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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jun 01, 1971

Page

8

Buford Delivers Two Homers In Wild Orioles White Sox Tilt

Buford belts two home runs and drives in three as he feuds with Chicago fans during a chaotic ninth inning. Debris and a fan altercation interrupt the game while Earl Weaver criticizes the scene. Orioles win 11-3 after earlier 1-0 loss to Tommy John.

Don Buford Baltimore Buford Bart Johnson Chicago White Sox Orioles Tommy John Nestor) Chylak Oriole Weaver Chulak

Drunk Man Tests Guess With Canary Hand Trick

A drunk at a cocktail bar wagers a kiss on guessing what he holds. He taunts a beautiful woman to name his item. She quips a 500 pound canary, and the drunk concedes the guess was close enough.

Mosier Takes MVSC Feature as Hemsted Wins Trophy Dash

Mark Mosier captures the MVSC main event at West Liberty with Dan Robertson second and John Noble third as Hemsted wins the Trophy Dash. Moss sets a track mark, Mel Morris suffers steering failure, and point standings show West leading Morris by narrow margins after a night of heats and a semis finish.

West Liberty Mark Mo Dan Robster Jertson John Noble Steve Hanson Saturn MVSC Ken Hemsted Pokey John Moss Mark Motroubles Tooksier Stan Crooks Larry Wor Jones Hemsted Don Morgan Truman McKay Guss Hem Dowell del Abney Truman McDowall Ron Prymer Ron Jackson West Bud Darting McDowell Byron Buchele Bill Hopp Mel Morris Moss Morris Mosier Larry Jenkins Prymek Guss Jackson Buchele Hoop Yordi Main Darling Buchéle Hopp Felm and Jenkins

City Baseball Today at Green Field and Riverside

The schedule lists two games this Wednesday. Waco Pony League faces Washington Reds at Green Field at 6 p m. Riverside Babe Ruth League plays Washington at Washington at 6 p m.

Waco Pony League Washington Reds Green Field Riverside Washington

Major Leagues Result and Standings Roundup

National League standings show St Louis and Pittsburgh vying atop with strong starts. New York and Chicago follow as Montreal and Philadelphia trail. Monday results include Pittsburgh’s 6 0 win over Chicago and San Francisco’s 2 1 win over NY in 11 innings, with St Louis edging Atlanta 3 2 at night. American League lists Boston and Baltimore near the top, with Detroit and New York close behind, and multiple scores from Monday games across leagues.

Pittsburgh Chicago Houston Cincinnati Francisco New York St. Louis Atlanta San Diego Philadelphia Los Angeles Montreal Amos Otis Cookie Rojas Royals Red Sox Boston Otis Rojas Tommy Davis Oakland Yankees United Press L. Pet West W. L. Pet San Francisco San Fran Phila Zachary Ellis Biasingame Kelley Renko Downing Gentry San St. Louis Los Ang Baltimore Detroit Cleveland Washington Kansas City Minnesota California Milwaukee Balti Chi Washagi

Froehling tops Riessen in French Open upset to reach quarterfinals

At Roland Garros Frank Froehling, a 29 year old former stockbroker from Fort Lauderdale, upset fourth seed Marty Riessen 16 26 533 64 62 to become the first American into the quarterfinals. Arthur Ashe moved closer with a straight set win over Georges Goven as two more Americans aimed to join them in the last eight. Stan Smith and Cliff Richey also played on as top seed Jan Kodes defended the title and women’s play opened with Francoise Durr and Evonne Goolagong preparing for a key fourth round match.

Paris Ufi Frank Froehling Marty Riessen Evanston Fort Lauderdale Riessen Hig Pen Fy Ieee Rolland Garros Froening Arthur Ashe Gum Springs France Georges Goven Lienge United States U.S Ashe Patrick Proisy Jan Kodes Czechoslovakia Francois Jauffret Francoise Durr Australia Evonne Goolagon

Blues win 8 to 4 over Hills in Little League clash

Blues score five in the first inning to beat Hills 8 to 4 in a Tri-County Little League game. Kelly Gipple hits a homer for Blues, while D. Jenn belts a grand slam for Hills. Scott Rich earns the win with 12 strikeouts in a two hit effort. Marty Young leads Blues with two hits.

Hills Kelly Gipple Blues D. Jenn Scott Rich Rich Marty Young Matt Hotle

Hawks beat Wilton in league opener at Wellman

Mid-Prairie and Haw ks pitched well in a 6 5 win as Mast pitched all nine innings with 10 strikeouts. Edmundson and Mast had two hits each for the Hawks who improved to 1 0 in Eastern Iowa Hawkeye Conference play.

Self-Ptairic Srrven Hawks Wilton Junction Wellman Hawks Mid-Prairie Steve Mast Bob Christner Dean Moore Reed Edmundson Onight Enlish Valley West Branch Ime

Legion Meeting Set At City Hall This Evening

Legion members gather this evening at 1 00 p m in city hall rooms urged to attend marriage licenses issued at the courthouse to Joseph Warren Marston and Elicia Gale Comer of Washington Gerry Gene Conterman of Washington and Vickie Lee Kaufman Wayland Jimmy Edward Eubanks of Crawfordsville and Jean Marie Nebel of Mt Pleasant

Legion Leon Beatty American Legion Post City Hall Court House Joseph Warren Marston Winfield Elicia Gale Comer Washington Gerry Gene Conterman Vickie Lee Kaufman Wayland Jimny Edward Eubanks Crawfordsville Jean Marie Nebel Mt. Pleasant

Trick Shots golf artist Paul Hahn to wow Washington Club crowd

Local golf fans will see Paul Hahn Jr perform a 7:30 p.m. June 4 exhibition at Washington Golf Club. The touring show features trick shots, humorous patter, and an educational clinic. Hahn claims 200 yard shots with tall tees and a 74 inch driver, plus no walking during the act. Photographers welcomed.

Golfjam Paul Hahn, Jr Washington Golf Club Patter

De Men to Honor Coach Harrington at June 14 Night

The De Men group of Washington schools will honor head football coach Roger Harrington on June 14 with a stag program and a pork barbecue. Assistant coach Cy Robinson will also be honored for moving to Davenport next term. Tickets cost $2 and are sold by De Men members or at Paul’s Shoe Store, with meal served at 6 30 p.m. Attendees urged to buy tickets by June 9.

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