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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1961
Page
5
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Clarence Bevo Francis, former Rio Grande star, won $15 431.32 in a damages suit against Grand Rapids promoter Ted Rasberry. The case covered a 24 year contract to play, with Francis alleging no payments since April 1959 and a demanded amount once totaling 25 000. The judge calculated the final award after two days of testimony.
In the Three-I meet, open competition shows scores and placements among sprinters and hurdlers. Notable performers include Lizondro, Ackley, Hafner and Vineyard with varied finishes and relay splits across events at Topeka and surrounding cities.
Minnesota's senate approved renewing a Rose Bowl pact 70 to 42 clearing the way for a Big Ten role. The move ends a 5-5 deadlock from 1960 and prompts a renewal bid from the Pacific Coast group the Big Five. Commissioner-Elect Bill Reed says no special meeting planned until Big Five responds.
The report notes Diana Purdue Michigan and Iowa among teams tied to Bowl stance changes. It suggests Minnesota’s shift could trigger another school to leave the anti-Bowl ranks, with Illinois as a possible candidate due to its past positions.
At Nabansett Golf Club Lowell Massachusetts AP reports John Bariahtaris saw a hole in one vanish when Charles Mellanakos' ball, already in the cup after his 125 yard second hole tee, bounced out after Bariahtaris struck.
Athens Ohio AP report notes Ohio University junior right fielder Joe Nossek Jr. from Euclid signed with the Minnesota Twins for a reported 40 000 to 50 000 dollar bonus. Nossek, 6 feet 180 pounds, batted .434 in 19 MAC games and was signed by Twins supervisor Dick Wiencek.
Saturday listings show multiple theaters and film lineups. Titles include Pal Joey Return to Peyton Place Young Savages Matter of Morals Family Atlantis No Time for Sergeants Hanging Tree Blood of the Vampire Sheep Man Where the Wind Blows Twelve to the Moon Babette Goes to War and more with various showtimes and shorts blocks.
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