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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1963
Page
3
Los Angeles builds lead as Frank Howard slugs two homers against Milwaukee. Don Drysdale hurls a six-hitter to power a 4-2 win over Atlanta, Dodgers extend win streak to three and surge to a 714 game edge in the pennant race.
In Las Vegas, local NAACP leaders planned to apply for a parade permit on Friday to protest alleged job discrimination at the Sonny Liston Floyd Patterson heavyweight title fight. They accuse hotels of excluding Negro workers from better positions and will demonstrate unless more Black employees are hired as waiters, bartenders, bellmen, and waitresses.
Alben Thomas, unbeaten in 19 straight, meets George Benton in a 10 round televised light heavyweight bout at Madison Square Garden. The 24 year old Chicagoan makes his Garden TV debut and carries a 19-1-1 record, ranked No 9 by the WBA and No 10 by Ring. Benton, a 14 year pro from Philadelphia, is a heavy favorite with top five WBA and top seven Ring middleweight rankings.
Ed Terryman escaped death when his late model stock car flipped eight times at the Hamilton County fairgrounds in Webster City. His car wedged between rivals on a turn, he required 12 stitches for a forehead wound, was hospitalized, then discharged. Eight cars raced at the time and Terryman’s car was wrecked.
Local TV guide notes a GI suspect may be connected to a case aired on Saturday night at 6 30 on Television 9. The segment references The Gallant Men in relation to the developing story.
Six former titleholders join 102 entrants for the Iowa Masters qualifying on the par-71 Iowa State course. Bud McCardell seeks to become the first repeat champion in 26 years as 54 holes determine the winner. Former champs include Joe Brown Jack Jones Max Shelton Jack Rule and Max Hall with Rule now on the national tour.
Norway defeated Newton 7 to 0 in the sectional baseball final Friday night. Al Schulte pitched a two hitter with 16 strikeouts and Gary Meredith drove in most of Norway s runs with a triple and three RBIs. Norway advances to district play vs Centerville at Eddyville on Monday.
Rich Stokstad of Cedar Falls Iowa is eliminated in the St Louis Junior tennis tournament in boys under 16 singles losing 6 0 6 1 in the second round to Armstead Neely of St Petersburg Florida. Stokstad and Darrell Faulk of New Orleans reach doubles semifinals where they fall 7 5 6 2 to Bob Lutz and Roy Barth of Los Angeles. Chuck Darley, formerly of Iowa now in Rochester Minnesota, exits in the 18 under doubles.
In Las Vegas oddsmakers posted even money that Sonny Liston will not last four rounds against Floyd Patterson. Liston odds were about 4-1 to win with $5 bet yields $2 if the bout ends early, and 12-1 for ten rounds, 30-1 for the full fifteen. Cassius Clay taunts Liston as weigh-ins approach at the 8,000 seat Convention Center.
Bo Belinsky reached Honolulu 55 days late to join the Hawaii Islanders of the Pacific Coast League. He had been optioned to the minors by the Los Angeles Angels and skipped reporting, saying he would need about 10 days to regain form. He joked with reporters at the airport and explained his pool cue keeps him sharp. Belinsky also noted local papers were on strike.
Indian Creek Country Club tops the 18 hole division with 541 points while Elmcrest leads the 9 hole division with 281 points. Mrs. Bernie Price was the 18 hole medalist at Indian Creek with 85 and Mrs. Russell Jones topped 9 hole play with 46. The next Inter-club meet is set for Elmcrest on Aug 2.
Dallas Texas AP report says two Iowa golfers did not make the cut in the PGA event. Bob Fry of Davenport shot 76 76 for 152, one stroke shy of the cut. Bob Lavacek of Dubuque posted 80 81 for 161 to miss the cutoff.
Three players quit the Profes championship in Dallas due to 100 degree heat. Jack Fleck, the 1955 National Open winner from Davenport Iowa, retired after a 6 over par 42 on the first nine at Dallas Athletic Club. Don Fairfield of Perdido Bay Florida also quit after nine holes, while Jim Ferree of Winston-Salem North Carolina withdrew after 12 holes.
Saturday night NEWS FINAL at 10 reports current weather and sports briefings. Anchors present the latest local scores and conditions with concise summaries for viewers late in the evening.
Wisconsin Rapids wins 3-2 over Cedar Rapids after a sixth inning miscue. Jethroe McIntyre allows two singles and a bunt before the error at the plate as Link Curtis hits his 20th homer. Ken Madison restrains Cedar Rapids after a late rally, but an infield error proves decisive.
Elmcrest Golf and Country Club hosted a Cedar Rapids Country Club match Friday with Gus Schrader of Elmcrest scoring a hole in one on No. 3 a 156 yard hole. Women’s low gross front nine 45s went to Mrs Ken Watts and Mrs Jim Colbert. O'Dell led back nine with 47. Elmcrest pair Mrs Don Schmidt and Harriet Pruett won with 44 and 43. Other winners included John Roulson and Bill Lees in front nine and Ed Dengler Giboney in back nine.
Ildiko Rejto of Hungary captured the women's single foil title at the International World Fencing Championships in Gdansk, Poland, on Friday.
Washington Senators pull off a dramatic 6-5 win over Minnesota after trailing 4-1 in seven innings. Don Lock drives in the decisive run with a two-out single, swats a homer and leads the club with 13 on the year as the team notches its 11th win in 14 games. Kansas City beats Baltimore 2-0 and Detroit tops Los Angeles 10-15. rain postpones Red Sox vs White Sox and Indians vs Yankees.
Qualifying rounds for The Gazette's City Amateur golf tournament will be held tomorrow at Ellis Park and Twin Pines. Players aiming for Ellis and Jones Parks teams play 27 holes at Ellis, while Twin Pines qualifiers proceed there. An eight-man team plus alternates will be chosen at each course for the 72-hole event Aug 10-11 and 17-18 at Cedar Rapids Country Club and local courses.
WATERLOO The mid season championship races are set for Tunis Speedway this Sunday. Novice drivers will contest their biggest race of the year. Races begin at 7 30 p m local time.
Middleweight Allen Thomason clashes with George Benton in a ten round Fight of the Week. The bout airs Saturday night at 9 on KCRG TV 9.
National League standings and partial schedule show Houston at St Louis New York at Philadelphia Chicago at Pittsburgh Los Angeles at Milwaukee and San Francisco at Cincinnati in NBC TV coverage.
Decatur defeats Quincy 7 to 0 as Cedar Rapids leads Wisconsin Rapids 2 to 0 while Quad Cities and Fox Cities face rain delays. Games tonight feature Cedar Rapids at Wisconsin Rapids Quad Cities at Fox Cities and Burlington at Waterloo. Sunday matchups include Decatur at Cedar Rapids Waterloo at Quad Cities Wisconsin Rapids at Surtington and Dubuque at Clinton Fox Cities at Quincy.
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