Giants Rally To Narrow NL Race In 11 2 Victory
The San Francisco Giants stay in contention behind Billy O'Dell's 14th win as Willie Mays hits a homer and a double. The 11-2 win over the Dodgers tightens the NL pennant chase with a potential move closer to first place by Sunday.
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San Francisco Giants
Giants
Los Angeles Dodgers
San Francisco
Dodgers
Billy O'Dell
Willie Mays
Felipe Alou
O'Dell
Shantz
Charlie James
Bobby Shantz
Cardinals
Phillies
Warren Soan
Hank Aaron
Joe Adcock
Colts
Bob Lillis
Claude Raymond
Spahn
Billy Williams
Cubs
Pittsburgh
Elroy
George Altman
Bobby Richardson
Whitey Ford
Marshall Bridges
Yankees
Bill Ukowron
Richardson
Tom Tresh
Tony Kubek
Paul Foytack
Leon Wagner
Dean Chance
Minnesota
Jim Kaat
Steve Bilko
Jim Fregosi
Bob Rodgers
Wagner
Pedro Ramos
Tito Francona
Indians
Senators
Washington
Earl Wynn
Dean Stone
Nelson Fox
al Smith
White Sox
Tommy Davis Hits Lead in RBIs and Average for 1962
Dodgers outfielder Tommy Davis, made a regular starter, leads both leagues with 112 RBIs and about a .350 batting average by early August. At 23, Davis credits daily starting duty for his improvement and says he now thinks through each at bat and pitches. He earned All Star recognition and improved his fielding with added responsibility.
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Tommy Davis
LOS Angeles
UPI
Los Angeles Dodgers
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Tommy
RBI
Brooklyn
Major Leagues Friday Results Data Set
Friday results show New York beat Detroit 8 0 Cleveland edged Washington 3 0 Chicago defeated Kansas City 3 1 Los Angeles won 1 0 over Minnesota in 11 innings Baltimore at Boston postponed. Saturday pitching matchups list Roberts Estra da Delock Schwall Aguirre Bun ning Terry Turley McDowell Osteen Buzhardt Rakow Pascual Belinsky Drysdale Pierce Hook Purkey Burdette Farrell. Sunday schedule includes Detroit New York Baltimore Boston Cleveland Washington Chicago Kansas City Chicago Pittsburgh Cincinnati Houston San Francisco and other matchups with multiple games.
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Mays
Tom Haller
Johnny Podres
Cincinnati Reds
New York Mets
St. Louis Cardinals
Philadelphia Phillies
Milwaukee Braves
Houston Colts
Chicago Cubs
Pittsburgh Pirates
New York Yankees
Detroit Tigers
Los Angeles Angels
Minnesota Twins
Cleveland Indians
Washington Senators
Chicago White Sox
Kansas City Athletics
Frank Robinson
Cincinnati
Jim Maloney
al Jackson
Frank Thomas
Marv Throneberry
New York
Detroit
Cleveland
Washington
Chicago
Kansas City
Los Angeles
Minnesota
Baltimore
Boston
Roberts
Estrada
Delock
Schwall
Aguirre
Bunning
Terry
Turley
McDowell
Osteen
Buzhardt
Rakow
Pittsburgh
Milwaukee
Houston
St. Louis
Philadelphia
San Fran
Law
Ellsworth
Mahaffey
Jackson
San Francisco
Drysdale
Pierce
Purkey
Burdette
Farrell
Palmer Holds Lead In Classic Golf
Arnold Palmer raced to a five stroke edge at the American Golf Classic in Akron with a 36 hole total of 136 after a second round 69. Don January trailed by five strokes while Jack Nicklaus Gary Player and others followed. Palmer vowed to keep charging ahead as he aims to protect the lead despite three bogeys Friday.
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Akron
Ohio
UPI
Arnold Palmer
Palmer
Don January
Jack Nicklaus
PGA
Gary Player
Bob Goalby
Dave Ragan
Jacky Cupit
Firestone Country Club
Mike Souchak
George Bayer
Jay Hebert
Gene Littler
Billy Maxwell
Cary Middlecoff
Jackie Burke
Frank Stranahan
Charles Sifford
Art Wall
Don Finsterwald
Fred Hawkins
Jim Ferrier
Ted Kroll
Bruce Devlin
Jon Gustin
Mac Main
George Knudson
Cubs and Giants tie for Little League title
The Cubs beat the Braves 9 to 1 and the Dodgers 9 to 2 to finish in a deadlock with the Giants for first place in the National Little League. A rematch is set for Wednesday August 15 to decide the league crown.
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Cubs
Giants
Braves
Dodgers
Joe Minick
Chris Wilson
Doug English
Jim McCarthy
Dodger
Alan Crone
Yankees
Indians
City Hosts Welcomes Five Families to Washington
Five new families move to Washington welcomed by city hostess Mrs. Bob Swift. Ronald Halvorson and wife join Washington Public Schools with Halvorson teaching junior high band and wife teaching second grade at Stewart Elementary. The couple enjoy water skiing and bridge and attend Immanuel Lutheran Church. Bertha Cheese joins United Presbyterian Home from Los Angeles, crocheting and cards. Jerry Tyer serves as district supervisor for Farmers Hybrid Company and relocates with wife and two children from Van.
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Washington
Bob Swift
Ronald G. Halvorson
Washington Public
Halvorson
Stewart
Immanuel Lutheran Church
Bertha Cheese
United Presbyterian Home
Los Angeles
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W H S Gridders Report For Exams And Equipment
Washington High School football players from seniors to sophomores must report for physical and dental exams on August 22 at 12 30 p m in the new gym and collect equipment on specific dates August 20 for seniors August 21 for juniors and sophomores. Coach Harold Stevens assists by Jim Rossen while Don Lawless and Glen Hurst coach freshman sophomores.
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Iowa State High School Athletic Association
Tom English
Harold Stevens
Stevens
Jim Rossen
Don Lawless
Glen Hurst
Klopfenstein Wins Maytag Scholarship at Iowa State
Kent E. Klopfenstein son of Mr and Mrs Kermit Klopfenstein of Washington and a senior accounting student in the College of Business Administration at the State University of Iowa has received a 300 scholarship from the Maytag Company Foundation. Word of the scholarship came in a letter from S G Winter dean of the college.
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Kent E. Klopfenstein
Kermit Klopfenstein
Washington
College of Business Administration
State University of Iowa
Maytag Company Foundation
S. G. Winter
Residents Join United Presbyterian Home Community
Perry Iowa residents Mr and Mrs Tyer move into the United Presbyterian Home along with Mr and Mrs John McLoy from Louisville Kentucky. The McLoys have three sons abroad and their cabin is 23. Mrs Myrtle Horton from Indianola also resides there, active in PEO OES Legion Auxiliary and church.
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Perry
Iowa
Tyer
John McLoy
United Presbyterian Home
Louisville
McLoy
United Presbyterian Church
Honolulu
Hawaii
Alexandria
Egypt
Rochester
N. Y
Myrtle Horton
Indianola
PEO
OES
The
Legion Auxiliary
Young Kerwin Miller Welcomed by Many Visitors
At Kalona a large list of relatives and friends visited Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Miller to meet newborn Kerwin Keith born July 17. Guests included Dan P. Miller Gary James LaVonne Eschliman Evan Brenneman Simon Hershberger Ben M. Miller Morris Swartzendruber Lorraine Ellis Swartzendruber Paul D. Miller Gareth Swartzendruber Dan Miller Jr. Jan Ivan Alt and Marvin O'Hare family members.
Warm Air Heating Boom Ahead of October Weather
Local heating firm promotes warm air systems and conversion burners with daily sales activity. Offers free estimates and urges early purchases to ensure readiness for cooler October days.
Social Gatherings and Family Visits Highlight Kalona Area
Lydia Brenneman and numerous relatives and friends from Walford North Dakota Goshen Indiana Midland Michigan and other locales gathered for dinners and overnight visits hosted by Mrs Mary Yetty. Casey Spicher celebrated his second birthday with family in Kalona and Ponca City Oklahoma visitors joined the occasion. Out of town guests included the Boones visitors from Ponca City and relatives from Texas Arizona and Indiana.
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Lydia Brenneman
Robert Contreras
Wesley Burrows
Gerald Lane
Amy Hochstetler
Dorothy Gingerich
Sherman Yoder
Walford
North Dakota
Mary Yetty
Jens Kramer
Goshen
Indiana
Clifford Page
Midland
Michigan
Lena R. Yoder
Ed Knepp
Mose P. Yoder
Emma Yoder
Terry Spitzer
Kramer
Yetty
Casey
Loren Spicher
Spicher
Roy Kallaus
Louise
Tom Hofer
Kevin
Velma Spicher
Irma Gingerich
Dawn Marie Spicher
Ora Boone
Kalona
Ponca City
Oklahoma
Wayne Goodenow
Nancy Goodenow
Williamsburg
Boones
Thomas Lahey
Gertrude
Cloyd Small
San Juan
Texas
Gladys Page Miller
Tuscon
Arizona
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Denver
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Young Kerwin Miller
Mrs. Eugene Way
Keith Norton
West Branch
Keith
Nancy
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Joe Stalder
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