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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Apr 27, 1971

Page

8

Cedar Rapids Card—Home Opener Postponed to Wednesday

Cedar Rapids postpones home opener due to rain after a 7-2 win at Clinton. The club lingered atop a tight Northern division, with plans for a Wednesday ceremony featuring El Kabir Shrine band and Stewart Shank throwing the first ball. Bobby Dews to start Ted Acmesway, while Hemenway is noted for the 1969 mound relevance as the Cards head to Wisconsin Rapids and Appleton before hosting Quad Cities on May 3.

C.R Memorial Stadium Cedar Rapids Cardinals Jetty Ron Kinney John Hurd Ted Kemenway Mike Fenton Fred Warner Bobby Dows Hemenway Clinton Uhey Pilots Bob Forseh Tinton Memoral Stadium el Kabir Shrine Stewart Shank Cedar Rapids Bobby Dews Ted Acmesway St. Pedersburg Sivasdu Gards Wisconsity Rapids Appleton Quad Cities

Vida Blue Dominates As Mets Handle Gibson Early

Vida Blue improved to 5-1 with a solid outing against the Orioles as Gibson struggled with a knee issue. The Mets jumped on Gibson early, blasting him for five runs across the first four innings, while Seaver earned a win for New York. Blue’s four-hits allowed and early offense backed by Seaver’s seven-hitter performance highlighted a bustling nine-game pro baseball night.

Herschel Nissenson Associated Press Bob Gibson Vida Blue Gibson New Yorks Mets St. Louis New York-St. Louis Tom Seaver Gibby Bel’ ‘Kranepaol Tomie

Baseball headlines mix with scattered standings and quotes

The clipping mixes American League standings with player notes and game snippets. Mentions Kansas City, Chicago, Cleveland, California, and Baltimore among others, plus commentary on Bob Gibson and Bob Seaver. No single coherent event dominates the fragment.

Pesian Kansas City Darimore Gama Chicago York Statslemore Minnesote Uinrtevan Washinatuy McLain Ballimnnre WieNonly Cali

Aaron Eyes 600th Home Run In Braves Series

Atlanta salivates as Hank Aaron nears his 600th career homer in a three game set with the Braves at Atlanta Stadium. Gaylord Perry, facing Aaron, predicts the 600th may come tonight, while Willie Mays watches with fanfare as Aaron joins Babe Ruth and Mays in the sport’s power milestones. The Braves offer a $600 fan bounty for the ball, and Aaron stresses the need to earn such a homer with a strong at bat.

Atlanta Hanie Aaron Ron Gaylord Perry San Francisco Braves Aaron Lkes Peery Aaron Ciant Willie Mays Rans Aaton Mays Paolo Henry Aaron Atlanta Braves Harry Walker

Red Peppers By Gus Schrader

Nebraska sports editor Don Bryant weighs a governor decision on a proposed nickel cigarette tax to fund a state office building a recreation hall for the state home for the retarded and a new fieldhouse at the university. Wally Provost of the Omaha World Herald offers an impartial take.

Don Bryant Nebraska Sports Informatin Drake Sioux City Kcau-Tv Wally Provost Omaha World-Herald Moet Iowa State Florida State Clay Stapleton Clay Tallahassee South Florida Deep South Eddie Padolak Kansas City Chiefs Kirkwood Community College First Gutteran Church Thesday Frank Lauiechar Iowa Towa City Towa Frank Frank Holmes

Westhoff Cards Ace in Monticello No 2

Monticello golf notes Rick Westhoff Regis basketball coach recorded a hole in one Sunday at the No 2 hole a 17 yard par 3.

Westhoff Monticello Rick Westhoff

Iowan Ousted In North South Amateur Golf Match

In Pinehurst North Carolina John Benda Humboldt Iowa was eliminated after 16 holes in the North and South Amateur. James Cleveland of Atlanta defeated Benda 4 and 2. Ed Updegraf formerly of Boone advanced past the first round. Updegraf now living in Texas beat Ed Johnston in Baltimore 3 and 2.

Pinemiurst N.C John Benda Humboldt Iowa Ed Updegraf Boone Torrnament James Cleveland Atlanta Benda Updegral Teson Ed Johnston Baltimore

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