Cardinals harness lefthanders to sweep Phils as Keane seeks calm
Cardinals manager Johnny Keane, under pressure for an eighth place NL tie, used three lefties including rookie Gordon Richardson to beat Philadelphia in a doubleheader 6-1 and 4-1. Richardson limited the Phils to six hits, while Ray Sadecki won the nightcap. Curt Flood, Bill White, and Tim McCarver fueled the offense as Ken Boyer led a 15-hit day.
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Johnny Keane
St. Louis
Cardinals
Cardinal
August Busch
Bing Devine
Keane
Dodgers
Philadelphia Phillies
Phillies
Gordon Richardson
Jacksonville
Ray Sadecki
Richardson
Curt Flood
Bill White
Tim McCarver
Colquitt
Sadecki
Phils
Ken Boyer
Giants
Sandy Koufax
San Francisco
Twilight League Golf Leads and Friday Results
Dick Paul and his golfers led the men’s Twilight League with a 4 to 3 win over Boyer’s crew. Bob Lowe’s team won 6 to 1 over Patterson’s, tying for second with Jack Welk’s squad idle. Other matches: Wells 4 Bannister 3, Gebhardt 4 DeLa 2, Brake 4 Hensel 3, Lloyd 4 Morrison 2. Medalists: Clint Hensel Jim Lloyd Paul Gebhardt with 36. other low scores include Bollman 36 Henness 37 Casey 40 Powers Custer 42 Truax Mec Farland Ryner 43 Robertson Baldrige Mills 46 Beye 46 Crossett Brown 47 Tanner 47 Gillesby 48.
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Dick Paul
Boyer
Bob Lowe
Patterson
Jack Welk
Wells
Bannister
Gebhardt
DeLa
Brake
Hensel
Lloyd
Morrison
Clint Hensel
Jim Lloyd
Paul Gebhardt
Bollman
Henness
Casey
Powers
Custer
Truax
MecFarland
Ryner
Robertson
A. Baldri
Paul
Weik
Lowe
Wells DeLa
Lloyd Brake
Ldby Patterson Boyer
SR Lay Morrison
Major League Standings and Weekend Results Summary
The American League leads with New York at 59 36 and Chicago 59 38, while Baltimore sits 50 38 and Boston 50 51. Weekend games saw Los Angeles beat Kansas City 18 2 and New York top Detroit 14 2 as Chicago swept Minnesota 6 5 and Boston edged Cleveland 4 3. In the National League, Philadelphia 56 40 leads San Francisco 57 42, with Cincinnati 54 45 and Pittsburgh 50 44 close behind. Results included Houston 5 Chicago 3, St Louis 6 Philadelphia 1, and Milwaukee 11 New York 7.
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Baltimore
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Kansas City
W. L. Pet
New York
Los Angeles
Los Ang
Philadelphia
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St. Louis
St. Loui
Maloney
Lemaster
San Fran
Little League Journey Announces Washington Tournament Tickets
Tickets for the second annual Washington tournament go on sale sold by local boys in the city baseball program. A one dollar pass admits the holder to both days August 7 and 8 with four games daily. Youth eight and under admitted with a parent’s ticket, while participating players may earn a free ticket by selling five adult tickets. Teams listed include Washington North and South, Riverside, Ainsworth, and Crawfordsville with three more expected before the event.
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Washington North and South
Riverside
Ainsworth
Crawfordsville
Father-daughter champs repeat in Iowa golf tourney
Mount Pleasant report says Carl Huiskamp and Barbara Poe, defending champions, again won the Iowa Father-Daughter golf tournament. They shot 75 over 18 holes Sunday, beating closest rivals Gene and Karen Bane of Knoxville by nine strokes. Third place tied among four teams: John Kehrer with Judy Blank Cedar Rapids, Ed Smith with Linda Schelldorf Fort Dodge, Ed and Linda LaGrave Des Moines, and Dick and Molly Darnell Knoxville.
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Mount Pleasant
Carl Huiskamp
Barbara Poe
Champons
Iowa
Keokuk
Gene
Karen Bane
Knoxville
John Kehrer
Judy Blank
Cedar Rapids
Ed Smith
Linda Schelldorf
Fort Dodge
Linda LaGrave
Des Moines
Dick and
Molly Darnell
Mosier wins 50 lap Columbus Junction midseason race
Mosier duplicated last week’s West Liberty victory by taking the lead in lap 19 and driving the final 25 laps as Jackson battled closely. Inglebright Mickey Lane Morris Ken Jackson Ensminger Mullink and Noble rounded out the top ten as Hemsted escaped a fire in his car during the 11th lap restart. Ralph Erickson won trophy clash. Dale Alone secured the consolation race. next Saturday jalopies return to West Liberty.
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West Liberty
Columbus Junction
Mosier
Ron Jackson
Haust Pipes
Bob Inglebright
John Mickey
Ron Hemsted
Lone Tree
Ron
Muscatine Hospital
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Ingiebright
Mickey
Lane
Morris
Ken Jackson
Ensminger
Mullink
Noble
Ralph Erickson
Smith
Inglebright
Brissey
Erickson
Niffenegger
Hemsted
Hamilton
Dale
Lundbaugh
Sehmelzer
Williamson
Plank
Jalopies
American team defeats Reds in world track showdown
United States track and field teams swept Russia in Los Angeles, capturing the combined men and women’s meet 187 to 156. U.S. men led 139 to 97 while U.S. women edged Russia 48 to 59. New world marks were set by Dallas Long in shot put at 67 feet 10 1 inches and Fred Hansen vaulting 17 feet 4 inches. The Americans also won major events including the triple jump and long-distance races for the first time in this event.
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Los Angeles
UPI
United States
Russia
U.S
Sam Bell
Oregon State College
Tokyo
Dallas Long
USC Dentistry
Fred Hansen
Texas’ Rice Institute
Donna Osincup Visits Vicksburg Friend Ten Years On
Ten years ago today Donna Osincup daughter of Mr and Mrs Herb Osincup traveled to Vicksburg Michigan to visit her friend Nancy Barclay daughter of Mr and Mrs Charles Barclay former Washington residents.
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Herb Osincup
Vicksburg, Mich
Nancy Barclay
Charles Barclay
Washington
Americans Rout Russians In Dual Meet Distances Upset
The article notes American victories over the Russians in long distance events. Gerry Lindgren, 18, Spokane, won the 10,900 meters in 29:17.6, defeating veterans Leonid Ivanov and Nikolay Dutov. George Young and Jeff Fishback took first and second in the 3,000 meter steeplechase in 8:42.1, the Americans’ first win in this event since 1952. Bob Schul won the 5,000 meters in 14:12.4, with Bill Dellinger second. Ira Davis won the triple jump with 53 feet 11 inches, the best American mark.
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Hansen
Gerry Lindgren
Spokane
Wash
Leonid
Miami University of Ohio
Bill Dellinger
University of Oregon
Ira Davis
Philadelphia
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