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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1969
Page
20
Fragmented boxscore data shows team scores and partial player lines for multiple games. Details are garbled with misread names such as Artene Crane Landis Kling McNeriney and Rafto Wilson Callison Merritt Granger Ramos Breeden Jones Brand Reed Staubia Aaron, making exact outcomes unclear.
Dave Whitney reports from the Bullhead Capital of the World around Waterville Minnesota where Fred Breeding and family invite a taster of bullhead fishing. The piece details a dozen bullheads in a session, 97 and 108 in subsequent days, with family anecdotes, local lodging Hi-Lo Terrace cabins, and a $10 daily rate.
Cedar Falls Iowa Bob Martin of Cedar Rapids won the Iowa Open 16 yard championship as the opening day of the Iowa state trapshoot began. He tied with six others all breaking 100 straight, then won the shootoff as 237 competitors competed. Max Leffler Keokuk won Class A in a shoot off after nine tied at 99. Cedar Rapids shooters Keith Weber and La tvern Koeller finished with 98. Margaret Powell Traer won the women open handicap with 96 of 100 from 18 yards. Harold Hesse 77 year old past president of the Iowa State Trapshooting Assn won the Amateur handicap traveling trophy with 98 of 100 from 23 1/2 yards.
Sam Snead, 57, opened with a five under par 67 at Pinegrove course in St Luc to hold a one stroke lead over a large field in the Canadian Open. The White Sulphur Springs veteran posted halves of 33 and 34 as hordes of hopefuls trailed.
Cascade pitcher Bob Taylor hurled a 6-0 no-hitter with 15 strikeouts until a two-out walk in the seventh. Jud Driscoll collected three hits and Roger Fenrick fanned 10 as Cascade beat Epworth 6-0. First-round action resumes Friday with Pleasantville vs Sherri and Balltown vs Farley.
UPI reports United States star Don Budge achieved a historic feat by winning Wimbledon consecutively in 1937 and 1938. He is one of only two players to complete a grand slam in four men singles tournaments, the other being Rod Laver who has won the Australian, French, English and U S crowns.
Keeneland closed its 25th anniversary summer yearling sale with the largest total on record, selling 298 yearlings for 7.67 million dollars over two days. Seven lots topped 100000, led by 210000 paid by Mrs Bert Martin of San Marino for a gift for her husband, while the average slipped about 5000 from last year amid market uncertainties.
A horseshoe pitching contest will be held at Ellis Park this weekend. Open to National Horseshoe Pitching Association members only, with qualifying on Saturday and until 9 30 a.m. Sunday before the final competition begins.
A fragmented OCR note lists pitching leaders in the American League with sparse names and figures including Baltimore and Nagy. The readable items show ranks and numbers but lack complete context or clear results.
SEATTLE AP Boston Red Sox center fielder Reggie Smith strained his left shoulder and neck in a freak mishap while warming up before Thursday night’s 8 6 loss to Seattle. Smith, the AL’s second leading hitter, was sidelined and replaced by Joe Lahoud. Boston said it would take time to assess the damage as Smith’s July .417 raise his season batting average to .339, second in the AL to Rod Carew.
Beard and Casper secure spots in the Alcan Golfer of the Year Championship at Portland Golf Club, Sept. 25-28. Hill and Brewer push late for a challenge as Beard and Casper post unbeatable totals of 836 and 842 after the Philadelphia Classic, with Hill breaking a four way tie on the first sudden death hole.
POWNAL Vermont AP two horse owner and trainer suspended for possession of drugs after an agent found DSMO and Indocin at a Stable July 12. The actions were referred to the Vermont Racing Commission. Rob ert LaFertet of Mapleville R L and trainer Harry P LaFlame of Easthampton Mass deny misuse. case concerns possession only.
Welty Way bunched three hits and two walks for four second inning runs to beat Kings Concrete 6 3 at Ellis Park. Rich Klein drove in the first Welty Way run and Gary Tann hit the only two triples off Larson. Kings Concrete cut into the lead with three runs in the third inning as Mann Schneekloth Clark and Jamison each had two hits.
Soithall Industrial deals with a list of parties including B eetree at 313 Struve and Henley and firms Hughes and jatens. The document records scattered figures and references to Starch and a series of numbers 920 401-21 128 722-22, with Varner, Alderson and nonigene appearing in the sequence.
ASA district softball opens in Coralville with sixteen teams in a double elimination tournament July 26 to August 2. The winner and runner up advance to the substate, also in Coralville. First round pairings include Muscatine Merchants versus Burlington Merchants and Krieger Motors against Muscatine Safelys, among others.
Cedar Valley Motors beat Skogman Homes 11 10 in Cedar Hills girls softball Thursday. Kim Duede and Linda Kolosick homered and Linda collected four hits in four trips. Me Too edged May City Lanes 3 2 in Cedar Hills PeeWee baseball Thursday as Dean Johnson doubled for the tying and winning runs in the fifth. Jim Hazell fanned the last three batters to seal the win.
A brief classified style note promotes a service or product as a reliable performer. The ad provides a single contact number 369 1234 and urges first time users to try the offer. The language mirrors simple consumer pitches common in small newspaper pages.
Scores from several minor leagues show Toledo 5 Buffalo 2 in rain, Rochester 7 Syracuse 2, Columbus 7 Louisville 6, Shreveport 1-3, and Richmond 5 with Jeanions noted. Southern League Columbus at Charlotte rained out, Montgomery 3 Asheville 2, Eastern League 6-2 Weatherly tipped by rain, American Association Indianapolis and surroundings, Pacific Coast League Spokane and Vancouver 3-4, Hawaii 5 Eugene.
AMES AP Nevada edged Ames 8 to 7 in quarterfinal baseball tourney action. Fort Dodge routed Cedar Rapids Midwest 13 to 3 as Denny Weave contributed a homer a double and a single for three runs. Kansas State star Bill Huisman homered doubled and singled to spark Nevada and Fort Dodge’s big win. Nevada faces Clarinda while Fort Dodge meets Williamsburg in the Saturday semifinals.
In Tokyo Paul Takeshi Full defeated Manfredo Ali lipala by knockout in a bout listed under AP results. The card also noted bouts in New Brunswick and Portland with several fighters named, including Medina and Curilly, alongside a New York result where Jenny Griffin defeated Low Hicks by decision.
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