Burrus dominates Iowa Open to claim men's singles title
Hari Burrus of Iowa City won the Iowa Open Tennis men's singles at Memorial Tennis Center defeating Omaha’s Harry Taylor 6 3, 6 3. Burrus then teamed with Paul Peschel to win the doubles, while Des Moines’ Bill Rompf and Taylor lost in a marathon final. Pat Sherman defeated Kathy Welsh to win the women’s singles, as Welsh and Jody Thompson fell in doubles.
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Iowa City
Memorial Tennis Center
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Omaha
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Burres
Washington University
St. Louis
Fairfield
Paul Peschel
Des Moines
Bill Rompf
Kathy Welsh
Omaks
Cedar Rapid
Last
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Jo Ann Martin
Nebraska
Pat Sherman
University of Iowa
Lemty
Miss Sherman
Miss Welsh
University of Nebraska
Harry
Kansas City
Pat Odea
Winona
State College
Army Corps
Priday
Jody Thompson
Davenport
Brenda Coffield
Pleasant Valley
Miss Odea
Miss Thompson
Harti Burrus
Paul Peschal
University of Washington
Brake Cruises to Eastern Amateur Golf Title
C R s Brake won the Eastern Iowa Amateur golf championship at Cedar Rapids with a 103 total over 27 holes on Sunday. Frank Sanders led Washington with 104, one stroke ahead of Pat Trowbridge of Iowa City at 105, while Iowa Iowa Vorhies and Muscatine’s Nick Pulliam tied for fourth at 106.
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Cedar Rapids
Cannon and Otis Are Lost to Saints
The New Orleans Saints announced fifth round pick Glenn Cannon of Mississippi will need Achilles tendon surgery and miss at least six weeks after injuring his ankle during rookie camp. The injury occurred on the first day of rookie camp in Bowling Green Ohio.
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New Orleans Saints
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Litle Bear Bears Race in Non-Title Go
Danny Little Bear defeated Handsome Harley Race in two of three falls in the feature at Memorial Coliseum Sunday night. The match was billed for the U S title, but Little Bear had lost the crown Friday to Nature Boy Kirby. Texas Bob Geigel defeated Oki Shikina in a separate bout. Betty Niccoli pinned Patty O Hara as Geigle joined Rufus R Jones to beat Shikina and Beautiful Bushman in a tag team.
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Shikina
Beautiful Bushman
Williams fires 38 to win Jones Park event
Lyle Williams posted a 38 to win the Jones Park Men's Golf Assn. tournament Sunday. Elmer Kotasha and Al Strum shot 39s. John Painode took low net with 41-833. Next Sunday’s event begins at 7:50 a.m.
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Jones Park
Elmer Kotasha
al Strum
John Painode
Modifieds Roar At Tipton For Iowa Championship
Cedar County raceway will host an Iowa super stock and B modified championship on Saturday at p.m. with a $1300 purse and $250 to the feature winner. Arlo Becker leads the entry against Jim Havill Blackie Lyons and others. Admission is $1.75 for adults and 50 cents for children.
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Cedar County Raceway
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Nelson and Moses Win Madrids Sail Races
Ted Nelson of Iowa City and Jeff Moses of Solon won handicap divisions in the IMawkeye Sailing Club Sunday races at Lake Macbride. Arnold Small and Larry Small, both of Iowa City, finished behind in time-lapse showings.
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Ted Nelson
Towa City
Jeff Moses
Imawkeye Sailing Club
Lake Macbride
Arnold Small
Iowa City
Larry Small
Physicals Needed By Benton Gridders
NEWHALL Football prospects at Benton Community High School must obtain physicals by August 20. Players under Dr. W. H. Steinbeck of Keystone should take their physical by August 1. Francorchamps race results note G Huber of Austria and H Kelleneets of Germany winning the 24 hour endurance race for saloon cars with two laps in a 3000 cc BMA Alpina.
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Benton Community High School
W. H. Steinbeck
Keystone
Francorchamps
Belgium
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Austria
HL. Kelleneets
Germany
Australian Crawl misread as tennis serve shocks observers
The Iowa Open at Memorial Tennis Center showcased a rare tennis serve nicknamed the Australian Crawl. Harry Taylor, a 3 year museum conservator from Joslin Art Museum in Omaha, explains the move called the American Twist by him and the Australian Crawl by opponents. Taylor plans to teach at the University of Nebraska Omaha and restore art pieces part time while pursuing serigraphy work.
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Harry Taylor
Joslin’ Art Museum
Omaha
Taylor
Oeklahoma State University
Omaha Museum
University of Nebraska At J Omaha
Fight results from Manila card with Prost noted
Fragmentary report lists Prost among fighters on a Manila card with several names and outcomes unclear. Boxing notes reference matches and results but details are obscured by OCR errors.
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