Vida Blue Wins First Oakland Start of Season in Novel Mustache Day
Vida Blue, last year’s MVP, earned his first victory for the Oakland A’s as they defeated Cleveland 9-0, though he felt his fastball was off. The game coincided with Major League Baseball’s first Mustache Day, funded by Charles Finley, as Oakland solidified its lead in the AL West. Other scoreboard notes include White Sox 8-4 over Boston, Tigers 2-0 over Angels, and several NL outcomes.
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Major League Standings and Sunday Results Across Leagues
United Press International reports the National and American League standings with wins, losses, and games back. Notable games include Pittsburgh over Montreal 2-1, Chicago over Los Angeles 5-4, and New York at Houston 2-1. Tuesday and Sunday schedules list probable pitchers and night games across key matchups.
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Jenkins Wins Fifty Lap MVSC Feature at Junction
Larry Jenkins of Wilton won the fifty lap mid season championship at Columbus Junction Saturday night leading from a pole start early and overtaking Jim Gerber in the 40th lap. Prymek, Gaines and Hemsted chased for runner up as the field battled with multiple cautions and fast laps. Jenkins also posted the fastest time at 27.08 seconds with Gaines second and Hemsted third in the night’s results.
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Iowa City
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Washington junior golfers qualify at Golf and Country Club
Junior golfers from a wide area travel to Washington to play a qualifying round for state junior competition. At Washington Golf and Country Club eight sites host qualifiers with Washington County’s leading youths among the field. Tee off begins at 8 a.m. Two qualifiers are held today and six more are scheduled for Tuesday.
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Beckman Captures Cedar Rapids Feature Race
Bill Beckman of Lisbon won the Cedar Rapids feature Friday night with Fred Horn finishing second and Ed Zanger third followed by John Moss. Beckman also won his heat in the preliminary events at Cedar Rapids.
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Property Transfers In West Chester and Section 12 Land Deal
Contracts record transfers: Stanley D. Gardner and wife to William C. Lloyd Jr and wife, South 48 feet of Lot 2 Block 4 Mary Orr's Subdivision Out Lot 6 West Chester. Olin Lloyd and wife to Dennis M. Roseman, land in Section 12-77-9.
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Blancas to play Amana VLP at Iowa City in July
Homero Blancas, 1965 rookie of the year and 1970 Colonial Open winner, joins Lanny Wadkins for the Amana VLP Golf Tournament in Iowa City on July 17. Blancas seeks 75,000 annual goal and headlines a field that includes Wadkins. proceeds benefit the I Club Scholarship Fund.
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Zwanzinger Wins Eldon Feature Amid Tight Field
Zwanzinger takes the Eldon feature Saturday night finishing ahead of Ron Perdock and Pokey West. Dale Snider led early before Zwanzinger seized control, with Perdock moving to second on lap 19 as West climbed to third. Other finishers included Fraize, McCall, Derr, Allison, Reese and Wolf, while Niffenegger crashed early.
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Trio of city league games feature Tigers Mets Braves
In a Saturday triad in city league baseball the Tigers beat the Twins eight seven as a late rally faltered. the Mets routed the Giants ten three with Genkinger earning the win. the Braves blanked the Cubs one to zero with Mings fanning fourteen.
Bollman’s Twilight League Team Leads Washington Club Standings
Bollman’s Twilight League team at Washington Country Club tops weekly standings with 8 points and a 16.8 season average. Jim Lloyd’s squad sits second with 81 points and 16.2. Lloyd led last week with a par 35 while Bob Lowe shot 36 and Bud DeLa, in Class B, posted a mo.
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Local Men's Softball Schedule Packs Green Field Weekend
Pauls Shoes opened Friday with an 18 to 14 win over Diamond Ian Lemley earned the win as Pauls Shoes rallied with five runs in the seventh. The Chocolate Shop beat DeKalb 14 to 13 in eight innings with Richards winning and Letts on the mound. DeKalb had 11 hits to the winners 10 and all teams committed 3 errors. Wa-Con-Da blanked Gibson 5 to 0 as Chmelar fanned 18 and Curtis took the loss. The Chocolate Shop routed Perfex 21 to 8 in five, Hennigan winning and Vargason losing. Pauls Shoes completed the weekend with a 15 to 5 victory over the Pizza Hut in a five inning game.
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