Stumpff Leads Cedar Rapids Red to Legion Title
Cedar Rapids Red clinched the State American Legion baseball title with a 5-2 win over the Blue at Memorial Stadium. Charlie Stumpff, praised as the team's most versatile player, anchored a standout roster that earned a regional berth in Jamestown next Wednesday. Dave Wise drove in two runs, Matt Levenhagen sparked the rally with a key single, and Stumpff added a run-scoring hit sealing the victory.
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Charlie
Cedar Rapids American Legion
Ken Chamipar
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C.R. Red
American Legion
C.R. Blue
Memorial Stadium
Jamestown
N.C
Minnesota
St. Cloud
Charipar
Hank
Benton
Erin Janss
Dave Wise
C.R. Jefferson
Matt Levenhagen
Mike Herman
Wise
Steve
Earl Proctor
Blue Stuns Red in See-Saw Tournament Closer
In a rain disrupted game Council Bluffs-C.R. Blue clinched a 10-7 winner’s bracket finish after a late rally. Rik Drahn limited Red to three hits through six but allowed five runs in the seventh. Kaliban capped the surge with a wall-scraping double scoring Ferguson.
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Council Bluffs
C.R. Blue
Watkins
Kaliban
Scott Ferguson
Drahn
Council Bluffs Dominates With Big Fifth Inning Lead
Council Bluffs built a 6-2 edge in the fifth inning on four runs all from one hit as C R Blue drove in three in the bottom of the frame and two more in the sixth. Meier hit a two run homer and drew a bases loaded walk, driving in three. Rory Vos and Jim Steines homered for Council Bluffs while Daddy Daddy You Won contributed a single to left and Charlie Meier scored on a wild pitch. Rick Ruchotzke had a double and two hits in the championship contest.
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Council Bluffs
C.R. Blue
Meier
Rory Vos
Jim Steines
Rick Ruchotzke
Charipar
Close
Brenly's 7 RBIs Spark Giants Rally Past Wisconsin Rapids
Cedar Rapids Giants win 10-6 as Bob Brenly drives in seven runs on three hits including a three-run double and a grand slam. Jim Pryor homers, Ray Cosio scatters six hits over six innings, and Gorman Heimuller earns the save amid a seven-run surge in the third to six straight victories.
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Ray Cosio
Gorman Heimuller
Cedar Rapids Legion Team Prepares for Regional Tour
The Cedar Rapids Red American Legion baseball squad is set to depart from the C R airport at 8 10 Tuesday on Ozark flight 924. They will arrive in Minneapolis at 12 35 p m and then board Northwest Airlines to Jamestown North Dakota arriving at 1 35 p m.
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Jamestown
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Bee pollen, bold bets and big sacrifices in sport
A roundup of athletes willing to push limits for victory. Herman Frazier samples bee pollen for energy and Olympic aims, Vitas Gerulaitis fantasizes about winning the U S Open, and Dan Pastorini jokes about giving up his wife to win. A tragic note recalls Dan Ryan, a former Cedar Rapids LaSalle star, killed in Wyoming.
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Yankees
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Montreal
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Detroit Free Press
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Sport
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Vitas
West Side
Rome
Gerulaitis
Dan Pastorini
Houston Oilers
Dan Ryan
Cedar Rapids
LaSalle
Wyoming
U. of Wyoming
Dan
Brooks Robinson Retires Led by Standing Ovation in Bloomington
At Metropolitan stadium in Bloomington Minnesota fans honored 23 year Orioles veteran Brooks Robinson with a standing ovation Sunday after news of his retirement.
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Metropolitan Stadium
Bloomington
Minn
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