Giants Open Saturday Cannuci Breaks Ankler
The Cedar Rapids Giants suffer a broken ankle to catcher Phil Cannuci in a practice game, sidelining him about three months. Manager Hartsfield will start Tim Hughes in the opener and seek a new receiver from the Giants farm system. German de los Santos will start at short for Cedar Rapids, with waterloo’s German Barranca at short for Waterloo. The game at Memorial Stadium kicks off the 27th pro season as band, balloon show, and lineup introductions proceed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids Giants
Phil Cannuci
Don Buchheister
Cannuci
St. Luke's Hospital
Bob Hartsfield
Tim Hughes
Sie
San Francisco Giants
Jeff Yurak
Yurak
Waterloo
Cedar Rapids
Montler
Royals
Karel deLeeuw
Fat Curran
Hargid Thomason
Charle Beamon
Willie Wilson
John Sullivan
Tule
Hartsfield
Aegis
National Balloon Co
Indianola
Bucky
Uhosu
Cubs and Braves thrill early season baseball across NL
In a busy week, the Dodgers swept the Reds 5-4 in 11 innings while the Braves beat Houston 2-1 in 10 to pull even atop the NL West. The Cubs won their sixth straight by edging the Phillies 10-9 as Rick Monday drove in five runs. Montreal beat Pittsburgh 7-4 and the Mets routed St. Louis 14-7. Texas defeated Chicago, 7-3. Carl Morton earned his third straight complete game victory as Lum criticized a press release about Williams and the first-base situation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles Dodgers
Cincinnati Reds
Atlanta Braves
Chicago Cubs
Dodgers
Cincinnati
Reds
Los Angeles
Braves
Fron Houston
Clyde King
Cubs
Philadelphia Phillies
Rick Monday
Shysle
Montreal Expos
Pittsburgh Pirates
New York Mets
St. Louis Cardinals
Texas Rangers
Chicago White Sox
Calfornia
Minnesota
Carl Morton
Houston
Mike Lam
Morton
Dave Roberts
Darrell Evans
Lum
Lure
Evwil Williams
Baltimore
Earl
Jimmy Wynn
Bastman
Dan Driessen
Wynn
Clay Carroll
Steve Garvey
Willig Crawford
Driessen
Cesar Geronimo
Ted
Pete Rose
Mike Marshall
Dave Concepcion
Oscar Zamora
Pete la Cock
Mike Schmidt
Philadelphia
Cy Avesta
Ron Schoeler
LaCock
Bill Madluck
RBI
Monday
Jerry Morales
Bud Curran Returns as CR Giants Groundskeeper at Memorial
The C.R. Giants hire Bud Curran, famed for his long tenure at CR baseball parks, to serve as groundskeeper at Memorial Stadium alongside Clarence Wichmann. Bud, 56, started at Old Hill Park in northwest CR around 1932 and has tended CR fields since age 13. The article also notes golf equipment trends, USGA rules considerations, and a light column of sports anecdotes and jokes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guy
Bud” Curran
Memorial Stadium
C.R. Giants
Bud
Baseball
Lnok
Old Hill Park
C.R
Clarence Wichmann
Golf Magazine
Arnie
Jack
Johnny
Lee
Gary
C.W. Griffin
U.S. Golf Assn
USGA
Hancock sets Kansas Relays decathlon mark in tough win
Lawrence Kansas Hancock hits 7978 points to win the 50th Kansas Relays decathlon with five firsts over two days. He tops John Witss Best Decathlon with 7398 and Mississippi State’s Joe Gant at 7178. John Gregoriy wins Billy Mills 6 mile in 29 48.6 as Ranger College relay squads clock 1 24 7 and 48 9 in prelims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence
Kan
Southern
Mingis
Ball Hancock
Hancock
John Wit
Gulf Coast Track Club
Mississippi State
Joe Gant
Stormer
Billy Mills
Dennis Williams
New Mexico
Lionel Omtega
Ranger
Texas
Junior Villege
Also Mentioned on This Page
Giants
Cannuch
Skeepers
Don Sasser
Decatur
Pell
Erle
Elie
Chapman's Sports Center
Kmart
Hey
Chicago
Cub
Steve Swisher
Bob Boona
Phillies
Strow
Reda
Phils
Expos
Pirates
Larry Parish
Rennie Stennelt
Montreal
Mets
Cardinals
Chick Heidemann
Lyan McGlothen
Ted Simmions
St. Louis
Simmons
Rangers
White Sox
Mike Hargrove
Kim Spencer
Ferguson Jenkins
Hargrove
Jenkins
Ty Head
Davis
Wilson
Dunlop
Yamaha
Seaut
Red Peppers
Gus Schrader
Ona
Bob Cummings
Iowa
Frank Fauterbur
Wisconsin
Purdue
Michigan State
The
Gazette
Gremillas
Mark
Rainbow
Glen Elm Drive
Willie Cobb Olson
Mr. Olson
Calle Luna
Tucson
Ariz
Jim Dent
Golf Digest
Tiny Chi Chi Rodriguez
Jack Nicklaus
Roomers
Marilyn Smith
Laura Baugh
Mmm
Laura Baby
Roy Danforth
Syracuse
Danforth
Trancock
Kansas
Bruce Genner
John Gregoriy
Colorado
Setloro
Sal
TORO
Guardian
Sae
Scott's
Gardar
C.R. Lumber CO
St. S.W
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!