Langhurst Falls in Final as LaPizza Wins 6 3
Langhurst Motors women drop momentum after a three hour break and lose the state softball final 6 3 to LaPizza House of Des Moines. LaPizza advances to the central states regional tourney in Des Moines.
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 10 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1975
Page
10
Langhurst Motors women drop momentum after a three hour break and lose the state softball final 6 3 to LaPizza House of Des Moines. LaPizza advances to the central states regional tourney in Des Moines.
Fleagle excelled as Rotary posted a 13-0 forfeit over Brusha Realtors while Southside Civic and Rotary both showed strong offense. Jim Fleagle went 3-for-3 with two home runs and a double, Mike Franck earned the win with a three-hit effort as Oscar O Bannon and Paul Mueller added two hits. Kilborn shut Barney's Paint 8-4 with Bruce Haller two hits, and King’s Builders beat AMC 6-5. Van Vechten Evening Lions crushed Appleby Horn 17-2, Gazette toppled Smulekoffs 8-3 as Mark McKinstry totaled four hits and Randy Sanchez three. Steve Perez contributed two hits in Gazette victory.
Joe Stepanek hit three times with two homers to power Vigortene past Zachar's 22-3 in the 10-11 Kids league at Noelridge. Matilda Meyers Tom Lynch and Pat Moley added two hits each for Vigortene. Green Thumb defeated Kiwanis 10-2 as Steve Rougdanos had two hits. Western Fraternal beat the Jaycees 7-4 with a no hit bid from Jan Witting Curt Woods. Kurt McSkimmen led Tuesday Noon Optimists to 6-6 tie with Nords trom Oil with two hits. Physicals for Marion football set Aug 5 at 6:30 p.m. at Marion High School. fee $6.00.
Verlin Eaker led all laps to win the 25 lap feature at Hawkeye Downs in his second start of the season. Don Hoifman followed closely as the main challenger, with Ed Melecker and others close behind. Bonners, heat winners, and consolation results are noted along with the fast time of 24.91 by Ken Fenn.
The Thais family posted six victories for the Spirit of 78 Swim team during Jr Olympic meets at Cedar Falls and nearby venues. Brian Thomas won the 50 free 100 free and 200 free for 10 and under boys, Leigh Thomas claimed the 100 breast for 13 to 14 girls, and Larry Thomas earned two firsts in 8 and under events, 25 back and 25 breast.
Fragmented sports brief shows standings hints and upcoming games with partial team names and times. Mentions Chicago and New York lineups, St Louis, Houston, and San Francisco. Distinct entities are unclear due to OCR errors.
Sue Cedar Rapids snapped Judy Lehnis and Linda Frisch to win the Lady Julien golf title with a two over par 74 as Harmon, 24, totaled 146. Lehnis led after day one with 81 for 150 while others posted scores in the 70s and 80s on the Bunker Hill course.
Sandra Gilbertson led four first place finishes in the 10-under girls division at the Cedar Falls and Town Falls AAL meets with wins in the 200 individual medley 50 back 100 fly and 200 free She swam on the winning 200 free relay with Avery M Klopfenstein and T Pickering Rick Gilbertson won three 11-12 boys events the 200 IM 100 back and 100 free He also swam on the state record 400 free relay with T Spartz S Halvers on and D Peyton Kristi Umsted won the women s senior 200 breaststroke title.
Wilbur Wood pitched his third consecutive complete game, a four hitter with six strikeouts, as the Chicago White Sox routed Milwaukee 9-2 in game one of a doubleheader. Bill Stein hit a grand slam in game two, sealing a 5-0 win and a Sox sweep. Ken Fenderson added three RBIs in the opener. Gorman Thomas homered for Milwaukee.
The Yankees pummeled Ray Corbin and four relievers for 17 hits in the opener with two-run homers from Thurman Munson and Bobby Bonds and a Roy White solo shot. In the nightcap Eric Sanderholm's RBI single gave Minnesota a 4-3 lead in the seventh before Munson's triple, Dempsey's RBI single, and Herrmann's game winning double in the ninth sealed the win.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.