Red Sox surge despite slow hitting fuels pennant bid
Eddie Kasko’s Boston Red Sox win 10 4 over the Washington Seniors as Doug Griffin and John Kennedy hit their first homers of the season. A seven run eighth including Rico Petrocelli and Carl Yastrzemski keys the rally. Baltimore and Detroit game suspended after 13 innings. Oakland, Kansas City, Milwaukee, Cleveland win in AL action.
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Doug Griffin
John Kennedy
Red Sox
Washington
Baltimore
Rico Petrocelli
Carl Yastrzemski
Boston
Kasko
Detroit
Rain Returns After Dry spell in Washington Area
Ten years ago today parched fields and gardens in the Washington area got a brief shower as the first rain in weeks fell. Last month rainfall was 1.23 inches versus a normal 3.80 inches for May.
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Washington
May's Big-Hitting Power Lifts Reds Over Expos
Lee May powered Cincinnati to a doubleheader sweep of the Montreal Expos 4-3 and 5-4 with two homers and six hits in the twinbill. He raised his season average to .317 with 20 homers and 48 RBIs, helping the Reds, fourth in the NL, stay competitive as Sparky Anderson backs May for the All-Star team. Other NL scores: Pittsburgh over St. Louis 11-5, Houston over Atlanta in both ends 6-5 and 6-4, New York over Philadelphia 3-1, and Los Angeles over Chicago 6-4.
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Lee May
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San Francisco
Willie McCovey
Sparky Anderson
McCovey
Cincinnati Slugger
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St. Louis
Houston
Atlanta
New York
Philadelphia
Los Angeles
Chicago
Waco dominates Blackhawk Conference all region picks
Waco stars Howard Bean and Stan Fletcher head the baseball first team with Pekin and Cardinal also placing multiple players. Pekin leads softball with Julia Unkrich on the first team and Central, Van Buren, and Waco among others earning spots. Each sport’s selections were announced after Wednesday’s coaches meeting.
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Waco
Blackhawk
Cardinal
Eldon
Pekin
van Buren
Harmony
Central
West Burlington
Howard Bean
Stan Fletcher
Kim Fletcher
Jack Schrader
Julia Unkrich
Vickie
Jeff Hendrickson
Randy Boyd
Dan Whitmore
Randy Cockerell
Bob Metzinger
Allen Tyler
Kurt Reynolds
Ron Stecker
Dave Coquill
Leland Keller
Ronnie Hoover
Chuck Klicker
Nancy Hendrickson
Jeanette Payne
Deb Vittetoe
Sandy Vermazen
Julie Heald
Kathy Emmack
Laurie Helmick
Kathy Fisher
Laura Giltner
Ali Says He Is Sincere After Draft Case Victory
Muhammad Ali reacts to the U.S. Supreme Court decision overturning his draft evasion conviction in Chicago. He thanks Allah and the Islam faith, expresses happiness at being free, and notes plans to fight on July 26 in Houston before pursuing possible rematch with Joe Frazier. He aims to use his fame to uplift youth and dignity for Black people.
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UPI
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Houston
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City Baseball Schedule Highlights Rockies and Rivals
Tuesday in Tri County Pony League features Washington Reds at Mid Prairie at 6 pm and Washington Blues at Lone Tree at 8 pm. Wednesday City Little League games pair Braves against Giants at 6 pm and Cubs against Mets at 7 30 pm. Thursday Pee Wee League hosts Orioles vs Twins at 12 30 pm and Tigers vs Yankees at 2 pm. Babe Ruth League lists Washington at Lone Tree at 8 pm.
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Cubs
Mets
Orioles
Twins
Tigers
Yankees
Washington
Red Cross Monday Swim Instruction At Municipal Pool
Red Cross instructional swim classes at the Municipal Swimming Pool will be held as usual Monday weather permitting. Washington beginners and youngsters from Ainsworth and West Chester areas should come at the usual times.
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Ainsworth
West Chester
Major leagues tonight pitchers matchups listed
Major league games feature pitchers O'Brien Hands Simpson Britton or McAnally Seaver Lersch Walker Cleveland Jarvis Billingham Cumberland Roberts. Schedule includes Atlanta at Houston and SF at SD with Wednesday slate Atlanta at Montreal Pitts at New York Cincinnati at Philadelphia.
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Chicago
Hands
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Cloninger
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New York
Seaver
Philadelphia
Lersch
Pittsburgh
Walker
St. Louis
Cleveland
Atlanta
Jarvis
Houston
Billingham
San Francisco
Cumberland
San Diego
Roberts
Pitts
Phila
Night NBA Preview With Mixed Matchups Across Leagues
Cleveland visits New York as Foster and Kline lead a slate featuring Minnesota at Oakland led by Corbin and Blue for the night. Other games include Kansas City at California, Detroit at Baltimore, Washington at Boston, Chicago at Milwaukee, with several second games listed as twi nights.
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Kline
Corbin
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Hedland
Murphy
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Cain
Dobson
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Broberg
Boston
Lonborg
John
Slaton
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Miln
Cleve
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All Star voting tightens for American League lineup
In New York, Baltimore leads the push for three starting AL berths while Boston tops two spots as fan balloting nears its final week for the July 13 All Star Game in Detroit. Key leaders include Carl Yastrzemski and Luis Aparicio, with Brooks Robinson Boog Powell Frank Robinson Rod Carew Ray Fosse Tony Oliva among top vote getters.
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Boston
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Luis Aparicio
Rod Carew
Minnesota
Ray Fosse
Cleveland
Tony Oliva
Gorman Upsets Laver at Wimbledon in Major Shock
Tom Gorman of Seattle stunned Rod Laver in straight sets 9-7 8-6 6-3 at the 85th Wimbledon, following an opening win over Cliff Drysdale. Stan Smith, Davis Cup hopeful, advanced by beating Onny Parun to set a semifinal with Gorman. Margaret Court moved toward the final as Judy Dalton and Billie Jean King also reached the women’s semifinals.
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Cliff Drysdale
Smith
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Onny Parun
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Queens
Dennis Ralston
Bakersfield
Margaret Court
Judy Dalton
Billie Jean King
Long Beach
Evonne Goodragons
Australia
Wa-Con-Da Tops Crane In Open Softball Action
Wa-Con-Da edged Crane 7-5 in the first Washington Softball Association game. Frank Schmelar earned the win, Ken Neil the loss, Al Pohren homered for Crane. DeKalb beat the Piledrivers 32-14 behind John Richards. Payne homered for the Piledrivers. Davisson pitched the PBRs to an 18-12 win over Perfex with Emry taking the loss.
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Reds dominate Brighton in Tri-County Little League
Washington Reds defeated Brighton 8 to 0 on the road. Pitcher David Cousins earned the win with a homer and 11 strikeouts, while Sean O Hanlon added a round tripper. Dean Speece and Mike Mings led Reds with two hits apiece, and Brighton managed two hits.
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Brighton
David Cousins
Reds
Sean O’hanlon
Cousins
Rick Chorpening
Marty Schooley
Dean Speece
Mike Mings
Doug Crossett
Doug Black
D. Nichols
Blues overpower Lone Tree in 10 1 rout
Washington Blues crushed Lone Tree Tri County 10 to 1 on Monday. Pitcher Scott Rich improved to 4 1 with 17 strikeouts and 2 walks while four Blues hitters collected multiple hits including Rich with a homer and Kelly Gipple with two triples.
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Lone Tree
Scott Rich
Jim Dayton
Dodson
Kelly Gipple
Blues
Rich
Marty Young
Gerry Roberts
Reception held for Rev. James and family
A June 28 reception at the United Methodist Church welcomed Rev. Vincent James and sons Steve and Wesley with about 65 attendees. Guests included District Superintendent Weldon Whitenack and Bishop Thomas office, a grocery shower, and a cookies and punch reception, with a brief program led by Mrs. McCreedy and Mrs. McCracken.
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C.A. Thompson Ainsworth
Vincent James
Steve
Wesley
United Methodist Church
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Willard McCracken
Willard
Larry Trotter
Jane Trotter
Clarence Richards
Clark Pfeifer
Larry Sexton
W.S.C.S
Hugh Hazelett
Flooding rains hit Laredo causing evacuations
Prolonged four hour rains rushed knee deep through downtown Laredo Texas forcing the evacuation of at least 100 families. Fire department rescue squads used a boat to reach homeowners and emergency shelters were set up in three schools and a boys club as floodwaters rose.
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