Major League Baseball Set For Weekend Showdowns In East
The Eastern Division races heat up as seven games spark a key weekend. Baltimore visits Boston while New York hosts Pittsburgh, with Vida Blue extending Oakland’s win streak and Denny McLain back against former teammates in Washington. Jim Palmer faces Sonny Siebert in a pivotal Red Sox-Orioles clash as Pittsburgh and New York vie for the wire.
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Cropshal
Abner Doubleday
Alexander Cartwright
New York
Milwaukee
Oakland
Kansas City
Baltimore
Boston
Pittsburgh
Vida Blue
Denny McLain
Washington
Detroit
Orioles
Red Sox
Jim Palmer
Sonny Siebert
Mets
Jerry Koosman
Bob Johnson
Mike Epstein
Ten Years Ago Today Cecil Horst Heads to State Road-e-o
Washington High School senior Cecil Horst will represent the local school at the state Jaycee Teenage Drivers Road-e-o in Cresco next month after winning the local competition Thursday afternoon.
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Cecil Horst
Washington
Cresco
Cecil
Tri County leagues open play with nine Pony and Babe Ruth teams
Four Tri County leagues begin play soon with five Babe Ruth teams nine Pony League teams twelve Little League teams and nine Pee Wee teams Represented communities include Ainsworth Brighton Hills One Tree Kalona Mid Prairie Riverside Washington Township Washington Wayland and Wellman Babe Ruth and Pony League games start May 20 while Little League and Pee Wee games begin May 31 Pee Wee games follow Little League Action Community support is hoped for and officers Otto Steele president Roger Borup vice president and Max Cousins secretary treasurer lead the league.
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Ainsworth
Brighton
Hills
One Tree
Kalona
Mid-Prairie
Riverside
Washington Township
Washington
Wayland
Wellman
Otto Steele
Roger Borup
Max Cousins
Chicago Hawks Take Series Lead In Montreal Thriller
Chicago Hawks defeated the Canadiens 2 0 to take a 3 2 lead in the NHL final series. Bobby Hull and Cliff Koroll scored with Dennis Hull assisting, Tony Esposito starred in goal, and Stan Mikita vowed the Hawks would win in Montreal next game.
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Chicago
Bobby Hull
Billy Reay
Stan Mikita
Hawks
Montreal
Chicago Black Hawks
Montreal Canadiens
Tony Esposito
Montreal Forum
Canadiens
Henri Richard
Cliff Kroll
Dennis Hall
Cliff
Dennis
Korell
Koroll
Cadadiens
Ken Dryder
Dennis Hull
Mikita
Free Gilt Wrapping Exercise Pays Off Regularly
A brief note highlights regular practice with gilt wrapping exercises as a value-adding habit. It claims consistent effort yields measurable benefits over time and encourages readers to schedule routine sessions for steady improvement.
Major League Standings and Thursday Night Matchups
National League Thursday results show no games scheduled with six night tilts listed for Friday. Probable pitchers include Phoebus for San Diego and Pappas for Chicago, plus Koosman versus Johnson and Lersch versus Reed. Postponed or night games feature Stoneman Nolan Gibson and Downing Stone, with Saturday rematches planned. In the American LeagueEast Boston leads, while Oakland and California vie in the West. multiple night games feature Parson, Murphy, Kaat, McLain, Kline, and Palmer among others.
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Phoebus
Chicago
Pappas
New York
Koosman
Pittsburgh
Johnson
Philadelphia
Lersch
Atlanta
Reed
Montreal
Stoneman
Cincinnati
Nolan
St. Louis
Gibson
Houston
Billingham
Los Angeles
Downing
San Francisco
Stone
W. L. Pet
Boston
Baltimore
Detroit
Washington
Cleveland
Oaklana
California
Minnesota
Kansas City
Milwaukee
Oakland
Parsons
Murphy
Blue
Wright
Wood
Kaat
Zepp
McLain
Lamb
Kline
Palmer
Siebert
Hogan withdraws as Zarley leads Houston golf event
Ben Hogan quits after a disastrous front nine at Cypress Creek Golf Club while Zarley and Hinson share the lead in a $125,000 Houston Champions International. Zarley incurred a two stroke penalty for a loose impediment in a bunker, costing him two strokes on No 11.
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Larry Hinson
Zarley
U.S. Golf Association
Joseph Dey
New York
PGA
Ben Hogan
Hawk
Ken Venturi
Inr
Hogan
Hinson
Hubert Green
Dave Hill
Bob Murphy
Gibby Gilbert
Bob Goalby
Dewitty Weaver
Dan Sikes
Homero Blancas
Chi Chi Rodriguez
Ben Crenshaw
Arnold Palmer
Cypress Creek
Minson
Demons tie Iowa City West in 156 all golf meet
Washington Demons and Iowa City West tied 156 to 156 on the Quail Creek par 36 course. Joe Gebhardt and Craig Paul led for Washington with 38s, Tom Trier and Steve Greene each shot 40, while Steve Goff finished 45 after two penalty strokes. West responders included Mike Gatens 38 and Mack Epperson 39, with Chad Dore 40 and Steve Gatens 40. JV scores saw Kim Walker 41 and Dave Van Houten 41 for Iowa City West. The teams meet again in Muscatine next Tuesday.
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Joe Gebhardt
Craig Paul
Tom Trier
Steve Greene
Washington Demons
Iowa City West
Quail Creek
Gebhardt
Paul
West
Mike Gatens
Trier
Rusley
Steve Goff
Mack Epperson
Mickey Walker
Gatens
Steve Gatens
Chad Dore
Demons
Muscatine
Iowa City
Eighth and ninth graders at Southeast 7 meet in Oskaloosa
Saturday league track meets feature eighth and ninth graders competing at Oskaloosa High School field. Field events begin at noon and running events at 1 pm with preliminaries at 5:45 pm and no break before finals. Varsity also competes in the conference meet in the afternoon at Oskaloosa.
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Oskaloosa
VNAF Helicopter Emergency Landing Ties War Action
The report details a VNAF helicopter emergency landing near a religious shrine linked to the Hoa Hao sect after mechanical failure. It recalls a Feb. 24 crash that killed 10, including Lt. Gen Do Cao Tri and reporter Francois Sully. Heavy fighting persisted near Kien Binh, near the Gulf of Thailand, 110 miles southwest of Saigon.
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South) Vietnamese Air Force
VNAF
Do Cao Tri
Army of the Republic of
South) Vietnam
ARVN
Newsweek
Francois Sully
Saigon Foreign Press Corps
Kien Binh
Gulf of Thailand
Saigon
Donohue Eyes Pole With 180 MPH Qualifying Pace
Indianapolis practice heats up as Mark Donohue leads with a 180.977 mph lap pushing toward pole in the Indianapolis 500 May 29 race build. Peter Revson and A. J. Foyt post strong times amid new rule at-track pace affecting who claims first day pole in weekend qualifications.
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Indianapolis
Ind
UPI
Mark Donohue
Donohue
Media
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Speedway
Peter Revson
New York City
Revson
Mike Mosley
Brownsburg
A.J. Foyt
Houston
Tex
Mosley
Foyt
Denis Hulme
Hulme
Mario Andretti
Nazareth
Lloyd Ruby
Wichita Falls
al Unser
Albuquerque
N.M
Bobby
Crawfordsville Youth Fellowship Plans Bake Sale
United Youth Fellowship members in Crawfordsville completed plans for a fund raising bake sale to be held at the Legion Hall on Saturday starting at 2 p.m. in Crawfords ville.
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Rawfordsville
United Youth Fellowship Group of
Crawfordsville
Legion Hall
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