wins at Grundy Speedway
Ed Hoffman of Niles wins the late model eight cylinder heat and the overall feature in a tight race at Grundy County Speedway. Udo Peeper of Joliet leads the mini stock feature from lap eight and holds off Dave Decker for the 20 lap win as 40 mini stocks enter the event. Gene Zullo sets mini stock qualifying record with 18.55, but crashes in the feature.
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Niles
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Northbrook
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Elmhurst
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Flip Mead
Geno Zullo
Roger Heim
Freeport
Denny Martin
Ted Alber
Vic Carr
Beloit
Wis
Keith Tiffany
Janesville
Wilson Peck
Don Day
Mike Shumaker
Tom Olson
Gary Stacy
Don Kienlin
Jolie
Evans Wins MCC Title In Morris Country Club Event
Dave Evans defeated Pete Trucano to claim the Morris County Club championship. Wilbur Finfrock defended A-Flight, Bob Cohenour won B-Flight, Ernie Osmundson took C-Flight, Robert Malmquist won D-Flight. Ray Dunn captured the ladies A-Flight and Penny Adcock won the B-Flight.
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Pete Trucano
Morris Country Club
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Bob Cohenour
Ernie Osmundson
Robert Malmquist
Ray Dunn
Penny Adcock
Buffet wins fourth race in World 505 yachting series
Marcel Buffet of France captures a victory in the fourth race on Monterey Bay as 78 entrants face 30 knot winds and heavy waves. His win lifts him to fifth in the six race series with 52 points while Santa Cruz sailors crowd the results with Ray Pingree in second and Dave Wickland, Bob Simpkins, and Rod Dalgleish close behind. Stefan Sjoston of Sweden leads the series with 36 points under Olympic scoring.
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Ray Pingree
Dave Wickland
Palo Alto
Bob Simpkins
Rod Dalgleish
Australia
Stefan Sjoston
Sweden
Olympic
Seneca Boosters schedule fall football work and display new gear
Seneca Irish Booster Club members inspect the new football equipment for the fall season and hear from athletic director Gerald Brucker and coach Rodney Engstrom. Volunteers are invited for 7 PM work nights and Saturday 8 AM cleanup as bleachers, field, goal posts, and other items are prepared.
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Rob Maierhofer
Tom Rooney
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Baseball Standings and Weekend Results Report
East Division leaders Baltimore and Detroit post strong records with Boston and New York close behind. West sees Oakland atop the pack as Kansas City and Chicago chase, while a Saturday and Sunday slate yields multiple wins and surprising upsets across the league.
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Weaver wins United States Match Play Championship
DeWitt Weaver, 31, who once backed up Don Meredith at SMU, captured his first pro win by six strokes over Phil Rodgers in Pinehurst North Carolina earning $35,000. Rodgers shot 77 while Weaver totaled a final round 71 as Ken Still defeated Bruce Crampton 74-76 for third place. Weaver’s year earnings rose to $74,914.
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Southern Methodist
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Snyder Edges Lewandowski for 6 Cylinder Feature Win
In Grundy County Fair night racing Ed Hoffman won the late model 25 lap feature after passing 11th lap leader, while John Snyder captured the six cylinder feature ahead of Clem Lewandowski. Several crashes and rollovers occurred with no injuries as Jerry Gilkison and Doc Yard incidents highlighted the program.
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Gary
Indiana
Bob Roper
Chicago
George Hill
Blue Island
Lee Schuler
Lockport
Snyder
Clem Lewandowski
Joliet
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Bob Armstrong
Ransom
Armstrong
Doc Yard
Minooka
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Sheridan
Jerry Gilkison
Jim Blount
LaPaz
Tom Jones
Northbrook
Hoffman
Prep teams to practice despite strikes
Springfield special report outlines guidance for Illinois high schools amid delayed openings due to strikes. The education department allows football team practice if sessions match normal length and frequency, are led by qualified staff, and health precautions are observed, but no interscholastic activities until schools reopen.
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Springfield
Illinois
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Michael J. Bakalis
Board of Education
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