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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1972
Page
2
AL MILLER notes repeated protests since this year's Indianapolis 500 as USAC faces six protests, five tied to championship car events. He cites human errors by pit crews over lap counts, not officials, and says the electric scoring devices remain unlikely to be scrapped. He laments the image impact on USAC.
Racer Ramo Stott, once convinced he lagged in NASCAR South, tests a 1972 Ford with a high‑powered build at Talladega 500. The car’s recent success includes Yarborough second at Hickory and Baker winning last Friday. Buddies Baker and Hamilton plan Cedar Rapids a tour and autograph session amid a busy Iowa racing week.
Dows Dairy beat Cryovac 5-2 at Ellis park to claim Westside 10-11 Kids playoff crown as three hits by Bill Mulholland and Jeff Banes sparked the win. Dows advances to the city championship game at Ellis park Saturday at 9 30 a m.
Dyersville advances after an 8-4 win over Guttenberg with Keith Krapff three hits and Chuck Lynch two doubles. Bernard defeats Earlville 3-2 as Jim Roth fans 10. Ron Satchett leads the losers with three hits including two doubles. The first round continues Thursday with Cascade vs Holy Cross and Epworth vs Richardsville at 7:30 and 9:30.
The Milwaukee Brewers defeated Detroit 13-1 after rain halted the game at six innings and resumed the following night at Tiger Stadium. Jim Lonborg earned the win, Scott and Lonborg led the offense with multiple hits, and Milwaukee piled up 18 hits in the rescheduled contest.
Iowa State heavyweight Chris Taylor defeated Greg Wojciechowski 5 0 to win the best of three in two bouts and secure an Olympic berth. James Carr leads at 114 5 pounds but a final decision rests with doctors and an ad hoc committee after he quit with a shoulder issue. Hank Schenk also reached the 220 pound mark, while the trio plus seven other winners advance to Munich for the Summer Games.
Chicago AP reports Mark Spitz, 22, shattered the world 200 meter butterfly record twice in one day during trials for the 1972 Olympic team. He clocked 2:01.87 in prelims and 2:01.53 in finals, pursuing further marks in the 200 meter freestyle, 100 meter butterfly, and 100 meter freestyle as qualifiers proceed. Robin Backhaus and Gary Hall joined him in the 200 butterfly berths, with Hall slated for the 400 meter individual medley. Spitz, a 1972 Sullivan Award winner and Indiana alumnus, remains noncommittal about Munich.
Ed Eliason a Seattle cabinetmaker led the Orion team after the opening round at Oxford Ohio while Doreen Wilber from Jefferson Iowa held a four point lead in the women’s division Gusty winds troubled the first day. Darrell Pace Cincinnati 553 points a surprise move into fifth place after the opening rounds Russ Sill Cedar Rapids competed but missed top ten.
E C Hoyt won low net honors with a 78 16 62 at Cedar Rapids Country Club on Wednesday night. Forrest Smith posted the most fours with 11.
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