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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1958
Page
2
University of Iowa athletes received 106 awards across baseball track tennis and golf. Major I letters went to 15 baseball players 14 track men 8 tennis team members and 7 golfers. Minor I letters 4 plus 26 freshman numerals across four spring sports.
Spartanburg report says Pittsburgh Pirates inked Robert Edgar Wilder, a 17-year-old speedball talent from Greeleyville High, to a contract with their Salem Virginia farm club in the class D Appalachian league, effective immediately.
Belmont Park hosts seven 3 year olds for the 90th Belmont Stakes with Tim Tam as the heavy favorite amid a seven horse lineup. Others include Cavan Nasco Flamingo Martins Bullah Chance It Tony and Page Seven in the mile and a half classic worth 100000 added. Tim Tam would aim to complete a Kentucky Derby Preakness Belmont sweep and surpass 500000 in earnings if victorious.
Princeton New Jersey will play a 23 game basketball schedule in 1958 59. The Ivy League tied team will appear in Detroit Motor City Tournament on December 29 30.
A garbled AP led roundup lists team results across several leagues. It mentions Minneapolis 5-1 over Indianapolis 2-4, Charleston 7, omans, Wichita 6, St. Paul Denver 6, Louisville 1. Buffalo 6, Miami Montreal 6, Columbus 4 Havana 7, Rochester 0, Richmond 6, Toronto percent. Southern Association Memphis 5 over Prattyncors 2, Little Rock 5. Texas League Victoria S Hanstes 5, Fort Wort Corpus Christi 4, Sen Katente 2, Dallas 1-7, Austin 6. Pacific Coast Perth 1, Sacramento 9, San Diego 4, Phoenix 4, Seattle 3. Western League Amarillo 8, Des Moines Colorado Springs 10-6, Lincoln 4-3, Albuquerque fu pious City 2, Pueblo 10. Midwest Michigan City 4 Kokomo 1, Waterloo Quebecne 5. Reports from Los Angeles cite Ali Türres 14-14, Mexico, defeating Karl Guner 14-4. Stockton, Ross Padilla 12-1, Stockton, outpointed Joey Augustin 12-0.
Final arrangements completed for Kids league tryouts on Saturday at four Cedar Rapids sites Hayes field Wilson area Bob Mueller in charge Arthur field Franklin district Mel Stebbins Roosevelt George Thomson McKinley Herb Dorsey reps at each site to assist coaches In case of rain selections move to junior high gyms Equipment and rule books to be distributed Shirts and schedules later Tryout times 9 30 for 9 and 10 year olds 10 30 for 11 and 12 year olds 1 p m for 13 15 year olds Barney Morrison president notes Roosevelt 9 10 division short six managers Officials meet Wednesday 7 30 at East Side Recreation Center.
National League president Warren Giles and American League head Will Harridge planned a Friday meeting to discuss possible rules addressing dust-off pitches aimed at batters. They criticized existing rules as poorly written for only covering head targets, promising further action if needed. Also note a rescheduled rainout: Dodgers-Giants game moved to Aug. 30 as part of a day-night doubleheader at Seals Stadium.
Ralph Terry snapped a long slump with a 7-hit 13-inning shutout to give the A’s a 2-0 win at Washington. Woody Held’s 2-run homer supplied all the offense as KC avoided further slide. Yankees split doubleheader with Chicago. Mantle homered again.
The 8th annual coaching clinic at Western Illinois University in Macomb will be held June 10-11. Featured speakers include Dan Devine of Missouri, Louis Juillerat from Troy high school, Dick Harp of Kansas, Otto Vogel Iowa baseball coach, Isadore Salario of Marshall High Chicago, among others.
The Iowa City Junior Chamber of Commerce will start a statewide campaign to raise funds for the Bucky O Connor Memorial fund. Jaycee President Kent Angerer said all 86 Iowa Jaycee clubs will be contacted, continuing a series of scholarships begun with Nile Kinnick. The fund aids desiring Iowa students. O Connor, a two time Big Ten champion in 1955 56, died in a car truck collision near Waterloo in April.
Simpson College defeated Fairmount College 16 to 2 in Alpine Texas to reach the NAIA baseball tournament consolation quarterfinals. The loss drops Fairmount after its first game in the double elimination event, with Simpson set to meet College of the Ozarks Friday afternoon. St. Cloud State University of Minnesota was eliminated in the day’s play.
John McMullin, 23, Newcomer to the play-for-pay tour, held a two-stroke edge at the Dallas Open as the 25,000 event moved into its second round. Leaders also include Tony Lema Marty Furgois Wesley Ellis Jr Don Finsterwald Tommy Bolt and Don Finsterwald with scores in the 66s and 68s.
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