Carrithers Grabs Two Tennis Titles
Bill Carrithers won the boys 18-under singles and helped his team capture the 18-under doubles championship at the Optimist club tournament held Sunday at Memorial Tennis Center. Carrithers and Bob Becker defeated Ed Lamb and Craig Hukill to clinch the doubles title.
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Bill Carrithers
Optimist Club
Memorial Tennis Center
Nancy Hedges
Rick Jorgenson
Craig Hukill
Carruthers
Bob Becker
Ed Lamb
Becky Johnson
See Johnson
Kathy Mackey
Ard
Nancy
Glenn Vosatka
Dale Marchal
Mark Seer
Carrithers
Joe Nasif
Jennie
Cryovac Earns First With 9-0 Victory Over Fire Fighters
Terry Ernest pitched a no hitter and Randy Jacobson homered as Cryovac defeated the Fire Fighters 9-0 to take first place in the 10-11-year-old Kids league at Jones park. Bob Simbro homered for Perpetual in an 8-4 win over Smulekoff's. Gordon Nordgren triple spree paced Dows in a 17-6 win over Metropolitan Kiwanis, while Iowa Midland beat Highway Equipment 8-4. Coca Cola improved to 6-1 with an 11-7 win at Van Vechten. Multiple teams posted wins across the day, including Dempsey, Green Thumb, and Firestone, as Noelridge hosted several games.
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Terry Ernest
Randy Jacobson
Cryovac
Fire Fighters
Jones Park
Bob Simbro
Perpetual
Smulekoff
Dows Dairy
Iowa Midland
Ellis
Dows
Metropolitan Kiwanis
Gordon Nordgren
Jack Minder
Randy Martins
Craig Augustine
Mike Allard
Tom Hasley
Coca Cola
Luce Sullivan
van Vechten
Pat Quinn
Rex Ondler
Albert Kalell
Nick Phillips
Armstrong
Joe Kells
Wilson & Co
Kiwanis
Dempsey
Nesper Sign
Davis-Jones
Noelridge
Craig Cram
Rick Schmidt
Mike O'Malley
Eric Ernest
Ken Kramer
Green Thumb
Optimists
Mark Loftus
Firestone
C.R. Lumber
Zachar Realty
Iowa Mfg
Sun Mart Tops Hy Vee 6-2 In 12-13 Year Old Action
Mark Keeton pitched a three hitter as Sun Mart defeated Hy Vee 6-2 in 12-13 year olds at Van Vechten Monday. Oak: Appleby Horn won 4-2 over Fordtown with Rich Couch two hits. Terry Usher led Clemens Canvas 4-0 over Great Electric with Staub one hitter.
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Mark Keeton
Sun Mart
Hy- Vee
van Vechten
Appleby & Horn
Fordtown
Rich Couch
Cleveland
John Staub
Clemens Canvas
Great Electric
Terry Usher
Brad Richardson
Butters
South Side Civic Club
Brousard and Shipler Tie in City Amateur Qualifier
Jim Brousard and Ralph Shipler tied with four over par totals of 113 in the 27 hole Gazette City Amateur qualifier at Ellis Park. Brousard's 39 35 39 and Shipler's 39 36 38 led a field whose top seven included Don Lumsden Ed McNabb Drew Fairchild Darold Smith and Dave Smith with playoff winner Dave Smith earning seventh spot over Dave Rossey and alternates Moe Stegman Al Fish.
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Jim Brousard
Ralph Shipler
Ellis Park
Brousard
Shipler
Don Lumsden
Ed McNabb
Drew Fairchild
Darold Smith
Dave Smith
City Am
Dave Rossey
Ellis
Rossey
al Fish
Moe Stegman
Ellis AM
Brousard Raton Shisler
Boye Fairchild
Dave Ithie
Moe Steam
Andretti wins Nazareth race as wife gives birth to daughter
Indianapolis 500 winner Mario Andretti dominated the 100 mile U S A club race at Nazareth National Speedway finishing nearly a lap ahead of Gary Bettenhausen. That morning his wife Dee Ann gave birth to a daughter at St Luke's hospital Bethlehem as the couple already had two sons. Andretti called the birth the week’s top joy after a hometown parade and tribute.
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Nazareth
Mario ‘Andretti
Nazareth National Speedway
Andretti
Dee Ann
St. Luke's Hospital
Bethlehem
Michael
Jeffrey
Gary Bettenhausen
Bobby Unser Claims First Stock Car Victory at Milwaukee
Bobby Unser, the 1968 Indianapolis 500 winner, captured his first stock car win in the USAC Miller 200 at Milwaukee, racing the Holman Moody Ford Torino. He led late, finished 2.5 seconds ahead of Don White, earned $7,526 from a $52,275 purse, and averaged 92.270 mph.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Bobby Unser
U.S Auto Club
Albuquerque
Pikes Peak
Merchants Watson Jones Lead Cedar Hills Play
Merchants Delivery defeated Crawford Quarry 87 as Scott Watson and Randy Jones went three for four. May City Lanes beat Altorfer 11 2 with Randy Kern collecting three hits. Cedar Valley Motors defeated Suburban Lumber 18 15 in girls softball with Linda Kolesick Kim Duede homering and Loretta Azinger earning the win. Karen Dale homered for Suburban and Ronneo Rodemeyer, Kathy Adair hit a bases loaded triple.
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Merchants Delivery
Crawford Quarry
Cedar Hills
Scott Watson
Randy
Jones
Merchants
Gary Duede
Ken Zimmerman
Crawford
May City Lanes
Altorfer
Randy Kern
May City
Cedar Valley Motors
Suburban Lumber
Linda Kolesick
Kim Duede
Loretta Azinger
Karen Dale
Suburban
Ronneo Rodemeyer
Kathy Adair
Kathy
Etchison and O Connor Retain Iowa Tag Crown
Etchison and OConnor defeated K C Cox and The Viking in two of three falls to keep the Iowa tag team titles at Memorial Coliseum. Cox and OConnor were ruled a no contest in the opening fall, as both were counted out outside the ring. Bob by Paul beat Tor Kamata by disqualification, and Big Luke Brown swept Kamata in two straight. In a bonus boxing bout Etchison knocked out Cox in 31 seconds of the fifth round.
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Ronnie Etchison
Pat O'Connor
K. C. Cox
Viking
Iowa
Memorial Coliseum
Cox
O'Connor
Bobby Paul
Tor Kamata
Big Luke Brown
Kamata
Etchison
John McDermott Aces Anamosa Par 3 Hole
John McDermott of Cedar Rapids used a nine iron to ace the 125 yard par three first hole at Wapsipinicon Country Club in Anamosa on Sunday. The round featured a hole in one at the local course.
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Anamosa
John McDermott
Thirty-first Street
Cedar Rapids
Wapsipinicon
McDermott
Manuel Manuel-ly lifts Twins in doubleheader comeback
The Minnesota Twins swept the Seattle Pilots 5-2 and 5-4 as Charlie Manuel delivered a clutch late hit securing the nightcap victory. Cesar Tovar and Frank Quilici opened the opener with key homers while Harmon Killebrew drew a bases loaded walk. McNally and Kaat led other AL action with Baltimore’s 13th win and Oakland’s Reggie Jackson reaching homer milestones.
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Seattle Pilots
Manuel-ly
Twins
Frank Quilici
Cesar Tovar
Charlie Manuel
Athletics
California
Reggie Jackson
Baltimore
Dave McNally
Boston
Cleveland
Detroit
Washington
New York Yankees
Kansas City
Chicago White Sox
Jim Kaat
Manuel
Leo Cardenas
Rod Carew
Marine Reserve
Tony Oliva
Harmon Killebrew
Rich Reese
Marion Tops Vinton on Jensen's 1-Hitter
Marion defeated Vinton 12-0 in a high school baseball game as Jensen tossed a one hitter. John Severson drove in four runs for Marion, now 8-2 for the season, with Begley Zikmund Clime Burris and Brown contributing for the winners.
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Marion
Vinton
Jensen
Rod Jensen
John Severson
RBI
Marion AY
Vinton Too Oon
Begley
Zikmund
Clime
Burris
Brown
Koch Stuns Ashe To Win Washington Star Tennis Crown
Thomaz Koch of Brazil, a tall left-hander, defeats Arthur Ashe Jr. in a five set final to capture the $25,000 Washington Star International Tennis Tournament before about 3,500 spectators including President Nixon’s daughters Tricia and Julie and Julie’s husband David Eisenhower.
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Washington
Brazil
Thomaz Koch
America
Arthur Ashe
Koch
Ashe
Nixon
Tricia
Julie
David Eisenhower
Fight Results By The Associated Press Wren Weer
A report summarizes recent fight results with names including Wren Weer and Ag Bos van Duive Fene W Siianes 3, highlighting outcomes and notable moments from the bouts.
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Associated Press
Wren Weer
Ag Bos van Duive
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