Dixon's Decathlon Title Leaves Warkentin Short by Six Points
John Warkentin ran the 1500 meters in 4 29.2 to close the U A U decathlon in Bloomington Indiana finishing second to Fred Dixon by six points Dixon 8037 Warkentin 8031 George 7748 Brigham 7635 Coffman 7511 Whitson 7458 Also Harold Solomon beat Dick Stockton 6 4 6 4 in the WCT final Stockton waited in a Texas hospital for the birth of his child then Sue Stockton gave birth to a girl Other results include Borowiak Barazzuti Hunt Gullikson Hogshead and a Chicago Bulls vs Hawks exhibition game in Louisville in Freedom Hall The Olympic rules issue for badminton and the U S tour in Japan were noted plus Moulden Kings and golf wins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Warkentin
Bloomington
Ind
Fred Dixon
Warkentin
Dixon
Roger George
Graig Brigham
Bob Coffman
John Whitson
Harold Solomon
Dick Stockton
Stockton
Austin
Texas
Sue Stockton
Jeff Borowiak
Francois Caujolle
Corrado
Nancy Hogshead
Jacksonville
Fla
National Basketball Assn
Louisville
NBA
Freedom Hall
Chicago Bulls
Atlanta Hawks
International Badminton Federation
Moscow
United States
Japan
Ricardo Moulden
Quad Cities Mohawks
Rock Island
Moulden
Pro Sports Standings National League Overview
National League standings show East leaders Chicago and Philadelphia around the .560 mark with St Louis and Pittsburgh close behind. West tops Los Angeles then Cincinnati and San Francisco amid a packed chase for playoff spots. Weekend results feature Pittsburgh and New York sweeping, while Atlanta and Montreal face crucial series as the season unfolds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
St. Louis
Montreal
New York
Los Angeles
Cincinnati
San Francisco
Houston
San Diego
Atlanta
Ames
Forster
Bahnsen
Norman
Richard
Knepper
Shirley
Local Golf Medalist Leads Pack In Weekend Meet
Archie Biederman, 44, tops the net field with Elsie Dills at 30 and a six-way tie at 31 including Louise Kline and Dora Lee Ainsworth. Nadine Merryman posts 41 as medalist. low gross goes to Jane Beresford and Jean Stewart with 43. Sally Wing has the low field score at 29. Three-way tie at 30 for 30 in foursomes. playoff wins by Terry Knake, Bill Reed, Dr. Scott Carnes, and Hank Emerson par eagle eagle. second place ties to Hensch, McKuster, Carney, Johnson and Eicher, Refer, Fetzer, Lawrance. Sunday results show Cedar Rapids 6 Appleton 5, Quad Cities 3 Wausau 0, Waterloo 1 Clinton 0, Burlington and Wis. Rapids 7. Monday cards have Cedar Rapids at Wausau, Clinton at Wisconsin Rapids, Quad Cities at Appleton, Burlington at Waterloo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Archie Biederman
Elsie Dills
Louise Kline
Doralee Ainsworth
Pat Miller
Rosie Marsh
Betty Stepanek
Terry Knake
Bill Reed
Scott Carnes
Hank Emerson
Duane Hensch
John McCusker
Ron Carney
Randy Johnson
Tom Eicher
Denny Refer
Jim Fetzer
Lynn Lawrence
Auto Racing At West Liberty
West Liberty auto racing featured late model heats with winners Dave Birkhofer Darrell Dake John Simonec and Duane Steffe named for top finishes in the feature. Sportsman class saw JB OBrian Steve Becker and Kenny Fenn score podiums with Johnny Johnson Bill Drever and L D O'Brien winning heats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dave Birkhofer
Muscatine
Dave Dodder
Letts
Duane Steffe
East Moline
Ron Weedon
Pleasant Valley
Ed Melletker
Iowa City
Darrell Dake
C.R
John Simonec
Rock Island
Steffe
Sportsman
Johnny Johnson
Morning Sun
Bill Drever
Wapello
L.D. O'Brien
JB O'Brien
Steve Becker
Atkins
Kenny Fenn
Washington
Cedar Rapids Teams Miss Top Four in Big Mac Classic
Cedar Rapids softball teams failed to place in the top four at the Big Mac Classic at Kirkwood-Welty Park. Mettler's of Mankato Minnesota won, followed by Duffy's of Springfield Illinois, the Des Moines Bombers, and Clear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Kirkwood-Welty Park
C.R
Mettler’s
Mankato
Minn
Duffy’s
Springfield
Des Moines Bombers
Clear
Legion Red Sweeps Quincy in doubleheader sweep
Cedar Rapids American Legion Reds swept Quincy Sunday, taking game one 6-5 in 10 innings and game two 8-1 in six. Dave Wise, Mark Kramer, and Brian Champar doubled in the opener as Kramer drove in six runs in the nightcap to boost the Reds to 9-10.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quincy
Ill
Cedar Rapids American Legion Reds
Dave Wise
Mark Kramer
Brian Champar
C.R. Kramer
Hinton Wins Columbus Junction Horseshoe Open
Maquoketa rider Red Hinton captured the class A title at the Columbus Junction Open horseshoe tournament held Sunday. In other divisions Don Marx of Marion won class F and Matt Marx of Cedar Rapids won class G. Harold Shaw of What Cheer was runner up in class C, Bob Sproston runner up in class E, and Gene Accord of What Cheer runner up in class F. Additional names noted include Clark, Olson and Edwards, Reed and Comparator.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus Junction
Glen
Red” Hinton
Maquoketa
Don Marx
Marion
Matt Marx
Cedar Rapids
Harold Shaw
What Cheer
Bob Sproston
Gene Accord
Spaw and Gross Qualify for National Motorcross
Spaw Johnny and Gross Robert, Cedar Rapids riders, qualified for the national motorcross championships in Houston, Texas, in August 2021 after strong finishes in the final qualifying weekend. Spaw won the 83cc modified 12-16 expert class and placed first in the 125cc motorcycle expert class, while Gross took third in both events. Jim Smalley was seventh in the 125cc race, Jim Stewart won the 100 motorcycle expert, Bob Smith placed seventh in the 100 class, and Bill Bennett finished fourth in the 83 stock intermediate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Genoa
Neb
Johnny Spaw
Robert Gross
Cedar Rapids
Houston
Texas
Spaw
Gross
Jim Smalley
Jim Steward
Davenport
Bob Smith
Dubuque
Bill Bennett
Hiawatha
Moran Wins Masters Golf at Iowa State course
Chuck Moran rallied for a final round 72 to win the 40th Iowa Masters at Veenker Memorial on the Iowa State campus. Moran, 28, finished at 216 after a tight front and back nine, overtaking Dr. Bob Gitchell who faltered on Nos. 16 and 17. Wakonda’s Jack Webb was third at 217, withMike Brake seventh at 223.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ames
Iowa
Chuck Moran
Veenker Memorial
Iowa State University
Mike Brake
Cedar Rapids
Monticello
Mike Hall
Moran
Bob Gitchell
Gitchell
Graettinger
Bob Appenzeller
Eastern New Mexico University
California
North Shore Country Club
Chicago
Wakonda Country Club
Jack Webb
Des Moines
Williams Tops Ellis Qualifying for City Amateur
Cedar Rapids Jefferson coach Colin Williams led 10 City Amateur golf qualifiers from Ellis Park Sunday with a 27 hole 110. Defending City Am champion Mike Irvine qualified automatically. Other scorers include Gary Claypool 112 and Dave Norton 112 with several players in the 113 to 121 range and alternates listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Jefferson Boys
Colin Williams
Ellis Park
Williams
Mike Irvine
Gary Claypool
Dave Norton
al Hagedorn
Jerry Rippey
Tim Kellsmith
Larry Phillips
Doug Hamilton
Ed McNabb
Jeff McNabb
Pat Hawkins
Bill Bushman
Hogan Tops Field In Guttenberg Open Golf Event
Mike Hogan of Dubuque fired a 72 Sunday to win the Guttenberg Open by two strokes ahead of Ron Jones of Coralville and four other players. Notable finishers include Dick Clemens of East Dubuque and Don Funk of Lancaster both at 74, with top placements listed for Guttenberg and surrounding towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guttenberg
Mike Hogan
Dubuque
Ron Jones
Coralville
Dick Clemens
East Dubuque
Don Funk
Lancaster
Wis
Emmett Terwilleger
Softball Scores and League Pairings List
Center Point JCs beat Ray's Standard 10 to 2 while Center Point JCs posted 15 to 4 over Ray's Standard. Intertrade Steel defeated Osgood Shepherds 10 to 2 as Intertrade won 8 to 5 against Bee Line Pdts. Merry Inn lost 2 to 12 to Bee Line, Strawberry Starship triumphed 15 to 7 over Free Spirit in one match and 9 to 7 in another. May City Lanes downed May City 12 to 3, Life Investors beat Philipps Trucking 17 to 2, Merry Inn fell 5 to 20 to Philipps Trucking, Aquarium Lg won 13 to 8 over Ray's Standard, Kelly Services edged Menards 13 to 7, Fireplace prevailed 9 to 7 against Menards, Coonrod overwhelmed Osgood Shepherds 18 to 2, Fireplace fell 13 to 9 to Kelly Services, Mr. Steak lost 8 to 5 to Mr. Steak, Aquarium Lounge notes listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray's
Osgood Shepherds
Merry Inn
Strawberry Starship
May City
Life Investors
Philipps Trucking
Aquarium Lg
Ray
Trapshoot Otter Creek Gun Club Grand Prizes Awarded
Grand prize winner Jon Halford of Winthrop takes first in Otter Creek Gun Club trapshoot. Runners up include Larry Bumstead of Conrad, Charles Blue of Hammond Indiana, Gregory Kaufman of Dubuque, and Gene Hora of Iowa City with top five placements and scores listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jon Halford
Winthrop
Larry Bumstead
Conrad
Charles Blue
Hammond
Ind
Gregory Kaufman
Dubuque
Gene Hora
Iowa City
Ovel Wins at Uncola Nationals Three-Mile Rush
Cedar Rapids racer Scott Ovel won the Formula Super Vee event at the Uncola Nationals three mile road race in Brainerd Minnesota. Mike Plotz finished second, both drivers from Cedar Rapids, with Ovel averaging 106 mph. Berryhill took second in Formula Ford and Schumacher finished fifth in H Production in an Austin-Healey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brainerd
Minn
Scott Ovel
Cedar Rapids
Mike Plotz
C.R
Ovel
Mike Berryhill
North American Motor Sports
Doug Schumacher
Austin Healy
Swimming AAU meet at Noelridge Pool results
At Noelridge Pool, AAU events saw D LeBuhn and C Goode take 100 freestyle medals while Kadlec dominated multiple strokes. D Brown won 200 back, T Roach led 200 freestyle, and L Sherman claimed 400 free. Marion YMCA and Iowa City medalists included Gilbertson and Thomas in breast and back events, with relay honors for multiple athletes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. LeBuhn
C. Goode
DO. Kadlec
D Brown
T. Roach
D. Kadlec
L. Smith
L. Sherman
K. Benson
J Klinge
Kadlec
F. Claeys
S. Shaw
D. Kadiec
J. Sherman
F. Nachtman
K. Fieshour
KK Yeifley
T. Kadiec
D. Kellenberger
Kepler
B. Yeifley
D Strilich
K. Umsted
L. Mooney
K. Smith
D Kellenberger
K. Jordan
K. Kellenberger
Marion
Larry Thomas
Thomas
Sandra Gilbertson
Gilbertson
Brian Thomas
Michelle Klopfenstein
B. Pawley
S. Gilbertson
Sue Mitchell
S. Edwards
Wayne Huebner
Rick Gilbertson
Vaughn Klopfenstein
Greg Gilbertson
Iowa City
T. LeBuhn
R. Madson
J. Klinge
J. Nelson
P. Phelan
D. Strilich
L Sherman
D. Miller
0. Kadlee
Peterson Fans 17 In Eastern Iowa League Win
Steve Peterson struck out 17 as Wyomin g defeated Dyersville 53 in an Eastern Iowa baseball league game Randy Chamberlin had two hits including a two run homer for the winners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wyoming
Steve Peterson
Dyersville
Randy Chamberlan
Also Mentioned on This Page
Solomon
King
Bernard King
Tennessee
Knoxville
Tenn
University of Tennessee
New York Nets
Pat Bradley
Rochester
N.Y
Westford
Mass
JoAnne Carner
Carol Mann
Kathy Whitworth
Judy Rankin
Pro Sports
National League
Boston
Baltimore
Cleveland
Milwaukee
Detroit
Toronto
West Chicago
Minnesota
Kansas City
Oaklland
Seattle
Oakland
Inday
Stanley
Bibby
Willis
Roberts
Kansas
Gura
Barrios
York
Torrez
Flanagan
Norris
Montague
Redfern
Tanana
Jones Park
Nadine Merryman
Kathy Zamastil
Tillie Smith
Millie Flint
Elsie Beadle
Inez Pulaski
Maxine Greve
Twin Pines
Jane Beresford
Jean Stewart
Sally Wing
Appleton
Quad Cities
Wausau
Waterloo
Clinton
Burlington & Wis. Rapids
Wisconsin Rapids
Burlington
North
Wis. Rapids
South
Burlington In
West Liberty
Fhubler
Blairs Ferry
Popelka
F.d.1.c
UCLA
Gary Cunningham
Erin
Stacy
Gary
Bruin
Cunningham
Gene Bartow
Big Mac
Legion Red
C.R. Red Quincy
Fleagle
Reinman
Levenhagen
Mekase
Oberling
Gary Fraase
Hinrichs
Charipar
Meradafo
Wiewel
C.R. Red
Scoland
Palmas Hoyt
Rogge
Oppedah
Temple
Collins
Kirby's
Larson
Crane
Lassen
Thenhaus
Anderson Mettier
Duffy
Brown and McAllister
Molitoris and
Compardo
Butt
Slagle
Moore
Zuccato
Brady
Hinton
Clark, Olson and Edwards
Reed and Compardo
Kirby's Bombers
Russell
Fletcher
Long
Clark
Olson
Edwards
Olson and
Fagan
Duffy's
Essersees
Jolstad
Dittrick
Molitaris
Softhall
St. Judes
All Saints
St. Wences
St Pius
St. Ludmillas
St. Patricks
St.Matthews
St. Josephs
Imm.Concept
St. Wenceslaus
St. Patrick's
St Matthew's
St Ludmillas
Immaculate Conception
St . Judes
Bill Hall
Don Bergman
Dan Naughton
Mike McDonald
Steve Malloy
Pete Hagen
Mitchell Bowen
Gary Nelson
Net Fisher
Belle Plaine
Ellis
Hogan Tops Field
Charlie Finch
Bob Rosacker
Bill Carpenter
Duane Dane
Buck Caldwell
Coggan
Quentin Miskel
Clem Frimmel
Larry Sheehy
Earlville
Archie Tucker
Cherry Hill
Otter Creek
Gun Club
Noelridge
Nune Air United State Bank
Ywa
Clanry’s, Ltd
Clanry’s
Roosevelt Royale
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!