Reds Rally to Sweep Phillies in Nail-Biting NL Thriller
Cincinnati Reds overturned a late deficit to win 8-7 in 9th and 6-5 in 15 innings, moving three of four against Philadelphia as Pete Rose and Dave Concepcion sparked late rallies with aggressive baserunning and clutch hits. Ken Griffey Jr. delivered the decisive infield knock in the 15th. Other NL results: Dodgers over Mets 2-1, Pirates over Giants 3-2 in 11, Cubs over Braves 3-2, Astros over Cubs 6-0, Expos over Padres 3-0.
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Phillies
Dave Concepcion
Pete Rose
Joe) Morgan
Morgan
Phils
Rose
Bob Boone
Concepcion
Johnny Bench
Tony Perez
Cesar Geronimo
Ken Griffey
Geronimo
Los Angeles
New York
Pittsburgh
San Francisco
Chicago
Atlanta
Houston
Montreal
San Diego
Fidrych battles for 20 wins in tough 12th inning loss
Detroit rookie righty Mark Fidrych, leading the majors with a 2.08 ERA, saw his bid for 20 victories slowed by a 12th inning loss to Oakland as Gene Tenace delivered the decisive run. Fidrych, 15-6, has four one run losses, with the Tigers in Oakland drawing 25,659 fans.
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Mark Fidrych
Detroit Tigers
Oakland
A’s
Gene Tenace
Fidrych
Don Baylor
Baylor
Joe Rudi
Mickey Stanley
Sal Bando
Tenace
Rollie Fingers
Mike Torrez
Tigers
Phil Garner
Ron LeFlore
Torrez
Texas
Baltimore
Cleveland
Minnesota
Chicago
Milwaukee
California
New York Yankees
Boston
Kansas City
YWCA announces fall swim program opens September 7
The Washington YWCA will open its fall swim sessions on Tuesday September 7 and run until Friday October 29 with eight week fees of 7.50 for children and adults and 15 for semi private women. Children need a 5 activity ticket. women need a 5 YMCA membership. Noon dips available. men’s health club open to women with sitter options. Instructors listed and future life saving and water safety courses planned for January.
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Washington Ywca
YWCA
YMCA
The
Mary Patt Balk
Julia Gamon
Bea Neuhart
Jan Wagenknecht
Judy Moore
Marion Schiebel
Rhonda Brock
Illinois Man Wins Open Pool Tourney
Denny Searcy of Winthrop Illinois won the playoff match Sunday to take the overall championship in the World Open Fight Ball Nine Ball Association tournament held in Burlington Iowa.
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Burlington
Iowa
UPI
Denny Searcy
Winthrop
Ill
Public Notice of Road Vacation in Washington County Iowa
The Washington County Board of Supervisors seeks to vacate Road 29 and Road 34 English River Two with a hearing on September 21, 1976 in Washington Iowa. Abutting landowners may file written claims for damages before the hearing date.
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Board of Supervisors
Washington County
Iowa
English River
Washington
Walter W. Schroeder
Major League Standings And Results Snapshot
National League standings show Philadelphia leading the East at 83 45 with Montreal at 43 80 and Chicago 60 71. West features Cincinnati 83 48 and Los Angeles 73 56, with Houston and San Francisco closing the division. Saturday results include New York 2 Los Angeles 1 and Cincinnati 8 Philadelphia 7. Sunday scores include Pittsburgh 3 San Francisco 11 innings and Montreal 3 San Diego 0. American League leaders list New York 77 49 and Baltimore 66 61. Subsequent results include Oakland 5 Detroit 2 and Texas 4 Baltimore 6. Games on Tuesday feature various night matchups across leagues.
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Pittsburgh
New York
Chicago
St. Louis
Montreal
Cincinnati
Los Angeles
Houston
San Diego
Atlanta
San Francisco
San Francis
Gullett
Louis
Denny
Christenson
Larson
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Baltimore
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Detroit
Boston
Milwaukee
L.pet
Kansas City
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Minnesota
Texas
California
Briles
Tiant
Hassler
Augustine
Redfern
Bare
Hartzell
Alexander
Norris
Twinight
Exas
Warriorettes win Columbus invitational softball title
The Waco Warriorettes claimed the Columbus Junction tournament crown with a 13 run win over Mid-Prairie after a 2-1 semifinal victory over Columbus. Lynn Hultquist earned the win vs Mid-Prairie with two hits and two RBIs. Kathy Mincer led Columbus with three hits and a homer in the first inning. The Warriorettes improved to 3-0 as they prepare to face Washington next.
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Columbus
Columbus Junction
Waco
Mid-Prairie
Lynn Hultquist
Sandra Hesseltine
Warriorettes
Jane Niffenegger
Nancy Schaefer
Vicky Berg
Cathy Shalla
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Hawkettes
Hawkette
Hesseltine
Mary Miller
Margaret Anderson
Hultquist
Kathy Mincer
Wildkittens
Deb McCullough
Paul Connolly
Washington
Olds
Moss Wins Late Model Feature At West Liberty
John Moss of Iowa City led from the start on a slick West Liberty track to win his second late model feature of the season. Ron Prymek finished second as Moss held off rivals. Ron Weedon dropped out amid a string of recent mechanical woes. The article notes fast laps by Weedon and the chaotic event sequence including debris from an incident involving Mike Niffenegger. The finale details include heat and semi-main winners and a powder puff derby won by Kathy Erwin. The season ends with races on September 4 and September 11.
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Gale Reed
John Moss
Iowa City
West Liberty
Moss
Ron Prymek
Ron Weedon
Weedon
Illinois
Davenport
Mike Niffenegger
Gail Brenner
Niffenegger
Mike
Ken Walton
Tom Hearst
Duane Steffe
John Simonec
Chuck Lukemyers
Wayne French
Bill Brewer
Jack Hall
Dave Dodder
Mike Wilson
Stan Klinkhamer
Ron Boyse
Kathy Erwin
Letts
Nicklaus shoots par in MS exhibition at Wakonda
Jack Nicklaus plays golf in Des Moines at the John Ryan multiple sclerosis Exhibition on the Wakonda course. He carded 35 37 and finished one stroke behind Lon Nielsen, who had 36 35 on the last day of his amateur career. Nielsen turns pro today at the Kansas Open in Lawrence.
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Des Moines
UPI
Jack Nicklaus
John Ryan
Wakonda
Nicklaus
Lon Nielsen
Nielsen
Lawrence
Sanger and Fenn Triumph at Eldon Saturday Night
Ed Sanger and Ken Fenn led Eldon Races as feature winners on Saturday evening. Late model heats went to Carl Sanger Bob McCall Jack Mitchell with Ron Jackson winning the Australian and Mike Frieden the semi main. Finishing behind Sanger were Roger Dolan Bill Zwanziger Carl Sanger and Ron Jackson. Pokey West finished tenth. Ken Fenn and Denny Banks won the sportsman heats with Dick Crooks taking the semi main. Gary Thomas placed second in sportsman with Denny Banks Bernie Frieden and Tom Essary nearby. Mark Mundell won the sportsman mechanics race.
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Ed Sanger
Ken Fenn
Eldon
Carl Sanger
Bob McCall
Jack Mitchell
Ron Jackson
Mike Frieden
Sanger
Roger Dolan
Bill Zwanziger
Pokey West
Denny Banks
Dick Crooks
Gary Thomas
Bernie Frieden
Tom Essary
Mark Mundell
Sportsman
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