Dodgers Sweep Mets in Double Shutout At Dodgers Stadium
Don Drysdale blanked the Mets 5-0 for his seventh win while Joe Moeller and Phil Regan added a 5-0 nightcap victory as Los Angeles completed a double shutout. The Dodgers moved within 2 games of Pittsburgh in the National League standings and highlighted a strong pitching rotation led by Newcombe Podres Erskine Koufax and Sutton.
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Walt Alston
Don Drysdale
Alston
Drysdale
New York Mets
Joe Moeller
Phil Regan
Los Angeles
Pittsburgh
Don Newcombe
Johnny Podres
Carl Erskine
Sandy Koufax
Claude Osteen
Don Sutton
Los Angels
Dodgers Stadium
Koufax
John Kennedy
John Roseboro
Moeller
Regan
Maury Wills
Jeff Torborg
Dodgers
Ken Boyer
Lou Johnson
Tommy Davis
San Francisco
Philadelphia
Houston
Cincinnati
Atlanta
Chicago
St Louis
Baltimore
Minnesota
Boston
New
Diamond Digest Announces District Pony League and Little League Tournaments
The Iowa District Pony League Tournament takes place at Green Field July 29 to 31, with the Washington Little League Age Tournament following August 6 and 7. Local leagues wrap up a season showing Hills first in Babe Ruth Tri County, Washington Blues winning Pony League Crown, and Washington North leading Little League Tri County. Girls softball standings show Sluggers 14-2 atop the four-team league, with Untouchables 9-7 and Giants 3-13 in last. See you at the tournaments.
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Iowa
Green Field
Washington
Hills
Washington Blues
Washington North
Cubs
Our City
South
Orioles
Southwest
Untouchables
Giants
Geiberger wins PGA title at Firestone by four strokes
Al Geiberger clinched the PGA Championship at Firestone with a final total of 280, four strokes ahead of runner up Dudley Wysong. Wysong shot 72 to 284, while Billy Casper, Gene Littler, and Gary Player tied at 286 for $8,333 each. Nicklaus finished 292 and Palmer 287 as Marr ended 291. Geiberger, exhausted, expressed a desire to return Sept 10–11 for the World Series of Golf against top peers.
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Akron, Ohio
Billy Casper
Jack Nicklaus
Gene Littler
Nicklaus
Geiberger
Dudley Wysong
Wysong
Casper
Littler
Gary Player
Arnold Palmer
Palmer
Julius Boros
Jacky Cupit
Doug Sanders
Sam Snead
Major league Standings and Results Overview
United Press International reports American League standings led by Baltimore and Detroit with Cleveland, Washington, New York, Minnesota and others close behind. Results include Cleveland 3 Detroit 0 and Washington 6 Kansas City 2 among Sunday outcomes. National League shows Pittsburgh leading, with San Francisco and Los Angeles nearby, plus multiple night games and scheduled Tuesday matchups.
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Baltimore
Detroit
California
Cleveland
Minnesota
Chicago
New York
Kansas City
Washington
Boston
Cleve
Inn
Kan City
Siebert
McCormick
Pittsburgh
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Houston
Atlanta
Cincinnati
Chi
Atla
Ribant
Farrell
Lor An
Short
Sutton
Veale
Marichal
Los Ang
Mid-Prairie Girls Win Sectional Softball Title
The Mid-Prairie softball team defeated Van Buren 14 0 to win the sectional tournament at Olds on Wednesday. They reached finals by beating Pekin 10 5 and Waco 7 1 before closing the regular season with a 23 5 win over Deep River-Millersburg on July 15 and advancing to district play at Milo Friday. Coach es are Jackie Flake and Lester Reber, with players Charlene Kleinschmidt Connie Ehrenfelt Diane Ehrenfelt Jeanne Figgins Mary Schaefer Trudy Kos Elaine Kleinschmidt Bonnie Jirsa Renee Fullerton Patty Igerich Joyce Geyer Becky Berg Linda Kos. The sectional trophy will be displayed at Mid Prairie High School.
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Mid - Prairie
Olds
van Buren
Mid - Prrie
Pekin
Waco
Deep River - Millersburg
Milo
Jackie Flake
Lester Reber
Charlene Kleinschmidt
Connie Ehrenfelt
Diane Ehrenfelt
Jeanne Figgins
Mary Schaefer
Trudy Kos
Elaine Kleinschmidt
Bonnie Jirsa
Renee Fullerton
Patty Igerich
Joyce Geyer
Becky Berg
Linda Kos
Mid-Prairie High School
Tri-County all star baseball edged in tourney loss
The Tri-County team fell to Oskaloosa American 4 to 1 in a second round tournament game. Washington scored on a walk and a subsequent RBI, while Oskaloosa broke the game with a three run homer in the fifth. Ward Anderson pitched well for Tri-County as Stevens Fletcher and Anderson collected the local hits.
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San Francisco
Willie Mays
Ron Herbel
Bill Henry
Henry
Philadelphia
Bill White
Frank Linzy
Joe Torre
Cincinnati
Billy McCool
Torre
Reds
Vada Pinson
Dick Kelley
Atlanta
Mike de la Haz
Chicago
St. Louis
Adolfo Phillips
George Altman
Glenn Beckett
Lou Brock
Tri - County
Oskaloosa
Washington
Tom Trier
Tom Mossman
Mark Stevens
Trier
Ward Anderson
Anderson
Stevens
Stan Fletcher
Famed golf pro Tony Lema dies in plane crash
Tony Lema, famed golf professional, his wife Betty, and two others die when their private plane crashes on a golf course near the Illinois Indiana line after attempting an emergency landing. The 32 year old Oakland native had planned to play the Lincolnshire Open in Chicago Heights. Onlookers report screams as the craft bursts into flames.
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Munster
Ind
UPI
Tony Lema
Ilinois
Indiana State Line
Lema
Chicago Heights
Sportsmen's Club
Oakland
Betty
Calif
George Bard
Kankakee
Ill
San
Doris Francisco
Mullen
PGA
Akron
Ohio
Pool fund nears $14589 for Columbus Junction project
ColumBUS Junction reports 14588.76 in pledges and cash for a planned community swimming pool as of July 17. Donations include two $1,000 gifts from the American Legion Post and Columbus Junction State Bank, five $500 gifts from local firms and donors, and support from the Junction Jaycees plus regional residents and workers.
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Columbus Junction
the American Legion Post
Columbus Junction State Bank
Stacy - Lewis Funeral Home
Peoples National Bank
Columbus Business Women
Weber and
Huston
Junction
Jaycees
Wedding Attended by Goshen Friends and Family
Relatives and friends from this area attended the Goshen Indiana wedding of Martha Beiler and Dr John Byler. Saturday afternoon guests included Alvin Hershberger and family George Yoder and family John Arthur Yoder and family Leslie Byler and family Amanda Byler and Vera Lloyd Knepp Alice Eimen Edwin Knepp Ezra Shenk and Wilbur Nachtigall all from the Kalona area.
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Eugene Way Kalona
Martha Beiler
John Byler
Goshen
Indiana
Alvin Hershberger
George Yoder
John Arthur Yoder
Leslie Byler
Amanda Byler
Vera
Lloyd Knepp
Alice Eimen
Edwin Knepp
Ezra Shenk
Wilbur Nachtigall
Ten Years Ago Today Fence Work Planned at Townsley Park
Work on a new fence enclosing the north, east, and west sides of Townsley Park fair grounds will begin Wednesday morning, according to an announced notice. The project marks a decade since the park’s early improvements and reflects ongoing maintenance by local authorities.
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Townsley Park Fair
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