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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 24, 1969
Page
21
Lee Trevino wore a broad grin and a Conquistador hat from sponsor Beeg Hat after winning the Tucson Open and the $20,000 first prize with a 271 total, 17 under par, on Sunday.
Drake battles to stay atop the Missouri Valley standings after an 87-78 win at Tulsa, despite Dalph Pulliam spraining his lower back and bruised hip. Maury John notes two hard road games remain, with Cincinnati and Louisville upcoming, as Drake and Tulsa race for the conference title. A playoff would be set on a neutral site March 10 or 11 if the race ends tied.
Olivio Trevino captured the Tucson Open by seven strokes with a final round 66 to finish 17 under par at the Tucson National Golf Club. The 29 year old ex marine from El Paso earned $20,000, celebrated by planning to visit his wife and three year old daughter. Miller Barber was runner up at 278.
St Pius edged St Matthews 25 21 in a LaSalle tourney action Sunday with Cross scoring 12 and Van Hook eight for the losers. St Judes All Saints and Immaculate Conception won first round games while Fahnle led St Judes past St Pat s 55 23 and Cooper 12 helped S C over St Ludmila 39 32. Owens 14 paced St Joseph s in defeat. Semis set for Wednesday 6 30 with finals Thursday.
The fearsome foursome Dirty Dick Murdock Guillotine Gordon Stan the Moose and the Phantom defeated the good guys Ronnie Etchison Earl Maynard Pat OConnor and Tommy Martin in the tag team feature. Martin bested the Phantom Maynard defeated the Moose and Etchison subdued Guillotine Gordon in other matches.
Mississippi Valley roundup notes a Saturday game with Moline visiting Elmhurst York for a prep basketball matchup.
A compact note reports final standings from East Central Iowa sports action. Prien and Komad-Snuarang LaSalle appear among the teams, with details incomplete due to OCR gaps. Independence is mentioned as a competing foe in the same event.
North Iowa Catholic final standings feature Pat’s team in a strong showing with key players and near the top of the league table. Ogsenee Ion% and other lineups show competitive performances across the season.
Weekend roundup reports Lutheran church league games with Trinity Westminster, Evangelical Free, St. Jude, and other teams. Scores indicate winners and divisions, with details on 5:30 pm starts and nearby venues.
Robert Koch of Ryan captured the high overall with 231 of 250 and won the 16-yard group with 99 of 100. Ed Lewis of Dubuque took three titles with 95 of 100 in handicap, 191 of 200 in singles, and 95 of 100 in 18-20 yard handicap. Tom Stephenson of Tama won the doubles with 46 of 50 and the 24-27 yardage group at 84 of 100.
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