Mays Breaks Records as Giants Sweep Expos on Memorial Day
Willie Mays homered twice to reach 638 in his career and add NL high runs, tying Al Simmons for ninth all time. Tito Fuentes delivered a bases loaded single in the ninth as San Francisco built a 10 1/2 game West lead. Gaylord Perry earned win in the opener, while bench and others contributed across a multi game Sunday slate.
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Willie Mays
San Francisco Giant
Mays
Stan Musial
Ty Cobb
Tito Fuentes
Giants
Gaylord Perry
al Simmons
Jerry Johnson
Dodgers
Phillies
Willie Crawford
Richie Allen
Jim Lefebvre
Jim Brewer
Darrell Brandon
Ken Reynolds
Ivan Murrell
San Diego
Clay Kirby
Mets
Ray Sadecki
Murrell
Nate Colbert
Ed Kranepool
Unser eyes third Indy 500 title after record Memorial day win
Al Unser won the Indianapolis 500 for the second straight year leading 103 of 299 laps at 157.735 mph, beating Peter Revson by 23 seconds amid a wreck filled race that saw 12 finishers and a record purse of 1,001,604 dollars.
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Indianapolis
Ind
UPI
al Unser
Albuquerque
N.M
Unser
Peter Revson
New York
Mario Andretti
Revson
Andretti
McLaren
Speedway
Tony Hulman
A.J. Foyt
Houston
Tex
Washington remembers fallen in WWII and Korean War
Ten years ago Washington observed Armed Forces Day and dedicated the Washington Memorial United States Army Reserve Training Center. The building honors Washington County servicemen who died in World War II and the Korean conflict, with Congressman Fred W. Schwen gel as principal speaker leading visiting dignitaries.
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Washington
Washington Memorial
United States Army Reserve Training Center
Washington County
Fred W. Schwengel
Record cabinet with hinged top and album storage
Hinged top allows easy access and serves as extra seat when closed. Holds up to 75 albums with dividers to separate rock, classical and country. Available in daisy gold and wood grain vinyl finishes.
Blues defeat Reds 16 to 8 in Tri-County league
Washington Blues beat Washington Reds 16 to 8 Friday. Todd Nemmers earned the win with eight strikeouts on 3 Reds hits. John McCarthy took the loss in relief for Reds as Crawford, Caldwell, and Calvin Genkinger supplied multihit performances for Blues. The line score shows Blues 81 0 5 2 Reds 1 0 0 0 2 5.
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John Mayberry
Bernie Carbo
Johnny Bench
Reds
Roos Grimsley
Bench
Tony Perez
Mayberry
Jack Billingham
Washington Blues
Washington Reds
Todd Nemmers
Doug Ruppoert
John McCarthy
Crawford
Blues
Caldwell
Calvin Genkinger
Craig Genkinger
City Baseball Today Net Future Games
Hills Little League meets Washington at 6 p m. Washington Blues host Wayland at 6 p m. Tuesday Waco Pony League plays Washington Reds at Green Field at 6 p m.
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Hills Little League
Washington
Washington Blues
Wayland
Waco Pony League
Washington Reds
Green Field
Major Leagues Sunday Results and Upcoming Games
Sunday results feature Pittsburgh routing Chicago 10 to 0 and San Francisco sweeping Milwaukee in doubleheader 8 7. The slate lists Houston Cincinnati and Montreal Los Angeles night matchups with multiple pitchers noted. Monday and Tuesday schedules include Chicago at Pittsburgh and St Louis at Atlanta among others with several postponements due to rain.
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St. Louis Cardinals
Atlanta Braves
Pittsburgh Pirates
Chicago Cubs
Cincinnati Reds
Houston Astros
Los Angeles Dodgers
Philadelphia Phillies
San Diego Padres
New York Mets
Pittsburgh
Chicago
St. Louis
Atlanta
Cincinnati
Houston
Los Angeles
Phila
San Diego
New York
San Fran
Jenkins
Pittsburg
Blass
Stone
Reuss
Dierker
Cloninger
Montreal
McAnally
Sutton
Philadelphia
Lersch
Bunning
Roberts
Santorini
N.Y
Baltimore
Minnesota
Detroit
Milwaukee
Cleveland
Keat
York
California
Oakland
Boston
Solich
Kaat
Hand
Lockwood
Palmer
McNally
John
Horlen
Murphy
Washington
Thompson
Hunter
Odom
Kekich
Peterson
United Press International
W. L. Pet. GB
Ww. L. Pet
Local Property Transfers Listed In Brief Notices
Contracts show Frank L. Kos executor conveying to Richard Stout and Jo Ann Stout in Section 14 748. Faye Ayers transfers land to Earl Werts in Section 26 779. John A Goodlander and wife sell Lots 6 and 7 in R E Swifts Subdivision Washington. Hubert S Romine and wife sell half of Lots 7 and 8 in Block 12 Brighton to Charles Frederick Helfrich II. Francis D Litwiller and wife convey land to David J Dayton and wife in Section 24 76 8.
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Frank L. Kos
Albie M. Lukavsky
Richard Stout
Jo Ann
Faye Ayers
Earl Werts
John A. Goodlander
Samuel E. Rathmel
R. E. Swift
Washington
Hubert S. Romine
Charles Frederick Helfrich —II
Brighton
Francis D. Litwiller
David J. Dayton
Record setting long haul with 8 pound ball feat
The item notes a record effort nearly 96 hours to set using an 8 pound ball. It estimates 20 502 balls would weigh about 82 tons, and mentions an old record of 1 205 games alongside a UPI telephoto credit.
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UPI
Richard Dewey
Kansas City
Dewey
Mid-Prairie Opens Season With 9-5 Victory
Mid-Prairie Golden Hawks opened summer baseball with a 9 to 5 win over Tri County at Thornburg. Sophomore pitcher Brad Gardner started four innings before Steve Mast earned the win with clutch relief. Gardner, Mast and Dan Spreacker combined for five extra base hits including three triples as Spreacker drove in three runs. Mast and Spreacker each had two hits. Tri County benefited from four infield errors and 11 walks. The Hawks advance to host Wilton Junction and English Valleys with 6 p.m. game times.
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Mid - Prairie
Golden Hawks
Thornburg
Tri- County
Brad Gardner
Hawks
Steve Mast
Mast
Gardner
Mid Prairie
Tri - County
Dan Spreacker
Spreacker
American tennis team seeks title at French Open
Arthur Ashe leads a six man American challenge in the second week as he faces Georges Goven in fourth round action at Roland Garros. Stan Smith and Marty Riessen also remain alive for a quarterfinal berth while Lutz and Richey continue the U S bid. Women contenders saw Margaret Court upset by Gail Chanfreau, with Nancy Richey Gunter advancing in straight sets.
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Paris
UPI
Arthur Ashe
United States
Gum Springs
France
Georges Goven
Rolland Garros
Tony Trabert
Stan Smith
Pasadena
Hungary
Istvan Gulyas
Marty Riessen
Evanston
Ill
Frank Froehling
Fort Lauderdale
Fla
Margaret Court
Gail Chanfreau
Bock
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Rick Mather
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Joe Leonard
Lloyd Ruby
Ruby
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Koosman
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Bryant
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Canton
Drago
Lee
Culp
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Mid-Prairie
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Ave. D
Evening Journal
Bob Lutz
Cliff Richey
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Jan Kodes
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Jun Kuki
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