WL Players Star In Different Climates eee Jay Has Shutout in Heat
Weathered matchups feature WL players in diverse climates with eee Jay posting a shutout in heat while Davenport delivers a clutch hit. Daily game slate lists New York at Detroit and Washington at Cleveland among others with several rain and twinight delays noted across cities.
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No One Blamed for Start Crash in 500 Race
USAC director Henry Banks said the Indianapolis 500 pileup at the start was a racing accident. Driver Billy Foster faced criticism but was deemed not at fault as two cars collided after the green flag. Mel Kenyon had to dodge Foster's nose cone as the field scrambled.
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Three homers in row tie AL record in lively night
Merry-Go-Round by Zeilo Vernalies notes Tony Oliva Don Mincher and Harmon Killebrew homered in sequence to tie the American League record. Hal Rock reports in Philadelphia Connie Mack Stadium and Houston’s Astrodome contrasted as Jay and Davenport delivered key performances in a busy MLB night.
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Associated Press
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Horseshoe Club Opens New Courts with Easy Win
The Muscatine Horseshoe club opened its new Kent Stein Park courts Thursday evening with a 1-1 victory over Oakville. Another match is set for Thursday June 23 at Oakville, then a five city round robin at Davenport at 1 p.m. Sunday.
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MERRY MIXERS LEAGUE STANDINGS AND TOP SCORES
KWRC standings feature Magnus Cleaners Meadow Gold and teams like Massey, Ransbereheyane, and Nancy Thayer with high series by Dorothy Henguehberssy and Nancy Thayer. Fran Honts leads high individual series with 812. Luella Becker and Katie Honts post top game marks. Red Paint Store and Cedar St Beauty Shop show top team games and series in First Nighters league.
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Major League leaders in batting and pitching highlights
The Associated Press lists American League leaders: batting F Robinson 244 at bats with .342, Oliva .342. runs F Robinson 42 and Agee 7. RBIs Robinson 46 and Oliva 35. hits B Robinson 88, tied with F Robinson and Oliva at 63. doubles Yastrzemski 16 and B Robinson 15. home runs F Robinson and Oliva 14. pitching 5 decisions Watt 6-1 .857 and Pizarra 5-1 .838. strikeouts Richert 92 and McDowell 76. In the NL: batting Allen .340 and Mote .339. runs Aaron 44 and Hart 38. RBIs Aaron 48 and Mays 36. hits Alou 72 and Clemente 68. doubles Phillips et al 12. triples Alou 7 and Taylor 5. home runs Aaron 20 and Torre 14. pitchers Koufax 10-1 .909 and Bunning 8-1 .889. strikeouts Gibson 118 and Koufax 100.
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Morris Leads Racing Drivers By 12.5 Points
West Liberty stock car action boostsMel Morris to an 86 point total atop the standings while Bob Ensminger trails at 72. Stanley Crooks sits third with 41 and a tight pack follows including Mark Mosier 40, John Muttink 39, Bob Smith 35, Bill Newman 33, Harvey Starman 32. Races start with time trials at 7 p.m. and heats around 8.
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Park Lane Teams Clash in Drewrys vs Schlitz Rivalry
Park Lane led by Charles Meerdi and Nick Ogilvie faced Drewrys, Schlitz, and Park Avenue in a high scoring intramural match. Final tallies show Drewrys 3 Park Lane 3 with Moore and Krieger's contributing. Next week features Drewrys vs Register and Park Lane vs Sterne mans in another round.
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Numata Beats Elorde for Orient Lightweight Crown
In Manila, Yoshiaki Numata outpointed Flash Elorde to dethrone the Orient lightweight champion. Denmark’s Boerge Krogh defeated Don Johnson in Copenhagen. Frankie Beltran outpointed Frank Jennings in Los Angeles. Beau James stopped Paddy Read in Portland Maine.
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Twins Rally Fires Up Hall in Record Chase in Kansas City
In a tense seventh inning, Rich Rollings, Zoilo Versalles, Tony Oliva, Don Mincher, and Harmon Killebrew homered, setting up Jimmie Hall for a potential major league single-inning record. Hall high off the fence for a double as the rally ends. Manager Mele jokes about fining Hall as Baltimore seizes first in the league.
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Tourney Opens Monday Southern Cal Ohio State Rated 1 2 For NCAA Series
Southern California and Ohio State lead the NCAA world series rankings as the 20th annual event begins in Omaha. USC faces North Carolina while Ohio State plays Oklahoma State. Northeastern debuts, with St John’s as the other Eastern entry, opening night games at CST times.
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Decatur Sweeps a Doubleheader in Rain Shortened Night
Decatur took both ends of a Midwest League twin bill with Waterloo on Thursday night as rain shortened the program. Fox Cities defeated Quad Cities 3 2 as Fred Rath pitched a five hitter for Fox Cities. Decatur won 5 2 in the opener with a bases loaded triple by Mike Howard, then blanked the Hawks 3 0 in the nightcap.
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ISU Star Ziegler Signs Bonus Pact With Twins
Laurens, AP Bob Ziegler of Laurens, a star athlete at Iowa State University, has signed a bonus contract with the Minnesota Twins. Before graduation this spring Ziegler pitched for ISU baseball and played regular basketball. The bonus amount was not disclosed. He will be assigned to a Twins farm club in Orlando, Florida, or St. Cloud, Minnesota, of the Northern League.
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Rain Postpones All Games Here
Wet grounds forced postponement of baseball action here Thursday. Muscatine High School versus Hayes Catholic will be rescheduled. Hayes plays tonight at Bennett, while Muscatine travels to Iowa City for a 9 30 p m game Saturday. Little League tilts called off. one American Majors makeup game Dog N Suds versus Muscatine Buick under lights. Church Softball at Weed Park features Grace Lutheran versus St Marys Matthias at 6 30 p m and Zion Lutheran versus North Methodist at 8 15 p m.
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