Local Cyclists End 1 2 in Race at Riverside Speedway
Muscatine rider Ken Lange won the grand final in short track motorcycle races at Riverside Speedway Saturday night. DeWayne Hopkins finished second and Steve Warren took third. Standings list Ron Figgins leading with 43, Mike Matthews 24, Lange 23, John Myers Jr. 22, Anthony Derksen 18. Results include Figgins and Paine in 100 cc heats, Lange in 175 cc heat, Hopkins and Warren in 250 cc heats, finals with top finishers and consolation winner Tom Dewinter.
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Spray Ties U S Open Round In Record Finish
Indianola, Iowa golfer Steve Spray earned 5500 in the U S Open after a five under par 65 final round to finish a tie for fifth at 284. His back nine 30 matched a nine hole record and his 65 tied the lowest closing round record, with eight birdies and bogeys in the round. Lee Trevino won the title with 275 as Iowa track stars placed in the Golden West Invitational with Cedar Rapids Doug Lane leaping 65 10% feet to place second and Sioux City Doug Smith running 4 16 1 for fourth.
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Minor League Weekend Results From Associated Press
Weekend minor league results across the Pacific Coast and International leagues include Hawaii 1 Oklahoma City 0. Denver 8 Portland 7 in 11 innings. Seattle 6 San Diego 1. Tulsa 6 Spokane 2. Tacoma 9 Indianapolis 1. Phoenix 7 Vancouver 1-2. International League saw Louisville 3 Toledo 0. Columbus 17 Buffalo 6. Richmond 3 Rochester 0. Syracuse 4 Jacksonville 0. Sunday scores include Portland 3 5 Denver 2 3 and more league games with varied innings and final tallies.
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Major League Trades Send Second-String Players Around
Major league teams at the deadline swapped several second-line players. Houston sent Ron Davis to St. Louis for Dick Simpson and Hal Gilson. Baltimore acquired Fred Valentine from Washington for Bruce Howard. Cleveland and California exchanged Vic Davalillo for Jimmie Hall. The Yankees traded Jim Bouton to Seattle, where he would play in the Pacific Coast League rest of the season.
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Yankees and Braves Rally in Close Victory Drama
In a tense finish at California, Rick Clarke's eighth inning two-run homer and Mickey Mantle's ninth homer helped the Yankees edge the Angels 3-2. Andy Kosco delivered a clutch strikeout throw to nail Bubba Morton at home with two outs in the ninth, preserving New York's lead. The win kept the Yankees one game behind Oakland in the AL standings as other games around the league shaded the pennant race.
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Torre's Bouncing Ball Puts One Over on Cubs
The Giants and Mets split a Sunday doubleheader while the Pirates swept the Astros in a five game win streak. Torre nearly let Hank Aaron score on a near fence homer as Aaron crossed on a Hartenstein miscue. Roberto Clemente drove in a run with a triple and added a single to spark Pittsburgh in game one, then Maury Wills and Jose Pagan keyed a second-game rally as the Pirates rolled to the sweep at Forbes Field. Cincinnati fell to St Louis as John Edwards drove in two and fueled a three run comeback. Los Angeles beat Philadelphia as Bob Bailey scored on a passed ball and Dick Wise homered for the Phillies lone run.
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Trevino Wins Open in record Open scoring run
Lee Trevino, a former caddie and boot black, wins the U S Open with a 275 total tying the lowest Open score. He posts four sub par rounds at Oak Hill, beating Nicklaus who finishes 279 and claiming first prize of 30,600 dollars. Trevino vows to play on, quipping about buying the Alamo for Mexico.
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National League Baseball Scores and Standings Summary
National League results feature San Francisco, New York, Chicago, and St Louis among leaders. Sunday’s games produced tight wins for San Francisco over New York and Pittsburgh over Houston, while Atlanta defeated Chicago. Upcoming matchups include Los Angeles at Philadelphia and Cincinnati at Atlanta with multiple night games planned.
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ISU Negro athletes threaten to quit if demands unmet
Bruce Ellis leading Black Students Organization at Iowa State University held a news conference saying 24 of 25 Negro athletes would withdraw and forfeit scholarships if eight demands are not met by August 1. He claimed 96 percent approve the withdrawal plan and criticized perceived biases in athletics and education.
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