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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1975
Page
8
The Cedar Rapids Giants host Wisconsin Rapids for three singles and four against Waterloo Royals over the next week at Memorial Stadium starting 7 30 pm Monday. The team aims to stop a five game slide after two doubleheaders in Davenport and a 7 run opener.
St Louis demotes Bob Gibson to bullpen duties with Ron Bryant set to join the rotation. Gibson, 29, disputes the move saying he can still compete and is ready to pitch when needed. Manager Red Schoendienst called the decision very tough and Gibson would serve as a spot starter for now.
Maidrite of Cedar Rapids placed second in the 22 team Fort Dodge softball tournament after dropping a 2 0 final to Reames of Des Moines. Perkins belled a two run homer off Dave Wegmann as Denny Drakozal led Maidrite with two wins on the mound. Eastside also defeated Silver Lake and C&P Vending to reach the final while Wegmann posted two wins before the final. In Cascade Cedar Rapids, Wally and Ann Pinkney won the Fillmore Fairways Couples golf 71.
Welty Way swept Aurora Savings of Aurora NL in a Sunday doubleheader at Ellis Park, winning 4-3 and 2-1 in two odd games. The opener featured two solo homers off Dick Brubaker and a late rally. the nightcap produced a dramatic comeback after Jim Caviness was ejected, with Larry Anderson homering to seal the win.
The defending state champions Cedar Rapids American Legion baseball team beat Davenport 7-0 and 11-5 at Memorial Stadium Sunday night to start their season. Bruce Barber, now at New Mexico State, pitched a one-hit gem with 10 strikeouts in game one, while Roo Reichmann of Amana College pitched five-hit ball with nine K's in game two. Terry Kahle and Mike Boddicker, both from Norway, led hitting with Kahle lining a triple and two singles, plus a single in game two. Rodickerols added two base hits in game one and a double and single in game two.
John Grace of Fort Worth Texas, a Walker Cup standout, defeated England’s Peter Holt in the first round of the British Amateur Golf Championship as Hoylake endured fierce winds and heavy rain. The six day match play opened under gusts above 50 miles per hour, uprooting scoreboards and scattering refreshments.
HOPKINTON The 74th Volunteer Cavalry defeated Winnoig Volunteer Infantry in musket shooting during the Ninth to Civil War Day celebration. The event marked Winnoig’s first loss in three years as part of the annual commemoration.
Bulch Hartman of South Zanesville Ohio won the 150 lap race at Odessa Missouri Sunday night earning 3152 dollars. He defended his USAC stock car title for a fourth time, with Janey 2nd from Cedar Rapids placing second and Ramo Stott of Keokuk third in a 1973 Plymouth. David Goldsberry of Bolivar Missouri suffered severe chest injuries in a warmup crash and was hospitalized.
Cedar Hills team list shows multiple 16 inch slo pitch games with scores including Lenny's Lounge 11 and 7, MNB 0 and 2, Joe's Plaza 17, Olde Towne 0, Bubbles 22, Paradise 17, Network Data 0, Cargill 8, and other scattered results among teams such as General Nuls, General Mite, Gideon Fist, and Towne. No clear standings or dates provided.
France Larrieu returned from a China tour to set a new American record in the women's mile at the USTFF Championships in Wichita. Debut records also mark the meet as Debbie Esser posted a scholastic 100.2 in the 40 yard hurdles and Rick Wohlhuter nearly broke the world mark in the 3:53.3 mile.
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