Leonard wins Michigan 200 as Bettenhausen loses arm
Joe Leonard drives to victory in the Michigan International Speedway 200 mile stock car race as Merle Bettenhausen crashes and loses an arm. Leonard leads late after Mel Kenyon’s car runs dry, with Wally Dallenbach, Kenyon, and Sammy Sessions nearby. Rain halted the event twice and elapsed over an hour.
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Verlin Eaker Returns for Midwest Open at The Downs
Verlin Eaker, returning after four years, enters the ADS Midwest Open at Hawkeye Downs with Ramo Stott and 40 other entries. Time trials start at 7 p.m. with four heats a semi and a 50 lap feature for a $4,000 purse. Dale Snyder says Eaker will drive the 1972 Chevy Baker once engine work is finished.
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Canadian wins Waterloo Open with 68 and car
Bob Panasiuk of Windsor Ontario shot 68 Sunday to finish 138 total and win the $6,500 car and the Waterloo Open title. He edged Gary Lockie and Jim Ahern by one stroke as Ahern settled for 139 and $1,400 each. Chapman won the amateur title after a playoff with Nielsen.
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Regional baseball sectional games moved to Wednesday
Norway postpones Wednesday double header due to rain. Benton Community at Washington, Cedar Rapids Jefferson vs Belle Plaine at 6 p.m. and Norway vs Cedar Rapids Prairie at 8 p.m. Wednesday’s schedule keeps Benton Community and Washington on as planned.
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Foot-Pounders set nine man world road relay record
Iowa City Cedar Valley Foot-Pounders won the Amateur Athletic Union 24-hour road relay with a world mark of 259 miles 117 yards and one foot. The nine man team included Loren Moes Tipton Larry Fauchier Martin Smith Steve Oelschlaeger Nick Williams Vern Houseman Mark Robertson Mike Rummelhart and Stan Smith.
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Des Moines
Card Rally Falls Short in 10-8 Waterloo loss
Cedar Rapids Cardinals drop a 10-8 decision at Waterloo in the first of a three game set. Leon Lee doubled and scored on Randy Recor’s single in the ninth, but Mark Mueller struck out to end the rally. Vail hit his fourth homer, and Don Washington added a two run triple as Waterloo built an early lead before Cedar Rapids mounted a late three run eighth.
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Jensen Wins Trapshoot Title at Otter Creek
Wayne Jensen of Cedar Rapids shot 240 of 250 to win the overall trap shoot title at Otter Creek Sportsman’s Club. Charles Hartwig of Cedar Rapids won the 16 yard event with 100 and tied for high 200 with a shootoff 49 of 50. Howard Rankin of Des Moines needed a shootoff to capture doubles crown. Larry Kramer of Iowa City won the handicap with 97 of 100.
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Rock Island
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Fairfield
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Des Moines
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Marion
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Iowa City
St Judes Sweep Intra Parish Softball Action
St Judes won a doubleheader against Immaculate Conception by scores of 13 to 2 and 17 to 2 in the Intra Parish slo pitch league. St Pius edged St Matthews 3 to 2, St Josephs beat St Wenceslaus 5 to 1, and St Pats defeated All Saints 13 to 12.
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Nicklaus Falls Short of Grand Slam at British Open
Jack Nicklaus, 32, failed to complete golf's Grand Slam after a final round 71 left him one stroke behind Lee Trevino at Muirfield. Trevino, who shot a 66 to match the course record, captured his second straight British Open title and praised Nicklaus’s effort before heading to Paris for exhibitions.
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Nine Titles Won By C R Divers At Vinton Meet
The Wayne Miller Diving school of Cedar Rapids captured nine titles at the Iowa AAU regional meet in Vinton on Sunday. Top four finishers advance to the Iowa Association championship in Waterloo August 18 to 20. Denise Buchheister led with multiple wins including 11-12 and Open events, while Buchheister, Bell, and Dearborn claimed several podiums across age groups.
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