Phillies Top Cardinals as Twitchell Shines in Relief
Wayne Twitchell pitched four scoreless innings in relief to earn his second win as Philadelphia erased a 2-0 deficit with four runs in the fifth inning and one in the sixth. Gary Maddox drove in two in the rally, Ollie Brown homered, and Lynn McGlothen took the loss for St Louis. Reds beat Dodgers 3-2 and Mets topped Pirates 7-4 as other NL results.
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Fred Down
UPI
Phillies
Wayne Twitchell
Don Reed
Twitchell
St. Louis Cardinals
Gary Maddox
Lynn McGlothen
Ollie Brown
Jose Cruz
Cardinals
Cincinnati Reds
Los Angeles Dodgers
New York Mets
Pittsburgh Pirates
San Francisco Giants
Atlanta Braves
San Diego Padres
Houston Astros
Chicago Cubs
Montreal Expos
Reds
Dodgers
Fred Norman
Tony Perez
Don Sutton
Mets
Pirates
Jon Matlack
Skip Lockwood
Joe Torre
Leo Foster
Jerry Reuss
Willie Stargell
Giants
Braves
Gary Thomasson
Jim Barr
Phil Niekro
San Francisco
Baseball hearing highlights clashes over antitrust immunity
A congressional panel debated baseball antitrust immunity with Cosell, Smith, Koppett, and Roesler urging removal of legal protection while Dozer warned against curbing public interests. Cable signals and sports gambling also drew caution from panelists amid broader sports regulation talks.
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Washington
UPI
Howard Cosell
House
Cosell
Bob Roesler
New Orleans Times-Picayune
Red Smith
Leonard Koppett
New York Times
Dick Dozer
The
Chicago Tribune
Roesler
Commission For Pro Sports
U.S. Department of Fun and Games
Koppett
Smith
Dozer
Jack Craig
Boston Globe
Peter Carry
Sports Illustrated
Unbeaten Ottumwa Faces Clear Creek In 1976 Girls State Final
Ottumwa, 31-0, meets Clear Creek, 35-5, in Fort Dodge for the Iowa 1976 girls summer softball championship. Ottumwa pitcher Kathy Hugen is 31-0 after a 10-0 six inning win over Waukon. Jody Wilkinson goes 4-for-4 with three RBIs. Clear Creek advances with Patti Wagner’s one hitter in a 2-0 semifinal win over Dubuque Senior, and had prior 2-0 and 5-0 victories.
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Fort Dodge
Iowa
UPI
Ottumwa
Clear Creek
Kathy Hugen
Waukon
Jody Wilkinson
Paula Stufflebeam
Hugen
Holly Hesse
Patti Wagner
Dubuque Senior
Dubuque
Connie Bandy
Peg Gegenheimer
Judy Colony
Mary McAlvey
Clipperettes
Ankeny
Wall Lake
Marshalltown wins state tournament in 1-0 classic
Marshalltown edges Davenport Central 1-0 in the Class 2A final as Mike Ziefs single drives in Roger Mason in the bottom of the eighth. Larry Meyer belts a two run homer in the sixth to lift MFL past Bancroft St John 8-6 for the Class 1A crown, giving MFL its first state title in any sport.
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Marshalltown
Iowa
UPI
Monona
MFL
Mike Zief
Roger Mason
Davenport Central
Larry Meyer
Bancroft St. John
Meyer
St. John’s
Mason
Charlie McDowell
Zier
Des Moines
Lincoln
Fort Madison
Central
Burlington
Angels
Lenny Randle
Royals
Twins
Fred Patek
Kansas City
Dennis Leonard
Patek
RBI
Red Sox
Tigers
Butch Hobson
Jim Rice
Detroit
Aurelio Rodriguez
Bill Freehan
Reggie Cleveland
Major League Standings and Probable Pitchers Report
Major League standings and today’s probable pitchers with times in EDT. Chicago Bonham and Stone face Montreal Dun ning and Carrithers. Philadelphia Lonborg vs St. Louis Denny. New York Espinosa or Swan at Pittsburgh Kison. Cincinnati Alcala at Los Angeles Rhoden. San Francisco Dressler at Atlanta Morton. Houston Dierker at San Diego Sawyer. Also listed are standings and results through the day with Saturday schedule notes.
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Chicago
Bonham
Stone
Montreal
Dunning
Carrithers
Philadelphia
Lonborg
St. Louis
Denny
New York
Espinosa
Swan
Pittsburgh
Kison
Cincinnati
Alcala
Los Angeles
United Press Internationational League
W. L. Pet
Baltimore
Cleveland
Boston St. Louis
Detroit
Milwaukee West
Houston
San Diego
Atlanta
San Francisco
Chi
Phila
St.l
Kiwanis Defeats DX 7-2 in Little League Action
Kiwanis topped Glandon's DX 7-2 in Minor Division play at the Washington Little League. Schmidt earned the win with 10 strikeouts and a triple, while Goodwin paced Kiwanis with a single. Rich took the loss for Glandon after fanning 14 and walking 11. Fisher had a single and Greiner two for Glandon's.
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Kiwanis
Glandon
Washington
Schmidt
Goodwin
Rich
Fisher
Greiner
Farren Sanger win in Oskaloosa races
Dave Farren of Des Moines and Ed Sanger of Waterloo won the sportsman and super stock features at Southern Iowa Speedway in Oskaloosa on Wednesday night. Jim Anderson and Curt Hansen finished second in their divisions, each winning heats. A three car tangle in the super stock consolation sent Jim Brown to hospital with possible neck injuries. Gail Brenner won the event. Steve Osborn captured the sportsman consolation. Hansen also won the Australian Pursuit after eliminating two cars.
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Dave Farren
Des Moines
Ed Sanger
Waterloo
Southern Iowa Speedway
Oskaloosa
Jim Anderson
Curt Hansen
Dike
Dick Powell
Ottumwa
Sportsman
Gary Crawford
Independence
Jim Brown
Martinsburg
Gail Brenner
Wilton
Steve Osborn
Hansen
Izaak Walton Gun Safety Course Opens Meetings
The first meeting of the Izaak Walton gun safety course will be Tuesday August 10 at 7 30 p m at the Izaak Walton Clubhouse. Future meetings will be at this time. Those interested should contact the Sportshop in Washington or Myron Salladay.
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Izaak Walton
Sportshop
Washington
Myron Salladay
Orioles, Yankees open key late season series
Orioles rely on Doug DeCinces and Wayne Garland after a 6-2 win over Cleveland to move to second in the AL East, 11 games back of the Yankees as they face New York in a decisive three game set. Garland improved to 13-2. DeCinces drove in three with a homer and a triple.
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Bill Madden
UPI
Doug DeCinces
Wayne Garland
Baltimore Orioles
Cleveland Indians
Orioles
New York Yankees
DeCinces
Garland
Milwaukee
Yankees
Texas
California
Kansas City
Minnesota
Boston
Detroit
Brewers
George Scott
New York
Danny Frisella
Rangers
Angels
Bert Blyleven
Jeff Burroughs
Haberman Keeps Women's Golf Lead At Washington Club
Bea Haberman's team maintains the lead with 853 points after the ninth round of the Women's League at the Washington Golf and Country Club. Mary Hohl leads high-point in flight A with 23, followed by Doak, Hillman, and others across flights. Also, five new federal safety standards for 1977 cars are expected to raise the retail price by 30 to 35 dollars per car.
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Washington Golf and Country Club
Bea Haberman
Mary Hohl
Babe Hillman
Helen Doak
Rosemary Nemmers
Neil Lloyd
Dorothy Dold
Mary Ann Hildebrand
Carolyn Levy
Pauline Brown
Mary Lynn Sorden
Marge Kneen
Karen Caraccio
Connie Messer
G— Jo Curtis
H— Barb Lucia
LaVera Westphal
Jill Speece
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Dave Freisleben
Freisleben
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Enos Cabell
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Ray Burris
Don Stanhouse
del Unser
Allin
Endicott
N.Y
Buddy Allin
Enrore Golf Club
Andy North
Preston Trail
Dallas
Jerry McGee
Bob Wynn
Don Iverson
Dave Hill
Phil Rodgers
Mark Hayes
Butch Baird
Allen Miller
George Knudson
Bill Mallon
Lee Trevino
Tom Watson
Gary Player
J.C. Snead
Dierker
Sawyer
Oakland
Hassler
Bird
Gossage
Odom
Augustine
Jones
Alexander
Brown
Roberts
Redfern
Perry
Tanana
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Ors TE Oy Shoe Fit Company
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Butler
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Johnson County
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Blacktop
P.M. Fremont
Clyde Crawford
Robert F. Reaney
Duncan Auction CO
Columbus Junction
Robert Duncan
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Dan Crossett
Washington County Fairgrounds
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Kenmore
Mary E. Foster
Matthew W. Foster
Robert E. Waggoner
Keith Murphy
Mike Orris
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