Ellis Delivers as Warm Weather Spurs Pirates Triumph
Ellis, heat returning with rising temperatures, pitched six innings of two run ball to help the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Philadelphia Phillies 2 4 0 in a Sunday game. He struck out five, walked none, and moved past early-season jams as Pittsburgh completed a three game sweep. Other NL scores include Atlanta over San Diego, New York over Montreal, Cincinnati over Houston in 10 innings, and LA over San Francisco. A stormy St Louis Chicago game was rained out. In the AL Detroit beat Boston 5 4, Baltimore over Cleveland 6 1, Chicago 8 6 Kansas City, Milwaukee 7 0 New York 10 1, California 9 1 Oakland.
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Weather shifts shape Drake Relays records in 1970s Iowa meet
Des Moines reports say sunny mild Friday produced a national interscholastic record two Iowa bests and a meet mark while Saturday's cold windy rain cooled performances. Davenport Central's Jim Eicken fell short by 1.8 seconds in the two mile, Mark Johnson of Mason City holds the Relays record. Woodbine girls set a mile relay national record and won a 440 relay, while Cedar Rapids Washington set a sprint medley mark and Steve Kuehl of Clinton set the indoor high jump record at 6 feet 10 inches.
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Massengale Wins Tallahassee Open In Comeback Finish
Rik Massengale, a five-year PGA veteran, captured the Tallahassee Open with a 14 under par 274, edging Bert Yancey by two strokes after a final-round 72. Rookie Spike Kelley tied for second with Yancey at 276 after a 68, while Ralph Johnston finished one stroke back at 278.
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Catfish wins as the Yankees split
Fred Down reports Jim Hunter finally breaks through for the Yankees defeating the Milwaukee Brewers 10 to 1. Hunter, after three losses, pitched 2 2/3 hitless innings and a three-hitter until Sixto Lezcano’s single in the eighth, part of a day when Jaimer and Vida Blue again shaped the pennant race.
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Washington High girls take second in Drake Relays relay
Washington High School’s 440 yard relay team finished second in their division at the Drake Relays held Saturday. The quartet of Stephanie Cousins Sharon Witthoft Jane Redlinger and Cindy Booth posted a 50.2 second time, trailing Woodbine which ran 49.7. Booth also placed second in the 100 yard dash finals and helped the Iowa Track Club 880 yd medley relay to a second place time of 1 49 3 into heat.
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Demon golfers place sixth in Fairfield Invitational
Washington High School Demons finished sixth at the Fairfield Invitational as Marty Young led with an 82 after a 38 on the 2793 yard Fairfield Country Club course. Host Fairfield won with 327, followed by Oskaloosa and Keokuk. Mt. Pleasant, Burlington, Washington, Muscatine, Ottumwa, Notre Dame, and Ft. Madison also listed.
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Sandra Haynie Wins Charity Classic in Fort Worth
Sandra Haynie added a third straight victory at the LPGA Charity Classic in Fort Worth Texas earning a share of the tournament’s 45000 dollars. The veteran golfer outlasted a young field to capture the event.
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Church softball league to hold second Washington meeting
A second art meeting of the church softball league in Washington is slated for Tuesday at 7 p.m. at the Washington Mennonite Church. All churches not yet arranging participation are urged to join to plan the coming season.
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IMS Track Team Defeats Waco in Dual Meet 64 49
The Iowa Mennonite School track team from Kalona outscored Waco 64 to 49 in a Friday dual meet. Individual IMS winners included Jim Yoder in the 880 yards and mile, Darrell Yoder in the 440, Marlin Yoder in the 220 and long jump, Steve Bontrager in the 180 hurdles, and Loren Brenneman in the 100 yard dash. Waco’s Tim Schlatter led in discus and Miller in high jump, with Miller also winning pole vault for Waco.
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Geiberger wins Masters playoff with PB&J snack
Al Geiberger triumphs in a sudden death playoff at the MONY Tournament of Champions in Carlsbad, defeating Gary Player with a 10 foot birdie on the first extra hole. He credits half a peanut butter and jelly sandwich for focus as Johnny Miller climbs to 15th with a final round 65.
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Major League Standings from Saturday Games
Chicago defeats St Louis 8 to 6 while Pittsburgh beats Philadelphia 7 to 3 Los Angeles wins 13 to 3 over San Francisco Cincinnati 9 Houston 3 Atlanta 6 San Diego 4 N Y at Montreal ppd due to cold Pittsburgh 2 Philadelphia 0 New York 7 Montreal 6 Los Angeles 7 San Francisco 3 Cincinnati 6 Houston 2 Atlanta 12 San Diego 8 Atlanta 4 San Diego 1 at San Diego 1st St Louis at Chippd rain
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