British runners set Drake Relays marks inDes Moines meet
British milers lead a strong foreign presence on day one at the Drake Relays in Des Moines as Western Kentucky dominates the four mile relay with a British mark. Kenyan Mike Bolt and Illioois standout Charlton Ehizuelen post standout performances while Jim Bolding improves his relay time in the 40 yard hurdles. Allen Misher ties a high hurdle record for LSU as contenders eye promising showings today in the women’s mile and the 100 yard dash.
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Des Moines
UPI
Western Kentucky
Great Britain
Mike Bolt
Jim Bolding
Oklahoma State
Charlton Ehiuelen
Illioois
Nigeria
Bolt
Ehizuelen
Tony Staynings
Staynings
Bristol
Stayning
Rick Wobbuter
University of Chicago Track Club
Boit
Wohlhuter
Kansas
Mann
Bolding
Hawaii
Ike
Allen Misher
LSU
Rod Millburn
Scottie Jones
Texas A&m
Francie Larrieu
Ivory Crockett
High schoolers set four Drake records at Relays
Iowa high school track stars opened the 1975 Drake Relays in pleasant weather and set four meet records. Cedar Rapids Washington broke the sprint medley relay mark while Woodbine's girls mile relay, anchored by Debbie Esser, clocked a national best 3:54.7, beating the 1973 Woodbine record by 2.2 seconds.
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Des Moines
UPI
Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Washington
Woodbine
Debbie Esser
Messersmith's three doubles pace Dodgers past Giants
Andy Messersmith matched a pitcher record by doubling three times and scoring twice as the Dodgers beat the Giants 6-5. He worked eight innings, allowed seven hits, and drove in a run while also securing his third win in as many starts. Chris Speier led the Giants with three hits and four RBIs.
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Prelimenore
UPI
Andy Messersmith
San Francisco Giants
Messersmith
Los Angeles Dodgers
Giants
Dave Lopes
Jim Brewer
Chris Speier
Brewer
Speier
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
Cincinnati
Houston
San Diego
Atlanta
New York
Montreal
Chicago
St. Louis
Kansas City
California
Oakland
Detroit
Boston
Cleveland
Baltimore
Milwaukee
Geiberger Leads Masters Tourney After Two Rounds
Geiberger, who missed the Masters cut two weeks earlier, leads the MONY Tournament of Champions in Carlsbad with two rounds of 67, three shots ahead of Lee Trevino. Miller and Weiskopf trail by eight as Nicklaus sits eight behind after a dramatic finish at Augusta. Trevino matched Colbert’s 65 in round two, and Geiberger jokes about nutrition help from aunts with peanut butter sandwiches.
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Carlsbad
Calif
UPI
al Geiberger
Jack Nicklaus
Johnny Miller
Tom Weiskopf
Santa Barbara
Lee Trevino
Geiberger
Nicklaus
Miller
Weiskopf
Augusta
Trevino
Jim Colbert
Swimmers Parents Set Meeting At Washington YMCA
The meeting of parents of swimmers interested in summer team prep has moved from Monday to Tuesday evening at the Washington YMCA. It will open at 7 30 pm in the McCleery room of the Y building.
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Washington Ymca
McCleery
Y Building
Cindi Booth Places Second in Drake Relays 100 Yard Dash
Washington High School sprinter Cindi Booth finished second in the Drake Relays 100 yard dash finals clocking 11.5 seconds, narrowly behind Debbie Esser of Woodbine by one tenth of a second. The page also reports a New York city error where over 1,100 students were assigned to non existent schools and 1,386 to a school that may not be ready by September, later corrected.
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Cindi Booth
Washington High School
Cindi
Debbie Esser
Woodbine
New York
UPI
Budget Bureau
Board of Education
MP Keith Knaack Graduates, Will Attend MPI School
PV2 David P. Knaack graduated from military police school and will attend MPI School at Fort Gordon Georgia. He will be assigned to Co D Sch Bn MP Pde USAMPT Fort Gordon with a new address 484 68 5096 30005.
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David P. Knack
Military Police
MPI
Fort Gordon
Georgia
David P. Knaack
D. Sch
Lolich sharp as Tigers blank Red Sox 1–0 for third straight win
Mickey Lolich earned his 198th victory and 39th shutout by limiting Boston to two hits in a 1–0 Detroit win. Dan Meyer hit a fifth inning solo homer off Tiant, as Lolich struck out five, drawing cheers in the ninth. Tiant suffered his second loss in four decisions.
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Mickey Lolich
Boston Red Sox
Bill Madden
UPI
Lolich
Detroit Tigers
Tigers
Detroit
Boston
Wuis Tiant
Red Sox
Bill Freehan
Dan Meyer
Tiant
Bob Feller
Bosox
Ron Leflore
Tiger
Chenier lifts Bullets past Braves in pivotal Game Seven
Phi Chenier scored a career high 39 points as the Washington Bullets defeated the Buffalo Braves 11596 to win the series four games to three. Chenier opened with a 14-point first quarter, outscoring Buffalo star Bob McAdoo, and the Bullets earned a showdown with the Boston Celtics for the Eastern Division title.
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Celtics
Boston
Chenier
Washington
Braves
Bullets
Buffalo
Bob McAdoo
Major League Standings and Schedules Mixed in One Table
Baseball standings show American and National Leagues with current records w and l, games back, and winning percentages. Friday results list 18 games, with several rain-postponed notes. Today’s pitchers and Sunday matchups cover multiple divisions across Milwaukee St Louis New York Chicago Texas Minnesota Philadelphia Pittsburgh and more.
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Vane Res
Chicago
Milwaukee
New York
Detroit
Pittsburgh
Boston
Philadelphia
Baltimore
St. Louis
Cleveland
Montreal
W. I. Pet
San Diego
Oakland
Los Angeles
Kansas City
San Francisco
California
Atlanta
Cincinnati
Minnesota
Houston
Texas
Mile
Cleve
Broberg
Denny
Dobson
Bonham
Hands
Minni
Albury
Twitchell
Bahnsen
Rooker
Briles
Tate
Lee
Blair
Ruble
Ray
San Cleveland
Bosman
Francisco
D'Acquisto
G. Perry
Grimsley
Torrez
Norman
Griffin
Holtzman
Morton
Tanana
Diego
Jones
Bowling Lane Leaders League Thursday Rollers Women
The Women's Bowling League results show Carson's, Pat & Mary's, Rubio Bank, Shamrock Inn, Mineart Appliance, Sealstar Silos, Pax Equipment, Tack & Jill, Washington Transfer, Roe's Heating, Edwards Real Estate, Squire Shoppe, Goodken Insurance, Sack's Color Center, Booth Grocery leading with high scores and wins on Wednesday and Thursday. Team and individual high marks include Rubio Bank 1962, Jack & Jill 2496, Pax 1955, Jack & Jill 99, Rubio Bank 710, Shamrock 873, Goedken 683, D Patterson, Pat Johnson 542, S McClure 505, Martha Schooley 496, Louise Hall 207, A Curl 202, Martha Schooley 179.
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Lane Leaders League
Carson’s
Pat & Mary's
Rubio Bank
Shamrock Inn
Mineart
Tack & Jill
Washington Transfer
Roe’s Heating
Edwards Real Estate
Squire Shoppe
Goodken Insurance
Sack's Color Center
Booth Grocery
Steele
Carson's
Jack's C
Jack & Jill
Steele's
Goedken
Pax
Shamrock
D. Patterson
Pat Johnson
S. McClure
Martha Schooley
Louise Hall
A. Curl
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Drake
Dodgers
Miss Esser
Caren Horstmeyer
Denette Esser
Lynne Horstmeyer
Debbie
David Korir
Dubuque
Dave Stoermer
Burlington
Kuehl
Steve Stepanek
Stoermer
Cherokee
Tom Pratt
Pratt
Dave Nielsen
Iowa City West
Jim Lichty
Waterloo Columbus
Brian Doty
Sidney
Bob Feuerbach
Preston
Feuerbach
al Feuerbach
Jim Eicken
Davenport Central
Greg Mick
Kennedy
Knaack
Robert Stevenson
Lowa
Sherman-Eden Funeral Home
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L. Jennings
New London
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William H. Jones
Richard A. Stewart
Richard L. Weeks
Robert Wiley
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