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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 15, 1967
Page
1
Belle Plaine tallies 38 points to win the Central college high school invitational. Star performer Mark Franklin wins broad jump 220 dash and 100 yard dash and runs on Belle Plaine’s victorious 440 relay, driving the team's meet win.
Iowa's tennis team earned their first win after four losses, defeating Ohio State 6-4 in Columbus. Dale LePrevost won the No. 1 singles and paired with Rich Strauss to capture the top doubles. Multiple singles matches produced tight scores including LePrevost and Strauss prevailing 6-2 6-2 in one duo, while several other bouts favored Iowa players against OSU rivals.
Greg Ruth of the New York Athletic Club and Dan Gable of Iowa State kept perfect records as the national AAU freestyle wrestling championships moved to final rounds in Lincoln Nebraska. Ruth pinned teammate Jeff Stephens in a 171.5 pound match to stay unbeaten. Gable, at 125.5, had a fourth round bye after earlier pins.
The closing holes of the final two rounds of the $100,000 Tournament of Champions golf event in Las Vegas will be shown on KCRG TV. The ABC color telecast airs 3 to 4 p.m. Saturday and 3 to 4:30 p.m. Sunday.
Iowa coach Ray Nagel announced Frosty Evashevski will coach the Hawkeyes this spring. Frosty, son of the athletic director, joins Larry McDowell and Ted Lawrence with the freshmen and varsity squads as Nagel reshapes positions for depth and speed. The session drew about 72 players under rain and wind with 26 lettermen returning.
In Boston a welterweight bout ended with Jenna Mowinn defeating Ray Maione of Miami in a rocky contest. Melbourne saw Johnny Wong beat Lo Wong in a 126 pound lightweight outpoint. Chiavari reports Felice Becco dominating Antonio Villasante in a close 128% bout in Italy.
Frank Beard from Louisville led the 26 players into the third round at Stardust Golf Club with 133 after 65 68. Aaron Nicklaus Dan Sikes and Doug Sanders stood at 136. Arnold Palmer 141 with Art Wall Jr and Don January. Billy Casper struggled with an 11 on the 15th hole.
Lawrence defeated Cornell 8-1 as Pat Kesney, Dave Holzworth, John Schilling, and others won their singles matches. Doubles saw Kenny Free and Holzworth-Frasch pairings secure victories.
Los Angeles finally breaks through Larry Jaster’s scoreless run at 52 1 2 innings but loses the late game to St Louis 9 3. Jeff Torborg’s sac fly plates Jim Lefebvre in the bottom of the ninth to end the drought and secure the victory for the Cardinals.
Baltimore’s Bill Dillman turned five hitless innings in a 7-1 Orioles win over Kansas City, while Boston’s Bill Rohr lost a near no hitter in a 3-2 Yankees defeat. Rohr, 21, plus Dillman, 21, marked their first big league games. Others: Minnesota 5 Detroit 3. California 10 Cleveland 1.
Bill Rohr, in his first major league start for Boston, pitched a one-hitter against the New York Yankees, securing a 3-0 victory. He carried a no-hitter into two outs in the ninth inning.
Wilt Chamberlain loomed as Philadelphia erased an 18 point deficit. Rick Barry passed to Nate Thurmond for a late layup but Chamberlain blocked the shot, setting up Hal Greer’s 30 foot buzzer miss and a 141 135 overtime win in the NBA title series opener.
Washington wins a four school golf meet over East Waterloo West Waterloo and Jefferson with low scores led by Tom Eicher 75 and Jim Stripe also 75. Washington players include Bob Thaler 76 Don Robb 78 Steve Hill 78. Other teams and top scores listed.
Willie Mays pulled a muscle in his left leg attempting a diving catch and left the game against Atlanta. Hank Aaron recorded a double on the play as Mays limped off, Ollie Brown replacing him. Manager Herman Franks said Mays would be sidelined for three or four days.
Tucson, Ariz. Iowa gymnasts Bob Dickson and Neil Schmitt held top positions as the National all-around championships opened. Dickson stood third with 53.75, Schmitt sixth with 51.75, leader Katsutoshi Kaneaki from Northeast Louisiana State, and Southern Illinois boasted Rick Tucker Fred Dennis and Paul Mayer among the top six. top six advance to finals.
Two Des Moines boxing teams with five Iowa Golden Gloves champions lead the field for tonight's Iowa AAU boxing championships at Memorial Coliseum Cedar Rapids. About 80 fighters total are entered with weigh-ins closing tonight. Des Moines teams include Dick Galvin Kenny Aggee Jerry Kindle Walt Williams and Don Avent. Cedar Rapids features Roger LaBarge guiding 11 boxers.
Readable fragments show multiple MLB matchups across cities including Philadelphia Chicago Cincinnati St Louis Atlanta Pittsburgh and Cleveland with pitchers Hargan McDowell Kaat Richert Bennett Stottlemire and others listed. Schedule items include games at Baltimore Kansas City Minnesota Washington Chicago and New York.
The Cedar Rapids Gazette carries standard newspaper subscription rates and postage details. The notice lists pricing for night edition and daily issues, with various terms and distribution notes for Cedar Rapids and surrounding towns.
Washington high school opened intracity baseball with a 5-2 victory over Regis. Both teams scored twice in the first inning as unearned runs dominated the game. Keith Ferguson and Mark Hathaway each pitched two-hitters while errors and miscues produced all scoring.
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