Vida Blue Extends Winning Streak To Seven In A's 5-0 Win
Vida Blue, 21, pitched a four-hitter to push his record to 7-1 as the Oakland Athletics blanked Detroit 5-0. Manager Dick Williams praised Blue's poise under pressure while noting the rookie's rapid rise to celebrity. Blue leads the league with 69 strikeouts in 62 innings and a 1.02 ERA in seven straight complete games.
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Sirele
Dave Brisol
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Johnny Briggs
Bristol
Amos Otis
Omera
Kansas City
Cleveland
Dick Dra
Steve
Ten Years Ago Today At Cedar Rapids Show
Margaret Birney daughter of Mr and Mrs James Birney of near Washington was drawing at Cedar Rapids. A grand champion at the Chicago International show is noted as a half sister of Mr Pig Po.
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James Birney
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Washington
Cedar Rapids
Pig Po
Chicago
British Sterling Exclusive Toilet Cologne in Unlikely Places
Take an exclusive cologne that appeals to a discriminating male. A fragrance described as classic, sold in a silvery-shouldered flask. Expect it in a jewelry store alongside Bitter Lemon, a citrus twist fragrance.
Rain cancels opening night at Oskaloosa speedway
Twenty two super stocks attended the Midhern Town Racing Association opener in Oskaloosa but rain halted the feature event. Phil Reece won the first heat to earn pole, with Big John Moss challenging. Other heats saw Bill Beckman and Don Hoffman among top finishers as racing resumes next Wednesday night with two features and heats.
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Midhern Town
Phil Reese
John Moss
Natt Carney
Tom Stewart
Washington
Ron Hemsted
Checkers
Bill Beckman
Lone Hemsted
Dan Dickey
Ron Perdock
Don Hoffman
Des Moines
West Liberty
Olumbus Junction
Pokey West
Beckman
Reece
Hoffman
Mark Mosier
Pitt
Arch’e Ergenbright
Kenny Boyce
Burlington
Bill Newman
Bob Bonzer
Jerry Roberts
Reece An Beckman
Moss
Twink's Clinches Second Half in Corn King League
Twink's won the second half as Pepsi Cola and Coast to Coast Blue Note Farm Service posted top scores. Team high was Pepsi 2704 in series and Blue Note 925 in a game while individual leaders included John Hough 559 and 201.
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Ninth grade track team takes third at Mt Pleasant meet
Washington's ninth graders finish third in a four team Mt Pleasant quadrangular. Keokuk wins with 110 points. Mt Pleasant second with 99. Fairfield Trojans tally 22. Jeff Holden leads with 36 ft 1% in shot put while Steve Libe places second in discus. Renoux Libe Moore Mullikin anchor several relays.
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Steve Libe
Renoux
Libe
Moore
Mullikin
Skip Speece
Mike Woods
Joe Williams
Mike Grey
Ron Mullikin
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Quinn
Schmidt
Grey
Woods
Watt
Doughty
Rogers brings Cairo peace plan to Israel
Secretary of State William P. Rogers arrived from Cairo with a new Egyptian peace plan and urged Israel to seek peace with the Arabs. He met Egyptian President Anwar Sadat and quoted President Nixon on security arising from a peace, then flew to Jerusalem for talks with Ben Gurion and Golda Meir.
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Anwar Sadat
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Golda Meir
Dispute over MVSC frame rule leads to president’s resignation
Dale Gegner resigned as president of the Mississippi Valley Speed Club amid a controversy at West Liberty over car No. 44 driven by Mark Mosier. After a teardown and vote, Mosier’s car was expelled for frame alteration, with Gegner threatening to resign if the car ran in Columbus Junction this Saturday.
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Fairfield
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