Dodgers favored to win World Series opener over Twins
UPI reports Los Angeles Dodgers favored 11-10 to win the first game as Don Drysdale faces Jim Grant in a pitching duel. Koufax sits out Yom Kippur. Mele weighs shifting starters and defensive shifts to slow Dodgers speed led by Maury Wills.
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Mudcat) Grant
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Washington Senators
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Washington merchants announce Golden Harvest program plans
Ten years ago today sixty nine participating Washington merchants announced plans for the Golden Harvest program to be carried on in Washington during the coming months. The first Harvest fund is $700 with drawings in Central Park at 2 30 p m on Thursday Oct 13. Drawings will be held each Thursday thereafter.
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Central Park
Sisler Fired as Reds Manager in Cincinnati
Dick Sisler, 44, dismissed after his first full Reds season. He would rather manage another team than stay in the front office. Speculation points to Don Heffner or Leo Durocher as potential replacements as Cincinnati finished four in the NL, eight games behind the Dodgers after a late losing streak. Sisler, son of Hall of Famer George Sisler, expressed disappointment and willingness to pursue another major league managerial post.
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Changes in Iowa high school athletics beyond years
BOONE IDPA Significant changes are occurring in Iowa high school athletics. Lyle T Quinn executive secretary of the Iowa High School Athletic Association notes 950 member schools once and about 200 playing 11 man football now 548 schools remain with roughly 450 in football This shows more boys can play football The spring tournament has 259 schools with summer about 350 and fall 111 teams Wrestling is growing fastest with about 200 high schools already filing district entries an increase of 50 in two years Junior college programs are rising with tall Iowa basketball players moving to junior colleges six feet eight and six feet seven expected to boost talent Bernie Saggan Quinns assistant plans 18 meetings on basketball rule changes focusing on safety and clarifications to keep up with rising participation
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Hawkeyes tune passing attack before Purdue game
Iowa spent nearly an hour practicing aerial plays ahead of Saturday's clash with Purdue. Boilermaker QB Bob Griese, who threw for 19 of 22 against Notre Dame and 18 of 24 last week before injury, is watched by Hawkeye coach Jerry Burns and scout Archie Kodros as a major threat. Burns lamented a 50 percent drop in the Iowa passing game but remains hopeful to deliver a complete performance against Purdue.
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Nebraska tops UPI grid poll in early rankings
UPI released the second weekly major college football ratings with Nebraska at No. 1 and first place votes. The list shows Wyoming 25, Michigan 20, Missouri 18, LSU 15, Duke 13, West Virginia 12, Florida 11, and a three-way tie at 6 among Auburn, Ohio State and Kentucky. Army and UCLA also received votes.
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Bowling results and high scores from MFA Monday league
Zieglowsky leads with a team series of 2710 and a 956 game to top Freshwaters 952. Freshwaters posts 2642 as a team total while Payne, Ross, Hy-Vee, Fareway, and Wilson field scores. Individual leaders include L Geyer with 583 and G Burkum with 567. J Hough clocks 224 and M Miller 212.
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Booster club plans studied at Highland
All men in the Highland Community School district are invited to a Thursday meeting at 7 30 p m in the new high school to discuss forming an athletic booster club. Films of Waco and Cardinals games with Highland will be shown narrated by coach Don Lewis Refreshments will be served. The committee says the club will be open to men in the district regardless of having children in school to promote all athletics.
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Washington State Bank leads in Melody Strikers bowling
In the Melody Strikers League Tacoma results tweetens Washington State Bank led with team series 2588 and team game 922. Individual standouts included Helen Brown 543 and 219, Helen Potter 543 and 207, Eleanor Wolf 516, with high team scores across River Products, Tweeten, Martin, and VFW Auxiliary.
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Dave Elder speaks on printing history at Rotary meet
Dave Elder editor and publisher of the Washington Evening Journal spoke to the Washington Rotary Club Monday. He traced printing from Gutenberg’s 15th century press to modern automated computer fed printing machines, and was introduced by Roy Hodges.
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Policeman injured in Iowa City chase
Police report Officer Raymond White of Iowa City was injured when his patrol car struck a parked auto during a high speed pursuit. White, 24, lay unconscious in his damaged car before a passerby rushed him to University Hospitals in fair condition with severe cuts and internal injuries.
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Pope Paul II Leaves New York After World Series Visit
Pope Paul celebrated Mass at a stadium in scarlet vestments atop a red carpeted altar near second base as 90,000 fans braved cold winds. He urged peace across Catholics Protestants and Jews then visited St Patrick's Cathedral and the World's Fair pavilion to view Michelangelo's Pieta before a final farewell wave to cheering crowds.
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