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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1971
Page
24
Davenport Central standout Ken Stringer has accepted a basketball scholarship from the University of Oregon. The move gives Stringer a chance to compete at the college level for the Ducks next season.
Al Unser leads a 48 car field for the Rex Mays 150 at State Fair Park Milwaukee as part of Marlboro Championship Trail. Top Indy 500 finishers including Foyt Malloy Vukovich and Ruby compete for two starting spots with practice Saturday and a 1 30 p m race Sunday drawing up to 40 000 fans and a $30000 purse.
Amance's girls softball team opened the season with a 20 to 8 victory over B-G-M. Pitcher Renate Otte led with a triple and a single while Kathy Ischroph added two doubles. Otte and Herr contributed after that in the win.
Gene Frame hit a solo home run in the eighth inning to lift Watkins to a 4 1 victory over Alburnett on Wednesday. The decisive blast followed pitching that held the Rams to one run as Watkins secured the win.
A fragmented OCR pass yields a garbled softball brief mentioning several entities and places. The legible parts reference minor opes and sport goods firms, but key names, dates, and outcomes are unreadable. Further clarity is needed to extract a coherent event, participants, and results.
Atlanta Braves placed third baseman Clete Boyer on 24 hour waivers following a public insult exchange with Braves vice-president Paul Richards. If unclaimed he will receive a unconditional release. The move stems from Boyer’s critical remarks about Richards reported in the New York Post.
A jumbled report shows Richards calling Boyer names and the request for release from the Braves. The piece references ArenTO Reagan and a Genial Boyer, with unclear context and several garbled phrases about a fight and a request for release.
In Indianapolis AP reports surgeon Vicente Alvarez from Buenos Aires remained unconscious and in critical condition for the fourth day after suffering a skull fracture in the pace car crash at the start of the Indianapolis 500. More than 20 others were injured when the pace car hit an open trailer with newsmen and photographers. driver Mike Mosley from Brownsburg was listed in serious condition with multiple fractures and facial burns after a pileup with Bobby Unser.
Kerry Darling of Lansing St. George nearly pitched a perfect game against Waukon on Wednesday. He carried a no hitter into the seventh inning before an error ended the bid, with St. George winning 5–0. Terry Hennessy contributed two singles and an RBI as St. George improved to 20 4 0.
Belle Plaine swept a doubleheader from Reinbeck on Wednesday leading 5 to win the first game and finishing the second in four innings. Kim Tatman and Dan Weise each totaled three hits to pace Belle Plaine in the nightcap.
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