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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Apr 23, 1969

Page

3

Pro Basketball Playoffs and College Sports Scores

Indiana beat Miami 131 116 to lead their best of seven series. Montreal defeated Boston 4 2 in hockey East finals. Drake beat Iowa State 8 7 in college baseball while Iowa State won 5 3 in tennis. College golf results include Midwestern and Morningside scores. Prep baseball, tennis, golf and track results across multiple Iowa regions reported.

Indiana Miami Okland A. Grieans Oakland Montreal Boston Drake Iowa State Iowa Upper Iowa Penn Grinnell Morningside Northwestern Ve Ataete College Midwestern Cornell Con Grand View Ft. Dodge Creston State Loras Marquette Carroll Wis Northern Iowa Dubuane Ershing Luther St. Olaf College Pershing Dana Neb

Iowa City Cougars edge Kennedy in close golf match

Iowa City's golf team nipped Cedar Rapids Kennedy 159 to 161 on Tuesday. Steve Voorhies was medalist with a 35, while Al Fish led Kennedy with a 38. Other scores: Gene Schmidt 40, Mike Thomson 41, Gary Lou 39. Roberts 38, Zweiner 43, Huffman 43.

Iowa City Cedar Rapids Kennedy Steve Voorhies Cougars al Fish C.R. Kennedy Gene Schmidt Mike Thomson Gary

Montreal Wins 3rd In Stanley Playoff

Claude Provost scored twice to lift the Montreal Canadiens past the Boston Bruins 4-2 in Montreal. The win gives Canadiens a 3-2 lead in the best of seven Stanley Cup semifinal series on Tuesday night.

Montreal Quebec Canada Claude Provost Boston Canadiens Bruins

Mt. Vernon Tops Linn-Mar In Golf Meet

Mt. Vernon’s golf team defeated Linn-Mar 167 to 172 at home. Linn-Mar medalist Bob Konsdorf shot 37, while Mt. Vernon standout Steve Maaske 42 and Scott Harrison 42 contributed strong scores as their team edged the Lions.

Mt. Vernon Linn-Mar Bob Konsdorf

Weather and Scores From Minor and Minor Leagues

Weather disrupted several games with rain and wet grounds across multiple leagues. In scores, Southern League Asheville defeated Charlotte 11 to 5, Savannah edged Columbus 2 to 1, Birmingham beat Montgomery 11 to 6, American Association Iowa won 5 to 3 over Oklahoma City, and Tulsa topped Denver Indianapolis 6 to ? cold conditions. International League Louisville beat Rochester 2 to 1, Toledo over Richmond 5 to 3, Tidewater 8 Syracuse 7, Buffalo at Columbus listed as Iain, Texas League El Paso 9, Dallas Fort Worth 2, Shreveport 3 Arkansas 2, San Antonio 12 Memphis 4, Pacific Coast Hawaii 5 Vancouver 4, Phoenix 7 Portland 6, Tucson 5 Eugene 4, Spokane at Tacoma rain.

Iowa Oklahoma City Tulsa Denver Indianapolis Louisville Rochester Toledo Richmond Tidewater Syracuse Buffalo Columbus el Paso Dallas-Fort Worth Shreveport Arkansas San Antonio Memphis Pacific Coast

Balk Ends Win String For Wash

Norway defeats Cedar Rapids Washing ton 9 to 8 on a seventh-inning balk by Wash pitcher Stan Castner. Norway improves to 6-0, Wash falls to 7-1 after leading 6-1 in the fifth. Hurn goes 3 for 4 with a homer and a double, Brecht adds two RBIs as Norway scores four in the final frame.

Norway Cedar Rapids Washington Wash Stan Castner Tom Hurn Warrior Hurn Terry Brecht Tigers

Marion and Maquoketa Tie in Triangular Track Meet

Marion and Maquoketa shared first with 76 points each on the Indians’ track with Monticello third at 31. Events listed include two-mile run won by Andrea of Marion in 10:49.3, and relay and sprint results for Maquoketa and Marion across multiple events including the 880 and 440 relays, high and long jumps, shot put, discus, and pole vault with athletes named from both teams.

Marion Maquoketa Monticello Oe Mon Roemmerman Phamorehead Mar Andrea Reisdorff Man Wyatt Rave Etringer Yuva Ward Anderson Luedtke Davis Wennekamp Voy Danford Bentley Spaete Ay Meyers Morris Mon Schott Denton Ronemerman Behrends Scott Henke Farman Beniley Aphrenee Orness Winistorpt Gillman Lancaster Hoffman Ere Broman Finegei Zikmund Bowman Moreau Reilly Morehead Canan Holtman

Wash Tennis Team Downs Iowa City

Washington's tennis team defeated Iowa City 6-1 to improve to 6-2. Randy Dryer won the No. 1 singles 14-12 over Bob Vane. Other singles results included Bill Carrithers, Tom Lepick, Jim Alderman, and Dave Ross securing wins for Washington. doubles featured Vane-Ross and Corrliners-Becker.

Wash Iowa City Washington Little Hawks Randy Dryer Bob Vane Bill Carrithers Bill Tester Tom Lepick Jim Alderman Ob Becker al Murdock Dave Ross Marc Kron Vane-Ross Dryer Tester Corrliners-Becker Lepick-Alderman

Study Ends Won't Have a Grid Playoff

NCAA president Harry Cross announced the 19 member executive committee has discharged a special committee studying a national grid playoff. He noted bowl game interests likely opposed returning the idea, ending any current plans for a national college football playoff.

Fort Lauderdale Fifa Cross Harry Cross National Collegiate Athletic Assn NCAA University of Washington

Rams Sweep Coe in Doubleheader to Climb Conference Standings

Cornell's Midwest Conference record improves to 6-1 after a doubleheader sweep of Coe at Daniels Park, 8-4 and 5-3 in nine innings. Scllasi homered in the first game. Steger pitched the second game as Cornell totaled 10 hits. Coe drops to 0-5 in league play and 0-7 overall.

Cornell Coe Daniels Park Dick Scllasi Rams Terry Solberg Kohawk Marty Wolfson Mark Steger Steger Kohawks Solberg Bernier Hogan Lindstrom Koslik Isaac Wolfson Pennock Stead

Unser Sees 164 Quick, 173 to 175 Pole Speed for Indy

USAC driver Al Unser estimated Indy 500 qualifying will need about 164 mph for the field of 33 and 173 to 175 mph for the pole. He discussed two cars for qualifying with Parnelli Jones, noted rivalry with brother Bobby, and reflected on safety changes and the turbine car.

al Unser Lee Kunzman Guttenberg Kunzman Astrodome Indy Star Armor Ballroom Cedar Rapids Parnelli Jones Unser Bobby Indianapolis Speedway Granatelli USAC KCRG Bob Brooks al Miller the Gazette Jerry Speedway

Jefferson Girls Open Tennis Win 6 1

Jefferson High girls tennis opened the season with a 6 1 victory over Iowa City University High. Next match is Thursday at Iowa City West. Singles results list Cherry Ross and Soni Veliz with decisive wins and doubles teams Reen VeneareTen and VeneareTen advancing to victory.

Jefferson Jefferson High Iowa City University High J-Hawks Iowa City West Cherry Ross ICM Pat Ray Sally VanAllen Pam Vandercook Soni Veliz Glenda Fillenworth Joe Chris Dervers rmeier-Steggall Ross- Ray Reen VeneareTen van Allen-Veliz

Ostberg Throws A One Hit Gem As Cougars Win

Jack Ostberg limited the J-Hawks to one hit over seven innings as the Cougars defeat Mississippi Valley Conference foe 2-0. Dunbar belted a solo homer in the sixth, Steve Smith and others reached safely, with Ostberg striking out five and walking one in a keyed mound duel.

Bob Lana Gazette Kennedy Jack Ostberg Irk Dunbar Cougars J-Hawks Ostberg Lloyd Spier J-Hawk Terry Sacre Mark Hollister Sacre Doug Keown Dunbar Steve Smith Smith Jeff Tom Holland Steve Marks

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