U.S. swimmers upset East German relay team in Montreal
UPI reports Kornelia Ender failed to win a fifth Olympic gold but Jill Sterkel and Shirley Babashoff powered the U.S. women to a 3:44.82 world-record win in the 400-meter freestyle relay. The Americans also earned golds from Rod Strachan and Jim Montgomery in swimming and track events, with Ted Coffin delivering a dressage upset for the U.S. equestrian team.
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United States
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Russia
America
U.S
Germany
Rod Strachan
Ted Coffin
Strafford
Coffin
Edwin Moses
Bearded Mac Wilkins
Rich Wohlhuter
Alberto Juantorena
Cuba
Fidel Castro
Moses
Major League Standings and Sunday Results Summary
Baseball standings and results from the major leagues show Milwaukee and Detroit leading their divisions with scores against Baltimore and Cleveland. Sunday results include wins by Detroit over Cleveland, Philadelphia over Pittsburgh, and Cincinnati over Atlanta, with a slate of upcoming games and listed probable pitchers for several matchups across the American and National Leagues.
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W. L. Pet
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Cleveland
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
New York
Boston
Milwaukee
St. Louis
Minnesota
Chicago
Montreal
Calif
Texas
Oakland
Kansas City
Cincinnati
Los Angeles
Thomas
Houston
Tiant
San Diego
Ellis
Atlanta
Grimsley
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Phila
San Fran
Pittsby
Hous
Stanhouse
Dunning
Renko
Stone
Sutton
Morton
Matlack
Christenson
Montefusco
Norman
Fe Ace
Lions Club Little League Triumph Over State Bank 12-11
The Lions Club Little League squeezed a 12 to 11 victory over State Bank Friday. Kurt Horn tag outs the tying run at the plate. Winners on the mound were Mark Goodlander, Ryan Gipple and Chris Leyden. State Bank’s Enfield, DeLong and Jay Zieglowsky pitched. Horns each had two hits for Lions while Enfield also had two safeties for State Bank. State Bank ends season. Lions set makeup game versus U's Men on July 30.
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State Bank
Kurt Horn
Mark Goodlander
Ryan Gipple
Chris Leyden
Enfield
DeLong
Jay Zieglowsky
Darren Horn
U's
Waco Pekin Players Named to Blackhawk Conference Team
In the Blackhawk Girls Softball Conference All-Conference list, Waco and Pekin players earned spots. First team includes Lisa Martin, Lisa Lowenberg, and Kathy Chambers. second team honors go to five Waco players and four Pekin players. Honorable mentions include Pam Wright, Brenda Edgar, and Sandra Hesseltine. The conference also features Harmony, Tri-County, Van Buren, and West Burlington.
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Pekin
Blackhawk
Cardinal
Eldon
Central
Argyle
Lisa Martin
Infield
Waco High School
Lisa Lowenberg
Kathy Chambers
Waco Warriorettes
Mary Miller
Kelly Miller
Margaret Anderson
Lynn Hulquist
Deann Alvine
Diane Cary
Kathy Sterling
Barb Vanney
Jane Lowenberg
Pam Wright
Brenda Edgar
Sandra Hesseltine
Harmony
Tri-County
van Buren
West Burlington
West and Fenn take feature wins at Eldon Speedway
West led the late model feature with Stam Studing Curt Hansen Fred Horn and Ed Sanger trailing. Fenn beat Jerry Pilcher Paul Lamphier Ed Pilcher and Gary Thomas in the sportsman feature. Tom Studing West and Roger Dolan won the late model heats and Bill Zwanziger claimed the Australian pursuit. Fenn and Pilcher won the sportsman class heat races, with John Troxel taking the semi main.
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Pokey West
Ken Fenn
Eldon
West
Stam Studing
Curt Hansen
Fred Horn
Ed Sanger
Fenn
Jerry Pilcher
Paul Lamphier
Ed Pilcher
Gary Thomas
Tom Studing
Roger Dolan
Bill Zwanziger
John Troxel
Attendance Boom: U.S. Sports Box Office Totals Rise
A look at U S spectator sports box office receipts shows growth from 65 million in 1930 to 98 million in 1940, 222 million in 1950, surpassing 1 billion in 1970 and reaching 1.2 billion by 1975, signaling a decades long surge in popularity and revenue.
Paul's team gains ground in Twilight golf title race
Paul’s group closes in on league leader Bill Westphal by 12 points in average. They beat Logan 23 to 17 while Westphal’s squad was idle. Friday results include Carr defeating Lloyd 21 to 19 with Carr as medalist at 36.
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Craig Paul
Bill Westphal
Logan
Westphal
Carr
Lloyd
Lowe
Brake
Dalrymple
Bollman
Hensel
Morrison
G. Morrison
Mark Nemmers
W Ave. Westphal
Hensel Morrison
Niffenegger Wins West Liberty Late Model Feature
Kalona driver Mike Niffenegger led from lap 18 to win the 20 lap late model feature at West Liberty, after starting eighth and moving through the top four. Ken Walton finished second with Ron Weedon third as Darrell Dake faded after a fuel pump issue. Chuck Lukemyers led early to win the sportsman feature. A 33-car late model field highlighted a night of racing with time trials close among the top eight. Races are set for Tuesday and Saturday at the West Liberty Fair under Super Stocks Inc. management.
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Mike Niffenegger
Kalona
Ken Walton
West Liberty
Niffenegger
Ron Weedon
Darrell Dake
Dake
Darrell
Kade
Weedon
Walton
Duane Steffe
John Moss
Chuck Lukemyers
Tipton
Tom Stewart
Washington
Dave Birkhofer
Muscatine
Steffe
Bill Douglas
Tom Hearst
Stan Klinkhammer
Dave Wheeler
Charlie Brockett
West Liberty Fair
Super Stocks Inc
Dale Gegner
Brighton
Gegner
Oskaloosa
Burlington
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