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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1977
Page
14
In Plymouth Indiana a local sportsman named Hugh Hartz admired an antique Kentucky rifle but could not afford it. He instead crafted his own and now offers occasional rifles for others willing to pay, though he insists he is not a gunmaker as such.
The piece covers Hartz building a Kentucky type rifle at home with extensive hours and costs, then describes Woodbury county sixth graders joining the Stone Park Walk since 1967, followed by In Fisherman Schools fishing courses in Minnesota and a new five mile Squawgcreek park trail opening in Linn county with a trail ride led by Floyd Clark.
Thurman Munson and Graig Nettles homered and drove in seven runs to back a 7-5 Yankees win over the Baltimore Orioles. The victory snapped a string against veteran Rudy May as New York improved in Friday night action.
Standings show Appleton 4 Cedar Rapids 0 and Burlington 12 Wis. Rapids 7 with Clinton 5 Waterloo 3. Wausau at Quad Cities ppd by rain. Saturday matches include Appleton Cedar Rapids 7:30 and Wausau Quad Cities 2. Wis. Rapids Burlington and Waterloo Clinton also listed. Later lines include a long list of baseball and basketball matchups with teams and players named such as Underwood Carlton Candelaria Rogers Holicki Collins Seaver Freisleben Byrd Byrd Reids Palmer Goltz Simpson Perry and others across cities like Chicago New York San Francisco Houston Milwaukee Toronto Cleveland Baltimore Oakland Kansas City Minnesota and Detroit.
In Metro American Collins 8 Trimmerettes 7 and K Mart West 9 Old Town 8, plus Sporting Goods 5 Bears National Doc s Joes 28 St Luke s Springer Ref 11, Dirty Birds 4 Trophy Lounge 16 Life Investors 7 Midwest Nissens 13. Wheeler Dealer 12 Happitime 12 Cedar Service 11 Brenton Bank 25 Paradise 18. In Women's Metro Assn C LEAGUE Brenton Bank 25 Paradise 16. In Church League AT Ellis Trin Luth 6 Church of Christ 1 St Pats 1 Huss Mem 3. Asbury 9 Trin Meth 0 Calvary 13 Latter Day 3. AT Noelridge NPK 8 St Pius 5 Bethany 7 1st Christian 4 All Saints 11 Immanuel Bapt 1 St Mark s 10 Evangelical 3 Our Saviors 18 Ist Lutheran 2
BOSSIER CITY La AP The millionaire developer who owns the San Francisco 49ers and Pittsburgh Penguins has made a bid to buy the Boston Red Sox a spokesman said Friday Edward DeBartolo Jr made a formal presentation to buy the Red Sox this morning Bartimo would not disclose the offer amount or terms given at Louisiana Downs in Bossier City Louisiana where he runs the track
Jon Scriven pitched a no hitter with nine strikeouts and hit a grand slam as Armstrongs defeated Operating Engineers 18 to 0 in 10 11 year old Kid league at Van Vechten Park. Debbie Yohman named graduate assistant at University of Iowa for 1977 78 season after AIAW gymnastics title.
Upper Iowa University reveals an 11 game football slate for this fall with a Sept 3 alumni contest and a Sept 10 season opener at Iowa Wesleyan. Conference play begins Sept 24 at home vs Buena Vista followed by games at Luther Simpson Wartburg William Penn Dubuque Central Northwestern Iowa.
Catherine Ballard, longtime head counselor and instructor at the Tony Trabert Tennis camp, was named to replace Joyce Moore as head women’s tennis coach at the University of Iowa. The Central Branch YMCA sponsors an Allied Industrial League Fast Pitch softball tournament July 30-31 at Memorial Stadium complex with a $20 entry fee for 16 teams and a July 20 deadline. For more information call Larry Bush at 366-6421 or contact the Central YMCA.
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