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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1965
Page
13
Darrel Dake of Cedar Rapids will lose nearly 400 points after Mid Continent Racing officials upheld a protest filed last Saturday night by defending MCRA champion Red Droste of Waterland.
Kadlec belts a double and triple driving in all runs as Fleck's tops Kessler's 3-2 in Major Open softball. Droste misses Mid Continent championship event due to mechanical problem, altering points in MCRA standings amid rule debate with Cedarloo Racing Assn. officials.
West Side Civic Club routed Perpetual 10 11 in a 19 walk two homer game at Jones Field. Kirk Findley and Frank June hit grand slams for the winners, Tom Fisher added a two run shot, and Jim Archibald allowed three hits for the win.
Iowa City officials prepare for nearly 200 entries at the Central States golf tournament on the Finkbine course with Rod Bliss VII of Des Moines and Bob Leahy of Iowa City among contenders. Defending champion Jim Jamieson may miss the event as entries close Friday evening or when 200 entrants are reached. John Liechty will not compete due to a San Francisco trip.
Local insurance agency promoting business personal and industrial coverage. Established in 1909, the firm operates from 702 American Building offering contact via phone 364 5193.
Steve Kehrer of Elmcrest Country Club cannot play the final 36 holes of the club golf championship and Gazette City Amateur after an appendectomy for acute appendicitis performed Friday morning. He is reported to be recovering satisfactorily but will be out for several weeks.
The Southeast Iowa Retrievers club hosts its third annual Iowa State Retrievers trials near the Coralville reservoir Sunday July 25. Open to Labrador and Golden retrievers and Chesapeake Bay retrievers with open and derby stakes. Starts 8 30 am with ducks and pheasants used. Sterling silver trophies for first place and rosettes for all placers.
The column condemns a Look magazine piece on Paul Hornung for glamorizing pro athletes and drug use. It cites quotes about Benny abuse and Hornung’s self description, noting the danger of youth emulation and seeking harsher scrutiny of sports stars.
In a rough tally of baseball action, Wisconsin Rapids and Burlington exchange late innings led by Harvey and Velasquez. Riese records a win for Burlington’s side while Murphy allows the loss. Farnsworth, Mali, Cerese, Healy and McGuinness contribute on offense for their teams as Dubuque and Waterloo also feature in the slate with Bunne Ma and Fox Cities performers cited.
A Cleveland municipal court jury acquitted NFL fullback Jim Brown of assault and battery charges after a 1½ hour deliberation. Brown testified he did not touch Brenda Ayres, who accused him of slapping her and having sex after she drank whisky at a motel. The trial began July 12.
Igram hurled a no hitter as Butters Construction moved into sole possession of first in the Northwest division of the 12-13 year old Kids league at Cleveland Park with a 9-0 win over Stebor Motors. Zisko had two hits for Batters, who improved to 9-2.
John Evans of Cedar Rapids shot an even par 71 for the low gross score in the Linn County Bar Association golf stag at Cedar Rapids Country Club. Jim Chipokas of Cedar Rapids posted a 77 for second.
In Las Vegas on November 10, Irish Wayne Heath from Oklahoma City outpointed Lio Ren-Gon in a 182 pound division. Portland's Richard Sue stopped Danny Kidd in Stockton, California, at 132 pounds.
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