Over 100 cars entered in Indianola sports car race
More than 100 modified and production sports cars enter Iowa's first annual sports car racing classic at Greenwood roadway near Indianola. The three mile track hosts inaugural races Saturday and Sunday with future events planned in September. Notable entries include Dick Doane with a Sting Ray Corvette and Curt Gonstead's Lotus 23-B.
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UPI
Iowa
Greenwood Roadway
Dick Doane
Dundee
Curt Gonstead
Monroe, Wis
Assn
SCCA
Minor Facts International League Scores Vary Across Matches
The list shows multiple game results with teams such as Santa 3 Syracuse 2 and Arkansas 6 Rochester 1, along with others like Jacksonville 7 Toronto 6 and Dallas-Fort San Diego 1. Pacific Coast Salt Lake City 4 4- ve Vasome 1-5 appears as a fragmented entry.
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Affaio
Tamonegetl
Santa
Syracuse
Arkansas
Rochester
Columbus
Richmond
Jacksonville
Toronto
Pacific Coast
Salt Lake Ciy
Dallas-Fort San Diego
Bargheme City
Hawai
Itland
Milan Driver Threat in Cedar Rapids Stock Car Races
Dean Montgomery of Milan Illinois returns to Hawk Eye Downs Cedar Rapids Saturday as the sole non Iowa driver on the card. He topped last week’s program winning top money, breaking the Iowa stock stars monopoly, and claiming the elusive clean sweep trophy with a 20 percent bonus on all earnings for sweeping all three events.
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Morris Bailey
Dean Montgomery
Milan
Hawkeye Downs
Cedar Rapids
Ill
Iowa
Montgomery
Quarter Midgets Set Sunday Race at Hawkeye Downs
The Cedar Rapids Quarter Midget Racing Assn plans afternoon racing Sunday at Hawkeye Downs on a newly improved 20th mile track. Races begin at 1 30 p m with Jerry Brown returning to defend his junior stock feature title.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa Starts Grid Season Ticket Sale
Iowa begins selling season tickets for five home games with applications mailed last week. Sale runs until August 1 after which individual home and road games go on sale. Season tickets cost 25 dollars for games against Washington State Indiana Wisconsin Minnesota Notre Dame.
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Iowa City
Iowa
Washington State
Indiana
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Notre Dame
PLEEZE Get In Line Trailer Ad Sparks Quick Sale
A brief Gazette ad promotes a 17 inch travel trailer sleeping four priced at 450 dollars. Harold Happel recalls a buyer who snapped up the second unit, noting the quick result after standing in line. The ad ran one day for 80 cents and urged readers to place notices by dialing EM 2-1121.
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Harold Happel
Predict Good Iowa Fishing During June
June promises top walleyed pike catches in northern Iowa lakes according to the state conservation commission. Eastern rivers are in good shape with northern fish from the Wapsi pinicon and catfish in the Iowa river middle reaches.
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Des Moines
Iowa Natural Lakes
State Conservation Commission
Iowa
Iowa River
Mississippi
Harpers Ferry
Davenport
Dubuque
Tucker Award Created For Iowa Cross-Country Runners
The James Tucker Jr. award honors the state's outstanding cross-country runner with a yearly trophy. Gary Fischer of Dubuque, a 1962 Iowa Hawkeyes cross country standout, is the first recipient. Presentations will be to top college runners in November each year.
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Iowa City
James Tucker, Jr
Iowa
Gary Fischer
Dubuque
Hawkeyes
Tucker
Bergman and Ferguson Tie for CRCC Low-Total Honors
William Bergman and John Ferguson tied for first in the low total on par threes at Cedar Rapids Country Club on Wednesday. Both shot nine strokes for the three par threes, while R. Hirleman posted the low net of 31 on the odd holes.
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William Bergman
John Ferguson
Cedar Rapids Country Club
R. Hirleman
Frazier and Kramer Named Hawks Captains
Bill Frazier of Princeton Iowa named track captain and Larry Kramer chosen cross country leader under Coach Francis Cretzmeyer Frazier is a two time Big Ten outdoor half mile champion and holds the conference records He set a new Big Ten indoor 880 record last March and won the 600 yard indoor in 1961 His 1962 time is 1 48 1
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Iowa City
Bill Frazier
Iowa
Larry Kramer
Francis Cretzmeyer
Frazier
Princeton
Iowa Hawkeyes Cross Country Captains and Stars Highlight 1960s Season
The text notes half miler Frazier with thigh and heel ailments in 1963, yet still winning and posting fast laps on record-setting relay teams. It mentions cross country captain Kramer from Belmond, runner-up for the conference individual title last fall, contributing to a 14-meet dual win streak, and placing fourth in 1961 as Iowa captured the title.
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Frazier
Kramer
Belmond
Iowa
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