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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Aug 23, 1968

Page

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Iowa Daily Press Assn First All State Baseball Team Honored

Des Moines IDPA unveils first all state baseball team with notable honorees from Cedar Rapids Waterloo and other Iowa cities. Key players include Rick Abbott Tom Ryan Del Blankenhagen and Craig Schaffnit among a mix of pitchers in multiple positions. Abbott signed a major league contract with the Detroit Tigers. Ryan posts a .441 average and Abbott leads with a .507 average.

DES Moines IDPA Dick McVay Norway Terry Williams Davenport Iowa Daily Press Assn McVay Williams Cedar Rapids Waterloo Mark Tschopp C.R. Jefferson Lloyd Koelker Dyersville Beckman Neil Kacena C.R. Washington Dan Goerdt Rick O’daniels Burlington del Blankenhagen Fort Dodge Don Abbott West Des Moines Valley Ron Adams Council Bluffs Jefferson Craig Schaffnit Abbott Detroit Tigers Ryan Schaffnit Adams Blankenhagen O’daniels Mohr Iowa High School Athletic Assn I.D.P.A William Holmstrom Iowa City Vince Meyer Bancroft Bernie Hutchison Art Humker Elmer Starr Mason City Kenneth Rommel Granville Richard Davis C. B. Thomas Jefferson Ray Smalling Ames Jack Ogden C. R. Gazette Robert Brown Ft. Dodge Messenger Jim

Celtics Sale Confirmed to P Ballantine Sons

The National Basketball Association approved the 4 million sale of the Boston Celtics to P Ballantine and Sons of New Jersey.

Chicago National Basketball Assn Boston Celtics P. Ballantine & Sons New Jersey

Jones Park Hosts Annual Mixed Two-Ball Foursomes

The Jones Park Men's Association schedules a mixed two-ball foursome golf tournament this Sunday. The course will be closed to the public from 7 30 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Jones Park

Unclear standings text with scattered team notes

Fragmentary standings and scattered game references include Boston New York Chicago Cleveland Washington Baltimore Oakland and Chicago. The readable parts show sporadic scores and player mentions with inconsistent formatting, making a cohesive summary difficult.

Elevelan Boston New York Ida Ogauie McGiothin Oakland Ceri Chance Chicago Clevela Siebert Washington TiNzzaro Baltimore Sparma Hnsen Verba T N Ames Gramony Cleveland Csifornia Gonren

Philadelphia and Cincinnati Tie in Weekend Scores

In a fragmented schedule, Philadelphia 7 Cincinnati 7, Pittsburgh 3 San Francisco 1. Wrangling results show mixed outcomes with Atlanta, Houston, New York and Los Angeles also on the slate across Friday to Saturday.

Philadelphia St. Cincinnati Pittsburo San Francisco Los Angeles Schedu Ames Phiadeliic Wise Cardwell Cplver Hica Holtzman Cuellarret San Ncisco Bolin Asles Sinser Noe Y Atlanta Noinnati Houston Los Ih Veale

Tigers Rally To Beat White Sox 4-2 As McAuliffe Ejected

Detroit defeats Chicago 4-2 to widen the lead over Baltimore to seven games. McAuliffe starts a fracas with White Sox pitcher John and is ejected, injuring his shoulder. Kaline and Horton Homer to erase a 2-1 deficit. Mantle hits his 534th career homer for the Yankees in a loss to Minnesota.

Detroit Tigers al Kaline Willie Horton Dick McAuliffe Tigers Chicago White Sox Detroit Baltimore Mickey Mantle New York Yankees Jimmy Foxx Yanks Minnesota Cleveland Boston Oakland California Dick Green Washington John Kaline Horton Dennis Ribant White Sox Russell Wright McAuliffe Tommy Davis Mickey Lolich Mickey Stanley Mantle Jim Merritt

Detroit Tigers Fight After Pitch Sends McAuliffe Diving

Tigers infielder Dick McAuliffe charged the mound after Chicago pitcher Tommy John threw a pitch that sent McAuliffe to the dirt. Both ejected. John left with a torn pitching shoulder ligaments as Detroit won 4 2.

Detroit Dick McAuliffe Chicago Tommy John John Mac

Iowa Hawkeyes Win Projection and Other Local Notes

Frosty Mitchell bets five wins for the Hawkeyes this fall amid a lighthearted wager at the Elmcrest coaches stag. The piece also covers Max Lanier Night benefits, Marengo Country Club greens upgrade, and local mentions of Gov. Hughes backing McCarthy and Evashevski chairing Humphrey fundraisers.

Frosty Mitchell Kgrn Radio Grinnell Frosty Elmcrest Coaches Stag Hawkeyes Iowans Punchy Fisteras

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