Dodgers May Ride Treadmill to World Series
Dodgers face a tight NL race as they hover around .500 since July, keeping them in first with rivals Saint Louis, Houston, and New York close behind. Giants Braves Phillies Pirates Reds battle for position while Giants win streak stretches to eight before setbacks. In AL, Twins beat Yankees, Dodgers beat Indians, Red Sox edge Tigers, and Pirates slugger Mays adds to NL homer lead.
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Three Scottsdale Shooters to Represent at National Rifle Champs
Three Scottsdale marksmen Edward Coffin David Johnson and Edward Funk will compete at the National High Power Rifle Championships opening Sunday at Camp Perry Ohio as part of the National Matches through August 29 They join about 2600 shooters representing top rifle marksmen across the nation with ranges from 200 to 1000 yards Coffin is named to the senior high power team while Funk captains Arizona National Guard marksmanship unit
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Baseball Scores and Friday Probable Pitchers Recap
Scores show Detroit, Baltimore, Los Angeles, Minnesota and New York wins. Friday's night matchups include Los Angeles at Detroit McLain vs Lee Perry at Cleveland Nottebart at Houston Veale vs Osteen and Herbert vs Spahn with several other NL races and standings noted.
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Scottsdale Pony League Stars Defeat Fullerton 4-1 in Sectional Play
The Scottsdale Pony League all stars defeated Fullerton 4-1 to stay alive in the double elimination sectional tournament. Dennis Johnson is expected to start tonight against Anaheim. Tom Normandin struck out 10 in a seven inning win backed by Rich Shaffer's two RBIs and Marty Stajduhar's one RBI. Shaffer played through a hand injury after being spiked and later a foul tip broke a fingernail. Scottsdale, the Arizona Pony League champions, must win every remaining game to advance.
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Apache School Girls Reach Tourney Final On Blacktop
Despite using a cracked blacktop site for practice due to sprinkling-system work, Apache School girls dominated the league with a 6 1 record and swept two tournament games. They meet Tonto at Hinton Field at 6 p.m. tonight for the championship with coach Dale Foote guiding the team.
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Local diver Wrightson claims second title at national meet
Bernie Wrightson of Phoenix wins the 1 meter diving event for the second straight year at the National Amateur Athletic Union Outdoor Swimming and Diving Championships in Toledo Ohio. He also captured the 3 meter crown the day before, beating Ken Sitzberger and other rivals. Wrightson's coach called him a future American diving great.
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Tee Pee and Merchants clash in city softball final
Tee Pee faces the Scottsdale Merchants tonight at 8 30 for the city softball championship at Yavapai School. Third Ward meets Dickson Electronics at 7 for the consolation trophy as four teams won in a triple header action.
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U S Women in Europe Tour Ahead of Final Meet
UPI reports the United States women’s track team aims to close its European tour in Munich after a successful run that included Billy Mills leading the men with a record 28 17.6 for the 10 000 meters at Augsburg and a 142 91 win over West Germany.
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North-South All Star clash set in Arizona college gym
Arizona high school stars meet in the North-South All-Star game at Arizona State College gym. Twenty players compete under a quarter-based rule, with two five-man squads per period and flexible second-half lineups. Proceeds honor Dr. Martin Fronske as wrestling and football events follow.
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Aaron Leads PGA Charge At Laurel Valley In Round One
Aaron shot five under par 66 to lead the PGA Championship field at Laurel Valley as Jack Nicklaus Palmer and others chased. Despite a first hole penalty and a slow finish, Aaron held a five stroke edge over rivals.
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