Jennings Pitches 1 Hit To Blank Burlington In 4 0 Win
Muscatine Red Sox top Burlington 4 0 at Tom Bruner Field as Rod Jennings keeps league lead with a one hitter. Jennings fanned 12, improving to 5 0 this season, while Mike Loose yielded five hits and the lone Burlington threat came on B J Lange’s 325 foot homer attempt. Harold Lloyd drove in two runs and staged a double steal squeeze, and the Red Sox boosted their control of first place.
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Muscatine Red Sox
Burlington
Tom Bruner
Jennings
Red Sox
Hills
Rod
Rock Island
Western Illinois University
Dave Rouge
Mike Loose
B. J. Lange
Loose
Mike Berlin
Leff
Lange
Berlin
Harold Lloyd
Lloyd
Don Greasing
Don
Muscatine
Tony Orr
Tim Bogey
DeWitt High School
Maquoketa
Iowa
Iowa City
Columbus Community
DeWitt
Littleiz
Assumption
Fort Madison
Mediapolis
Gary Laake
Blank Midland
Wyoming
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Pro Am Golf Event in Texas Resembles Fairways Frolic
Odessa hosts the annual pro-am with a $35,000 purse and top prize of $8,000. Dean Martin teams with Don Cherry as deputies watch. the event draws many touring pros and top amateurs in a rustic western milieu. Notables include Charles Coody and Richard Patton among favorites.
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Odessa
Tex
Dean Martin
West Texas
Martin
Don Cherry
Fairways
Don
Rik Massengale
Rik
Jacksboro
Chhampions
Charles Coody
Abilene
Richard Patton
Don January
Dick Jennings
Ernie Vossler
Budd Branum
Earl Stewart Jr
Chip
Marty Fleckman
Ken Newell
Rex Baxter
John Farquhar
Bob Hamilton
Grier Jones
Gay Brewer
John Paul Cain
Jacky Cupit
Hal Underwood
Billy Martindale
Jim Vickers
Packers duel Packers in intra squad Super Duper Bowl
Green Bay faced Green Bay in a splinter exhibition as Phil Bengtson planned to field the same units from the previous title game with Bart Starr at quarterback. Key players Jim Grabowski and Elijah Pitts hoped to be healthy, while Starr recuperated from flu. Injuries marred several camps across the league, with Ditka and Woodeschick among those listed as limited.
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Associated Press
Green Bay
Phil Bengtson
Packers
Bengtsons
Jim Grabowski
Elijah Pitts
Vince Lombardi
Bengtson
Oakland
Nationals fall to Burlington Western in district opener
In Muscatine the Nationals dropped a 9-1 decision to Burlington Western after a rough first inning. Tom Dreckmier earned the win with 10 strikeouts as Muscatine’s Bob Davis lasted five and one third innings. Mike Farley’s homer provided Davenport Northwest a 2-1 win over Burlington National in the other district game.
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Burlington National
Kent Stein Park
Muscatine Nationals
Burlington
David Weyls
Lynn Russell
Russell
Tom Dreckmier
Bob Davis
Muscatine
Rick Reifert
Davis
Mike Farley
Burlington Western
AB OR
Ph Fear
Terry
Trevino Par One Golf Hole With Pop Bottle Trick
U S Open champion Lee Trevino in Minnesota for the $100,000 Minnesota Golf Classic teeing off as a favorite alongside Tom Weiskopf. Trevino wowed the crowd by parring a hole with a soda bottle, tied to his $200,000 endorsement, while Terry Dill led the pro-am with six under par 65.
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Tom Weiskopf
Weiskopf
St. Paul
Terry Dill
Dodgers Triumph Over Mets In National Minors Playoff
Dodgers score seven in third to win 9-5 at Kent Stein Park for the National Minors Little League title. Dodgers hitters include Dave Howell John Foster Frank Ryder Mark Begey and Martin Hayden. Mets reply feature Matt Kolar Randy Parsons Randy Allen Jeff Edwards and Scott Drake. Final line shows John Foster earning the win with Jeff Johnson behind the plate and Jim Hillier taking the loss.
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Stein Park
Dave Howell
John Foster
Frank Ryder
Mark Begey
Martin Hayden
Matt Kolar
Randy Parsons
Randy Allen
Jeff Edwards
Scott Drake
R-Hae
Eeers
Jeff Johnson
Jim Hillier
Randy Howell
Lumber Mart Triumphs in Extra Inning Victory
In the National Seniors Little League at Kent Stein Park on Wednesday evening Lumber Mart edged Clark's Standard 4 to 3 after extra innings. Reifert doubled as Calvert Wookey Hopkins Nichols and Schreurs added hits for Lumber Mart while Clark's tallied two hits. Winning pitcher Reifert. catcher Calvert. Curtis suffered the loss with Curry catching.
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Musser Park
Stanley
Wolverine
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Bob Hoffman
Moore
Bob Marasco
Mark Westlake
Tom Windman
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Bob Luiken
Dick Marr
al Spearman
Pat Mullin
Vanderey
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Hopkins
Nichols
Schreurs
Marx
Curtis
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R-H-E Lum
Clark’s
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c—Curry
Montreal Seeks 2 Wealthy Baseball Backers
Montreal backers seek $2.5 million for 1969 National League infant team as J. Louis Levesque withdraws support. Bronfman and remaining directors press on with Drapeau to replace sketched sponsors, amid hints Lou Perini may join. Franchise fee cited at $10 million to $14 million with Aug 15 payment due.
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Charles Bronfman
Seven
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Jean Drapeau
Marc Bourgie
Levesque
Branfman
John Newman
Sidney Maislin
Lorne Webster
Robert Islay
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Drapeau
San Diego
Bronfman and
Webster
Gerry Snyder
Bronfman
Quebec
Canada
Lou Perini
Boston
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Atlanta
Perini
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