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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1968
Page
1
Giants top Braves 6-4 in San Francisco as Hank Aaron goes hitless in key late at bats. Aaron's 15 homers pace NL. he strands bases loaded in ninth while Giants pull ahead. Cardinals, Pirates, Phillies win. Mets and Cubs split twin bill as Don Bosch and Cleon Jones homer.
A pair of one-hitters bookended Friday action as 10-11 year olds played. Eagles beat Johnson 4-0 behind Terry Usher while Dave Hittenmiller homered for Thursday Optimists in a 6-1 win over Highway Equipment.
Wayne Collins claims low net honors with 84 20 64 at Cedar Rapids Country Club. He joins Robert Tilden and Mrs Jackie Heins to win the mixed threesome with 54. Bill Ryan shares men's low net, Carolyn Jones tops women, and other winners include Georgie Geiser and Udren Jr among a list of names.
In Grand Blanc Michigan AP Buick Baird nearly led the first round of the $125 000 Buick Open but a final hole rough shot dropped him to a tie with Rod Funseth who also shot four under par 68. Gatekeepers Marty Fleckman Rod Horn Don Fairfield trailed by one stroke with 69 while a pack at 70 included Gumlin Rhyan Wilcox Marti Boros and Trevino.
The NFL Players Association sits in a wait and see phase with no strike. Alex Karras in Detroit says a strike could come if no settlement is reached before next week. John Gordy remains silent while many players report he ordered non reporting until talks with owners resume. Art Modell states players rejected the owners offer on pension gains. San Francisco rookie camp opens Sunday. rookies not in the union.
Danny O'Brien pitched a one hitter Friday at Van Vechten park guiding the Exchange club to an 11-1 win over Chat & Chew in the 12-13 year old Kids league. John Walker added two hits for Exchange.
The Miami Herald reports Wilt Chamberlain may leave the NBA and Philadelphia 76ers for the ABA’s Los Angeles Stars. Negotiations involve eight ABA teams and a large cash outlay to woo the 7 foot 1 star, with Chamberlain threatening to sit out if demands aren’t met. Commissioner George Mikan and Stars GM Jim Hardy traveled for talks in Los Angeles as Chamberlain weighs a switch.
Cale Yarborough drove a 1968 Mercury Cyclone to win the Firecracker 400 at Daytona Beach topping 167.247 mph for a record long-distance pace. He won after 160 laps with hefty prize money and beat the previous Firecracker and major race records.
Cedar Rapids shooter Bob Martin won the class A division of the 500 target marathon shoot at Blue Wing Gun Club with 495 broken. In class B, Max Ringler Brooklyn tied with Cliff McKee Keokuk and Ed Steward Denmark for 484.
Jim Chalupsky of Cedar Rapids won senior first class honors in Linn county go kart club races on Wednesday. Dean Dedic, also of Cedar Rapids, finished second with Roy Wilson and Steve Mallicoat among other finishers in novice and junior classes.
Kenneth Snyder of 1255 Golfview Drive NE aced the 133 yard par-3 17th at Twin Pines Golf Course Thursday using a seven iron. He played in a threesome with Jack Onstott and Keith Pence.
Dr. Robert Carnes and Mrs. Robert Condon posted the low net scores in Elmcrest Country Club’s mixed event. Carnes tied for low gross with 69 and finished 69-8-61 for low net. Condon tied for women's low gross with 42 and had 42-13-29 for low net.
The team of Mrs. Irwin Renfer Russ Summerwell Dave Carlton Clyo Castle and Harvey Luther scored 134 to win the Race Horse golf competition Thursday at Indian Creek Country club. The team of Mrs. William Kanak Jack Hinz Doyle Phillips Bill Hennessey and John Ives was second at 131 and the group of Mrs. George Murdoch Irwin Renfer Wayne Schneringer Willard Verba and Bob Schlegel third at 129.
Rod Laver captured Wimbledon’s open era singles title with a 6-3 6-4 6-2 victory over Tony Roche. The Australian, a professional left-hander, claimed the world’s top player status in a one hour match before 17 000 spectators on center court.
Caldwell allowed ten hits and struck out ten as Cedar Rapids Jani tors beat Marengo 8-5. Steve Seyfer had three hits with a homer. Marengo’s Jacobson went 3-for-3 with two homers and four RBIs.
Lange Ford of Waterloo won the Ames softball tournament title by defeating Welty Way of Cedar Rapids 1-0 in the semifinal. Welty Way had previously beaten Funk of Des Moines 12-0 and Webster City 2-1.
The Cedar Rapids Comets host Peoria for two soccer matches at the Rob bins lake pitch in C R. The first game is at 3 30 p m Saturday and the second at 1 30 p m Sunday.
Dan Dalzell pitched a near perfect no-hitter for Roosevelt ninth graders in a 1-0 win over McKinley. He walked one batter as Tim Ferguson hit a fourth inning triple to score the lone run, the first McKinley run in 20 innings. Dalzell, Finn, Keeran and Birks contributed to the victory.
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