Giants Take Comfortable Lead in pennant race behind Spahn
Warren Spahn, age 44, pitched seven strong innings in a 9-2 win over the Cubs as the Giants stretched their lead to two games. Mays hit his 499th homer. the Dodgers fell two back after Houston beat LA. Mets beat Braves in 10 innings. Selma set club strikeout record in his second start.
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Major Leagues Sunday Results and Upcoming Schedule
Baseball results show Minnesota 2 Boston 0 and Chicago 4 New York 1 with Washington 7 California 1. Kansas City at Baltimore and Detroit at Cleveland postponed by rain. Monday features Cleveland at Baltimore with McDowell versus Barber.
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Balloon sighting over town sparks speculation
Ten years ago residents alerted the Journal to a large white balloon seen high in the southeast sky. A reporter using a 50x telescope found a plastic white craft carrying a sizable white cargo beneath it. Speculation centered on a weather balloon or stratosphere observation craft.
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Oilers Are Winners Jet fumbles cost them game
The Houston Oilers defeated the New York Jets 27 to 21 in the AFL opener as New York fumbled 7 times, 4 lost, while Houston fumbled 6 times, losing 2. Don Trull led Houston with 3 TD passes to Willie Frazier, aided by George Blanda field goals. Jets substitute Dick Wood replaced Namath for Oakland references. Namath had just been drafted by Werblin.
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Gary Player wins golf World Series in Akron
Gary Player became the first foreigner to win the World Series of Golf at Firestone Country Club, earning $50,000 with a 139 total after 70-69 rounds. He beat Jack Nicklaus by three strokes, while Masters champion Nicklaus settled for $15,000 in second. Peter Thomson finished third at 144, and Dave Marr was fourth at 151.
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Hawkeye Tickets Sold Out for Purdue Homecoming
Iowa City UPI reports University of Iowa athletic ticket manager Graham announced tickets for the October 9 homecoming clash with Purdue are sold out. Advance sales guarantee a 60,000 crowd, the second football sell-out of the season. Minnesota game tickets have also sold out for a month.
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Women's Bowling Results From Friday Scores
Credit Bureau led team results with a 2088 series and 727 game. General Life and Mc Cleery trailed with 1964 and 700 respectively. Individual marks: Shirley Burlingame 559 series and 208 194 games, Betty Ward 511.
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West Liberty jalopy races crown local drivers
Washington drivers dominated a West Liberty jalopy night led by Chuck DeMeyer who won the feature and B semi and placed second in heat three. Rom Hemsted led the feature until DeMeyer passed on lap 17 as others posted top finishes. Next week the circuit heads to Columbus Junction for a 50 lap season championship race.
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Eicher youth group holds wiener roast at Wayland home
Noble Sept 6 The Youth Fellowship of the Eicher Congregation enjoyed a wiener roast at the Warren Schlatter home in Wayland Sunday evening. Marvin Widmer met the group at the church with a tractor and hay rack and they went for a drive after services. Dianne Widmer ventures toward nurses training at Bloomington New Jersey later this week, a farewell gesture after the hay ride. Rev Rudolph Martens was installed as pastor of Eicher Mennonite Church Sunday morning by Rev Gordon Dyck of the Central District Conference.
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Wayland Mennonite Church installs Rev. Walter Neufeld pastor
Mr Dyck installs Rev Walter Neufeld as pastor at Wayland Mennonite Church following the installation. Visitors from Manson and area enjoyed a visit during Labor Day weekend. Weather notes report heavy August rain and a hail storm on the 25th with creek flooding receding by noon.
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