North Wins Shrine Bowl In Des Moines Upset
South coach Jim Hofmann watched the fourth Shrine Bowl end 14-12 for the North at Drake Stadium. A deflected interception by Joe Polk of Waterloo Central swung the game after a dominating performance by Hofmann's squad. Polk returned the pick 72 yards for the decisive moment.
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Urbandale
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Nebraska
Koosman extends 15th win in bid for 20
Mets pitcher Jerry Koosman cruised to his 15th win of the season with a 1-0 shutout of the Reds. He improved to 15-7, already nine wins in his last ten starts, as Sparky Anderson rested Reds stars. Koosman praised his command, noting everything was working. Other NL scores included Los Angeles over Chicago 7-2 and San Francisco 9-5 over Philadelphia.
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Major League Standings and Weekend Results Summary
Major league results list winners and scores from Saturday and Sunday including Pirates 5 over Astros 4 and Mets 13, Expos 2. Houston 4, St Louis 4. Sunday sees San Francisco 9, Philadelphia 5 and New York 1, Cincinnati 0. later results include Pittsburgh 8, Houston 6. Monday matchups feature Atlanta at Cincinnati and Chicago at Houston with time slots EDT.
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Change in Washington High physicals schedule for athletes
A new schedule for annual athlete physicals at Washington High School limits Wednesday August 18 examinations to football players in grades ten to twelve and girls softball players in grades nine to twelve. Football and softball players should report to the high school gym at 12 15 p m for the checkups.
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Zwanziger wins Eldon feature at Eldon raceway
Bill Zwanziger and Jerry Pilcher were feature winners Saturday evening at the Eldon raceways. Zwanziger led late model heats, with Pokey West and Bob McCall also winning. Finishing behind Zwanziger were Roger Dolan, West, Jackson, Sanger, Hansen, Dickey, Frieden and McCall. Denny Banks and Paul Kamphier won sportsman heats. Jim Dorothy took the semi-main. Top sportsman finishers included Pilcher, Lamphier, Banks, Troxel, Essary.
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Ed Sanger
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Dan Dickey
Denny Banks
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Jim Dorothy
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Lamphier
John Troxel
Tom Essary
Crane Company softball team in three state tourney games
The Crane Company of Washington went 1-2 in the Class B state tournament in Des Moines. Steve Segar pitched a two-hitter in a 1-0 win over Audubon in 10 innings with 11 strikeouts, but Crane lost to Tasty Tacos 2-1 on a seventh inning homer and fell 7-1 to Greenfield. Johnson led Crane with multiple hits as the team ends 20-22.
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Hassler of Royals ends 18-game skid with win over Tigers
Andy Hassler of the Kansas City Royals toppled the Detroit Tigers 7-3 to clinch his second victory for the AL Western leaders. After years of losses he earned champagne from teammates and secured a steadier rotation role with a 2.11 ERA over 46 innings since joining the Royals.
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Lions win tourney for Little League
The Lions Club Little League team defeated Brighton 3 to 0 to win the minor Little League championship at Case Field. Winning pitcher Chris Leyden allowed 2 hits. Bruce Schnicker of Brighton gave up 5 hits. Lions finish the season 10 and 3 with a lineup of Leyden Richards Goodlander among others.
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Brighton Triumphs Over Y's Men in League Tourney
Brighton defeated Y's Men 9 3 to reach the Minor Little League finals at Green Field. Pitchers Pfeiffer and Arnold combined for a four hitter with 14 strikeouts. Greenlee homered doubled and tripled to account for half Brighton's six hits. Knorr added two hits for Y's Men. Dittrich took the loss with Beenblossom providing relief.
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Niffenegger Wins Late Model Feature At West Liberty
Kalona driver Mike Niffenegger wins the late model feature at West Liberty for the third time this season while Ken Walton leads early before mechanical trouble ends his run. Steffe finishes second with Mellicher third as Niffenegger holds off Duane Steffe for the win. Sportsman winner Bill Brewer also takes first in his division amid a charity pickup for Darrell Dake. Races run Saturdays with a season finale slated Sept 11.
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