League leaders set early pace for pennants and All Stars
Giants lead the N L by one game over Pittsburgh as they and the Orioles push toward October. Giants and Orioles sent 10 players to the All Star game in St Louis. Both clubs must endure 75 more league games before a World Series meeting.
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Jimmy Brown retires to pursue acting in London
Jimmy Brown of the Cleveland Browns announces retirement to devote his life to acting and promoting equality. The famed fullback, noted as the greatest ground gainer in pro football history, said he will quit after much deliberation and has traveled to London where he stars in The Dirty Dozen. He has already missed the start of football practice.
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Baseball Schedule Shows Probables For Thursday Night Games
Major league teams Boston California New York Kansas City Washington Minnesota Cleveland Chicago Baltimore Detroit appear with listed pitchers Bennett Lopez Downing Segal Grant Howard Barber Wilson. The note also covers Brown planning retirement from football after 1966 to pursue economic union work and confirms friendly ties with Art Modell after a call.
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Local Resident Charles C Hotle To Begin Army Training
Ten years ago today Charles C Hotle of Washington is scheduled to leave July 15 for Fort Riley Kansas. He will report to the commanding general First Infantry Division Artillery for about two weeks of on the job training. A prominent grain dealer in civilian life he is a major Artillery in the US Army Reserve.
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National League Standings and Tonight’s Probable Pitchers
Unmea Press reports the National League standings with San Francisco leading at 54 33 and .621, Pittsburgh 52 33 .612, Los Angeles 47 36 .566, Philadelphia 46 39 .541, Houston 45 40 .529, St. Louis 39 43 .476, Atlanta 41 47 .468, Cincinnati 37 46 .446, New York 35 48 .422, Chicago 26 57 .313. Tonight’s schedule lists five doubleheaders across St Louis at Cincinnati, Los Angeles at New York, San Francisco at Philadelphia, Chicago at Pittsburgh, and Houston at Atlanta with starters including Koufax, Sadecki, Short, Ellsworth, Veale, Bruce, and Cloninger.
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Washington North Dominates Crawfordsville 10 to 2 in Tri-County
Washington North beat Crawfordsville 10 to 2 in a Tri- County Little League game. Tom Trier earned the win with 12 strikeouts allowing five hits. Four players Trier, Martin, Davison and Brock had two hits each, with Brock and Marti adding four triples and Hysell hitting a home run. Wedmer took the loss with seven strikeouts and 11 hits allowed. Washington North remains undefeated in the league and seeks a fifth win next week.
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Couples Tourney at Washington Country Club
One hundred couples expected Sunday to participate in the annual out of town invitational couples golf tournament at the Washington Country Club. Among the competitors are defending champions Jim and Cathy Lloyd. Virginia Powell notes coffee and rolls in the pro shop, breakfast at 7 15 a.m., buffet starts 11 a.m., with food throughout the day. Committee members include Mr. and Mrs. Byron Winans, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hayes, Bill Casey and John Lloyd. Public is invited to watch.
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Ralston Favored In National Clay Courts Tennis Meet
Milwaukee United Press International reports that top ranked Dennis Ralston of Bakersfield California led a field of four American and two foreign seeds to the quarter finals of the National Clay Courts tournament. The 23 year old Davis Cupper seeded first beat Lenny Schloss Baltimore 63 62 to reach the quarters as he chases a third straight clay title.
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Mosier Wins Oskaloosa 25-Lap Stock Car Feature
Mark Mosier of Washington won the 25 lap stock car feature at Oskaloosa on Wednesday night. Tom Stewart, also from Washington, challenged early but retired to the pits with heating problems.
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Gemini 10 test hit shows minor trouble delaying launch
At Cape Kennedy engineers traced a single fault in the 13 hour Gemini 10 mission test. An erroneous guidance signal disrupted final minutes of the mock coast, but officials expect a fix before Monday’s planned launch of John Young and Michael Collins. Tropical Celia loomed offshore and workers at Merritt Island returned to shift work.
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Michigan residents visit Keota by MRS BOYD SANDERS
Floyd Dos and his daughter Lucille Miller of Dearborn visited with sister and aunt Mrs. Vina Mattison and relatives. They called on Mr. and Mrs. Tom Dowis in Washington. Dowis and Miller plan to return home July 9. Sunnyside Pinochle club met hosted by Ruth Ginkens with guests Emmaline Trier Pauline Sable LaRue Conklin. Prizes went to Betty Shaw Beth Holmes Ruth Zehr. T L club met at Lorene Henry home July 6 with ten members and two guests Mildred Henry and Mae Horning. plans set for a basket dinner at Keota park July 31. Lorene Henry received hostess gift. refreshments served by Henry with Margaret Ruby Ruth Zehr.
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