White Sox hurlers show new power for Richards
Chicago White Sox pitchers revived by Paul Richards win two from Cleveland, boosting the club to 25-21 in the AL West as Pete Vuckovich Brett Jefferson all shine. Brett credits Richards for changes in grip and changeup, while Richards notes opportunity arose as Wilbur Wood was injured. Other AL and NL results follow with hits and key runs across divisions.
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Bill Madden
UPI
Paul Richards
Chicago White Sox
Richards
Carl Hubbell
White Sox
Virgil Trucks
Billy Pierce
Baltimore
Steve Barber
Jack Fisher
Jerry Walker
Milt Pappas
Jesse Jefferson
Pete Vuckovich
Ken Brett
Vuckovich
Babe Ruth
Cleveland Indians
Brett
Jefferson
Chisox
Tribe
Chicago
Yankees
New York
Paul
Kite wins first pro golf title in sudden death playoff
Tom Kite, 26, captured his first PGA tour victory at the Bicentennial Golf Classic in Philadelphia after a 66 to tie Terry Diehl at 277. Kite parred the fifth playoff hole while Diehl bogeyed, earning $40,000 to Diehl's $22,800 as Jerry Pate and others followed.
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UPI
Kite
Tom
Tom Kite
Terry Diehl
Diehl
Jerry Pate
Ray Floyd
Larry Nelson
Jerry McGee
Grier Jones
Ken Still
Bob Gilder
Whitemarsh Valley Country Club
Roger Maltbie
Pate
Nelson
Ed Mellecker wins first feature at West Liberty
Ed Mellecker of Iowa City held off a tight pack to win his first feature event, leading all laps ahead of Mike Niffenegger, Darrell Dake, and John Moss. Niffenegger finished second with Dake third as the field stayed close throughout the race. Time trials are set for next Saturday at 7 p.m.
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Ed Mellecker
Iowa City
West Liberty
Mellecker
Mike Niffenegger
John Moss
Darrell Dake
Niffenegger
Moss
Dake
Duane Steffe
Ken Walton
Steffe
Mel Morris
Gary Webb
Tom Rock
Muscatine
Stan Klinkhammer
John Simenec
Steve Becker
Wayne French
John Troxel
Demon Jayvee loses twice at Fairfield
The Washington Demon junior varsity baseball team dropped a doubleheader at Fairfield 4-0 and 12-2. Fairfield scored two runs in the fourth and fifth innings of the opener off Mitch Macrander, and 12 runs in the nightcap off Brad Farrier and Marty McKowen. Fairfield had 12 hits to Washingtons 10. Brian Krogmeier and Mark Genkinger each had two Demon hits.
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Fairfield
Trojans
Mitch Macrander
Brad Farrier
Marty McKowen
Demons
Brian Krogmeier
Mark Genkinger
Westphal Team Extends Twilight League Lead Amid Scoring Burst
Westphal leads Twilight League with 26.0 average as Bob Lowe’s squad sits at 23.5. Friday results feature tight scores including a 20 all tie by Lowe and Lloyd and medals by Craig Paul with 34. Other top scores span Sorrell 28 and Bollman 16, amid a cluttered B-M field and a full standings table showing Westphal 78 at 26.0 and C. Paul 69 at 23.0.
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Bob Lowe
Lowe
Lloyd
Dalrymple
Morrison
C. Paul
Bollman
Brake
Logan
Sorrell
Carr
Craig Paul
M. Nemmers
C. Steele
Lemely
Greene
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Swarthout
D — Caraccio
Allender
E — M. Levy
Llewellyn
Stanley
F - Williams
Speece
G— Trier
Meeker
H — Kull
C. Brown
I — Goedken
van Houten
J — B. Koehler
Hennigan
Team
We Ave. Westphal
Lower
D. Paul
Sanger and Fenn win at Eldon Raceway Pepsi Mountain Dew Special
Ed Sanger and Ken Fenn captured the Pepsi Mountain Dew Special races at Eldon Raceway to sweep two straight. With 24 late models, heat winners included Bob Helm Ron Jackson and Don White while Curt Hansen won the trophy dash and Mike Derr the semi main. In sportsman action 19 cars saw Fenn and Leo Franklin win heats with Paul Lamphier claiming the semi. The top seven were Fenn Lamphier Frieden Mundell Patterson Franklin and Bennett. Late model top finishers were Sanger Dolan White Jackson Hansen Fraise DickeyZwanziger West Frieden.
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Ed Sanger
Ken Fenn
Eldon
Bob Helm
Ron Jackson
Don White
Curt Hansen
Mike Derr
Fenn
Leo Franklin
Paul Lamphier
Lamphier
Ernie Frieden
Mark Mundell
Rusty Patterson
Daryl Bennett
Sanger
Roger Dolan
Steve Fraise
Dan Dickey
Bill Zwanziger
Pokey West
Mike Frieden
Rotary Little League Wins 9 to 7 at Brighton
Washington Rotary Little League defeated Brighton 9 to 7 on June 4. Winning pitcher was Phil Krotz, loss went to B Blodgett. Key Washington hitters included Mark Kleese with a homer, a single and a double, and Tim Elliott with two singles and two triples. Brighton’s B Blodgett drilled a homer, a single, a double and a triple. L Stannard added a single and a double, while Eric Busley made two notable catches at second base.
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Rotary Little League
Washington
Brighton
Phil Krotz
B. Blodgett
Mark Kleese
Tim Elliott
L. Stannard
Eric Busley
Washington High Opens Class AA District Play at Muscatine
Washington High School baseball opens Class AA district tournament Thursday July 22 at 8 p.m. in Muscatine. Other Muscatine district teams include Iowa City and Iowa City West, while Maquoketa hosts Anamosa DeWitt Maquoketa and Tipton. The district finals will be in Muscatine with Columbus Junction Highland Louisa-Muscatine Olds and Winfield-Mt Union at Winfield in a Class A sectional. Keota and Mid-Prairie compete in a Sigourney Class A sectional.
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Muscatine
Iowa City
Iowa City West
Maquoketa
Anamosa
DeWitt
Tipton
Columbus Junction
Highland
Louisa-Muscatine
Olds
Winfield-Mt. Union
Winfield
Keota
Mid-Prairie
Sigourney
Crane Team Drops Two In Columbus Junction Tourney
Crane Co. softball team fell 3 to 2 to Safety of Muscatine in the opening game as Tom Trier led off the fifth with a Kirk Helmstead double and Chris Wilson triple. Safety claimed second place. In the second game Crane lost 11 to 7 to Pioneer Supper Club of Muscatine with John Cochran taking the loss. Ray Johnson had two singles and a triple for Crane. Crane returns to Tri County action Tuesday at 8 p.m. in Ainsworth.
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Columbus Junction
Crane
Safety of
Crane Crane
Ainsworth
Celtics Win NBA Title In 87 80 Victory Over Suns
Charlie Scott saved energy for the right moments and scored 25 points to lift Boston to an 87 80 win in Phoenix, sealing the Celtics 13th NBA championship in 19 years.
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Ariz
UPI
Charlie Scott
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Celtics
Kaat earns fourth win for Phillies in NL bid
Jim Kaat, 37, who the Phillies acquired from Chicago, pitched a complete game to beat the Giants 9-3 and raise his record to 4-2. He also hit 3-for-4 with three RBIs, driving Philadelphia to extend its NL East lead. The Phillies’ other NL results included Padres over Pirates 6-1 and Reds routing the Cardinals 13-2.
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UPI
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Jim Kaat
Phillies
Philadelphia
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Chicago White Sox
Alan Bannister
Dick Ruthven
Roy Thomas
San Francisco Giants
John Montefusco
Gary Thomasson
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Baltimore
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Enzo Hernandez
Ted Kubiak
Brent Strom
Reds
Cards
Bill Plummer
Johnny Bench
Cardinals
Pat Zachry
Pete Falcone
Dodgers
Mets
Bill Russell
Steve Garvey
Don Sutton
Jerry Koosman
Russell
Los Angeles
Dave Kingman
Braves
Expos
Rowland Office
Atlanta
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