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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Apr 16, 1966

Page

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Nagel Era Opens as Iowa Begins 1966 Spring Drills

Iowa City 1966 spring football opened under new coach Ray Nagel with 88 players practicing ahead of a May 14 intrasquad game. Nagel emphasized organization and effort, addressing attitudes and time discipline as quarterbacks and backs like Podolak and Roland joined familiar lettermen among the roster.

Iowa City Ray Nagel Iowa Hawkeyes L. W. Ward Cedar Rapids Larry McDowell Jefferson John Diehl Wash Tom Knutson Jeff

Gay Brewer Leads Tourney of Champs in Las Vegas

Gay Brewer, 34, a Kentucky player out of Dallas, held a two stroke lead after 36 holes in the Tour nament of Champions at Las Vegas with a 139 total. Bill Casper Jr and Dudley Wysong were tied at 141, Arnold Palmer 144, and Jack Nicklaus 147 as the field showed few under par scores.

Las Vegas Nev Gay Brewer Brewer Dallas Bill Casper, Jr Dudley Wysong Casper Wysong McKinney Texas Jack Nicklaus Gary Player Joe Campbell Nicklaus Player Campbell If Guy Brewer Dudley Wysong Veers Frank Beard Bruce Crampton Dave Marr Arnold Palmer Lionel Hebert 2 Bobby Nichols Doug Sanders Don Massengale Ben Verney Phil Rodgers Ken Venturi Jack Rule, Jr Ray Floyd al Geiberger Butch Baird Dick Mayer Babe Hiskey Gene Littler Dan Sikes Tony Lema

Wash Wins Golf Quad at Burns Park Behind LaFontaine 71

C R Washington’s Dave LaFontaine shot one under par 71 to lead Wash to a quad meet title at Burns Park. Wash totaled 301 strokes, edging Waterloo West at 308 while Waterloo East finished with 322. Teammates included Steve Hill 75 and Harvey Wehde 77, with West leader Jim Lagg at 73.

Waterloo C.R. Washington Dave LaFontaine Burns Park Warriors Wash Waterloo West C.R. Jefferson Waterloo East LaFontaine West Jim Lagg Lynn Lawrence C.R. Wash Steve Hill Harvey Wehde Joe Thaler Tom Eicher Wat. West Chuck Fargarlind Craig Olson Randy Pothast Bob Kindall C.R. Jeff Dave Young Gary Metelak Craig Struve Stephen Seifert Wat. East Roosevelt Moore Dave Ott Bill Bradfield Gary Christensen Jerry Robinson

Beck Leads Azalea Open With 138 After 36 Holes

Larry Beck from Whispering Pines shoots five under par and holds a two stroke lead at 138 in the Azalea Open. Harold Henning and Jerry Barber are tied for second at 140, with 73 players qualifying for the final rounds as competition tightens in Wilmington, North Carolina. Beck’s 28 putts and two fringe-putted greens mark a standout professional round. Steve Spray sits five behind at 143 after a 72 Friday.

Wilmington N. C Larry Beck Whispering Pines Harold Henning Jerry Barber al Besselink Beck U.S Jony Evans Tom Weiskopf John Or Larry Ziegler Ary Bauer Harold Kneece Bober Kenep Cobie Ledranse Ron Gillespie Steve Pray Wayne Yates Jac Montgomery Hampton Aul Yancey Dave Mara Bill Yarvey Dave Stockton Jiar Randy Glover Vas Cassady Pete Fleming

Cardinals Rally to Extend Streak with Ninth-Inning Win

Cedar Rapids Cardinals defeated Macon Georgia 6 to 5 in nine innings to extend their winning streak to seven. Bobby Cox starred with two singles and a double, driving in the tying and winning runs as Wayne Boultinghouse hit a sac fly for the final tally.

ST. Petersburg Fla Cedar Rapids Cardinals Macon, Ga al Langfield Wayne Boultinghouse Plaza

Craig Notches Second Victory With Phillies in 4-3 Win

Roger Craig earned his second win as the Phillies rallied in the ninth inning to beat Cincinnati 4-3 and remain the NL’s only unbeaten team at 3-0. Leo Cardenas homered late for the Reds, but Philadelphia exploited a late rally as Jack Baldschun added two runs in the bottom of the ninth.

Curt Block UPI Roger Craig Craig Cincinnati Reds Florida Philadelphia Phillies Leo Cardenas Reds Jack Baldschun Phillie Cookie Rojas Clay Dalrymple Johnny Briggs Hamer New York Mets Max Alvis Chuck Hinton Indians Tribe Boston Alvis Jack Kralick Ken Sanders

Rams Open Midwest Baseball Season With 4-1 Win

Mt. Vernon Cornell College defeated Grinnell 4-1 in the season opener. Lon Mathews collected four hits and doubled in a run while Pete Irvine added two hits and drove in another. Irvine also scored on his two hits.

MT. Vernon Cornell College Grinnell Cornell Lon Mathews Pete Irvine Irvine

Cyclones Fall To Oklahoma State In Big Eight Clash

Oklahoma State seized an early lead by scoring three in the first on Iowa State pitcher Tim Van Galder and went on to win 6-3. Iowa State plated two in the seventh on a trio of hits, while Marv Fiocchi quelled a late Cyclone rally with bases loaded and none out.

Marv Fiocchi Okla State Iowa State Onan Picceni Nang Sella Mie Sklahoma Payres W—Pierce —van Garder

Tigers' McAuliffe hits season's first grand slam in 8 3 win

Dick McAuliffe of Detroit belted the season's first grand slam as the Tigers defeated Washington 8-3. Fritz Peterson held Baltimore to six hits in his major league debut, guiding the Yankees to a 3-2 win.

Associated Press Dick McAuliffe Tigers Detroit Washington Fritz Peterson Yankees Baltimore York Orioles Frank Robinson Joe Pepitone

Angels Reach Fourth Tie With 9-4 Win Over Twins

Reichardt Warner and Cardenal form the youngest outfield trio in the majors as the Angels beat the Twins 9-4 to move into a four-way tie for fourth in the American League. Reichardt homered, Warner contributed two hits and two RBIs, while Cardenal scored twice and stole a base. The Tigers also won to seize first place with an 8-3 victory over the Senators.

Rick Reichardt Jackie Warner Jose Cardenal California Bill Rigney University of Wisconsin Norm Siebern Angels Warner Chicago White Sox Cardenal Detroit Tigers Washington Senators New York Yankees Baltimore Cleveland Boston Red Sox Chicago Kansas City

Baseball Standings and Sunday Monday Matchups

The listing shows standings with teams such as Minnesota Chicago Detroit and California. Sunday games include Kansas City at Chicago Washington at Detroit Boston at Cleveland New York at Baltimore and Los Angeles hosting Houston in a 1 0 start. Monday schedules feature Atlanta York Cincinnati Philadelphia St Louis Pittsburgh Chicago at Los Angeles and Houston at San Francisco.

St. Louis Philadelphia Cincinnati Phils Los Angeles Chicago San Francisco Houston Atlanta New York Pittsburgh California Minnesota Kansas City Washington Detroit Boston Cleveland Baltimore Osteen Giusti Marichal Ase York Filadelphia San Philadelpnis V. Pet. G Teroece Minn Grant Hunter Peter Washington Richert Stigman Ork Downing Balti McNally W. L. Pet. G Anseles J. Louis BluLys Atlanta A Os Angeles I' Cago Fischer Cincinnati Phia Culp Maloney Philadelouis Briles

SCI Names Two Refs for Relays

Vic Argotsinger of West Waterloo and Dick Young of Grinnell College are named honorary referees for the 43rd SCI Art Dickinson Relays set for Saturday April 23. Argotsinger, retired West head track coach, is honored in the high school division for lifelong service and SCI relays. Young, Grinnell head coach, is honored in the college division for his teams’ long association with the SCI Relays and past relay wins.

Cedar Falls Vic Argotsinger West High Waterloo Dick Young Grinnell College SCI Art Dickinson Argotsinger West SCI Young Grinnell

Wahlert Names Jack Wiland Wrestling Coach for 1966 67

Wahlert high school in Dubuque announces Jack Wiland as head wrestling coach for the 1966 67 season and says he will assist in football and track. Wiland is a 1964 University of Iowa graduate and currently coaches at Maquoketa Valley at Delhi, where he has been wrestling and baseball coach and football assistant. In his Iowa senior year he was named most valuable player on the Hawkeye baseball team which finished second in the Big Ten.

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Boxing results from Helsinki and Madrid weigh-ins

In Helsinki Jarmo Bersloet defeated Joe Brown on points. In Madrid Luis Folledo stopped Clarence James on points in a 10 round lightweight bout with Folledo earning the win in Madrid.

Helsinki Finland Jarmo Bersloet Joe Brown New Orleans Madrid Spain Luis Folledo Clarence James Oakland Calif

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