Frazier Stops Chuvalo to Await Heavyweight Showdown
Unbeaten Joe Frazier halted George Chuvalo in the fourth round as he prepares for a possible title bout. The matchmaking shifts focus to an eventual showdown with contenders after rejecting the eight man elimination format once proposed to select a Clay successor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Joe Frazier
Cassius Clay
Philadelphia
Joe
George Chuvalo
Frazier
Chuvalo
John Colan
Field Day Highlights 10-11 Year Old league at Jones Park
The Jones Park 10-11 year old league produced a field day with Western Bohemian topping Nordstrom Oil 14 9 and Perpetual Savings edging Smulekoff's 8-7. Dale Blaha Neil Johnson homered for Western while John Scriven and Chris Steele led Nordstrom with a homer and a triple. Dows Dairy routed Metropolitan Kiwanis 19-4 as Pesek Stoecker Doonan went 3 for 4. Davis-Jones Insurance pounded Vigortone 20-2 with strong hitting from Ryder Tempt Slife and Griffin. Zachar Realty beat Green Thumb 13-5 with Bowser Gipson subduing a one hitter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones Park
W. Bohemian
Nordstrom Oil
Perpetual Sav
Smulekoff’s
T van Vechten
Coca Cola
Kiwanis
Seven Up
Ellis Park
Johnson Gas
Highway Equip
Forest
Dows Dairy
McToo Kiwanis
Noelridge
Iowa
Mfg
Maresh
Tues
Optimists
Con
Materials
Zachara
Green Thumb
Davis-Jones
Vigortone
Western Bohemian
Dale Blaha
Neil Johnson
Jeff Buck
Gary Sveska
Nordstrom
John Scriven
Chris Steele
Perpetual Savings
Smulekoff
Mark Whitters
David Gaskill
Kevin Ferguson
Tim Erceg
Metropolitan Kiwanis
Kenny Pesek
Greg Stoecker
Jeff Doonan
Dows
Griffin
Davis-Jones Insurance
Vigortone Feeds
Paul Ryder
Slife
Peterson
Dan Johnson
Steve Hepker
Zachar
Iowa Manufacturing
Optimist
Jeff Craig
Skip Norton
Midwest High School Baseball Summary Card
Players Cooper Murphy Owens Clifton Mercado Cross Bennett Smithson Hibbs and Perruchon figure in a scoreline featuring Quad Cities and Clinton. Clifton leads Quad Cities with six and Perry hosts a home run in the second. Clinton and Waterloo contest ends with a heavy late surge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterloo
Coo
Quad Cities
Clifton
Mercado
Cross
Sennett
Smithson
Hibbs
L—Clifton
W—Smit
Quad Canes
Perruchon
Softball Tourney Set for Ellis Park Cedar Rapids
A two day softball tournament for Industrial and Minor league caliber teams will be held Saturday and Sunday, August 5-6 at Ellis Park in Cedar Rapids. First round games start August 5 with finals on the 6. Prizes total 230 with 100 for first, 60 for second, 40 for third, and 20 for fourth. Entry fee is 20 with rosters required to prevent class A caliber pitchers. Contact Lee Dukes at 196 West Post Road NW or call 365-6031.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ellis Park
Cedar Rapids
Lee Dukes
West Post Road
Thenhaus Fires First Major Open Perfect Game
Dick Thenhaus pitched a 1-0 Hopkinton victory over True Art Carpet at Ellis Park, the first perfect game in Major Open history. He faced 21 batters, struck out 18, and allowed a single ball to leave the infield. The unearned run scored in the sixth after Max Beitz reached on an error. Don Joens yielded two runs on a two-hitter for Hopkinton.
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Dick Thenhaus
Hopkinton
Ellis Park
Thenhaus
True Art
Denny Wilhelm
Dale ‘Rehak
Wilhelm
Rehak
Don Joens
Joens
Max Beitz
Max
Mick Joens
Hurn Hurls Warriors Past Marion to Title
Washington rode a one hitter by Mike Hurn to a 10 0 sectional win over Marion. Rick Netolicky paced the offense with a perfect night 2 singles a double and a triple as Gary Keopple delivered a two run homer and added a double. Marion’s only hits came from George Davison with a second inning single and a third inning walk threat.
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Springville
Cedar Rapids
Washington
Mike Hurn
Marion
Warriors
Rick Netolicky
Gary Keopple
Keopple
Wash
Craig Darling
Gary Benhart
George Davison
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Dave Martin
van Vechten
Brian Awbrey
Eingeers
Ted Edgar
Larry Edwards
Yancey Durham
Karl Mildenberger
West Germany
Clay
Muhammad Clay
Floyd Patterson
Johnny Colon
George
Madison Square Garden
Harley-Davidson of
Bullock
Calif
16Th Ave
Sedlacek
Bullock Company, Inc
Midwest
Appleton
Dubuave
Clinton
Barisoff
Mitchell
Laxton
Porter
Ellis
E.T
NIST
Westley’s
Simoniz
Vista
Ford
Rapoport
Paris
Jac
Second Avenue
West End
Sixteenth Avenue Bridge
Perfecto
By Jack Ogden
W. L. Pet. G.B. Welty Wayarpet
lowa_ City
Fordtown
Hurn
By Gary Wade
JONES
St. Ludmila
Kenwood Park Methodist
Coleman
Graham
Noelridge Park Christian
Olivet Presbyterian
Button
Zamastii
Sharon
Thes
Church
Reid
Tschopp
Borthwick
Packingham
Carpet Line
ASA
Coralville
Marianne Washington
Smith
Rebeins
Klink
Wash Benhart
Netolicky
Netocopple
Darlicky
Fing
Benhart
Robbins
Uy Fowler
Hucker Horn
Johnny’s Parkway
Findley
Caviness
Martin and Goodeee
Wichman’s Barber Shops
Clark and
Reed
Orahozal and
Orahozal
É Wine and
Stieser
Rocarek
Ant Elson
Collins
Max's Mobile and
Becker and
O’brien
Campbell Warner
McKinnon and
Butters
Mathews
Allen
Allen's
First Avenue S.E
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