Park home run binge in Kansas City park setting pace
In Kansas City Municipal Stadium, 24 homers were hit over four weekend A’s Twins games. Rocky Colavito led the A’s with six homers in KC, while Minnesota’s Jimmy Hall added five. John Wyatt won both openers in relief, and the Tigers’ Pat Dobson—no, wait—this summary notes the KC park’s reputation as a homer haven during the series.
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Minnesota
Jimmy Hall
Jim Gentile
Tony Oliva
Rock
Northern Dancer wins Derby as Hill Rise runner up heads to Pimlico
Kentucky Derby winner Northern Dancer and runner up Hill Rise head for the Preakness Stakes in Baltimore while debate rages over whether the best horse or best jockey won the Derby. The Scoundrel finished third and also travels to Maryland as Eastern horses ship to New York for trainers to decide next moves. Horatio Luro defends the result praising Hartack and Shoemaker while noting the turning point on the backstretch.
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Scoundrel
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Roman Brot Quadrangle
Mr. Brick
Mr Moonlight
New York
Shoemaker
Deck Bill Hartack
Northern Dancer
Hill Rise
ISTC students host Cedar Falls guest over weekend
Reta Ahrens and Janice Robison, ISTC students, were weekend visitors in their hometowns. They hosted as a house guest Carol Matthews of Clinton, also an ISTC student from Cedar Falls.
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Reta Ahrens
Janice Robison
Iowa State Teachers ' College
Carol Matthews
Clinton
ISTC
Cedar Falls
Marichal Wins Fourth to Tie NL Lead in Giants Dodger Win
Giants pitcher Juan Marichal earned a 6-3 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers to lift San Francisco into a first place tie with the Philadelphia Phillies in the National League. The Dominican righthander improved to 4 straight wins, extending his streak to 10 consecutive decisions dating to last season, while Willie Mays homered as part of a 9-hit team effort.
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John Tsitouris
Leo Cardenas
Reds
Marty Keough
Hal Smith
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Major League Standings and Results Summary
Widespread standings show Philadelphia leading the National League with 100 wins and 4 losses, tied with San Francisco at 10 4 under weeks. American League features Cleveland at 8 4 and Chicago at 2 5, with multiple night games and postponements across leagues.
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Mickey wins jalopy race at West Liberty feature
A near capacity crowd watched John Mickey of Columbus Junction and Bob Inglebright of Mt. Pleasant clash for first in a 20 lap jalopy feature at West Liberty Saturday night. Mickey pulled ahead in the 18th lap to take victory after a restart, clocking the evening's fastest time of 28.92 seconds. Niffenegger, Kalona, and Morris, Wesely, filled top heat positions amid earlier heats and a consolation win by Ralph Erickson of Mt. Pleasant.
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Columbus Junction
Bob Inglebright
Mt. Pleasant
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Inglebright
Niffinegger
Kalona
Mel Morris
Mark Mosier
Washington
Jackson
Mullink
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Lone Tree
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Weserly
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Lowe
Ralph Erickson
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Hawkeye 250 lap new car race set at Hawkeye Downs
Cedar Rapids reports the first annual Hawkeye 250 at Hawkeye Downs draws a strong IMCA field led by Dick Hutcherson Ramo Stott and Ernie Derr from Keokuk. Time trials begin at 2 p.m. with the 250 lap classic slated for 2 30. The event features Ford Plymouth battles and top drivers planning to race brand new 1964 models.
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Ernie Derr
Keokuk
Shreveport
Five Towners Bowling Standings and High Scores
Five Towners League standings show Dutch Tensorial 25 percent and Mullens 7 wins, with Community Feed at 18 percent and Washington Mfg. BT Sitter Electric 27 percent. Team series leaders Dutch 2586 and Washington Mfg. 2549, team game Dutch 899 and Community Feed 892. Individual highs include John Richards 560 and Jack Weik 557. top games Lacy Lines 231 and Bob Miller 219. Next race to be run Saturday at Columbus Junction.
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Five Towners League
Dutch Tensorial
Mullens
Brown Finance
Craw’ville Legion
Harold Sinclair
Washington Mfg
BT Sitter Electric
John Richards
Jack Weik
Lacy Lines
Bob Miller
Government job prep ad from Lincoln Service Pekin Illinois
An older advertisement invites men and women aged 18 to 9g to prepare for U.S. Civil Service tests. It promotes government positions with starting salaries up to 446 dollars monthly, claims security and advancement, notes low education or experience requirements, warns of keen competition, and offers free information via coupon to Lincoln Service Dept. 67 Pekin Illinois.
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Pekin
Illinois
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