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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1969
Page
4
Hal Bock reports Maury Wills muffed two throws causing three unearned Phillies runs as Los Angeles edged Philadelphia 6 5. The Dodgers rallied with four eighth inning runs after Fryman faltered, keeping pace with San Francisco.
Norway edged Cedar Rapids 5-4 after a sixth inning unearned run off Dirk Dunbar to capture the Keystone tournament. Harold Schirm homered for Newhall in the fifth while Darrell Lindsay blasted a solo shot for Williamsburg in a 4-1 win over Keystone.
Kansas City improved to 5-0 in pre season as Charley Johnson left with a concussion after a collision with Jim Kearney in the third quarter. Chuck Latourette injured knee for St Louis as Ed Lothamer broke a hand. Kearney's interception set up a Chiefs TD and Ed Budd led a late surge to seal the 31-21 victory.
The Black team edged the Whites 12 to 0 in a Friday Prairie intra squad game. QB Jeff Lehdigh opened scoring with a seven yard run, and Randy Filling sealed it with a 17 yard rush. The Black squad featured junior backs and a senior line.
Saturday matchups list Washington 2 1 against Detroit in Tampa televised by CBS at 6 30 local time. Sunday games show Cincinnati 1 2 at New Orleans and Pittsburgh 1 2 facing San Francisco in AFL action. Joe Francisco 63 leads Oakland against Denver with Boston and Jacksonville also in AFL play.
Cedar Falls star Larry Lange Ford powered Lange Ford of Cedar Rapids past Welty Way 6-3 after a 7-3 upset of Metzger Salvage by Gas Light. The USA Mid Central meet opens with six games Friday and five more Sunday as Hawk Stadium hosts the showdown round Monday in Waterloo.
Barry, the 6-foot-7 University of Miami alumnus and former ABA Oaks owner, agreed to a five year deal with the NBA Warriors after returning from part ownership with the Oaks. Foreman says he will pursue a court fight to secure Barry’s services, while Barry notes his Oaks status may not require relocation. Frank Mieuli, Barry’s attorney, and Warriors official Rick Saree confirmed terms were not disclosed.
The St. Louis Cardinals recalled ten players from the Tulsa farm team as of Sept. 4. Catcher Ted Simmons, shortstop Jerry Danvandon, first baseman Joe Hague, outfielder Leron Lee, and pitchers Santiago Guzman and Jerry Reuss report next week. Also recalled are outfielders Jose Cruz and Boots Day, infielder Guillermo Montanez, and pitchers Dan Jaster and Dick Hughes. Tulsa ends its season Sept. 1.
Iowa defensive back Ray Cavole may join the 1969 season after an operation on a hernia. Coach Ray Nagel said Cavole, a regular in the weak secondary, practiced with the Hawkeyes in the season's first session, raising hopes for his return.
An open horseshoe tournament will be held Labor day at Ellis Park. Players must qualify at their own courts or at Ellis and all score sheets are due by 10 a.m. Monday to Walter Krapfl or Joe Haley. Entry fee is 3.50 dollars and starting time for lower classes is 10:30 a.m.
National League East and West standings show Cincinnati leading with 80 wins and 52 losses, followed by New York and San Francisco among others. Weekend results include Cincinnati over Houston, Pittsburgh defeating Houston in extra innings, and Los Angeles beating San Diego, with multiple Saturday and Sunday matchups across cities such as Philadelphia, St Louis, and Atlanta.
A dense page lists numerous hockey and baseball style scores and upcoming games. Teams named include Minnesota Boston Chicago Cleveland California Baltimore New York Kansas City Oakland Washington Detroit Seattle and more with multiple pairings and venues. The text also mentions several city matchups and varied scores alongside odd local station identifiers and place names such as Appleton Waterloo Burlington Cedar Rapids and Quad Cities.
CHICAGO AP The Chicago Bulls of the National Basketball Association Friday appointed Pat Wilson promotion manager of the Philadelphia 76ers as general manager to succeed Dick Klein.
John Webb of Independence led from the pole to capture the 25 lap late model stock car feature at Hawkeye Downs before about 4,000 fans. He also won the second heat, with Curt Hansen, Karl Sanger, Bill Zwanziger, and John Connolly rounding out the top five. Other winners included Ed Sanger in the first heat, Roger Klingfus in the third heat, Delhi’s John Connolly in the trophy dash, and Arlo Becker taking the 15 lap coast. Walt McCoy moved into the season point lead in the B Modified by winning the 20 lap feature as next Friday brings the season’s final regular program before the Sept 12 championship races.
Ken Reitz and Dionicio Gonzalez led Cedar Rapids to a 4-1 victory at Burlington. Reitz cleared the bases with a long second inning double, while Gonzalez worked eight innings to secure the start. Del Orbe scored on a wild throw, and Holtzman closed out the ninth.
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