Big Week for Muscatine Little League Playoffs Begin Tonight
Muscatine Little League starts a pivotal week with an American Majors playoff at 6:15 p.m. between Gibson and Gibson and Sailey's Sporting Goods at Kent Stein Park. The winner meets Johnson Oil Co. for the National Majors title in a best of three series beginning Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. Also on the schedule are preliminary minor division games and the state tournament on Friday and Saturday with 3:30 and 6 p.m. starts and a 6 p.m. Saturday final. Gail West, a Yanks coach, died in a stock car crash prompting Tuesday’s game postponement. Awards for top tag-day sellers will be given at Wednesday’s game.
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Sailey’s Sporting Goods
Diamond No
Kent Stein Park
Johnson Oil Co
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Mets
Red Sox
Yanks
Dodgers
Gail West
Columbus Junction
Grand Prix tragedy marks Formula 2 meet in Zandvoort
Jean Pierre Beltoise won the Grand Prix Formula 2 race at Zandvoort as British driver Christ Lambert was killed in a crash. Lambert, 24, a Birmingham University chemistry graduate, died when his Brabham Cosworth spun, rolled, and crashed over the railing. Beltoise led at 105 mph for 1 hour 13 minutes 52.18 seconds.
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Joe. Zandvoort
Netherlands
France
Jean Pierre Beltoise
Matra
Christ Lambert
Great Britain
Lambert
Birmingham University
Jim Clark
Scotland
Germany
Hockenheim
Mike Spence
Beltoise
Sconds
Henr Pescarolo
Richard Attwood
Britain
Silvio Meier
Switzerland
Eric Offenstadt
Fords
Mann Credits Long Tee Shots For Golf Victory
Carol Mann won the $20,000 Women’s Open at Bayview Golf and Country Club Toronto finishing 54 holes at 213 two under par. She shot 71 in the final round to win by six strokes over Judy Kimball, extending her year to seven victories.
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Miss Mann
Bayview Golf and Country Club
Irons
Gerda Whalen
West Germany
Kathy Whitworth
Beth Stone
Pam Barnett
Gloria Ehret
Updegraff Nips Feehan In Iowa Masters Golf Playoff
Cedar Wae salesman Bill Feehan led Iowa Masters play at Veenker Golf Course until veteran Dr. Charles Updegraff of Boone overhauled him with a flawless finish. Updegraff tied Feehan with eight over par 221 and won after a par putt on the first extra hole. Decorah pro Max Hines and Des Moines pro Floren DiPaglia also contended, with Hines finishing at 222 and DiPaglia at 223.
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Ames
Cedar Wae
Bill Feehan
Iowa State
Veenker
Charles Updegraff
Boone
Feehan
Updegraff
Undegraff
Han
Decorah
Max Hines
Floren DiPaglia
Des Moines
DiPaglia
Grinnell
Larry Crawford
Englishman Wins Single-Handed Plymouth to Newport Yacht Race
Jester skippered by Michael W Richey of Sussex England won the single-handed Plymouth to Newport race, finishing 37 days 10 hours 13 minutes after start. Of 35 starters 16 were forced out. Jester was the only yacht to finish before the official deadline. The first finisher was Sir Thomas Lipton arriving 25 days 20 hours 35 minutes after departure.
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Newport
Plymouth
England
New England
Jester
Michael W. Richey
Sussex
Richey
Institute of Navigation
London
Thomas Lipton
Tailspin Ends as Flaw Is Found Doerr Helps Harrelson
Red Sox slugger Harrelson ends tailspin with a two run ninth inning homer off Bob Humphreys to beat the Senators 10-8. Doerr, Red Sox coach, identified a flaw in Harrelson’s swing and aided a late surge generating five RBIs for Harrelson in the game. Persistent rivals Baltimore beat Detroit 5-1 in a late-season series finale as Cleveland swept doubleheader with the Yankees and Chicago White Sox edged California 2-1.
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Doerr
Harrelson
Bobby Doerr
Ken ‘‘Hawk
Boston Red Sox
Washington Senators
Red Sox
Cleveland
New York
Yankes
Minnesota
Chicago White Sox
California
Bob Humphreys
Washington
Hawk
Carl Yastrzemski
Humphreys
McNally
Tigers
Willie Horton
Frank Robinson
Baltimore
Orioles
Detroit
Baseball Results and Pitcher Feats Across Cities
Joe Azcue and Tommy Harper helped Tiant to his 17th win as Tiant pitched a five hitter with 10 strikeouts. In Cleveland, Williams scattered 10 hits while Duke Sims and Larry Brown homered as Cleveland split the twin bill. Jim Nash homered in Oakland to spark a three run burst that won for the A’s over the Twins. Paul Lindblad closed. The White Sox beat the Angels as Pete Ward drove in both runs early, Jack Fisher pitched well while Rick Reichardt homered for Chicago.
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Joe Azcue
Tommy Harper
Tiant
Williams
Duke Sims
Larry Brown
Cleveland
Jim Nash
Oakland
Twins
Bob Allison
Nash
Paul Lindblad
Athletics
White Sox
Anaheim
Pete Ward
Angels
Jack Fisher
Rick Reichardt
Wilbur Wood
Chicago Cubs
Los Angeles Dodgers
Philadelphia
Atlanta
Larry Jackson
Jim Maloney
Clay Carroll
Cincinnati
New York Mets
Juan Marichal
San Francisco
Houston
McBean
Roberto Cleimente
Manny Mota
Jerry May
Larry Jaster
Pirates
Cleimente
Donn Clendenson
Mota
Maury Wills
Cubs
Los Angeles
Bruins
Billy Williams
Don Drysdale
Drysdale
Ken Holtzman
Sparigier
Randy Hundley
Dodgers
Jackson
Phillies
Tony Taylor
Maloney
Mets
Larry Stahl
Cleon’ Jones
Tom Seaver
Tony Perez
Tommy Helms
Woody Woodward
Pete Rose
Carroll
Marichal
Jim Davenport
Ty Cline
Davenport
Bob Barton
Willie Mays
Astros
Mini
Julio Gotay
Lincoln Wins 2 Scout Games
Lincoln rallies to beat Jefferson 13-12 in extra innings and then defeats Grant Red 18-15 in Cub Scout Softball. Heuer earned the wins for Lincoln with Sturms and Heuer homering, while D. Chelf added a triple.
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Jefferson
Grant Red
Lincoln-Jefferson
Heuer
Wren
Hollingsworth
Grant
Coder
Dealer
Sturms
Deanit
Perkins
D. Chelf
Phelps Wins Derby Award
Two Muscatine youths return from Davenport’s Soapbox Derby with honors. David Phelps won Best Designed Car and a 10 transistor radio after early heat success, while his brother Donald placed through two heats, earning a Polaroid Swinger camera. Sponsors invite more entrants next year.
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David Phelps
Donald Phelps
Newell
David
Donald
Phelps Laundary
Davenport Jaycees
Wilbert Thomas
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