Lorenzen Injured as Stock Car Crash Hits Daytona
A high speed crash in the Daytona 400-miler fourth turn injures Lorenzen, hospitalizing the 29-year-old Elmhurst, Illinois driver with a severed left wrist tendon and bruised ribs. Teammate Glenn Roberts died in a Charlotte crash. Roberts will be buried in Daytona Beach. Petty and Isaac won the preliminary races and earned starting spots for Saturday.
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Legion Bowl To Ottumwa Shine in 10-4 Victory
Ottumwa bats explode as Dave Werd low goes 3 for 3 with four RBIs to power a 10-4 win over Cedar Rapids. Dale Penne led Cedar Rapids with a triple and homer in three trips while Salat collected two hits. Sid Guest earned the win with ten strikeouts as Jim Madden fanned eight for Cedar Rapids.
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Dave Werdlow
Cedar Rapids Legion
Dale Penne
Salat
Cedar Rapids
Jim Madden
Larry Anderson
Sid Guest
Quad Cities Rallys Past Dubuque 8-7 for Fourth Straight Win
Quad Cities beat Dubuque 8-7 to extend its Midwest League win streak to four. Dick Evans allowed five hits in a five inning effort as Cedar Rapids fell to Decatur 12-4. A 15 inning Fox Cities victory over Clinton and Waterloo 19-9 over Quincy highlighted the night.
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Associated Press
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Dubuque
Dick Evans
Cedar Rapids
Decatur
Fox Cities
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Waterloo
Quincy
Wisconsin Rapids
Burlington
Rick Reichardt
Wisconsin
Los Angeles’Angels
My Greatest Sports Thrill at Coe College in 1949
Harris Lamb recalls coaching Coe College track in 1949. The sprint medley team of Levy Collins LaCombe Hopkins set Beloit Relays a 3:36.5, defeating Wheaton and Northern Illinois. Coe also won five firsts at the LAMB Midwest meet at Carleton College.
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William and Mary College
Russell Collins
Cedar Rapids
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Collins Radio
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Iowa National Mutual
Florida
Beloit
Wheaton College
Northern Illinois University
Carleton College
Col. Forest
Raiders Suffer Fifth Loss as Errors Plague Start
The Raiders drop to 7-? with Billy Jack Stinchcomb taking the loss after eight runs allowed, three earned, in a 9-2 Decatur game. They head to Quincy for a two-game series at 7 30 tonight with Joe Carboni slated to start. The club returns home July 1 for a six game stand against Quincy Waterloo and Fox Cities.
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Joe Carboni
Raiders
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Waterloo
Fox Cities
Thornton Wins On Split Decision In Madison Square Garden
Wayne Thornton 24 from Fresno Calif wins a 10 round light heavyweight split decision over Ed Cotton 38 Seattle at Madison Square Garden. Thornton floored Cotton in the third, Cotton rallied, judges Recht had Cotton, Forbes and Clayton favored Thornton, AP had Cotton ahead.
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Wayne Thornton
Eddie Cotton
Madison Square Garden
Thornton
Fresno
Calif
Cotton
Seattle
Bill Recht
Frank Forbes
Zack Clayton
Forbes
Clayton
Associated Press
Coiton
Takayama Knocks Out Lorena in Tokyo Bout
Katsuyoshi Takayama defeats Baby Lorena by knockout in Tokyo. The Japanese fighter improves to 114, while Lorena drops to 11314 with the nine round contest ending early.
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Seattle
Tokyo
Katsuyoshi Takayama
Japan
Lorena
Philippines
The Cedar Rapids Gazette Opening Details
The Cedar Rapids Gazette first ran in 1883 and is published daily and Sunday from 500 Third Ave SE Cedar Rapids Iowa. Subscription rates include 50 cents by carrier and various mail options with yearly costs. no mail subs accepted in towns with Gazette carrier service. The AP holds exclusive rights to local news and AP dispatches.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Cedar Rap
Associated Press
Griffith Named Boxer of the Month for June Title Bout Win
Emile Griffith of New York was chosen Boxer of the Month by the World Boxing Association for his June 12 title win over Luis Rodriguez. The July rankings list Cassius Clay as champion with Doug Jones second and Eddie Machen third among heavyweights.
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New York
World Boxing Assn
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Cassius Clay
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Eddie Machen
Los Ans
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Chicago
Cleveland Williams
Houston
Zora Folley
Chandler
Ariz
Floyd Patterson
Karl Mildenberger
West Germany
George Chavaio
Canada
Henry Cooper
England
Wayne Bethea
Ware Pomrees
Orioles Rally Behind Bunker One Hit Win Over Kansas City
Wally J. Bunker pitched his second one hit effort of the rookie season to lift Baltimore over Kansas City. Tito Francona sparked Cleveland with four hits and an 11th inning RBI as the Indians defeated the Chicago White Sox 2-1.
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Wind nullifies Boston jumps at trials despite record pace
Ralph Boston exceeded Jesse Owens 26 84% world mark five times in wind blown leaps at the U S Olympic Trials. None of the series counted for records due to trailing wind though. Boston reached 26 8 14, 26 8 14, 26 5 1, 27 4, 26 10 14, and 27 5 14 as the field surpassed 26 feet. Darrell Horns was second at 26 1 14. Phil Shinnick placed sixth at 26 14.
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Phil Shinnick
Washington State
Spahn denies physical issue behind mound troubles
Milwaukee Braves pitcher Warren Spahn, age 43, says there is nothing physically wrong with him as he struggles on the mound. He has three complete games in 17 starts this season and failed to finish a game for the ninth straight time, a 4-3 loss to the St. Louis Cardinals that left his record at 5-8.
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Big Car Races At Hawkeye Downs Tonight
One of the era’s strongest fields in a grand championship sprint program at Hawkeye Downs on the half mile oval. Offenhauser racing machines duel the world’s fastest stock block conversions as six events precede Iowa’s largest fireworks show. Tickets are available at the Hawkeye Downs ticket office. Warm ups begin at 7 30 p m with racing at 7 30.
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Hawkeye Downs
Half Mile Oval
Offenhauser
Iowa
Maria Bueno Seeks Wimbledon Comeback Title
Brazil's Maria Bueno faces Australia’s Margaret Smith in the Wimbledon women’s singles final as she eyes a comeback after three years. Billie Jean Moffitt and Karen Hantze Susman contend the women’s doubles final against Lesley Turner and Smith, while Roy Emerson clinches the men's title in four sets over Fred Stolle.
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Billie Jean Moffitt
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Roy Emerson
Fred Stolle
Emerson
Ken Fletcher
Stolle
Bob Hewitt
Fletcher
Miss Turner
Miss Bueno
Umpires Named for All-Star Game at Shea Stadium
Commissioner Ford Frick announced six umpires for the Tuesday All-Star Game between the American and National leagues at Shea Stadium New York Ed Sudol will work behind the plate and the crew includes Joel Paparella Frank Secory Nestor Chylak Doug Harvey and Al Salerno at the lines scoring positions.
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Ford Frick
Shea Stadium
Ed Sudol
Jim Bunning
Joel Paparella
Frank Secory
Nestor Chylak
Doug Harvey
al Salerno
Montreuil Tops Midwest League In Batting Home Runs
Waterloo's Al Montreuil dominated the Midwest league this week with a .349 average 75 hits and 12 homers. He also has 55 runs scored while Dave May trails by one. May hit .333, with Bob Montgomery and Syd O'Brien close behind.
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Bob Montgomery
Syd O’brien
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Clarence Stanley
Decatur
Frank Baker
Dubuque
Cleo Harris
Clinton
Angel Bravo
Loop Leaders American League Batting and Pitching Stats
Highlights include AL batting leaders Allison Minnesota and Oliva Minnesota with averages .340 and .333. Killebrew drives in 60, 28 homers. Olson and Aparicio pace steals. Pitching leaders Ford New York 10 1 .909 and Arrigo Minnesota 6 1 .857. Strikeout leaders Penn Kansas City 98 and Radatz Boston 98.
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Versalles
Put those five letters in order and they spell tired
An Iowa Northwestern Bell notice explains how misordering letters in EDRTI can lead to dialing the wrong number and missing the intended party. It emphasizes dialing accuracy and keeping letters and digits in proper sequence to reach the correct house or office.
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