Cedar Rapids Cardinal Playoff Opener Against Fox Cities
Cedar Rapids arrives in Appleton for Midwest League World Series opener after finishing 81 40 for the season. Manager Boa Plaza says momentum should carry the Cards in a two game series with Fox Cities led by pitcher Ted Friel and starter Jerry Hamende. Fox Cities counters with Mickey Abarbanel and Freddie Rath as broadcast on KCRG radio.
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Pa Lama Wiate
Witiher
Appleton
Wis
Cedar Rapids Cardinal
Boa Plaza
Clinton
Plaza
Placa
Cedar Rapids
Fox Cities
Memorial Stadium
Ted Frielees
Mickey Abarbanel
Jerry
Deacon Jones
Hamende
Gazette
Bob Lana
Cardinals
KCRG
Bob Brooks
Mike
Carl Franks Plaza
Ron Plaza
St. Louis Cardinal
Cardinal
Jerry Pruett
Quincy
Spencer Davis
LeRoy Haynes
Jim Atterbury
Joe Cockroft
Dubuque
Decatur
Mike Roberts
Ellis Park
Vi Duncan
Ellis
George Shimek
George Day
Standings and schedule notes from major league baseball
Standings show San Francisco six games back with Philadelphia trailing by a few and New York and Chicago in the mix. The schedule lists Ames Monday and Tuesday matchups, with Los Angeles at New York and San Francisco at Philadelphia among others. American League standings feature Baltimore Detroit Minnesota and Cleveland leading the chase with several Tuesday games on tap.
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San Francisco
Ishureh
Phildelphia
Louis
Cincinnati
Atlanta
Houston
New ‘York
Pittsburgh
Los Angeles
Philadelphia
New York
Osien
Shaw
N. San Francisce
Gibbon
Bunning
Baltimore
Detroit
Minnesota
Cleveland
Chicago
California
Washington
Kansas City
Boston
Balifornia
Inday Boston
Santiago Ea
Brunet
N. New York
Ralbat
Krausse
Peeing Fan Uiahnan
Weieetind
Bell
John Rell McLain
McNally
Kansas
January Edges Nicklaus With Clutch 18th Hole Putt
Don January preserves a slim lead at the 18th hole by pitching to six feet and sinking a birdie to win the $21,000 first prize over Jack Nicklaus after a tense front nine. January previously traded blows with Nicklaus through 15 holes and rode a late birdie at 15 to the victory.
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Nicklaus
January
Arnold Palmer
Bob Goalby
Gene Littler
Chuck Courtney
George Knudson
Don January
Jack Nicklaus
X Raid Palmer
Bob Golb
George Hudson
Bill Martindale
Bob Charles
Dan Sikes
Roberto Devicenzo
Bruce Crampton
Billy Casper
Claude King
Tommy Bolt
Ave Mar
Chi Chi Rodriguez
Charles Coady
Julius Burns
Gay Jay Herbert
Vewer, Jr
George Archer
Tom Weiskopf
Jack Rule
Gilly Maxwell
John Schlee
Charles Sifford
Utch Baird
Bruce Devlin
Dick Crawford
Gordon Jones
Whitemarsh
Davis Drives Dodgers Surge In Tight NL Race
Dodgers outfielder Willie Davis hit four singles for the second straight game as Los Angeles beat San Francisco 5-2 to move within one game of the league lead. The Giants dropped into a tie with Pittsburgh after the Pirates won 5-1 over St Louis. Davis extended his hitting streak to eight, lifting his season average to .289. Cincinnati beat Philadelphia 5-2, Atlanta topped New York 8-4, and Houston edged Chicago 4-3.
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Murray Chass
Willie Davis
Los Angeles Dodgers
Davis
Dodgers
San Francisco
Giants
Pittsburgh Pirates
Lefty
Cincinnati
Philadelphia
Atlanta
New York
Houston
Chicago
Bart
Ron Fairlyham
Larry Jackson
Don Sutton
Vada Pinson
Reds
Roberto Clemente
Donn Clendenon
Pirates
Bill Mazeroski
Cardinals
Ted Savage
Savage
Matty Alou
Prudhomme Wins Top Fuel Crown At World Series Drag Race
Prudhomme of Granada Hills beats Don Garlits of Troy to win the top fuel eliminator at the 13th world series of drag racing in Cordova Illinois. Prudhomme earns 2500 dollars. his Chrysler dragster ran 180.36 mph. Garlits takes 1000 dollars with a 160.714 mph run. Tom Larkin wins 1000 in top gas eliminator.
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Cordova
Ill
Don Prudhomme
Granada Hills
Calif
Don Garlits
Troy
Mich
Prudhomme
Garlits
Tom Larkin
North Mollywood
Roosevelt Gridders to Draw Equipment Tuesday
Roosevelt junior high football players will draw their equipment Tuesday at 9 a.m. in the school gym. New coach Wally Horn notes the first practice will be Tuesday afternoon at 2.
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Roosevelt
Wally Horn
Baseball notes and Cedar Rapids records mix in talk
In Cedar Rapids area sports chatter, Pruett and other players spark debate about season home runs and all time records. Cedar Rapids teams’ winning percentages are re-evaluated, while Fox Cities defined includes Appleton Neenah Menasha Kaukauna Kimberly Combined Locks and Little Chute.
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Lyle Quinn
Iowa High School Athletic Assn
Lyle
Ed Morris
C.R. Cardinals
Cedar Rapids
Morris
Central Assn
Mississippi Valley
Tom Stroope
Tenth Street
Marion
Bill Speas
Stroope
Spalding
C.R
Cap Crossley
Belden Hill
O.R
Fox
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Goo Hamende
Foxes
Bath
Little Joe Hamende
The
Lana
Freddie Rath
Don
Tom Cunningham
Rath
UPI
Burtington
Jack Wisconsin
Bo Va
Waterloo
Clinton Decaturari
Pet
Burlington
Wisconsin
Rapids
Decatur Waterloo
Evera
Cox
Malfett
Arelstap Smith
Pet. S. Burr
Jague
Coley
Ifack
Nicklaus Bracy
Money
Quad Cities
AIG Robinson
Blackman
McKintey
Murtaush
Runk
Jb Clinton
Eagles
Jubuque Nbay
Wis. Rapids
Urroughs
Waterton
Saute
Murtaugh
Yim
Jones
Grassday
Dodger Surge
Oor Quuwood
Willie
St. Louis
Prudhomme Cops
Gaylord Perry
Jim Lefebvre
Jim Maloney and
Don Notte
Ed Mathews
Rico Carty
Ed Kranepool
Ken Boyer
Braves
John Bateman
Bateman
Randy Hundrey
Joe Morgan
Iran
Group Insurance Pension Plans Health “Surance
R.K
Dick” Bauder
Ins
2Nd Ave
1St Ave
Camar Viaduct
the Town House Motor Hotel
Politica
Glenn Metzger
Shades of Fall
Paine
England
Alan Paine
Clancy
Hotel Roosevelt
Red Peppers
Gus Schrader
Jack Merrifield
Fourteenth Street
Jack
Cedar Rapids Sporting Goods
Washington, Jefferson, Regis
Prairie
Tawa
1St Avenue
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