Willie Mays faked dizzy spells for rest in 1960s
Willlie Mays, famed Giants star, allegedly faked August dizzy spells in the early 1960s to rest and protect his image. Teammate Willie McCovey recounts the episodes and notes Mays played every game as if in a World Series, despite fatigue and exhaustion.
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NEW York
Willie Mays
Willie McCovey
Mays
San Francisco Giants
McCovey
Sport Magazine
Willie
Giants
Cincinnati
Crosley Field
Reds
George Ballou
Mount Zion Hospital
San Francisco
Harold H. Rosenblum
New York Mets
Area Sports Roundup From Thursday Prep Baseball and Softball
Class A sec tional winners Springville Lisbon Mount Vernon Van Horne Benton Center Point East Urbana Monona Elkader and Lansing Key reported with notable performances. Highlights include Mark Neiers two homers for Lisbon and Darion Loomis three run first inning shot for Mount Vernon, plus strong pitching and hitting from Norway Solon and Belle Plaine.
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Springville
Lisbon
Mount Vernon
Cascade
Mark Neiers
Mark Whitman
Darion Loomis
Mike Brown
van Horne
Benton
Williamsburg
Jon Gillam
Rick Jurgens
Bobcats
Center Point
East Buchanan
Urbana
Central City
Tracy Franck
Bob Gaffney
Mike Satchett
Monona
Elkader
Guttenberg
Lansing Key
Mf-L
van Whittel
Terry Heidersheit
Jeff Darling
Jefferson selects Niemeyer to coach girls sports at Cedar Rapids
Jefferson in Cedar Rapids names Larry Niemeyer 40 as girls basketball and softball coach. He brings 18 years at Adel-DeSoto with 328 80 in basketball and 566 130 in softball wins losses and holds the Jack North Award from the Iowa Girls’ High School Athletic Union. He will teach business education and replaces resigning coaches.
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Cedar Rapids
Jefferson
William Jacobson
Larry Niemeyer
Adel-DeSoto High School
Niemeyer
Adel- DeSoto
Jack North
Iowa Girls’ High School Athletic Union
Jim Lockett
Charlotte Regenold
Burlington
Western Illinois
Adel-DeSoto
West Lyon keeps lead as Cindy Dreessen tops Iowa softball history
West Lyon remains the No 1 team in the Iowa High School Girls Athletic Union summer softball poll. Cedar Rapids Prairie debuts at No 13 as star pitcher Cindy Dreessen becomes the first Iowa girl to win 200 games. Prairie is 22-3, joining seven other top teams in the rankings.
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West Lyon
Iowa High School Girls Athletic Union
Lyon
Cindy Dreessen
Iowa
Cedar Rapids Prairie
Prairie
Clear Creek
Cepeda Admits Guilt Still Plans Life Story Book
Former baseball star Orlando Cepeda, serving a five year term for marijuana smuggling, tells Miami News he now admits guilt in prison interview while planning a life story book about his career and personal life. He says he seeks a publisher and will reveal all in his book.
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Eglin Air Force Base
Fla
Orlando Cepeda
Cepeda
Miami News
National League
Orlando Sentinel Star
Marti and Morley tied for lead at Quad Cities Open
Fred Marti and defending champion Mike Morley share the lead after round one of the Ed McMahon Quad Cities Open in Coal Valley. Marti shot 66 with five birdies no bogeys, while Morley posted a similar 66 aided by five birdies and his heavier spare driver. Other notables include Maltbie 67, Regalado 67, Erskine 67, and Weibring 67, with Lon Nielsen 69 leading Iowa entrants.
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Coal Valley, Ill
Fred Marti
Mike Morley
Marti
Morley
Phoenix
Alaska
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Roger Maltbie
Victor Regalado
Randy Erskine
Don Iverson
Jack Renner
D.A. Weibring
Mike Reid
Lon Nielsen
Belle Plaine
Quad Cities
Jim Jamieson
Jack Fleck
Davenport
Ben Hogan
Easy victories as Kirby and Halvorsen's wrap Major Open season
Halvorsen's beat Dain Kalman and Quail 4 1 behind Ron Schroeder two hit pitching as Kirby scored eight in the first inning and routed Ted and Frank's 8 1 Leroy Wegmann went 4 for 4 for Kirby and boosted to .486 Kirby finished second half 6 1 11 2 overall while Halvorsen's ended 4 3 second half 8 6 overall Schroeder improved to 5 4 with two hits allowed Wegmann drove in two runs and Algar earned his 11th win in 13 decisions for Kirby.
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Halvorsen
Cedar Rapids
Kirby
Ellis Park
Dain
Kalman
Quail
Ron Schroeder
Ted
Frank
Cain
Schroeder
Rios Brothers
Roy
Bennie
Secos
Ray
Tim Turner
Leroy Wegmann
Women's district starts Saturday slow pitch tournament
A 12 team 12 inch softball district tournament begins Saturday at the Kirkwood Welty Way complex in Cedar Rapids. Opening games feature Great Plains Gas vs Evens Distributors and Naughton's vs Realty Associates at 1 p.m. Later matchups include Bart's Burnouts vs Hagen's and Gerard Electric vs Joe's Place with quarterfinals in the afternoon and semifinals Saturday night.
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Kirkwood-Welty-Way
Cedar Rapids
Great Plains Gas
Evens
Naughton’s
Realty Associates
Bart’s
Hagen’s
Gerard Electric
Joe
S & D of
Vinton
Naughton
C.R
Bart’s-Hagen
Wrac Rats
Gerard Joe
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Norway
Jeff Kral
Iowa Valley
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Lynx
North Linn
Sheila Moss
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Lancer
LaSalle
Teresa Clark
Carrie Spaight
The
Lancers
C.R. Washington
Regis
Monica Davis
Ronnie Leonhard
Ellen Mara
Cathy Callahan
Washington
Mel Ousted
Victor
HSV
Jim Mulherin
Lynn Formanek
B-G-M
H-L-V
Greg Murtha
English Valleys
Iowa City
Iowa City High
Deanna Bogner
Nancy Cisar
Mar-Mac
Valley of Elgin
Kelly Seagal
Jolene Corlett
Lions
Linn-Mar
Marion
Jeff Nielson
Dave Wise
Marlin Tope
Larry
Jeff
C.R. Prairie Girls
Kingsley Pierson
Burlington Notre Dame
Charles City
West Marshal
South Clay
Ankeny
Ottumwon
Calamus
Milford
Glenwood
C.R. Prairie
Wheatland
Winfield Mount Union
Sheffield-Chapin
Prairie, Gowrie
Elkhorn Kimballton
Fort Dodge
Ade-DeSoto
Marti and
Bob Hersom
Hawkeye Downs
Frieden Racing, Inc
Rotgrooter
Lanny Peterson
Town
State Farm
State Farm Insurance Companies
Bloomington, Illnois
Toyota
EPA
California
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