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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1968
Page
9
At Independence Wednesday night Al Moldenhauer of Madison competes in midget races driving a Chevy II. A four year Badger Midget Auto Racing Association veteran, he is a top contender for the 1968 championship.
Special to The Gazette Cedar Rapids drivers Dick Ritchie and Willard Yates join about 30 entrants for Wednesday night’s midget race at the Independence fairgrounds track. Ritchie, a two time IMCA national champion, Yates known for high point totals in compact cars, plus other top stock car names from Independence Waterloo and Cedar Rapids are listed. Lee Kunzman of Guttenberg, last year’s IMCA sprint car rookie, drives the Merle Heath Chevy. Red Droste and Bill Zwanziger race the Langton Offy and Patton Chevy II respectively.
Jets quarterback Joe Namath watched from the sidelines at the Astrodome as Houston beat New York 28 14 in an AFL exhibition. Beathard threw three TD passes for the Oilers while Namath reportedly held out for 3000 dollars per exhibition, a claim disputed by Jets owner and team officials.
Jets quarterback Joe Namath waits through Monday night action while healing from knee surgery and seeking higher pay for exhibition games. Rookie Jim Beirne of Purdue catches a pass from Bob Davis to cap a 61 yard Houston drive for a fourth quarter TD.
Spirit Lake IA report on the 196[?] girls athletic union clinic led by Wayne Cooley notes 250 schools involved this year up from 212. He predicts Iowa girls will reach Olympic trials this year with potential for future competitors. Mac McGuffin offers coaching tips as East-West basketball game highlights a windy Spirit Lake program.
Keota-Ev and Hazel Scheppele of Waterloo win the couples one-ball golf tournament at Lagos Acres with 39 40 79 for 18 holes. First flight winners are the Gabriels of Montezuma, followed by the Stiths of Mt. Pleasant and others. Second and third flight winners include Geils Keota, Scheiders Iowa City, Lindenmayers Marengo, Edmundsons Sigourney, Thomas New Sharon, Lowes Winfield, Mangold Iowa City, Millings Maree, McFadden Oskaloosa, Flynn Sheetz Keota, Large Marengo, Moyers Wellman.
Mackin Paint defeated Gohmann Realtors 11 to 3 to close to within one game of second place with two games remaining. Dr Pepper (7-6) faces Gohmann (8-5) Tuesday at 5 30. Steve Kacena drove in three runs for Mackin while Dave Charipar Kirk Jamison and Steve Anderson had two hits for Gohmann.
Iowa signs 6-8 center Tom Hover from Aurora Illinois as the Hawkeyes fifth basketball recruit of 1968. Hover led Eastligh in Aurora to a 24-4 record and conference title, set school rebound records, and posted 53 percent shooting. He joins Joy Carter Carrol Ken Grabinski Gary Lusk Lynn Rowat and others as Iowa targets. Michigan inks Richard Carter from Detroit Fort Dodge JC star, while Wisconsin signs Lloyd Adams from Newark New Jersey aligns with Powless.
Mrs. Marvin Klahn of 2400 Ninth avenue SW recorded the second hole in one in three days on Chapman's No. 8. Playing with her husband and son William she used a five iron to ace the 128 yard par-3 hole Monday morning.
Byron Nelson and Jag McSpaden, aged 56 and 60, faced Jack Nicklaus and Arnold Palmer in a best ball match at Dub's Dread. The veterans, given 50 yards per hole, fought as Palmer and Nicklaus hit necessary shots on a near 7,900 yard course, while the seniors played just under 6,900 yards.
Fragmentary AP text mentions Tokyo and England figures such as Jaguar Kaxizawa and Jack Bodell with numeric codes like 132 and 204. The garbled line includes references to Sebastian, Turnbow, Paterson, and nonsensical terms.
New York AP reports US and Canadian TV leaders warn football overexposure hurts profits. Executives say contracts stay while no network makes money on football, production costs outpace ad value, risking audience fatigue across weekends and Saturdays.
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