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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1978
Page
15
Bystanders examine Verlin Baker’s car after it plunged into the pit area at Hawkeye Downs Friday night injuring five people, striking two spectators before colliding with a flatbed truck.
Fred Horn of Marion and Mark Liebfried of Richardsville overcame winless slumps to capture late model and sportsman championships during an accident marred program at Hawkeye Downs Speedway. Bob Fischer of Vinton clinched the altered street stocks mid season feature, his second in three weeks.
Races at Downs delayed 45 minutes in the third heat as Verlin Baker apparently passed out on the far straightaway and entered the infield. Four spectators and Baker were hospitalized. Curt Hansen led the 35 lap late model feature until Horn overtook on lap 20. After 10 weeks, seven drivers have won late model features at the track.
Bobby Bonds drove in two in the sixth as the Texas Rangers beat the Boston Red Sox 4-3. Dwight Evans homered twice for Boston, Fred Lynn hit a ninth inning homer to chase Jenkins, and Reggie Cleveland earned his ninth save.
In St Louis, veteran pitcher Don Sutton was ejected for delivering a discolored ball to Mike Tyson in the seventh inning. Umpire Doug Harvey cited section 3.02 and suspended Sutton 10 days, while Sutton vowed to sue Harvey claiming his rights to earn a living are being denied. Harvey maintained there was no personal issue and that the ball showed a defacement.
In Wisconsin Rapids, the Twins toppled Cedar Rapids 12-2. Cedar Rapids led 1-0 after Venice Murray’s walk and Dick Doss’ double but Lance Hallberg’s 12th homer tied it in the second. A string of singles and Moe Hill’s two runs capped a big second inning for the Twins.
Dorea Mitchell of Grinnell shot a final round 74 to win the Iowa Women’s Amateur at Lake Creek Country Club in Storm Lake. The 19 year old finished at 304 two strokes ahead of runner-up Bobbe Carney of Waterloo, with Jean Mowry third at 311 and others trailing.
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