World Series of Drag Racing thrills Cordova crowd
Bob Bartel’s Cordova Dragstrip hosts the 1st World Series drawing spectators from nearly every state. Cars roar off in under 10 seconds, with jet car Green Mamba clocking 6.70 seconds at 241 mph while families join crews in the pits and press areas for a showcase of speed, skill, and spectacle.
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Bob Bartel
Cordova
Bartel
Judy
Bill Bureski
Des Plaines, II
Bill
Barrel
Tom Korte
Journal
Doug Rose
Art Arfons
Milwaukee
Hawkeyes Loss Upsets Iowa Football Roster Shifts
Iowa City AP Iowa University of Iowa football team reveals offensive tackle John Muller a second team all Big 10 selection last year will undergo corrective knee surgery likely ending his season. Coach Frank Lauterbur notes possible return by season end pending surgery outcome. QB duties remain unsettled with Frank Sunderman still atop the first unit as Rob Fick and Kyle Skogman vie for the backup role. New lineup adjustments include Wendell Bell moving to offensive tackle and Dean Drenzek to tackle, with Jim Wascheck and Al Mataley among other position changes.
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Iowa City
Iowa
University of Iowa
John Muller
Frank Lauterbur
Algona
Muller
Lauterbur
Edge
Hawkeyes
Hal Emalfarb
Highland Park, T
Letterman Wendell Bell
Dean Drenzek
Bell
Jim Wascheck
al Matthews
Levi Mitchell
Jim Kaiser
Craig Darling
Wild NL night as Brock steals twice and Cardinals win
Lou Brock stole his 50th and 51st bases to fuel the St Louis Cardinals 3 2 win over the New York Mets. Willie Crawford and Billy Wilson led Dodgers and Pirates in tight wins while Montreal Cubs and Cincinnati split. The night also featured bench and on field scrapes including Crawford Hiatt altercation and Montanez fined for helmet throw.
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Herschel Nissenson
Associated Press
Lou Brock
St. Louis
Willie Crawford
Los Angeles
Billy Wilson
Tim McCarver
Willie Montanez
Philadelphia
Cardinals
New York Mets
Dodgers
Houston
Pittsburgh
Phillies
Montreal
Chicago Cubs
Cincinnati
San Diego
San Francisco
Atlanta
Brock
Mets
Ty Cobb
Teg Sizemore
Julian Javier
Jerry Koosman
Cleon Jones
Sizemore
Koosman
Steve Carlton
Bal-Lclub
Los Angeles Houston
Crawford
Ken Forsch
Jack Hiatt
Fight results show mixed wins in multiple locales
The Associated Press reports results from several bouts in Caracas and New Bedford with Jose Gonzalez stopping Octavio Romero and Paul Cardoza edging Cleo Daniels. Jimmy Dupee outpointed Joe Burns in Tampa while Cuban and New Orleans cards are listed with inconsistent scoring.
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Associated Press
Caracas
Jose Gonzalez
Puerto Rico
Octavio Romero
Venezuela
New Bedford
Mass
Paul Cardoza
Cleo Daniels
White Plains
N.Y
Tampa
Flo
Jimmy Dupree
Jersey City
Joe Burns
New Orleans
Baseball Standings and Tuesday Schedule Affects Eight US Cities
Monday's results show no games. Tuesday's slate features Oakland at California, Chicago at Minnesota, Kansas City at Milwaukee, Cleveland at Detroit, Washington at New York, Baltimore at Boston. Wednesday schedules include Oakland at California and many night games across the circuit.
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Oakland
Odom
California
Murphy
Chicago
Horlen
Minnesota
Kaat
Kansas City
Sputterig
Milwaukee
Lockwood
Cleveland
Paul
Foster
Detroit
Coleman
Niekro
Twinght Washington
Bosman
New York
Kekich
Baltimore
Dobson
Associated Press
Pet
G.B. Pittsburgh
St. Louis
Chicago Boston
New York New York
Philadelphia
Washington
Montreal
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Atlanta
Cincinnati
Houston
San Diego
Pittsburgh
Morton
Strohmayer
Cheago Holtzman
Cree
Lersch
Atittsburgh
Moose
McAndrew
Ryan
LSU defense may dip but 1971 offense to carry load
LSU faces possible defensive depth loss as three front four starters depart but Coach McClendon expects faster line speed and strong linebackers to lift the unit. Star defenders Ronnie Estay and Tommy Casanova lead a team built around Bert Jones at quarterback and Andy Hamilton at receiver for a potent 1971 offense.
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Coaps
LSU
Mike Anderson
Louis Caseio
Richard Picou
Lloyd Fryeins
Ronnie Estay
Tommy Casanova
Estay
Charles McClendon
McClendon
Casanova
Bert Jones
Andy Hamilton
Jones
Major League Stars Pace Montreal and Cardinals Victors
Major League Stars batting: Bob Bailey of the Expos hit a three run homer and single as Montreal beat the Chicago Cubs 6-2. Pitching: Steve Carlton of the Cardinals earned his 18th win by defeating the New York Mets 3-2, allowing nine hits and two unearned runs.
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Bob Bailey
Steve Renko
Expos
Cubs
Glenn Beckert
Pittsburgh
St. Louis
Montreal
Chicago Cubs
Steve Carlton
Cardinals
New York Mets
Gable Leads U S in World Freestyle Wrestling Tops
Dan Gable of Waterloo Iowa won the lightweight title at the World Amateur Freestyle Wrestling Championships in Sofia Bulgaria. The United States finished sixth with 19 points as Soviet dominated with 42.5 points. Don Behm of Lansing Michigan earned silver in bantamweight and Russ Hellickson of Madison Wisconsin took bronze in heavyweight.
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Sofia
Bulgaria
Dan Gable
United States
Gable
Iowa State
U.S
Don Behm
Lansing
Mich
Siiver
Russ Hellickson
Madison
Wis
Cass
Tran
Japan
Mongolia
Waterloo
Iowa
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Jim Lefebvre
Astros
al Downing
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Appleton
Larry Dierks
John Barbosa
Warriors
McCowan
Denis Menke
Cesar Ceden
Montanez
Mel Steiner
Steiner
Willie Stargell
Roberto Clemente
Pirates
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Wilson
Joe Hoerner
Lee May
Reds
Padres
Clarence Gaston
Gaston
Rose
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ED Smiths
Chester Whites
Little York
Ill
Isis Observer
Tom Eckhart
Ames, Jows
Ed Smith
Lite
York
Illinois
Baton Rouge, la
Louisiana State University
Nebraska
LEU
East Second Street
Muscatine
Lange’s Safety
JimBey
Rentucay US Eit Biurech
Siena
PERAS
Kentucky
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