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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1966
Page
5
Swimmers from four states set 22 regional marks at the Region 7 Championships at Noelridge Park pool with Day 1 featuring 56 events. Sue Mestier led with world-record pace in multiple girls events, while Ann Alexander of Minneapolis YWCA set three regional records in senior women events.
Regional results list top finishers across multiple age groups and strokes. Notable names include Robert Watson of Wisconsin and Robert Cook of Central Region leading senior men, Barb Erickson and Ann Alexander among women, with numerous swimmers from Minnesota Iowa Wisconsin and the Central region earning medals and setting old regional records.
Cedar Rapids pair Lee Wright and John Van Deest advanced to the 16 under boys doubles final at the Northeast Iowa Junior Tennis Tourney in Waterloo. They defeated Eddie Palmer and Terry Sheldon 6-4 6-0 in the semi final.
BELLE PLAINE Lloyd Schild and Don Walton teamed for a 297 in a best ball event at Belle Plaine Bowl last week. Their three game series totaled 748 and their 798 handicap series leads the tournament.
Neal Huysman pitched four hits as Englewood Hills Ohio defeated Des Moines Iowa 3-0 to capture the Northern Regional championship and advance to the Senior Little League World Series. Huysman drove in a run in the first and scored in the sixth after a double. Skokie Illinois beat East Glen Park 4-1 in the consolation game. The World Series opens Friday in Des Moines.
Marcia Smoke of Oklahoma City captured the opening victory for the United States in the 12 nation West Berlin canoeing regatta. The win serves as a warm up for the world championships held in East Berlin next weekend.
The New York Jets beat the Houston Oilers 16-10 in Birmingham as Joe Namath suffered a minor knee strain and will miss two weeks. Curley Johnson kicked a 17 yard field goal and a 38 yard game winner after Mike Taliaferro filled in at QB. The crowd reached 57,205, a pre season AFL record.
In the American League New York defeated Houston 16 to 10 while the National League New York beat Atlanta 14 to 7. Baltimore rolled past Philadelphia 31 to 17 in a high offense showing.
Clifton New Jersey AP reports Arnold Palmer choked on a par 4 during the Thunderbird Classic third round when his second shot at the 12th hole veered into water. He, the caddy Steve Acocella, the bag and clubs all sank. After a five minute drying out, Palmer joked about the mishap.
Vernon Stouffer chairman of Stouffer Foods Corp in Cleveland will gain control of the Cleveland Indians by buying stock from William R Daley and most of Gabe Pauls holdings. Paul will remain president and GM. Daley owns about 18 percent, Paul about 20 percent. Stouffer has been a stock holder and director since 1962.
J C Sheets won the low net daily event at Indian Creek Country Club with 68 on a 16 handicap. Lee Kuykendall was second with 69 on a 9 handicap and Ed Reed shot 70 with a 12 handicap. Nancy Finnell, 16, was Friday’s girls’ golf champion with a 43.
Dennis Ralston and Clark Graebner won singles to lift the United States to a 2-0 lead over Mexico in the Davis Cup American Zone finals in Cleveland. Ralston defeated Rafael Osuna in four sets, while Graebner won a five setter against Joaquin Loyo Mayo. A doubles victory Sunday could seal the championship.
Ross Elder an 18 year old University of Tulsa sophomore won the Western Junior golf championship in Bloomington Indiana defeating Steve Cisco 3 and 2. Elder made five one putt greens to Cisco's one while Cisco carded eleven greens to Elder's nine in the rain soaked final.
Mets infielder Ron Hunt was fined by manager Wes Westrum for throwing his bat into the dugout in disgust. Westrum cited prior incidents and said the action risked injuring players, with the amount reportedly around $100. Hunt did not comment.
Seattle golfer JoAnne Gunderson Carner defeated Marlene Stewart Streit in a sudden death playoff to capture the USGA National Women's Amateur championship in Sewickley Pennsylvania. Carner fought back after a shaky start to win on the fifth playoff hole.
Bill Martindale fired six-under 66 to grab a two stroke lead at 207 after 54 holes at the Thunderbird Golf Classic at Upper Montclair. Jack Nicklaus surged with a 66 to tie for second at 209 alongside Mason Rudolph and Tommy Aaron as Arnold Palmer fought back to stay in contention.
Felix Serafin longtime Pennsylvania Open golf champion who won titles in the 1930s died Tuesday night in a Kingston hospital. His multiple decadal successes marked him as a prominent figure in regional golf history.
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