Rodgers Sets Boston Marathon Record In 2 9 55
Will Rodgers won the 79th Patriot's Day Boston Marathon in 2 hours 9 minutes 55 seconds to break Ron Hill's course mark. He passed late Canadian rival Jerome Drayton, with Steve Hoag second and Tom Fleming third. Liane Winter won the women's race in 2 42 24. Rodgers, 27, a Wesleyan graduate student, aims for Olympic contention next year.
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Dave O’hara
Boston
Will Rodgers
Boston Marathon
Rodgers
Boston College
Hopkinton
Jerome Drayton
Steve Hoag
Minneapolis
Tom Fleming
Bloomfield
N.J
Liane Winter
Kathy Switzer
New York
Wesleyan University
Connecticut
Amby Burfoot
Burfoot
Baseball Standings and Week Schedule Highlights
Major league standings show Boston and Milwaukee tied atop the East at 6 4 with Baltimore, Detroit, and Cleveland trailing. West leaders Kansas City and Oakland sit at 9 4, California and Minnesota close behind. several rain and postponement notes affect Monday and Tuesday’s planned games.
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Milwaukee
Baltimore
Detroit
Cleveland
New York
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Oakland
California
Minnesota
Texas
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Kansas City
Kansas Coy
al Canton
Kaatte
G. Kerry
LoGrow
Medich
Wise
Goltz
Mahenn
Palmer
Brobert
Jenkins
Holtzman
Minor Baseball Scores Across Leagues Reported
Unclear OCR listing shows multiple minor league baseball scores and pairings across leagues including Iowa Texas Pacific Coast Eastern and Atlantic regions. Entries mention teams such as El Paso Shreveport Midland San Antonio Lafayette Alexandria Bristol Reading Pittsfield Three Rivers West Haven Waterbury and Richmond with results and weather notes and several ppd or postponed items.
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Shreveport
Midland
San Antonio
Lafayette
Alexandria
Wet
Aroun
Arkansas
Jackson
Bristol
Reading
Pittsfield
Thetford Mines
Three Rivers
West Haven
Waterbury
Quebec City
Cedar Rapids Giants remain unbeaten with 6 1 win over Dubuque
Cedar Rapids Giants beat the Dubuque Packers 6 1 to stay unbeat in the Midwest Baseball league. Dan Betty allowed seven hits and struck out seven to earn the win while German de los Santos homered and added three singles. Rafael Tatts miscued an error as Cedar Rapids pulled away with four runs in the first.
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Cedar Rapids Giants
Bob Hartsfield
Dubuque Packers
C.R. Astros
Dan Betty
German de Los Santos
Betty
Packers
de Los Santos
Dominican Republic
Cedar Rapids
Giants
C.R
Wausau
Rafael Tatts
Frank Ferrell
Tatts
Jimmy Ray
Don Sasser
Ray
Sasser
Jeff Yurak
Ferrell
Santos
Alan Knicely
Jose Alfaro
Tom Rima
Decorah
C Rapids
Eastern Division Finals Held As Kentucky Tops St Louis
Kentucky defeats St Louis 112 to 109 to take a 1 0 lead in the ABA Eastern Division finals. Ace game at Denver 9 35 p m tonight followed by St Louis at Kentucky 8 05 p m tomorrow. WHA playoff results show San Diego 6 Toronto 4 in opening action. San Diego leads series 1 0 and Minnesota visits Quebec with no games scheduled Wednesday.
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San Francisco
Lea Ales
Atlanta
Cincinnati
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Los Angeles
Houston
D'Acquisto
Nolan
St. Louis
Foreman eyes dream night with Ali Frazier Norton
George Foreman said he would face Muhammad Ali Joe Frazier and Ken Norton in a single night if possible. He plans three round bouts with five heavyweights in Toronto and insists the event is a fight not an exhibition. The show will be broadcast live by ABC.
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George Foreman
Muhammad Ali
Joe Frazier
Ken Norton
Foreman
Boone Kirkman
Jerry Judge
Charlie Polite
Terry Daniels
Alonzo Johnson
Ali
Zaire
Irving Ungerman
United States
American Broadcasting Co
Comets Set Soccer Meeting on Thursday
Cedar Rapids Comets invite players to a 7 30 p.m. meeting at Ray Scuffham home 438 Twenty fourth street NW. Call Ray at 362 8828 if unable to attend.
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Cedar Rapids Comets
Ray Scuffham
Twenty-fourth Street
Ray
Weiskopf’s temper maturing with better golf in Masters scene
The piece notes Tom Weiskopf’s growth as a golfer since joining the pro tour in 1964 and contrasts his earlier sulky temper with a calmer demeanor as he finished second in the Masters for the fifth time. It also pokes fun at golf’s putt counting debate sparked by Weiskopf’s remarks and references a Cedar Hills childhood detail of Chuck Sodergren, a walk-on Iowa football player.
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Tom
Jack Nicklaus
Ohio State
Weiskopf
Gary Player
Charlie Bartlett
Chicago
Charlie
Bartlett
Chuck Sodergren
Iowa
Arnie Gertsen
Linn Co-Operative Oil Co
Chuck
Cedar Hills
Ankeny
West Des Moines
Farmland Industries
Bob Cummings
Petra Leaves Hawkeyes As Petra Turns Pro
Iowa rookie star Craig Petra quit the Hawkeyes tennis team after joining the U S Professional Tennis Association. Coach John Winnie said the move could force forfeiture of wins this season as association rules bar amateur play. Petra, from Cedar Falls, plans to stay in school while pursuing pro status.
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Craig Petra
Iowa Hawkeyes
U.S. Professional Tennis Association
John Winnie
Winnie
Big Ten
Petra
Hawks
George Basco
New York
Cedar Falls
Hawkeyes
Alburnett Nets Dual Golf Wins In One Meet
Alburnett boys golf beat Springville 180-202 as Ron Lanning shot 42 to pace the win. In girls action Mary Brown led Springville with 53 to win the triangular, with Springville 246 Alburnett 250 North Linn 270. Ken Reitz of the St. Louis Cardinals named National League Player of the Week for seven straight hits and a .526 average over seven days.
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Ron Lanning
Alburnett
Springville
Mary Brown
North Linn
SAN Francisco
Ken Reitz
St. Louis Cardinals
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South Viet Nam
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Frank Robinson
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Marvin Barnes
Spirits of St Louis
American Basketball Association
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