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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1975
Page
9
Frank Lucchesi faced fan scrutiny after taking over as Rangers manager. A four run first inning sparked a 6-0 Texas victory over Boston behind Ferguson Jenkins five hitter. Moates homered for Texas while Burroughs added his 19th homer. Stark weather in AL across games noted.
Bobby Darwin delivered a three run homer and Hank Aaron added a two run single to lift Milwaukee over Chicago. Darwin's 11th homer of the season came in the eighth after Aagron and Yount sparked a late rally with a sequence including a walk and an intentional walk to George Scott.
Iowa City hosts 800 wrestlers from 400 teams for the National Junior freestyle tournament at the fieldhouse Friday and Saturday. The Iowa squad earned its spot at Cedar Falls on July 5, with finals set for 7 p.m. Saturday.
Al Rausch pitched a no hitter and 18 strikeouts as Welty Way rallied to beat DJ's Lounge 4–0 in Major Open softball. Rausch also drove in two runs with two hits, while DJ's defense turned three double plays. The win kept Welty Way atop the standings as district play affected the schedule and future games.
The Iowa Open tennis tournament starts Wednesday with preliminary singles for boys and girls at 9 am at the Veterans Memorial Tennis Center. Doubles play is Thursday, with singles and doubles finals Friday. Men and women compete Saturday and Sunday in three age groups, with trophies for winners and runners up and the John Van Deest Memorial Sportsmanship trophy awarded on Sunday.
Anamosa small league all-stars used a five run first inning to beat Muscatine Nationals 10 to 6 in a first-round district game. The victory advances Anamosa to Davenport for a 6 p.m. matchup on Wednesday.
Kingston stadium hosted the All-Comers Federation track meet with numerous winners across 15 events. Names include Wilkinson, McGinnis, Schulz, Wise, and Paynigan among many others, across events from sprints to relays and field contests. Open Monticello Open seeks entries for a July 27 meet with $1,400 in prizes and shotgun starts at 8:30 am and 1:30 pm.
In Minneapolis AP report, two months of Rozelle Rule trial testimony proceed with no quick resolution. Judge Larsun expects verdict by year end, with appeals likely, potentially reaching the Supreme Court. The case, begun in 1972, centers on compensation disputes under the Rozelle Rule involving NFL players and owners.
Baseball standings show Detroit, New York, Boston and Chicago near top as scores and results trickle in. Tuesday and Wednesday games list matches with details including Delcuir and Grower, Cin at Milwaukee, and New York at Chicago with multiple time stamps and venues. On this date in 1934 FBI agents in Chicago shot and killed gangster John Dillinger, marking a historic criminal case closed.
Pike hurled 6 1/3 innings of no hit ball and finished a two hitter as Nesper Sign posted a 2 0 win in first round play of the men’s fast pitch ASA district softball tournament at Welty Way Park. Halverson Stewart and Andrew produced the two runs in the opening frame while Tremmel’s single in the seventh supplied Sammy’s only offense.
Liberty Missouri United Press Liberal Tuesday report states Kansas City Chiefs cut two rookie free agents Bruce Polen from William Penn and Dennis Falls from Cal State Patterson placed on waivers while roster drops to 76 after first two a day workouts missing four players during practice coach Paul Wiggin led session and veterans attended
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