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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1972
Page
13
Cedar Rapids rallied for two runs in the ninth to beat Cresco 6-5 and win the 1972 Iowa American Legion state championship. Stumpff named tournament MVP as CR entered Hastings Neb. Regional July 23 for a best shot at the national tourney with Wessling delivering the deciding hit.
Steve Kehrer captured his second Gazette City Amateur golf championship, firing a final round 72 to finish five over par at 290. Pete Langmack, Tim DeLong, and Gary Rozek followed, as Squaw Creek clinched the team title with 1484 strokes, besting Elmcrest by 67.
Jack Nicklaus pushed his 1970-71 earnings to 240000 with a Westchester Golf Classic victory. He eyed a 300000 season total, saying he may need one or two more titles and will juggle a packed schedule including match play World Series of Golf and overseas events, while Jim Colbert and Dwight Nevil finished runner up and third. Nevil donated 2000 from his purse to a Newburgh hospital.
Britain's Mark Cox defeated Ray Raffless in a five set final to capture the Cleveland Classic title and $10,000 first prize. Cox, seeded sixth of 12, battled upset-heavy week in the $50,000 World Championship Tennis event.
Cedar Rapids shooter Robert Martin won the doubles event at Otter Creek with a 45 of 50. The field included Jévard in class A E Heath 49 and Jack Erlacher 47 in class rteit with other high scores such as Weber 94 and Davis 91.
Cedar Rapids rider Bill Foy takes top honors in the 100-125 c.c. mini-bike division at Center Point on Sunday. Other results include KE 50 cc with Clayen C.R. and Marty Becker, and 125 cc with John Spaw and Chris Lahurst.
George Weiss, longtime behind the scenes force for the New York Yankees and first president of the New York Mets, died in a Greenwich nursing home at age 77. A Hall of Fame member, he led the Yankees farm system and served as general manager during their 10 pennants and seven World Series titles. He later headed the Mets from 1961 to 1966 before retirement.
Mike Teague of 2107 Blairs Ferry Road NE recorded the first hole in one of his career Sunday at Twin Pines. He aced the 174 yard No 4 hole with a three wood, witnessed by his brother Roger Teague and Mike Gurwitz of Ann Arbor Michigan.
ACEL Langhurst Motors finished fourth in the Rebel women's fast pitch tourney held last weekend. Nashua Iowa beat Kansas City Northern Stars 6-3 in the final. Langhurst opened with a 41 loss to the Kansas City Jayhawks, then beat Overland 8-1, avenged the Jayhawks with a 3-1 win, and fell to Denver Ro settes 4-1. Patty Stockman and Kathy Shogren named to all tourney team.
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