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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 28, 1975
Page
9
A mixed sports roundup highlights a publisher clash over a baseball book and quotes umpire Harry Wendelstedt calling lies. It notes AJ Foyt and Johnny Rutherford winning races, Nancy Garapick breaking a world mark, tennis results from Stockholm and Houston, and upcoming Hall of Fame inductions. Local Iowa and Kentucky sports notes, jockey injury, and NASCAR Martinsville win are included.
Mets pitcher Apodaca, a former third baseman, says he moved to pitching after coach critique. He earned his second save in as many outings as New York rallied to beat Montreal 7-4 to stretch the win streak to six. The Mets’ bullpen stabilized as Apodaca has not yielded a hit or run in 4 2/3 innings this season.
A busy week for Metro area track enthusiasts features the Prairie relays Tuesday at 9 p.m. and a Prairie relays queen crowning at 6 p.m. at Kingston stadium hosts the J Hawk Invitational Friday hosted by Anamosa leads the 14-team Prairie field with Blue Raiders posting top state times last week. Anamosa and Hawks head a list including Renton Community, Tipton, LaSalle, Linn Mar, West Dubuque, Manchester, Vinton, Maquoketa, Independence, Iowa City West, Marion and Kalwell. Woodbine dominates last week’s state times led by Debbie Esser with top marks in multiple events. Iowa State coach Ken Trickey will headline a basketball clinic Saturday at Tipton. registration closed for Wartburg College summer camp.
Rik Massengale won the Tallahassee Open by two strokes over Bert Yancey and Snike Kelley at Killearn Golf and Country Club. Massengale finished 274, four under par, after a final round 72 to take the $60,000 event. Yancey and Kelley finished at 276, earning $5,560 each, as Massengale’s win lifts him to spot in the Masters and Tournament of Champions and exempts him from qualifying next year.
Eight colleges enter the Coe Invitational at Kingston stadium with Luther and Coe as defending conference champions. Meet director Wayne Phillips announces Coe graduate George Hidinger as honorary referee. Open one mile run planned for all entrants over 2 years old with no advance registration required.
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