Padres Mound Duo Shines In Pirate Sweep
San Diego pitchers Fred Norman and Steve Arlin lead a doubleheader sweep of Pittsburgh 2-1 and 20 as Bob Miller compares the Padres to the Dodgers of the mid 60s. Norman notches his first 1971 win. Arlin posts his third shutout. Leron Lee drives in both runs with a homer and a single.
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Bert Rosenthal
Fred Norman
Steve Arlin
Los Angeles
Sandy Koufax
Don Drysdale
San Diego
Dodger
Bob Miller
Miller
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Koufax
Drysdale
Dean
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Norman
Arlin
Pittsburgh
Pirates
San Francisco
Cincinnati
Atlanta
Montreal
St. Louis
New York
Houston
Philadelphia
Chicago
Kansas City
Chicago Cubs
Cardinals
Willie Stargell
Leron Lee
Bob Johnson
Clarence Gaston
Ollie Brown
Ed Spiezio
Preston Gomez
Gomez
Bobby Bonds
Willie McCovey
Hemstead Wins Second Straight West Liberty Stock Feature
Ron Hemstead of Lone Tree captured his second consecutive Mississippi Valley Stock Car feature at West Liberty on a muddy night. No time trials were held due to clock issues and Mel Morris of Atalissa ran second until the final turn.
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Ron Hemstead
West Liberty
Lone Tree
Mel Morris
Atalissa
Ali Ellis Bout At Astrodome Attracts Large Crowd
Muhammad Ali and Jimmy Ellis meet in a 12 round fight at the Houston Astrodome expected to draw 25 000 to 36 000 in person with a potential million watching on closed circuit TV though no title is at stake the bout carries championship bout vibes as both seek another shot at Frazier while fans debate Ali's speed and impact of the Frazier defeat. Separate racing results from nearby events are also noted with drivers earning placements in a Louisa County Fair district update.
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Houston
Tex
Muhammad Ali
Jimmy Ellis
Fay
Astrodome
Joe Frazier
Ali
Ellis
Alli
Frazier
4 H Championship Contests Postponed to August 1
The second weekend of the 4H softball tournament at Weed Park was rained out, with girls finals reset for August 1 at 1 30 p.m. and the boys final for 2 30 p.m. Mrs Townsley to present trophies. Wapsie Best faces Pike in the girls final. Muscatine meets Sweetland in the boys final, at Weed Park.
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Lake Lassie
Wilton Busy Bees
Pike
Sweetland Sunshine
Lake
Wapsie Best
Sweetland
Fulton
Montpelier
Muscatine
Wilton
Spirit of 76
Killebrew nears 500th homer as Twins win 6 2
Ken Rapoport reports Harmon Killebrew hit his 499th career homer in a 6 2 victory over the Boston Red Sox. The blast ends a drought and moves him within one to reach 500, a landmark reached by only nine players, last by Ernie Banks in 1970, with Twins manager Bill Rigney noting the weight of the moment.
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Mets
Ron Stone
Phils
Chicago
Stone
Ken Rappoport
Associated Press
Harmon Killebrew
Bill Rigney
Killebrew
Rigney
Minnesota Twins
Twins
Boston Red Sox
Ernie Banks
Chicago Cubs
Six area players named to Southeastern Town all conference team
Six area athletes were named to the Southeastern Town all conference baseball team with ten more earning honorable mention. First team includes Craig Jordan and Ace Morris of Wapello, Tom Smith and Jim Johnson among others, highlighting a strong regional lineup across multiple schools. Morning Sun shown strong in tournament despite league finish with standout performances from Tigers in the Winfield sectional.
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Craig Jordan
Ace Morris
Wapello
Tom Smith
Columbus
Dan Wagner
Randy Ball
Roger Samuels
Morning Sun
Jim Johnson
New London
Greg Lee
Mike Ingh- Tam
Danville
Jon Murrell
Marck Lorber
Rick Scheneck
Mediapolis
Utility
Norm Krier
Tom Gentzler
Tim Morrison
Tom Mossman
Dan Schaapveld
Lone Tree
Joe Hawkins
Pete Lessenger
Nick Hobbs
Kirk Heater
Roger Huddle
Jerry McGill
Tigers
Winfield
Muscatine
Palmer wins Westchester Classic with key bogey
Arnald Palmer, who birdied 23 of 72 holes, shoots a final round 68 to finish 18 under par at Westchester Country Club in Harrison New York. He earns $50 000 top prize, five strokes ahead of Gibby Gilbert and Hale Irwin. Palmer called his bogey on hole 14 the turning point that gave him rhythm to close out the win.
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Harrison
Arnald Palmer
Palmer
Westchester Country Club
Gibby Gilbert
Hale Irwin
Gilbert
Irwin
Sam Snead
Schuchat
Ames
Iowa
Brad Schuchat
Des Moines
Rurner
Tom Chapman, Jr
Chapman
Frank Beard
Mason Rudolph
Bobby Nichols
Larry Wood
Jack Nicklans
Nixon
Baseball results and schedule across American League games
Saturday results include Boston 6 Minnesota 3 and New York 4 Milwaukee 3 with Chicago 6 to 3 over Washington in a 10 inning affair. California at Baltimore postponed by rain. Sunday’s Chicago Philadelphia Montreal and St Louis Atlanta matchups, plus late San Francisco 7 Cincinnati 4. Monday features Chicago at Montreal and St Louis at New York with other night games.
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Indians
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Detroit
Chicago
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California
Baltimore
Philadelphia
San Diego
Pittsburgh
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Atlanta
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Renko
Gibson
Sadecki
Billingham
Lersch
Il Chicago
Il New York
al Montreal
San Franccis
St Louis
Motorcycle races produce small entry list Sunday
Sunday's Muscatine Port City short track program saw few entrants after cancellations. Randy Phillippe led 125 cc with a class win and grand final, while Duane Bellinger claimed his class and finished third in the grand final. Other results include 100 cc and 175 cc standings, plus Mini Bike and Powder Puff outcomes and major league baseball notes from the same era.
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Muscate Port City
Randy Phillippe
Duane Bellinger
Fred Best
Eric Schrader
Randy Morgan
Ron Bermel
Dick Mumm
Jim Bermel
Steve Arlin
Padres
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Randy Hopkins
Brian Hunn
Scott Kline
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Scott Saltz
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