C R Clubs Bid in Legion State Tourney
Cedar Rapids Red meets Council Bluffs at Memorial Stadium Friday in the State American Legion baseball tournament. Cedar Rapids Blue faces the Ottumwa-Des Moines winner later that evening. Coaches Close and Chamipar discuss layoff impact and team momentum as four players from Benton County earn all state honors.
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Dave Close
Ken Chamipar
Cedar Rapids
Red
Blue
American Legion
Memorial Stadium
C.R. Red
Council Bluffs
C.R. Blue
Erin Janss
Tim Streilner
Benton
Dave Wise
C.R. Jefferson
Charlie Stumpff
Randy Reichmann
Amana
Rik Drahn
Casey Knake
C.R. Washington
Drahn
Warrior
Kevin Grendler
Ottumwa Legion
Dallas Cowboys Sellout Marks Historic Early Ticket Rush
In Dallas the Cowboys sold out the October 16 game against the Washington Redskins marking the franchise’s earliest sellout. Heavy demand also follows for the November 14 clash with St. Louis Community, while team notes include player batting averages and pitching leaders from various Iowa high school programs and upcoming regional tournament details. Advance tickets are five for $5. gate prices are $1.50 adults and 75 cents for younger fans.
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Dallas
Dallas Cowboys
Washington Redskins
National Football League
St. Louis
Ting
Mike Nelson
Earl Barber
Giants Eye Playoff Momentum After 9-1 Victory
Cedar Rapids crushed Appleton 9-1 at Memorial Stadium as Dan Hartwig improved to 10-8 with seven hits allowed. Chris Nyman and Carlos Rios homered and doubled, while Henry Macias and Rich Murray earned praise for defense and a July Player of the Month plaque.
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Memorial Stadium
Gulliver
Lilliputians
Cedar Rapids
Appleton
Jack Mull
Burlington
Jack
Dan Hartwig
Bob Tufts
Mike Wardlow
Hartwig
Foxes
Chris Nyman
Nyman
Carlos Rios
Bobh Brenly
John Sylvester
Big Mac
Brenly
Sylvester
Jeff Shourds
Barbara Amsler
Matthew
Seiko
Smulekoff
Giants
Sutherland
Loubhan
Macias
Beines
Word
Minoso
Sylvester Cf
Shourds
Perez
Ethhandy
Feinberg
Olzstaff Knecker
Coulter
Pacillas
Ledbetter
Rios
Pryorc
C.R
Pryor
Ward
Shour
Iowa Gridiron Weighs In On Strength And Giants Recap
Iowa coach Bob Commings praises the team’s strength and notes Mike Jackson as a leading weight lifter with bench press claims of around 370 pounds. The piece shifts to Les Zachers’s Gazette review of a singing dog contest, with commentary on the Duchess and tessitura, plus a lively recap of local slo pitch and Giants baseball events, including injuries and community figures like Ed Colton and Irvin J. Barron.
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Iowa
Bob Commings
Hawkeye
Commings
Jackson
Mike Jackson
Soph
Andre
Hawks
Les Zachers
C.R. Giants
Les
Gazette
Bob Nance
Vigortone
Gollee
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Sonya Stalberger
Squaw Creek
Rotary Metro
Mark Dukes
Jack Minder
Kennedy
Mike Kaliban
Regis
Washington
Rick Ruchotzke
Kean Rich
Charipar
Close
Coun
Cil Bluffs
Rick Levnen
Perry Maynor
Randy Carroll
Dave Leinen
Rick
Dave
C.B. Thomas Jefferson
Des Moines
Hoover High School
Chris Pagemiller
Sam Bernabe
Ottumwa
Ottumwa Des Moines
Jamestown
N.C
Minnesota
Martin (Ward
Jaycees
Sheriff Orlie Workman
Celeb
Ol’ Orlie
Celebs
Tom Riley
Ed Colton
Riley
Tom
Des Taylor
KCRG
Jim Barron
Iowa City
Ft. Wayne
Ind
Irvin J
Stub” Barron
Rochester Street
Jim
Eddie Stanky
Texas Rangers
The
Philadelphia Inquirer
Allen Lewis
Stanky
Rangers
Bert Blyleven
Oliver Cromwell
St. S.W
Gigantic Savings
Ogden & Adams
32Nd St. Dr. S
Frye
Allen’s Service Department
Plaza Auto Auction
Mt. Vernon
Chrysler
Millen
BUICK
Cadillac
Oldsmobile
First Avenue
Eleventh St
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
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