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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1978
Page
13
Cedar Falls' Denny Osborn and Dike's Curt Hansen won feature and Challenge races before a large crowd at Hawkeye Downs half mile track. Osborn earned the Red Jacket and $510, while Hansen claimed $500 in the winner take all eight car Challenge race. Sanger Racing teammates also placed high.
Clinton jumped to a 3 0 lead in two innings and topped Cedar Rapids 6 2 Friday. Mark Van Bever started the scoring with a leadoff double followed by a fielder's choice and a sacrifice fly. Evan Martinson and Mike Howard added singles for two in the second. Cedar Rapids got a run on John Laudhan's fifth inning hit. Leonardo Hernandez drove in a Clinton run in the sixth and two more scored when Laudhan misplayed a ball, then threw home to third.
Larry Doby takes over as Chicago White Sox manager after Bob Lemon resigns. Doby, the second black MLB manager, speaks of surprise and friendship with Lemon dating to 1947. Lemon stays on as a West Coast scout.
Loren Algar of C R Kirby's side pitched a two hit shutout with 14 strikeouts to move to eight wins. Dave Wegmann of Eastside Maidrite allowed three hits and five strikeouts in his second Major Open start. Kirby scored in the first on Overton's single, Davies sacrifice, Wallin’s passed ball, and a Wegmann wild pitch.
Mona Guerrani, Iowa City born, playing for the Friars in World Team Tennis, earns a spot on the West squad for the July 14 All Star Game in Las Vegas. Her husband Terry Guerrani calls his role supportive, focusing on shared resources and psychology. Editorial notes also critique amateur status rules and celebrate a girls softball no-hitter, while noting Larry Doby’s historic White Sox appointment.
Davidson County grand jury indicted former Steelers quarterback Joe Gilliam charging possession of heroin from an incident on December 18, 1976. Police found a foil packet of heroin during the search.
Gov. Robert Ray attacked federal rules for girls basketball saying HEW should not dictate how Iowa teams play. He noted Iowa receives 25 million from Title IX and criticized a planned HEW press conference canceled after his call. He argued Iowa’s girls’ traveling roster is larger than boys and suggested six-man boys play to equalize.
DES MOINES Denise Long Sturdy predicts the Iowa Cornets in the Women’s Basketball League could shift state play from six-girl to five-girl teams. She cites growing fan interest and exposure from the pro circuit as likely to end six-player basketball in Iowa.
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