Go Sky Moon Wins Iowa Futurity at Linn County Fairgrounds
Go Sky Moon drew a crowd at Central City as he won the Iowa Futurity 350 yard race in 18.36 seconds. Jockey Mike Wessels guided the horse with owner Les Moyle of Strawberry Point holding the bridle as Kirk Wessels stood nearby.
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Central City
Mike Wessels
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Wessels
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Strawberry Point
Go Sky Moon
Summer Run on Burlington Track Promises Odd Timing Challenge
Burlington Iowa hosts the second annual Summer Run on the high school all weather track August 16. Entrants guess their mile time and the closest prediction wins. no timing devices are allowed. Contact Joe Geren before August 16 for details and track-area policing questions.
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Cedar Rapids
Midwest
Burlington
Joe Geren
P.O
Iowa
Oktoberfest races draw crowds in LaCrosse and Milwaukee
Oktoberfest road races set for September 30 in LaCrosse offering a full marathon, half marathon and five mile run with LaCrosse Festivals as contact. Milwaukee event September 28 features Al McGuire benefiting the Al McGuire Fund at Milwaukee Children’s Hospital. Participants asked to donate 25 dollars each.
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Giants fall 3-2 as late error costs Cedar Rapids
In Appleton Wisconsin Cedar Rapids drops a 3-2 decision after a ninth inning passed ball score. Harry Chappas opened the decisive rally with a triple and Jeff Vuksan scampered home on the miscue. Kean Rich collects his first hit of the season as a designated hitter.
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Kean Rich
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Warriors
Waterloo
Burlington
Yankees in Month-Long Bronx Zoo Saga Prompts Reconciliation Tensions
The Billy Martin Reggie Jackson feud erupts again as Martin resigns after Jackson’s return from suspension and Steinbrenner’s office talks, with Jackson deflecting blame and Steinbrenner downplaying the quarrel. Rosen calls the rift shocking while hoping for a 1980 return.
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al Rosen
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Richard M. Nixon
American Shipbuilding Co
Brewers top Bees in 11th inning at NABC
Jim Golob hit a homer in the 11th to lift the Pueblo Olympia Brewers to a 4 3 win over the Durham Bees in Wichita. Pueblo improves to 1 1 in the tournament and advances to loser's bracket while Durham is eliminated after two losses in the double elimination event.
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Bees
Iowa football players seek trial delay after riot charge
Three University of Iowa players Steven Vazquez Darrell Hobbs and Stephen Wagner seek a continuance of their riot trial after May incident in Iowa City. Defense says two key witnesses will be out of state until September and after Thanksgiving prompting a move to the week of November 27. Misdemeanor charges remain deferred until the riot case resolves.
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Darrell Hobbs
Stephen Wagner
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Wagner
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