Wash Host To LaSalle On Tuesday
Washington's young track squad opens its outdoor season Tuesday hosting LaSalle at 4 p.m. Coach Harold Wilkinson has six lettermen, with standout newcomer sophomore Rick Freese who placed fifth in the state indoor 880. The group includes long jumpers Sandy Waller Joe Hatchett Russ Collins and sprinter Greg Wingfield with other lettermen Bob Meyer and John Hotchkiss.
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LaSalle
Harold Wilkinson
Rick Freese
Sandy Waller
Joe Hatchett
Russ Collins
Collins
Waller
Greg Wingfield
Bob Meyer
John Hotchkiss
Jon Hatchett
Method in Madness Strangers Fill NFL Schedules
Steve Snider explains the 1967 68 NFL schedule reorganization with 16 teams split into two conferences and four divisions. Each team plays intra division home and away games plus one inter division game, plus four inter conference games, balancing rivals and TV appeal. Green Bay appears in the sample lineup with other clubs.
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Chicago
Detroit
Minnesota
Baltimore
Atlanta
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Central
Century
Capitol
Coastal
Putting Contest Next Saturday at Armstrongs Sporting Goods
Armstrongs Sporting Goods announces a Saturday putting contest from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on April 8 to crown Cedar Rapids area top putters. Anyone sinking two of three putts earns a $6 Arrow shirt, rewarding skill and precision.
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Armstrong’s Sporting Goods
Linda Jordan Rice
Charpion Packers
Central Play
Rapids
New York
Chicago
Detroit
New Orleans
Minnesota
Baltimore
Atlanta
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Cleveland
Pittsburgh
St. Louis
NFL Ini
Double Opener Promised For Cedar Rapids Card Fans
The Cedar Rapids Cardinals launch the 1967 Midwest league season with a Double Opener promo offering two games for $1. GM Ed Mortis announced the deal, valid for the April 26 home opener against Burlington and the April 30 Sunday game versus Quincy. Under new manager Jack Krol, Cedar Rapids hosts Burlington on April 26–27 before a road trip and returns home April 30.
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Jaycees
Burlington
Morris
Quincy
Cardinals
Jack Krol
Northwestern names co MVPs Burns and Weaver
Evanston Illinois AP reports senior guard Jim Burns from McLeansboro and junior forward Mike Weaver from Huntington Indiana shared Northwestern Wildcats 1986 67 MVP honors at the winter sports banquet. Burns and Weaver became co winners as Northwestern announced the award Friday night.
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Evanston, Ill
Northwestern
Jim Burns
Mike Weaver
Burns
McLeansboro
Weaver
Marion High to Field Golf Team After 20 Year Gap
Marion High School plans to field a golf team for the first time since the 1940s. Athletic director Ernie Beemblossom will coach a 25 member squad training in the gym until Twin Pines course opens. Early candidates include Gary Armstrong, Tom Davis, Tony Cosby, Jim Fowler, Bill Neff, Steve Jones and Dennis Manley. Schedule shows meets in April and May at Vinton, Anamosa, Monticello, Tipton, Manchester and Wamac with various opponents.
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Marion High School
Ernie Beemblossom
Twin Pines
Beemblossom
Gary Armstrong
Tom Davis
Tony Cosby
Jim Fowler
Bill Neff
Steve Jones
Dennis Manley
Anamosa
Vinson
Mon- Hello
City Hall April Exams Details In Flor Mezzanine
City Hall announces exams for April under the Mezzanine Flor Personnel Office. Application blanks may be picked up there with a closing date at 5 00 p m on April 21 1967. Tests will be conducted at 7 00 p m on April 26 1967.
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City Hall
Mezzanine Flor
Christmas Mass Organ Honored Barney Ross Memorial
In Chicago a Hammond organ donated to the USO honors ex Marine and boxing champion Barney Ross who died earlier in January. Gen Emmett Rosie O’Donnell and Father George Gehring attended the ceremony noting Ross played the organ by pedal aid during a WWII Christmas Mass on Guadalcanal. Ross sang for mothers of troops as battle mood loosened and many in attendance wept.
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Barney Ross
Guadalcanal
da Nang
Vietnam
United Services Organization
USO
Organ Company
Hammond
Ross
Emmett Rosie O'Donnell
USC
Frederic Gehring
Philadelphia
Father Gehring
Barney
Father Geh
Five Vols Miss Spring Football Drills
The University of Tennessee announced five players will miss spring drills beginning April 11 due to scholastic deficiencies. Seniors Walter Chadwick and Albert Dorsey are among those out, joined by sophomores Buddy Hall Dick Brooks and Steve King.
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Vols
Knoxville
Tenn
University of Tennessee
Walter Chadwick
Albert Dorsey
Buddy Hall
Dick Brooks
Steve King
One Rule Aimed at Drowning During Kanawha River Regatta
The Oil Drum regatta near Montgomery West Virginia promises danger and excitement as 42 crews vie over a nine mile course dated for April 22. Participants build rafts from boards and four 33 gallon air drums with Le Mans start at Glen Ferris. Last year’s winning time was 2 29 12 and most entrants came from West Virginia Tech.
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W. Va
Kanawha River
West Virginia
Glen Ferris
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