Cedar Rapids Kids League shines after a successful season
Cedar Rapids Kids league finishes 471 official games with no forfeits as Bill Quinby guides 72 teams across three divisions. The non profit group, aided by 18 umpires and local sponsors, ends the summer with balanced wins and completes equipment purchases locally where possible. A fourth notable note celebrates John Weghorn's wedding to Elaine Hansen, while a sales winner faces an injury keeping him from Chicago trip.
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Cedar Rapids Kids Baseball League
Bill Quinby
Bill
Kids League
Quinby
Northwestern
Cedar Rapids
Raps Decision On Association
CHICAGO AP Approval of a plan by baseballs major minor league executive committee to reactivate the American Association has been called damaging to baseball by a top minor league official. To reactivate cities in the previous American Association that have proven duds in the past does not bring stability to baseball.
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Chicago
American Association
Dewey Soriano Comments on Duds in Seattle
President Dewey Soriano of the Pacific Coast league spoke in Seattle after Thursday's announcement. He urged reporters to include the word duds, noting several failures.
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Dewey Soriano
Pacific Coast League
Seattle
Red Raiders fall. 10th-inning surge sinks Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids suffers a 9 3 defeat to Quad Cities after 18 Raiders stranded, 7 runs by Quad Cities in the 10th inning, a 61 minute extra frame. Ken Turner labors with 51 batters faced as Quad Cities rallies down the stretch. Shrine Night set for Friday with boat prizes and ceremonies. religious group to preside if game postponed.
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Chuck Tanner
Ken Turner
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Curtis
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Kolm
Cosgrove
Ib Marshall
Martinez
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Gonigal
Santo Earns His Promotion With Two Homers
Cubs' Santo, promoted to cleanup, powered a 5-4 10 inning win over first-place Dodgers with two homers after a .227 season. Banks, released from hospital, struggled at the plate as St Louis slid behind. Robinson and Harper homered for the Reds, while Pittsburgh edged Milwaukee 1-0.
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Ernie Banks
Chicago
National League Power Trust
Santo
Cubs
Los Angeles
Azcue's First Theft Big Play For Indians
Azcue stole home for Cleveland in a 2-0 win over Baltimore as Dick Donovan pitched a three-hitter. The 23-year-old catcher, acquired from the A's, took over the No. 1 job after Johnny Romano hurt his knee, while Gary Peters emerged as a top White Sox pitcher with a 11-5 record and 2.07 ERA. The Yankees won 3-1 at Washington as Minnesota and Detroit also won.
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al Lopez
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Cedar Rapids Open distance swim entries total 75
Seventy five swimmers entered the Cedar Rapids Open distance and sprint swim championships at Ellis park pool scheduled for 10 a.m. with a 9 a.m. check in for prelim heart screening. Competitors include Rock Island Moline Aurora Des Moines Davenport and Woodland Hills California. Linda Conley, 13, will swim 50 meter and 400 meter events.
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Austin
Butts Denies Giving Information to Bryant
In Atlanta UPI: former Georgia coach Wallace Butts testified in his libel trial against the Saturday Evening Post denying he passed game plans or plays to Alabama coach Paul Bryant. Bryant also denied rigging the 1962 Georgia Alabama game, saying if true both would be jailed.
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Standings Snapshot From Open Basketball Matches
Chicago at New York. San Francisco at Philadelphia. St. Louis at Milwaukee. Houston at Pittsburgh. N Los Angeles at Cincinnati. N.
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Pro-Am Win to Rawls Foursome at Waterloo
Betsy Rawls of Spartansburg South Carolina led a Waterloo paired foursome to a 20 under par best-ball score of 52 at Sunnyside country club. Rawls shot one under par 71 as the group prepared for Friday’s Sixth Annual $7,500 Waterloo Women’s Open.
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UPI
Betsy Rawls
Spartansburg
S. C
Sunnyside
Miss Rawls
Clayton Rautborg
Harry Blindman
Walt Kyle
Mrs Curley Shoots Ace at Elmcrest Country Club
Mrs. Charles Curley of 2509 White Eagle Trail SE shot a hole in one on Elmcrest Country Club’s 156 yard No. 3 hole Thursday evening while playing with her husband and Mr and Mrs Don Shupe. His round totaled par 35 using borrowed clubs.
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Charles Curley
White Eagle Trail SE
Elmcrest Country Club
Don ‘Shupe
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