Giants face Quad Cities in deciding finale at Memorial
Cedar Rapids and Quad Cities meet in a potential playoff game at Memorial stadium after Quad Cities beat the Giants 7-3 in 10 innings. Watson was banished for a punch on Slater as Tebbetts, Moffitt and Breuster starred in a high tension South division clash.
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Cedar Rapids Giants
Quad Cities
Memorial Stadium
Giants
Tomove
Felite
Midwest
Cedar Rapids
Steve Watson
C.R
Watson
Steve Tebbetts
Bellevue
Wash
Carney Lansford
O.R
Lansford
Fleet Angels
Steve Wilkins
Angels
Ken Wright
Jerry Quigley
Moose Stubing
Gary Boyle
Wilkins
Jeff Yu- Tak
Tebbetts
Slater
Stew Moline
Wausau
Linn
Boyness
Senate Approves Culver Proposal for Olympic Aid
The Senate approved by voice vote Sen. John C. Culver’s plan to aid U S athletes. The proposal would grant a tax credit up to 500 dollars for unreimbursed Olympic and Pan American expenses and clarify tax exempt status for non profit groups aiding national athletic development.
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Washington, D.C
Senate
John C. Culver
Town Democrat
U.S
America
Blood doping rumors eyebrow at Montreal Olympics discussed
Erik Wiger, Sweden track coach, dismisses doping talk around Lasse Virén and Finns after Montreal. He notes 48 hour window limits and cites Virén’s eight to nine day Olympic run. Swedish team collected four golds and one silver led by Anders Garderud in the steeplechase. Also reports Ben Taylor’s strong AAU swimming showing and a closing joke about Washington’s birthday.
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Finland
Lasse Virén
Erik Wiger
Sweden
Erik
C.R
Tom Ecker
Montreal
Viren
Wiger
Virem
Helsinki
Paivarinta
Anders Garderud
Stockholm
Anders
U.S
Norway
M F L claims state A baseball title in dramatic finish
Monona based M F L used a key pick off play to beat Bancroft St John’s 8-6 in the Iowa class A final. Pitcher Randy Fuelling earned the win despite fatigue, Larry Meyer drove in four, and the dramatic play ended Bancroft’s rally in the sixth. St John’s finishes 37-13, Notre Dame takes third with a 2-1 win over Rock Valley.
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Marshalltown
McF-L
Bancroft St. John's
Ik Ws
Iowa
Randy Fuelling
Tim Schultz
Fuelling
Lanny Kliefoth
St. John
Matt Menke
Randy
Cedar Rapids
Larry Meyer
Dbne
Randy Vogt
MLBS
Fuerling
Bryan Rabe
Dave Schiltz
Tiltges
Doocy
Ranty
Heard
Bulldog
Monona
Meyer
Vogt
Bulldogs
Bancroft
Vince Meyer
St. John's
Goldfield
Breda St. Bernard
Burlington
Notre Dame
Rock Valley
Kennedy Names Bill Herkelman New Baseball Coach
Spier Lloyd Spier ends nine year tenure as Cedar Rapids Kennedy head baseball coach and will stay on as math teacher and girls sports assistant. Bill Herkelman, 38, long time Kennedy assistant, to take over. Spier cites time demands. Kennedy records include 216 wins, 107 losses, seven district titles and a 1969 sub state appearance. Also notes former players and prior coaching stints in Washington and area schools. Iowa City adds Mark Graettinger from Muscatine as top prospect, a St Xavier graduate aiming for dentistry while joining Iowa.
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Lloyd Spier
Cedar Rapids
Kennedy
Bill Herkelman
Spier
Ft. Dodge
Cougars
Rick Netolicky
Dirk Dunbar
Oth
C.R
Denny Schott
Matt Novak
Dick Church
Chuck Johnson
Ken Kramer
Washington
Berkerman
UNI
Herkelman
Lost Nation
Junio High
Maquoketa
Harding Junior High
Iowa City
Glenn Patton
Mark Graettinger
Muscatine
St. Xavier Academy
Cincinnati
Ohio
Iowa
Graettinger
Falcons Scrimmage Preview Ahead of Aug 14 Debut
The Cedar Rapids Falcons announce a free public scrimmage Saturday at 10 AM at Kingston Stadium. The semi pro team joins the Chicagoland Pro Football League and will debut next Saturday August 14 at Prairie Stadium against the Newton Nighthawks, the league champions.
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Cedar Rapids Falcons
Kingston Stadium
Falcons
Fessional Football League
Prairie Stad
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C.R. Wash
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Minn
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Cedar Rapids Franklin and Coe College
Herkelman Replaces
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