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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jun 12, 1976

Page

6

Robinson's 13th inning homer lifts Indians in marathon win

Frank Robinson pinch hits in the bottom of the 13th and belts a two run homer off Terry Forster to give Cleveland a 5-4 victory over the Chicago White Sox after a back and forth extra inning affair. Blanks and Hendrick had earlier driven runs as Detroit and other AL and NL results filter in with Nettles, Fidrych, and Bird key performances.

Frank Robinson Cleveland Indians Chicago White Sox Robinson Indians Larvell Blanks Orlando Gonzalez Terry Forster White Sox Bill Stein George Hendrick Buddy Bell Brian Downing Bell Cleveland Buddy Bradford New York Texas Detroit California Kansas City Baltimore Milwaukee Oakland Minnesota Boston Chicago Houston Pittsburgh Atlanta Cincinnati St. Louis Philadelphia San Diego Los Angeles Montreal San Francisco Yankees Rangers Graig Nettles Roy White Nettles Tippy Martinez Tigers Angels Mark Fidrych Ron LeFlore Orioles Bird al Cowens Royals Brewers A's Gary Sutherland A’s Jim Colborn

Demon Girls Fall To Oskaloosa In High Scoring Tilt

Washington Demon girls lost 20 to 14 to Oskaloosa High in a game ruined by free passes. Jarrard allowed seven earned runs in 1 2 3 innings before Lund relieved. Redlinger and Lund led Washington with four RBIs each, while Hardeman hit a fifth inning triple for Oskaloosa. JV fell 6 to 5 as Bandy took the loss in four innings.

Demon Girls Oskaloosa High School Barb Lund Carol Jarrard Oskaloosa Girls Jarrard Lund G. Lund Washington Beal Oskaloosa Indians Lund Mary Jo Redlinger Demons Hardeman Redlinger Demon Bandy Mary Lund Garrett Jayvee Sojka Reighard Liebe

Highland Huskies fall 5 4 to Morning Sun in five innings

Highland loses 5 to 4 to Morning Sun after a fifth inning surge by the visitors. Davis struck out 13 but walked too often as Highland led 3 1 before the frame. Russ O'Brien earned the win for Morning Sun while Kirk Kaalberg had two Huskie hits. Highland stands 3 3 overall and 3 1 in league play with next games at Wapello and Danville.

Highland Huskies Morning Sun Davis Russ O'Brien Kirk Kaalberg Wapello Danville

Highland Girls Fall 4 to 2 to West Branch

Highland girls lost 4 to 2 at Highland Friday as Mary Swenson took the loss and Betty Carney pitched for West Branch. Carney fanned 7, allowed 2 hits and 1 walk. Swenson struck out 6 with 7 walks. Highland had 3 errors, West Branch led 2 0 in first, tied 1 in third, Highland added a fifth inning run and West Branch sealed it with a seventh inning tally. Wieland and Havel each tripled for Highland. Lori and Lynnmarie Schnoebelen added singles. Highland travels to Sigourney Monday at 6 30 p m.

Highland West Branch Mary Swenson Betty Carney Carney Swenson Lynette Wieland Deb Havel Lori Lynnmarie Schnoebelen Sigourney

Demon Jayvees Endure Double Loss at Ft Madison

Washington High School jayvee baseball dropped a twin bill to Ft Madison 2 1 in the opener and 9 1 in the second. Mitch Macrander took the loss in game one while Brad Farrier fanned two and allowed four runs in game two. Washington notched hits from Farrier Schooley and Hennigan in game two and had safe contact from Howell Macrander Krogmeier and Schooley in game one.

Washington High School Jayvee Ft. Madison Mitch Macrander Demons Max Cousins Jayvee Boys Brad Farrier Washington Farrier Schooley Hennigan Jim Howell Brian Krogmeier Murray Schooley

Anderson of Waco tosses second no hitter in season

Margaret Anderson pitched her second no hit game of the season as Waco beat West Burlington girls 10 to 0 at Olds. The Warriorettes moved to 4-2 in conference play and 5-2 overall, with Anderson fanning ten and walking three.

Margaret Anderson Waco West Burlington Girls Olds Anderson van Buren Paul Connolly Warriorettes Washington Sandra Hesseltine Brenda Edgar Lisa Martin

Major League Standings and Schedule From UPI

National League standings show Philadelphia leading East and Pittsburgh atop the West division with Chicago St. Louis Montreal and others in pursuit. Friday results include Chicago defeating Houston and Cincinnati besting St. Louis while Pittsburgh beat Atlanta and Philadelphia downed San Diego. Sunday schedule features games across Pittsburgh Atlanta Houston Chicago and more with multiple late afternoon starts.

W. L. Pet Philadelphia Pittsburgh New York Chicago St. Louis Montreal Cincinnati Los Angeles San Diego Houston Atlanta San Francisco Andujar R. Reuschel Swan D'Acquisto

Backfat probe remains valuable tool for hog measure

Iowa State University Swine Specialist Palmer Holden says the backfat probe is a useful method to determine hog backfat. Three measurements are taken near the first rib last rib and last lumbar vertebra with a simple procedure and proper disinfection.

Iowa State University Extension Palmer Holden Holden

Marty Young Wins Jaycees Sponsored Junior Tourney

Marty Young carded a 73 to win the senior high school division of the Washington Jaycees junior golf tournament at Washington Golf Course. He opened with a 34 and added a 39 for the total. Matt Nemmers took second with 76, Doug Crossett 88, and Rick Eden 103. Cindy Sproule won the girls with 49, Peggy Voelker 60. In junior high, Dave Hillman led with 75, Steve Carr 84, and others: Jon Burlingame 89, Tim Car 92, Bob Adams 95, Daf Fenn 97. Nine hole junior high flight saw Steve Knight win 52, with Brent Rich 55 and others. Elementary winner Eric Busley posted 43.

Marty Young The Washington Jaycees Washington Young Matt Nemmers Doug Crossett Rick Eden Cindy Sproule Peggy Voelker Dave Hillman Steve Carr Jon Burlingame Tim Car Bob Adams Daf Fenn Steve Knight Brent Rich Curt Hanson Joe Hennigan Mitch McCrander Steve Paul Ron Crawford Eric Busley Brad Hohl Jody Bandy Steve Ahart David Howell

Y's Men edge Kiwanis in 13-12 Little League tilt

The Y's Men's Little League team defeated Kiwanis 13 to 12 in a tight minor league game Friday. Winning pitcher Mike Beenblossom fanned three, Hartzler struck out eight, while Patrick Robertson took the loss with 11 strikeouts. Jeff Knerr, Eddie Wenger, and Mike Shephard had multiple hits for the winners as Sherman led Kiwanis with three hits amid many walks and few errors.

Y’s Kiwanis Mike Beenblossom Hartzler Patrick Robertson Jeff Knerr Eddie Wenger Mike Shephard Sherman Goff Milford Zuehlke

Local News Briefs from Wayland and Iowa City

Douglas Black returned home last week after nose surgery at Mercy Hospital in Iowa City. Mr and Mrs Issac Kleese J R Morrow and Billy were Sunday dinner guests at Rex Manning home in Wayland. Gary Black of Sigourney called at the Isaac Kleese home Thursday afternoon.

Douglas Black Mercy Hospital Iowa City Issac Kleese J.R. Morrow Billy Rex Manning Wayland Gary Black Sigourney Isaac Kleese

Bernard T Hahn cited for perfect Iowa GPA honor

Bernard Thomas Hahn son of Bernard W Hahn and Mrs. Hahn of Keota earned a 4.0 GPA at the University of Iowa this year and was named to the dean's list by Dean B L Barnes of the College of Business Administration. He will start as a management trainee at Farmers Savings Bank in Keota on June 15.

Bernard Thomas Hahn Bernard W. Hahn Keota University of Iowa B.L. Barnes College of Business Administration Hahn Becky Farmers Savings Bank

Lions defeat Brighton 18 to 8 in Little League clash

The Lions beat Brighton 18 to 8 as Chris Leyder earned the win and Scott Mellinger shared mound duties. Brighton pitchers T Arnold and Bruce Schnicker took the loss, Lions piling 12 hits to Brighton’s 5 with Gipple and Leyden going 3 for 3 and Batterson, Leyden and Gipple each with two doubles.

Lions Brighton Chris Leyder Scott Mellinger T. Arnold Bruce Schnicker Arnold Ryan Gipple Chris Leyden Jeff Batterson Boxwell Lear Schnicker Robison Greenlee Gipple Leyden Batterson

Hy-Vee Tops Moorman 10–3 in Major Little League

Hy-Vee defeated Moorman 10 to 3 in Major Little League baseball Friday. Winning pitcher Brad Hohl struck out 14, allowed 3 hits and walked 6. David Howell caught. Osborn took the loss, fanning 4 and walking 5 with Alice Hess catching. Howell led Hy-Vee with 4 hits, Hohl added 3, Cavin and Jaspering 2 each. Bruegge had 2 for Moorman.

Hy-Vee Moorman Brad Hohl David Howell Osborn Alice Hess Howell Hohl Cavin Jaspering Bruegge

Turnipseed Family Notes Graduation Milestones

Isaac Kleese reports Gary Alan Turnipseed of Garland Texas has graduated from the U S Air Force Academy at Colorado Springs. His sister Darla Turnipseed graduated from Garland High School on May 28.

Isaac Kleese Gary Alan Turnipseed Garland, Tex U.S. Air Force Academy Colorado Springs Gary Darla Garland High School

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