South Defends Shrine Bowl in 13-4 Victory
South coach Bob Younger leads Atlantic bound squad to a 13 to 4 win over the North in Des Moines. Key defense by Howard Justis and Frank Gilson smothered the North after a fast start, with two interceptions and two late fumbles inside the South five. North's Mike Courey and Ellis of Waterloo West produced early scoring, but South’s Seabrooke and Hansen earned standout honors.
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North
Wally Sheets
Cedar Adids Washington
Ie South
Tim Sloan
Knoxville
Rick Herrington
Adcliffe
Tonyerkins
Des Moines
Hoover
Perkins
Sennis Martin
Cedar Rapids Regis
Martin
Kim Starman
Mount
Pleasant
Starman
Sheets
Herrington
Mike Courey
Sioux City
Heelan
Jack Seabrooke
West Des Moines
Dowling
Kevin Coughlin
Waterloo
Columbus
Kevin Kos
Seabrooke
Younger
Scott Hansen
Davenport Central
Kelly Ellis
Ellis
Waterloo West
Mora's three run homer fuels Orioles 5 4 win over A's
Andres Mora delivered a three run shot in the sixth to lift the Orioles to a 5 4 victory over Oakland as Boston maintains a two game lead. Grimsley earned his 11th win while Mora extended his homer total and RBI pace, and Boston routed Seattle 11 1.
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Andres Mora
Orioles
Boston
Oakland Athletics
Elliott Addox
Pat Kelly
Mora
Ross Grimsley
Red Sox
Seattle
Nile
New York
California
Toronto
Kansas City
Detroit
Minnesota
Texas
Micago
Cleveland
Ilwaukee
Od Sox
Mariners
Aunners
Dwight Evans
Elton Fisk
Mike Ixton
Jim Willoughby
Ynkees
Angels
Mickey Rivers
Graig Nettles
Iggie Jackson
Yankees
Ck Tidrow
Blue Jays
Royals
Roy Howell
Dennis Leonard
Dave McKay
Jays
Sam Ewing
Eldon Fair Race Winners and Results Highlight Eldon Fair
Feature winners at the Wapello County Fair races at Eldon Friday night were John Babbs in the late model class and Denny Banks in the sportsman class. Saturday night features saw Dick Schultz and Dan Ludwig win the late model and sportsman events respectively. Top finishers and heat winners across both days are listed, with Schultz and Ludwig among Saturday leaders and Banks among Friday sportsman heat victors.
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Wapello County Fair
Eldon
John Babbs
Denny Banks
Dick Schultz
Dan Ludwig
Sportsman
Babb
Schultz
Em Friethiem
Ron Jackson
Bob McCall
Jerry Pilcher
Jim Brown
Russ Derr
Dan Dickey
Pokey West
Banks
Dan Beavers
Kenny Fenn
Highland Softball Girls to Report for Fall Season
Highland High School invites girls planning to play softball this fall to report Thursday August 18 at 6 p.m. at the high school. Transportation will be provided from Ainsworth and Riverside attendance centers at 5:45 p.m. that evening, per Coach Terry Bowton.
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Highland High School
Terry Bowton
Ainsworth
Riverside
Wadkins Wins PGA Championship at Pebble Beach
Lanny Wadkins defeated Gene Littler in sudden death to capture the PGA Championship in Pebble Beach California. The victory secures Wadkins 10 years of exemption on the tour and prompts questions about realizing the achievement.
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Pebble Beach
Calif
UPI
Lanny Wadkins
Gene Littler
Phillies Sweep Cubs to Extend Win Streak and Lead
The Phillies beat Chicago 10-2 and 4-2 to complete a weekend sweep, extending their club record 12 straight wins and reclaiming the NL East lead with a 71-44 mark. Mike Schmidt homered twice with six RBI, while Larry Christenson and Ted Sizemore propelled the rotation and bullpen.
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Fred McMane
UPI
Phillies
Chicago Cubs
Cubs
Chicago
St. Louis
Pittsburgh
New York Mets
Pirates
Philadelphia
Mike Schmidt
Larry Christenson
Ted Sizemore
Jim Lonborg
Greg Luzinski
Steve Renko
Danny Ozark
Schmidt
Phil Garner
John Candelaria
Mets
Montreal
Houston
San Diego
Los Angeles
Atlanta
San Francisco
Cincinnati
Simpson in fine form for Bills versus Lions
O J Simpson starred in a Buffalo 17 to 10 win over Detroit as he rushed 55 yards on nine carries and scored twice before leaving at halftime. The Bills also got a 25 yard field goal from George Jakowenko and a 25 yard kick by Bob Wood while Leonard Thompson returned a blocked punt for Detroit’s TD.
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Detroit
O.J. Simpson
Simpson
Lions
Bills
Buffalo
George Jakowenko
Leonard Thompson
Bob Wood
Twilight League finish at Washington Golf Club leads
Eldon Brake's team holds the season lead in the Twilight League at the Washington Golf and Country Club as the season ends. Bob Lowe's team defeated Jim Lloyd's 34 to 6 to claim second place, with Lowe, Carr, and Dick Paul teams finished for the summer. Friday scores include Brake 19 Carr 17 Logan 23 Morrison 17 Dalrymple 22 Hensel 18 D Paul 22 Westphal 18 C Paul 21 Bollman 19. Steve Keating topped medalists with a 35 par. Other low scores Dalrymple 36 Brake 37 Westphal 37 C Paul 37 B Bennet 36.
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Washington Golf and Country Club
Eldon Brake
Bob Lowe
Jim Lloyd
Lowe
Carr
Dick Paul
Brake
Logan
Morrison
Dalrymple
Hensel
D. Paul
Westphal
C. Paul
Bollman
Steve Keating
C. Dalrymple
B — Bennett
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Eldon Fair
Highland
Wadkins
Wilma A. Koehler
Helen Shenefelt
Mrs
Dale Norton
Ell
Fareway
Purina
Phils
Expos
Cardinals
Steve Rogers
Joe Kerrigan
Tony Perez
Rogers
del Unser
Ken Reitz
Astros
Padres
Joe Niekro
Jose Cruz
George Hendrick
Dodgers
Braves
Doug Ray
Ted Martinez
The
Evening Journal
C — Myers
Hillman
D — Curtis
Hayes
Janssen
E — Vetter
L. Knight
B. Smith
F — McConnell
Schlapkohl
Burlingame
G — van Houten
G. Brown
H — Gamon
B. Anderson
Bartlett
Hendricks
I — Hibler
Norris
Fritz
Perdock
Wulf
Ave. Brake
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Southern Utilities Company
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