Palmer Wins Sudden Death Thunderbird Open Playoff
Arnold Palmer won the Thunderbird Open in a sudden death playoff at Westchester Country Club, defeating Paul Harney after a dramatic 18th hole and a first playoff hole. Palmer, returning from a month off, earned $25,000 and rose to second in the year's money list. Harney received $15,000 for second place.
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Rye
UPI
Arnold Palmer
Olf
Golden Boy
Brookline
Mass
Paul Harney
Palmer
Westchester Country Club
Mer
Harney
Gene Littler
Don Finsterwald
Bill Collins
Gary Player
Tom Nieporte
Jay Hebert
Robby Nichols
Joe Campbell
Big George Bayer
Alaiding
Jacky Cupit
Gardiner Dickinson
Jackie Burke
Miller Barber
Dan Sikes
Jack Flee
Gay Brewer
Billy Farrell
Nicklaus
Tommy Jacobs
Bill Eggers
Mason Rudolph
Ben Hogan
Davis County Bombs Washington Y Team in Bloomfield loss
Washington YMCA high school varsity managed three hits and seven errors in a 12 to 1 defeat at Bloomfield Friday night. Jim Kauffman hit a solo homer in the sixth, Bob McClure added an infield single and a two out double, while Davis County pitcher Gibson went the distance for the win as the winners scored three in the first, two in the fifth, and seven in the sixth.
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Washington
Bloomfield
YMCA
Jim Kauffman
Bob McClure
Joe Jones
Gibson
Davis County
Le Mans Ends in Tragedy as Heins Dies in Oil Patch Crash
At Le Mans long race drama ends in death and high drama. Brazil's Christian Heins perishes after his Alpine crashes on an oil slick at lap 65. Ferrari dominance marks the finish with Luigi Scarfiotti and Lorenzo Bandini driving the winning 2.96 liter Ferrari.
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LE Mans
France
UPI
Brazil
Christian
Bingo) Heins
Italy
Luigi Scarfiotti
Lorenzo Bandini
Briggs Cunningham
New York
Bob Grossman
Nyack
Jaguar
Scarfiotti
Bandini
Heins
Innes Ireland
Britain
Roy Salvadori
Briton
Pierre Manzon
Mosier Wins Eighth Feature at West Liberty Fairgrounds
Mark Mosier won his eighth feature in the Mississippi Valley Stock Car circuit Saturday night at the West Liberty fair grounds, posting the fastest time of 30.50 seconds and capturing the first heat. In the feature, John Mullink and Jack Brissey followed Mosier, with Ron Hemsted of Lone Tree in fourth. Jim Taylor returned after a car recheck and won the trophy dash and heat races, with Taylor, Mullink, and Brissey among heat winners across four heats. The program lists numerous drivers from West Liberty, Muscatine, Burlington, Kalona, and surrounding towns, with the next event set for Columbus Junction.
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Mark Mosier
Mississippi Valley
West Liberty Fair Grounds
Mosier
John Mullink
West Liberty
Jack Brissey
Burlington
Ron Hemsted
Lone Tree
Jim Taylor
Mullink
Hemsted
Plank
Muscatine
Taylor
Jackson Burlington
Brissey
Crooks
Letts
Morris
Niffenegger
Kalona
Smith
Ensminger
Gegner
Brighton
Lowe
Prymek
Iowa City
Jones
Columbus Junction
Local golfers compete in Cedar Valley meet at Vinton
Mike Berns and Wert Rowers joined Washington golfers in Vinton Sunday for the Cedar Valley tournament. Mike Berns earned third place in the fourth flight, highlighting strong local participation and prize results.
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Vinton
Mike Berns
Washington
Cedar Valley
Mike
Local Girls Attend Junior Red Cross Camp
Ten years ago today Alicia Merz of Washington, Marilla Luckey of Riverside and Joyce Graf of Wellman left Sunday to spend the week at the Junior Red Cross St Camp at Town Falls. They will return home Saturday June 20.
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Alicia Merz
Washington
Marilla Luckey
Riverside
Joyce Graf
Wellman
Red Cross
Town Falls
Burdette Traded To St. Louis Cards
The St. Louis Cardinals acquired Lew Burdette from the Milwaukee Braves in a late trade, shipping Gene Oliver and Bob Sadowki to Milwaukee. Burdette, 36, will debut against the New York Mets as Washburn’s shoulder woes persist, and he seeks to bolster a pennant push with the Redbirds.
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St. Louis
Gene Oliver
Bob Sadowki
Braves
Redbirds
New York Mets
Cardinal
P Devine
P Dette
Cardinals
Ray Washburn
Washbut
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Tae UN
Gay
Mangold’‘S
TV & Appliance
Evening Journal
Johnson & Johnson
Brown
Wu” Ave
Tune 19
JOE Falk CO
Everetts Music CO
Schoonover Drug
Washington Co
Chuck Gibson
Mgr
Prank Sanders
Frank Sanders
Keith Sanders
Southeastern Iowa
Washington Golf and Country Club
Frank
Washington County
Mace Motor CO
Sturgeon Bay
R.S.P
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Grimes
Morton
Tate
Pillsbury Buttermilk
Snider's
Stillwell
Phg
Cudahy
Iowa Pack
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