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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jul 09, 1971

Page

13

Happitime Young Tops Maidrite 2-1 in Open softball

Happitime ace Jim Young dominated on the mound and at the plate guiding Happitime past Eastside Maidrite 2-1 at Ellis Park. Young went 3 for 3 with a double while key plays in the sixth and late innings produced the decisive runs. Eastside loaded the bases in the ninth but Young finished strong as Mick Jones helped turn a grounder into the final out.

Jim’ Young Happitime Eastside Maidrite Ellis Park Young Eastside Lowe Steve Johnson Ahema Rum Coalhn Mick Jones

Humphreys Hurls 14-0 No-Hitter in Kids League Action

Hatched 14-0 no hitter by Humphreys with 11 strikeouts and four perfect innings as United Realtors beat Nesper Sign. Slugging contributors Slough, Wohl, and Humphreys had two hits apiece. Other standings notes from the evening include Operating Engineers’ 11-2 win over Iowa National and Tim Platz’s 1-hitter in a separate game.

Gharlie Humphreys United Realtors Nesper Vans Vechten Greg Slough Waynes Wohl Humphreys Iowa National Darryl, Jones Norval Dixon Tim Platz

Wilson Tops McKinley 6 5 in ninth grade baseball

Wilson scored four runs in the fifth inning to defeat McKinley 65 in ninth grade baseball. John Mueller had two of Wilsons three hits as Wilson moved to 5 3 while McKinley fell to 3 5.

Wilson McKinley John Mueller Ramblers Mackin Bears Rapids Chevrolet Dave'Samek Police Ord McKinlay Pete McCue Steve Tucker Wilendanya John Ireland Wank Nay Angler Mmckia Rapids Larry Paxton Dan Azinger Pace C.R. Police Noelridge Steve Snyder Scott Watson C. R. Police

Jones Park Tops Ellis In Close Swim Meet

Jones park scored a 376 to 280 victory over Ellis at the Ellis pool Friday in a boys swim meet. Denise Mac and Deasen led with strong times in backstroke and freestyle events, while teammates Bautar Becarin and Deb Det contributed in multiple races.

Jones Park Ellis Ellis Pool Denise Mac Bios Bacar Hal Deasen

Combine For No Hit Victory In Local League

Marty Knake and Pete Seyfer pitched a no hit 1-0 win for Town's Edge in the Van Vechten league Friday. Doug Gosch drove in the lone run with a sac fly as Pat Quing and Terry Platz starred with two hits apiece for Life Avesor past Type Union 4-2. Horace Wilson and Dave Marshall combined for a five hitter as Vern Counter added two hits for Type. Sandy's tip Barney's Paint 10 at Noelridge. Blaire Harbaugh for Gandy's and Hill for Barney's. Bill Oates went 8 for 3 as C.R. Sport Club edged South Side Civic 10-6. Greg Manhart, Jim Westbrook and Tom Meeks had two hits each to lead South Side Civic past Hanford Post 12-5 at Cleveland. Randy Tresnak pitched a three hitter for South Side Civic. Butters won a forfeit game from Rotary Club in the other Cleveland contest.

Marty Knake Pete Seyfer Wor Town van Vechten Doug Gosch Pat Quing Terry Platz Avesor Greg Manhart Jim Westbrook Tom Meeks South Side Civic Hanford Post Cleveland Randy Tresnak Butters Rotary Club

Harding Handed Bolts 8th Loss In Close Game

Joel DeSousa three hits and Jeff Prouty and Steve Proe each had two as Harding defeated Franklin. Franklin fell to 8 46 on the season while Harding raised its record to 7 8 with a 54 1.63 era.

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I Rider Frosh Now 8-0 After Taft Win

Roosevelt ninth graders boosted their baseball record to 8-0 on their home diamond Thursday with a 4 victory over Taft. Terry Usher had two hits for the winners and Simmons struck out 12. Taft won the eighth grade game 31 as Steve Bergen Jed Brown and Al Selinger had two hits.

Roosevelt Taft Terry Usher Simmons Steve Bergen Jed Brown al Selinger Bursnee Bleck Lisalen Mony Vane

Marion sophs win 6 4 over Benton with two homers by Gregg Anderson

Gregg Anderson blasted two homers to lead Marion's sophomore team to a 6-4 victory over Benton Community on Thursday. Bobcats' Schmitt collected two hits as Benton Community struggled on defense and offense.

Gregg Anderson Marion Sophs Benton Community Bobcat Schmitt Benton

Kison Shuts Reds in Pirates 7 1 Debut Win

Pirates rookie Bruce Kison impressed in his first major league win, defeating Cincinnati 7 1 with late relief support. Bob Robertson homered in a four-run first inning, while Kison allowed three runs in five innings before Dave Giusti earned the save. Pittsburgh widened its NL East lead to seven games as San Francisco, Philadelphia and Chicago posted wins elsewhere.

Ken Rappoport Associated Press Scorte Priteburgh Pirates Cincinnati Bruce Kison Pirates Reds Kison Amninors Bob Mouse Army Dianey Murtaugh Pittsburgh Idel New York San Francisco Houston Philadelphia Montreal Chicago Los Angel Rhother Dave’ Giusti Bob Robertson Bobby Bonds

Car shortages spark demand for affordable options

Readable text emphasizes widespread need for vehicles and flexible financing. It notes many households face tight budgets and seek suitable options through prompts to contact the firm for car solutions. The passage underscores consumer urgency and dealer responsiveness in obtaining transport.

Clarke Lifts J Hawks to 3 1 Victory Over Norway

Clarke sparked the J Hawks with a first inning run on a wild pitch and error, plus a second run on a double steal. Niehaase and Curran added RBI hits, Ferguson chipped in with a third run as Jeff contributed another solid line.

Defferson Norway Kent Chirke Jett Clarke Jeff Ryai Jim Ferguson Atdla Pita George Niehaase Andiken Curran

Cubs Sweep Dodgers in four game series

Dodgers slumped to a fourth straight defeat as the Cubs edged Los Angeles 4 2 to complete a four game sweep. Willie Davis fueled the rally with three singles and a double, Don Kessinger and Billy Williams drove in runs, Ken Holtzman went the distance, and Chicago pulled within 8 ½ games of Pittsburgh in the NL East.

LOS Angeles Willie Davis Los Angeles Dodgers San Francisco Giants Rs Davis Chicago Cubs Cubs Dodgers Giants Dodger Stadium Juan Marichal San Francisco Claude Osteen Gaylord Perry Don Sutton Ron Bryant al Downing Davis Don Kessinger Chicago Billy Williams Ken Holtzman Bill Hands Holtzmann Holtzman Richie Allen Jin. Lefebvre Allen Lefebvre Kessinger Qlemi Béckerty Wikllama Jos Pepitone Joe Fatchuson Williams Anid Gee Pittsburgh

Bever Dips Noelridge in City Pool Thriller

Bever toppled Noelridge to stay unbeaten in the city simmer pool. The narrative is garbled with unclear names and numbers but centers on Bever defeating Noelridge in a close meet as local teams contest for superiority.

Bever Nowtridge

Fragmentary fire report note titled by OCR

A garbled OCR fragment mentions fire and several injured names and places but the text is unreadable. No clear event date location or organizations are discernible. The readable portion cites Henry Steve and nonsensical phrases suggesting a fire incident with affected individuals.

Indlin Res Highlighted in Quiet Meeting

A partial OCR fragment suggests a local event titled Indlin Res at a venue named Lon af QPC with participants Masse GELES and others. The readable text implies a summary of results and a small group discussion. Limited readable data prevents full details.

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Former UI star seeks end to beer rule for high school athletes

Des Moines UPI reports William Reichardt urged the Des Moines school board to disregard the high school beer rule also known as the good conduct rule. He argued it unfairly sidelined about 7,000 youths charged with beer possession, noting suspensions often occurred before court action. The board ordered staff to study the rule and report a course of action.

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Cedar Hills Major League hits lead Cedar Hills results

Azinger collected three hits to lead Cedar Hills Major League action as Mike Azinger and Randy Kern paced Cedar Hills Barber Shop with five and Doug Hladek four hits respectively in a 16 to 0 victory. Jim Hazel added three hits as Fred Gibson’s team defeated Hy-Vee 17 to 2 in the Minor league section on Friday morning.

Mike. Azinger Goodyear Cedar Hills Randy Kern Doug Hladek Optimist Jim Hazel Fred Gibson Hy-Vee

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